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Bism’i llahi r rahmanir rahim ! 

(Transliteration of tfie Arabic line above.) 


In tfie name of Gocl ,tfie Mercift/i, 
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PUBLISHERS’ NOTE 


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other “unto good works.” 

As no one liveth to himself, and as thoughts are things, a man’s mental attitude toward his 
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others, even to the point of anarchy. 

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found, it must be closely adhered to before harmony can be attained or conserved. 

Noble band of brothers, thy destined way pursue, 

With one and steady aim, the good, the pure, the true, 

Bind faithful, loyal hearts in union close and strong, 

By ties unseen, yet felt, in standing ’gainst the wrong! 

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“All the years we’ve spent together, 

All the happy golden hours, 

Shall be cherished in remembrance, 

Fragrant, sweet, from mem’ry’s bowers.’’ 

In years to come, some represented within these pages will have “gone to lands far distant, 
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ness of material seeing, and perceived the promised fulfillment as the substance of things hoped for. 

It is, therefore, with unmixed pleasure that The Hall Publishing Company record here the 
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Turkey, and Noble Shehadi Abd-el-Shehadi of Cairo, Egypt, have added much to the interest of the work 
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been most courteous in permitting the use of actual photographs from the Orient. 

To Him be the glory forever!—We bear 

To the Lord of the harvest our wheat with the tare. 

What we lack in our work may He find in our will, 

And winnow in mercy our good from the ill! 

—' Whittier. 








An Outpost on Guard. 




















AN OUTPOST ON GUARD 


Among all the soldier heroes of the earth, few 
appeal more to the romantic imagination than the 
Arab Sheik, guarding the borders of the Great Desert 
against the enemies of his tribe or his religion. 

This heroic figure pictures one of the first of 
the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mys¬ 
tic Shrine. The duty assigned to him of guarding 
the safety of his brethren, as they are passing in 
solemn pilgrimage over the hot sands of the desert 
to the Holy Shrine at Mecca, is not a mere ceremonial 
performance of ritual. It is a real and perilous com¬ 
mission, which he is prepared to undertake at the 
risk of his life, in order that the Sacred Caravan shall 
pass unharmed through the dangers that lie in wait 
for it throughout that long and painful journey to Mecca. 

Passing centuries have made but few changes in 
the character, habits and customs of these sons of 
the changeless desert. They are the growth of the 
climate, of his nature, of his needs and his aspirations, 
and are the same at those of his ancestors, cherished 
even before Mecca had sent forth a prophet, and likely 
to survive when the faith of Islam, and all other faiths, 
shall have merged into one great world religion. 

In the Arab’s attitude toward all humanity out¬ 
side his race, there still persists a certain challenge 
against the ancient ostracism put upon his forefather 
Ishmael, the son of Hagar, that marvelous mother of 
these Children of the Desert. This challenge is ex¬ 
pressed by their daring defiance and warlike indepen¬ 
dence when dealing with other races. 

The Arab considers himself a man only when 
mounted in warlike accoutrements, weapon in hand, 
bound for a foray or a fray. The constant presence of 
danger in the desert, the continual uncertainty of 
existence, the hard life and exposure to the elements, 
the incessant practice with weapons of war, sharp¬ 
shooting and martial exercises, habituate these people 
to look death in the face like men. With such power¬ 
ful motives for warfare as religion or pride of race, 
they will rise to the pinnacle of heroism. To become a 
desperate fighter, an Arab must have the stimulus of 
honor and fanaticism. Frenzied by the taunts of his 
women, or by the fear of being branded a coward, he is 
capable of any mad deed. And the obstinacy produced 
by strong religious faith gives a steadfastness to his spirit 
unknown to the mere enthusiast. 

Even in his sports he affects those that imitate 
war, and trains his children in a rude system of gym¬ 
nastics when they are hardly able to walk. They 
are taught to play upon the backs of camels as readily 
as upon the level sands. Deformity is checked by 
heroic methods, for no weakling can survive the hard¬ 
ships of Bedouin life. 

The true Arab is an abstemious man capable of 
living for six months on ten ounces of food per day 
consisting chiefly of camel’s milk, dried dates and 
clarified butter. He despises the obese and all who 
require regular and plentiful meals. He sleeps on a 
mat, and knows neither luxury nor comfort, freezing 
during one quarter of the year, and roasting under the 
torrid sun of the equator during the other three- 
fourths. Fermented .or distilled liquors are unknown 
to the Arab, except the juice of the date palm, “Allah’s 
greatest Gift.” Thus did Sir Richard Burton find 


these tribes of the desert in his famous journey from 
Medina to Mecca over fifty years ago; and nearly the 
same descriptions of them are given by travelers in 
our own day. “Arabs eat to live, not live to eat, and 
never indulge in overeating,” says a recent writer on 
his return from the East. 

As a consequence of such a regime, the Arab type 
has varied but little throughout the ages. A giant is 
seldom seen, and scarcely ever a dwarf. The figure, 
though spare, is square and well-knit, the neck sinewy, 
the chest broad, the flank thin, with well-made, almost 
fleshless legs. The arms are thin, with muscles like 
whipcords; the hands and feet small-boned and 
shapely. It is no wonder, with such a frame, that an 
Arab can run “like the wind, and that, as a modern 
traveler says, the Arab messengers, thin, strong wiry 
men, without an ounce of fat, think nothing of a thirty- 
mile run before breakfast.” 

The look of an Arab chief is described as dignified 
and grave, even to pensiveness, for thoughtfulness 
and melancholy are bred in the great solitude of the 
desert. As a rule, an Arab warrior’s face expresses 
all the traits of his race. The small, restless, deep-set, 
fiery eyes denote keen inspection and mistrust of the 
stranger. Although these people are passionate, 
revengeful, nice upon points of honor and easily 
offended when their peculiar prejudices are misunder¬ 
stood, they are in turn the most good-humored and 
sociable of men, delighting in a jest, and readily 
managed by kindness and courtesy. Those travelers 
who complain of the insolence and extortion of the 
Arab may have been either ignorant of his language 
or offensive to him by assumption of superiority—an 
unpardonable affront to these high-spirited, liberty- 
loving natives of the desert, where man meets man on 
an equal footing, or as an enemy foresworn. 

On formalities of meeting a stranger, the Arab is 
peculiarly sensitive. Should two men of equal rank 
pass one another, either on foot or mounted, the 
younger man should first salute the elder, in order 
to show respect to age. No matter what may be 
one’s status regarding birth, power or dignity, he 
that is on horseback should greet the man on foot. 
He that is walking should greet the man whom he 
sees sitting down. A man on horseback or camel 
should speak first to the man whom he meets riding a 
mule. A man on a mule should greet first a poor man 
riding a donkey. The greeting should always be from 
the highest to the lowest, and never from the lowest 
to the highest. 

When a caravan or a band of mounted Bedouins 
is met in the desert, and the salutation, “Aleikum es- 
Salam,” “Unto you (the) peace,” is returned by them, 
it means that the personal safety and welfare of all who 
are so greeted, is assured. No Arab using this greet¬ 
ing would ever dare bring down the wrath of God 
upon his head by attempting an attack on a caravan 
to which he had passed these solemn words. But, if 
this greeting is withheld, then it is the signal for 
enmity and danger. This form of salutation is used 
onlw between Mohammedans. Should a Christian be 
in the caravan, he is recognized by another salutation 
which means “May peace be upon those that 
accompany the stranger.” 


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HISTORY OF 

ALEPPO TEMPLE 

ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 
NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 



PRECEDED BY 

HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 

AND 


HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL 
NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 
FOR NORTH AMERICA 


IN TWO VOLUMES 

VOL. I 



BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS 

THE HALL PUBLISHING COMPANY 

















Copyright, 1915, by E. J. Hall 



No. 


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Limited to One Edition 


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PRINTED BY THE GILLESPIE BROS, INC. 

STAMFORD, CONN. 

FEB -4 1916 



©JLA418H93 

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CONTENTS 


Publishers’ Note ..... 

Outpost on Guard ..... 

List of Illustrations ...... 

Foreword ....... 

History of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine .... 

Foundation of the Order .... 

Dr. Fleming’s History of the Order 

History of the Mystic Shrine in foreign coun¬ 
tries,—as officially recorded by the 
Imperial Council .... 
Foreign Correspondence 

Noble Florence’s story of his admission t< 
the Order ..... 

The Mystic Shrine in Egypt 
The Mystic Shrine in Jerusalem 
The Mystic Shrine in Damascus, as tolc 
by Abd-el-Kader .... 

Death of, and Mourning for, Abd-el-Kader 
The Mystic Shrine in Persia 
The Mystic Shrine in Asiatic Turkey 
The Mystic Shrine in Malta 

History of the Imperial Grand Council. Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine for North America 
Formation 

First and Second Sessions. Masonic Temple, 
New York City ..... 

Third Session of Imperial Grand Council, 
Masonic Temple, New York City . 

Fourth Session of Imperial Grand Council 
Masonic Temple, New York City 
Alterations of Ritual . 

Strength of the Order ...•■■ 

Fifth Session of the Imperial Grand Council, 
Albany, N. Y. 

Tribute to A1 Koran . 

Mecca Temple awakes from lethargy . 

Sixth Session of Imperial Grand Council, New 
York City ...••• 

Seventh Session of Imperial Grand Council, 
New York City . 

No funds to print Ritual • 

Status of the Order . 

Eighth Session of Imperial Grand Council, 
New York City . 

The fraternal dead • 

Controversy in Connecticut 


Page 

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facing title 
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Ninth Session of the Imperial Grand Council, 
Mecca Temple, New York City 
Report of Illustrious Grand Recorder 
Change of basis of representation 
Grade of Emeritus 
Organization of Active Members 
Election of officers 
Emeritus Members 
Deputies . . . 

Associate Members 
Three temples chartered 
Mecca’s splendid set of officers, etc. 

Temples established in 1884 

Tenth Annual Session, Cleveland, O. 

Spread of Order begins 
Birth of Kosair, Jerusalem, and Tripoli 

Eleventh Session of Imperial Grand Council, 
New York City 
Result of triennial election . 

Progress made in 1886 
Notable reception by A1 Koran 
Memorable session of Moolah Temple 

Thirteenth Session of Imperial Grand Council, 
Murat Temple, of Indianapolis, host 
Title of a temple changed . . . . 

Candidates of illegitimate 
bodies .... 

New temples chartered 
Brooklyn fights for a temple 
Reception by Murat Temple 


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fourteenth Session of Imperial Grand Council, 
Oasis of Toronto, Can. . 

Official visits of Imperial Potentate 
Appreciation of Noble Worthington’s ser¬ 
vices ....... 

“Mediterranean Pass,” Arabic and 


English 


facing 

Traveling passport recommended 
New temples chartered 
Traveling card authorized 
Correspondence with temples in the East 
Communication of Order prohibited 

Fifteenth Session of Imperial Grand Council 
Medinah Temple, Chicago, host 
Yellow fever at Jacksonville ' . 

Johnstown flood relief 
Notable dispensations issued 
Official visits of Imperial Potentate 
Decisions of Imperial Potentate . 

Strength of the Order, December 31, 1888 
Doors closed on cernauism . 

New temples chartered 
Complaint against Medinah Temple 
Triennial election of officers 


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Fifteenth Session— (Continued). 

Changes in law .... 
Objections after ballot 
Representatives 

Representatives elected annually 
Jurisdiction and consent of temples 


Sixteenth Session of Imperial Council, Pitts¬ 
burg, Penn. . 

New temples formed . 

Important decisions rendered 
Finances of Imperial Council 
Charters granted 

Seventeenth Annual Session, Niagara Falls 

N. Y. 

Ziyara’s charter held up 

Charges against Potentate Boyle ignored 

Eighteenth Session held in Omaha, Neb. . 
Noted dead in year .... 
Combination of Masonic and Shrine emblems 
forbidden 

Institution of Zem Zem Temple 
Official visitations 
Death of Hawaiian king 
Important amendments made 
Entertainment purse for Noble Worthington 
Noble Melish becomes Imperial Potentate 
Further action on combined emblems . 

Nineteenth Session, Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, 
host .... 

First elaborate night parade 
Imperial Potentate’s address 
Visits by Imperial Potentate 
Suspension of Imperial Recorder 
Reinstatement of Imperial Recorder Luce 
Ingold case reported .... 
Worthington appropriations held up 
Amendments to By-Laws . 

Twentieth Annual Session convened in El 
Jebel Temple, Denver, Col. . 
Incorporation of Imperial Council 
Act of incorporation not accepted 
Relation of Shrine to Masonry 
Retirement of Recorder Luce 
Annual election of officers . 

Charters and dispensations . 

Charter refused Ogden Nobles 
Questions of jurisdiction 
Appeal for diplomatic influence 
New Ritual adopted . 

El Riad Temple escapes censure 
Twenty-first Annual Session, Nantasket Beach 
Mass. .... 

Imperial Potentate’s address 
Dispensations granted 
Desire for a temple in Mexico 
Dispensation asked for England 
Notable charities reported . 


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Twenty-first Annual Session— (Continued). 
Remarkable growth of the Order 
Offenders against Shrine dignity . 

Scored by Imperial Potentate 
Four more temples chartered 
More power given Imperial Potentate 
Suspension and expulsion 
Incorporation declared unauthorized 
Bar on improper notices 

Twenty-second Annual Session, Cleveland, O. 
Pilgrimage to Mecca .... 
Charity of Mecca Temple 
Charters and dispensations . 

Jurisdiction of Rameses Temple . 

Twenty-third Annual Session, Detroit, Mich. 
Official visits of Imperial Potentate 
Shrine in foreign countries 
A request from England 
Christmastide charities 
Annual election of officers . 

Twenty-fourth Annual Session, Dallas, Tex. 
Passing of Salaam Temple . 

Official Past Imperial Potentate’s jewel 
Charter refused in Philippines 

Twenty-fifth Annual Session, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Shrine Day at Omaha Exhibition 
Effort to change color of fez 

Twenty-sixth Annual Session. Washington 

D. C. 

Etiquette of the Shrine 
Strength and wealth of the Order 
Charters and dispensations . 

Received by President and Mrs. McKinley 
Notable pilgrimage to Hawaii 
Institution of Aloha Temple, Honolulu 
Hawaiian Islands .... 

Twenty-seventh Annual Session, Kansas City 

Mo. 

Kismet Temple victorious 
Shrine Day at Buffalo Exposition 

Twentv-eighth Annual Session, San Francisco, 

Cal.. 

Order’s wonderful prosperity 

Shrine scored by Masonic Grand Master 

No need for an indigent home 

Twenty-ninth Annual Session, Saratoga 
Springs, N. Y. 

New temples chartered .... 
Control of clubs and patrols 

Thirtieth Annual Session, convened at Atlantic 
City, N. J. 

Thirty-first Annual Session, convened at Niag¬ 
ara Falls, N. Y. 

Death of Illustrious Noble Sam Briggs 
Charges against Noble John W. Boyle 


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Thirty-second Annual Session, assembled at 
Medinah Temple, Chicago 

1 hirtv-third Annual Session, assembled at Los 
Angeles, Cal. . 

Temple instituted in Mexico 
Presentation to Admiral Schley . 

Thirty-fourth Annual Session, held at St. Paul, 
Minn. ....... 

Thirty-fifth Annual Session, held at Louisville, 
Ky. 

Thirty-sixth Annual Session, held at New Or¬ 
leans, La. ...... 

New temples of the Order . . . . 

Charge against a representative . 
Dispensations and Charters . . . . 

Imperial Divan for 1910-1911 
Amendments to Constitution and By-Laws . 

Thirty-seventh Annual Session, Rochester, 

N. Y. 

Imitations of the Order . 

Combination of jewels forbidden . 

Record number of official visits . 

Daughters of Isis, again . . . . 

Bogus Imperial Council incorporated . 
Charters and Dispensations 
Imperial Divan for 1911-1912 

Thirty-eighth Annual Session, Los Angeles, 

* Cal. 

Session begins ...... 

New Temples instituted in 1911 . 

Recommendations and decisions submitted 
to Imperial Council .... 

Report of Permanent Meeting-Place Com¬ 
mittee . . 

Imperial Divan for 1912-1913 

Thirty-ninth Annual Session .... 
Address of Imperial Potentate 
Growth of the Order in 1912 
Financial Report ..... 
Temples Instituted in 1912 .... 
Recommendations and decisions . 

Report on relief for Ohio flood sufferers 
Contributions for relief of sufferers from 
Omaha tornado ..... 
Passing of Representative Waldon 
Report of Committee on Necrology 
Report of Committee on Time and Place of 
Meeting of Fortieth Annual Session 
Installation of Imperial Divan 
Presentation of jewel ..... 
Closing of Thirty-ninth Annual Session 




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Imperial Potentate’s address 


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Increase in membership 


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Imperial Council finances 


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Temples instituted under Charter 


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Temples instituted under Dispensation 

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Pilgrimage to Canal Zone . 


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Jerusalem Temple Pilgrimage to Canal Zone 

88 

Nile Pilgrimage to Manila, P. I. . 


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Recommendations and Decisions . 


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Organized solicitation of Demits . 


88 

Report of Committee on Jurisprudence and 


Laws ..... 


88 

Passing of Illustrious Founder Walter Mil- 


lard Fleming 


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Installation of Imperial Divan for 1914-1915 . 

89 

Presentation of jewel . 


89 

Closing of Fortieth Annual Session 


89 

Forty-first Annual Session 


89 

Amendments to Constitution, Code and By- 


Law's ..... 


89 

Dates and places of holding Imperial Ses- 


sions ..... 


90 

• Pilgrimage to Mecca . 

.facing 91 

Constitution of Imperial Council, A. 

A. O., 


N. M. S. 

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By-Laws of the Imperial Council, A. 

A. O, 


N. M. S. 


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Code of the Imperial Council, A. A. O., 


N. M. S. 


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The Holy Mosque at Mecca 

. facing 

103 

Organizers of the Ancient Arabic 

Order, 


Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, for 
America .... 

North 

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Departure of the Kiswah from Cairo 


113 

Call to Prayer .... 

. facing 

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Imperial Council Officers, 1915-1916 and Past 


Imperial Officers, A. A. O., N. M. 

S. . 

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In the Shadow of the Sphinx . 

. facing 

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The Holy Well of Zem Zem 

. facing 

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Tawaf, or Circumambulating the Kaaba 

facing 

125 

History of the Fez . 

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Kissing the Black Stone . 

. facing 

127 

Biographies of Nobles, beginning . 

Names of Nobles of Aleppo Temple, A. 

A. O., 

128 

N. M. S., whose portraits appear vdthout 
signatures .... following 

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 


Outpost on Guard ...... 

Page 

frontispiece 

William Jermyn Florence ..... 

facing 

XI 

Walter Millard Fleming ..... 

44 

1 

Reduced copy of Souvenir Invitation to Thirteenth 
Session of the Imperial Grand Council . 

44 

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Mediterranean Pass in Arabic and its English Trans¬ 
lation ....... 

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37 

Thirty-second Annual Session of the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil, A. A. O., N. M. S. 

44 

70 

Queen of the Desert ...... 

4 4 

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Pilgrimage to Mecca ...... 

4 4 

91 

The Holy Mosque at Mecca ..... 

44 

103 

Portraits of Organizers of the Order 

. 104- 

-110 


William Jermyn Florence 
Walter Millard Fleming 
Chas. T. McClenachan 
Albert Leighton Rawson 
Samuel Briggs 
George Wm. Millar 
William Sleigh Paterson 
George Franklin Loder 

Some Pioneers and First Officials of the Order . . ill 

Charles R oome 
John A. Moore 
James S. Chappell 
Judge Sam'l Jones 
Edward Eddy 
Orrin C. Welch 
Robert M. C. Graham 
Joseph M. Levey 
Wm, D. Garrison 
Sherwood C. Campbell 
Oswald M. D’Aubigne 
James W. FFusted 
John W. Simons 
Col. E. M. L. Elders 
Bensen Sherwood 
Chas. W. Torrey 
Wm. D. May 
Joseph B. Eakins 
Wm. S. Paterson 
John Worthington 
James McGee 


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William Jermyn Florence, 32 0 , 

Who introduced the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in the Western Hemisphere. 



FOREWORD 

HE “Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,” or “A. A. O., N. M. S.!” 
What deep meditations these words, or these initials, produce in the mind of a 
thoughtful person! What a train of thought comes rushing through the brain 
because of what those words and letters represent. Paraphernalia, rites, 
rituals, ceremonies, pilgrimages, observances and performances of ancient Arabian 
origin are readily imagined by those who are familiar, through observation or 
reading, with the magic and mystic East. Ex Oriente lux —“Out of the Orient, 
light.” And all this mental phantasmagoria is made resplendent by the soft 
light of the Orient in the mind of those initiated into the mysteries of Masonry, 
from the lowest to the highest degrees, whose tongues are accustomed to Masonic 
phraseology and whose eyes are not dazzled by Oriental coloring and glamour. In 
view of the mystic combination of words beginning this “Foreword,” the mind goes 
back to the days of Mohammed the Seer, the most hated, but, at the same time, 
the best beloved and the most noted and revered Arabian in history; the accepted prophet and religi¬ 
ous head of at least 220,000,000 souls throughout the world. From the Arabian prophet it is but a 
step to Haroun-al-Raschid, “Aaron the Just,” the most celebrated of his successors, or caliphs, an Arabian 
ruler of Bagdad, (pronounced “Boghdod” in Arabic), noted for his justice, mercy, fairness, father¬ 
liness, kindness, wisdom and righteousness—a man roaming disguised through the streets of Bagdad 
to find out for himself all about the people of whom he was the honored sovereign and religious leader. 
With another gigantic jump across the vistas of centuries, the mind delights to think of the famous 
Moorish rulers and sages of Spain, occupying the Alhambra and other noted Hispano-Moorish palaces; 
also of the Moorish (Maghrabee) or Arabian professors of the great university of Cordova, Spain; 
men who, during the Dark Ages of Europe, kept the torch of civilization burning; who conserved and 
preserved the precious ancient Greek philosophy and learning, transmitting them to the future genera¬ 
tions of the European world. 

The word “Mystic,” in the above-mentioned combination, has a sound that is alluring, 
enchanting, rapturous, ecstatic—-nay, Elysian! Around it are grouped all the mythology and fairy 
lore of the “Arabian Nights,” tales of bygone ages; all the imagery of the Oriental golden days when 
the world was young, when each maid was a heroine and each man a friend, when the magic wand 
and the magic ring were the possessions of only an envied few; when the spices and perfumes of 
Arabia felix permeated, not only the air. but also the exquisitely beautiful Arabic prose and poetry; 
when the possession of an unfailing talisman to avert disease, or a philosopher’s stone, was an open sesame 
to the homes of the elite. 

And “Nobles!” Not hoi polloi —the many, the common crowd—of ancient Greece, not the 
ordinary unlettered, ill-mannered, uncouth multitude, content to live, move and have their being in 
their low estate, but “hand-picked” men, choice men—men belonging to the 32° Scottish Rite Masonry, 
or to Knight Templarism, possessing a good character and a certificate of good standing,—men of 
blood, brain and brawn,—men who, by dint of their perseverance, diligence and determination, have 
lifted themselves up from the rank of hoi polloi and become fit to stand before magistrates, kings and 

potentates,_men who are unbribable and incorruptible,—men who are honest as the day is long; men 

whose words are bonds, whose oaths are oracles, whose love is sincere, whose thoughts are immaculate. 
Such are men grounded in religion, and who are not shouting, “High church or low church, my 
church or no church,” but who are diligently working and hopefully looking toward the establish¬ 
ment in the world of a universal brotherhood,—men who are not trying to prove their own peculiar 
‘isms ” “schisms” and new-fangled doctrines “orthodox, with apostolic blows and knocks,” but who. 
being permeated with the spirit of Masonry and of the Mystic Shrine, are daily, conscientiously, and 
to the best of their ability, trying to exemplify what they have learned within the Lodge and the 
Temple, wherever they may happen to be, whether in the home, in the sanctuary, or in the marketplace; 
men whose heads are above the fog; whose faces and eyes are lighted by the Sun of Righteousness. 
They are men who have achieved nobility by daily exercise of the virtues that make for true manhood: 





















































“Men of thought and reading, 
Men of light and leading, 

Men of loyal breeding; 

Men whom highest hope inspires, 


Men whom purest honor fires; 

Men who never shame their mothers, 

Men who never fail their brothers, 

Men who’re true, however false are others.” 


In mentioning the half-dozen magic words contained in the title, can we forget those two 
big with deep significance—words that are woven into the fabric of the Order—“Shrine and “ Tem¬ 
ple,” the former in a particular sense and the latter in a general, vital connection with the Order. 
A “Temple” of the Arabian Nobles:—a “Temple” erected, not to the memory of a historic event, not to 
honor an ethnic god or a tribal deity, but a sacred edifice representing the Unseen 1 emple reared to 
Allah—not to an “ilah,” (god), but to “el-ilah”, (Allah); not to a “theos,” but to “o theos,” “The 
God of all gods”; a “Temple” raised not only for the worship and adoration of the One Supreme 
True Deity, but also for the service of man in the exercise of charity, brotherly love, mutual and will¬ 
ing helpfulness, and in cheerful, healing, mollifying and sweetening sympathy; to say nothing of the 
inculcation and cultivation of all the cardinal virtues and graces that make for human perfection and 
preparation for admission into the Unseen Temple—into the Jaunat of the soul. These are thoughts 
awakened by the magic and mystic combination of the words included in the title of the Order whose 
history has been condensedly chronicled in this work. 

More than thirteen hundred years ago, the Order was conceived in the Arabo-Oriental mind, 
like a process of parthenogenesis, and was born on Oriental soil; an Order as well suited to the 
genius of Shemetic and Hamitic types of humanity as it is to the requirements of the Japhetic races 
represented by the Latin, Teutonic, Slavonic, Indo-European, Anglo-Saxon and Northern Asiatic 
nations; an Order capable of harmonizing and cementing in love the Israelite, the Christian and the 
Mohammedan, the devout followers of Moses, Christ and Mohammed, and making them to dwell to¬ 
gether in unity, love and peace, based upon the enduring platform founded on the doctrine of the 
“Fatherhood of God” and the “Universal Brotherhood of Man.” Before the full realization of this 
ideal fraternalism, the idea seemed to many as Utopian—preposterous, presumptuous and utterly 
impossible, if not positively un-Christian and heathenish. But the actualized and materialized and 
accomplished facts have given the lie to such hasty judgments of the biased mind. 

Founded at Mecca, Mohammed’s birthplace, in 644 A. D., the Order spread rapidly through 
Arabia, Syria, Egypt, Morocco and other countries bordering on the southern shores of the Mediter¬ 
ranean. It was carried into Italy in 1698, to Bavaria, and thence to Germany and England in 1776, 
but was not fully established in the United States until 1872. Long before its introduction into the 
New World, it had convincingly proved its adaptability to the needs of the Oriental people. William J. 
Florence, the noted American comedian, first received the Order in France, gaining further instruction in 
Egypt. He was responsible for its introduction into this country, aided by Walter M. Fleming of New 
York City, who received lawful warrant through English sources, and by Albert L. Rawson, an Arabic 
scholar to whose patient labors in translating the ritual and in gathering together the threads of the several 
branches in the Orient too much praise cannot be given. 

The Imperial Council was formed in New York, June 6, 1876, but it was not until ten years 
afterwards that the Order of the Mystic Shrine began its real growth. It met with many obsta¬ 
cles and with much prejudice. Many men high in Masonry opposed it, fearing it would be to the 
detriment of Masonry, to which nothing can be added and from which nothing can be taken away. In 
time, however, they saw that the Order had nothing to do with Masonry except the very high com¬ 
pliment it paid the Ancient and Accepted Order, of receiving only its most honored members; but 
finally they were forced to admit that the Order of the Mystic Shrine was a monument to Masonry. 
The Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, has been zealously extended to Canada, to 
the Hawaiian Islands, to the Panama Canal Zone and Mexico, and it has proved its adaptability 
to every clime, beyond the most sanguine hopes of its founders in the New World. A few words must 
be added in this connection about the elements of sociability, conviviality, hilarity and seeming levity 
generally associated with the Order. Some outsiders may be tempted to ask, in substance, as did a 
little fellow about a certain Sunday school in a New England town, when he was invited to become 
one of its members, “Is dey any’ting in it ’side picter cards and picnics?” No, the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is not all “picter cards and picnics.” It is, by no means, “all 
beer and skittles.” Its jovialty and merrymaking are not the Ultima Thule, the end-all and be-all of the 
Shriner’s life. Their harmless convivial times are simply a side-issue, an aid to the more serious phase 


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of their mystic profession. Their doctrine is not, “Let us eat and drink and be merry, for tomorrow 
we die,” but, “Let us be happy with ‘Love, Hope and Joy, fair Pleasure’s smiling train.’ 

Tire}' believe with the Bard of Avon, that “A merry heart goes all the day, your sad heart tiies 
in a mile-a,” that “A merry heart doeth good like medicine, and “giveth a cheerful countenance. 
Such fraternal social times as they have are an indispensable auxiliary to their serious work. They are 
firm believers in the beneficent influence upon life of the blessed sunshine, and in lots of it, not only in 
the outside world, but also, and more particularly, in the inner world of man. They believe, and live up 
to their belief, that 

“It’s the sunshine of the heart 

That makes sweet the chosen way; • 

It’s the sunlight of the heart, 

Not the sunlight of the day; 

It’s the sunlight of the heart 

Keeps us toiling, cold or heat, 

With the blossoms in our dreams 
And the robins singing sweet. 

' It’s the sunlight of the heart 

Keeps the world from turning gray; 

It’s the sunshine of the heart 

Keeps the spirit fresh with play. 

It’s the sunshine of the heart, 

Stored with beauty of the years, 

* Keeps the shadows from the soul, 

Heals the heartaches, wipes the tears. 

It’s the sunlight of the heart 

Makes us young along the line 
With the touch of morning soul 
In a world love makes divine. 

It’s the sunlight of the heart 

Makes us laugh when troubles loom. 

And leads us with its laughter 

On the way life walks to bloom. 

It’s the sunshine of the heart 

Makes the sunshine of the day 
Just to help us chase the care 

And the dark and doubt away. 

It’s the sunshine of the heart 
That leads us, worn and pale, 

To the beauty of the lilies 
In the last eternal vale.” 


nd, consequently, as a class, each and every Noble of the Mystic Shrine seems 

“A merry heart, a merry laugh, a face with lots 
of fun in it.— 


to possess 


of fun in it,—- 

A merry tongue with merry chaff, and quip with 
lots of fun in it.” 

His is an open faith, that sings, not whines; his is an open face, that shines not pines. He is an 
optimist par excellence, and none has a better reason for taking an optimistic view of life and for being 

an out-and-out optimist than a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. 

But what about the “pilgrimages,” camel-drives, caravans, the burning sands of the Desert, 
the sight of the welcome oases, Arabic titles for the holders of office in the Order, Arabic costumes, 
multi-colored regalia, multitudinous regulations, Oriental paraphernalia and strict adherence to the 
customs and usages of Eastern society? Are they not mere frills and furbelows, fuss and feathers 
—the unnecessary impedimenta of an otherwise serious organization? Yes, and no. Yes, if such things 
are to be accorded to be of greater importance than their intrinsic value and intended and implied sig¬ 
nificance call for. If such be the case, then they indeed become frivolities and trivialities, matters of 
utter foolishness and childishness, mere caricatures of Orientalism and Arabianism, unworthy of a 
serious-minded Occidentalized Oriental organization. No, if they are considered in their entirety as 
an invaluable ’adjunct to bodily transport, so far as it can be done, the Orient to the Occident ; as a 
means to enable the Nobles to duly comprehend and thoroughly appreciate the Oriental poetic and 
lofty verbiage, and to have a visual proof of the simplicity with sublimity of the Oriental customs, 
customes, and modes of thinking and living. 


















































It goes without saying, that the untiring efforts of the American introducers of the Order 
have produced the desired rich fruits in the lives of the Occidental Nobles, who have found out, after 
all, that the Occident and the Orient are not irreconcilably antipodal;—that their temperaments are 
not incompatible, but that they are fundamentally one and indivisible. They have come to find out, 
that “man,” as Sabatier, the theologian, claims, “is incurably religious,” that deep down in the human 
heart there is an indefinable element that unifies all humanity by one firm tie of kinship—a kinship of 
souls—that neither time nor space, nor yet a difference of language, of nationality, of religious con¬ 
victions, of taste, of upbringing, of surroundings or of heredity, can sever, or even weaken. Nay, the 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine have come to disprove Kipling’s poetic effusion, that the East is East 
and the West is West, and the twain can never meet, or words to that effect, and by their frequent 
amicable fraternizings they have positively proved, that the West is in the East contained, and the 
East is by the West explained. They have conclusively shown, that in the Occident are revealed the 
things that are hidden in the Orient. They have discovered that the one is the complement or the 
supplement of the other. 

All honor, then, to the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine! Its efforts have 
been an invaluable asset to Masonry and to good citizenship in furthering the important work of social¬ 
izing humanity and humanizing society. 

The Mystic Shrine may be likened to a magnificent chenar tree, so familiar to the Orientals, 
which, being transplanted in the New World, has had as luxuriant a growth as on its native soil and 
in its native surroundings, within the astonishingly brief period of a little over two-score years, and now 
shelters under its sturdy, capacious and kindly brehanes over 200,000 Nobles belonging to nearly a 
hundred and fifty temples. 

This work deals with the history and development of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine. Within its compass are fittingly included a condensed record of the tireless 
efforts of the noble men and true, who inculcated, propagated and established the Order in the New 
World; a history of the Imperial Council and its organizers, and various articles upon Oriental subjects, 
including one on the derivation and significance of the Temple names. 

In addition to all this the work contains a history of Aleppo Temple, named after one of the 
most famous Arabic-speaking cities in the world, a city which has had a glorious past, as it has an 
illustrious present; a city far-famed for its commerce, silk fabrics, wealth, luxurious living, and the 
high quality of its civilization as an Oriental metropolis. The work also chronicles a history of the 
founders and members of Aleppo Temple. May every one of the more than seven thousand Nobles 
of this illustrious Temple who read this history, be inspired thereby to attain unto greater achieve¬ 
ments in the future than he has in the past. May he be enthused—filled with the Spirit of Allah_to 

nobler deeds for his Creator and more virtuous acts for his fellow men! 

What an incalculable amount of wholesome influence for righteousness must go forth from 
these ennobled lives. The Almighty alone can grasp it in its entirety. His feeble creatures can have 
but a faint idea of the endless reaches of that beneficent, pervasive influence upon the lives of other 
men. 

“I sowed a seed in the heart of the soil; 

It lived and grew, and the harvesting 
Was such as I’d sowed in the days of spring; 

And on through the years, in response to my toil, 

The seed brought forth, in abundant gain, 

A million seeds of the self-same grain. 

I sowed a seed in the heart of a friend; 

’Twas only a deed, but it kept on growing; 

And down through the years it has still been showing 
That whate’er is sown shall be reaped without end. 

And the little deed that I did one day 
Is growing in thousands of souls, I say.” 


















































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HISTORY 

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THE ANCIENT 
ARABIC ORDER 
NOBLES OF THE 
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THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

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Arabic translation by Noble Shehadi A. Shehadi, 
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Walter Millard Fleming, M. D., 33 0 , 

First Imperial Potentate of Imperial Council, A. A. 0., N. M. S., for North America. 






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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT 
ARABIC ORDER- NOBLES 

OF THE /AYSTIC SHRINE 




"There is no god but God" 



|0 one who has studied closely the history of this noble 
Order will attempt to declare that its existence has 
been continuous since its inception in the year 644 of 
the Christian era, nor will any reasonable man attempt 
to show a Masonic qualification previous to the nineteenth century. 
There have been intervals upon which no historian has been able to 
throw any light, but that the Order has been continued and handed 
down from generation to generation there is no doubt. The great 
principles upon which it is founded are as necessary to life and 
happiness to-day as they were fourteen hundred and fifty-six years 
ago, when the laws of the land were not so rigorously enforced 
as now. 

The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in all ages—no less to-day 
than in the years when savage hordes roamed over the Arabian 
deserts, swooping down upon the scattered oases on missions of 
murder and robbery—have had valuable and mighty feats to 
perform. Strong organization was necessary then to hold these 
hordes in check; right living is necessary to-day to keep back out¬ 
laws of irreligion, of intolerance, of bigotry, and of excess. 

The Noble Order stands for much—it stands for all that is 
good, for all that is honest, for all that is charitable, and for the 
better living of all God-fearing men, be they Jew, Christian, or 
Mohammedan. 

Founded in Arabia in the seventh century, brought to Italy 
in the seventeenth, to Bavaria in the eighteenth, to England 
in i 860 , and to the United States in 1870 , the Order has had 
its greatest growth and its broadest development, since there 
was established for it a Masonic qualification of the highest de¬ 
gree. This high qualification was necessary in order that the 
great work of the Nobility, the imperishable and unwritten secret 
which it hands on to its initiates, might never fall into unworthy 
hands. 

Others more able than the writer have delved into the 
Arabic, Latin, Italian, and French literature dealing with the his¬ 
tory of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and from time to time, in 
various publications, parts of this history have been given. The 
present writer accepts much of this as authoritative, and bor¬ 


rows frequently from it, well knowing the thorough and earnest 
researches made by Nobles Florence, Fleming, Paterson, and 
others whose pilgrimages brought to light so much of the buried 
history of the noted order. 

Many people there are, prominent in the world of business, 
keen and zealous in the work of Masonry, worshipers perhaps at 
the Mystic Shrine, who do not know the history of the Order and 
of its relation — not connection, mark you—to Masonry. This, 
then, is the object of this work, and if the work is successful in 
this respect, then have a Masonic obligation and a Noble's duty 
been performed. 

It is a task much easier promised than performed. Like 
some of the degrees of Masonry which are lost in their antiquity, 
many of the traditions of the Order of the Mystic Shrine lay 
buried for centuries in the sand-swept deserts of Arabia. 

In character, the Order of the Mystic Shrine may be said to 
be the broad plane of religion and the enforcement of the laws, 
whether based upon the Koran, the Books of Moses, or the 
Scriptures of the Christian Apostles. An essential qualification 
for membership in this Order is a broad and tolerant mind. That 
Noble who believes in a Supreme and Unseen Being is never re¬ 
quired to give any definition of that belief. If he believes, that is 
sufficient. By what name he calls his God we question not. By 
many names has He been known to the people of Israel alone, 
but by all, in every clime, accepted as the Ruler of our destiny. 

The Order of the Mystic Shrine was founded when the Mo¬ 
hammedan Kalif Alee, cousin-german and son-in-law of the 
Prophet Mohammed himself, conceived the idea of a superior 
court. This was at Mecca, and in the year of the Hegira 25 
(A. D. 644 ). Strictly Arabian in its composition, this court was 
to deal out justice to violators of the law where the ordinary 
process would not reach, to break down corrupt influence, to 
form respect for and support of the law, to be an inquisition,—a 
vigilance committee, if you will,—the founders of the Unwritten 
Law. But mistake not the work of this noble order. Its work 
has always been for good. Its labors have been as secret as they 
were silent and swift, but at all times effective. Might no longer 


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triumphed over right. Malefactors, despots, brigands, corrupt 
officials—all soon began to feel the influence of the secret court. 
If a man was accused, he was brought at once before this myste¬ 
rious court. Upon a valid accusation he was tried within the 
hour, and justice was swift and terrible. But if a man was un¬ 
justly accused, woe be to the accuser, for the men who sat on 
the court were chosen first for their broadness of mind, their fair 
dealing, and their toleration. Wealth, influence, rank, or title 
could not buy them, nor were they known outside their secret 
rendezvous. Always was their work for good—and may Allah 
be praised! 

The Order grew, and numbered among its votaries men of 
rank, of culture, of refinement, of dignity. Despotism slowly but 
surely began to wane, and the wave of enlightenment steadily 
swept around the world. The decline of feudal despotism, of 
bloody and senseless strife, throughout all Europe and Asia 
during the Middle Ages, may be attributed to the work of the 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, for their work was emulated. Mon- 
archs bowed to their mandates, thrones trembled at their swift 
and unerring judgment, religious bigots stood aghast, murder and 
petty crimes decreased. 

The superstition of the ages, the gloom of intolerance and 
unbelief, the veil of religious sham, all were slowly dispelled by 
the advancing strength and power of the Mystic Order. Fol¬ 
lowers of Mohammed? Yes, and Allah be praised! For while 
this Prophet established himself by the sword, he was never 
harsh or cruel. As an eminent writer has said: 

“While we freely concede that it [the Mohammedan re¬ 
ligion] was established by the sword, it is equally certain that 
when the Christian nations of Northern Europe were plunged in 
the gloom of superstition, the dark corners of civilization were 
being lighted by the torch of the Mohammedan Moors of 
Granada. The arts of peace there flourished in all their beauty 
and grandeur. If the Alexandrian Library was burned by the 
order of a fanatical Kalif, that offense against culture and 
learning was largely atoned in the succeeding years. On the 
contrary, the followers of Mohammed endeavored to establish 
justice and advance the cause of learning and humanity. This 
change of heart among the leaders of Islam was due to the influ¬ 
ence of the Mystic Shrine. It was this that softened the clash 
of contending armies and often stayed the descending sword. 
Civilization advanced with mighty strides, and where the Mystic 
Shrine was strongest, there the arts of peace advanced most rap¬ 
idly. This service to the cause of humanity and civilization we 
can never overestimate, nor cease to be grateful over its results. 
The writer of the present, as well as the historian of the future, 
must accord to this organization the full meed of praise. The 
sight of fraternal acts of kindness on the bloody field of battle 
was calculated to soften the hardness of the human heart and 
lift the minds of men up to nobler deeds. In the far countries of 
the East the torch of fanaticism became dim, while in Christian 
lands the animosities of religious and social hatred were tem¬ 
pered by a more kindly spirit.” 

The Order of the Mystic Shrine, though its character is 
altered by the advance of civilization, is still one of the most 
highly favored of the many that abound in the Orient. As at the 
outset, it continues to gather into its membership men of thought, 
of culture, of toleration, and of justice. Christians became identi¬ 
fied with the Order, and likewise Jews. Its field as well as its 
fame soon spread out from under the Star and Crescent. Allah 



and the God of Isaac and of Jacob were worshiped from the same' 
altars. The real secret and purpose of the Order reconciled 
Moslem, Israelite, and Christian, — made them feel that there is a 
greater, a wider, a purer, a nobler religion beyond the reach of 
any creed. Greek and Turk, enemies in many wars; Arab and 
Egyptian, feudal combatants down the centuries; Persian and 
Syrian—the best blood of many nations—came under its growing 
and enlightening influence. The character and the vitality of its 
work remained, but the method of application was changed. No 
longer does it preach only the tenets of Islam, nor yet does it in 
any clime insist upon the doctrines of Christ. In every nation it 
is the same,—growing, expanding, building up all it touches to a 
higher and better sphere. 

Even the wars of the Crusaders met the softening and sooth¬ 
ing influences of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. When the 
great Saladin had conquered and captured the city of Jerusalem, 
his first order was that no unnecessary blood be shed; the same 
orders were given by Richard Cceur de Lion, and these exist 
to-day in the secret archives of the Order. 

Some persons have attempted to connect the Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine with some of the orders of the Dervishes, but the 
only one at all concerned is that known as the Bektash. It was 
this fighting sect which protected the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine at a time of great peril, and whose members have ever 
since been counted among its most honored patrons. Bektash 
was a man in the army of Sultan Amurath I, the first Mohamme¬ 
dan to lead an army into Europe, in the vear of the Hegira 761 
(A. D. 1360 ). It was Bektash who established the ceremony of 
kissing the sleeve. The branches of the Bektash Dervishes are 
scattered over many parts of the Orient, but all sects are repre¬ 
sented at Mecca during the annual meeting at the time of the 
pilgrimage. The representative of the Bektash at Mecca is a 
Noble of the Mystic Shrine and is the chief officer of the Alee 
Temple. In 1877 he was the chief of the Order in Arabia. The 
chief must, under the law of the Order, reside either at Mecca or 
Medina, and must be present either in person or by deputy during 
the month of the pilgrimage at Mecca. 

The deputy from the Egyptian Order of the Nobles ot the 
Mystic Shrine is also present at Mecca during the month of pil¬ 
grimage, but the Egyptian Order is otherwise distinct. The sepa¬ 
ration dates from the expedition of the Ibraheem Pasha, son of 
Mohammed Alee, the Pasha of Egypt at the time of the over¬ 
throw of the Wahabees in 1818 . These latter are a most fanatical 
sect, but since they live to themselves they are no longer bothered 
bv the Egyptian government. They denounce other sects, and 
by so doing are themselves denounced, for it was said by the 
Prophet Mohammed, "He who casts upon a believer the slur of 
infidelity is himself an infidel.” 

“The interior belongs to God alone,” is another of the say¬ 
ings of the Prophet. Therefore all Mohammedans respect and 
welcome every one who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca and 
who has repeated the creed, “There is no God but Allah”; for if a 
man believes in God it matters not what name a sect or tongue 
has given Him. Therefore it is that the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine are tolerant, broad, and far-reaching, for any man 

may worship at their shrine who believes in the existence of a 
Deity. 

As has been stated, the history of the Order in Arabia, in 
Egypt, in Persia, and in Turkey is incomplete. The work was 
interrupted by numerous revolutions, and for many years it ky 


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dormant. From time to time, however, it was revived, and 
doubtless the secrets of the Order were handed down through a 
few Nobles during those intervals, for we find that when occasion 
arose, the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine were in evidence to carry 
out the unwritten law, in co-operation with the Written Law, 
or Koran. In the year 804 A. D., during a warlike expedition 
against the Byzantine Emperor Nikephorus, a famous Arabian 
Kalif named Haroon ar-Rasheed, deputed Abd-el-Kader el-Bag- 
dadee, a renowned scholar, to proceed to Aleppo, in Syria, there 
to found a college for the propagation of the religion of the 
Prophet Mohammed. The college prospered, and the Order of 
the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine became a strong lever as a means 
of civilization and moral advancement. 

Another notable revival, both at Aleppo and Mecca, occurred 
in the year A. D. 1698 (A. H. mo), and at Cairo in the year 
A. D. 1837 (A. H. 1253), when the Khedive of Egypt recognized 
and encouraged the Order as a powerful means of civilization. 

One of the notable patrons of the Order in Arabia was the 
Iman or Shayk (Sheik), Abu il-Barakat Abd-Ullh lbn Ahmad 
Alnasafi, a scholar known by the title of Hafizuddeen, who died in 
the year of the Hegira 731 (A. D. 1330). This poet is greatly ad¬ 
mired by the Arabic writers of the period for his example of manly 
virtue and his work as a teacher and guardian of the Order of 
the Mystic Shrine. In Persia also is the poet Hafiz honored, and 
while his writings have been condemned by some Mohammedans 
as too suggestive, those who have received the mysteries of the 
Order of the Mystic Shrine are able intelligently to read and see 
the true beauties of his verse and thought. 

It is also recorded that the Order was revived at Bagdad in 
the year of the Hegira 555 (A. D. 1160), by Abd-el-Kader Ghil- 
anee, a Persian of note and a doctor of the Sufi sect. 

The Order has continued in Arabia and in Egypt down to 
the present day, and in 1698 was brought to Italy. Lodovico 
Marracci, the renowned Orientalist, who was engaged upon his 
great works, “The Koran in Latin" and “The Bible in Arabic," 
and who lived at Padua, Italy, was initiated into the Order in 
Arabia and translated the ritual into Italian. Heretofore it had 
always been in Arabic. The result was the formation of the 
“Carbonari,” and as Noble Benjamin W. Rowell has written on 
this subject, “The very existence of the Italian unity and liberty 
depended largely on the Nobles, who were represented by Count 
Cavour, Mazzini, Garibaldi, and the king, Victor Emanuel." 

Marracci was the confessor of Pope Innocent XI, yet he was 
censured by the College of the Propaganda at Rome for having 
aided and abetted the work of a secret society, and the book he 
had written was ordered to be burned. However, some copies 
were saved, and one is still preserved in the library of the syna¬ 
gogue which stands just inside the ancient Roman gate of the city 
of Babylon, known by the Arabs in the Middle Ages as Fostat, 
and now called Old Cairo. 

In time the Order spread to Bavaria, and it was there, on 
May 1, 1776, that Herr Adam Weishaupt, a Rosicrucian (Red 
Cross Mystic) and professor of law in the University of Ingol- 
stadt, revived the Order. He called around him a number of 
minds brilliant and cultured, and the Order exercised a notable 
influence before and during the French Revolution. They were 
known as the Illuminati, and professed to be teachers of philoso¬ 
phy, but they set forth from their Temple of the Mystic Shrine 
a shaft of influence and of enlightenment, stating again, often in 
new form, all the teachings of Aristotle, Pythagoras, Plato, Con¬ 



fucius, and others. From Ingolstadt the Order spread to all the 
countries of Europe, and among the notables who worshiped 
at its shrine were Frederick the Great, Mirabeau, a Duke of 
Orleans, Goethe, Spinoza, Kant, Lord Bacon, and others of royal 
or noble birth, of fame in science or philosophy. 

Although Lord Bacon and other noted English men of let¬ 
ters and influence of the eighteenth century were admitted to the 
mysteries of the Shrine, there is no record of the ritual of the 
Order having been brought to England previous to i860, when a 
copy of the original ritual, written in Arabic, found preserved in 
the archives of the Order at Aleppo, in Syria, was brought to 
London by Rizk Allah Hassoon Effendee, author of some nota¬ 
ble works in Arabic, including a metrical version of the Book of 
Job and a history of Islam. This latter so offended the Turkish 
government, because of its advancement of humanitarian princi¬ 
ples, that Hassoon was compelled to flee, bringing with him the 
ritual of the Order, which he found time to improve in diction 
and in beauty without altering in any way its essential principles. 

The present ritual as used in the United States of America is 
a careful translation, brought into perfect harmony and rendered 
as smooth as possible through the works of Alnasafi, Marracci, 
and Hassoon. Those who have closely studied the ritual of the 
Order will see how carefully all the old lessons have been pre¬ 
served and written, and yet how aptly they apply to the civiliza¬ 
tion of the present day. 

Originally requiring a belief in the religion of Mohammed, 
the writers of various countries have found and agreed that the 
application was local in the Moslem religion. The idea of the 
founders and perpetuators was to accept all men who believed in 
a Deity, whether they called Him by the name Allah, God, Yah, 
Jehovah, or by a name even too sacred to be pronounced more 
than once, and then only amidst the peals of mighty thunder, as 
written in the Jewish testament. 

Credit for the introduction and spread of the Order in the 
United States is due to the comedian and actor, William J. Flor¬ 
ence, who some years since entered the Unseen Temple, and to 
Dr. Walter M. Fleming, 33°, Sovereign Grand Inspector-General 
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Juris¬ 
diction, who received his authority and instructions from Rizk 
Allah Hassoon Effendee. It was Dr. Fleming who was given 
competent jurisdiction by Hassoon, and it was Noble Florence 
who, having received the mysteries of the Order in the Orient, 
brought them to this country. 

In his annual address at the eighth annual session of the 
Imperial Council in New York, June 7, 1882, Dr. Walter M. 
Fleming, the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate, made the follow¬ 
ing reference: 

“The history of the expense and outlay for the establishment 
and continuance of our Order, since 1871, about eleven years, 
has been no small task or sacrifice. This has fallen almost en¬ 
tirely upon your presiding officer, and no insignificant amount 
also upon our Illustrious Noble and Deputy, and, I may say, in¬ 
stigator of the project, William J. Florence. A vote of thanks, 
therefore, is eminently due Noble Florence for his interest in, 
tenacity to, and sacrifices for the Mystic Shrine, being first to 
bring it to available disposal.” 

The Committee on the Transactions of Grand Officers, in its 
report on the address, said: 

“Your committee, in considering the commendations con¬ 
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deem the founder of the Order, at least in this country, Noble 
William J. Florence, join in great sincerity in wishing to pay 
just homage. Your committee cannot but think, in the matter 
of the introduction of this Order, Noble Florence ‘built much 
better than he knew,’ and, independent of any action on our part, 
the reward will be in the gratification and satisfaction he must 
enjoy in witnessing the unprecedented success of this Institution, 
far beyond his utmost hopes. The committee are satisfied that 
the future will crown his early efforts, and render greater happi¬ 
ness than were we to weave a chaplet with precious gems and 
set them on his brow.” 

Noble William J. Florence’s connection with the Order dates 
from 1870, when he was making an extensive t6ur of Europe and 
the Orient. In the year 1882 Noble Florence wrote the following 
account of how he became interested in and identified with the 
Order of Nobility: 

‘‘In September, 1870, I was in the city of Marseilles, France, 
and having occasion to call on Duncan, Sherman & Co., bankers, 
I was told by one of the gentlemanly clerks that there was to be 
a ceremony of unusually attractive character at a hall near the 
Grand Hotel de l’Univers, and knowing me to be a Mason, in¬ 
vited me to be present, offering to be my guide and voucher. My 
curiosity was excited by his glowing hints as to the Oriental won¬ 
ders to be seen there. . . . 

“Having been introduced into the ante-room ot the hall in 
which the Mystic Shrine was concealed, I found a number of dis¬ 
tinguished persons in animated conversation on the subject of our 
visit. One of these men was the British consul at that port, an¬ 
other the Austrian vice-consul, and there were dukes and counts, 
bankers and merchants, scholars and artists, musicians and other 
professionals, all of whom seemed absorbed in the question of 
how the French of Marseilles had succeeded in getting possession 
of such interesting secrets. 

“The Illustrious Grand Potentate of the evening was the 
celebrated Yusef Churi Bey, and the Temple was called Bokhara 

Shrine. 

“Shayk [Sheik] Yusef had visited Bokhara, where he was 
made a member of the Mystic Shrine in that famous city of the 
Persians, and brought away a hastily written sketch of the Ritual 
and laws of the Order. It would be impossible to give a com¬ 
plete narrative of the ceremonies of that communication of the 
Nobles of Bokhara Shrine, and I must content myself with a 
mere outline. 

“The costumes were exact duplicates of Oriental patterns 
brought from Persia by Yusef Bey. In his long service as an 
attache of the Persian consulate, he had seen many countries, and 
profited by studies and observations in each, and was therefore 
well-fitted to conduct such an institution. 

“The furniture of the Temple was the most peculiar I ever 
saw, and must have been gotten up by some one well-skilled in 
stage scenery, for there were very well contrived dramatic effects, 
representing the sandy seashore, the rough, rocky hillside, the 
gloomy cavern, the solemn tomb, and a transformation scene 
which was at first a cemetery, full of tombs and monuments in¬ 
scribed with the names of the departed, with epitaphs on their 
virtues and worth, when in an instant, the lights having been 
lowered, the scene changed to a sumptuous banqueting hall, with 
small tables for groups of three, five, seven, and nine. 

“I need not describe the work of the Temple any further than 
to say that the intention is to enact a drama very much like 


our own, which had for its object the same lesson; and there can 
be no better or more zealous workers in a good cause than those 
French brothers who celebrated the Mysteries at Marseilles on 
that evening. 

“My duties prevented a sufficiently long stay in Marseilles 
to witness a second performance, and I therefore begged Yusef 
Bey to allow me to have a copy of the Ritual and laws, which I 
received on the day I sailed for Algiers. 

“In Algiers the Shrine of the Mogribins was in full operation, 
meeting each week, on hridav evening. Abu Mohammed Baki 
'was the Shayk, and among the members were nearly every one of 
the many consuls, vice-consuls, and other diplomats of the port, 
many of the most noted merchants and bankers, and not a few 
of the learned and gifted Mohammedans, who are passionately 
fond of perpetuating ancient customs which increase their social 
pleasures. 

“The Shrine is referred to by the Moslems generally as ‘The 
Order of the Unwritten Law,’ in distinction from the ‘Written 
Law,’ which is the Koran. 

“The costumes and furniture of the Shrine in Algiers were 
gorgeous in silk, wool, and fine linen, decorated with embroidery 
in gold, silver, and colors; and the sword, spears, and other ar¬ 
ticles used by the guards and officers in the work were genuine 
steel, many of which had been in actual service in the field of 
battle.” 

It is related that the friendship formed between Noble Flor¬ 
ence and Yusef Bey led to his presentation to the Sultan, who was 
the head of the Order in the East at that time. That potentate, 
also charmed with Noble Florence’s manner and good fellowship, 
caused him to receive further mysteries at an Egyptian 1 emple in 
Cairo. There it was that he secured a copy of the ritual, which 
he had translated from Arabic into French, and then from the 
French into English, preserving as far as possible all the Oriental 
flavor of the original. 

Noble Florence at no time claimed the entire credit for the 
introduction of the work into America, saying that while he was 
the first to bring a copy of the ritual to this country, Dr. Walter 
M. Fleming amplified and perfected the work. It was Dr. Flem¬ 
ing who compared and harmonized the various translations of the 
ritual, as already noted, and obtained competent authority from 
Hassooti Effendee for the conferring of the Order on the North 
American continent. Dr. Fleming contributes to the history of 
the Shrine the following bearing on the subject: 

“Mr. Florence was entertained as a Mason at Marseilles, in 
Bokhara Temple of the Arabic Bektash. He at this time simply 
witnessed the opening session of the exoteric ceremonials which 
characterize the politico-religious order of Bektash of Oriental 
Europe. A monitorial, historic, and explanatory manuscript he 
also received there. It did not embrace the esoteric, Inner 
Temple exemplification or obligation, nor the ‘Unwritten Law,’ 
which is never imparted to any one except from mouth to ear. 
Shortly afterwards Mr. Florence was similarly favored in Algiers 
and Aleppo. Through letters and commendations he finally se¬ 
cured the manuscript monitor, history, and descriptive matter 
from which sprang the Order in this country. It was in Algiers 
and Aleppo that he was received into the Inner Temple, under the 
domain of the Crescent, and first became possessor of the esoteric 
work, the ‘Unwritten Law,’ and the Shayk’s obligation. Subse¬ 
quently he visited Cairo, Egypt, and was admitted, and collected 
more of Oriental history and the manuscript of ‘Memorial Cere- 



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tnonials.' But Mr. Florence was never fully recognized or pos¬ 
sessed of authority until long after his return to America. All 
he possessed was a disconnected series of sheets in Arabic and 
French, with some marginal memoranda made by himself from 
verbal elucidation in Aleppo. Through Professor Albert L. Raw- 
son, these, with others received afterwards through correspond¬ 
ence abroad, comprised the translations from which the Order 
started here. Mr. Florence and Dr. Walter M. Fleming received 
authority to introduce the Order into America.” 

The ritual is known in Arabia as “The Pillar of Society,” 
which is an honorary title given only to persons of very great 
distinction in the service of truth, justice, and mercy, and the sup¬ 
port of learning and culture, and was by courtesy attached to this 
work as originally written by the Persian poet, the renowned 
Alnasafi el Hafiz. 

The constitutional authority for promulgating the principles 
and protection of the Order was confided to Dr. Walter M. Flem- 
ing, 33 0 , and his associates,—A. L. Rawson, 32 0 ; William J. 
Florence, 32 0 ; Edward Eddy, 33° ; Daniel Sickels, 33 0 ; Charles T. 
McClenachan, 33° ; John W. Simons, 33 0 ; Albert P. Moriartv, 33 0 ; 
Aaron L. Northrop, 33 0 ; Sherwood C. Campbell, 32 0 ; James S. 
Chappell, 32 0 ; Oswald Merle D’Aubigne, 32 0 ; John A. Moore, 
32 0 ; George W. Millar, 33 0 ; William S. Paterson, 32 0 all prom¬ 
inent Scottish Rite Masons and Knights 1 emplar, who instituted 
the first temple of the Order in New York City under the title of 
“Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.” ' 


DR. FLEMING’S HISTORY OF THE 

ORDER 


on June 16, 1871, as follows, including Brother Florence and 
myself: 


Sherwood C. Campbell 
James S. Chappell 
Oswald Merle D'Aubigne 
Edward Eddy 
Charles T. McClenachan 


George W. Millar 
John A. Moore 
Albert P. Moriartv 
William S. Paterson 
Daniel Sickels 


John W. Simons 

“ On September 26, 1872, these thirteen Nobles organized 
the first Temple of the Order in the United States, and designated 
it Mecca Temple, of New York. 

“ The Order then remained quiet and inactive until within 
the past year or more, when, on the return of Brother Florence 
from Europe, where he had witnessed the work exemplified in 
the most impressive form, he was exceedingly enthusiastic to 
promote the promulgation of the Order. 

“ Owing to the death of four of the original members, little 
or nothing was done with it until 1875- It was decided then, by 
the proper authorities here, to select a certain number of reliable 
and prominent Thirty-third Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Ma¬ 
sons, when the Supreme Council, A. A. S. Rite, should meet in Au¬ 
gust, 1876, in the city of New York, to confer the Order upon them, 
as well as upon some worthy Knights Templar, and invest them 
with the rights, privileges, and prerogatives of Past Potentates, 
or past presiding officers of Temples, for the purpose of ad¬ 
vancing the interests of the Order, and the establishment of subor¬ 
dinate Temples." 

The Illustrious Grand Potentate then enumerates the Illus¬ 
trious Brethren upon whom the Order was conferred in due 
form, whose names have already been given at the outset of the 
history of the Imperial Grand Council. The Illustrious Grand 
Pntptitaio ilipn reviews the session of the Imoerial Grand Coun¬ 




I11 his annual address, delivered at the session of the Imperial 
Grand Council, February 6, 1877, the Most Illustrious Grand Po¬ 
tentate, Dr. Walter M. Fleming, gave the following history of the 
introduction of the Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine into 
the Western Hemisphere: 

“It is some five years or more since I came into possession 
of detached and mutilated sections of the translation of the ritual 
of the Arabic and Egyptian Order of the Mystic Shrine, brought 
to America by one of the foreign members and representatives, 
through the hands of Illustrious Brother Oswald Merle D'Au¬ 
bigne, 32 0 . It was exceedingly imperfect and incomplete, and to 
a great extent badly translated and filled with unintelligible sym¬ 
bolisms. Another portion was brought from Oriental Europe by 
Illustrious Brother William J. Florence, 32 0 , and some of the 
vague history and ritualistic sections were brought from Cairo, 
Egypt, by Illustrious Brother Sherwood C. Campbell, 32 0 . Those 
portions in the possession of Brother Florence were marked, and 
referred to certain sections of the Koran for notes and allusions, 
which greatly facilitated the compiling and revising of the Ritual 
to its present completion. 

“This was a task of no small magnitude, and was undertaken 
and completed through the efforts of Brother Florence and my¬ 
self, aided by a professional linguist and Arabic scholar. 

“The Order was conferred upon several illustrious thirty- 
seconds and thirty-thirds of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite 
of Masonry, and Knights Templar, in the city of New York, 


cil held in New York, and continues: 

“ The original plate engravings for the production of Dis¬ 
pensations, Charters, and Diplomas of the Imperial Grand Coun¬ 
cil were executed in Paris, France, and the designs were taken 
from the arches and gateways of the Egyptian Temple of the Sun. 
The printing and colored transfers were perfected in the city of 
New York, where also the Statutes and Ritual were printed and 
the Grand Seal procured. 

“ Altogether, this work involved both a large expenditure 
and accruing indebtedness, a portion of which remains still unad¬ 
justed; but a few hundred dollars will place the Imperial Grand 
Council out of debt for the obligations of the past. 

“ The Diplomas of the Imperial Grand Council were placed 
at the small sum of two dollars, and each member was required to 
hold one. We find that the expense of them is nearly equal to the 
stipulated amount to be received by the Grand Council. There¬ 
fore the revenue from that source is not a very encouraging one; 
but when struck off in larger quantities hereafter, the expense 
will not be so great. 

“The first Temple of the Order, outside of Mecca Temple, 
New York, was instituted in the city of Rochester, N. Y., on 
February 8, 1875, under the title of Damascus Temple; and 
great credit is due Illustrious Brother George F. Loder and his 
brother officers for its success, and it is now evidently in a 
thriving condition. 

“ Since that time, Dispensations have been granted to form 
the following Temples; 


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Al Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Mount Sinai Temple, Montpelier, Yt. 

Naja Temple, Albany, N. Y. 

Cyprus Temple, Albany, N. Y. 

"Ihere are negotiations, inquiries, and applications from all 
quarters in regard to dispensations.” 

Although Mecca Temple was established in 1872, Damascus 
Temple, of Rochester, N. Y., performed the first ceremonial 
working of the degree. However, it was not until 1879 that the 
active spread of the Order in the United States and on the con¬ 
tinent of North America began. 

The Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish 
Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction held its session in 
Cleveland that year, and Al Koran Temple of Cleveland, led by 
Illustrious Potentate Samuel Briggs, held a full ceremonial ses¬ 
sion, at which were present Nobles from Mecca and other tem¬ 
ples. The visitors were so deeply impressed with the beauties of 
the ritual when rendered in dramatic form, with the costuming 
and other accessories, that many of the hidden beauties were 
brought forth into full bloom, instilling in the minds of all those 
who witnessed the ceremonial the desire to have the work 
equally as well done in their own temples. 

Costumes, accessories, etc., were secured, rehearsals began, 
and in January, 1880, the first ceremonial session of Mecca Tem¬ 
ple was held. Almost simultaneously Damascus of Rochester, 
Mount Sinai of Montpelier, Cyprus of Albany, Oriental of Troy, 
Syrian of Cincinnati, Pyramid of Bridgeport, Kaaba of Daven¬ 
port. and Moslem of Detroit, entered upon careers of prosper¬ 
ity, and other temples were rapidly formed in all parts of the 
country. 


HISTORY OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN FOR¬ 
EIGN COUNTRIES AS OFFICIALLY 
RECORDED BY THE IMPERIAL 
GRAND COUNCIL 

At the session of the Imperial Grand Council in New York, 
June 7, 1882, Noble Edward M. L. Elders, Grand Secretary of 
the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of 
New York, presented the following document, containing a 
translation into English by him of the transactions in relation to 
the Mystic Shrine as reported by the Grand Lodge of Berlin,* 
which was received, and ordered to be printed with the pro¬ 
ceedings : 

To the Imperial Council , Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, for the United States of America : 

The Order of the Mystic Shrine in America was founded in Mecca, 
and existed as a great power as early as 698. The ritual, translated into 
Latin by the well-known Lodovico Marracci, originated in Aleppo. The 
Order has been active in Arabia without interruption since its foundation. 

In 1837 it was established in Cairo, and thence rapidly spread 

♦Three pages of the Transactions of the Grand Mother Lodge Z 11 den 
drie Weltkugeln, Orient of Berlin, for 1879, are devoted to the history of 
the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in America, the same being a translation 
from the Transactions of the Supreme Council of Belgium, 1877-78. 


throughout Egypt. Its first objeot was the support of the courts against 
crimes which the law could not reach. The Order watched over ever} 
act, subject to the law, and its daring and active members did not allow 
one single crime to go unpunished, never betraying whence the punish¬ 
ment came. This method of a silent and punishing justice exercised a 
great power. Its sure and steady hand carried fear and terror to the 
hearts of all criminals. 

The history of the present time shows that in the southeast of 
Europe a secret society exists, composed of well-informed Mussulmans 
of high station. Its main object is the defense of Islam and Moham- 
medism against the Infidels, as such they call not only Christians and 
Jews, but also such princes or men in power of the Mohammedan creed 
who, like the Khedive of Egypt, are suspected of a regard for Christian 
institutions. The most powerful of the Oriental secret orders is that 
of Bektashy, or Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. To it are subject the 
Darkawee, the Khowan, Abd-el-Kader el-Bagdadee, and the Issawiyee, 
all serving the same purpose. 

These are not, as many believe, politico-religious societies, but under 
such pretext they hide a deep meaning, which only the initiated under¬ 
stand. They form a very powerful association, inquisitory as well as 
active, and only members understand their methods and actions. There 
is a relationship with the well-known Illuminaten, a society founded in 
Germany in the last century. 

The constant aim of these orders is the acquisition of power, which 
they use to benefit the community by subduing its turbulent element 
without regard to religion or nationality. They acknowledge a true and 
everlasting God, and on this principle they judge and punish crimes 
which have escaped justice, as mysteriously as they do it boldly, and 
without regard to the proper authorities. 

Although apparently opposed to other religions, many of the mem¬ 
bers belong to creeds which are opposed to Islam, many belong to the 
Mussulman nobility, others are Jews, and again others are of such sects 
as were opposed to the original purposes of the Order. The Bektashy is 
little in favor of the old and very strict laws of Islam; this explains the 
power which it is able to exercise through the orders subject to it. Its 
headquarters are at Mecca, that of the Khowan at Yemen, and that of 
the Darkawee at Morocco. These three are the Mohammedan Jesuits. 
The adherents of Abd-el-Kader el-Bagdadee have their headquarters at 
Aleppo. 

These organizations spread slowly, but with great wisdom. The 
Turkish war has made them very daring and powerful. The state au¬ 
thorities are powerless to resist the influence of the zealous emissaries of 
these Orders in the completion of the work in which they are engaged. 
The officers meanwhile introduce its members into the highest society 
as well as into high positions, and it is impossible to foretell the conse¬ 
quences, for these societies are just as powerful and dangerous in the 
Orient of Europe, and awake the attention of the governments. 

The recently formed Order of the Bektashy' in America, or the 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is devoid of all Islamism, and is in harmony' 
with the Christian ideas and the laws of America. Its power promises 
to be great, and its future brilliant. 

The emblem worn by its members resembles a crescent. The cres¬ 
cent is formed of two tiger claws joined together by a plate of gold, 
upon one side of which is represented a female Sphinx, upon the other 
side a pyramid, an urn, a star, and, besides the date of institution, the 
legend, “Robur et Furor.” The present members of the Order take the 
words “ Cross ” and “ Crescent ” to indicate the religions of the European 
Orient. The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of late years have been active 
in several cities of Europe. Although adhering to the old rules, they de¬ 
vote themselves to the social welfare of its members, they practice 
charity, and teach an enlightened doctrine. 

The Order was introduced into America in 1871, with the restriction 
that only Masons of the highest degrees should be admitted, as only 
such were deemed efficient enough in virtue and honor. The Order cer¬ 
tainly is more secure among Masons than among men who are not 
bound by any oath, for it is within the province of the former to organize, 
as originally and at any time, a deliberative and inquisitorial body. 

Instituted under the fundamental idea of the creed of Al Koran, or 
the Arabian Koran, it was at first to strengthen the Mohammedan creed, 
after that to introduce the teaching of the Koran into real life, and finally 
to get power and authority by a symbol cabalistic and mysterious. 


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The Order lias made rapid progress in America. Its ritual was 
confided to distinguished Masons of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite 
and Knights 1 emplar, who, by the constitutional authority conferred 
upon them, organized the Temple of Mecca in the city of New York. An 
Imperial Grand Council of the Order for the United States of America 
was proclaimed June 6, 1876, when it was decided that only Masons of the 
thirty-second and thirty-third degrees and Knights Templar should be 
eligible to membership, in order that the purposes of the Shrine might 
be fully carried out and its interest enhanced. Temples of the Order 
have been founded in many States of the Union. The Order has a large 
and dignified representation, admitting only persons of blameless char¬ 
acter, and it promises to become as distinguished and powerful as it is 
united. 

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE 

Noble W. J. Florence’s story of his admission into the 
Order has already been given. In a letter sent to the Imperial 
Grand Council and read at the session held June 7, 1882, he says: 

I have long promised myself the task of writing a brief account of 
the first glimpses I had of the working of our Order, while on a tour 
in Europe some years since, and now give a portion thereof. 

Noble Florence then relates the circumstances as already 
given. He, however, continued his correspondence with the 
Nobles of Oriental Europe, and adds this matter, which is part 
of the proceedings of the Imperial Grand Council: 

In a correspondence with Shayk Baki, I have been advised from 
time to time of the progress of the Order in Algiers, the last of which 
reached me a day or two since, and I have the honor and pleasure of 
laying a copy of it before you, translated from the original Arabic by 
brother A. L. Rawson, a member of our Mystic Order. 

( Translation ) 

PRAISE liE TO THE ONLY COD ! 

To his Excellency, William J. Florence, of the United States of America, 
Greeting : 

I have received the letter written by you to the Shayk, — the gifted, 
the learned, the skillful, the Chief of the Order of the Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, and Shayk of Mogribi Shrine in our city of Algiers, who 
has commissioned me to write this answer, and direct it to be sent to 
your Excellency in the city of New York. 

Our Shrine has prospered in numbers, and has received among its 
members, during the three months just passed, many of the most wealthy 
and famous men of this province, including nearly every officer of the 
government. Our records now include the names of every shayk and 
fickee (pastor and schoolmaster) of all the mosques in Algiers, with a 
goodly number of their best members. 

A few Greek merchants, who trade here in Greek articles of manu¬ 
facture or produce, have joined us, completing our tableau of the various 
nations of the Orient, every one of which is now represented among 
11 s by one or more members. Our assemblies are indeed cosmopolitan, 
composed as they are of Arab, Bedouin, Moor, Mogribi, Turk, French, 
Italian, German, English, Austrian, Persian, Russian, Hindu and Amer¬ 
ican; but not as yet any Chinese. 

We have as yet not printed or written any word of the Ritual or 
laws, and we hold strictly to the ancient tradition which names the Order 
as The Unwritten Law. This is mentioned as the answer to your 
request to send a copy of our Ritual for your information and assistance 
in the work in America. 

The Shayk Mohammed Baki directs me to convey to you his sin¬ 
cere regards for your generosity in affording him the honor and profit of 
your visit, and the favor of your many valuable letters, giving accounts 
of the Order in America. 

This is written according to my instructions and to my intentions. 

ABD-EL-MAKRI, 

Secretary of the Temple Shrine of the Mogribins, Algiers. 

17th Dhu’l Kaada, 1299 

(Sept. 29, 1882). 


In a later note I am informed that the Mogribi Shrine has elected 
me an Honorary Member, and given me the privilege of wearing a 
crescent of silver and gold in filigree, set with three emeralds on each 
side of a ruby, as a pendant on a watch chain, or on a ribbon attached to 
the left breast. 

The mail of to-day brought me news from my friend Churi Bey, of 
Marseilles, who writes that the Bokhara Shrine has enrolled my name 
among its notable visitors, and given me the freedom of the Shrine as 
an Honorary Member. 

Regretting my inability to be present at your next Communication, 
and wishing you every prosperity, I am, 

Yours fraternally, 

W. J. FLORENCE. 


THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN EGYPT 

At the same session of the Imperial Council the following 
documents were transmitted and were received and ordered 
printed with the proceedings. They were accompanied by a 
letter from Noble Albert L. Rawson, Grand Representative of 
the Temples of the Mystic Shrine in the Grand East, and are 
printed in this section of the history rather than in the history of 
the Imperial Council, because they furnish further links in the 
chain binding the American Order to the ancient institutions of 
the Orient. 

Cairo, Egypt, February 24, 1882 

(4th Ribili ul Akhir, 1299 A. H.) 

To Walter M. Fleming, 33°, Illustrious Grand Potentate, Nobles of the 
Mystic Sh rin e: 

Illustrious and dear Brother: At a meeting in our Temple held at 
this date, at the suggestion made by our visiting Brother, Noble A. L. 
Rawson, 32°, a resolution was passed giving me power to propose an 
exchange of correspondence with the Potentates of the Order in foreign 
countries. Noble Rawson was the honored guest of the Free and Ac¬ 
cepted Masons in this city in 1874, and gave us at that time much infor¬ 
mation on the condition of our Order and other societies in the United 
States of America, on account of which we now act. 

I have the honor, therefore, to propose an exchange of correspond¬ 
ence on matters relating to the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, in our respective countries. To that end I offer you 
herein a brief notice of our work during the present year 1881-1882 
(A. H. 1298-1299). 

The Mystic Temple at Cairo was opened after the usual vacation of 
three weeks in Ramazan, by a Deputy from the Most Noble Shrine at 
Mecca, Brother Mohammed AreCsh, President of the College at the Holy 
City, who introduced to us the newly discovered Ritual which is in 
reality the original and most ancient Ritual of the Order, used by the im¬ 
mediate successors of the second Kalif Omar the Magnificent. 

This Ritual I had the honor of witnessing as exemplified in due form, 
after most elaborate preparations, costumes, and rehearsals, with all the 
private instruction not lawful to be written, in 1874, and Noble Rawson 
was present and received all the needful directions for its harmonious 
presentation. The customary habit- of extreme conservatism has pre¬ 
vented our Temple from profiting by its use until the present year. I 
am informed by letters from your city that you have already adopted 
the ancient Ritual, and shall be glad to hear your reports on its reception 
by your Brotherhood, that I may be able to give the Central Shrine at 
Mecca details of the substantial and, as is reported, unparalleled progress 
of the Order in America. 

It is a pleasure to be able to inform you of the re-establishment of 
our Order generally throughout the Eastern World, nearly every king¬ 
dom or sovereignty being now represented at the General Assembly of 
Nobles, which meets once in three years at Mecca. In Egypt and neigh¬ 
boring countries, even as far as India, nearly every member of the Gov¬ 
ernment is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. The most able supporters of 
our Order here are the educated Arabs, members of the learned profes¬ 
sions, professors in the colleges, and among them are some who are 
proficient in ancient history, and who are able to give us well-considered 
lectures on the Origin and Early History of the Mystic Shrine, and by so 


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doing have infused great zeal among the Brotherhood, ennobling the 
Order by valuable information, and honoring themselves. 

Our Regalia is a carefully studied reproduction of the costumes worn 
by the Brothers under the early Kalifs, who found our Order of the 
utmost service in their career of conquerors and rulers. 

The Chemistry of the Temple work is under the charge of our Noble 
Brother Hassan Ibn Masteeka, Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy 
and Lecturer on Astronomy in the College of the Hassaneeyeh. 

The banquets during the year have been catered by Ismail Tibneen, 
Chef de Cuisine to His Highness, the Khedive. Among the many re¬ 
vivals of historical dishes of the age of Antony and Cleopatra we have 
had the precious ortolan from Cyprus, a delicacy that in former times 
was reserved for the tables of princes. 

The number of applicants for admission to our sacred Rites is always 
greatly in excess of our ability to initiate, for we are limited by an 
ancient rule to the number of ten candidates at any one session. 

At Alexandria the Shrine Temple meets in the ancient palace of the 
Ptolemies, now partly remodeled for offices and lodge rooms. On the 
days of high festivals of our Order it has been the custom for some 
centuries to hold a solemn conclave in one of the great Temples of 
ancient Egypt, performing our mystic Rites under the stony eyes of the 
sculptured gods and the painted heroes of the golden age of the Nile 
kings. Two of these annual gatherings have been held in the famous 
chambers named after Belzoni, in the great room called the “Hall of 
Beauty,” where on the wall, in colors, life size, is the group of an 
ancient initiation, which I notice is engraved on the cover of one of 
your pamphlets, and is also on the circular notice to candidates issued by 
your Temple. Our last Grand Consistory was assembled in that room, 
and comprised delegates from Egypt, Arabia, Syria, Abyssinia, Tunis, 
and Algiers. 

1 Our Deputies and Delegates to the Central Shrine at Mecca must in 
all cases be professed Mohammedans, and there are always numbers 
among the annual pilgrims to the Kaabah who are willing and compe¬ 
tent to represent us there. The discovery of the Ancient Records of our 
Order at Aleppo, in the long forgotten library of a monastery, has given 
a fresh and vigorous impetus to our work. We can now justly claim 
to have the most ancient connected and consecutive history of any order 
in the Eastern World. 

I have the honor, Illustrious and Noble Sir and Brother, to convey 
to you the high esteem and consideration of our Brotherhood in Egypt. 

JAMES GRANT, M. D., 
Physician to His Highness , the Khedive. 

Dated at Cairo, and forwarded by order of the Alee Pasha Temple, 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 


the city having been destroyed during the Middle Ages, when Athlit an 
Caesarea were the ports. The Shrine at Athlit is now used as a granary 
and storehouse for straw, the ancient inscriptions being still visible 
on the battered walls and ceiling, which are of fine gray stone, highly 
finished and decorated by the architect. 

The Temple at Damascus has been more fortunate, and its Shrine is 
venerated third in order, Mecca and Jerusalem being first and second, 
and Aleppo is counted fourth on the sacred roll. The meetings at Da¬ 
mascus are held monthly, at the new moon, and its records have been 
kept, with very few intermissions of short duration, for over twelve cen¬ 
turies, dating from Moharram, A. H. 35 (A. D. 657). 

The room now used by the Temple is in the Khan of Hussein, a 
building of black and white marble, with a large courtyard, fountain, 
fruit and shade trees, arcades and corridors; and the apartments are 
decorated and furnished in the most ornate style, with designs em¬ 
blematic of the principles and purposes of the Order. Communication 
is kept up by the annual caravan with the Holy City of Mecca, and by 
the monthly caravan with the city of Aleppo. With Beirut and Smyrna 
we are able to exchange greetings and courtesies almost daily. 

The Temple in Beirut is the richest in Syria, its members having 
been largely drawn from the rich merchants and traders of that port; 
and also from having initiated a great number of travelers from various 
countries, many of whom left substantial tokens of their high appre¬ 
ciation of the sublime merits of our Order. 

The Druzes in Mount Lebanon have ever been faithful to the tenets 
of the Shrine, and their chiefs and leaders, educated men, professors of 
literature and the arts, are numbered among its devotees. The chief 
Temple Shrine is at Dayr el Kamer, where the Mystic Rites greet the 
new moon regularly with the rolling seasons, the Druzes never having had 
a vacation or interruption during seven centuries of mystic work. They 
meet in the well-known subterranean chambers attached to the Govern¬ 
or’s palace, where the secret rites of the Order are safe from profane 
intrusion. 

In our next communication I intend to give some details of our prog¬ 
ress in Damascus, with notices of some of the chief notables and high 
functionaries who have honored our Mystic Shrine. 

I have the honor to salute you with the Mystic Word, and convey 
to you my sentiments of profound esteem. 

JAMES H. CLARKE, 

Recorder of the Temple Saladin , Es Shawm (Damascus). 

SAMUEL EGGLOFFSTEIN, 
Recorder of the Temple Omar, El Kuds (ferusalem). 


THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN DAMASCUS 





THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN JERUSALEM 

Jerusalem, Syria, 

Friday, 12th Jamuz ul Awwal, A. H. 1299 
(March 31, 1882). 

To Illustrious Noble Walter M. Fleming, 33°, Illustrious Grand Potentate, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine : 

Illustrious Sir and Brother : At the last stated meeting of the 
Temple of Omar, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, it was decreed that the 
Recorder open a correspondence with neighboring and foreign coun¬ 
tries, for the purpose of gaining and giving information on the progress 
and condition of the Order throughout the world. I therefore salute 
you in the name of our Shrine of Omar Temple, and beg the favor of a 
reply. 

Omar Temple dates its origin to the year A. D. 660, which was soon 
af ter the Saracens drove the Persians out of the .Holy City. Among 
our members are found the heads of the great Christian sects located in 
this city, the consuls of the various powers represented here, seventeen 
in all, and a host of educated and refined men, leaders, many gifted ones 
in science and the arts, and many noted travelers from nearly every 
country on the face of the globe. No pilgrimage to the Holy City is 
considered complete until our Shrine has been honored. 

The meetings are held by the permission of the Pasha, the Governor 
of Jerusalem, in the chamber of the Mejlis, the Honorable Council of the 
city. 

The Temple at Jaffa has suffered in the loss of its ancient archives, 


The following letter is from Illustrious Brother, the cele¬ 
brated Abd-el-Kader, of Damascus: 

( Translation ) 

PRAISE BE TO THE ONLY GOD ! 

To the Illustrious Noble Walter M. Fleming, 33°, Grand Potentate, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, of the United Stales of America, Greeting : 

I have received a copy of the letter of our Representative near your 
Council, directed to our Secretary of the Temple Saladin (Salah-ed- 
Deen), and also the printed copy of your laws and the Oriental esoteric 
ceremonies. The Secretary of the Temple Saladin has also communi¬ 
cated to me the letter which transmitted your greetings. May God re¬ 
ward you! and also the Recorder of your Council, and our Representative, 
whose generosity procured me the honor and favors mentioned herein. 

Temple Saladin has been favored by God during the past year, and 
has added to its roll of Nobles the names of many of the most worthy 
and notable men of our city and district (vilayet), the whole number 
being beyond the mark of three thousand. Among the most valued of 
the newly received Nobles are those whom the Fates drove out of Egypt 
recently, and who fortunately escaped before the storm burst over that 
unhappy land. One of these exiles is the well-known Coptic scholar, 
Makaukas, a descendant of the Governor of Alexandria, of the same 
name, who aided the cause of the Kalif when the hated Greeks were 
driven out of that city on the first Moharram, A. H. 20 (A. D. December 
10, 641). The uncle of our respected Brother was a resident of my 


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native city of Maskara, in Algiers, and served as one of my aids during 
the campaign against the French (in 1835), at Makta. 

\\ hen I was permitted by the late Emperor of the French, Xapoleon 
the Third, to reside at Broosa (Asia Minor, Turkey), Makaukas, who had 
been my aid (wakeel), and Omar Fasroor, assisted me in founding the 
Temple Solyman at that city. [Founded in 1849.— Translator .] That 
Shrine numbers at the present time a thousand and one Nobles, all of 
illustrious parentage, well recommended, and many of them eminent for 
services in aid of their fellow men, who are striving to dispel the clouds 
of ignorance and fanaticism which hang like a pall over some sections 
of our land. 

The Temple Saladin has a brilliant record of several centuries, which 
includes the names of many of the rulers of the country, and also of the 
most noted families, not only in the city Es Shawm (Damascus), but 
of the mountain districts of Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, especially among 
the ancient and exclusive sect of the Druzes. It was my privilege, on 
the occasion of my visit to the Emeer of Deir el Kamr, to be present at 
a convocation of Xobles of the Mystic Shrine, held in the banquet hall 
of the ancient palace of the Emeers. The large number of thirty-three 
(talalte oo talatteen) were ennobled (yamalaho shareef). 

It is with great abundance of satisfaction that I am able to testify' 
to you of the most timely and efficient aid which our Xoble Order has 
been ever ready to give to the authorities of this city and district, es¬ 
pecially' in critical emergencies. The history of the past events in 
Damascus confirms my words, as I write, that our services have been the 
means, under the favor of God, of saving many lives and much valuable 
property. The most notable incident was that of 1860, when my faith¬ 
ful Xobles sustained me in preserving more than thirteen thousand 
imperiled Christians against their fanatical enemies, who threatened 
them with fire and sword. 

My duties in the Shrine of the Temple Saladin, during the last year, 
have been performed by' a deputy' (naib) in my presence. Advancing 
years intimate to me that I may at any' moment be summoned to join 
the innumerable caravan of Xobles who have congregated about the 
Unseen Shrine. May God favor and preserve you many years! 

Beginning of Moharram, A. H. 1300. 

This is written according to my intentions.. 

ABD-EL-KADER BEX MAKHI-ED-DEEX. 

FURTHER TETTER FROM THE RENOWNED ALGERIAN 

The following letter was read at the session of the Imperial 
Council, June 6, 1883, and ordered published with the proceed¬ 
ings: 

( Translation ) 

Algiers, Africa, 

X T ahar el Goumah, Shaaban 13, A. H. 1299 
(June 30, 1882). 

To Illustrious Shareef, Walter M. Fleming, Sovereign Grand Inspector- 
General of the Thirty-third Degree, Universal Craft Masonry, and 
Imperial Potentate of the Beklashee — Mystic Shrine — of the Western 
Hemisphere, United Slates of America, City of New York : 

Most Xoble Shayk : By the grace of God, all praises to His 
name! I have long promised to my'self to fulfill the pleasing duty of 
acknowledging the receipt of both manuscript communications and 
translated histories of your most earnest work in your domain in the 
cause of the Order of the Crescent, Bektashee, Abd-el-Kader el-Bag- 
dadee, or Mystic Shrine; I commend me to your Excellency, with 
expressive assurance of my indorsement and appreciation of y'our great 
and good works. Although the true trusts of this Arabic faith and 
institution can scarcely' prevail intact in the New \\ orld, and under 
Republican rule, yet no less interesting and instructive, as a lesson of 
good government and pure devotion, will it prove, when rendered as a 
ceremonial, under earnest and able auspices. It is an estimable Order, 
the interest of which I have espoused with great love for the past many 
years, as an institution at once grand in the hearts of its disciples, who 
esteem Justice, Truth, and Mercy, and abhor oppression, fanaticism, and 
intolerance. With these comments I recognize each and all in the 
Shrine, together toilers in the same great and good cause. 

I am gratified with the pride of a knowledge that the precepts of this 
cherished Order have already become accepted, and its virtues and its 


powers recognized, in the Western Hemisphere. May success and con¬ 
tinuance prevail with you and y'ours! 

The Temple Algiers is still the same sterling power, as for many 
years it has continued unchanged in its course of rule, except in its 
membership, which changes generations, through the cycle of time and 
the ravages of dissolution. This temple is of the same mature character 
as the sister class of Mecca, Damascus, Jerusalem, Aleppo, Cairo, Mar¬ 
seilles, Bokhara, Oran, Broussa, and innumerable others in Oriental 
Europe. Heaven so will it that Mecca of the Xew World become as firm 
in establishment and as powerful in its decrees! 

I have twice been honored by being presented to your first repre¬ 
sentative, his Excellency Xoble W. J. Florence of Xew York, of the 
United States of America, which estimable gentleman I welcomed as a 
disciple of the Unwritten Law, hailing from Bokhara Shrine, Marseilles. 
Although a foreigner, he seemed as deep in the warmth of interest in the 
Shrine as any native Sheik or Shareef, therefore entitled and most wel¬ 
come to all courtesy' in our humble bestowal. Ever name me kindly to 
him. 

Herewith receive and accept the greeting of the scribe. Populate 
your sanctuaries with the good, the upright, and the just. Honor the 
worthy, select the men of science and art, dignitaries, men of rank, high 
officials, and superior class for officials in power, and men of character 
and worth for the all-powerful mass of memberhood. Carry not the 
Unwritten Law too far decipherable in your exoteric issues. Verba! 
and oral confidences supersede, in safety and retention, all manuscriptal 
or published treasures, however code-bound. Be faithful, zealous, and 
steadfast in the purpose. And may God (all honor to Him!) preserve 
y'ou here, and set apart for y'ou a haven in Paradise hereafter. Honor to 
you in the Order of the Shrine. 

A BEX BEX BELOT. 

Pronounced according to my intentions, and transmitted under 
authority of Temple Algiers, Africa. 

ABD-EL-KADER BEX MAKHI-ED-DEEX. 

DEATH OF ARD-EL-KADE 

The black camel halted before the tent of the noted and aged 
Algerian and carried him into the Unseen Temple. Mourning 
for his death was observed both in the Imperial Council and in 
Mecca Temple. In the Imperial Council June 6, 1883, the rooms 
were deeply draped in mourning, the Shrine with the symbolic 
Kiswet was emblazoned with the name of the illustrious deceased 
on the symbolical funeral urn, and all jewels and insignia were 
covered with mourning. 

The full ceremonies for the death of Illustrious Abd-el- 
Kader had been given in Mecca Temple May 31, 1883, of which 
descriptive accounts appeared in the newspapers of the day. 
The following extracts appeared in the “New York Sun - ’: 

MOURNING FOR ABD-EL-KADER 

“Abd-el-Ixaders death in Damascus on Saturday was 
mourned in Al-Beyt Ullahie-'l Haram. Masonic Temple, bv the 
American branch of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine last night. The mourners included Dr. W. M. 
Fleming and Grand Potentates, Rabbans, and Shareefs from 
various temples of the East and West. The mourners wore a 
full Arabic costume of fine and elaborately decorated silks. Gold 
crescents glistened on their turbans, and tiger claws bound to¬ 
gether in the form of crescents, sphinx heads, golden suns, 
stars, pyramids, and Egyptian obelisks were displayed. The High 
Priest stood on a throne, and conducted the memorial rites. 
Banners bearing inscriptions in Arabic stood behind the High 
Priest. In front of the throne was a black velvet coffin contain¬ 
ing a bleached skeleton, typifying death. A letter written on 
parchment by Abd-el-Kader, a golden helmet, and emblems of 
the Order rested upon the coffin. An altar draped in mourning 




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j <vas in the middle of the chamber. A symbolical urn exhaled 
incense during the ceremonies. Two scimiters were crossed at 
the base of the urn on one end of the altar, and a copy of the 
Koran in Arabic was upon the other end, with glittering scim¬ 
iters crossed upon it. A large tomb, the sides of which were 
covered with hieroglyphics, stood at the end of the chamber, 
and two masked and turbaned Rabbans, glittering with mystic 
emblems, sat in front of the tomb, before which rose a banner 
bearing the words, ‘Es selamu aleikumj or ‘Peace be with you.’ 

“It was not generally known that Abd-el-Kader's death at 
Damascus would cause mourning among Americans. It has, 
however, affected about five hundred citizens of New York and 
about five thousand residents of the United States who are mem¬ 
bers of the ‘Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine for the United States of America.’ ” 


life, fame, and remarkable career of this great Sheik will be found 
largely portrayed. I also respectfully refer to the printed pro¬ 
ceedings of the last annual session of our Imperial Council for a 
correspondence with this renowned Shareef. 

“I herewith submit a brief review of his origin, and histor\ 
of his famous career; his connection with Masonry and its allies 
the Bektasheeyeh, or Mystic Shrine, and its coadjuvants or 
branches, named after the founders and rulers of each, among 
the most noted and interesting at this time being the branch 
named after this great Arab Sheik, ‘The Abd-el-Kader el-Bag- 
dadeeyeh’ and the sister temples — Darkaweeyeh, Kowaneeyeh, 
and Eesaweeyeh. For details, reference is made to our ‘Origin 
and History’ of the Order. 

HISTORY OF EL-IIA DJI ABD-EL-KADER ULID MAHIDDIN 


HIS DEATH PROCLAIMED 

The following documents were transmitted to the Committee 
on the Deceased at the Imperial Council June 6, 1883, bv the Most 
Illustrious Grand Potentate, who had proclaimed them during 
the ceremonies held in Mecca Temple, on May 31, 1883: 

ABD-EL-KADER 

“On Saturday, May 26, 1883, a cable dispatch from Constan¬ 
tinople, Turkey, announced the death on that day of the Illus¬ 
trious Noble El-Hadji Abd-el-Kader, Grand Potentate of the 
Temple Saladin, Damascus, Syria. Upon receipt of this infor¬ 
mation it was deemed important by the official Directory of the 
Imperial Council of the Shrine to publish the following notice, 
which was done: 

NOBILITY OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 

Proclamation emanating from the Congress, Imperial Council, 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, United States of 
America: 

To all Illustrious Potentates, Rabbans, and Noble Shareefs through¬ 
out the jurisdiction of the Western Hemisphere: 

AFFLICTION — DISTRESS — SORROW 

Illustrious Noble El-Hadji Abd-el-Kader, Grand Sheik of Alee 
Temple, Mecca, Arabia, under the domain of the Crescent, is dead. This 
renowned Shareef of the Order Bektasheeyeh, or Mystic Shrine, of the 
Abd-el-Kader el-Bagdadeeyeh, Grand Potentate of Temple Saladin, 
Damascus, is officially announced departed to the Unseen Temple. You 
are hereby commanded, imperial and subordinate, for the full term of the 
next three crescent moons after this mandate, within the mystic sanc¬ 
tuaries of the Shrine, in accordance with the ancient Oriental custom, 
to drape your altars and tombs with the insignia of mourning, and let 
the symbolic funeral urn be placed upon the sacred black stone, there to 
exhale incense during all ceremonials, and inscribe upon your Temple 
Records notice of the same. Executive action will also be taken at the 
annual session of the Imperial Council on June 6, 1883, at Masonic Tem¬ 
ple, city of New York. In obedience to supreme decree. 

WALTER M. FLEMING, 33°, Imperial Potentate. 

WILLIAM S. PATERSON, 33°, Imperial Recorder. 

“Copies of this notice were at once forwarded to each and 
every temple of the Shrine in our jurisdiction, and the require¬ 
ments of the mandate expected to be complied with, in obedience 
to which Mecca Temple appears now in the required garb of 
mourning. 

“I will state as a matter of information to those who are 
uninformed, that by reference to Syrian history the lineage, birth, 


“Abd-el-Kader was an Arab emir in Algeria. He was born 
near Mascara, Algiers, in 1807, and was descended from an 
ancient family of Marabouts, son of Mahiddin, an emir of great 
power and influence, who, being suspected, under secret alliance, 
of plotting the subversion of Turkish rule, was compelled to 
retire with his son to Cairo, Egypt, in 1827. Some authorities 
trace his lineage directly from the Prophet. 

“When Abd-el-Kader returned from this exile, Algiers had 
been captured by the French. This young emir being a man of 
most remarkable powers and accomplishments, and of the greatest 
bravery, soon became the chief and leader of his countrymen, 
and through the Order Bektasheeyeh, or Mystic Shrine, speedily 
organized a system of resistance to the invaders, at the head of 
his own tribes. 

“ I he French Commandant of (Iran made an attack on his 
stronghold at Tlemcen, in 1832, and was defeated. The subse¬ 
quent attacks of Abd-el-Kader and his followers upon the French 
were conducted with such skill and bravery that the Arabs pro¬ 
claimed him the Chief of the Believers, and France acknowledged 
his sway over the tribes west of the Shelliff. They became 
alarmed by his growing power in this secret organization of the 
Shrine, then designated ‘the Bektashee Abd-el-Kader el-Bag- 
dadeeyeh,’ and again commenced hostilities. The French forces 
in their march upon Mascara were surprised and utterly defeated 
by Abd-el-Kader in the defile of Muley Ismail. In January, 1836, 
the French succeeded in destroying Mascara and capturing 
Tlemcen, establishing a garrison. But they were at once obliged 
to make a disastrous retreat to Oran. Abd-el-Kader was, how¬ 
ever, defeated July 7, 1836, and concluded to make peace with 
the French, and was himself confirmed as Emir of Oran, Titteri, 
and a portion of Algiers; but not content, he renewed the war in 
1839. After a desperate conflict he was defeated, and in 1842 
took refuge in Morocco, where the Emperor, being one of the 
same secret alliance, aided him against the French. But the 
Moorish ruler was defeated at Isly, August 14, 1844, and suffered 
many subsequent disastrous defeats. Abd-el-Kader was finally 
captured and sent to Paris in 1848. 

“Although the condition of his surrender was that he should 
be sent to Egypt or St. Jean d'Acre, he was detained in France, 
until released by Louis Napoleon in 1852, with a pension of one 
hundred thousand francs, on condition that he should not return 
to Algeria, nor take up arms against the French. He went to 
Broussa, Asia Minor, which place being destroyed by an earth¬ 
quake in t 855, he removed to Constantinople. He subsequently 
took up his residence, in Damascus, where he distinguished him- 


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self by generously aiding the Christians with the Shrine during 
the sanguinary riots in the summer of i860. 

“In 1864 he went to Egypt, where he was presented with a 
tract of land by M. De Lesseps, projector of the Suez Canal. 

'‘During this sojourn (through the fact that, by the powers 
of the Bektashee, or Shrine, over which he ruled as Grand Sheik, 
by his aid to the Christians in i860) he was honored by being 
made a Freemason of high grade. 

“He was the father of twenty-four children, most of whom 
are deceased. One of his daughters has become a convert to 
Christianity. 

“Abd-el-Kader is the author of a book of philosophico-reli- 
gious meditation, written in Arabic, while in exile. He was alto¬ 
gether a most remarkable man, noble and generous in character, 
and an uncompromising enemy to fanaticism and intolerance. 
He twice made the pilgrimage to Mecca, the first being made at 
the age of eight years. He was Grand Sheik of the Parent Alee 
Temple at Mecca, as also of the Temple Saladin, Damascus. 

“In recognition of the exalted station of this deceased noble 
Sheik, as one of the greatest representatives of our Order, to¬ 
gether with his connection with the Masonic Fraternity, I re¬ 
spectfully submit these historical facts, to be inscribed upon our 
Records, and recommend that a memorial page be set apart to the 
honor of his fair fame.” 


THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN PERSIA 

The following document was transmitted to the Imperial 
Council at the session held June 6, 1883, bv Noble Albert L. Raw- 
son, Representative of the Temple in the East, and was ordered 
printed with the proceedings: 

To the Imperial Council of the United States of America : 

I have the pleasure of laying before your august body the following 
extract from an article on Persia, written for the Schaff-Herzog Ency¬ 
clopaedia of Religious Knowledge, by Rev. P. Z. Easton, resident mis¬ 
sionary at Tabreez, Persia: 

The whole trend of the Mohammedan world, nay, we may say ot the 
Oriental world, is in the direction of this pantheistic dervish system. 
The pressure of the European powers, of Christianity and the reaction 
against the secularization of the official heads of Mohammed.sm all 
contribute greatly to strengthen dervish Mohammedism. New orders 
have sprung up; old orders have been strengthened. 1 he present Sultan 
mieTit ^almost be called a dervish, surrounded by dervish counselors, 
having as his aim to propagate dervish principles. The doctrine of the 
Edf or guide, is a dervish doctrine. The impending change in the 
seat of the caliphate cannot fail to help the movement; and if, as seems 
Tot unlikely, Bagdad be the new center, that is the very center of the 
world its “City of Saints.” Already there have been, within 
thTpresent ce.’itury, three marked manifestations of this religious system 
— Muridism or Shamylism in the Caucasus, the Brahmo Somaj in India, 
\ Rahism in Persia. The first has been put down, but only after a 
31 f thirtv five years, which tasked the resources of the Russian 
Eire The other two have but begun to manifest themselves; and ,t 
F P significant fact, that they are not merely defensive, but offensive, 
1S a t ‘ Chunder Sen has lately given out that he is about to visit 
” 10V T bearer of a divine command to it to abandon its sectarian- 

E°a,ffi receive the miwersa, religion. If we are inclined to laugh at 
ism, ana rece remember that many of the leading minds 

,h 'aresympathy with this Oriental Pan- 
m Europe « • , EmerS on was but a Persian Sufi in a 

theism than with ] ^nsfanity, th ^ are being penne d 

S n E r 3 T S five thousand American citizens, members of the order of 
BekTashf dervishes, are commemorating with Oriental rites the death of 

Abd-el-Kader. 




THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN EGYPT 

The following document was transmitted to the Imperial 
Council by the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate and was ordered 
printed with the proceedings: 

To Walter M. Fleming, 33°, Most Illustrious Grand Potenla'e of the Impe¬ 
rial Council Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, for the United Stales of 
America : 

Illustrious Sir and Brother: Having been present at the “Doseh" 
the last time that ceremony was performed at Cairo, it has been thought 
that the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, who have witnessed only the some- £ 
what modified ceremony as seen in the various temples of the Occidental 
branch of the Order, would be interested in a brief account of the same, 
with its attendant pomp and pageantry. 

I therefore send you the following account of what I saw, hoping 
that it may be of service to you and those of your associates in this 
Ancient Arabic Order, to whom its members in this country are so deeply 
indebted for having modified the Oriental customs of the Order so much 
(and only so much) as was necessary for them to occupy to the utmost 
the extensive field of usefulness and beneficence which is open to the 
Mystic Shrine in this country. 

On a morning in February, which was as clear and bright as the 
most ideally perfect day of June in this country, I rode out in company 
with a large number of visitors and natives to meet the Sacred Caravan 
on its annual return from the pilgrimage to Mecca. 

We passed out of the city by the Bab-en-Nasr, or “Gate of Victory," 
the plan of which was made from the ancient Roman Castle of Babylon 
in Old Cairo. We took up our station at the side of the road, where we 
could be certain of having a good view of the caravan and its escort. 

The interval of waiting was enlivened by the amusing antics of the 
numerous jugglers, snake charmers, and mountebanks, who were con¬ 
tinually coming and going and vociferously demanding “backsheesh.” 

Soon, however, the strains of martial music were heard, and then 
a regiment of cavalry, followed by six full regiments of infantry, came 
into view. Two of the latter were composed wholly of Nubians, who 
were as black as any human beings can be. The others were made up 
of the lighter colored natives of lower Egypt. The military were all 
richly uniformed, and their appearance in marching would have done no 
discredit to some of our crack New York regiments. 

Then came the numerous orders of Dervishes, in quaint, flowing 
Oriental robes, each of the orders bearing numerous rich and showy 
banners, and many of their members wore the green turban, which sig¬ 
nified that they were descendants of the Prophet, or that they had made 
the holy pilgrimage and saluted the Kaaba at Mecca. 1 wo of these 
bodies of men wore brown robes and curious conical hats, and I after¬ 
ward learned, when visiting their Mosques in company with a well- 
known Moslem, that one of these bodies was the Whirling and the 
other the Howling Dervishes. 

Finally came the pilgrims, mounted on camels, headed by their 
Sheik, who had tried to become more worthy of the blessing of Allah by 
having ridden all the distance “across the burning sands of the desert,” 
bareheaded and naked to the waist. He appeared to have suffered se¬ 
verely from his exposure to the blazing sun. 

Then came the sacred camel, bearing on his back a curious struc¬ 
ture looking somewhat like a tent of richly embroidered velvet. This 
was emblematic of royalty. Within this tent was the sacred carpet, 
brought back from Mecca, and at its side hung two copies of A1 Koran. 

As the long procession entered the gate and passed through the 
wider streets of the city, we drove by a shorter way and took up our 
position in the Rumeleh, the large open space in front of the citadel, 
where the Khedive, with his richly uniformed officers, both civil and 
military, was waiting in the royal tent to welcome the pilgrims. 

As soon as the procession came in sight minute guns were fired, and 
this was kept up until the last of the pilgrims had passed the tent of the 
Khedive. As each pilgrim came in front of the Khedive he halted, and 
greeted him with the Oriental salaam, which greeting was courteously 
acknowledged. 

After the reception was concluded, they repaired to a camp ground 
near the Nile, where a great number of tents had been erected around 
a large open space for the accommodation of the pilgrims and the rep¬ 
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The camp meeting lasted for several days. Within the line of tents 
everything was conducted with the utmost solemnity. Services were in 
progress at all hours of the day and night. They were most fully at¬ 
tended in the hours between sunset and the Muezzin’s call for morning 
prayers. Within these hours processions bearing beautifully illuminated 
banners and marching to Oriental music were continually coming and 
going. 

The services in the tents consisted principally of reading the Koran 
and praying. Each Moslem as he enters a tent washes his hands and 
takes off his shoes before engaging in the services. While reading he 
sits cross-legged, swaying the body rhythmically backward and for¬ 
ward. While engaged in prayer he kneels, facing toward Mecca, and at 
various points prostrates himself. 

Without the line of tents which were erected about a hollow square, 
tents were erected for theaters and amusements of various kinds, as well 
as for the sale of refreshments and sweetmeats. 

All the ceremonies I have described were preliminary to the Doseh, 
with which the camp meeting closed. This service always brings to 
Cairo the largest number of visitors of anything in the entire year. The 
Khedive was present with his entire court. The veiled inmates of all the 
Harems of the wealthier Moslems were there in carriages, each one 
guarded by an armed eunuch. 

The crowd was enormous, and as nearly every costume that can be 
imagined outside of the Arctic regions was represented, it will be readily 
understood that the appearance of the multitudes of people was bizarre 
in the extreme. 

By a judicious outlay of “backsheesh” I was enabled to secure a 
place inside the line of Harem carriages, so that I stood within six feet 
of where some of the dervishes were ridden over. 

At a given signal those who had volunteered for this service came 
in procession down the line, looking wild and weird, and wearing noth¬ 
ing but a fez and a light garment about their loins. When the time came 
they all lay down side by side, with their backs upward, and as closely 
together as possible. Then for a few moments, in all that mighty mul¬ 
titude, came a silence that could be felt. Afterward the Sheik of the re¬ 
turned pilgrims, mounted on a milk-white horse, rode slowly along the 
line on the bodies of the three hundred and fifty dervishes who were 
lying there. 

As he passed, the lines were broken by the multitude, who rushed 
in to take care of those who had been ridden over, shouting with all 
their might, “Allah il Allah! Allah il Allah!” and thus ended the cere¬ 
mony. 

Hoping that continued prosperity may attend you and the Illustrious 
Order over which you preside, I remain, 

Truly and fraternally yours, 

SERANUS BOWEN, M. D., 
Scherif of Mecca Temple , New York. 


THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN ASIATIC TURKEY 

The following document was transmitted to the Imperial 
Council by Rev. Cornelius L. Twing, member of Mecca Temple, 
concerning the history of one of his early ancestors, who was 
largely concerned in the troublous times which Bassorah under¬ 
went in the eighteenth century. The document was received and 
ordered to be printed with the proceedings: 

To the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate, Walter M. Fleming, Greeting: 

I have the pleasure of transmitting to you the following history of 
one of my ancestors, Sheik Twing, who was a prominent figure in the 
history of Asiatic Turkey toward the end of the eighteenth century, and 
especially in the disasters which befell Bassorah, a frontier city situated 
in Asiatic Turkey, on the Shat-el-Arab, formed by the junction of the 
Euphrates and the Tigris, two hundred and seventy miles southeast of 
Bagdad. The Sheik Twing mentioned was one of the influential Nobles 
of our Order, and his reputation for bravery and administration are well 
exemplified in this little episode. It is taken from the “Tales of Old 
Travel,” by Henry Kingsley, F. R. G. S., and occurs in narrating the his¬ 
tory of a young traveler, Robert Everard, in Eastern countries. 

Robert Everard had happened to arrive at Bassorah at the very time 


(1691) when that town was passing out of the Persian hands forever. 
Not forever out of Arab hands, nevertheless. One finds in reading 
Franklin’s voyage from Bengal to Persia that ninety-six years after¬ 
wards (1787) a certain sheik, Twing, having been on a raid against a 
brother sheik, was met rather dangerously near to the desert by the 
Governor of Bassorah, who came out at a kind of picnic to congratulate 
the sheik, his friend, on his successful plundering expedition. Insti¬ 
gated by the devil, no doubt, the sheik took it into his head to take the 
Governor prisoner, to send him to the rear, and to claim the town of 
Bassorah as his own in right of his ancestor (doubtless the sheik who had 
held it for twelve months in 1691, and in whose bombardment little 
Robert Everhard had assisted). This very clever sheik made a splendid 
coup d' etal of it. He sent in fifteen hundred Arabs to take possession of 
the palace; they seem to have been unopposed, the inhabitants probably 
thinking that they could not be worse off, and might be better. After 
finding that they did not make their experimentum on the vile bodies of 
his fifteen hundred, Sheik Twing trusted his own sacred person in, seized 
the shipping, inhabited the palace, and gave the most polite assurances 
to the inhabitants. The next thing he did was to send a note, in a 
tone of injured innocence, to Constantinople, lamenting that he should 
have been kept out of his just rights (which he had just invented) so 
long; promising his allegiance to the Porte on condition of having given 
him the Pashalic of Bassorah and Bagdad (quite a new idea, developed as 
rapidly as the original one). After this glorious piece of coolness, he 
had collected all the Jew and Armenian merchants, and had got a loan 
of six thousand tomans from them. A forced loan? Oh, dear, no; only 
you would find it on the whole best to make it. The security? Why, 
the carefully worded bond of the sheik himself; who, however, as soon 
as he had got it, thought it just as well to get out of the mud-walled for¬ 
tification of Bassorah, and have the safe desert clear behind him. 

As the news from Constantinople might be rather unfavorable, as 
the Grand Seigneur might not exactly like such a degree of coolness as 
he had exhibited, he marched up the Euphrates towards Bagdad, just to 
anticipate the messenger with the firman. If it was favorable, good; if 
unfavorable, none could be the worse except the messenger. 

Now a big brother of his, who had been set aside in the succession 
to the sheikdom by their father, had been waiting all his life to give his 
younger brother what is called in low life “a hoist.” When this wicked 
younger brother of his had so shamelessly invaded the territories of the 
head of the holy Mohammedan religion, had captured his governor, had 
marched into Bassorah, the righteous soul of the dispossessed elder 
brother burned with ire. His own flesh and blood was one thing, but 
this insult to the Sublime Porte was another. He fled into the arms of 
the Pasha of Bagdad, and raised such a wasps’ nest about his dear 
younger brother’s ears, that I should fancy more than once that Sheik 
Twing wished that their father had left his elder brother in quiet 
possession of the sheikdom. 

The Porte never answered his letter; they merely wrote to the 
Pasha of Bagdad ordering his head. The Pasha made friends with a 
neighboring tribe of Arabs, the Bandi, whom Twing had scorned in his 
prosperity, and together they attacked the audacious sheik. He very 
nearly won, but the allies were too strong for him. His army was as 
much beaten as an Arab army ever is, and he went home (with the six 
thousand tomans), and up to the latest intelligence (December, 1787) 
remained there on his native desert in peace. It may be considered as 
highly probable that his elder brother did not follow him to the paternal 
tents. 

As for the Jew and Armenian merchants who had most audaciously 
presumed to save their throats from being cut from one ear to another 
by giving this sheik the money he demanded, you may be sure that they 
met with the deserts of their crime as soon as the Turks got back 
into Bassorah. They had to pay through the nose. Sheik Twing had 
plagued them with whips; the new Governor of Bassorah (one does not 
read what Sheik Twing did with the old one) plagued them with scor¬ 
pions. 

The Grand Seigneur appointed Ahmed, the traitorous elder brother, 
as sheik in room of his brother Twing. One cannot help wondering if 
he ever went and took possession. 

Courteously submitted, 

CORNELIUS L. TWING, 

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THE MYSTIC SHRINE IN MALTA 

The following document was transmitted by Noble John 
Worthington, Consul of the United States at Malta, to the Most 
Illustrious Grand Potentate, and it was likewise received by the 
Imperial Council and ordered to be printed with the proceedings: 

United States Consulate, Malta, 

No. 10 Strada Mezzodi, April 20, 1884. 

To Walter M. Fleming, 33°, Illustrious Grand Potentate of the Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, New York, U. S. A. : 

Illustrious and Honored Brother: Permit me, though at this late 
day, to convey to you with this communication, per the mail packet that 
leaves this port to-day, the inclosed documents. Your esteemed and 
most excellent letter of November 20 lies before me as I write these 
lines, and their kindly expressions of pleasure at my improvement 

in health, and your warmly 
worded hopes that my years 
may yet be many and abundant 
with happiness, were very grate¬ 
ful to me. I reproach myself 
not a little in that my apparent 
tardiness to reply thereto must 
have seemed to you inattention, 
or, at least, unintentional re¬ 
missness; but of course you 
know before this, through my 
sponsor, Brother George W. 
Millar, of my frequent absences 
from this island, of my visits to 
Tunis, Egypt, and Sicily, and of 
the excursion I made into the 
stricken Soudan. 

I shall, I hope, have much 
of interest to impart to you, and 
through you to the Imperial 
Council of the Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine in the United 
States, of my visits to the lands 
where the Order had its birth, 
and where to-day, even, and 
especially in the midst of the 
cruel scenes that are being enacted amid the splendors of the Orient 
sun, that Order is not only strong and flourishing, but wields an influence 
of beneficent and ripened power — material as well as moral that no 
other institution in the East, however potent and august, maintains, nor, 
I believe, can ever hope to equal. Our aims are so high, our motives so 
unselfish, our object so pure, our works so pregnant with advantage, and 
so utterly unalloyed with any of the baser elements of counterfeit worth, 
that too often discolor, actuate, and control human associations to their 
belittlement, that, as day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night 
showeth knowledge, my pride in my membership of, my undeviating 
confidence in, and my reverence for the grand old Order grows firmer 
and more absorbing. 

My visit to the Alee Pasha Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, at Cairo, 
was replete and rich with pleasure and satisfaction. The Brotherhood in 
Egypt surely flourishes, is fruitful in good works, and is as beautiful as 
are the queenly palms which wave their feathery arms in the soft airs 
that crinkle the surface of the lordly Nile into rippling lines of loveliest 
corrugations, or cast their cooling shadows upon the unveiled bosoms of 
the star-eyed daughters of Egypt. The ritual that I witnessed exem¬ 
plified within the secret walls of the Mystic Temple of Masr el-Kahirah 
[Cairo the Victorious] was superb and full of harmonious proportions, 
both to the eye and ear. All the refinest senses were stirred to their 
deepest by the elaborate and luxuriant beauty of detail and fulfillment. 
The ritual in this temple is simply the perfection of high art. It works, 
by grand and elegant treads, up to a gorgeous consummation as easily 
and as brilliantly as Aurora’s dawn; finally, but without crisis, sinks into 
the sea of glory with which Egypt's sun-god floods the green delta and 
the golden sands. You must see the living, pulseful, throbbing sunrise in 
the land of Egypt to appreciate my metaphor, I fear, for nowhere else on 




SEALS IN WAX ON LETTER. 


earth is that scene so magnificent. It glorifies all it touches, and makes 
even the scarred and monstrous pyramid of Cheops a tangible dream of 
eternal beauty. 

The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Cairo have their fine Order much 
at heart, and are enthusiastic in its behalf. They are truly a noble body 
of men, and my observation of and contact with them taught me that be¬ 
neath a Moslem turban may beat a heart actuated by as noble sentiments 
and as tender a love as exists in the soul of the most praiseworthy 
Christian gentleman. I shall not soon forget the warm, fraternal greet¬ 
ing that Brother Hassan Solyman gave me at Shepherd’s Hotel, Cairo. 

I had just come out from dinner, and was smoking my cigar. I did not 
know who he was when he came into the room, but was struck by his 
fine presence and bright-eyed strength of glance at once. He wore the 
ornamented red fez of his civil authoritative position in the Egyptian 
government, but was otherwise dressed in European clothes. He was a 
full-blooded Egyptian and an ardent Mussulman all the same; an Egypt¬ 
ian and a Mussulman of the higher class, educated and refined in all the 
graces that please and in that exalted humanity which only makes man a 
little lower than the angels. I noticed the glittering jewel of A1 Akarim 
suspended across his white vest first, and then the seal ring of the Order 
of the Mejidie on his finger. Seeing the tiger crescent at my watch chain, 
he advanced without hesitation to where I was standing, and put his 
right hand over his heart, then kissed that hand, and touched his forehead, 
as he said: 

“Es Selamu Aleikum.” 

“Aleikum es Selam,” was my reply, at which he literally fell upon my 
neck, after the good and hearty, if florid, old manner of the days of the 
Patriarchs. The manners of the Oriental people are as attractive as their 
costumes, and their everyday life and everyday meetings are but lesser 
repetitions of our Shrine carriage. 

Brother Hassan could not do too much for me, and was by far too 
generous, I felt, in his unlimited hospitality while I remained in and near 
Cairo. His brother was the prime Sheik of the tribe of Bedouins that 
guarded the Pyramids of Gizeh, was a Noble of the Shrine, and well up in 
all that makes an efficient and sincere Shrinite. Under their excellent 
and enlightened guidance I made pilgrimages into and to the top of the 
Pyramids, through the alabaster and other tombs that are strewn in 
pathetic profusion over the Gizeh plateau, lunched with them in a sixty- 
ton sarcophagus that once contained the embalmed body of a sacred bull 
in the wonderful Apis tombs, strolled with them over the sand-strewn 
site of ancient Memphis, viewed the prostrate colossal granite statue of 
Rameses II, where it lay face downward, — a fitting representation of 
Egypt's fallen grandeur,— secured a piece of the black hair of the Sphinx,— 
“The Watchful” (which relic I have forwarded to Brother Millar); and it 
was under Hassan’s guidance that I found myself a welcome guest in the 
Alee Pasha Temple of our illustrious Shrine in Egypt, where, as I have 
said, I was able to behold a ceremony distinguished in my memory by a 
pomp and pageantry, splendor and voluptuousness, that is beyond the 
ability of my stammering tongue and feeble pen to recapitulate. 

Nor may I recite in this brief communication the more than brotherly 
kindness shown me by Brother Tewfik Pasha, the present Khedive. He 
displayed much interest in the Order in the United States, and asked in¬ 
telligently touching sundry details and characteristics of our ritual. Dur¬ 
ing coffee and cigarettes I ventured to tell him of the devotion you 
rendered to all that pertained to the Mystic Shrine, not only in the city of 
New York, but throughout the Union, at which he commended you in 
laudatory terms. I honestly believe, Illustrious Brother, that, should you 
visit Egypt, His Highness would confer on you the Egyptian civil order 
of Nobility — the Mejidie — at sight! I gave him a word-sketch of your 
personal appearance — which resembled his own in height, weight, and 
age, barring your flowing side whiskers. The Khedive, you know, per¬ 
haps, wears a short-cut full beard, and dresses in quiet and good taste. 
He was pained to learn of the recent conflagration that destroyed so 
much of value in our New York Temple, but pleasantly said he thought 
an American Howadji could rally from a disaster with more promptness 
and cheerfulness and begin anew with a braver heart than any earthly 
Arab ! 

The Shrine of Alexandria, where, almost in the shadow of Pompey’s 
Pillar, our sacred rites are held, is appropriately in a structure on the site 
of an ancient palace of the Ptolemies, on the very spot where the mystic 
rites of the ancients were once performed. The ritual there as I saw it 
was all that the most zealous Noble could have desired in points of rich 




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■X7 and varied costumes, valuable and numerous jewels, and striking antique 
appointments. Two of the altars were of priceless value, inlaid with 
symbolisms outlined in a mosaic of precious stones, their beautiful cap¬ 
itals and bases beaded with rows of scarabei — a sparkling gem let into the 
back of each bug. These scarabei were in themselves, aside from the 
gems they bore, of inestimable worth, for they were found in the left 
breast of the mummy of Queen Amenhotep (her heart having been re¬ 
moved to give place to them by the embalmers) by Mariette Bey, and 
presented to the Alexandria Shrine, of which he was a devoted member. 
The smallest of these altars would ransom a hundred princes; the largest 
would bi y a kingdom! They are carefully guarded night and day by 
armed servitors of the Shrine. The yataghan used during the ceremony 
is a very meteor in its flashing curve, its handle and hilt encrusted with 
precious stones, its scabbard made from one solid slab of lapis lazuli dug 
out by long needle-like instruments in the patient hands of Damascus 
workmen after years of care and toil. The scepter used by the Grand 
Potentate was of solid gold, its crescent cut from a huge diamond. The 
chippings from this diamond stud the neck of the spear used by the 
First Ceremonial Master. The ritual of the Alexandria Mystics is as 
fervent and glowing as the Shrine appointments are celebrated and 
splendid. 

In Tunis, tbe young and handsome ex-Prime Minister (who married 
a daughter of the Bey) is one of our most earnest and faithful Brothers. 
Intelligent, keen-thoughted, sunny-hearted, liberal-viewed, energetic and 
capable, he is a vigorous and splendid specimen of a Mohammedan 
Noble of our beloved Order. While my wife was being entertained by his 
beautiful wife, the Princess, in the hareem quarter of the palace, His Ex¬ 
cellency gave me audience in his well-stocked library, whose windowed 
balcony overlooked the sun-bathed plain in which ancient Utica was once 
“pent up.” He informed me of the growth and present strength of the 
Shrine in Tunis, adding that the very best of the wealthiest Tunisians 
were annually honoring themselves and enriching the Shrine by joining 
the world-girdling Brotherhood. Could I have remained a week longer 
in that olive-growing and smiling country, I should have been able to 
have witnessed a solemn conclave held amid the massive ruins of ancient 
Carthage itself — that renowned Carthage which was once the home of 
Hannibal, and whose queen was at one period the deathless Dido, con¬ 
cerning the manner of whose death our childhood’s hours were often 
spent in questioning. Carthage is but half a dozen miles out of Tunis, 
and its famous cisterns, built by the old Carthagenians, are as substantial 
and leakless at this moment as they were upwards of two thousand years 
ago. 


It may interest you to know that while in Tunis I visited the now 
empty grave of Illustrious Noble John Howard Payne, whose “Home, 
Sweet Home” made Payne’s fame. Payne’s bones lay here during thirty 
long years, and when Mr. Corcoran of Washington moved them to the 
United States, the grave was left in a most deplorable condition, and so 
continues. Something ought to be done to at least mark the spot, and 
I should be glad to make one of fifty or one hundred Nobles to place a 
suitable slab over the neglected tomb of this upright man, Mason, and 
Illustrious Noble. All the rest of the pretty cemetery is nicely cared for, 
and is aglow with many colored flowers and quaint-leaved shrubs. 

I am in hopes before long to report that the Mystic seed planted in 
this wave-washed island of Malta has taken firm root, to sprout and 
blossom into illustrious fruition. It would be a grand place for a Shrine. 
Malta has a glorious lineage and a known record of thirty-eight hundred 
years. Only last week I saw and irreverently sat down on a veritable 
altar (pitted with the sacred marks of the ancients who sacrificed on it) 
still standing in the inclosure of a roofless temple erected by those hardy 
mariners who first peopled the island — the Phoenicians. The worship of 
Baal was consummated on this spot, called Hagier Khem, and seven 
Phoenician granite deities were lately excavated here, bearing a striking 
resemblance to the older of the Egyptian stone gods. Baal was wor¬ 
shiped here thirty-seven centuries ago. 

Calypso’s Cave is in this island, she whose praises Homer has 
anthemed in his stately Odyssey; and when I stood last Sabbath in the 
famous grotto where the mighty Ulysses was enchanted, I recalled the 
poet’s lines in his Fifth Book: 


“Large was the grot, in which the nymph he found 
(The fair-hair’d nymph with every beauty crown’d). 
She sate and sung; the rocks resound her lays, 

The cave was brighten’d with a rising blaze; 


Cedar and frankincense, an odorous pile, 

Flamed on the hearth, and wide perfumed the isle; 
While she with work and song the time divides, 

And through the loom the golden shuttle guides. 



A scene, where, if a god should cast his sight, 

A god might gaze, and wander with delight!” 

Truth compels me, however, to say that only a poet with an iron¬ 
clad imagination could have transformed this miserable water-dripping 
cavern into a goddess’s bower. 

It was in this island where the first great Christian orator was 
wrecked, and to this day the festa of St. Paul’s disaster is celebrated 
each tenth of February by every man, woman, and child of the one hun¬ 
dred and fifty thousand Maltese who inhabit the island. 

But nothing has added so much just renown to Malta as the deeds 
done here by the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. The forts they 
built, the forty-foot thick ramparts and bastions, and the deep, rock- 
bottom moats they constructed, the solemn-faced churches and grand 
palaces they worshiped and lived in, the vast hospital, in which with 
their own knightly hands they gave skillful and tender care to the sick 
and wounded and dying of the island — all these, together with the recol¬ 
lections of their wonderful valor in battle and their undeviating devotion 
to the Red Cross Banner in peace and in war, on sea and land, give 
Malta a charm and a history that create it a shrine to all chivalric 
hearts of every nation and creed. It may be a bit of information for you 
to know that the longest single room in Europe, unsupported by pillars, 
is a sick ward in this Knights’ Hospital, and it is 505 feet in length, 34 
feet broad, and 30 feet in height. 

Hence, I venture to hope that a Shrine of our Mystic Order may be 
erected on this right and tight little island at no very distant day. 

The Maltese have much in common with the Arabs in all save re¬ 
ligion. They are the stanchest of Roman Catholics, but their customs, 
their somewhat flowery language even in trifling matters, their manner 
of holding festivals, the style of music, the love of tales in which vivid 
imagery and redundant speech abound, the washing of feet before re¬ 
ligious service, and a thousand and one small, nameless incidents of 
daily life, show how even the existence of the Maltese of the nineteenth 
century is still infected and colored by the long years of Arab occupa¬ 
tion before the Christian era, when the Crescent was an emblem, and 
a carved pyramid on a house front was the synonym of the idea of 
eternal stability. 

Before closing, Illustrious Brother, indulge me to relate in a few 
words an authentic incident which occurred at the late (first) battle of 
Teb, in the Soudan. It was told me by an Arab Noble of the Mystics, 
Omar el-Said by name, while we were journeying in company from 
Suakim to Suez. Omitting many minor but interesting details, and de¬ 
parting from the Oriental style of expression with which he made his 
narrative a perfect flower garden of speech, he said: 


Ahmed Effendi Kadri was a Turkish soldier of fortune, whose love 
for the excitement and strife of battle arose more from a desire for 
diversion than from a thirst for blood. Fighting was a pastime to him, 
and from youth he had wandered from tribe to tribe through Arabia, 
volunteering wherever and whenever conflicts were imminent. He was a 
stalwart believer in U-Islam, and performed his religious duties piously. 
He was an officer under Osman Digna in that general’s battle with the 
forces of General Baker Pasha, of unsavory English railway reputation. 
While the conduct of Baker’s Egyptian troops was such at that battle 
(Teb) that humanity’s cheek mantled with shame at the story, there 
were, here and there, among Baker’s officers, men of undoubted courage 
and chivalrous instincts. One such, in especial, was Badawy Mahmood, 
a Bashi-Bazook of local fighting fame, who, during the battle, after having 
been deserted by the cluster of followers under his immediate command, 
determined to die as became a warrior in whose veins coursed the blood 
of Mohammed Ali (that grand old man whose craggy splendor of person 
and intrepid prowess in bloody battles is still the theme of song and 
story in many an Arab camp and Kaah). Badawy’s wounds were numer¬ 
ous, and his strength had been lessened with his blood; but being pressed 
to the point, he flung away his robes, placed the Crescent claws, that he 
wore suspended around his neck, over his heart, and making a feeble bar¬ 
ricade of bis dead horse, placed his back against a bowlder that had fallen 
from a cliff into the ravine in which he had been left, and then, baring 


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If his brave and wounded breast to the yelling, spear-armed foes who were 
V advancing on him with an avalanche-like impetuosity, be grasped his 
good sword — the only friend left him — and waited the final onslaught 
B with an attitude that proudly said: 


“This rock shall fly 
From its firm base as soon as I!” 

Badawy Mahmood well knew there was no hope of rescue for him. 
Flushed and crazed with their sudden victory over the enemies of 
El Mahdi, Badawy felt it would be useless to appeal at such a wild 
moment to their religious brotherhood — for the Soudanese, with him¬ 
self, believed “there was no god but God, and that Mohammed was his 
prophet.” Straight and true the brave fellow’s sword did its crimson 
work of defense for several minutes, and the ground and horse before 
him were piled with “Moslem slain.” During this tragic and unequal 
combat, Badawy’s wounds from spear-thrusts were not few, but none 
had proved vital. With a fresh rush a dozen Soudanese, maddened by 
their repulse, flew at him again, and would certainly have put him to 
death but that Ahmed Effendi Kadri, the Turkish officer in command of 
the attacking party, to the amazement of his followers, suddenly leaped 
from his steed, and dashed between the plucky Bashi-Bazook and his 
own warriors, striking down their spears and shouting for them to 
desist. They did, but with reluctance, and retired a few yards. 

Ahmed turned to his gallant enemy, touched the dangling Crescent 
with his finger, and, making the Shrine salutation, said eagerly: 

“Es Selamu Aleikum!” 

To which Badawy replied, dropping the point of his weapon: 

“Aleikum es Selam!” 

“Then it is true!” cried Ahmed; “thou art indeed my Brother. At 
the Mystic Shrine at Mecca we have met. It was I, O my Brother, 
who was thy Oriental Guide (Ayn), and conducted thee through the 
“Mysterious Realms” on the feast of Ramazan. But all now is well. 
Thou art a Noble Brother, and ‘Robur et Furor’ doth become thee 
well. But stay! Wilt thou have my life in requital for thy spilt blood? 
Say but the word, and by the Holy Koran, I die at thy feet.” 

“Nay, Brother,” returned the brave Badawy, “Live; and if Allah 
spares this body of mine from the tomb, we will yet enjoy many 
blessed moments at the Shrine of the Written Law in heavenly Mecca!" 

“God is good,” reverently replied Ahmed. 

“God is great,” said Mahmood, and from that moment life and com¬ 
fort and the choicest of care were secured to him. 


“So,” concluded Omar el-Said, grasping my hand effusively and 
giving me the Noble grip, “even in a gross and physical sense alone, it 
a fine thing to be a Brother of the Ancient Arabic Order of the 


is 


Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.” 

“Amen,” said I. 

I have the honor to be, Illustrious Sir and Brother, yours in the 


noble cause, 


JOHN WORTHINGTON, 
Deputy and Representative of the Imperial Council 
at Malta, Mediterranean Sea. 


HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL GRAND 

COUNCIL 

As has been intimated, the work of the Shrine in this country 
for the first few years of its existence had been spasmodic, hut 
new Temples had been created and the mysteries communicated to 
or conferred upon the petitioning novices, who were required to be 
either Knights Templar or thirty-second degree Masons of the 
Scottish Rite (eighteenth degree in England). 

The Imperial Grand Council was not held until the centen¬ 
nial year of this country, and the records of the work of the 
Shrine for the five preceding years are very incomplete. Up to 




this time only Mecca Temple was in existence. The first session 
of Mecca Temple was held at Masonic Hall, 114 East Thirteenth 
Street, New York, June 16, 1871, and by the authority of Dr. 
Fleming and W. J. Florence, the following Knights Templar and 
Scottish Rite Masons of the thirty-second or thirty-third degree 
were dulv received into the Order: 


Edward Eddy Oswald Merle D’Aubigne 

James S. Chappell John A. Moore 

Charles T. McClenachan William S. Paterson 

George W. Millar Albert P. Mori arty 

Daniel Sickels John W. Simons 

Sherwood C. Campbell 

The necessary arrangements for the formation of a temple 
having been made, a regular session was called at the Masonic 
Hall on September 26, 1872, with all the above mentioned Nobles 
present except Nobles Florence and Campbell, and a temple was 
duly formed under the name of “Mecca.” The original thirteen 
Nobles were named as charter members. Noble Florence sent 
letters of advice and instruction, and these, together with the 
history of the Order, the circumstances and authority for its ap¬ 
pearance in America, were read and the following Divan chosen; 


Walter M. Fleming, Illustrious Potentate. 

Charles T. McClenachan, Chief Rabban. 

John A. Moore, Assistant Rabban. 

James S. Chappell, Treasurer. 

William S. Paterson, Recorder. 

Edward Eddy, High Priest and Prophet. 

George W. Millar, Oriental Guide. 

Oswald M. D’Aubigne, Captain of the Guard. 

Only seven members, a mere quorum, were present at the 
next session, held January 12, 1874, in Masonic Hall. Nobles 
McClenachan, Moore, and Paterson were appointed a com¬ 
mittee to revise and perfect the ritual, to facilitate the exemplifi¬ 
cation of the Order, and to prepare by-laws for the government 
of the temple. 

The Order was conferred upon Brother George F. Loder, 
January 4, 1875, together with seven associates, and they were 
authorized to form a temple at Rochester, N. Y., under the name 
of Damascus, with a charter from Mecca Temple. The charter 
was indorsed by the Imperial Grand Council June 7 of the follow¬ 
ing year. 

At a session held June 1, 1875, Brother Bensen Sherwood 
was created a Noble of Mecca Temple. 

A session was also held at the New Masonic Hall, Twenty- 
third Street and Sixth Avenue, December 13, 1875, but no im¬ 
portant business was transacted. 

During the year 1875 Noble Fleming selected a number of 
prominent Masons of the necessary degree and invested them 
with the rights and prerogatives of Past Potentates for the pur¬ 
pose of establishing subordinate temples, and they were accred¬ 
ited as members of Mecca Temple until they joined another. The 
Order was thus conferred upon the following thirty-third degree 
Masons; 


Orrin C. Welch, Syracuse, N. Y. 
John D. Williams, Elmira, N. Y. 
Charles H. Thomson, Corning, N. Y. 
Townsend Fondey, Albany, N. Y. 
John S. Dickerman, Albany, N. Y. 













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Robert H. Waterman, Albany, N. Y. 

John F. Collins, New York City. 

John L. Stettinius, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Vincent L. Hurlbut, Chicago, Ill. 

Samuel Harper, Pittsburg, Pa. 

George Scott, Paterson, N. J. 

Nobles Campbell, Chappell, D’Aubigne, and Eddy passed 
into the Unseen Temple during 1874 and 1875, leaving only nine 
of the original thirteen charter members to carry on the work. 
It was now proposed to add a number of Masons to the temple 
for the advancement of the Order, and afterwards to form and 
institute a governing body for the jurisdiction, both of which 
were accomplished at the session held at Masonic Hall, June 6, 
1876, when twenty-five Masons were received, obligated, and 
p-iven the Order of Nobility. This was followed by the formation 

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of the Imperial Council, with which the history will now deal. 

FORMATION OF THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

Pursuant to a call of the Past Potentates and legally consti¬ 
tuted Nobles the following named assembled in the Masonic Hall 
in the city of New York on Nahar et Talata, the sixteenth day of 
the fifth Arabic month, Jamaz ul Awwal, 1293 A. H. (Tuesday, 
Tune 6, 1876 A. D.), at two o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose 
of organizing “The Imperial Grand Council of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for the United 
States of America”: 

Noble Walter M. Fleming, Grand Potentate of Mecca 
Temple. 

Noble Charles T. McClenachan, Mecca Temple. 

Noble George W. Millar, Mecca Temple. 

Noble John A. Moore, Mecca Temple. 

Noble William S. Paterson, Mecca Temple. 

Noble William V. Alexander, Mecca Temple. 

Noble John E. Bendix, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Edwin Du Laurans, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Edward M. L. Ehlers, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Peter Forrester, Mecca Temple. 

Noble William Fowler, Mecca Temple. 

Noble William D. May, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Sidney P. Nichols, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Aaron L. Northrop, Mecca Temple. 

Noble James A. Reed, Mecca Temple. 

Noble W. Wallace Walker, Mecca Temple. 

Noble J. Id. Hobart Ward, Mecca Temple. 

Noble George F. Loder, Grand Potentate of Damascus 
Temple. 

Noble Samuel R. Carter, Damascus Temple. 

Noble George Scott, Paterson, N. J. 

A temple was opened in due form, with Illustrious Walter 
M. Fleming, Grand Potentate of Mecca Temple, presiding. The 
following Nobles of Mecca Temple were shown by the roll-call 
to be absent: William J. Florence, Bensen Sherwood, Philip F. 
Lenhart, Charles P. Marrat, and Angelo Noziglia. 

The Illustrious Grand Potentate announced the decease of 
the following Nobles, members of the original thirteen who had 
formed Mecca Temple: Noble Sherwood C. Campbell, in 1874; 
James S. Chappell, January 3, 1875 ; Oswald Merle D’Aubigne, 
January 9, 1875; Edward Eddy, December 18, 1875. 


The Imperial Grand Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of 
the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for the United States of America 
was then duly organized, and the following were elected for a 
term of three years: 

OFFICERS 

Most Illustrious Walter M. Fleming, Grand Potentate, New 
York, N. Y. 

Very Illustrious George F. Loder, Deputy Grand Potentate, 
Rochester, N. Y. 

Illustrious Philip F. Lenhart, Grand Chief Rabban, Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y. 

Illustrious Edward M. L. Ehlf.rs, Grand Assistant Rabban, 
New York, N. Y. 

Illustrious William IT. Whiting, Grand High Priest and 
Prophet, Rochester, N. Y. 

Illustrious Samuel R. Carter, Grand Oriental Guide, Roch¬ 
ester, N. Y. 

Illustrious Aaron L. Northrop, Grand Treasurer, New York, 
N. Y. 

Illustrious William S. Paterson, Grand Recorder, New 
York, N. Y. 

Illustrious Albert P. Moriarty, Grand Financial Secretary, 
New York, N. Y. 

Illustrious John L. Stettinius, Grand First Ceremonial 
Master, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Illustrious Bensen Sherwood, Grand Second Ceremonial 
Master, New York, N. Y. 

Illustrious Samuel Harper, Grand Marshal, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Illustrious Frank II. Bascom, Grand Captain of the Guard, 
Montpelier, Vt. 

Illustrious George Scott, Grand Outer Guard, Paterson, 
N. J. 

By invitation the officers were then installed by Noble 
Charles T. McClenachan and the Imperial Grand Council was pro¬ 
claimed duly organized. 

A resolution was adopted, offered by Noble Edward M. L. 
Ehlers,—that the Grand Orient of the Imperial Council shall be 
in the city of New York. 

On motion of Noble George F. Loder it was resolved that 
power be granted to each subordinate temple, now instituted, to 
confer the office and grade of Potentate upon five of its members 
for the purpose of creating Past Potentates for honorary mem¬ 
bership in the Imperial Grand Council. 

Nobles Charles T. McClenachan, Edward M. L. Ehlers, and J. 
H. Hobart Ward were appointed a committee for the purpose of 
drafting statutes and regulations for the government of the Im¬ 
perial Grand Council, and this committee was also given power to 
act upon dispensations and charters. 

On motion of Noble Edward M. L. Ehlers it was resolved 
that the fee for a charter to open a subordinate temple shall be 
fifty dollars, which shall include one copy of the ritual. 

The annual dues were fixed at ten dollars a year in lieu of 
any per capita tax, payable by each subordinate temple under the 
jurisdiction of the Imperial Grand Council. 

It was also decided, upon motion of Noble George W. Mil¬ 
lar, that the minimum fee for initiation in subordinate temples 
should be ten dollars. 

The prerequisites for the Order were outlined in the follow¬ 
ing resolution, offered by Noble George F. Loder and adopted: 


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“ Resolved , That the prerequisite for reception into the Order of 
che Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in the United States of America shall 
be that applicants shall be Knights Templar, according to the require¬ 
ments of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar for the United 
States of America, as has prevailed previous to the organization of this 
Imperial Grand Council.” 

After further discussion, however, the following amendment, 
offered by Noble Edward M. L. Elders, was adopted: 

“ Resolved , That a Mason of the thirty-second degree, Ancient 
Accepted Scottish Rite, be also made a prerequisite for receiving ti e 
Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, thus making the prerequisite 
for receiving the Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine a Knight 
Templar or a thirty-second degree Mason of the Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite.” 

Another resolution, offered by Noble Aaron L. Northrop, 
was as follows: 

“ Resolved , That this Imperial Grand Council grant its first Charter 
to Mecca Temple, of the city of New York, N. Y., bearing date of Sep¬ 
tember 26, 1872, it being the first regularly organized temple of the 
Order in the United States.” 

This brought to a close the proceedings of the first session 
of the Imperial Grand Council, 

The second annual session of the Imperial Grand Council 
was held at the Masonic Temple in Albany, N. Y., on Nahar et 
Talata, the twenty-second day of the first Arabic month, Mohar- 
rum, 1294 A. H., corresponding to February 6, 1877 A. D. There 
were present when the Imperial Grand Council convened at 2 
P. M.: 

Most Illustrious Walter M. Fleming, Grand Potentate. 

Illustrious George F. Loder, Deputy Grand Potentate. 

Illustrious Charles H. Thomson, as Grand Chief Rabban. 

Illustrious Jesse B. Anthony, as Grand Assistant Rabban. 

Illustrious William H. Whiting, Grand High Priest and 
Prophet. 

Illustrious Otis Cole, as Oriental Guide. 

Illustrious Joseph M. Levey, as Grand Treasurer. 

Illustrious William S. Paterson, Grand Recorder. 

Illustrious Theodore E. Haslehurst, as Grand First 
Ceremonial Master. 

Illustrious Dayton Ball, as Grand Second Ceremonial Master. 

Illustrious Robert H. Waterman, as Grand Marshal. 

Illustrious William H. Gladding, as Grand Captain of the 
Guard. 

Illustrious Herman H. Russ, as Grand Outer Guard. 

There were also present, Illustrious John S. Dickerman, 
Deputy, of Albany, N. Y.; Illustrious Townsend Fondey, Grand 
Potentate of Naja Temple; and Illustrious James H. Ten Eyck, 
Grand Potentate of Cyprus Temple. Visitors present included 
a large number of Nobles from Damascus, Naja, and Cyprus 
Temples. 

The Imperial Council was opened in ample form, with due 
invocation and declaration, and on motion of the Grand Recorder 
it was moved that all members of the Order in good standing 
be invited to attend the session. 

In his address at this session the Most Illustrious Grand 
Potentate said: 

“Since the formation of the Imperial Grand Council, the en¬ 
tire time has been consumed in perfecting the matter necessary 
to form and open temples. So it will be observed that the Order 



in this country is comparatively in its incubation or infancy. I 
think we have every reason to be highly gratified and encouraged 
with our progress up to the present time. All who have received 
the Order are evidently exceedingly well pleased with the impres¬ 
siveness of the ritualistic work and the sublime tenets of the 
Order. It could, no doubt, be made a most powerful Order, 
devoted to the welfare of Masonry in this country. 

“It has been the design and desire of the Grand Council, as 
well as the entire membership subordinate, to make it a select 
Order, uncontaminated with discordant elements and unworthy 
membership. There should at least be one pure and clean branch 
of Ancient Craftsmen, select and free from the unappreciative 
and unworthy. We trust, therefore, that as it is a consumma¬ 
tion most devoutly to be wished for, all will proceed with care, 
caution, and judgment, in regard to whom they honor with 
admission. 

“By observing this sentiment, the Mystic Shrine will rapidly 
increase in strength, stature, and true popularity as an Order, 
doubly valuable because of its purity. There should not be an 
ambition to create fast, and increase the membership rapidly, 
but to proceed with great caution, to enlist only the faithful and 
desirable. 

“I cannot close without expressing an earnest appreciation of 
my co-workers in the promulgation of the Order. To Illustrious 
Noble William J. Florence, Deputy at Large, are we all greatly 
indebted for his untiring zeal in aiding the perfection of the 
Order in America. 

“Also to Illustrious Noble Charles T. McClenachan, for the 
able and efficient services rendered in aiding the perfection of 
the Statutes and Regulations. 

“Our praise and thanks are also eminently due (until better 
remunerated) to Illustrious Noble Albert P. Moriartv, our Finan¬ 
cial Secretary, and Illustrious Noble William S. Paterson, Grand 
Recorder of the Grand Council. To Illustrious Noble Moriarty 
is due all praise for his valuable services in correspondence, and 
engrossing diplomas, dispensations, and charters. It is through 
the unwearied attention and efforts of Illustrious Noble Moriarty 
and Illustrious Noble Paterson that we have been enabled to ac¬ 
complish so much for the advancement of the Order in the past 
few weeks, since the issue of our engraved and printed matter. 

“We now have quite a number of temples formed and pro¬ 
ceeding to work, and others in preparation. We have several 
representatives acting as Deputies at Large or Deputies of 
States. The Deputies at Large are Illustrious Noble William J. 
Florence, now in San Francisco, Cal.; Illustrious Noble Jonathan 
T. French, of Chicago, Ill.; and Illustrious Noble John S. Dicker- 
man, of Albany, N. Y. The Deputy for the State of Vermont is 
Illustrious Noble Frank H. Bascom, of Montpelier. There are 
also numerous applicants for State Deputyships. 

“The Order is assuming a prosperous condition, and we have 
every reason to be gratified with its progress. 

“Mecca Temple, of New York, is not exemplifying the work 
at present, as the matter was left entirely to one or two others 
and myself, and my time has been so fully occupied with the duties 
of Most Illustrious Grand Potentate in promoting the establish¬ 
ment of temples, and the various requirements of the Imperial 
Grand Council, that it was impossible for me to carry on the work 
at home in a subordinate temple. 

“Owing to the press of business in the hands of the financial 
secretary, a report cannot be rendered at this time of the exact 


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financial status of the Grand Council. The treasurer has had no 
funds thus far, but bills have been met through the financial secre¬ 
tary, as fast as receipts came in. Some of us have personally 
been called upon to meet a number of urgent debts against the 
Grand Council. 

“By estimating an approximation to our financial status, I 
might say, perhaps, that the Grand Council is indebted at this 
time to the amount of three to five hundred dollars, which can 
soon be met, as dispensations are granted, diplomas issued, and 
dues paid in. A year hence we should be upon a firm foundation, 
progressing finely, with an exchequer of no small proportions.’’ 

Noble John S. Dickerman reported as Deputy at Large for 
Albany, that he had conferred the Order on a number of brethren 
of Troy to constitute Oriental Temple, of which Illustrious Noble 
Jesse B. Anthony was made the Grand Potentate. 

Noble Townsend Fondey presented a grievance from Naja 
Temple, of Albany, in that a dispensation had been granted to 
Cyprus Temple, of Albany, without the cognizance of the former 
temple. This subject formed a matter of considerable debate, 
and the claims of both sides were fully aired. It was finally de¬ 
cided by the Imperial Council, upon motion of Noble Townsend 
Fondey, that the charter of Naja Temple be returned and a 
charter granted to Cyprus Temple. 

On motion of Noble William H. Gladding a charter was 
granted to Damascus Temple, of Rochester, N. Y., to bear date 
of June 6, 1875, it having been organized under dispensation issued 
February 8, 1875. 

ACTIVE MEMBERS CREATED 

The Imperial Council then went into executive session, at 
which the following Nobles were proposed and elected to active 
membership in the Imperial Grand Council: 

Noble Dayton Ball, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble JohnS. Dickerman, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble Townsend Fondey, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble Erasmus D. Jones, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble James FI. Ten Eyck, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble Robert H. Waterman, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble Clinton F. Paige, Binghamton, N. Y. 

Noble Charles H. Thomson, Corning, N. Y. 

Noble John D. Williams, Elmira, N. Y. 

Noble William J. Florence, New York City. 

Noble Charles T. McClenachan, New York City. 

Noble George W. Millar, New York City. 

Noble John W. Simons, New York City. 

Noble Orrin C. Welch, Syracuse, N. Y. 

Noble Jesse B. Anthony, Troy, N. Y. 

Noble Edward B. Cox, Troy, N. Y. 

The newly elected members were then raised to the dignity of 
Past Potentate and constituted active members of the Imperial 
Council, bringing the membership up to fifty. 

By vote of the Imperial Grand Council the Most Illustrious 
Grand Potentate was empowered to grant charters, in his dis¬ 
cretion. Various standing committees were named by the Most 
Illustrious Grand Potentate to assist him in the duties of his office 
and the work of the Order. 

The Committee on Statutes reported the following statutes 
and regulations of the Order, which were unanimously adopted: 


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STATUTES AND REGULATIONS 

ARTICLE I 

OF THE IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

Section 1. The Imperial governing body of the Order of Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine shall be styled “The Imperial Grand Council for 
the United States of America,” and shall consist of thirteen officers, 
who shall be designated and take rank as herein mentioned; and who 
shall be elected by ballot at the Triennial Assembly, holding their 
offices until their successors are elected and installed: 

Most Illustrious Grand Potentate. 

Very Illustrious Deputy Grand Potentate. 

Illustrious Grand Chief Rabban. 

Illustrious Grand Assistant Rabban. 

Illustrious Grand High Priest and Prophet. 

Illustrious Grand Oriental Guide. 

Illustrious Grand Treasurer. 

Illustrious Grand Recorder. 

Illustrious Grand First Ceremonial Master. 

Illustrious Grand Second Ceremonial Master, or Standard 

Illustrious Grand Marshal. 

Illustrious Grand Captain of the Guard. 

Illustrious Grand Outer Guard. 

And twenty additional Illustrious Grand Potentates, who shall 
remain subscribing members of temples working under the authority 
of this Imperial Grand Council, and they shall be styled Active Mem¬ 
bers. 

The officers shall be elected by a majority vote to fill such posi¬ 
tions. The officers and members herein above mentioned shall alone 
be recipients of per diem and mileage when in attendance at the sessions 
of the Imperial Grand Council. 

All Past Potentates who are contributing members of subordinate 
temples shall be Associate Members of the Imperial Grand Council, 
entitled to a seat in the Council, but not a vote, unless duly elected to 
such authority by unanimous vote of the Council, and then only for the 
triennial term. 

Section 2. Each of the thirty-three officers and Potentates first 
above enumerated, elected by State Grand Councils, as hereinafter 
provided, shall be entitled, when present, to one vote in all the pro¬ 
ceedings of the Imperial Grand Council; except the Most Illustrious 
Grand Potentate, who, in case of a tie, may give the casting vote. The 
Illustrious Grand Potentates shall be elected for three years. 

Every subordinate temple, in regular session, shall, within six 
months of the triennial meeting for the election of officers of the 
Imperial Grand Council, elect three delegates to meet in a State Grand 
Council within three months of the said session of the Imperial Grand 
Council, when, upon organization, they shall immediately proceed, 
elect, and enthrone the State pro rata of Potentates to serve in the 
Imperial Grand Council for the succeeding three years. 

Section 3. Any officer or active member of this Imperial Grand 
Council who shall remove and reside permanently out of its jurisdic¬ 
tion; be suspended or expelled by a subordinate temple; or found guilty 
of a criminal offense by any State court of justice, shall thereby have 
vacated his office. 

POWERS 

Section 4. The Imperial Grand Council being the supreme author¬ 
ity, its decisions on all questions appertaining to the Order shall be 
final. It shall have the exclusive right to control all the subordinate 
temples of the Order within the jurisdiction of the United States. It 
has power to enact laws, statutes, and regulations; to issue edicts; to 
amend or repeal the same; to grant dispensations and charters for 
holding temples of the Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine within 
this jurisdiction; to amend or revoke the same. 

It may censure, suspend, and erase temples; try, discipline, suspend, 
or expel its members for violation and disobedience of its laws, rules, 
regulations, or edicts. 

To fill vacancies created under Section 3 of this Article for the 
balance of the triennial term, by a majority vote, at a stated or special 
session; but such vacancy shall be filled by election from the State in 
which the vacancy was created. 


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To promulgate the ritual; decide all appeals from its suoordinates 
or their members; and do all lawful acts to promote the general interest 
of the Order. 

OF SESSIONS 

Section 5. The stated sessions of this Imperial Grand Council 
shall be held annually, in each calendar year, at such time and place 
as may have been decided at a previous session, and its elections shall 
be held at each triennial session. 

Section 6. The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate shall have power 
to call special sessions in any emergency, at any time and place in his 
discretion, due notice being given to each subordinate temple, and each 
member of this Imperial Grand Council, stating the business to be con¬ 
sidered; and no other business, save that specified in the call or sum¬ 
mons, shall be transacted. 

COMMITTEES 

Section 7. The following standing committees, of three members 
each, shall be appointed by the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate, who 
shall examine and report to the Council upon the several matters 
referred to them: 

On the Transactions of the Grand Officers; on Dispensations and 
Charters; on Finance and Accounts; on Grievances and Appeals; on 
Jurisprudence and Laws; on Mileage and Pay of Representatives. 

election of officers 

Section 8. The election for officers shall be held at such time 
during the triennial session as may be determined by the Imperial 
Grand Council. 

vow of office 

Section 9. The officers of this Imperial Grand Council, and of 
every subordinate temple in this jurisdiction, before they enter upon 
the exercise of their respective duties, shall take the following obliga¬ 
tion, viz.: “I, -, do solemnly promise and vow that I will faith¬ 

fully, and to the best of my ability, discharge the duties of the office 
to which I have been elected, and that I will strictly conform to the 
requirements of the statutes, edicts, and regulations of the Imperial 
Grand Council of the United States.” 

DECISION OF QUESTIONS 

Section 10. All questions shall be decided by a majority of votes, 
except alterations of these statutes, as hereinafter provided for. 


Section 14. The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate may confer the 
Order "at sight, ’ but only for the purpose of organizing new temples 
under dispensation, and the fees thereof shall be returned to this Im¬ 
perial Grand Council, and the minimum fee in such cases shall be five 
dollars for each member. 

The pro rata of Illustrious Grand Potentates, for each State, shall 
be designated by edict of this Imperial Grand Council. 

OF THE GRAND TREASURER 

Section 15. It is the duty of the Illustrious Grand Treasurer to 
attend all sessions of the Imperial Grand Council, with the books and 
papers of his office; receive all moneys from the Illustrious Grand Re¬ 
corder, giving his receipt therefor. He shall pay all orders authorized 
to be drawn on him by the Imperial Grand Council; and, before enter¬ 
ing upon the duties of his office, give his bond to the Most Illustrious 
Grand Potentate in the sum of one thousand dollars; and shall, at each 
annual session, render a correct account of his receipts and disburse¬ 
ments, and, at the expiration of his term of office, he shall deliver to 
his successor all moneys, books, papers, or other property that may 
be in his possession, or under his control, as Grand Treasurer. 

OF THE GRAND RECORDER 

Section 16. The Illustrious Grand Recorder shall attend all ses¬ 
sions of the Imperial Grand Council, and keep a true record of the 
proceedings of the same, proper to be written, and all dispensations 
and charters issued by its authority. He shall collect all revenue due 
the Imperial Grand Council, and pay the same to the Illustrious Grand 
Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. 

He shall make an annual report of his accounts, and also the 
returns of all subordinate temples, showing the present and past offi¬ 
cers and members of each; also the admissions, rejections, suspensions, 
expulsions, resignations, and deaths. He shall have his books, papers, 
and accounts present at the opening of each annual session, prepared 
for examination by the Finance Committee; shall have in custody the 
official seal of the Imperial Grand Council, and affix it to all official 
communications; notify the members of the Imperial Grand Council of 
the annual and special sessions, and perform such other duties, apper¬ 
taining to his office, as may be required; and at the expiration of his 
term of office, deliver to his successor all books, papers, or other prop¬ 
erty in his possession, belonging to the Imperial Grand Council. 


GRAND POTENTATE-POWERS AND DUTIES 

Section 11. The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate shall be elected 
for the term of three years, and may be re-elected. 

He shall preside over all stated and special sessions in this jurisdic¬ 
tion at which he is present, exercise a watchful supervision over all 
the subordinate temples, and see that the constitutional enactments, 
edicts, and regulations of this Imperial Grand Council are duly and 
promptly observed. The Very Illustrious Deputy Grand Potentate, in 
the event of the death, removal, or physical disability of the Most 
Illustrious Grand Potentate, shall act, with full power, in his place 
and stead, until the disqualification is removed. At all other times he 
shall perform such duties as may be designated by his superior. 

The Illustrious Chief Rabban and Illustrious Assistant Rabban, in 
the absence of their superiors, shall severally and respectively assume 
the responsibilities and discharge the duties of their said superior offi¬ 
cers, according to rank. At all other times they shall discharge the 
duties traditionally appropriated to their respective stations. 

OF DISPENSATIONS FOR TEMPLES 

Section 12. The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate shall have 
power, during the recess, to grant letters of dispensation to seven or 
more petitioners, properly recommended, possessing the constitutional 
qualifications, empowering them to form and open a temple of Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine. This dispensation shall cease at the next annual 
session of the Imperial Grand Council, or be continued, recalled, or a 
charter granted by order of the Imperial Grand Council. 

Section 13. No dispensation shall be issued unless the petition 
shall be recommended by the nearest temple of the Order, and the peti¬ 
tioners give satisfactory evidence of good standing, of a suitable place of 
meeting, of possessing or having the ability to procure proper furniture 
and paraphernalia for the use of the temple, and of being competent 
to conduct intelligently the ceremonies, work, and government thereof. 


OF THE REMAINING OFFICERS 

Section 17. The remaining officers are to perform such duties as 
are appropriate to their several stations, or as may be assigned to 
them by the Imperial Grand Council of the Most Illustrious Grand 
Potentate. 

of committees 

Transactions of the Grand Officers 

I. They shall have charge of all the reports of the Grand Officers, 
with the documents referred to, and report, by resolution or otherwise, 
what action should be taken, if any, by the Imperial Grand Council. 

Charters and Dispensations 

II. They shall particularly examine the work and records of the 
temples, under dispensation or charter, and report to the Imperial 
Grand Council such action as they shall deem proper. 

Finance 

III. It shall be their duty to examine the books and vouchers of 
the Illustrious Grand Treasurer and Illustrious Grand Recorder, settle 
and balance the same, and report to the Imperial Grand Council the 
actual condition of the finances. All applications for a remission of 
fees and dues by subordinate temples shall be referred to this com¬ 
mittee, who shall report thereon to the Imperial Grand Council. 

Grievances and Appeals 

IV. All matters of controversy and grievance brought before the 
Imperial Grand Council shall be referred to this committee, whose duty 
it shall be to examine into the same, and report the action thereon to 
the Imperial Grand Council. 

Jurisprudence and Laws 

V. To them shall be referred all propositions to revise, alter, or 
amend the statutes, edicts, and regulations of the Imperial Grand 


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Council, as well as all other matters on questions of law or usage, and 
they shall report thereon, in writing, to the Imperial Grand Council. 

FEES AND REVENUE 

Section 18. The revenue of the Imperial Grand Council shall be 
derived from the following sources: 

For every dispensation to form and open a temple, which shall in¬ 
clude the charter, if afterward granted, fifty dollars ($50). For every 
Knight receiving the Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine shall be paid 
two dollars ($2), (which includes a diploma of the Imperial Grand Coun¬ 
cil), which shall be forwarded immediately to the Illustrious Grand Re¬ 
corder, who shall forthwith issue a diploma of the Imperial Grand 
Council. For each subordinate temple chartered, ten dollars ($10) per 
annum, and no per capita tax shall be levied by the Grand Body. 

OF THE RITUAL 

Section 19. The ritual, as promulgated by the Imperial Grand 
Council for the use of the Order in this jurisdiction of the United 
States, shall be adopted uniformly by every temple, and no alterations 
or additions shall be made in the ritual, except by authority of the 
Most Illustrious Grand Potentate of the Imperial Grand Council, and 
any departure therefrom will be regarded as an indignity to the same. 

ON REGALIA 

Section 20. The badges, jewels, and uniform for each office in this 
Order, as promulgated by the Imperial Grand Council in the ritual and 
statutes, shall be strictly adhered to, and any variation therefrom will 
be a violation of these statutes. 

EMBLEMS, JEWELS, AND COSTUMES 

The emblems for altar drapery, Tomb, Banners, and Decorations, 
are the Pyramid, the Sphinx, the Crescent, and the Urn. In mourning 
drapery, the combination is the Sun with Rays, Moon and Stars. 

Jewels : First, a Crescent charm, the original and universal emblem, 
formed by two nails or claws of a tiger, united at the base with gold 
band, and a ring to suspend it, forming a Crescent, emblematic of 
strength and fury, to be hung points downward (the Crescent may be 
made of silver, gold, pearl, or any material fancied by the owner). The 
Sphinx Head, 1he Panther bodied Female Sphinx , the Pyramid , the Urn , etc ., 
are characteristic jewels of the Order. 

COSTUMES AND JEWELS OF THE OFFICERS 
(May be made plain or expensive , as desired) 

Grand Potentate.— (Velvet) Purple Robe or Domino, flowing 
sleeves, trimmed with yellow or gold braid, yellow or gold-cloth Sash; 
high purple and yellow silk or satin Turban, with Crescent gold and 
jeweled. Jeweled Scepter with Crescent at top. 

Jewel of Office. Pyramid, with large gold-surfaced Sun with Rays, 
and a Frowning Face or Visage in the Sun, suspended from the left 
breast. 

Chief Rabban.— (Velvet) Bright Green Robe or Domino, full flow¬ 
ing sleeves, trimmed with purple, and broad purple Sash; green and 
purple Turban with Crescent at front. 

Jewel of Office.— Pyramid, with Silver Moon, faced, suspended 
from left breast. 

Assistant Rabban.— (Velvet) Blue Robe or Domino, large flowing 
sleeves, trimmed with orange, broad orange Sash, blue and orange 
Turban, with Crescent at top. 

Jewel of Office. — A Gold-faced Pyramid, covered with Silver Stars. 

Most High Priest and Prophet.— Robe, made of woven metal cloth, 
gilt, silver, and colored, like damask; flowing sleeves, and fringed, 
broad, gold and yellow woven metal cloth Sash; tall, white Turban, 
crown-shaped, yellow, gold, and black jeweled, and carries a Crosier. 

Jewel of Office .— Large gold form of Book, or Scroll, with Pyramid 
on one page, in silver, and Crescent on the other; suspended about the 
neck, hanging in front on the breast. 

Oriental Guide.— (Velvet) Orange Robe or Domino, trimmed with 
purple; broad purple Sash, Belt and Sword. Orange and purple Tur¬ 
ban, Crescent in front; carries long Arab Staff or Spear, trimmed at 
spearhead with orange and purple ribbons. 

Jewel of Office. Pyramid, with gold-surfaced, panther-bodied, 
Female-headed Sphinx; suspended from left breast. 

Treasurer.— Brown or snuff-colored Robe or Domino, trimmed 
with purple; Turban, same material. 


Jewel of Office. — Gold-surfaced Pyramid, with two Silver Keys 
on face; suspended from left breast. 

Recorder. — Light Brown Robe or Domino, trimmed with green; 
Turban, same material. 

Jewel of Office. — Gold-surfaced Pyramid, with two Silver Quill 
Pens on face; suspended from left breast. 

I" irst Ceremonial Master.— Light Gray Robe or Domino, flowing 
sleeves, trimmed with black; Turban, same material; Sash, Belt, Sword, 
and Spear. 

Jewel of Office .— Pyramid, with a pair of Crossed Silver Spears f- 



suspended from left breast. 

Second Ceremonial Master, or Standard Bearer.— Dark Gray Robe 
or Domino, flowing sleeves, all trimmed with blue; Turban, same mate¬ 
rial; Sash, Belt, and Sword. 

Jewel of Office. Pyramid, with two Silver Guidon Banners, or 
Flags, on Staff, suspended from left breast; also carries Spear. 

Marshal. — White Robe or Domino, trimmed with orange, flowing 
sleeves, orange Sash, and carries a Baton, or Rod of Direction; Tur¬ 
ban, white, orange, and gold-bound. 

Jewel of Office.—A Pyramid, with a gold Sphinx Head, with large 
Crescent, with base on top of head, and points up; suspended from left 
breast. 

Captain of the Guard.— Dark Green Robe or Domino, flowing 
sleeves, trimmed with yellow; Turban, same material; yellow Sash; Belt 
and Sword. 

Jewel of Office. — Pyramid, with two Silver Crossed Scimiters; sus¬ 
pended from left breast. 

Outer Guard. — Dark Blue Robe or Domino, trimmed with purple; 
Turban, same material; purple Sash; Belt and Sword. 

Jewel of Office. Pyramid, with one Silver Scimiter; suspended 
from left breast. 

Costumes for additional inside officers and members for secret 
work will be found in the ritual. 

enthronement 

Section 21. Previous to the enthronement of a Potentate elect, the 
Imperial Grand Council requires his assent to the following Ordinances, 
viz.: 

First. Do you solemnly vow upon your honor, that you will exert 
your best endeavors to promote the true happiness of your brother 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine? 

Second. That you wdl endeavor to promote the general good of 
the Order, and preserve the solemnity of our ceremonies with profound 
respect and reverence? 

Third. That you will not acknowledge or have intercourse with 
any temple that does not work under constitutional authority as recog¬ 
nized by the Imperial Grand Council? 

Fourth. 1 hat you will ever maintain and support the authority 
of the Imperial Grand Council for the United States, and enforce 
obedience to its statutes, edicts, and regulations? 

Do you submit to all these ordinances, and promise to observe and 
practice them faithfully? 

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SUBORDINATE TEMPLES — HOW CONSTITUTED 

Section 1. All regular subordinate bodies of the Nobles of the 

^lyst.c Shrine are termed temples, and shall consist of the following 
orheers: & 


Illustrious Grand Potentate. 

Illustrious Chief Rabban. 

Illustrious Assistant Rabban. 

Illustrious High Priest and Prophet. 

Illustrious Oriental Guide. 

Illustrious Treasurer. 

Illustrious Recorder. 

Illustrious First Ceremonial Master. 

Illustrious Second Ceremonial Master, or Standard Bearer 
Illustrious Marshal. 

Captain of the Guard. 

Outer Guard. 

And as many members as the temple may admit. 

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remaining officers shall be appointed by the Illustrious Grand Poten¬ 
tate. 

Section 2. The Illustrious Grand Potentate is specially charged to 
see that the by-laws of his temple are duly observed, as well as the 
Constitutions, Statutes, and Regulations of the Imperial Grand Council; 
that accurate records are kept and just accounts rendered; that regular 
returns are made to the Imperial Grand Council, and that the annual 
dues are promptly paid; that not less than two sessions are held annu¬ 
ally, of which one shall be held in December. 

Section 3. The fee for the Order of the Xobles of the Mystic Shrine 
shall not be less than ten dollars. 

Section 4. Xo application for the Order shall be received, unless 
the applicant is a regular Knight Templar, according to the require¬ 
ments of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar for the United 
States of America, or a thirty-second degree Mason of the Ancient 
Accepted Scottish Rite. 

Section 5. The duties of the officers of the temple shall be those 
assigned to them in the ritual, and as traditionally appropriated to 
them respectively, as also those defined in the statutes. 

Section 6. If, upon the balloting for a candidate, subsequent to a 
favorable report, a black ball shall appear, another ballot shall imme¬ 
diately be had, but no more; upon the appearance of a black ball a 
second time, the candidate shall be declared rejected, and disqualified 
from making a second application for thirteen weeks. 

Special sessions may be called by the Grand Potentate, but no 
business can be transacted save that specified in the call. At special 
sessions no petitions for the Order of Xobles of the Mystic Shrine, or 
affiliations, can be received; nor can the ballot be spread for candidates; 
nor can the funds of the temple be voted away. 

All questions shall be determined by a majority of votes. Should 
there be a tie, the presiding officer may give the casting vote. 

No appeal shall lie to the session from the decision of the Poten¬ 
tate. 

Section 7. Every temple formed in this jurisdiction shall select 
an ancient Arabic or Egyptian name, according to the ancient laws of 
the Order. List of names will be found in the ritual from which to 
select. 

Section 8. Every temple in this jurisdiction shall have a seal, giving 
the name thereof, an impression of which shall be deposited with 
the Illustrious Grand Recorder. 



death or resignation of its members, it shall be the duty of the last 
Illustrious Grand Potentate, Treasurer, and Recorder, within three 
months after its dissolution, to surrender to the Grand Recorder the 
warrant, books, papers, jewels, furniture, and funds of such temple, 
together with an inventory thereof. Xo Knight of such temple shall 
be admitted into any other temple, nor entitled to the benefits of the 
Brotherhood, until he shall have paid to the Illustrious Grand Re¬ 
corder all his arrears. 

Section 14. The suspension or expulsion of a Knight Templar in 
his Commandery, or a thirty-second S. P. R. S. in his Consistory shall, 
ipso facto, cause his suspension or expulsion from his temple in this 
Order. His reinstatement by the Commandery or Consistory restores 
him to his previous standing in this Order. 

AMENDMENTS 

Section 15. Proposed alterations or amendments to these Statutes 
shall be in writing, and referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence 
and Laws, who shall report at the next Annual Assembly, and it shall 
require a vote of two-thirds of the members present to adopt the same. 

THIRD SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

The third session of the Imperial Grand Council was held in 
the Masonic Temple, New York, on Leylet el Khamis, the 
fourth day of the second Arabic month, Safar, 1295 A. H., answer¬ 
ing to Wednesday, February 6, 1878 A. D., at 8 o'clock P. M. 

After the opening of the session in ample form, with due in¬ 
vocation and declaration, the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate re¬ 
ported that during the year a charter had been granted to Oriental 
Temple of Troy, N. Y., and that it was in a flourishing condition. 
Dispensations were also issued to form Mohammed Temple of 
New Haven, Conn.; to form Pyramid Temple of Bridgeport, 
Conn.; to form Syria Temple of Pittsburg, Pa., and to form 
Ziyara Temple of Utica, N. Y. Many inquiries had been made 
throughout the United States in relation to the Order, and 
the Most Illustrious Potentate reported the prospects favorable 
for its prosperity. 


MEM BERS 

Section 9. Membership may be terminated by voluntary dimission, 
on payment of all indebtedness to the temple; or by expulsion, after 
due trial, and a vote of three-fourths of the members present when the 
vote is taken. 

Section 10. Membership is suspended by a member uniting in the 
formation of a temple under dispensation, and dissolved by the grant¬ 
ing of a charter to the new temple, unless the member gives notice in 
writing, or personally in open session, at or before the surrender of 
the dispensation, of his intention to resume his former membership. 
A member can be in active membership in but one temple at the same 
time. 

Honorary membership can be conferred by subordinate temples 
upon any member of this Order, by a majority vote, as a compliment; 
but such membership confers no rights or privileges. 

election of officers 

Section 11. Each temple shall hold its annual election at the first 
stated session in December, and the installation of officers shall take 
place on the first succeeding session. 

Section 12. Every subordinate temple shall, on or before the 15th 
day of January in each year, transmit to the Illustrious Grand Recorder, 
in such form as shall be furnished', its annual return, accompanied by 
the dues to the Imperial Grand Council, viz., ten dollars ($10) annual 
payment to the Grand Body. 

Any temple neglecting or refusing to make its annual returns on or 
before January 15, accompanied by fees and dues, shall be notified 
thereof; and if, after three months’ notice, it fail to fully comply, it 
shall be suspended until restored by a vote of the Imperial Grand 
Council. 

Section 13. When a temple is disbanded or dissolved by neglect¬ 
ing to make its returns, or pay its dues, or by improper conduct, or by 


FOURTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

Masonic Temple, Albany, N. Y., was the scene of the session 
of the Imperial Grand Council on Nahar el Khamis, the twelfth 
day of the second Arabic month, Safar, 1296 A. H., answering to 
Wednesday, February 5, 1879 A. D. The work of the year was 
reviewed in the address of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate, 
interesting parts of which are here quoted: 

“Little has evidently been achieved, either in our financial 
status or the perfection of our work. Still, however, embarrassed 
as it may now appear, we should not despair, as it is the universal 
and inevitable result of the calamitous apathy of all branches of 
business, even where men devote almost their entire time to pro¬ 
mote its prosperity and success, and too often without a continued 
existence of the daily calling in which they may be engaged. 
Consequently, all the associations of alliance have more or less 
keenly felt the depressing influence thus accruing ,rom a world's 
embarrassment in all its resources and interests. We must there¬ 
fore calmly accept the situation, in common with the masses, and 
remember that, if such a large representation of allianced bodies, 
and of such age and strength as many we could name, even under 
deeper depression than this Institution, many of which have been 
compelled to succumb to the decimating influences of the present 
stringent time, and those who survive, are still suffering from lack 
of interest in their membership, and, consequently, empty coffers, 
we should at least feel thankful that we still exist, and not without 
prospect of a speedy success and a growing popularity. 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


“The crisis of the almost paralyzed commerce of the world, we 
trust, has passed, and we may now hopefully look for a revival in 
all branches, and a wholesome return to prosperity and plenty. 
And we even now have every reason to believe that the success 
and advancement of the Order of the Shrine will be numbered 
among the first to make rapid strides toward perfect position, and 
there stand second to none in the country.” 

The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate then paid tribute to 
the fraternal dead, whose names included Illustrious Brothers 
Oswald Merle D'Aubigne, 32° ; Edward Eddy, 33 0 ; S. C. Camp¬ 
bell, 32 0 , J. S. Chappell, 32 0 ; John A. Moore, 32 0 ; Eugene B. 
Fairchild, 32 0 ; Orrin Welch, 33 0 . 

Taking up the matter of charters and dispensations the Most 
Illustrious Potentate said: 

“As there has been no detailed report submitted to this Im¬ 
perial Grand Council during its brief existence, perhaps it would 
be most proper to give, at this time, an entire recapitulation of all 
that transpired under this head since the formation of this Imperial 
Grand Council. 

“ The first subordinate temple was authorized in the city of 
New York, known under the name of Mecca Temple. 

“Second, Damascus Temple, in the city of Rochester, N. Y. 

“Third, A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio. 

“Fourth. Mt. Sinai Temple, Montpelier, Yt. 

“Fifth, Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

“Sixth, Cyprus Temple, Albany, N. Y. 

“Seventh, Naja Temple, Albany, N. Y. 

“Eighth, Oriental Temple, Troy, N. Y. 

“Ninth, Mohammed Temple, New Haven, Conn. 

“Tenth, Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, Conn. 

“Eleventh, Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa. 

“Twelfth, Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y. 

“Thirteenth, Medina Temple, Atchison, Kan. 

“Fourteenth, Pyramid Temple, Davenport, Iowa. 

“ These temples have each been duly organized under dispen¬ 
sation, and nearly all have been duly chartered. There have been 
several applications for dispensations, which were not granted, in 
consequence of non-compliance with some one or more require¬ 
ments of the Statutes and Regulations. Therefore, negotiations 
were closed until such time as the Imperial Grand Council should 
hold its annual session, and dispose of the applications under con¬ 
stitutional authority. . . . 

“Many of these temples, whose jurisdiction lies far distant 
from our Grand East, or Oriental Center, have been created bv 
‘Letters Patent,’ that being the only means whereby our distant 
Brethren could consistently obtain authority for inaugurating their 
work. This process has necessarily subjected your presiding 
officer to the issuing of an endless succession of communications of 
instructions, directions, and advices, in order to satisfy all demands 
and answer all inquiries.” 

ALTERATIONS OF RITUAL 


thereby more impressive to an ‘Anglo-Saxon mind. Such alter¬ 
ations as are deemed advisable have already been marked out by 
your Committee on Ritual, and I would respectfully commend the 
ritual as amended to your indorsement, after being submitted to 
your inspection, or intrust it to the care of same committee, with 
power of presenting it as the authentic and constitutionally 
adopted work, their experience having been such as to ably qualify 
them for the issue of a most desirable, consistent, and meritorious 
conception of the requirement. 

“ I would also suggest the propriety and expediency of issuing 
a revised copy of the history of the Order, for the advancement of 
the interests of the Institution." 

The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate reported with reference 
to the unfortunate misunderstanding between the two subordinate 
bodies in Albany in regard to the propriety of their existence, and 
it was happily settled by Naja Temple voluntarily relinquishing the 
field to Cyprus Temple. 

The question of jurisdiction of temples was discussed at this 
session, and Noble Sam Briggs offered this resolution: 

“ Resolved , That the jurisdiction of a subordinate temple shall include 
no more than the territory under the jurisdiction of two adjacent com- 
manderies of Knights Templar, of distinct and separate jurisdictions, 
or the territory under the cognizance of a body of the Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite.” 

This resolution was referred to the Committee on Jurispru¬ 
dence and Laws. 

At an executive session of the Imperial Grand Council, the 
following Nobles were proposed for active membership, and the 
vote being favorable, they were duly raised to the dignity of Past 
Potentates and the executive session was closed: 

Noble Frank W. Angel, Davenport, Iowa. 

Noble Brenton D Babcock, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Noble Sam Briggs, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Noble William Fowler, New York City. 

Noble Frazier W. Hurlburt, Utica, N. Y. 

The resignations of the following active members were re¬ 
ceived, as they were unable to perform their duties as officers of the 
Imperial Grand Council: 

Noble Philib F. Lenhart, Grand Chief Rabban. 

Noble John L. Stettinius, Grand P'irst Ceremonial Master. 

Noble Bensen Sherwood, Grand Second Ceremonial Master. 

Noble Frank II. Bascom, Grand Captain of the Guard. 

Noble George Scott, Grand Outer Guard. 

The election of Nobles to the vacancies followed, and the 
divan was completed and installed. The officers chosen were: 

Noble Edward M. L. Ehlers, Grand Chief Rabban. 

Noble Sam Briggs, Grand Assistant Rabban. 

Noble Brenton D. Babcock, Grand P'irst Ceremonial Master. 

Noble William Fowler, Grand Second Ceremonial Master. 

Noble P'razier W. Hurlburt, Grand Captain of the Guard. 

Noble Frank W. Angel, Grand Outer Guard. 



“In the primary stage of our adoption of the ritual,” said Dr. 
Fleming in another part of his address, “much care was necessary 
to apply it acceptably to modern, and particularly American, insti¬ 
tutions and their requirements. This was agreeably accomplished, 
but after more mature experience in the work, we find still many 
improvements suggest themselves, and readily conceive the feasi¬ 
bility of rendering the esoteric work far more consistent, and 


STRENGTH OF THE ORDER 

The report of the Illustrious Grand Recorder gave the follow¬ 


ing interesting information: 

Number of active members February 6, 1877. 30 

Number died. 1 

Number resigned at this session. 5 

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Wf NOBLES OF THE ' MYSTIC SHRINE 

Number of acti\e members elected at this session. ... 6 when the name of the Shrine will be hailed with favor and corn- 

ota number of acti\e members to date. 30 mendation, the length and breadth of our land.” 

Number of deputies. ^ l"j|i 

Number of temples to date. 13 TRIBUTE TO AL KORAN ^ 

1 \ ' s ^ ie mem 1>ership ^ 1e temples to December 31, “ Our Brother Nobles of A 1 Koran Temple, of the city of Cleve- 

> K L/ land, Ohio, deserve particular compliment and honorable mention, 

A1 Koran, Cleveland. 33 as being foremost in elaborate equipment and faultless rendition of jv 

Cyprus, Albany. 35 the ceremonials of our Order. It was this temple which gave r 

Damascus, Rochester.154 impetus and encouragement to our work, and no effort nor ex- fl| 

Mecca, New York. 69 pense has been spared by them to do full justice to the entire L 

Medina, Atchison. IO ritualistic details provided by the Imperial Grand Council; ever ad- < 

Mohammed. New Haven. 10 hering to all the requirements of our Statutes and Regulations, in 

Mount Sinai, Montpelier. each and every particular, together with their far-famed exemplifi- 

Oriental, Troy. 12 cation of the Order, with their valuable acquisitions to the same in 

g Pyramid, Bridgeport. 12 the way of music and scenic effects; and last, but by no means 

Pyramid, Davenport. 16 least, their sumptuous and unlimited hospitality have placed them 

Syria, Pittsburg . 37 first in our ranks, as the parent temple of all the subordinate 

Syrian, Cincinnati. g bodies. I regard them, therefore, as most worthy the congratula- 

Ziyara, Utica. 12 tions, praise, and recognition of this Imperial Grand Council, for 

their unwearied zeal in bringing their work to such perfection. 

^ 5 “I therefore respectfully commend to the favorable expression 

1 _, Tr ,_ 1TT this Council, Illustrious Noble Sam Briggs, and his cohort of 

FIFTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL efficient officers, for their devotion to the welfare and best interests 

The fifth session of the Imperial Council met in the Masonic of t,ie ^der. 
lemple, in Albany, on Nahar el Khamis, the twenty-second day of 

the second Arabic month, Safar, 1297 A. H., answering to Wednes- MECCA TEMPLE AWAKES FROM LETHARGY 

da\, I ebruar\ 4, 1880, A. D. “The work rendered in A 1 Koran Temple has proven an in- 

I he annual address of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate centive to promote the equipment and rendition of the ceremonies 
contained a review of the progress since the last session and in- in other temples ; and I am gratified to be able to report that Mecca 
eluded these paragraphs: Temple, of the city of New York is now exemplifying the work in 

“Although many of the subordinate temples still remain in- full Arabic costume, and all the prescribed paraphernalia, with the 
active, and confer the three sections of our Order by communica- perfect and requisite mechanism and scenes. The official corps 
tion, I am gratified to state that some, far more energetic and have proven themselves equal to all the requirements of the ritual, 
active than their sister temples, are fully and completely equipped and the entire success of the body is an established fact, 
with costumes, regalia, paraphernalia, and all the requisite median- “ This Temple has, within the last month, conferred the Order 

ism for the full exemplification of the ceremonies in all its detail, in full upon nearly one hundred candidates; and the liveliest 
and are conferring the Order in commendable and impressive interest is manifested in the ceremonies, not only by the member- 
form, which, with the appropriate music, impress all who have wit- ship of the Temple itself, but constant inquiries and propositions 
nessed it most favorably, and the liveliest interest is manifested, from novices are pouring in upon us, and the prospect of work, 
and the roll of applications for membership comprises a list of far into the summer coming, is brightening on all sides.” 
such magnitude as to palpably attest the favor with which it is The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate exhorted the Nobles 

received. having the constitutional authority to devote their time to the 

“The attendance is invariably very large, the work finely ren- awakening of an interest in the Order, and cited this instance of 
dered, and the manifest appreciation of the same is evident from how Mecca was brought from stagnation into activity: 
the rapidly increasing membership and the unlimited praises of all “Mecca Temple, of New York, commenced their studies and 

who enter our portals. And if the subordinate temples, which are equipment in December last. The officers at once mastered the 
now in comparative apathy, would but proceed to equip and exem- ritual, and every requirement prepared for the work, in perfect 
plify the Order as provided in our ritual, a prompt and speedy order, the first week in January. Two rehearsals were held, and 
interest and enthusiasm would occur, unsurpassed bv the rendition on Friday, January 9, the Order was exemplified in full form, and 
of this work in any Order extant. again on Friday, January 23; and the pecuniary obligations of the 

“The popularity which it has already achieved, and which it temple, assumed for all equipment, amounting to several hundred 
undoubtedly merits, would continue to establish itself, and the dollars, liquidated from the receipts of these two sessions, al- 
Mystic Shrine would stand second to none in strength and stature, though the Order was conferred at the minimum fee of ten dollars, 
that would defy the innovation of time and the storms of persecu- “The body now stands fully, substantially, and beautifully 

tion. equipped, free from the embarrassments of debt, and the list of can- 

“The proper rendition of the work, comprising, as it does, the didates continues to increase, promising as large an acquisition to 
most impressive ceremonies and beautiful music, cannot fail to en- our numbers as at each preceding session. 

list the fullest appreciation of all who witness it, thereby awaken- “The most enthusiastic interest prevails, and the Mystic 

ing a zealous interest in the rite. And the day is not far distant Shrine is a feature in the metropolis. The press have published 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


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the history of the Order, notices and extracts appear from all quar¬ 
ters, and our foundation is firm from the start.” 

During the year, Illustrious Noble Jonathan J. French, 33 0 , 
who was made a Deputy for Illinois, died at his home in Chicago, 
and fitting remarks were made in the address of the Most Illus¬ 
trious Grand Potentate. 

The year showed no increase in the number of temples, but 
the financial and industrial depression which had hung over the 
country was slowly lifting, and the Illustrious Grand Potentate 
saw brighter times ahead for the Order of the Mystic Shrine. Ap¬ 
plications had been received for deputyships in Colorado and Cali¬ 
fornia, but authority was withheld. Two of the temples pre¬ 
viously chartered had failed to liquidate the required fee, which 
matter was referred to the Imperial Grand Council. 

Some of the Deputies had been delinquent, and these delin¬ 
quencies were also urged upon the Imperial Grand Council. 

The Imperial Grand Council, on motion of Noble Edward M. 
L. Ehlers, resolved that all delinquencies must be met by May 1, 
and the Illustrious Grand Recorder was also instructed to notify 
every temple and Deputy of the requirement of an initiation fee of 
two dollars for each member, to accompany the annual report. 

Because of the community of interests and the fact that the 
membership in the Order was drawn solely from Masonic channels, 
it was decided upon the recommendation of the Most Illustrious 
Grand Potentate and the motion of Noble Edward M. L. Ehlers, 
that the annual sessions should hereafter be held in New York in 
the month of June, and during the communications of the Grand 
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York. 

The Ritual Committee was given plenary power to act and pub¬ 
lish the revisions found necessary or advisable to make in the 
ritual, and the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate was given plenary 
power to publish the history and previous proceedings of the Im¬ 
perial Grand Council. 

Noble Joseph B. Eakins and Noble Charles \V. Torrey were 
both elected to active membership and raised to the dignity of 
Past Potentates, and the triennial election of officers followed. 
The result was the selection of the following official divan: 

Most Illustrious Walter M. Fleming, Grand Potentate, 
New York City. 

Very Illustrious George F. Loder, Deputy Grand Potentate, 
Rochester, N. Y. 

Illustrious Edward M. L. Ehlers, Grand Chief Rabban, 
New York City. 

Illustrious Sam Briggs, Grand Assistant Rabban, Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Illustrious William H. Whiting, Grand High Priest and 
Prophet, Rochester, N. Y. 

Illustrious Frazier W. Hurlburt, Grand Oriental Guide, 
Utica, N. Y. 

Illustrious Aaron L. Northrop, Grand Treasurer, New York 
City. 

Illustrious William S. Paterson, Grand Recorder, New 
York City. 

Illustrious Albert P. Moriarty, Grand Financial Secretary, 
New York City. 

Illustrious Brenton D. Babcock, Grand First Ceremonial 
Master, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Illustrious William Fowler, Grand Second Ceremonial Mas¬ 
ter, New York City. 


Illustrious PIdward B. Cox, Grand Marshal, Troy, N. Y. 

Illustrious John S. Dickerman, Grand Captain of the Guard, 
Albany, N. Y. 

Illustrious Charles W. Torrey, Grand Outer Guard, New 
York City. 

The officers were duly installed, and a resolution was adopted 
choosing June 2, 1880, in New York City, for the next session of 
the Imperial Grand Council. 

The report of the Illustrious Grand Recorder showed a net in¬ 
crease in the membership of but 13, making the total number of 
Nobles 438. Mecca, however, had jumped to 77 members. 

SIXTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

This session was held at Temple Hall, No. 117 West Twenty- 
third Street, New York City, on Nahar el Khamis, the twenty-sec¬ 
ond day of the sixth Arabic month, Jamaz ul Akhir, 1297 A. H., 
answering to Wednesday, June 2, 1880 A. D. 

The attendance was larger than usual, and the address of the 
Most Illustrious Grand Potentate, reviewing the work since the 
last session, was listened to with interest. One new temple had 
been formed since the session in February,—Moslem, in Detroit. 
Dr. Fleming also reported that he had invested Noble Thomas J. 
Shryock, of Baltimore with constitutional authority to represent 
the Order in Maryland, and constituted him as Deputy for that 
State. Noble D. Burnham Tracy was made the Deputy for Michi¬ 
gan. A charter was granted Moslem Temple soon after the ad¬ 
dress of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate had been approved. 

The following resolution, regulating jurisdiction over appli¬ 
cants, was offered by Noble Charles W. Torrey and adopted: 

“ Resolved , That any applicant for initiation and membership in 
a subordinate temple without the jurisdiction of the State of his resi¬ 
dence, where there is already established a temple, shall not be received 
without the permission of such temple.” 

The session was brought to an early close, and at 8 o’clock 
in the evening Mecca Temple exemplified the ceremonies of the 
Order in full form, which was attended by the Imperial Grand 
Council and about two hundred Nobles, the largest gathering up to 
this time in the United States of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. A 
notable banquet followed the ceremonial. 

SEVENTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

The seventh annual session of the Imperial Grand Council was 
also held in Temple Hall on Nahar el Khamis, the twelfth day of 
the seventh Arabic month, Rajah, 1298 A. H., answering to Thurs¬ 
day, June 9, 1881 A. D. 

The annual address of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate 
reviewed carefully the events of the year, and some striking para¬ 
graphs here quoted show the development of the Order and the 
gradual breaking down of the chaotic condition into which the 
Order had fallen several times and a lack of appreciation of the 
beauties of the ritual, when rendered with costumes and music. 

“On March 20, 1881, I issued a dispensation to Cyprus Temple 
to hold a special election of officers, and the result was, I am in¬ 
formed, entirely satisfactory. 

“Damascus Temple, of the city of Rochester, N. Y„ having 
failed to hold their annual election of officers, as prescribed bv the 
statutes, I issued dispensation authorizing them to hold their 
election May 25, 1881, which, I doubt not, was fulfilled.” 


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NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 


NO FUNDS TO PRINT RITUAL 

“In regard to our ritual, a resolution was passed at our last 
annual session to adopt the revised and corrected ritual. This 
was carried, but our exchequer, as yet, has not been equal to the 
requirement. 

“We now have a corrected, revised, and undoubtedly a perfect 
ritual, and it is much to be regretted that we have not been able to 
issue the same to all the temples of the Order. 

“No time or pains were spared to make this esoteric work all 
that could be desired. It now only remains to have it produced in 
printed form, and this was hoped to have been consummated be¬ 
fore this session; but our finances would not warrant the order. 

The resignations of the following active members were re¬ 
ceived : 

Noble Samuel R. Carter Noble John W. Simons 

Noble Samuel Harper Noble Charles H. Thomson 

Noble Clinton F. Paige Noble J. H. Hobart Ward 

Noble John D. Williams 

These were accepted, and the following Nobles were elected 
to active membership and raised to the dignity of Past Potentates, 
thus making them members of the Supreme Council: 

Noble Charles H. Hevzer, New York City. 

Noble Julius W. Knowlton, Bridgeport, Conn. 

Noble Frank H. Vick, Rochester, N. Y. 

Noble John H. Gray was appointed Deputy for the State of 
California. The following amendment to the by-laws on the sub¬ 
ject of suspension of expulsion, offered by Noble Charles W. Tor- 
rev, was referred to the Imperial Council as a Committee of the 
Whole, and adopted: 

“ Resolved, That in Article II, Section 14, the clause reading, ‘shall, 
ipso facto, cause his suspension or expulsion from Jus lem P^ 1,1 d'is 
Order,’ be amended by striking out the words, his temple in. 

STATUS OF THE ORDER 



To this session, besides the active members and State and xm 
other deputies, the following temples sent representatives, as ap¬ 
pears before the names of the temples: 

Noble William E. Fitch, Cyprus Temple. 

Noble William H. Whiting, Damascus Temple. 

Noble Walter M. Fleming, Mecca Temple. 

Noble D. Burnham Tracy, Moslem Temple. 

Noble Julius W. Knowlton, Pyramid Temple (Bridgeport). 

Noble Charles Henry Flach, Syrian Temple. 

Noble Brazier W. Hurlburt, Ziyara Temple. 

The annual address of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate 
plainly showed the advancement of the Order and the renewed in¬ 
terest manifested. Dr. Fleming was moved to remark: 

“Those who have been so fortunate as to be admitted and 
assumed ‘ the Arab’s Vow,’ are palpably our most enthusiastic dis¬ 
ciples, and the most demonstrative appreciators of our esoteric 
ceremonials. Our emblems are becoming numerous, and the 
Crescent is in the ascendant. Our banners are decorating new 
temples and new fields. New honors evidently await us, and the 
rapid creation of the Sons of the Desert evince the increasing 
strength and stature of the Shrine. 

“And we trust the day is not far distant when the Crescent, 
the Templar Cross, and the Prussian Eagle will stand inter¬ 
mingled throughout the length and breadth of the Old and New 
Worlds, when the Tripod of Foundation, Stability, and Longevity 
will rest indestructible, one each in the insignia of these three 
great institutions, that shall defy battle, age, or decay. The fealty 
and zeal of our disciples will assure this ultimatum.” 

Four temples were by this time working and exemplifying 
the work,—Mecca, A 1 Koran, Syrian, and Moslem. Moslem 
Temple was visited by all the officers and several members of 
Mecca Temple, numbering twenty-three, and the work fully ren¬ 
dered, both afternoon and evening. There were, however, at this 
time, on record eleven other temples which had not yet conferred 


The report of the Grand Recorder furnished the following 


statistics: 

Active members in 1880. 3 2 

Elected at this session. 3 

Active members in 1881. 

Past active members. *4 

Deputies. *9 

Temples . *4 


The membership of these temples was 587, an increase of 149, 
of which 114 were to the credit of Mecca Temple. 

In the evening the Imperial Grand Council, in full form, wit¬ 
nessed the full ceremony of the Mystic Shrine conferred on a 
large number of candidates in Mecca Temple, and afterwards par¬ 
ticipated in the banquet provided for the occasion. 

EIGHTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

The eighth annual session was held at A 1 Bevt L llahi 1 -Ha- 
ram of Mecca Temple in the Masonic Temple in New York City, 
on Nahar el Arbaa, the 20th day of the seventh Arabic month of 
Rajab, A. H. 1299, corresponding to June 7, A. D. 1882. 1 he notice 
for this session brought out the information that the new ritual 
had been printed and copies would be exchanged for each copy of 
the old ritual. The price for additional copies was fixed at five 

dollars. 


the work in ceremonial form, but had merely communicated 
it, and the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate hoped the Im¬ 
perial Grand Council would find a way whereby they might be in¬ 
duced to provide suitable paraphernalia and make an effort to 
work the ceremonies. To Nobles Joseph B. Eakins (Mecca Tem¬ 
ple) and Sam Briggs (A 1 Koran Temple) as well as the working 
officers at headquarters, Dr. Fleming gave credit for the enthusi¬ 
asm and advancement that had already been obtained. 

THE FRATERNAL DEAD 

The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate spoke feelingly of and 
paid tributes to the memory of the two Nobles claimed by death 
during the year. One of these was the Illustrious Deputy of 
Ottawa, Canada, T. Douglas Harington, 33 0 , who died January 13, 
1882. The other was Noble Townsend Fondey, 33°, of the city of 
Albany, who died May 19. Noble Fondey was the first Potentate 
in Najah Temple, in Albany. 

The further growth of the Order was shown by the report of 
the Illustrious Grand Recorder, Mecca now having 312 members; 
A 1 Koran, 84; Cyprus, 38; Pyramid (Davenport, Iowa), 27; Mos¬ 
lem, 26; Syrian, 22; Pyramid (Bridgeport, Conn.), 16; Ziyara, 12; 
Mount Sinai, it; Damascus, 148; Oriental, 16. No reports for 
the year 1881 were made by Damascus, Medina (Atchison, Kan.), 
Mohammed, Oriental or Syria. 

Receipts for dues and fees were $320. 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


Noble Charles Roome, of New York City, was elected an 
active member to fill the place made vacant by the death of Noble 
Townsend Fondey. The following were also elected to active 
membership: Nobles Albert G. Goodall, New York City; D. 
Burnham Tracy, Detroit; William B. Melish, Cincinnati; William 
E. Fitch, Albany; and Joseph M. Levey, New York City. 

All were present except Noble Melish of Cincinnati, and 
were duly raised to the dignity of Past Potentate. This again 
made the active membership 33. 

Various resolutions which had been referred to the Commit¬ 
tee on Jurisprudence and Laws were favorably reported and 
adopted. One of these adopted the style of "Imperial Council 
for the United States of America,” omitting the word "Grand," 
which had heretofore been used. Its membership was limited 
to “active members,” not exceeding one for each State and Terri¬ 
tory in the United States. The first four officers of all subordi¬ 
nate temples in each State and Territory were required, within one 
month of the triennial session of the Imperial Council, to select 
three active members for the succeeding triennial term. When 
temples have been established in more than twelve and less than 
twenty-two States and Territories, they shall select two active 
members for the succeeding triennial term. When temples have 
been established in more than twenty-two States and Territories 
they shall select one active member for the succeeding triennial 
term. 

Nine active members were constituted a quorum. Every 
State was entitled to one Deputy, but in no case were there to be 
more than five Deputies in any one State. The powers of Deputy 
were limited to the State in which he resided, unless specially au¬ 
thorized by the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate or the Direc¬ 
tory in a specific transaction. 

Dues to the Imperial Council from the subordinate temples 
were fixed at $10 annually for the first 100 members, $20 between 
101 and 200; $30 between 201 and 300, $40 between 301 and 400, 
and $io for every hundred members or less in addition to the 
above. 

CONTROVERSY IN CONNECTICUT 

The Committee on Grievances and Appeals presented the 
following report: 

"The Committee on Grievances and Appeals having con¬ 
sidered that part of the annual address referring to the matter of 
Mohammed Temple, of New Haven, Conn., in regard to a com¬ 
plaint that a charter had been issued to them, and that sub¬ 
sequently a charter had been issued to Pyramid 1 emple, of 
Bridgeport, Conn., antedated, the officers of Mohammed Temple, 
claiming precedence in date of authority, desire the enoi to be cor¬ 
rected, placing them by date as the first chartered temple in Con¬ 
necticut. This committee advise that the facts be ascertained in 
regard to the statement of officers of Mohammed Temple as to 
the correctness of the assertion that their charter has been re¬ 
turned ; and, if such be the case, that a correspondence be opened 
as to the desire and expediency of setting the subject matter right, 
and satisfactorily to promote the reorganization of Mohammed 
Temple, on proper basis and invested titled rights. 

Illustrious Grand Recorder, Noble W. S. Paterson, made the 
following report on this subject: 

“In regard to Bridgeport, the Grand Potentate, Noble 
Julius W. Knowlton, shortly after addressed a communication to 
Noble C. W. Torrey, wherein he detailed the fact that Pyramid 


Temple was chartered February 7 > 1878, with twelve Nobles, and 
promptly put in motion, working and initiating, holding regular 
sessions, and seeing and hearing nothing done by Mohammed 
Temple, of New Haven, led them to suppose them out of the field, 
and, therefore, they thought their jurisdiction covered all the 
territory claimed by New Haven, and they took members from 
Waterbury, Ansonia, and Birmingham. 1 he details of the dates 
of the Order conferred on both Temples are still referred to the 
Most Illustrious Grand Potentate.” 

NINTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL 

The next session of the Imperial Council was held at A 1 
Beyt Ullahi ' 1 -Haram of Mecca Temple, on Nahar el Arbaa, the 
30th day of the seventh Arabic month of Rajab, 1300 A. H. cor¬ 
responding to Wednesday, June 6, 1883 A. D. 

The attendance was the largest yet held. Besides an almost 
complete Divan of the Imperial officers, active members, and the 
Directory (Illustrious Nobles Charles T. McClenachan, Joseph 
B. Eakins, and Sam Briggs), temples were officially represented 
as follows: 

Noble William E. Fitch, Cyprus Temple. 

Noble George F. Loder, Damascus Temple. 

Noble Walter M. Fleming, Mecca Temple. 

Noble D. Burnham Tracy, Moslem Temple. 

Noble Theodore E. Haslehurst, Oriental Temple. 

Noble Julius W. Knowlton, Pyramid Temple. 

Noble William B. Melish, Syrian Temple. 

The annual address of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate 
was one of unusual length, and went fully into the history of the 
Order for the year just past. The correspondence had largely 
increased and the territory had rapidly widened. 1 he address 
called attention to the creation of a Directory, or Executive Com¬ 
mission, invested with power to adjust and correct all disputes 
and inadvertencies, constituting a Tribunal or Court of Resort to 
determine all matters at issue, during the interim of the regular 
sessions of the Imperial Council. 

The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate made fitting reference 
to the death, at the age of seventy-six years, of the renowned 
Arab Sheik Abd-el-Kader of Damascus, Syria, whose brilliant his¬ 
tory and achievements are recounted in detail in another part 
of this work. “He was one of the greatest Notables of our 
Order,” said Dr. Fleming. 

Among the events of the year were the formation of Aleppo, 
Medinah, Islam, and other temples which have since risen into 
the greatest prominence. The history of their formation is given 
in these excerpts from the address: 

“On June 20, 1882, I conferred authority upon Illustrious 
Deputy Noble Joseph B. Eakins to confer the Order upon Sir 
Knights and Illustrious Brothers Henry E. IToslev, of Boston, 
Mass., and eleven chosen Fraters, for the purpose of forming a 
temple in the above-named city, which duty our Illustrious 
Special Deputy performed with the desired result, as will appear 
under the head of Dispensations and Charters. 

“On December 1, 1882, I invested constitutional authority 
upon Illustrious Noble Rev. Anselan Buchanan, of Moundsville, 
Western Virgina, to confer the Order upon not less than seven 
nor more than thirteen duly qualified Brethren of the above named 
city, for the specific purpose of establishing a temple at that 
place. . . 


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“Our Illustrious Deputy, William J. Florence, has referred 
several applications to these headquarters to receive the Order 
and organize subordinate temples. . . . 

__g, “On June 23, 1882, a dispensation was solicited for Aleppo 

Temple, in the city of Boston, Mass. The Order was conferred 
upon seven applicants, as a nucleus for forming the temple, and 
the dispensation was granted August 3, 1882, and we are informed 
that the temple is in working order. 

“On December 5, 1882, a dispensation was granted to 
Medinah Temple of Chicago, Ill., the Order having been con¬ 
ferred upon the constitutional number, and the temple is reported 
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work. 

“On March 6, 1883, dispensation was granted Islam Temple, 
of San Francisco, Cal., and this temple reports rapid progress 
toward completion of its paraphernalia. 

“On April 5, dispensation was granted to Illustrious Noble 
Sam Briggs, of Cleveland, Ohio, to confer the Order upon the 
constitutional number of applicants, to establish a temple at 
Toledo, Ohio, to be known under the name of Osman Temple. 
The report of this deputy’s work in that jurisdiction has not yet 
been received. 

“ Mecca Temple of the city of New York, a short time since, 
exemplified the Order in full upon six applicants, from Easton, 1 a., 
as a nucleus to establish a temple in that city, and it is expected 
soon to form and open a temple there for the rendition of the 
work. Mecca Temple has also conferred the Order upon candi¬ 
dates from several other localities, under the sanction of constitu¬ 
tional authority, for the purpose of promoting the establishment 
of new temples, several of whom are now under correspondence 
with a view of proceeding to organize and promote an interest in 
the Order, in territory not as yet represented, and no doubt by 
the coming fall much advancement will be made towards such a 
result. 

“There are now chartered, and under dispensation, eighteen 
temples, which evinces the growth and advancement of the Order. 
There are also several additional new localities under correspond¬ 
ence relative to the establishment of new temples at an early 
date.” 

The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate then paid tribute to 
the splendid work of Mecca Temple, without whose aid the Im¬ 
perial Council would still have been in a deplorable state of con¬ 
fusion and under lamentable obligations. As it was, the fees from 
that temple went a long way towards discharging the outstanding 

indebtedness of the Imperial Council. 

“The formidable undertaking, which was assumed by a zeal¬ 
ous and tenacious few, the endless task that devolved upon them, 
the vast obligation incurred, and the plucky manner in which the 
same nucleus which espoused this cause, to save the parent, reared 
the child, coached and perfected it, that it might come to the 
rescue in time of need. I refer to Mecca Temple, as the first 
born of the Oriental parent; and without reserve or evasion, I 
now impartially, and without fear or favor, place the credit where 
it is due, a well-merited compliment, to Mecca Temple, of the 
Shrine, with its membership of nearly five hundred Sons of the 
Desert She has (and I say it without fear of the accusation 
of being the exponent of a ‘mutual admiration society’) done 
more to sustain the parent temple, the Imperial Council, than 
all her sister temples extant. In saying this, I do not intend 


to reflect upon all, by any means. 


But it should be a deserved 


rebuke upon such limited localities of our jurisdiction where li 
applies. 

“In conclusion, Illustrious Nobles, it becomes my duty to 
announce that the time for your triennial election of officers for 
this Imperial Council has arrived. Select for yourselves such an 
official corps as will impartially and faithfully fulfill the functions 
of each respective office, we hope, with the same commendable 
harmony that has characterized our labors for the last eight 
years. And may you go on to an unprecedented success, that 
will reflect both credit and honor upon every representative of 
the Order! 

“ And in yielding up the. Scepter of Rule I have so long held, 
through your manifested confidence and will, permit me to 
express the assurances of my pride in and appreciation of the 
great trusts reposed in me. The exalted position with which you 
have honored me so long, I confidently intrust to the Illustrious 
Noble of your choice for the achievement of future successes, and 
may your most sanguine wishes be realized in the advancement 
and prosperity of our much loved Order. 

“The principal part of the laborious work which character¬ 
izes the inauguration of all newly formed institutions has been 
accomplished, 4 he Oriental ritualistic work is now perfect, the 
dispensations, charters, and diplomas are complete; the History 
and Statutes and Regulations are in your hands, and are emi- 
nentlv worthy your praise and approbation. ()ur proceedings ha\ e 
finally appeared, a compilation formidable but complete, and com¬ 
prise a volume replete with authentic information concerning the 
Order throughout the world, together with a detailed recapitu¬ 
lation of the transactions of this Imperial Council since its organ¬ 
ization. The exemplification of the work has been brought to 
perfection, and everything appertaining to the Order now upon 
the high road to an unprecedented success, and no obstacle now 
remains to a rapid advancement to strength, power, and supe¬ 
riority.” 

The entire address was received with such interest and en¬ 
thusiasm that a vote was taken ordering two hundred and fifty- 
copies of it to be printed for distribution among the members of 
the Imperial Council and Nobles. 

The expenditures of the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate for 
the year were $590.75, and his receipts $574.00, leaving a balance 
due him of $16.75. 

REPORT OF ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND RECORDER 
The number of chartered temples was shown by the report of 
the Illustrious Grand Recorder to be 17. There were 33 active, 
11 past active, and 19 deputies of the Imperial Council. Reports 
from the various temples were incomplete, but the membership of 
those reporting follows: 

Mecca Temple, New York.3^2 

A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland. 108 

Cyprus Temple, Albany. 43 

Pyramid Temple, Davenport. 25 

Moslem Temple, Detroit. 112 

Syrian Temple, Cincinnati. 89 

Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport. 34 

Ziyara Temple, Utica. 11 

Mount Sinai Temple, Montpelier. 24 

Damascus Temple, Rochester.148 

Syria Temple, Pittsburg. 43 

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Islam Temple, San Francisco. 15 

Medinah Temple, Chicago. 12 

Aleppo Temple, Boston. 8 

Oriental Temple, Troy. 11 

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Medina, Atchison, Kan., and Mohammed, New Haven, Conn., 
made no reports. 

The receipts of the Grand Recorder were $960, and the ex¬ 
penditures $872.72. 


CHANGE OF BASIS OF REPRESENTATION 

The Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws made an ex¬ 
tended report, in which it was recommended to change the num¬ 
ber of active members. The committee reported: 

“Your committee has also been requested to give the full 
number of active members allowed according to Section 1 of the 
Statutes, and therefore state that at the present time the United 
States consist of thirty-eight States, ten Territories, and one Dis¬ 
trict, making the total number forty-nine, which number the Im¬ 
perial Council cannot at present exceed. 

“ In order also to facilitate the election of active members, and 
to give a more equitable representation of the number of members 
contained in some of the temples, according to the suggestion of 
the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate in his address, your com¬ 
mittee recommend that temples be allowed, in addition to the 
chosen representatives one active member for every one hundred 
members in good standing on their rolls. 

GRADE OF EMERITUS 

“Your committee observe that the present election will prob¬ 
ably not include some of those who have been most active in the 
counsels of this Imperial Body since its formation, and they there¬ 
fore recommend that the grade of Emeritus be established, to 
which eminent Nobles of the Order having served in this Imperial 
Council may be elected, to take rank as associate members." 

L T pon motion of Noble Joseph B. Eakins the report was 
received and the recommendations adopted. 

ORGANIZATION OF ACTIVE MEMBERS 


Cl ENT ARABIC ORDER 

Noble Frank \V. Angel (Iowa), Pyramid Temple. 

Noble Jesse B. Anthony, Oriental Temple. 

Noble George P. Balmain, Syria Temple. 

Noble Charles E. Barnard, Ziyara Temple. 

Noble William PI. L. Barnes, Islam Temple. 

Noble Franklin H. Bascom, Mount Sinai Temple. 

Noble Edward A. Blake, Medinah Temple. 

Noble Henry Carse, Syrian Temple. 

Noble Samuel R. Carter, Damascus Temple. 

Noble James A. Collins, Syrian Temple. 

Noble Joseph B. Eakins, Mecca Temple. 

Noble PLdward M. L. Ehlers, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Civilion Fones (Connecticut), Pyramid Temple. 
Noble John H. Gray, Islam Temple. 

Noble Thomas J. Griffiths, Ziyara Temple. 

Noble Joseph R. Grose, Aleppo Temple. 

Noble Samuel Harper, Syria Temple. 

Noble Theodore E. Haslehurst, Oriental Temple. 

Noble Benjamin F. Haxton, Moslem Temple. 

Noble Charles H. Heyzer, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Henry E. Hosley, Aleppo Temple. 

Noble Horace W. Hubbard, A 1 Koran Temple. 

Noble Vincent L. Hurlbut, Medinah Temple. 

Noble Erasmus D. Jones, Cyprus Temple. 

Noble Julius W. Knowlton (Connecticut), Pyramid Temple 
Noble Joseph M. Levey, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Richard P. Marvin, Jr., A 1 Koran Temple. 

Noble Hugh McCurdy, Moslem Temple. 

Noble James McGee, Mecca Temple. 

Noble George W. Millar, Mecca Temple. 

Noble Manson Seavy, Aleppo Temple. 

Noble Ozias W. Shipman, Moslem Temple. 

Noble Thomas J. Siiryock (Baltimore). 

Noble Marvin E. Smith, Medinah Temple. 

Nohle Charles W. Torrey, Mecca Temple. 

Noble George O. Tyler, Mount Sinai Temple. 

Noble Jarvis White (Iowa), Pyramid Temple. 

Noble Thomas T. Wightman, Syria Temple. 

Noble George W. Wing, Mount Sinai Temple. 



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The following representatives were present and accredited by 
their credentials, and, there being more than the requisite quorum 
they thereupon proceeded to organize the active membership of 
the Imperial Council for the ensuing triennial term: 

Noble Arthur R. Blakeslee, Pyramid Temple. 

Noble Sam Briggs, A 1 Koran Temple. 

Noble William E. Fitch, Cyprus Temple. 

Noble Charles H. Flach, Syrian Temple. 

Noble Walter M. Fleming, Mecca Temple. 

Noble George F. Loder, Damascus Temple. 

Noble William B. Melish, Syrian Temple. 

Noble William S. Paterson, Mecca Temple. 

Noble D. Burnham Tracy, Moslem Temple. 

Noble William II. Whiting, Damascus Temple. 

Noble Charles T. McClenachan was invited to preside during 
the organization, and Noble William S. Paterson to act as Re¬ 
corder. By regular nomination and ballot the active members 
proceeded to fill the active membership to the number of fortv- 
nine, when the following Nobles were duly elected: 


ELECTION OF OFFICERS 

The following officers were then elected for the next three 
years: 

Noble Walter M. Fleming, Most Illustrious Grand 
Potentate. 

Noble Sam Briggs, Deputy Grand Potentate. 

Noble William B. Melish, Grand Chief Rabban. 

Noble D. Burnham Tracy, Grand Assistant Rabban. 

Noble William H. Whiting, Grand High Priest and 
Prophet. 

Noble James McGee, Grand Oriental Guide. 

Noble Joseph M. Levey, Grand Treasurer. 

Noble William S. Paterson, Grand Recorder. 

Noble Julius W. Knowlton, Grand First Ceremonial Master. 
Noble Charles H. Flach, Grand Second Ceremonial Master. 
Noble William E. Fitch, Grand Marshal. 

Noble Thomas J. Siiryock, Grand Captain of the Guard. 
Noble Hugh McCurdy, Grand Outer Guard. 

Noble Stephen W. Swift was appointed Grand Assistant 
Guard. 


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The Imperial Council then proceeded to the election of the 
Directory for the ensuing three years, with the following result: 

Noble Joseph B. Ear ins, New York. 

Noble Sam Briggs, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Noble George W. Millar, New York. 

EMERITI MEMBERS 

In accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on 
Jurisprudence and Laws, the following Illustrious Nobles were 
elected to the grade of Emeritus for eminent service in the Order: 

Noble William J. Florence, New York. 

Noble Charles T. McClenachan, New York. 

Noble Albert L. Rawson, New York. 

DEPUTIES 

Deputies for the ensuing term of three years were named as 
below: 

Noble Frank W. Angel, Davenport, Iowa. 

Noble Anthony W. Barnard, Butte, Mont. 

Noble Franklin H. Bascom, Montpelier, \'t. 

Noble George S. Birrell, London, Canada. 

Noble Jerome B. Borden, New Brunswick, N. J. 

Noble Sam Briggs, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Noble Charles H. Fisk, Covington, Kv. 

Noble William J. Florence (at Large), New York City. 
Noble John H. Gray, San Francisco, Cal. 

Noble Samuel Harper, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Noble Henry E. Hosley, South Boston, Mass. 

Noble William B. Melish, Cincinnati. Ohio. 

Noble Charles E. Meyer, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Noble Augustus W. Peters, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Noble George Scott, Paterson, N. J. 

Noble Thomas J. Shryock, Baltimore, Md. 

Noble Hugh Stirling, Bridgeport, Conn. 

Noble Edgar P. Tobey, Chicago, Ill. 

Noble Charles W. Torrey, New York City. 

Noble D. Burnham Tracy, Detroit, Mich. 

Nobles William J. Florence and Albert L. 
elected representatives of the temples in the East. 



NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 


Rawson were 


ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 

To preserve the early associations of the inception of the 
Order, the following Nobles, who have served the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil at various times, were directed to be placed on record as asso¬ 
ciate members, being past active members of the Imperial Council, 
and having the rank of Past Grand Potentates: 

Noble Edward W. Atwood, Bridgeport, Conn. 

Noble Brenton D. Babcock, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Noble Dayton Ball, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble John F. Collins, New York City. 

Noble Edward B. Cox, Trov, N. \. 

Noble John S. Dickerman, Alban}, N. T. 

Noble William Fowler, New York City. 

Noble Albert G. Goodall, New York City. 

Noble Frazier W. Hurlburt, Utica, N. Y. 

Noble Philip F. Lenhart, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Noble Albert P. Moriarty, New York City. 

Noble Aaron L. Northrop, New York City. 

Noble Clinton F. Paige, Binghamton, N. Y. 


Noble Robert Ramsay, Orillia, Canada. 

Noble Charles Roome, New York City. 

Noble George Scott, Paterson, N. J. 

Noble Bensen Sherwood, New York City. 

Noble Daniel Sickels, New York City. 

Noble John W. Simons, New York City. 

Noble John L. Stettinius, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Noble James H. Ten Eyck, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble Charles H. Thomson, Corning, N. Y. 

Noble Frank H. Vick, Rochester, N. Y. 

Noble Robert H. Waterman, Albany, N. Y. 

Noble J. H. Hobart Ward, New York City. 

Noble John D. Williams, Elmira, N. Y. 

By resolution adopted, the “Origin and History of the 
Order,” as published by the Illustrious Grand Recorder, was ap¬ 
proved. 

THREE TEMPLES CHARTERED 

Charters were issued to Islam Temple, San Francisco; 
Medinah Temple, Chicago; and Aleppo Temple, Boston. 

In presenting to Noble Joseph B. Eakins an elegantly en¬ 
grossed set of resolutions, handsomely framed, as a slight token 
of the appreciation of the members of Mecca Temple to their 
director, the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate gave a history of 
the successful career of Mecca Temple while under the direction 
of Noble Eakins. He recounted the sacrifices of time and the 
unwearied zeal of the director, and the large accession of member¬ 
ship due to his influence. He tendered the cordial expression of 
the unbounded love borne by every Noble of that temple for one 
who had endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact. 

A humble response was made by Noble Eakins. 

MECCAo SPLENDID SET OF OFFICERS. ETC. 

Under the wonderful organizing influence of Noble Eakins 
in his capacity as Director of Mecca Temple, he had brought the 
Temple to a high degree of efficiency, with a membership of 312, 
Tune 1, 1882, and the following brilliant set of officers for the 
ceremonial sessions, which were worth traveling miles to witness: 

Walter M. Fleming, Grand Potentate. 

Augustus W. Peters, Chief Rabban. 

Philip C. Benjamin, Assistant Rabban. 

Charles H. Heyzer, High Priest and Prophet. 

The Rev. C. L. Twing, Scherif ul Ulema. 

James McGee, Oriental Guide. 

Joseph M. Levey, Treasurer. 

William S. Paterson, Recorder. 

James V. Kirby, First Ceremonial Master. 

Hermon J. Emerson, Second Ceremonial Master. 

Edgar M. Ayers, Marshal. 

Fred Schwalenberg, Assistant Marshal. 

Daniel. M. McLf.llan, Senior Captain of the Guard. 

Edward S. Innet, Junior Captain of the Guard. 

Albert C. Johnson, Organist. 

Arthur T. Hills, Chanter of A1 Koran. 

George B. Eddy, Chanter of A 1 Koran. 

Amos L. See, Chanter of A 1 Koran. 

Harvey Mitchell, Chanter of A 1 Koran. 

Isaac F. Gorham, Chanter of A 1 Koran. 

Stephen W. Swift, Outer Guard. 

Theodore Reeves, Assistant Guard. 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


Robert C. Brown, Assistant Director. 

William Q. Titus, Assistant Director. 

William J. Florence, Emir nl Umra. 

John F. Collins, Sultan Scherif. 

T. T. Timayenis, Nekib el Ascharaf. 

Edward Adams, Scherif el Haram. 

Edward Williams, Jeweler. 

James B. Grant, Alchemist. 

Bensen Sherwood, Architect. 

John N. Blazi, Engineer. 

Charles P. Cocks, Scherif el Kaaba. 

Thomas J. Leigh, Jallad. 

Warren R. Hedden, Abdallah. 

John B. Russell, Khawwan. 

George W. Millar, Mukhabbir. 

Joseph F. Waring, Azra. 

Judson W. Holbrook, Sabiyah. 

Charles W. Torrey, Emir el Hajji. 

George McNeil, Scherif el Zemzem. 

Stephen D. Affleck, Scherif el Muezzin. 

Samuel L. Terhune, Scherif ad Diyafat. 

Albert L. Rawson, Professor of Arabic. 

In addition there were twenty-five Nobles dressed in full 
Arabic costume forming the patrol. 

The Grand Potentates and strength of other temples in that 
vear were officially reported as follows: 

Aleppo Temple, Boston, Henry E. Hosley, Grand Potentate, 

8 members. 

A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Sam Briggs, Grand Potentate; 
108 members. 

Cyprus Temple, Albany, N. Y., Robert D. Williams, Grand 
Potentate; 43 members. 

Damascus Temple, Rochester, George F. Loder, Grand 
Potentate; 148 members. 

Islam Temple, San Francisco, Wm. H. L. Barnes, Grand 
Potentate; 15 members. 

Mecca Temple, New York, Walter M. Fleming, Grand Poten¬ 
tate, December 31 ; 362 members. 

Medinah Temple, Chicago, Edgar P. Tobev, Grand Poten¬ 
tate ; 12 members. 

Moslem Temple, Detroit, Ozias W. Shipman, Grand Poten¬ 
tate; 112 members. 

Mt. Sinai Temple, Montpelier, George O. Tyler, Grand 
Potentate; 24 members. 

Oriental Temple, Troy, N. Y„ Jesse B. Anthony, Grand 
Potentate ; 11 members. 

Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, Conn., Julius W. Knowlton, 

Grand Potentate ; 34 members. 

Pyramid Temple, Davenport, Iowa, I* rank W. Angel, Grand 

Potentate ; 25 members. 

Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Samuel Harper, Grand Potentate; 
43 members. 

Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, William B. Melish, Grand Poten¬ 
tate ; 89 members. 

Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y., Frazier W. Hurlburt, Grand 
Potentate; n members. 

Medina Temple, Atchison, Kan., Jos. A. Greenwalt, Grand 
Potentate; no report. 

Mohammed Temple, New Haven, Conn.; no report. 



TEMPLES ESTABLISHED IN 1884 

The year 1884 saw the birth of four temples, three of which 

have become renowned. They were : 

Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Daniel E. Hughes, Grand Po¬ 
tentate, and N. Ferree Lightner, Recorder. 

Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Thomas McCoubray, Jr., Grand 

Potentate, and John H. Miller, Recoider. 

Murat Temple, Indianapolis, John T. Brush, Grand Potentate, 

and Cortes F. Holliday, Recorder. 

Salaam Temple, Olney, Ill., William H. Curtin and others. 

SPREAD OF THE ORDER BEGINS 

The tenth annual session of the Imperial Council was held in 
Masonic Temple, New York, June 4, 1884. The attendance was 
large. The Most Illustrious Grand Potentate showed plainly in 
his annual address how greatly he was encouraged by the life and 
zeal displayed by most of the temples, and regarded the Shrine as 
at last on a successful basis. The disciples of the Crescent were 
fast swelling into a multitude, and inquiries came from all parts of 
the United States and the British Dominions. 

But one notable death occurred during the year, that of the 
renowned Sheik Obeidullah, a descendant from the daughter of 
the Prophet, who was called to the Unseen Temple during his 
pilgrimage to the Kaabah, or Shrine, at Mecca, in Dhu’l Hajja, 
1300, equivalent to September, 1883. Dr. Fleming said. 

“This great Sheik was the Chief of the Politico-Religious 
Kurds, the Bektash in the East. He descended from the daugh¬ 
ter of the Prophet, and was of the purest Bedouin blood, and was 
esteemed the third noblest person in Islam. It was this tribe and 
their followers that struck consternation and alarm to the flanks 
and rear of Xenophon's army in their famous retreat, so vividly 
portrayed in the ‘Anabasis. The Romans also were decimated 
under their prowess, as many Latin authors relate in their histories 
of the Parthians. 

“Obeidullah, with his son, commanded an attack on the Per¬ 
sian towns bordering Lake Urumijah, but were vanquished by 
Miryah-Khan, a Persian General. 1 he Sheik was forced to re¬ 
treat to the mountains, whence by lavish promises he was lured to 
Stamboul, and there made prisoner; he was held captive several 
months, when, during the fast of the Ramazan, he escaped and 
fled to Kurdistan, and once more rallied his faithful followers. 
He was again captured by the Turks in October, 1882, when his 
flying squadron rescued him and took him to Kouroma. ’ 

DISPENSATIONS AND CHARTERS 

These were fully dealt with by the Grand Illustrious Poten¬ 
tate, and included these among others: 

August 4, 1883, Illustrious Noble George Van Vliet, Deputy 
at Large for special duty outside the local jurisdiction for the wel¬ 
fare and progress of the Order. 

October 15, 1883, Noble Anthony Wayne Barnard, of Butte, 
Mont., who received the Order in Islam fl emple, San Francisco, 
Deputy for the Territory of Montana. 

October 31, 1883, Illustrious Noble John Worthington, of 
the Island of Malta, Deputy for that jurisdiction. Noble Worth- 
ino-ton was the United States Consul at Malta and rendered 

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signal service in the interest of the Shrine. 

November 15, 1883, Islam Temple of San Francisco was char¬ 
tered. 


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December 31, 1883, Lu Lu Temple of Philadelphia was char¬ 
tered. This Temple was instituted January 10, 1884, when the 
officers of the Imperial Council and of Mecca Temple went to 
Philadelphia for that purpose. 

January 1, 1884, Salaam Temple, Olney, Ill., was chartered. 

March 13, 1884, dispensation was granted to Murat Temple, 
which was organized with Noble John T. Brush as Grand Poten¬ 
tate. 

March 15, 1884, Illustrious Grand Treasurer, Joseph M. 
Levey, was made Deputy at Large in foreign countries to confer 
the Order and establish temples in England, Wales, and else¬ 
where. 

March 31, 1884, dispensation was granted to open Boumi 
Temple, of Baltimore, Lu Lu Temple exemplifying the ceremonies 
and ritual. 

This brought the number of temples up to twenty-two and 
carried the Order over the brow of the first and steepest hill, for 
from this time forward the rise of the Order in strength and 
power was rapid. 

A visit to Medinah Temple, Chicago, by the Imperial officers 
and a caravan of about fifty Nobles from New York, April 18 and 
19, 1884, was a feature of the year, the occasion also drawing to 
Chicago Nobles from other temples in the West. At the ceremo¬ 
nial session fifty-two sons of the desert met the Moslem test in 
safety and were raised to the Nobility. The Nobles of Medinah 
Temple were lavish in their hospitality to the visitors, and the 
occasion was so memorable that a full account of it becomes a 
part of the record of the proceedings of the Imperial Council. 

BIRTH OF KOSAIR. JERUSALEM AND TRIPOLI 

The. year 1884-85 saw three new temples established,—Kosair 
of Louisville, Ky., Tripoli of Milwaukee, Wis., and Jerusalem of 
New Orleans. William Ryan was the First Grand Potentate of 
Kosair, Henry L. Palmer, of Tripoli, and Alfred Shaw of Jeru¬ 
salem. 

ELEVENTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND 

COUNCIL 

The eleventh annual session of the Imperial Council was held 
June 4, 1885, in New York, with a very large attendance. The 
ranks were fast filling. No more was known of scoffers. The 
highest men in Masonry in all parts of the country were lending 
their aid to the Shrine and upholding its purposes. Lu Lu, Islam, 
Pyramid, Syria, Syrian, Boumi, Murat, and Mecca Temples were 
all thriving and busy. In fact, the seeds of organization so labori¬ 
ously sown and so incessantly cultivated were now bursting into 
a harvest of the ripest grain. The struggles of the preceding 
decade were now being rewarded in ample measure. 

A resolution was adopted at this session, on motion of Noble 
William B. Melish, that the next session of the Imperial Council, 
the triennial session, should be held in Cleveland, where A 1 Koran 
Temple had brought the work of the Shrine to such a high degree 
of perfection. Heretofore, with one exception, all the sessions 
had been held in New York. 

RESULT OF TRIENNIAL ELECTION 

The Cleveland session was held June 14, 1886, and at this ses¬ 
sion the following official divan for the ensuing three years was 



chosen, the occasion marking the retirement of Most Illustrious 
Walter M. Fleming, who had served the Shrine as its head since 
its formation: 

Sam Briggs, Imperial Potentate, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Joseph B. Eakins, Imperial Deputy Potentate, New York 
City. 

James H. Thompson, Imperial Chief Rabban, Chicago, Ill. 

Henry E. Hosley, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Boston, Mass. 

John T. Brush, High Priest and Prophet, Indianapolis, Ind. 

James McGee, Imperial Oriental Guide, New York City. 

Joseph M. Levey, Imperial Treasurer, New York City. 

William S. Paterson, Imperial Recorder, New York City. 

Charles H. Flach, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio. 

William Ryan, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Louis¬ 
ville, Ky. 

Clarence B. Mason, Imperial Marshal, Newport. R. I. 

George E. Pantlixd, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 

Thomas J. Hudson, Imperial Outer Guard, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Theodore Elmendorf, Imperial Assistant Guard, Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Directory—Walter M. Fleming, New York; George W. 
Millar, New York; and William B. Melish, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

PROGRESS MADE IN 1886 

A dispensation was granted, June 20, 1885, to Illustrious 
Deputy Charles M. Truman of St. Paul for the formation of Osman 
Temple of St. Paul. Zuhrah Temple of Minneapolis was formed 
July 25, by dispensation granted Noble John A. Schenler of that 
city. 

The creation of two temples so near together, in the State of 
Minnesota, caused considerable dissension and animosity. After 
considerable effort on the part of all concerned, both in the 
State of Minnesota and the Grand Orient, to conciliate mat¬ 
ters and promote harmony, the Most Illustrious Grand Potentate 
requested Noble Schenler to discontinue Zuhrah Temple in Min¬ 
neapolis. 

The dispute came before the Committee on Dispensations and 
Charters at the annual session, and the committee disagreed, and 
recommended action by the Imperial Council, after hearing the 
representatives of the Nobles of the two temples who were 
present to urge their claims. 

The dispute was threshed out on the floor of the Imperial 
Council, with the result that charters were granted to both tem¬ 
ples and an era of prosperity for each was entered upon. 

Medina Temple, of Atchison, Kan., and Mohammed Temple, 
of New Haven, Conn., had made no reports for several years, and 
communication could not be had with them, and as a result the 
Imperial Council revoked their charters. 

The committee recommended that charters be granted to the 
following temples: 

Almas Temple, Washington, D. C. 

El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Kosair Temple, Louisville, Ky. 

Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. 

Palestine Temple, Newport, R. I. 

Saladin Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Tripoli Temple, Milwaukee, Wis. 


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Almas Temple was opened by dispensation granted January 
7, 1886. Noble Clarence B. Mason received the dispensation for 
Palestine Temple, January 28. 

El Kahir Temple, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was granted dis¬ 
pensation February 9, the authority being granted to Noble James 
Morton, with the indorsement of Pyramid Temple of Davenport. 

Saladin Temple of Grand Rapids, Mich., was formed by dis¬ 
pensation granted to Noble Charles S. Hazeltine, April 27. 

Moolah Temple of St. Louis received its dispensation April 
26, authority being granted to Noble Eli J. Crandall. However, 
on March 17 dispensation had been granted to Medinah Temple of 
Chicago, to confer the Order of the Shrine upon a class of eligible 
applicants in St. Louis, during the triennial conclave of the Grand 
Encampment of the Knights Templar of the United States, Sep¬ 
tember 21, 22, and 23. 

Dispensation had also been granted Noble Preston Belvin 
of Richmond, and fourteen associates, to form Acca Temple of 
Richmond, Va. 

At this session of the Imperial Council, the salary of the 
Illustrious Grand Recorder was made six hundred dollars a year, 
on motion of Noble William Ryan of Kosair Temple. 

The next session of the Imperial Council was set for Indian¬ 
apolis in June, 1887. Before adjourning the Imperial Council 
adopted a number of important amendments or resolutions. One 
of these fixed the minimum fee for conferring the Order at $25. 
Another made three blackballs necessary for rejection instead of 
one. It was also decided, in view of the conflict of names, that 
only one temple should have the same Arabic or Egyptian name, 
and the youngest of such temples was directed to choose another 
name. 

The word “Grand” was dropped from the title of the officers, 
and they were henceforth known as “Imperial.” 

NOTABLE RECEPTION BY AL KORAN TEMPLE 


Music—Carlotta Waltz (Millecker).Germania Orchestra 

The Temples in New York .Charles H. Heyzer 

Selections—Mikado (Wiegand) .Germania Orchestra 

The Arabians in Missouri .William H. Mayo 

Music, Vocal—The Ruined Chapel (Becker).Quartet 

The Massachusetts Bektash .Henry E. Hosley 

Music—British Patrol (Linden) ......Germania Orchestra 

The Wisconsin Shriners.Eugene S. Elliott 

Sherbet of Shiraz—Committee 

The Dervishes of Kentucky .William Ryan 

Music—Vocal—Night Watch of the Swiss Confederates (Schumann).. 

. Quartet 

The Minnesota Oasis .F- W. Durant 

Music—Elks’ Frolic (Boettger) .Germania Orchestra 

The Shrine in the Keystone State .Edvard B. Jordan 

Music, Vocal—Waltz Song (Vogel).Quartet 

The Divan in Iowa.The Hon. Cyrus W . Eaton 

More Sherbet—If the Committee are still here 

The Illinois Worshipers .James H. Thompson 

Music, Vocal—Serenade (Kreutzer) .Quartet 

The Indiana Contingent .John T. Brush 

Music—Medley (Moses) .Germania Orchestra 

The Rufaiyeh of Ohio ..William B. Melish 

The singing of the Arion quartet was one of the features of 
the evening. The speeches were notable and illustrated the won¬ 
derful popularity which the Order was now gaining in all parts of 
the country where temples had been established. Letters of 
regret were read from a number of prominent Nobles who found it 
impossible to be present, and among them was the following poem 
from the pen of Noble Cahill W. Hazard, of Monongahela City, 
Pa., which was received with great applause, and was so highly 
appreciated that it was published in the official proceedings: 

Not very long ago, a Noble of the Shrine 
Lay on his tiger skin, at sun’s decline, 

When messenger approached with dutiful Salaam 
And bore a graver missal, signed by “Sam.” 



A feature of this session of the Imperial Council, which went 
down into history as one of the great events of the Shrine, was 
the reception tendered the Imperial Council by A 1 Koran Temple 
at its A 1 Masjid, on Superior Street, Cleveland, on the evening of 
its triennial session June 14, 1886. The attendance was very large 
and most enthusiastic, and the affair gave wonderful impetus to the 
Order, to bear abundant fruit during the next twenty years. 

The rooms were elaborately decorated with the insignia of 
the Order, and the Imperial Divan was seated on a dais, before 
which were arranged four long tables, surrounded by the Nobles, 
visitors, and members of A 1 Koran, numbering about two hundred 
and fifty, from all parts of the United States. 

At 8 o’clock Most Illustrious Sam Briggs, the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate, and a Noble of A 1 Koran Temple, opened the reception with 
cordial words of welcome and invited the Nobles to partake of the 
banquet which had been provided. The menu was interspersed 
with music and toasts and included the following: 


National March—Liberty Enlightening the World.. Germania Orchestra 

The Imperial Council. 

.Dr. W. M. Fleming, Most Illustrious Past Imperial Potentate 

Overture—Peche Mignon (Langey).Germania Orchestra 

The Directory.George W. Millar 

Music, Vocal—Bedouin Love Song (Pinsuti).Quartet 

The Supreme Council, A. A. S. Rite .Brenton D. Babcock 

Music—Irish Patrol (Puerner).Germania Orchestra 

The Grand Encampment, K. T„ U. S A.......................... . 

Charles E. Stanley, Grand Commander of the Knights lemplar of 

Ohio 


The Noble yawned, for all that day 
His thoughts from business ran at play: 

His bank account had gone quite lame; 

He cursed the hour that birth had giv’n him name; 

His camels were athirst, his horse astray, 

His harem’s chiefest beauty gone away, 

And down his cheek there coursed a silent tear; 

His tongue was parched, and—he was out of beer. 

So when he tore the parchment seal, and ran 
His eye adown the “tip” from A1 Koran, 

He cried: “This came from Heaven, and none too soon! 
I’ll go to Cleveland the fourteenth day of June! 

This saves my life! Bring forth the camel rigs, 

And set their heads toward Oasis Sam Briggs. 

Just then he paused, and gazed upon the dial; 

It marked the time set down for sudden trial, 

In field political, to cure defection. 

His tribe that afternoon held primary election: 

And he, upon that very day and date. 

Booked for a race at camel’s swiftest gait. 

The Shareef wept. He cursed the very Fates, 

And called on mighty Allah. Then, to confound the dates, 
He cast his scimiter into the blessed Koran, 

Which unto all reveals the fate of man, 

And there these lines he read—thus said the Book: 

“You may not go—you may not even look” 

Toward Oasis Cleveland, June fourteen; 

Not that day—but “some other day,” I ween. 


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The Shareef bowed. He is too good a Noble 
To cause the sons of Allah any trouble; 

But on his knees he nightly prays the Perii 

That he may one future day, upon the banks of Erii, 

Join in a cup of pure Arabian dew 
With all A1 Koran's thrice illustrious crew. 

Noble Caleb H. Benton, in a noted speech in behalf of the 
Oasis of Minneapolis, promised to aid Noble William H. S. 
Wright, of the St. Paul Oasis, in the work of building up the 
Shrine in the Twin Cities, and would in the next year prove the 
wisdom of the Imperial Council in granting charters to each city. 

Noble Thomas J. Leigh of New York recited “The Two 
Glasses,” telling of the conquest of wine and water, “told to each 
other as they sat together, on a rich man’s table, rim to rim,” and 
in response to demands for an encore he gave the amusing “Reply 
of the Sailor to the Parson.” 

The fun was fast and furious, led by Mecca’s “Arabian Bell 
Ringers,” who extracted the most weird and peculiar music from 
the bells worn by their camels in making their pilgrimage to the 
Oasis of Cleveland. In connection therewith, Noble George W. 
Millar, of the directory, demonstrated to the full satisfaction of the 
Nobles the impartial and indiscriminating manner in which all im¬ 
politic or obstructive appeals were met bv his forces, and the bells 
were then distributed as souvenirs. They are to-day treasured 
highly by the survivors of that notable occasion. 

One of the favorites of the evening was “Daddy W illiam 
Rvan of Kosair Temple, Louisville, one of the stanch supporters of 
the Masonic Widows’ and Orphans' Home of Louisville. A num¬ 
ber of the Nobles presented him with a large subscription list to 
the “Masonic Home Journal,” which is printed at the home by the 
Masonic orphans. Noble Ryan acknowledged that this warmly 
touched his heart, and gratefully thanked the Nobles for their 
thoughtfulness, in the midst of their pleasures, in contributing to 
the happiness of the Masonic orphans under his charge. 


and other members of the Imperial Council. The occasion was 
the triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Tem¬ 
plar for the United States, and the sand had been heating all 
summer. 

Medinah Temple brought by special caravan all her parapher¬ 
nalia and the gorgeous appointments which marked the Temple by 
the Lake. The affair was widely advertised, and was in the hands 
of a joint committee from Moolah and Medinah Temples, with W. 
A. Stiles as Secretary. Moolah’s committee consisted of Nobles 
William H. Mayo, E. J. Crandall, and John T. Nixon, while Nobles 
Thomas H. Currier, Daniel Shelby, and James H. Thompson 
looked after the details for Medinah. 

The official divan for Moolah Temple was composed as fol¬ 
lows : 

Eli J. Crandall, Potentate. 

E. B. Overstreet, Chief Rabban. 

Jack P. Richardson, Assistant Rabban. 

George T. Murphy, High Priest and Prophet. 

V. O. Saunders, Oriental Guide. 

Hunter Ben Jenkins, Treasurer. 

William H. Mayo, Recorder. 

John T. Nixon, First Ceremonial Master. 

Benjamin Lynds, Second Ceremonial Master. 

William H. Etter, Marshal. 

William Walsh, Captain of the Guard. 

John J. Baulcii, Director. 

Horace W. Hibbard, Director. 

W. H. Mead, Director. 

Thomas P. Morse, Lecturer. 

John R. Parson, Alchemist. 

R. D. Hunter, Alchemist. 

A. F. Donk, Outer Guard. 

The divan of Medinah Temple consisted of; 





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MEMORABLE SESSION OF MOOLAH TEMPLE 

Moolah Temple of St. Louis held a ceremonial session Sep¬ 
tember 22, 1886, which attracted Shriners from many parts of the 
country. The official call read as below: 

Shareef al masihi, attend: 

On the 23d day of the last month, Zeel Hajjeh, Sanna Hejeera 
1303, commonly known to those whose eyes have not been opened 
to the true faith as Wednesday, September 22, 1886 A. D., at 7 
o’clock P. M., will be holden in the goodly city of St. Louis, State 
of Missouri, a special session of Moolah 1 emple, Nobilitj of the 
Mystic Shrine, on which occasion will be celebrated with more 
than Oriental magnificence, 

The Last Feast of the Old Year, 

The Day of Arafat at Mecca. 

Also the 

Koorban Bayram ! 

Symbolic Illustration 
of the 

Sacrifice of Sheep in Honor of Ibraheem 
The End of the Nights of Sanad na Abyad. 

A special invitation is extended to every Noble in the United 
States! 

The initiatory ceremonies were conducted under the auspices 
of Medinah Temple of Chicago, assisted by the Imperial Potentate 


James H. Thompson, Potentate. 

O. I. Jacobus, Chief Rabban. 

R. I. Dakin, Assistant Rabban. 

Frank E. Land, High Priest and Prophet. 

T. H. Currier, Oriental Guide. 

J. S. Carter, Treasurer. 

William A. Stiles, Recorder. 

John A. May, Grand Lecturer. 

F. M. Luce, First Ceremonial Master. 

C. H. Chamberlain, Second Ceremonial Master. 

A. C. Potter, Marshal. 

Alex Osterman, Captain of the Guard. 

E. P. Tobey, Director. 

Henry A. Keith, Director. 

T. C. Pennington, Director. 

L. E. Pennington, Alchemist. 

Charles Kotzenberg, Alchemist. 

A. McLellan, Outer Guard. 

Noble Eli J. Crandall, of Moolah, and Noble James Thomp¬ 
son, of Medinah, were chairmen of the Reception Committees, 
which included many of the leading Nobles of the two Temples. 
The Honorary Committee included the active members of the 
Imperial Council and many other notables. 

Of the ceremonial session it need only be said that the occa¬ 
sion was one of the most notable in the history of the Shrine. 
The class was very large, giving Moolah that wonderful start in 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


membership that has made it one of the famous temples of the 
Central States. By request of other temples, the Order was 
conferred upon many Knights 4 emplar who were in St. Louis at 
the time, and the traditional banquet which followed was equally 
notable. 

THIRTEENTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND 

COUNCIL 

Murat Temple of Indianapolis was the host of the Imperial 
Council June 20, 1887, when the attendance was even larger than 
at Cleveland, many of the temples sending delegations of con¬ 
siderable size. All but three of the Imperial officers were present 
at this session, and besides the large list of active members, 
twenty-one temples sent regularly chosen representatives. In 
his annual address Imperial Potentate Briggs said he had officially 
issued charters to the following Temples under date of June 28, 
1886: 

Almas Temple, Washington, D. C. 

El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Kosair Temple, Louisville, Ky. 

Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. 

Osman Temple, St. Paul, Minn. 

Palestine Temple, Newport, R. I. 

Saladin Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Tripoli Temple, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Zuhrah Temple, Minneapolis, Minn. 

A dispensation was granted, July 15, 1886, to Sir Alfred 

Pauli and ten other Knights Templar to found Osiris Temple, at 
Wheeling, W. Ya. 

July 13, dispensation was granted Saltanat Temple, London, 


IMPORTANT DECISIONS RENDERED 

The following decisions were rendered at the request of the 
Temples named, for official interpretations of the law. 

Saladin Temple: A Potentate of a temple has no authority 
to communicate the Order outside of his temple without special 
dispensation to that end. 

Moolah Temple: Territories or States where no temples 
have been established are free territory, from which established 
temples may select material. 

Ziyara Temple: Temples are empowered to open a session 
at any place within their jurisdiction to confer the grade. Special 
dispensation is not required except for other than regular meet- 
ings. 

Kosair Temple and El Ivahir Temple: “ Cerneau Rite ” 
Masons not Knights Templar are not eligible for the Shrine. 

Moolah Temple: An installed officer (except Potentate) 
may resign, and his successor may be appointed or elected, and 
be installed by the Potentate. 

Aleppo Temple: A protest against conferring the Order 
upon an applicant previously elected is lawful, and should be ob¬ 
served, no provision to the contrary existing in the by-laws. 

Kaaba Temple: The right to object to the entrance of a 
visiting Noble to any temple is inherent with any member of such 
temple. 

TITLE OF TEMPLE CHANGED 

In accordance with the resolution against similar names of 
temples adopted at the last session. Pyramid Temple, of Daven¬ 
port, Iowa, agreed to change its title, and on March 17, 1887, for¬ 
mally announced and proclaimed that it should be known, 
designated, and recognized as Kaaba Temple of Davenport, Iowa. 


Ont. 

October 13, a petition for dispensation was asked for Cairo 
Temple, at Oswego, N. Y., but owing to the inharmonious action 
of Ziyara Temple, of Utica, N. Y., the fee was returned and the 
dispensation denied. 

March 29, 1887, Noble Edward C. Culp and others were 
granted a dispensation for Isis Temple, at Salina, Kan. 

April 7, Noble Richard A. Ixetner and others were granted a 
dispensation to form Abdallah Temple, at Leavenworth, Kan., 
and April 21, Noble George S. McConkey and others for Rameses 
Temple, London, Ont. 

Hella Temple, Dallas, Tex., received dispensation through 
Noble Joseph K. Ashby and others. Noble Alexander Stevens 
and others received dispensation June 11 for the formation of 
Ballut Abyad Temple, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

In addition the Imperial Potentate reported that communi¬ 
cations had been received regarding the establishment of temples 
at Kansas City, Mo.; Lyons and Clinton, Iowa; Staunton, Va.; 
Atlanta, Ga.; Fargo, N. Dak.; Lincoln, Neb.; and Brooklyn, N. \ . 

During the year the Imperial Potentate officially visited the 
following Temples on the dates given: 

September 22, 1886, Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. 

January 20, 1887, Almas Temple, Washington, D. C. 

January 21, Acca Temple, Richmond, Va. 

March 11, Saladin Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Invitations to visit Aleppo, Syrian, Moslem, Palestine, and 
other temples were received, but owing to press of private busi¬ 
ness acceptance was impossible. In the official visits of the Im¬ 
perial Potentate he was escorted by delegations from Mecca, 
Medinah, and A 1 Koran Temples. 


CANDIDATES OF ILLEGITIMATE SCOTTISH RITE BODIES 

The following resolution, offered by Noble Charles T. Mc- 
Clenachan, was adopted: 

“Resolved, That it is hereby declared as the meaning and intent 
of the last sentence of the first paragraph, Section XXX, which says, ‘a 
Thirty-second Degree Mason of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of a 
regular Supreme Council of said Rite,’ that it is and shall be strictly con¬ 
strued to mean the Supreme Councils for the Northern and for the South¬ 
ern Jurisdiction of such Rite in the United States, and those Supreme 
Councils which are in amity with and are recognized by them.” 

The following resolutions, offered by Noble George P. Bal¬ 
main, were referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws • 

“ Whereas , The Imperial Council, A. A. O. N. M. S., has declared 
by resolution that the only Supreme Councils of the A. A. Scottish Rite 
recognized by this Body are those of the Northern and Southern Masonic 
Jurisdictions of the United States of America, and the Supreme Councils 
in amity with them. Therefore be it 

“ Resolved , That it shall be an offense against the Order for any 
temple or Potentate to confer the Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 
upon any one known to be a member of a Scottish Rite body not rec¬ 
ognized by this Imperial Council as legitimate. 

“ Resolved, That the Imperial Recorder be instructed to notify all 
temples subordinate to this Imperial Council of this action within thirty 
days from date of this session.” 

NEW TEMPLES CHARTERED 

Charters were granted to the following Temples; 

Abdallah Temple, Leavenworth, Kan. 

Isis Temple, Salina, Kan. 

Acca Temple, Richmond, Va. 

Osiris Temple, Wheeling, W. Va. 


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Dispensations were continued for another year in the case of 
these temples: 

Jerusalem Temple, New Orleans, La. 

Rameses Temple, Toronto, Ont. 

Hella Temple, Dallas, Tex. 

Ballut Abyad Temple, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

It was also ordered that no charter be granted to Saltanat 
Temple, of London, Ont., and that its dispensation be recalled. 

BROOKLYN FIGHTS FOR A TEMPLE 

The Nobles of Brooklyn had been trying hard to obtain a 
temple of their own, and finally secured at this session the follow¬ 
ing unanimous recommendation from the Committee of Dispensa¬ 
tions and Charters: 

“ Whereas , Your committee has received from the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate a petition from Nobles residing in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., asking 
that necessary permission be granted to organize and establish a temple 
in their city, we, therefore, would respectfully recommend that a charter 
be granted.” 

The recommendation of the committee was considered, and 
after some discussion, was, on motion, adopted. 

Discussion, however, ensued as to the regularity of the pro¬ 
ceedings, and, on motion, the adoption of the recommendation 
was reconsidered. The whole matter, after further debate, in 
which the Brooklyn Nobles struggled bravely against the heavy 
odds of the Mecca Nobles resident in Manhattan, was referred 
back to the committee to be made the subject of a special report. 

The majority, consisting of Nobles John T. Brush and James 
H. Thompson, finally reported negatively, in these words: 

“Your committee, to whom was recommitted the matter of 
the petition from the Nobles from Brooklyn for a temple in that 
city, report that they have heard the arguments from the members 
of Mecca, from New York, and from the Nobles from Brooklyn. 
And whereas, the members from New York gave assurance that, 
if a dispensation was asked for in a regular manner at its next reg¬ 
ular meeting in July, it would receive their sanction, we feel that, 
for the sake of harmony and the good of the Order, it would be 
better for this Imperial Council to refer the application back to 
the Nobles from Brooklyn for their further action. 

“ And your committee would recommend that the several pe¬ 
titioners be requested to make application for dispensation in the 
regular manner.” 

Noble Richard P. Marvin, Jr., reported as below: 

“ I believe the matter is properly before the Imperial Council, 
and that it should decide whether or not a charter should be 
granted.” 

When put to a vote of the Imperial Council, the minority re¬ 
port was rejected and the majority report adopted. The Brooklyn 
Nobles made the request of Mecca Temple as directed, and the 
charter of Kismet Temple, when issued, bore date of July 2, iS8"- 

At this session of the Imperial Council the word “Grand 
was dropped from the title of Potentates of temples, having been 
previously dropped from the titles of the Imperial officers. 

RECEPTION BY MURAT TEMPLE 

When the Imperial Council adjourned it was to become the 
guest of Murat Temple at an elaborate banquet and entertainment 
which had been provided for the occasion, and in the preparations 
for which Illustrious Noble John T. Brush and his associates had 
been at work for days. The date was Monday, June 20, 1887. 


At 6 o'clock in the afternoon the Imperial Divan, with a large 
number of visitors, were saluted by the Nobles of Murat Temple, 
headed by Illustrious Potentate Brush, and with bands playing 
were escorted through the principal streets to the grand Almasjid 
al Haram of the Temple, on South Pennsylvania Street. 

Murat Temple was opened in full ceremonial form, and six¬ 
teen sons of the desert joined the caravan to Mecca and assumed 
the solemn Arab’s vow. 1 hey were: S. C. Carey, O. W. Moor¬ 
man, and E. J. Gantz, of Indianapolis; J. C. Suit, T. D. Jones, and 
A. S. Catherworn, of Frankfort; Walter Vail, A. S. Nichols, and 
A. G. Tillotson, of Michigan City: C. R. McCullough, of Hunting- 
ton; B. G. Hudnut and Edward Gilbert, of Terre Haute; W. S. 
Kerlin, of Evansville; C. A. White, of Danville; F. S. Collins, of 
Seymour, and Nelson Bradley of Greenfield. 

The ceremonies were rendered in the complete form of the 
ritual, and the entertainment lasted for three hours. The cos¬ 
tumes and accessories were elaborate, and the work so beautifully 
done as to excite the admiration of all. 

After the closing of the Temple, the name of every officer of 
the Imperial Council, and visitor, was called, and then in order of 
rank they were led to the banquet hall, where a memorable enter¬ 
tainment was provided by the eight committees among which the 
work had been proportioned. 

About three hundred Nobles were seated at fifty tables, each 
seat designated with the name of the guest, and a menu of many 
courses was served, interspersed with music by an orchestra and 
the Chanters Al Koran. 

Noble John T. Brush presided, and when the cigars had been 
lighted he delivered an eloquent welcome to “Our Guests.” “His 
worth is warrant for his welcome” ran the toast list. Then fol¬ 
lowed in order: 

“Ogniya Sahra”—Chan'ters Al Koran. 

“The Imperial Council”.Sam Briggs, Al Koran 

“Some are, and must be, greater than the rest.” 

“The Imperial Directory”.George W. Millar, Mecca 

“Look to the helm, good master.” 

“The Expounders”.Charles T. McClenachan, Mecca 

“Elsewhere he could right weel lay down the law.” 

“Ejl Holouahbb li.”—Chanters Al Koran. 

“The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite”. 

.Brenton D. Babcock, Al Koran 

“Should auld acquaintance be forgot.” 

“The Grand Encampment”.William H. Mayo, Moolah 

“And days o’ lang syne.” 

“Sabah el bi fatour li Biaz”—Chanters Al Koran. 

“The Shrine”.Byron K. Elliott, Murat 

“The rank is but the guinea’s stamp, 

The man’s the gowd for a’ that.” 

“The Sons of the Desert”.Joseph C. Suit, of the Class 

“My joy lies onward, and my grief behind.” 

“Our Mystic Literature”.William B. Melish, Syrian 

“From the hot clime 
Of Arab deserts brought.” 

“The Salt of the Earth”.Joseph S. Wright, Lu Lu 

“Norine Maurine.”—Chanters Al Koran. 

“The Arab”.William A. Stiles, Medinah 

“Westward, Ho!”.Edward C. Culp, Isis 

“The Falls North”.William H. S. Wright, Osman 

“The Falls South”.William Ryan, Kosair 

“The Moslems” .Ozias W. Shipman, Moslem 

“Leile faiyib”—Chanters Al Koran 

“Nomadic Reminiscence” .Joseph B. Eakins, Mecca 

“The Caravan” .Henry E. Hosley, Aleppo 

Presentation of the Tizkeer (souvenir).John A. Holman, Murat 

The tizkeer was presented to each and every guest. It was 
in the form of a medal, composed of Egyptian bronze, somewhat 
larger in diameter than a silver dollar. The medal bore on one 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


side the words, “Souvenir Murat, N. M. S. Imperial Council, 
Ramadan, June XX, 1887. Commemorating the Night of Power. 
To Noble [Crescent, with name of Noble engraved thereon]. 
Oasis of Indianapolis." On the reverse were the Egyptian and 
Persian national arms, the first with three crescents and stars, and 
the second with the rising sun and the lion couchant. Below ap¬ 
peared the ocean, with water craft of ancient character putting 
into the harbor, and the oasis of Indianapolis in the foreground. 
To the left, in the distance, was shown the desert, with a caravan 
of camels approaching the oasis, in the center of which was the 
Temple of Murat. 

The Chanters A 1 Koran, who sang so beautifully during the 
evening, were Nobles O. W. Williams, John G. Blake, Ora Pear¬ 
son, and Mahlon D. Butler, with T. W. S. Belcher as organist. 

Nearly every part of the United States and Canada were rep¬ 
resented at the festal board and prompted these lines by Noble 
Dennis: 

Camels are coming from east and west, 

From north and from south they glitter and shine, 

Banners of silk and a gleaming crest 
At the head of each long and brilliant line. 

From precincts suburban 
See caftan and turban— 

The iris seems robbed of every hue— 

Ne’er since Caliph Haroun 
Has there come to a town 
Such an awfully gorgeous retinue. 

Ah, there rides an Emir 
With steel at his femur, 

A true old Damascus yataghan; 

On great dromedaries 
Are tall janizaries— 

We’re not like soon to see that again 
Shayk, dervish, and imam 
With most profound salaam 
Respond to the greetings of ever}’- one. 

And out from the van 
Of each caravan 

Comes a Nubian Mascot, Son of the Sun. 

Camels are coming from south and west, 

From sweet north lakes and old ocean’s brine; 

On Arabic toes long lances rest, 

And pennons whirl in the airy wine; 

Now as they come nearer 
And one sees them clearer, 

Nobles are they of the Mystic Shrine. 

The invitation to this unique affair is still preserved by those 
Nobles who were fortunate enough to be present on that memor¬ 
able occasion. A map of the desert of the Western Hemisphere 
was surrounded by Egytian representations of feasts, with 
obelisk, sphinx, pyramid, etc. It was twenty-eight by twenty-two 
inches in size, and the oases of all the temples were marked by 
long lines of caravans traveling to the Oasis of Murat. 


FOURTEENTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND 

COUNCIL 

Toronto, Canada, was the oasis which had the honor of en¬ 
tertaining the fourteenth annual session of the Imperial Council, 
and the pilgrimage was marked by long caravans from various 
temples. The date was June 25, 1888. Headquarters were at 
the Rossin House, and the sessions were held in A 1 Beyt Ullahi ’ 1 - 


Haram, Masonic Temple. All but four of the Imperial officers! 
were present, and thirty-one temples were officially represented. 
Besides this there were present a large number of visitors. 

In his annual address Imperial Potentate Sam Briggs re¬ 
ported the issuance of charters to the following by resolution of 
the thirteenth annual session: 

Abdallah Temple, Leavenworth, Kan. 

Acca Temple, Richmond, Ya. 

Isis Temple, Salina, Kan. 

Osiris Temple, Wheeling, W. Va. 

Among the dispensations of the year were these: 

To Noble E. S. Dudley as special deputy, June 18, 1887, to 
form Sesostris Temple, at Lincoln, Neb. 

To Saltanat Temple, London, Ont., August 27, 1887, contin¬ 
uing the dispensation until this session of the Imperial Council. 

To Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo., December 8, 1887, to com¬ 
municate the Order at a special session for a special purpose. 

The charter for Moila Temple is dated December 1, 1887, 
along with El Jebel, of Denver, Col., and Ararat of Kansas City, 
Mo. 

To Noble Richard A. Ketner as special deputy, December 22, 
to install officers of Ararat Temple, Kansas City. 

To Noble James W. Cook as special deputy, January 19, 1888, 
to communicate the Order for the establishment of A 1 Kader 
Temple, at Portland, Oregon. 

March 26, 1888, Noble Halsey W. Lombard, of Tripoli Tem¬ 
ple, was appointed a special deputy to communicate the Order to 
Sir W. N. Baldwin and five associates to establish Algeria Temple, 
at Helena, Mont. 

Other dispensations issued for the establishment of temples 
during the year were: 

July 2, 1887, to Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y.; and the 
date of the charter of this Temple was made the same, thus 
ending with victory the fight made against it by some of the 
members of Mecca Temple. 

November 5, 1887, to Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, N. Y. 

February 20, 1888, to A 1 Malaikah Temple, Los Angeles, Cal. 

March 30, 1888, to Morocco Temple, Jacksonville, Fla. 

April 3, 1888, to El Riad Temple, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 

OFFICIAL VISITS OF IMPERIAL POTENTATE 

During the year the Imperial Potentate made a number of 
official visits, and at most of them conferred the Order himself in 
his own inimitable style. Among the notable visits were these: 

June 8, 1887, assisted by Divan of Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa, 
conferred Order at Erie, Pa. 

June 29, Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y. 

June 30, Moslem Temple, Detroit. 

July and August, with Osman and Zuhrah Temple, of St. 
Paul, and Minneapolis. 

August 31, Mecca Temple, New York, on the occasion of the 
reception to Illustrious Noble John Worthington, Representative 
of the temples in the East. 

January 25, 1888, to Hamilton, Ont., in the Oasis of Rameses 
Temple of Toronto. 

January 30, to Almas Temple, Washington, D. C. 

January 31, to Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md. 

March 5, to Bradford, Pa., conferring the Order upon forty- 
one candidates assisted by the Divan of Syria Temple, of Pitts¬ 
burg. 


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ARABIC Visfi USED BY NOBLE JOHN WORTHINGTON, UNITED STATES CONSUL TO MALTA, 
AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL TO TEMPLES IN THE EAST, IN 1884 


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and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice 
of fools ; for they consider not that they do mischief. 



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THERE IS NO CONQUEROR BUT ALLAH! 

Authorized with power by the Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order, 
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THE MEDITERRANEAN PASS 


The granting of a document by a competent officer of a state, per¬ 
mitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place 
without molestation, by land or by water, is a time-honored in ernational 
custom, which owes its origin and continuance to the danger of attack 
by robbers on land, and by pirates on the water. It is this custom that 
gave rise, in former years, to a degree known as the “Mediterranean 
Pass,” conferred only on Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar. It 
is a degree that has no connection whatsoever with any lecture or legend, 
and is different from the degree of the “Knight of the Mediterranean 
Pass.” Being now nearly obsolete, the degree is only a Masonic curiosity. 
It may be mentioned, however, as a historic fact, that vessels with 
“Mediterranean Pass” Masons on hoard have escaped being captured and 
plundered by the Algerians and other African pirates who infested the 
Mediterranean coasts, simply because on the pirate ships there also happened 


to be some person or persons who had been admitted to this degree. 

The “Mediterranean Pass,” facsimile of which appears on this page, 
was used by Noble fohn Worthington while serving as United States 
Consul at Malta. Mediterranean Sea. It is a document of ethical maxims 
rather than an official passport like those generally issued to travelers. 
The “Pass” makes note that the Prophet’s journey was from Mecca to 
Medina. It also makes note of the place of residence and character of 
the Nobles to whom the “Pass” was issued, of the place and date of 
issuance of some, together with the seal of the Imperial Council, Ancient 
Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the signature of the 
Deputy and Representative of Temples in the East, who, at the time, was 
Noble John Worthington. In this unique document also appear a 
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NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 


March 23, to Medinah Temple, Chicago. 

April 26, to Moslem Temple, Detroit, Mich. 

June 4, 5 and 6, to El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col. 

June 8, to Isis Temple, Salina, Kan. 

June 9, to Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo., and Abdallah 
Temple, Leavenworth, Kan. 

June 10, to Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. 

During the year inquiries regarding the possible establish¬ 
ment of temples were received from Raleigh, N. C.; Wilmington, 
N. C.; Galveston, Tex.; El Paso, Tex.; Birmingham, Ala.; Mem¬ 
phis, Tenn.; and Nashville, Tenn. 

APPRECIATION OF NOBLE WORTHINGTON’S SERVICES 

In the annual address of the Illustrious Potentate is found 
this passage, which should be recorded in a history of the Shrine 
as an illustration of the appreciation of the many and long services 
rendered by Noble John Worthington. 

“It was my pleasure during the past winter, with the assent of 
the Imperial Directory, to make amends for what appeared to me 
to have been an unfortunate oversight of the last Imperial Council. 

I allude to the services of Illustrious Noble John Worthington, the 
Representative of the Temples in the East, whose valuable corre¬ 
spondence has done so much to extend the influence of this 
Imperial body, and whose many acts of courtesy extended to mem¬ 
bers of the Order who journeyed toward the East and visited the 
historic island of Malta—where our representative has had his 
official residence for the past ten years—have endeared him to 
everyone who has had the pleasure of personally meeting him or 
who was aware of the facts. 

“In view of these services, I felt it but proper that some 
recognition should be made, and I accordingly directed that the 
sum of $500 be forwarded to Illustrious Noble Worthington for 
his acceptance, and in reply our representative says: I cannot, 
I feel, fittingly say more than to inform you that . . . it is a 

most opportune gift. It lightens materially the load of debt I was 
leaving for doctors' services while ill in London. ... I feel 
that I cannot thank your Imperial body sufficiently. I can only 
try to make you understand how sincerely and how gratefully I do 
thank you. My heart is very full. May Allah bless you and the 
noble Council . . . who did me this kindness! My life was 
well worth saving, if only that / might experience this high and 
fine act of goodness from my brother Nobles. Such an act as this 
stamps our Brotherhood at once as an example of what constitutes 
the very height of thoughtful and useful worth and excellence. I 
beg you to thank the Imperial Council for me, and in my name, 
and thank them warmly.' ” 

TRAVELING PASSPORT RECOMMENDED 

“A traveling passport,” said the Imperial Potentate in one 
portion of his address, “issued under the authority of the Imperial 
Council, under the Imperial seal and the signatures of the Imperial 
officers, should be substituted for the present unwieldy, and, for 
general purposes, practically useless diploma. And visitors 
should only be admitted upon presentation of such diploma, which 
should bear the vise of the Recorder of the subordinate temple, 
attested by its seal; and in cases where a visitor is not possessed 
of such passport he should only be admitted by absolute voucher. 

“ ‘And if any . . . shall demand protection of thee, grant him pro¬ 

tection, that he may hear the word of the Prophet; and afterward give 


him a safe conduct, that he may return home again securely. Surah 
IX.’” 

The resignations of the following active members were re¬ 
ceived and accepted: Nobles Ezra S. Bartlett, Philadelphia, Pa.; 
Howard F. Hill, Montpelier, Vt.; and Ozias W. Shipman, Detroit, 
Mich. 

The following Nobles were elected to fill the vacancies thus 
created: Frederick Leibrandt, Philadelphia, Pa.; William H. 
Herrick, Montpelier, Vt., and John B. Corliss, Detroit, Mich. 

The number of active members was now 49; of past active 
members, 49; of emeriti members, 6; of representatives of temples 
in the East, 3. A total of 32 temples had been chartered and 16 
others were under dispensation. The annual reports returned by 
the temples showed a total membership of 8169, a. net increase for 
the year, of 3664, illustrating the rapid impetus which the Order 
had now gained. 

Both Lu Lu and Medinah Temples extended invitations to 
become the host of the next session of the Imperial Council, and 
these invitations were referred to the proper committee. Invita¬ 
tions from Raineses Temple to participate in various entertain¬ 
ments and excursions which had been arranged in honor of the 
Imperial Council were gratefully accepted. 


NEW TEMPLES CHARTERED 

At this session charters were granted to the following Tem¬ 
ples, which had been working under dispensation: 

Algeria Temple, Helena, Mont. 

A 1 Malaikah Temple, Los Angeles, Cal. 

Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo. 

El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col. 

El Riad Temple, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 

Hella Temple, Dallas, Tex. 

Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Jerusalem Temple, New Orleans, La. 

Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Morocco Temple, Jacksonville, Fla. 

Rameses Temple, Toronto, Canada. 

Sesostris Temple, Lincoln, Neb. 

Dispensations were continued in the cases of Ballut Abyad 
Temple, Albuquerque, New Mexico; A 1 Kader Temple, Portland, 
Ore.; and Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo. 

In the case of Saltanat Temple, of London, Ont., the dispensa¬ 
tion was withdrawn upon recommendation of the Committee on 
Dispensations and Charters. 

The Imperial Potentate had traveled about ten thousand miles 
on no other business than that of the Shrine, and upon the recom¬ 
mendation of the Committee on Finance and Accounts, he was 
paid not only his railroad fares, but was also allowed five dollars 
per diem while on such business. 

A new constitution, rendered necessary by the rapid growth 
of the Order and the unexpected points which had been raised 
and decided by the Imperial Potentate and the Directory, was 
adopted at this session. 

Provision for mileage and per diem of representatives was 
fixed at three cents a mile each way for the shortest distance by 
rail and five dollars per diem. The same allowance was made to 
the active members. Payments to active members aggregated 
$1637.22, and to representatives $597.24. 

Majoritv and minority reports were made as to the place of 
the next meeting, the majority favoring Chicago, while the mi- 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


nority wished to accept the hospitality of Moolah Temple, of St. 
Louis. When the matter came before the Imperial Council, 
Moolah lost and Medinah was chosen as the next host. 

TRAVELING CARD AUTHORIZED 

On motion of Noble Joseph B. Eakins, the Imperial Potentate 
and Imperial Recorder were empowered to design and procure a 
small traveling certificate for the use of Nobles, to be used in place 
of the present unwieldy diploma. 

Among the Nobles who entered the Unseen Temple during 
the year and whose names were entered upon the record, was Illus¬ 
trious Noble Cortes F. Holliday, Recorder of Murat Temple, and 
for many years Secretary of the Indianapolis Board of Trade. 
He was born September 28, 1844, received his first light in Ma¬ 
sonry in 1872, later became Secretary of the Scottish Rite bodies 
in Indianapolis, and at Boston, in 1882, was crowned with the 
thirty-third degree. He was received into the Nobility in Syrian 
Temple, Cincinnati, November 17, 1882, and became a charter 
member of Murat Temple in 1S84. His death occurred March 5, 
1888. 


CORRESPONDENCE WITH TEMPLES IN THE EAST 

During the year letters were received, written in Arabic, Turk¬ 
ish Persian, French, and German, from the following Nobles of 
the Temples opposite their names : 

Osman ben Ganem, Djezzar Pasha Temple (Heykal), Akka, 
Syria. 

Omar ben Kedia, Walee el Jemel Temple, Aleppo, Syria. 
John Hornstein, Skander Temple, Alexandria, Egypt. 

Abu ben Belot, Algiers Temple, Algiers, Algeria. 
Rhodokanakis, Hassan Temple, Athens, Greece. 

Yakoob el Mooruss, Rasheed Temple, Bagdad, Persia. 
Haroon al Murad, Bardool Temple, Bassora, Persia. 

Samuel Hallock, Libnan Temple, Beirut, Syria. 

Clmnder Sen Saeed, Brahm Temple, Benares, India. 

Iviamil Adwee, Oorda Temple, Biskra, Algeria. 

Mahmood ibn Maroodee, Mofrad Temple, Bokhara, Persia. 
Omar ben Mallatah, Solyman Temple, Broosa, Asia Minor. 
Zoolfiker Fauzee, Alee Pasha Temple, Cairo, Egypt. 

John C. Brisson, Mohammad Temple, Cannes, France. 
Mohmood Kayat, Kaf Temple, Constantine, Algeria. 

Hassan ibn Ukreezee, Saladin Temple, Damascus, Syria. 
Moomeen el Baraka, Beder Temple, Dayr el Kamr, Syria. 
Hosayn ibn Bezzani, Bab el Jannat Temple, Fez, Morocco. 
Gieuseffe Fagnani, Taala Temple, Genoa, Italy. 

Henry Wilson, Mehakma Temple, Gibraltar, Spain. 
Mavrogordato, Alee el Shahed Temple, Jaffa, Palestine. 
Conrad Schick, Omar Temple, Jerusalem, Palestine. 

H. J. Rustumjee, Kong-fu-tsee Temple, Kurrachee, India. 
John Worthington, Valetta Temple, Island of Malta. 

Charles L. Peyssonnel, Bokhara Temple, Marseilles, France. 
Omar el Mitmen, el Rasool Temple, Mecca, Arabia. 

Amroo el Nafee, Fadeel Temple, Oran, Algeria. 

Thevenot, Mohammad Temple, Paris, France. 

Bakree ben Taaleb, Lateef Temple, Port Said, Egypt. 
William T. Parsons, Alee Temple, Rome, Italy. 

C. Markanvan, el Rashid Temple, Smyrna, Asia Minor. 
Maimoon ben Abdar, Masroor Temple, Suez, Egypt. 

Narjeeb Meeyan, Firdausee Temple, Tabreez, Persia. 

Fendee el Serk, Barkook Temple, Tangier, Morocco. 


Henri Maillard, Omar el Kebeer Temple, Toulon, France. 

Remayah ibn Majellee, El Bardo Temple, Tunis, Algeria. 

Alessandro Bignola, Kemela Temple, Turin, Italy. 

Abdullah ben Fyz, Yailah Temple, Tripolis, Algeria. 

COMMUNICATION OF ORDER PROHIBITED 

Until this time it has been permissible, under certain duly 
authorized conditions, to communicate the Order of the Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine upon certain Knights Templar, thirty-second or 
thirty-third degree Masons, preliminary to the forming of a new 
temple, and this was usually delegated to a Deputy. The growth of 
the Order was now such that the Imperial Potentate Sam Briggs, 
issued an edict, July 13, 1888, requiring that the Order be con¬ 
ferred only in full ceremonial form within the body of a legalh 
constituted temple, and expressly forbid communication, unless 
allowed by dispensation, and all applications for this pul pose must 
be accompanied by substantial reasons for the request. 


FIFTEENTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL GRAND 

COUNCIL 

The fifteenth annual session of the Imperial Council was held 
at Al Beyt Ullah ' 1 -Haram of Medinah Temple, in Chicago, on the 
18th day of the tenth Arabic month, Shawwal, A. H. 1306, corre¬ 
sponding to June 17, 1889 A. D. The importance of these annual 
assemblies had now become such that reduced rates were granted 
by the railroads within the territory of the Central Traffic Associa¬ 
tion, Trunk Line, and Western Passenger Association. The 
result was the gathering, not only of the Imperial Council and rep¬ 
resentatives, but also many Nobles and Arab patrols, and there 
was a marked development of pageantry in connection with the 
sessions of the Imperial Council. 

In his annual address the Imperial Potentate was pleased to 
note that his edict, issued in July of the preceding year, prohibiting 
the communication of the Order except under emergent conditions, 
had aroused the officers of the subordinate temples to the import¬ 
ance of the ritual and accessories, until now there was not to his 
knowledge any temple which was not fully equipped and in condi¬ 
tion to render the ceremonial as prescribed by the Statutes. Only 
seven dispensations were granted for the communication of the 
Order, and one of these was to ten Knights Templar of Tacoma, 
Wash., September 5, 1888, for the organization of Afifi Temple. 

During the year the black camel had halted in front of the 
tent of Illustrious Noble Joseph Meyers Levey, Imperial Treas¬ 
urer, who entered the Unseen Temple, August 20, 1888. Suitable 
tribute was paid to the memory of Noble Levey. 

Others who entered the L T nseen Temple included Noble 
John W. Simons, one of the thirteen organizers of Mecca Temple; 
Noble Theodore E. Haslehurst, charter member of Oriental Tem¬ 
ple; Noble William H. Klinesmith, Treasurer of Boumi Temple, 
and Noble Hial O. Hatch, a charter member of Mount Sinai Tem¬ 
ple, and Noble Samuel Harper, organizer of Syria Temple, and 
one of the first officers of the Imperial Council. 

YELLOW FEVER AT JACKSONVILLE 

The Jacksonville epidemic of 1888 was referred to by the Im¬ 
perial Potentate in these words : 

“ ‘The tokened pestilence, where Death is sure,’ has made sad 
inroads upon the community where was located the youngest of 
our chartered Temples,—Morocco, at Jacksonville, Florida,—and 

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the history of the sad event is the most doleful chronicle of the 
year 1888. The scourge was most pitiful,—an entire city depopu¬ 
lated, the marts of trade laid waste, and naught to be seen in the 
silent streets but the wasting victim, the sad procession to the 
silent tomb, and the unwearying physician and the self-sacrificing 
nurse plying their merciful trade among those stricken down or 
unable to flee from the path of the fell contagion. 

“ I he officers and members of Morocco Temple, aided by asso¬ 
ciate Knights Templar, organized themselves into a ‘relief corps,’ 
and, full knightly with their armor on, displayed the beauties of 
fraternal love and affection to all the suffering, irrespective of 
race, creed, or affiliation. 

“Illustrious Noble Baldwin, the Recorder of Morocco Temple, 
himself a physician, fell a victim in the combat against the de¬ 
stroyer, while his associates, Mallett, Ely, Dunn, and McLain, 
equally braving the danger, carried on the work of charity so well 
begun and stoutly maintained, until 

“ ‘The icy fang and churlish chiding of the winter’s wind drove the 
grim demon of Despair back to his hiding place.’ ” 

“Well and nobly were the labors of this grand quintet aided 
by the Fraternity throughout the land, to whom no appeal for aid 
was ever made in vain. Brother, Companion, Frater, Noble, all 
vied with one another in the grand work, and a steady stream of 
needed supplies poured forth from every town, village, and hamlet, 
with funds aggregating nearly eleven thousand dollars, which went 
to this “ Templar Relief Corps ” alone. 

“The acknowledgments received classify the contributions to 
this noble humanitarian work as follows : 

Commanderies .$5,904.50 

Temples. 2,769.25 

Individuals . 1,080.10 

Lodges . 730.00 

Total .$10,483.85 

“A special committee should, I think, make suitable recorded 
recognition in the Minutes of this Council. 

JOHNSTOWN FLOOD RELIEF 

“Another calamity equally calling for our sympathies and 
material aid, has occurred within our borders, the loss of life 
and property, and the incident distress, being well known to us all. 
I have presumed upon the sentiment of this Imperial Body, and 
have directed the sum of five hundred dollars to be forwarded for 
the relief fund at Johnstown, Pa. 

“Thus far there have been contributed for the relief of the 
Johnstown sufferers the following amounts: 

Imperial Council.$500 

Abdallah Temple, Leavenworth . 50 

Aleppo Temple, Boston . 100 

AI Koran Temple, Cleveland ($200 through local 

committee) . 500 

Almas Temple, Washington . -5 

Boumi Temple, Baltimore . 50 

El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids. 50 

Kismet Temple, Brooklyn. 50 

Kosair Temple, Louisville . 25 

Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia ($500 through Grand 

Lodge Pennsylvania). 775 

Mecca Temple, New \ ork. -50 

Murat Temple, Indianapolis . 100 

Oriental Temple, Troy . jjO 

Osiris Temple, Wheeling. 5 


Osman Temple, St. Paul . 100 

Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport. . 10° 

Sesostris Temple, Lincoln. 25 

Syria Temple, Pittsburg . 200 

Tripoli Temple, Milwaukee. 50 

Total .$2,850 

NOTABLE DISPENSATIONS ISSUED 

Among the dispensations granted during the year were these: 

September 5, 1888, to Noble Frank S. Hastings, Director 
Abdallah Temple, to institute Afifi Temple, Tacoma, Wash. 

April 19, 1889, to Past Potentate Joseph K. Ashby, Hella 
Temple, to institute Sahara Temple, Pine Bluff, Ark. 

Dispensation was granted El Jebel Temple of Denver, to con¬ 
fer the order at Salt Lake City, Lffah, October 8-9, 1888. 

It having been discovered that through oversight Syria 

Temple, of Pittsburg, was still working under a dispensation issued 
May 9, 1877, a charter having been authorized but not issued 
through inadvertence, a charter was issued, bearing proper date, 
and sent to the Temple, January 7, 1889. 

Upon the withdrawal of the dispensation of Saltanat Temple, 
of London, Ont., as directed by the last session of the Imperial 
Council, the members thereof were remanded to their former 
allegiance in Moslem Temple, Detroit. 

April 19, 1889, dispensation was issued to form Tangier 
Temple, at Omaha, Neb. 

The Imperial Potentate reported that negotiations were pend¬ 
ing for the consent of Palestine Temple, of Newport, for the 
formation of a temple at Providence, or the removal of Palestine 
Temple from Newport to Providence. The matter was referred 
to Imperial Assistant Rabban Hosley, March 24, 1889, and while 
favorable progress was reported, no definite conclusion had been 
attained. 

The consent of the nearest temple was denied in the case of 
requests from Moberly, Mo., and Topeka, Kan. Little Rock 
joined with Sahara Temple at Pine Bluff. Osceola, Iowa, wanted 
a temple, but the consent of the nearest temple was reported 
doubtful. Nothing had developed with reference to the requests 
for temples at Chattanooga, Nashville, and Memphis, Tenn., and 
Atlanta, Ga. 

OFFICIAL VISITS OF IMPERIAL POTENTATE 

Official visits were made by the Imperial Potentate as below: 

June 26, 1888, Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, N. Y. 

September 20, 1888, Aleppo Temple, Boston, Mass. 

October 22, 1888, Acca Temple, Richmond, Va. 

November 20, 1888, A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio (in¬ 
spected by Imperial Chief Rabban James H. Thompson). 

November 30, 1888, Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

January 18, 1889, Mt. Sinai Temple, Montpelier, Vt. 

January 29, 1889, Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md. 

January 30, 1889, Almas Temple, Washington, D. C. 

February 20, 1889, El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

February 27, 1889, Tripoli Temple, Milwaukee, Wis. 

March 6, 1889, Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Pa. 

March 7, 1889, Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, Conn. 

March 29, 1889, Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. 

April 26, 1889, Kosair Temple, Louisville, Ky. 

April 27, 1889, Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

May 13, 1889, Cyprus Temple, Albany, N. Y. 



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DECISIONS OF IMPERIAL POTENTATE 
Aleppo Temple: “A protest against conferring the Order 
upon an applicant previously elected is lawful, and should be ob¬ 
served, no provision to the contrary existing in the by-laws. 

Al Malaikah Temple: “ After a candidate has been declared 
elected, any subsequent objection should be required to be filed in 
writing, which must stand. If, however, the candidate should have 
been elected at an earlier meeting and should not present himself 
for the Order until a later period, and at that latter occasion an 
objection should be raised by a Noble who had, in the interim, 
been elected, and had received the Order — in that case I should 
overrule the objection.” 

Algeria Temple: “After an applicant has been declared 
elected as the result of a ballot had at a session, either regular or 
at a special call for the purpose, due notice of which has been 
given, such election must stand, unless a subsequent objector 
shall give his objections in writing, or state them privately to Po¬ 
tentate, who shall be sole judge of the sufficiency thereof.” 

Moolah Temple: “ An offense committed by a Noble, which 
has caused his suspension or expulsion in any Order membership 
in which is a prerequisite to this Order, such suspension or expul¬ 
sion must similarly affect his standing in this temple.” 

Islam Temple: “A dimitted Knight Templar or Ancient 
Accepted Scottish Rite Mason, not under suspension or expulsion, 
or under charges preferred, is in good standing, and eligible to 
receive this Order.” 

Almas Temple: “The petition of an applicant being placed 
in the hands of your ‘Committee of Five’ (who pass upon all peti¬ 
tions) at a regular meeting of your temple, and such committee 
indorsing his application, no objection could be entertained adverse 
to his receiving the Order, other than a written protest to be filed 
with the Recorder before candidate is summoned, for the cere¬ 
mony.” 

“An application rejected by your committee could not be again 
presented for thirteen (13) weeks, but your committee could re¬ 
consider their action sooner, should they elect so to do.” 

Almas Temple: “A rejection holds good for thirteen (13) 
weeks. A written protest lasts forever, if writer (protester) does 
not revoke before his decease. A verbal protest or objection is of 
no effect, and is neither binding on temple nor Potentate. A peti¬ 
tion may be withdrawn by consent of temple; otherwise, applicant 
must be elected, rejected in the usual manner provided by the law 
of the temple, or protested as herein set forth.” 

STRENGTH OF THE ORDER DECEMBER 31. 1888 

The report of the Imperial Recorder showed the total mem¬ 
bership in the Order to have now grown to 10,377. During the 
year 1888, 2881 new Nobles had been created in temples, 79 had 
affiliated or had been restored to membership, and 181 had become 
charter members of temples under dispensation. Losses were 66 
by death, 191 by dimits, 68 by suspension, and 4 by expulsion. 

The invitation of Islam Temple, San Francisco, to become the 
host of the next session of the Imperial Council, was accepted. 

An appropriation of $500 was made for the relief of the suffer¬ 
ers by fire in Seattle, Wash. The matter was officially reported 
by Illustrious Potentate F. B. Gault, of Afifi Temple, Tacoma, 
June 7, in which he said: 

“Yesterday, in the midst of our preparation for our ceremonies 
and banquet to-night, the news came that ‘Seattle is burning up.’ 
Later tidings only increased the gravity of the situation. To-day, 


a live, prosperous city of twenty-five thousand people is in ruins. 
Not a business building in the city was left intact. An area of one 
and a half miles long and four blocks wide was swept over by the 
flames. The mills, depots, wharves, all the banks—everything 
was consumed. Our Nobles were among the first to extend 
practical aid. One sent a boat load of provisions and supplies. 
Others have given large sums of money, and are aiding the relief 
committees in the various ways that liberal hearts and large means 
suggest. 

“Under the circumstances, we deemed it advisable to abandon 
our observances for this evening. Many of our Nobles live in 
Seattle. I was there on Tuesday, and they and their ladies were 
enthusiastic over this reception. Among the many other minor 
misfortunes incident to the great calamity, Afifi Temple has had its 
disappointment. We had eight novices from Seattle, and in all a 
class of twenty or twenty-five.” 

Acknowledgment of the donation of the Imperial Council was 
received in these words : 

Olympia, July 10, 1889. 

Mr. James McGee, Acting Treasurer , Imperial Council , A. A. O. At. M. 

Shrine, New York City. 

Illustrious Sir and Frater: Some time since I received through 
Illustrious Potentate F. P. Gault, of Afifi Temple, at Tacoma, 
draft for five hundred dollars, donation the Imperial Council for Seattle 
sufferers. And while due acknowledgment was made at the time to him 
for the handsome donation, I take it that it is not out of place at this 
time to return to the Imperial Council, through you, our grateful appre¬ 
ciation for this act of charity and deed of pure benevolence—one which 
we can never forget, as it came to us at a time when our hearts were 
sorely tried, and were indeed bowed down. But God has been good to 
us in our affliction, and sent us friends indeed. 

This is but another instance of the good of grand Masonic insti¬ 
tutions. And may it never grow less! 

Again, in behalf of the Brothers of the Mystic Tie and Nobles of 
the Shrine, permit me to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

Yours fraternally, 

T. P. DYER. 

DOORS CLOSED ON CERNAUISM 

The following change in the ritual was proposed by Noble 
George R. Metcalf, in order to settle forever the question of the 
standing of members of the so-called Cernau rite: 

“ Resolved , That on page 19 of ritual, at end of the third line, there 

be added the following words: 

“ ‘Of the obedience of the Supreme Councils of the Northern and 
Southern Masonic Jurisdictions of the United States, or of some Supreme 
Council in communion and amity with these, and recognized as legal and 
lawful by them; nor will I, at any subsequent time, unite myself to any 
so-called Scottish Rite body which may he pronounced illegal and clan¬ 
destine by the Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine.’ ” 

NEW TEMPLES CHARTERED 

On recommendation of the Committee on Charters and Dis¬ 
pensations, charters were granted to the following Temples under 
dispensation: 

Afifi Temple, Tacoma, Wash. 

Al Kader Temple, Portland, Ore. 

Ballut Abyad Temple, Albuquerque, New Mex. 

Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo. 

The dispensations of Sahara Temple, Pine Bluff, Ark., and 
Tangier Temple, Omaha, Neb., were continued for another year, 
and the matter of granting a dispensation for a temple at Moberly, 
Mo., was referred to the Imperial Potentate for his consideration 
and action. 


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COMPLAINT AGAINST MEDINAH TEMPLE 

The Committee on Grievances made the following report: 

“The only matter brought before your committee was a com¬ 
plaint from Salaam 1 emple against Medinah Temple, regarding 
the conferring of the Order of the Shrine by the latter temple 
upon petitioners within the jurisdiction of Salaam. 

“This matter was, at the last hour, brought before your com¬ 
mittee, and proper time has not been afforded us to investigate a 
charge of so serious a nature. 

"lhe Potentate of Medinah Temple was summoned to appear 
before your committee, and stated that copies of the charges had 
not been received by him or his Recorder, and he was not prepared 
to properly submit a reply during the time which could be given by 
your committee. 

“\our committee recommend that this matter be referred 
to a special committee, with instructions to make a full examina¬ 
tion, and be prepared with a recommendation at the next annual 
session of the Imperial Council.” 

This recommendation was adopted, and Nobles Joseph P>. 
Eakins, Edward C. Culp, and George P. Balmain were appointed 
as a special committee, they comprising the Committee on 
Grievances. 

TRIENNIAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS 

The Imperial Council then entered upon the triennial election 
of officers, with the following result: 

Sam Briggs, Imperial Potentate, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Henry E. Hosley, Imperial Deputy Potentate, Boston, Mass. 

William B. Melish, Imperial Chief Rabban, Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

Thomas J. Hudson, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Pittsburg, Pa. 

John T. Bursh, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind. 

Bruce Goodfellow, Imperial Oriental Guide, Detroit, Mich. 

Joseph S. Wright, Imperial Treasurer, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Prank M. Luce, Imperial Recorder, Chicago, Ill. 

William H. Mayo, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, St. 
Louis, Mo. 

Wayland Trask, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y. 



REPRESENTA TIVES 
“Your committee recommend that Article III, Section r, of 
the Constitution, be changed in the second sentence so as to read 
as follows, and as suggested by the Imperial Potentate: 

“Each Temple shall be further entitled to one additional rep¬ 
resentative for every three hundred members, and one for each 
fraction over three hundred members, in its number of member¬ 
ship; but no Temple shall be allowed more than four represen¬ 
tatives.” 

REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED ANNUALLY 
“Your committee note the decision, made during this session 
by the Imperial Potentate, that representatives are elected for 
three years, which appears to conflict with the intention of the 
Constitution, and they submit the following amendment, which 
will lie over one year, under the rules: 

“ Resolved, That Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution be 
amended to read: 

“ 'The representatives shall be chosen as follows. Each temple shall 
annually elect by ballot,’ etc.” 

JURISDICTION AND CONSENT OF TEMPLES 
“ In the matter of jurisdiction of Temples and consent of 
nearest Temples, your committee are of the opinion that new 
legislation is needed, and will submit amendments, which will lie 
over for a year under the rules, as follows : 

“ Resolved , That Section 2, of Article XIII of the Constitution 

shall be amended to read: 

“‘No dispensation shall be issued unless the petition shall be sub¬ 
mitted to the nearest temple of the Order in the State or Territory; but, 
in the event of a refusal of said nearest temple to grant consent, it shall 
be within the power of the Imperial Potentate to grant said dispensation 
without said consent, should he deem it for the best interests of the 
Order to do so. When an application for a dispensation in unoccupied 
territory is received,’ etc., as now printed. 

“ Resolved , That the following be added to Section 1 of Article 

XIV of the Constitution. 

"Provided, also, that this Imperial Council may declare concur¬ 
rent jurisdiction between all temples in States where more than one 
temple exists, should it appear for the best interests of the Order to do 
so, but only after said disputing temples have failed to agree upon con¬ 
current jurisdiction or an equitable division of territory.’” 

SIXTEENTH SESSION OF IMPERIAL COUNCIL 




Cyrus W. Eaton, Imperial Marshal, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Edward C. Culp, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Salma, Kan. 

Charles L. Field, Imperial Outer Guard, San Francisco, Cal. 

Theodore Elmendorf, Imperial Assistant Guard, Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

The thanks of the Imperial Council were extended to Noble 
George W. Millar for his attention to the duties of Imperial Treas¬ 
urer since the death of Noble Joseph M. Levey. 

CHANGES IN THE LAW 

The following recommendations of the Committee on Juris¬ 
prudence and Laws were adopted: 

OBJECTION AFTER BALLOT 

“After a candidate has been declared elected, any subsequent 
objection or protest must be filed in writing, and must stand. Said 
objection shall be entered upon the minutes, and shall have the 
same force and effect as a second black ball, and shall prevent a 
reconsideration of the matter for thirteen weeks. 


The sixteenth annual session of the Imperial Council was held 
at Pittsburg, Pa., on Nahar el Etnin, the fourth day of the eleventh 
Arabic month of Dhu '1 Kaada, 1307 A. H., corresponding to June 
23, 1890 A. D. At the previous session of the Imperial Council, 
which was held at Chicago, the invitation of Islam Temple, of San 
Francisco, to be the host of the Imperial Council at its sixteenth 
annual session, was accepted. However, the finances of the Impe¬ 
rial Council in the early spring of 1890 were such that it did not 
seem possible successfully to meet the expenses of the representa¬ 
tives for the long journey to San Francisco and return, as the mat¬ 
ter of mileage would run into many thousand dollars, which the 
condition of the treasury would not justify. This matter was put 
very clearly to the Nobles of Islam Temple, and a change in the 
meeting place was made to Pittsburg, Pa., with Syria Temple as 
host, and headquarters were established at the Monongahela 
House. Those who were present at that session will recall that the 
weather was the hottest ever known in Pittsburg during the month 
of June, and the suffering of the representatives, as a consequence, 
was intense. 


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All but two of the Imperial officers were present when the 
1 / Imperial Council convened, and the active membership was almost 
"tI fully represented. A large number of the Nobles of the Order 
who were visitors were also present during the session. 

The Imperial Council was opened and the usual ceremonies 
were observed, and, after a solemn invocation by the Imperial High 
Priest and Prophet, the Imperial Potentate, Noble Sam Briggs, 
delivered his annual address. 

The Imperial Potentate called the attention of the assembly 
to the removal — August 19, 1899 — of Palestine Temple from 
Newport to Providence, R. I., this matter having been intrusted, 
at the last annual session, to Illustrious Deputy Imperial Potentate 
Henry E. Hosley, who accomplished the task in a manner satis¬ 
factory to all of the Nobles of Palestine Temple. 

The question of jurisdiction in Nebraska was also settled, the 
State having been divided between Tangier Temple, at Omaha, 
and Sesestris Temple, at Lincoln. As an instance of the good fel¬ 
lowship existing in the Order, both these temples, jointly, made 
a pilgrimage to Hastings, Neb., for a most glorious observance of 
the ceremonies of the Order, and both entered heartily into the 
spirit of the hour. 

NEW TEMPLES FORMED 

Dispensations for temples were granted by the Imperial Po¬ 
tentate as follows: 

September 15, 1899, to Sir George C. Connor, and others, for 
Alhambra Temple, at Chattanooga, Tenn. 

November 13, 1899, to Illustrious Rufus E. Fleming, and 
others, for El Zagal Temple, at Fargo, N. Dak. 

November 21, 1899, to Illustrious John S. Alford, and others, 
for Yaarab Temple, at Atlanta, Ga. 

A dispensation was also granted to Illustrious brands M. 
Bishop, and others, for El Kalah Temple, at Salt Lake City, Utah; 
and to Illustrious Clarence S. Scott, and others, for El Katif 
Temple, at Spokane, Wash. 

The Imperial Potentate recommended the granting of char¬ 
ters to Tangier Temple, at Omaha, Neb.; also to Alhambra, El 
Zagal, and Yaarab Temples. 

The official visits of the Imperial Potentate during the year 
included Ismailia Temple, at Buffalo, N. Y., and Alhambra Tem¬ 
ple, at Chattanooga, Tenn., which was established by the Illus¬ 
trious Potentate in September, 1899; also Almas Temple, at 
Washington, D. C. 

A 1 Koran Temple, at Cleveland, Ohio, was inspected by Im¬ 
perial Assistant Rabban T. J. Hudson, while Charles II. Heaton, 
Special Deputy, inspected Oriental Temple at Troy, N. Y., and 
Henry E. Hosley, Deputy Imperial Potentate, officially inspected 
Almas, Acca, Boumi, and L11 Lu Temples. 


IMPORTANT DECISIONS RENDERED 
Among the decisions made by the Imperial Potentate were 


conviction, and sentence. Neither would a temple have the light 
to take such steps except by the action of the Imperial Council. 
Any member in good standing in his temple has equal rights with 
any other member, and nothing can endanger this right, except 
he fall under suspension, expulsion as a Knight 1 emplar, 01 a 
thirty-second degree Mason, and in w! ich case I would ceitainL 
rule that his membership in this Order be similarly affected. 

Damascus Temple: “A Potentate cannot resign aftei 
having been duly elected and installed; neither can he be forced 
to accept re-election after having served cue term. 


FINANCES OF IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

Making: reference to the financial condition of the Imperial 
Council, the Illustrious Potentate said: 

“ It became apparent that the selection of San Francisco as 
a place of meeting was a mistake; and I firmly believed that the 
best interests of the Order demanded a change in this particular; 
even after protests had been made and objections raised, I deemed 
it to be not only imperative and wise, but my solemn duty, to call 
a special meeting to deliberate upon the financial condition of 
the Order. 

“ This body is a National Assembly, having for its object the 
good of all concerned; and, consequently, the more representa¬ 
tives we may gather at our annual sessions, the more thorough 
and satisfactory will our work be. 

“ If this Order is to be placed upon an enduring foundation, 



it will be largely by reason of wise legislation. The day when 


these: 

Alhambra Temple: “Every temple is sovereign in its own 
jurisdiction, whether under charter or dispensation, and no 
applicant resident in such jurisdiction can apply elsewhere without 
the consent of the temple.’’ 

Kosair Temple : “The right to object to any visiting mem¬ 
ber is inherent with every Noble in good standing, but no member 
in good standing in his temple can be expelled, or ordered out, at 
the request of another member, except upon charges made, trial, 


the individual representative put his hand in his own pocket to 
defray legislative expenses of his temple has gone by: a business 
rule now governs and is engrafted on the Constitution and By¬ 
laws. While a session held at any point within our jurisdiction 
entails extraordinary expenses upon some, certainly a session 
held at any other point than a central or convenient point would 
entail much more expense, and a consequent smaller attendance, 
which conditions certainly are not desirable. A brief statement 
of our financial condition will show where we are drifting. 

“ At the beginning of the year we had a balance in the treas¬ 
ury of about $11,000. Our receipts during those twelve months 
were about $9,700, and the output during that same period 
amounted to nearly $13,300, leaving a balance in the treasury of 
nearly $7,400. 

“ It will readily be seen, in the light of former experience, 
what the condition of the treasury will be in the near future. And 
with this view of our affairs continually before me, and the knowl¬ 
edge that our Institution is an expensive one to maintain, I deter¬ 
mined to call a meeting in this city to discuss the financial condi¬ 
tion of our Order. 

“Article III, section C, of the By-laws recites how mileage 
shall be paid, but no provision is made, or source defined, from 
which the revenue for such purpose shall accrue, and which may 
be devoted to mileage and per diem purposes. A diploma fee is 
$2. The annual dues (per hundred members) are $10. A temple 
of two hundred and fifty members creates five new Nobles. 
Thirty dollars dues and fifty dollars diploma fees send out a repre¬ 
sentative whose mileage and per diem equals or exceeds this 
amount, and the Imperial Council has not received a mill of con¬ 
tribution from this subordinate temple toward the actual running 
expenses. 


Now, I would suggest, as a measure of relief, that each 


subordinate temple be required to pay (per hundred members) $20 


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as annual dues, and no temple shall pay less than thirty dollars 
per annum, and that the diploma fee shall be increased to four 
dollars ; that one-half of the revenue from this source be devoted 
to mileage and to this per diem expense; that no representative, 
or representatives, shall be entitled to mileage beyond one-half 
the aggregate amount paid to the Imperial Council for annual 
dues and diploma fees, by such temple as he, or they, represent." 

The annual report of the Imperial Recorder showed the total 
number of the members of the Imperial Council to be 73, with 
the number of temples chartered to date 48. 1 he number of 

temples under dispensation was 5. The number of Nobles, De¬ 
ll cember 1, 1888, was 10,377. During the calendar year ending 
December 31, 1889, there was an increase of 3,583 members, less 
a decrease of 322 members by death, dimit, suspension, or expul¬ 
sion, leaving the total number of members in good standing, 
December 31, 1889, 13,368. 

The complaint made by Salaam Temple, at Olney, Ill., against 
Medinah Temple, Chicago, Ill., and which was referred at the last 
session of the Imperial Council to a special committee, was re¬ 
ported as having been satisfactorily adjusted. The Potentates 
of both temples appeared before the committee and seemed 
disposed to come to some harmonious conclusion as to the juris¬ 
diction of the respective temples. According to the statement 
of Illustrious John A. Hay, Potentate of Medinah Temple, since 
the last session of the Imperial Council, there has been no appar¬ 
ent clash between these two temples; at the same time Salaam 
Temple has done no work except upon one candidate. The com¬ 
mittee therefore recommended that all work heretofore done be 
considered as having been done in good faith, and, considering 
the geographical situation of Salaam Temple, which gives it 
jurisdiction over two-thirds of the State of Illinois, they recom¬ 
mended to the Imperial Council that concurrent jurisdiction be 
given to these two temples in that State. The recommendations 
of the committee were adopted by the Imperial Council. 

CHARTERS GRANTED 

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Charters 
and Dispensations, charters were granted to the following tem¬ 
ples : 

Alhambra Temple, Chattanooga, Tenn. 

El Zagal Temple, Fargo, N. Dak. 

Sahara Temple, Pine Bluff, Ark. 

Tangier Temple, Omaha, Neb. 

Yaarab Temple, Atlanta, Ga. 

At the last session of the Imperial Council a resolution was 
introduced for the appointment of a committee of five for the pur¬ 
pose of revising the ritual; and this matter being brought before 
the Imperial Council for action, the Imperial Potentate announced 
the following committee: Illustrious Nobles John W. Boyle, 
Cyrus W. Eaton, Thomas J. Hudson, George C. Connor, and 

William B. Melish. 

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION 
Niagara Falls was selected as the place for the next annual 
meeting of the Imperial Council; and in accordance therewith, the 
seventeenth annual session of the Imperial Council was held at 
Niagara Falls, N. Y., on Nahar el Etnin, the second day of the 
eleventh Arabic month of Zolkada, 1308 A. H., corresponding to 
June 9, 1891 A. D. 



All but two of the Imperial officers were present at the onen- 
ing, and nearly all of the active members. 

The number of visitors was large, the time bein 
for a pilgrimage of the Nobles to Niagara Falls and the railroads 
having been especially liberal in regard to rates. 

The Illustrious Imperial Potentate reported that dispensa¬ 
tions for temples had been granted during the year as follows: 

November 10, 1890, to George S. Obear, and others, for the 
formation of Zamora Temple, at Birmingham, Ala. 

March 19, 1891, to Richard H. Huntington, and others, for 
the formation of Media Temple, at Watertown, N. Y. 

April 18, 1891, to Bun F. Price, and others, for the formation 
of A 1 Chymia Temple, at Memphis, Tenn. 

June —, 1891, to Charles S. Morse, and others, for the for¬ 
mation of Ben Hur Temple, at Austin, Texas. 

Correspondence looking to the establishment of temples had 
been had with interested persons at Des Moines, Iowa; Winni¬ 
peg, Manitoba ; Ogdensburg, N. Y.; Erie, Pa.; Galveston, Texas. 

ZIYARA'S CHARTER HELD UP 

The Imperial Potentate reported that the charter of Ziyara 
Temple, at Utica, N. Y., had been held up because of violation of 
the Constitution in taking members from outside its jurisdiction, 
including two from Ohio who had been several times rejected by 
A 1 Koran Temple, at Cleveland, Ohio. 

It was also charged against Ziyara Temple that the initiation 
fee had not been enforced; that fees had not been properly paid to 
the Imperial Council; that the Potentate had violated his obliga¬ 
tions to the Imperial Council; that he had not performed his duty 
as prescribed by the Constitution; and that the annual returns 
had not been properly made. 

The Imperial Potentate recommended the incorporation of 
the Imperial Council in order that the present style and title be 
held exclusively, and in order that the body might be enabled to 
own property, should it become necessary so to do. 

The report of the Imperial Treasurer, Joseph S. Rice, showed 
an improved state of the finances of the Order; the balance of 
cash on hand, May 30, 1891, being $10,563.47. 

The Imperial Recorder reported the number of active mem¬ 
bers of the Imperial Council to be 71; the number of temples 
chartered to be 53; and the number of temples under dispensation 
5. The total number of Nobles, December 31, 1890, was 16,980, 
showing an increase of over three thousand members during the 
year. 

The Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws recommended 
that the matter of incorporation be made a special matter for the 
next session. 

The Committee on Charters and Dispensations recommended 
that no charters be granted; but that dispensations be continued 
in the cases of the following temples : 

A 1 Chymia, Memphis, Tenn. 

El Kalah, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Media, Watertown, N. Y. 

El Ixatif, Spokane, Wash. 

Ben Hur, Austin, Texas. 

and after discussion the committee was allowed to alter its report 
so as to grant charters to the following : 

El Ixatif Temple, Spokane, Wash. 

Media Temple, Watertown, N. Y. 



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whereupon the report, as amended, was adopted, and charters 
were accordingly issued to these two temples. 

The Committee on Ritual made its report, but further consid¬ 
eration was postponed until the next annual session. 

CHARGES AGAINST POTENTATE BOYLE IGNORED 

In the matter of the suspension of the charter of Ziyara 
Temple, at Utica, N. Y., the Committee on Jurisprudence and 
Laws split. The majority report was signed by Nobles William 
B. Mosler, William H. Male, and Joseph L. Dobben, they being 
of the opinion that the laws of the Imperial Council had been 
violated by Ziyara Temple in regard to the question of territorial 
jurisdiction, and supported the Imperial Potentate in his action 
of the suspension of said charters. The committee recommended 
that the action of the Imperial Potentate be endorsed, and that the 
charter of Ziyara Temple be restored upon the payment of all 
sums due. 

The minority report was signed by George W. Millar and 
Charles W. Cushman, in which they stated that they favored the 
opinion of the Potentate in that John W. Boyle had been guilty 
of conduct unbecoming a member of the Imperial Council in com¬ 
mitting a violation of the law, and recommended that a committee 
of three members of the Imperial Council be appointed to investi¬ 
gate said charges, and that same he reported at the next session 
of the Imperial Council. The minority committee further recom¬ 
mended that said John W. Boyle be suspended from the office of 
potentate, and that Ziyara Temple be put in the hands of its Chief 
Rabban until such time as its charter shall be restored to it. 
When the ballot was taken, it resulted in 41 being in favor of the 


majority report, 24 


opposing. The majority report, therefore, 


The sessions were held in bree Masons Hall. The attend¬ 
ance was unusually large, and the number of visitors was greater 
than at any session which had been held west of the Alleghany 
Mountains. Knights Templar, returning from the triennial con- 
clave in Denver, stopped over at Omaha to join in the festivities 
incident to the sessions of the Imperial Council, as many of these 
Knights Templar were also Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 

Only two of the Imperial officers were absent from their 
stations when the Imperial Council was called to order, and 
almost a complete roll of members was noted. 

The Imperial Potentate was pleased to point out the wonder¬ 
ful increase in the popularity of the Mystic Shrine, there being 
sixty-two temples and a total of 22,789 Nobles within the jurisdic¬ 
tion of the Imperial Council at the time the Imperial Potentate 
made his address. 

NOTED DEAD OF THE YEAR 

It was a painful duty of the Imperial Potentate to call the 
attention of the Body to a number of notable members of the 
Order who had entered the L T nseen Temple since the last annual 
session. Among these were : 

William Jermyn Florence, 32 0 , Grand Shareef of Mecca Tem¬ 
ple, and Representative of Temples in the East, died at Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa., November 19, 1891. Noble Florence was one of the 
founders of the Order. 

Others of the noted dead were : 

David Ixalakaua, 32°, King of the Hawaiian Islands, a Noble 
of Islam Temple, died at San Francisco, Cal., on January 29, 1891. 

Mohammed Tewfik Pasha, \ iceroy, Khedive of Egypt, Shareef 
Sultan of the Shrine at Cairo, Egypt, died at Cairo, January 7, 


restoring the charter of Ziyara Temple, upon payment of its dues, 
and ignoring the charges against the Potentate, was adopted. 

The Imperial Council adopted a resolution declaring as official 
the Arabic calendar prepared by Charles A. Hillar, cf Salina, 
Kan. 

Resolutions were adopted extending the thanks of the 
Imperial Council to Ismailia Temple, at Buffalo, N. T., for the 
entertainment of the Imperial Council during its session at 
Niagara Falls. 

Upon the petition of Charles W. Torrey, George O. Tyler, 
and A. L. Rossin, they were restored to the rank of Emeriti 
Members of the Imperial Council. The name of Charles T. Mc- 
Clenachan was added to the number of Emeriti Members. 

Invitations for the next session of the Imperial Council were 
received from Syrian Temple, at Cincinnati Ohio, and from 
Tangier Temple, at Omaha, Neb. 

SESSION HELD IN OMAHA 

Four members, of the committee reported in favor of Cin¬ 
cinnati ; one member in favor of Omaha, Neb. When these reports 
came before the Imperial Council for action, the majority report 
was rejected and the minority report was adopted, after being 
amended so that the dates should be fixed for the Monday follow¬ 
ing the Grand Encampment of the Knights Templar of the United 
States at Denver, Col. 

The eighteenth annual session of the Imperial Council was 
therefore held at Omaha, Neb., on Nahar cl Etnin, the 21st and 
22cl days of the first Arabic month of Moharrum T3T0 A. II., cor¬ 
responding to Monday and I uesday, August 15 and 16, 1892 A. D. 


1892. 

Edward Mitchell, 33 0 , Right Worshipful Grand Treasurer of 
the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ontario, a Noble of A 1 
Koran Temple, at Cleveland, Ohio, died at Buffalo, N. Y., 
February 22, 1892. 

William Franklin Baldwin, 32 0 , Right Worshipful Senior 
Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ohio: also 
a Noble of A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, died at Mount 
Vernon, Ohio, on April 3, 1892. 

Charles H. Harris, 32 0 , a Noble of Medinah Temple, Chicago, 
Ill., died on May 4, 1892. 

COMBINATION OF MASONIC AND SHRINE EMBLEMS 

FORBIDDEN 

The Imperial Potentate, under date of June 1, 1892, had 
issued an edict prohibiting the proposed parade of the members 
of this Order at Denver, Col., during the triennial conclave of the 
Knights Templar in which he held that the Order of Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine is not a Masonic Institution, and has nothing 
in common with the Order of Knights Templar except in so far 
that members of the latter may become initiates in the former; 
and he deemed it manifestly improper that any display of the 
Ancient Arabic Order should be made on Masonic occasions like 
the triennial conclave. 

The charter of Syria Temple was restored on July 14, 1891, the 
officers of that temple having complied with the conditions im¬ 
posed upon it by the Imperial Council at their last session. 

Dispensations were granted to F. T. Falkner, and others, for 
the formation of Kora Temple, at Lewiston, Maine, December 14. 
1891: to A. K. McMoslan, and others, for the formation of Zem 








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Zem Temple, at Erie, Pa., December 22, 1891; to O. A. Harrison, 
and others, for the formation of Hamasa Temple, at Meridian, 
Miss., May 26, 1892. 

A petition was received June 29, 1891, for a dispensation for 
the establishment of A 1 Hassan 1 emple, at San Antonio, Texas, 
from Henry F. Ellis, and others. But this dispensation was not 
granted, as Hella Temple, of Dallas, Texas, in whose jurisdiction 
the new temple was to be, did not consent. 

A petition was also received March 20, 1892, from John P. 
Staffner, and others, for the establishment of Bismillah Temple, at 
Bristol, Ya., which would be within the jurisdiction of Acca Temple. 
The latter temple not consenting, however, this dispensation was 
refused. 

A petition was also received from Noble C. E. Rondenberg, 
for the establishment of a temple at Columbus, Miss., but this 
petition was received about the same time that a similar request 
was made for a temple at Meridian, Miss., when the Imperial 
Potentate, upon noting the location and the relative importance 
of the two cities, issued a dispensation to Meridian, it being the 
larger and more centrally located. 

Correspondence, had also been had with reference to the es¬ 
tablishment of temples at Deadwood, S. Dak.; Reading, Pa., and 
Asheville, N. C. 

INSTITUTION OF ZEM ZEM TEMPLE 

On the 13th of April, 1892, the Imperial Potentate instituted 
Zem Zem Temple at Erie, Pa., at which time he was accom¬ 
panied by one hundred and fifty members of A 1 Koran Temple at 
Cleveland, Ohio, and about one hundred members of Syria Temple 
at Pittsburg, Pa., also about eighty members of Ismailia Temple 
at Buffalo, N. Y. 

The occasion was quite a notable affair. The cohorts of the 
various temples under the command of the Illustrious Chief Rab- 
ban Moses J. Carrel of A 1 Koran Temple; Illustrious Charles W. 
Cushman, Potentate of Ismailia Temple, and Illustrious Thomas 
J. Hudson, Potentate of Syria Temple, were marshalled in line in 
front of the Reed House at Erie, and, headed bv Colliers Band, 
marched to Cabel's Hall, where preparations had been made for 
the institution of the temple. The initial work was performed by 
the officers of the visiting temples, the ceremonies in the first, 
second, and third sections being exemplified by Syria, Ismailia, 
and A 1 Koran Temples, respectively. 

A class of fifty-three novices made the journey over the hot 
sands of the desert, and at the conclusion 01 the ceremonies all 
the Temple Nobles proceeded to Mannerchor Hall, where an 
elaborate banquet was served. Music and speech-making were 
interspersed after the courses. 

OFFICIAL VISITATIONS 

Official visits were made by the Imperial Potentate to Syrian 
Temple, at Cincinnati, Ohio; Alhambra Temple, at Chattanooga, 
Term.; Yaarab Temple, at Atlanta, Ga.; Zamora Temple, at Bir¬ 
mingham, Ala.; Murat Temple, at Indianapolis, Ind.; Medinah 
Temple, at Chicago, Ill.; Syria Temple, at Pittsburg, Pa.; Lu Lu 
Temple, at Philadelphia, Pa.; Mecca Temple, at New York, N. Y. 

“ Lu Lu Temple,” the Imperial Potentate reported, “ has pur¬ 
chased a building formerly used for church purposes, and one not 
knowing its former uses, would never suspect that it was not 
erected and intended for the especial purposes and objects of the 
< Shrine. . . “No amount of pen description ” he reported, 

“ could furnish any adequate idea of the thorough fitness of the 



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building and its appliances for the purposes to which it has been 
adapted, not only as a building eligibly and centrally located, but it 
is situated so as to guarantee perfect immunity from annoyances 
from the outside. The trustees have accumulated other property 
immediately adjoining the present building, by means of which 
they propose to enlarge and beautify their already perfect home.” 

DEATH OF THE HAWAIIAN KING 

As an appendix to the address of the Imperial Potentate, he 
transmitted obituaries of the noted dead of the year. This included 
a sketch of the life of David Kalakaua, King of the Hawaiian 
Islands, who died at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal., June 
20, 1891. His Majesty was a member of La Loge l’Oceanique, F. 
& A. M. of Honolulu, under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Grand 
Council (Thirty-third degree ), France, a companion of the Royal 
Arch Chapter of the Grand Council of the United States, an Hon¬ 
orary Member of the Thirty-third Degree Ancient and Accepted 
Scottish Rite of Free Masonry of the Supreme Council for the 
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States; a Knight Templar, 
and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, which latter order was conferred 
on him in full form on Wednesday evening, January 14, 1891, by 
Islam Temple. He was born at Honolulu, on the Island of Oalma, 
November 16, 1836, being the eldest son of C. Kapaakeac, a native 
chief, who it is erroneously supposed was connected by blood with 
the Kamehamehas, who were the reigning families in 1862. Kala¬ 
kaua was married to a Mohammedan lady—Kapolani — and her 
father was one of the earliest converts to Christianity. Kalakaua 
was elected King on the 12th of February, 1874, by the legislature, 
and immediately ascended the throne contrary to the wishes of the 
people. The legislature was in favor of Queen Emma, but after 
taking their seats they were induced to give their votes to Kala¬ 
kaua. This they did, and an immediate revolt was inaugurated and 
the life of Kalakaua was threatened. In the midst of the trouble 
a file of marines, who had just landed from an English vessel, pro¬ 
ceeded to Queen Emma’s palace on the double-quick. The natives, 
believing it the intention to place Kalakaua on the throne, were 
thus thrown off their guard and quickly overpowered. Queen 
Emma died in 1885. 

In 1874 the American government sent an invitation to his 
Majesty to visit the United States, and the United States steamship 
“ Vincennes,” under the command of Captain Hopkins, was placed 
at his disposal. The object of his visit was to establish the recipro¬ 
city treaty between Hawaii and the United States. He sailed from 
Honolulu on November 17, 1874, and arrived in San Francisco 
on the 29th of the same month, being the first reigning king to 
become a guest of the American Republic. His mission was suc¬ 
cessfully accomplished, and he returned home in 1875 after a 
three months’ tour of the various points of interest. In 1880 he 
made a tour of the world with becoming ceremonies. 

The funeral ceremonies of the late King were conducted by 
the American Government in a fitting manner. For the first time 
in the history of the United States a King had died on the soil of 
the great American Republic, and it was therefore considered 
fitting that the obsequies should be given with every honor com¬ 
mensurate with the importance of the occasion. Representatives 
of the Federal States and municipal governments vied with each 
other in making the scene one long to be remembered by those 
who witnessed it, while the Knights Templar, of which the King 
was a conspicuous member, paid their last tribute of respect to his 
memory. 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


It was shown by the annual report of the Imperial Recorder 
that the number of temples chartered up to July 13, 1892, was fifty- 
six, with six temples under dispensation, a total of seventy-eight 
active members of the Imperial Council; four Emeriti members, 
and three representatives of temples in the East. The total number 
of Nobles in the Order, December 31, 1891, was officially reported 
to be 21,127. There had been created during the year in temples 
4,563 Nobles, 185 by affiliation, and 13 have become charter mem¬ 
bers of temples under dispensation. During the year, 186 Nobles 
were called to the Unseen Temple, 345 dimitted, 81 suspended, and 
two expelled. 

IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS MADE 

A number of amendments to the Constitution and By-laws 
were reported by the Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws, one 
of which fixed the representatives to Imperial Council at one 
representative for each temple, but each temple shall be allowed 
two representatives when its membership reaches three hundred; 
three when its membership reaches six hundred, and four when 
its membership reaches nine hundred, but no temple shall be 
allowed more than four representatives. This met with considera¬ 
ble opposition on the floor; Noble John T. Brush suggesting a 
substitute — which was lost — providing that two represen¬ 
tatives should be permitted when the membership reaches three 
hundred; — one additional representative for each additional mem¬ 
bership of three hundred. 

An addition to the By-laws was also made requiring that any 
person who applies for the Order shall be an actual resident of the 
territory of temple to which he applies for at least six months. 

Another important amendment was made to Article XXV, 
Section I where the number of black balls necessary to reject a 
candidate was changed from one to three, as expressed in the fol¬ 
lowing resolution presented at the session of 1891 : 

“ Resolved , That a man who has been subjected to the rigid scrutiny 
appertaining to the Blue Lodge Chapter and Commandery or of the 
Scottish Rite Degrees, is entitled to be protected on application to the 
Shrine from the ignominy of rejection by the single vote which may be 
cast under erroneous impressions, or at times in malice, and shall, there¬ 
fore, require three black balls to reject an applicant hereafter.” 

The Imperial Council rejected the proposed amendment to the 
By-laws in regard to making the initiation fee fifty dollars instead 
of twenty-five dollars. 


ENTERTAINMENT PURSE FOR NOBLE WORTHINGTON 

An appropriation of five hundred dollars was made for the 
purpose of entertaining visiting Nobles who were on their way to 
Jerusalem. This was to be placed at the disposition of Noble John 
Worthington, deputy representative of the temples in the East, as 
his own income was not adequate to meet the extra demands made 
upon it from the wandering sons of the desert, who were overcome 
by illness and were compelled to rest awhile in the tent of the 
Illustrious Associate stationed in the East. 


NOBLE MELISH BECOMES IMPERIAL POTENTATE 
The election of officers for the Imperial Council for the 


ensuing year was held with the following result : 

William P. Melish, Imperial Potentate, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Thomas J. Hudson, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Charles L. Field, Imperial Chief Rabban, San Francisco, 

Cal. 

Frank Locke, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Boston, Mass. 


John T. Brush, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind, 

Lou Burt, Imperial Oriental Guide, Detroit, Mich. 

Joseph S. Wright, Imperial Treasurer, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Frank M. Luce, Imperial Recorder, Chicago, Ill. 

Louis P. Ecker, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Rich¬ 
mond, Va. 

Rufus E. Fleming, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Fargo, N. Dak. 

Thomas J. Bishop, Imperial Marshal, Greenbush Heights, 
N. Y. 

Gustave Anderson, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Omaha, 

Neb. 

H. M. Spalding, Imperial Outer Guard, Denison, Texas. 

Cincinnati, the home of the new Imperial Potentate, was 
selected as the place for the holding of the next annual session of 
the Imperial Council, and an invitation was also received from El 
Kalah Temple of Salt Lake City, Utah. 

I pon the recommendation of the Committee on Charters and 
Dispensations, charters were granted to Zem Zem Temple, Erie, 
Pa.; Kora Temple, Lewiston, Maine; A 1 Chymia Temple, Mem¬ 
phis, Tenn.; Ben Hur Temple, Austin, Texas; El Kalah Temple, 
Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The dispensation of Hamasa Temple, at Meridian, Miss., was 
continued for another year. 

A dispensation was granted to Naja Temple, Deadwood, S. 
Dak.; Rajah Temple, Reading, Pa., asked for a dispensation, but 
Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, opposed it. The committee reported 
in favor of granting a dispensation, however, and the Imperial 
Council so ordered. 

A number of Nobles residing in Topeka, Kan., asked for a 
dispensation, but action was postponed until the next annual 
session. 



FURTHER ACTION ON COMBINED EMBLEMS 
An amendment to the By-laws was adopted as follows 


The combining of the emblems of other secret orders or societies 
with the jewel of the Shrine is deemed inappropriate, and is therefore 
prohibited. 

“ The wearing of the fez and jewel of the Order 


upon occasions 


other than meetings of the Temples of the Arabic Order, or gatherings of 
Shriners under the authority of some legal body of the Order, is ill 
advised, and the Potentates are expected to prevent such action on the 
part of their members.” 


1 he above action was the result of a somewhat similar one 
taken at the Triennial Encampment of the Knights Templar held 
in Denver the week before. It had become a custom of many 
Shriners to suspend from the Tiger Claw Crescent of the Order, 
the Double Eagle of the thirty-second degree, or the Cross and 
Crown of the Knights Templar. It had also become a practice 
among the Knights Templar to add to the baldric the Tiger Claws 
and the Double Eagle of the thirty-second degree. 

At the Grand Encampment of the Knights Templar a By-law 
was established preventing the wearing of anything but the red 
cross on the white baldric, and the Imperial Council of the Shrine 
at the following meeting in furtherance of this movement, pre¬ 
vented the combination of the Shrine jewels with those of the 
Scottish Rite, York Rite, or of any other secret order. This Bv- 
law obtains to-day, and the jewels of the Masonic Order, or of any 
other Order, are never combined with those of the Shrine. 


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Nobk ^'ohn W. Boyle, from the Committee on Ritual, offered 
the following : 

“Resolved , That it is deemed unwise to adopt the ritual presented to 
this Council at the last annual session of the Imperial Council, and the 
same is hereby rejected.” 

On the adoption of the foregoing, a resolution was also 
adopted empowering the Imperial Council to appoint a Committee 
on Ritual to meet in Cincinnati and to investigate and report the 
matter in detail at the next annual session — the result of their 
deliberation — of which committee the Imperial Potentate was 
made ex-officio Chairman. This committee consisted of a member 
from each State represented in the Imperial Council. 

An appropriation of $2,500 from the Imperial treasury was 
voted to procure a fitting testimonial to Illustrious Sam Briggs, 
the retiring Imperial Potentate. 

FIRST ELABORATE NIGHT PARADE 

The Nobles of Syrian Temple of Cincinnati, had made long 
and active preparations for the nineteenth annual session of the 
Imperial Council, which convened in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 
Cincinnati, — Nahar el Etnin, the 28th and 29th days of the 
eleventh Arabic month, Dim '1 Kaada, 1310 A. H., corresponding 
to Tuesday and Wednesday, the 13th and 14th of June, 1893 A. D. 

The city of Cincinnati was brilliantly decorated and illuminated 
for the occasion, especially along the route of the parade, which 
was given at night for the first time in the history of the organiza¬ 
tion. Four thousand Nobles were in line. 

The entertainment offered by the Nobles of Syrian Temple 
was disposed with lavish hospitality, for which the citizens of Cin¬ 
cinnati have always been noted; and, being the home of the 
Imperial Potentate, no pains were spared to make the occasion 
a most memorable one. 

Only one of the Imperial officers was absent from his station 
when the Imperial Council convened. 

IMPERIAL POTENTATE'S ADDRESS 

In his annual address Imperial Potentate Melish said : 

“ We celebrate to-day the greatest cycle of our history. In 
the growth of the Order the number of its initiates has been mag¬ 
nificent. The summary of the returns of the temples under date 
of December 31, 1891, showed a membership of 21,127, and during 
the year 1892, 6,570 have been added. These figures are brought 
down to the first of the present year, as our returns are all figured 
up to January 1 of each year. 

“ Since January 1 we have had occasion to add to this number 
about two thousand, making a total membership to date of nearly, 
if not cpiite, thirty thousand. The increase in our membership is 
largely in excess of that of any year in our history. But our in¬ 
come is larger, and the future seems to hold out even brighter 
prospects. It is a magnificent and marvelous record, excelling 
that of any other secret organization of equal age and character 
of membership in the world. 

Dispensation was granted for the formation of India Temple, 
at Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Requests were made for the establishment of temples at Mar¬ 
quette, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio; Wichita, Kan.; and Charleston, 
W. Va.; but the necessary consent from temples already having 
jurisdiction had not been obtained. 


VISITS BY IMPERIAL POTENTATE 

Official visitations by Imperial Potentate Melish were made 
to Damascus Temple, Rochester, N. Y., Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. 
Y., on the occasion of its meeting at Binghamton, N. Y.; 
Cyprus Temple, Albany, N. Y.; Aleppo Temple, Boston, Mass.; 
Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, 
Pa.; Rajah Temple, Reading, Pa.; Almas Temple, Washington, 
D. C.; Mecca Temple, New York City; Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, 
N. Y.; Moslem Temple, Detroit, Mich.; and Syria Temple, 
Pittsburg, Pa. 

SUSPENSION OF IMPERIAL RECORDER 

The Illustrious Potentate also incorporated in his address 
these remarks : 

“ On or about February 7, 1893, it became necessary to 
appoint some one to act as Imperial Recorder for the balance of 
the Shrine year, or until the next session of the Imperial Council. 
I accordingly appointed Illustrious Noble William H. Mayo, of 
Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. The Illustrious Noble entered 
upon the duties of his office, while deprecating the necessity of his 
appointment, yet realized the necessity of accepting the responsi¬ 
bility and conducting the affairs of the office in the interests of the 
Order. To those who have known Noble Mayo for years as a 
member of this Imperial Council, and have recognized his signal 
ability — as Grand Secretary for many years of the Grand Com- 
mandery of Knights Templar, Grand Chapter, and Grand Council 
of Missouri — I need not speak in detail of the painstaking atten¬ 
tion to his new duties since the day of his appointment. He will 
present his report as Acting Imperial Recorder, and I am certain 
that it will meet with your approval. In requesting Noble Mayo 
to assume the duties of Imperial Recorder, I agreed that his 
salary should be at the rate of $1,000 per annum, about which I 
ask the approval of the Imperial Council. 

“ The announcement of an ‘ Acting Imperial Recorder ’ brings 
me to the only matter that has detracted from the otherwise un¬ 
alloyed pleasure of my official relations with the Nobility of the 
Shrine as their Imperial Potentate. 

“ On February 4, 1893, Noble Frank M. Luce, over his signa¬ 
ture, and in his capacity of Imperial Recorder, published,— 

“ (‘ To the Order and to the Nobles of Mystic Shrine and to 
the public generally \ and mailed to a large number of people the 
following circular (the italics are ours): 

IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY! 

Our Imperial Potentate — William B. Melish — has issued a List of 
Temples and Officers under date of February 21, 1893, without my con¬ 
sent, and has attached a memorandum thereto, stating that the list issued 
by the Imperial Recorder, under date of January 23, is not correct. 

No list has been issued by me. 

I sent our Imperial Potentate a proof which was to be corrected and 
returned to me, but he has never done so. I am extremely sorry that our 
Imperial Potentate has cast this slur upon me, and I do not believe that 
the potentates, recorders, and representatives of the temples will uphold 
him in such a contemptible, mean trick. The list issued by him is not 
correct, in many particulars; I will issue a list this day which I know to 
be correct. Potentates, recorders, and representatives are respectfully 
requested to use the list issued under my office under date of February 
4th, which is correct. Yours in the Faith, 

FRANK M. LUCE, 

Imperial Recorder. 

“ No copy of the above order was sent to the Imperial 
Recorder, nor to either of the representatives of the Temple at 
Cincinnati, nor to either of its officers,” said the Imperial Poten- 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


tate. “ Upon receipt of a copy of the circular by the hand of a 
member of the Imperial Council, and considering the issuing of 
said circular and the improper language and tone of it to be the 
culmination of a number of like acts of insubordination bv the 
Imperial Recorder, I suspended Frank M. Luce from the Office 
of Imperial Recorder by the following official edict : 

Frank M. Luce, Esq., Imperial Recorder of the Imperial Council, Ancient 

Arabic Order , Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, Chicago. 

Illinois. 

Imperial and Illustrious Noble: — You are hereby, by virtue of this 
my official edict, suspended from the office of Imperial Recorder of the 
Imperial Council for North America, for violation of the law, neglect 
of the duties of your office, and disobedience of orders issued by me as 
Imperial Potentate. 

This suspension will remain in force until the next session of the 
Imperial Council unless sooner revoked. I will give directions for the 
disposition of the Imperial property, now in your charge, in a few days. 

Done under my hand and seal, this seventh day of February, 1893, in 
the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. 

W. B. MELISH, 

(Seal) Imperial Potentate. 

“ On the same day that I notified Noble Luce of his suspen¬ 
sion I telegraphed to each Potentate in our jurisdiction, notifying 
each of them of my official act, and requesting them to await my 
official edict. 

“ On February 7, 1893, I issued my official proclamation as 
follows : 

IMPERIAL EDICT NO. 1 

Office of the Imperial Potentate, 
Cincinnati Ohio, February, 7, 1893. 


newspaper discussions of this unfortunate affair, and have made 
no answer to the grossly improper circular letter and pamphlet 
issued by Noble Frank M. Luce since his suspension from office, 
for the reason that the Imperial Council itself is the only tribunal 
under our law which can pass upon the matters of law and usage, 
and any attempts to influence its judgment by an unauthorized 
publication of its affairs are highly pernicious and calculated to 
foment discord and dissension among the Nobility of our Order. 
I will present the facts as briefly as possible, referring to original 
papers only, and to such papers as have been reported to me over 
the signature of Noble Luce himself. I will ‘ nothing extenuate, 
nor set down aught in malice.' ' 

The Imperial Potentate here quoted several letters written 
to Noble Luce. In one of these, insisting upon economy, he sug¬ 
gests that bids be secured and competition obtained, especially 
in the matter of the printing of the annual proceedings. The 
Imperial Potentate claimed that in the face of a bid of $180 for 
this work, the Imperial Recorder presented a bill for $282, and 
averred that no competition was had in the printing of the di¬ 
plomas. The Imperial Recorder wrote in answer to one of the 
Imperial Potentate’s letters thus: “ Don't try to run me ; I am 
not built that way ! ” 

Considerable salty correspondence was exchanged between 
the two officials, in one of which letters Noble Luce said : 

“ I will get the printing of this office done wherever I please, and it 
is none of your business what printers I patronize; and on the other 
hand, you can get your printing done in Japan, if you so desire. I don’t 
care.” 

Noble Luce also added : 






To the Officers of and Representatives to the Imperial Council , A. A. O. N. 
M. S ., for North America, and to all Potentates and Nobles of all the 
Temples of the Order. 

Greeting: Whereas, The Imperial Recorder, Noble Frank M. Luce 
has repeatedly violated the laws of the Imperial Council, and has flag¬ 
rantly disobeyed the orders of the Imperial Potentate; and 

Whereas, The said Imperial Recorder has issued a circular headed: 

' Important ! Read Carefully ! ” said circular containing false and mali¬ 
cious statements, and which is in itself an act of grave insubordination 
and disrespect to the Imperial Council and Imperial Potentate; and 

Whereas, The issuing of circulars, or letters, to members of the 
Order by the Imperial Recorder, acting as such, without the permission 
of the Imperial Potentate, is beyond the powers, rights, and prerogatives 
of his office, as in direct violation of an order given him to that effect; 

Therefore, By virtue of the power vested in me, as Imperial Poten¬ 
tate for North America, I do hereby suspend the said Imperial Recorder, 
Noble Frank M. Luce, from office until the next session of the Imperial 
Council. 

Illustrious Noble William H. Mayo, Masons’ Hall, St. Louis, Mo., 
is hereby appointed to act as Imperial Recorder until the next session of 
the Imperial Council. 

Done on the day and at the place first written above, 

WILLIAM B. MELISH, 

( Seal) Imperial Potentate. 

REASONS FOR SUSPENSION 

“ Frank M. Luce was suspended from office for three (3) 
reasons: 

“ 1. Neglect of the duties of his office as Imperial Recorder. 

“ 2. Violation of the law of the Imperial Council. 

“ 3. Disobedience of orders issued by me as Imperial 
Potentate. 

“ It is therefore necessary that I report to the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil the specifications of the three charges in detail. I have avoided 


“ I expected that this year would be smooth and pleasant; that you 
and I could get along well together; but if you keep up the same racket 
that you have commenced, I am afraid that you have run up against a 
snag.” 

The Illustrious Imperial Potentate took this language to be 
entirely without excuse and not to be tolerated. 

The Imperial Potentate also alleged that the Imperial Re¬ 
corder had made no records of the Imperial Council, and that the 
Body had no book, or record, of minutes. The printed proceed¬ 
ings, he said, were the only records, and if errors appeared in 
them, there were no original records to refer to. 

Over a considerable space the Imperial Potentate recounted 
his controversy with the Imperial Recorder. Noble Melish 
charged that the Imperial Recorder collected $1,302 during the 
thirty days immediately prior to the last session of the Imperial 
Council in Omaha, not one cent of which was paid over to the 
Imperial Treasurer. 

In presenting his annual report, Illustrious Noble Luce said 
that he desired to answer the Imperial Potentate’s charges 
through a committee. His report showed sixty-one chartered 
temples and four temples under dispensation, with a total mem¬ 
bership of 27,161. During the calendar year the increase in the 
membership had been 6,034. 

The acting Imperial Recorder, Noble Mayo, reported that he 
had been unable to hear directly from Noble Luce in answer to his 
request for the books and papers to compile the reports of the 
Imperial Council, and that he had made contracts direct with St. 
Louis houses for certain printing, as the lithograph stones could 
not be obtained, Recorder Luce claiming them as his property, 
according to a letter reported to have been received from the 
lithographing house in whose custody they w ; ere. 




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REINSTATEMENT OF IMPERIAL RECORDER LUCE 

I he whole matter of the suspension of the Imperial Recorder 
was referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws, which 
reported that after duly considering the facts in the case they be¬ 
lieved the Imperial Potentate fully justified by law and precedent 
in the course adopted by him. The committee was of the unani- 
H m ous opinion that during the interim of the sessions of the Impe- 
^*4 rial Council the Imperial Potentate is by the Constitution endowed 
with the same powers as the Imperial Council itself. 

Noble J. L. Dobbin, a member of the committee, moved the 
adoption of the report as read, approving the action of the Imperial 
Potentate and suspending the Imperial Recorder. 

Noble John C. Smith, of Medinah Temple, moved as an 
amendment that the action of the Imperial Potentate be 
disapproved. 

Noble Sloan moved as a further amendment that the report of 
the committee be adopted as read. This motion was put to the 
Imperial Council and was lost by a vote of 47 ayes to 75 nays. 

The Imperial Potentate declared the motion to adopt the 
report of the committee lost, which had the effect of reinstating 
Imperial Recorder Luce and disapproving the action of the Impe¬ 
rial Potentate in suspending him from office. 

INGOLD CASE REPORTED 

Under the heading of “ Grievances and Appeals ” the Imperial 
Potentate reported that Eugene Ingold, a former Noble of Kismet 
Temple, at Brooklyn, appealed from the action of the Kismet Tem¬ 
ple in expelling him from the Order. He was initiated on April 
27, 1888, and July 13 of the same year he was expelled. He claims 
that his expulsion was made without notice, or opportunity to be 
heard. Kismet Temple informed Mr. Ingold of his expulsion by 
letter, stating that he was expelled by order of Illustrious Poten¬ 
tate Sam Briggs, for the reason that he had been thrice rejected 
from Syria Temple in Pittsburg within the past two years, and had 
failed to make the fact known upon applying to Kismet Temple. 
Since 1892 Mr. Ingold claimed that he had tried several times to 
have the papers reviewed and the case reopened. As the decision 
made and the order issued which was claimed to be the act 
of the Illustrious Sam Briggs during his incumbency as Impe¬ 
rial Potentate, Noble Melish, in his official capacity, declined to 
review the case, believing that the case should be brought before 
the Imperial Council, to which Mr. Ingold now appealed. 

The Committee on Grievances and Appeals in the matter of 
the appeal of Eugene Ingold against Kismet Temple, of Brooklyn, 
reported that it appeared that no charges or specifications were 
ever filed in Kismet Temple against the appellant; that no sum¬ 
mons or citation was ever issued or served upon him , that no tiial 
was had, and no defense was presented, and no opportunity to 
defend himself before the temple was accorded to Ingold. The 
action of Kismet Temple controverted the letter and spirit of the 
law, and the committee recommended the adoption of a resolution 
to “ declare null and void the action of Kismet Temple in expelling 
Eugene Ingold.” The report of the committee was finally adopted. 

WORTHINGTON APPROPRIATION HELD UP 
The appropriation of $50°, which was made to be placed at 
the disposal of Illustrious Deputy John Worthington at the session 
held in Omaha, was retained in the custody of the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate, who endeavored to find out the necessities of the situation 



and the probability of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine needing enter¬ 
tainment or assistance during the temporary station at the Island 
of Malta. He received no reply to a communication sent to the 
Illustrious Noble Worthington, and for this reason the Imperial 
Potentate reported that he had no occasion to draw upon the 
Imperial Council’s funds for the purpose of entertaining Nobles on 
their way to Jerusalem. 

When this matter came before the Imperial Council for review 
a resolution was adopted directing that the incoming Imperial 
Potentate should forward immediately to Noble Worthington, 
representative of the Imperial Council in the East, the sum of $500 
appropriated at the last session of the Imperial Council and held 
up for the reason stated in the annual address of the Imperial 
Potentate. 

AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS 

One of the amendments to the By-laws adopted at this session 
of the Imperial Council was one increasing the bond of the Impe¬ 
rial Treasurer from $5000 to $20,000. This action was rendered 
necessary by the rapid growth of the Order and the consequent 
increase in the amount of money annually handled by the Imperial 
Treasurer. 

Another amendment to the By-laws, which was offered at the 
session at Omaha, and held over for one year, under the rules, pro¬ 
vided for the annual instead of the triennial election of officers of 
the Imperial Council. 

When this amendment had been adopted by the Imperial 
Council, the election of officers was entered into with the following 
result: 

Thomas J. Hudson, Imperial Potentate, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Charles L. Field, Deputy Imperial Potentate, San Fran¬ 
cisco, Cal. 

Frank Locke, Imperial Chief Rabban, Boston, Mass. 

John T. Brush, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Indianapolis, Ind. 

A. B. McGaffey, Imperial High Priest and Prophet. Denver, 

Col. 

Alonzo Brymer, Imperial Oriental Guide, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Joseph S. Wright, Imperial Treasurer, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Frank M. Luce, Imperial Recorder, Chicago, Ill. 

Louis P. Ecker, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Rich¬ 
mond, V a. 

Ethelbert F. Allen, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master. 

Thomas J. Bishop, Imperial Marshal, Greenbush Heights, 
N. Y. 

Tpiad. B. Beecher, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Bridge¬ 
port, Conn. 

Curtis B. Winsor, Imperial Outer Guard, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 

An invitation was extended by El Jebel Temple, of Denver, 
Col., to hold the next session of the Imperial Council at Denver 
with El Jebel Temple as host. An invitation was also tendered the 
Imperial Council by Mecca Temple, of New York, for the holding 
of the session of 1895 in New York. 

Denver was selected as the next place of meeting, while the 
invitation from Mecca Temple was received with thanks. 

The Committee on Charters and Dispensations recommended 
that no dispensation be granted for a temple at Topeka, Kan., 
after hearing the protest of the representatives at Leavenworth. 
An application to establish a temple at Wichita, Kan., was also 
denied. There were temples existing at Salina, and at Leaven¬ 
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in granting the dispensations for the establishment of temples in 
the other cities — even though they were larger. 

The committee recommended that dispensation be granted for 
the establishment of a temple at Columbus, Ohio, provided that 
A 1 Koran, Syrian, and the proposed new temple, should agree in 
writing on jurisdictional lines, and file such agreement with the 
Imperial Potentate or Imperial Recorder. 

The committee recommended granting a charter for the estab¬ 
lishment of Mohammed Temple at Peoria, Ill., concurrent jurisdic- 


| tion in the State of Illinois having been agreed to by Medinah, 
Safina, and the proposed new temple. This was so ordered. 

Dispensation was also granted Rajah Temple at Reading, Pa. 
The application for a temple at Charleston, W. Ya., was post¬ 
poned until the next annual session. 

Charters were granted to Hamasa Temple, at Meridian, Miss., 
and to Naja Temple, at Deadwood, S. Dak. 

Dispensation was continued in the case of India Temple, 
Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Dispensation was authorized at Marquette, Mich. 

The following was also adopted, appended to the report of the 
Committee on Charters and Dispensations: 

“ That no temple shall be established in States where two or 
more temples now exist until there shall have been an increase to 
the amount of fifty per cent of the number of persons having the 
necessary prerequisites to membership in the Order over the num¬ 
ber now existing.” 


TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION 

The twentieth annual session of the Imperial Council con¬ 
vened in El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col., July 24, 1894. Noble W. 
W. Anderson, Potentate of El Jebel Temple welcomed the visitors 
to the shades of the Rocky Mountains, and at the request of the 
Imperial Potentate, Thomas J. Hudson, who was suffering from 
a throat trouble, the response was made by Noble John H. Atwood 
of Abdallah Temple, at Leavenworth, Kan. Only three of the 
Imperial Officers were absent, and very few of the representatives. 

The Imperial Potentate reported the granting of dispensations 
to Ahmed Temple, at Marquette, Mich., and Aladdin Temple, at 
Columus, Ohio, and recommended the granting of a charter in 
each case. 

The Imperial Potentate also reported the effort of a number 
of members of El Ixalah Temple to petition for a dispensation to 
organize a temple at Ogden, Utah, which petition was duly signed 
by forty-eight Nobles residing in Ogden and addressed to the 
Imperial Council. The Potentate of El Kalah Temple ruled the 
motion out of order and declined to permit a vote on it. Excep¬ 
tions were taken to his ruling, and Noble A. C. Emerson and forty- 
seven other Nobles—-residents of Ogden — filed an appeal with 
the Imperial Potentate. 

The Imperial Potentate ruled that the Potentate of El Kalah 
was in error when he refused to put the motion, and the decision 
was that the appeal was well taken and must be sustained. How¬ 
ever, owing to the close proximity of Ogden to Salt Lake City — 
only 35 miles — the Imperial Potentate concluded not to grant a 
dispensation, but referred the whole matter to the Committee on 
Dispensations and Charters. 

A great deal of correspondence covering disputes was made 
a part of the annual address of the Imperial Potentate, and the 
various subjects therein contained were disposed of by reference to 


the several committees, where a settlement had not already been 
reached. 

INCORPORATION OF IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

About this time a spurious order, claiming to be Nobles of 
the Order of the Mystic Shrine, came into existence, and investiga¬ 
tion showed that three of the old rituals of the Order were missing. 
The Imperial Potentate, referring to the subject in his address, 
said: 

“ Doubtless many, if not all of you, are aware of the fact, that 
there exists in the States of Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and 
possibly other Western States, organizations composed of our 
colored fellow citizens who have borrowed our title almost ver¬ 
batim, and for this and other various reasons, after conference with 
a number of officers of the Council, it was deemed advisable to 
have our body incorporated, not only that we might hold our 
present style and title exclusively, but that should it become neces¬ 
sary to own property, we would be able to hold same as a body 
with a legal status. This has been recommended by my predeces¬ 
sors and frequently discussed, but no action has been taken. 

“ I therefore assumed the responsibility, and authorized John 
W. Boyle, of Utica, N. Y., to prepare articles of incorporation, 
and have the same enacted by special act of the Legislature of 
New York. This has been accomplished by Noble Boyle, and now 
our charter and incorporation is Chapter 193, Laws of New York, 
approved by Governor Flower, March 30, 1894. This satisfactory 
result was obtained at a comparatively small cost. Noble Boyle 
has been requested to submit to you the act of incorporation, and 
to prepare the necessary By-laws, which I hope will be adopted by 
you, and my action in this matter will meet your approbation and 
approval.” 

The Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws in due time re¬ 
ported the passage of the act incorporating the Imperial Council 
by the New York Legislature. The act reads as follows: 

An Act to Incorporate the Imperial Council , Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine for North A merica. 

The people of the Slate of New York represented in Senate and Assembly do 
enact as follows: 

Section 1.-—That Thomas J. Hudson, Imperial Potentate, Frank M. 
Luce, Imperial Recorder, Joseph S. Wright, Imperial Treasurer, and 
Charles W. Cushman, Thomas J. Bishop, John W. Boyle, and Joseph A. 
Eakins, Imperial Representatives, and their successors in office of the 
Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for 
North America, while holding said office, and until their successors are 
elected and qualified, shall be, and the same are hereby and forever 
declared to be a body politic and corporate by the name, style, and 
description of “The Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine for North America.” 

Section 2.— Said corporation, by the name and style aforesaid, 
shall have full power to sue or be sued, plead and implead, prosecute 
and defend all actions in law or in equity in all places where legal and 
equitable proceedings are had. The said corporation has power to 
make such constitution, by-laws, rules, and regulations for its own gov¬ 
ernment and the management of its concerns, and the government of 
its subordinate temples, as shall be deemed advisable, and to alter and 
amend the same at pleasure; provided that such by-laws, rules, and reg¬ 
ulations shall not conflict with the constitution and laws of the State and 
of the United States of America. 

Section 3.— That said corporation shall have the right to the exclu¬ 
sive use of the name of — “The Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America; ” and by said name and 
style shall be capable in law of purchasing, holding, and conveying real 
and personal estate for the benefit of said corporation: — to create a 
charity and educational fund, — provided that said corporation shall not 
at any one time hold property real, personal, and mixed; a representative 




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fund; a library fund, and an Imperial Council fund to an amount exceed¬ 
ing one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). 

Section 4.— That the several persons named in Section 1 of this Act 
shall be the trustees of said corporation for the first year, until their 
successors are duly elected and qualified; and the first three officers of 
the Imperial Council, chosen at any election subsequent to the passage 
of this Act, shall, by virtue of their election and installation of such 
officers, become trustees of the corporation, and shall continue as such 
trustees during their entire term of office as Imperial Council officers. 

Section 5. — In the management of its business concerns said cor¬ 
poration is hereby authorized to appoint such agents, officers, representa¬ 
tives, and attorneys for that purpose as from time to time may be deemed 
proper. 

Section 6. — This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall be liber¬ 
ally construed by all courts for the benefit of the corporation for which 
it is created. 

Section 7.— This Act shall take effect immediately. 

ACT OF INCORPORATION NOT ACCEPTED 

The question of the adoption of the report of the committee 
upon the action of the Imperial Potentate in the matter of the 
incorporation confirming this action created considerable discus¬ 
sion on the part of the representatives when brought before the 
Imperial Council. 

Finally a resolution offered by Noble Andrews was adopted. 
This was to the effect that the entire subject of incorporation be 
referred to a special committee of three, to make a report at the 
next annual session, and that in the meantime, the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil does not accept the act of incorporation reported by the com¬ 
mittee as the charter of the Imperial Council. 

RELATION OF SHRINE TO MASONRY 

In another portion of his annual address Imperial Potentate 
Hudson said: 

“ I desire to express my views concerning what should be 
the relation between this Imperial Council and the subordinate 
temples. It must be allowed that this Institution partakes in no 
way of the character of the Masonic organization. We have no 
relation or correspondence with that Institution, and could not 
reasonably ask any recognition at their hands. YV e simply require 
that all members of our Order shall possess certain Masonic 


under dispensation. Receipts for annual dues, initiation fees, etc., 
amounted to $15,054.45. 

RETIREMENT OF RECORDER LUCE 


In concluding his report, the Imperial Recorder, Frank M. 

Luce, whose suspension by the Imperial Potentate was not sus¬ 
tained by the last Imperial Council session, said that owing to fjj 
other, and more important duties, he would not, under any con- * 
sideration, be a candidate for re-election, that he retired from 
the office with no heart-burnings or ill feeling toward any one, 
and hoped to be free from cares, and thus better able to labor for 
the united prosperity and harmony of the Noble Order. 

ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS 
The annual election of officers was conducted with the fol- fS * HI 
lowing result; 

William B. Melish, Imperial Potentate, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Wayland Trask, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 

John T. Brush, Imperial Chief Rabban, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Cyrus W. Eaton, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Cedar Rapids, 

Iowa. 

A. B. McGaffey, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Denver, 

Cob 

Etiielbert F. Allen, Imperial Oriental Guide, Kansas City, 

Mo. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Thomas J. Bishop, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Green- 
bush Heights, N. Y. 

Thad. B. Beecher, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Bridgeport, Conn. 

William H. S. Wright, Imperial Marshal, St. Paul, Minn. 

John H. Atwood, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Leaven¬ 
worth, Kan. 

Horace K. Blanchard, Imperial Outer Guard, Providence, 

R. I. 

r’U A DTWrxS ANTTY DISPENSATIONS 


attainments. 

“ To seek to govern an institution of this character by rules 
and laws of an order not possessing any of the characteristics of 
the Mystic Shrine, such laws being observed because of traditional 
antiquity and venerated because of their being handed down from 
an early period — I say, to seek to govern this Order by such arbi¬ 
trary rules is entirely contrary to reason, and certainly not to be 
desired. It seems that many of our members are not able to draw 
the line between the Order of the Shrine and the Masonic Institu¬ 
tion. Occasionally we hear some venerable Arabian rise up in his 
temple and proclaim this or that method of proceeding is not in 
accordance with the ‘ Masonic Laws, and such remark is certainly 
very strange, if not ridiculous. We are growing into the danger 
of attempting too much, and are liable of being too much 
governed.” 

The total number of Nobles in the Mystic Shrine, December 
31, 1893, as shown by the report of the Imperial Recorder, was 
31,429, a total increase in the number of Nobles of 5085. Losses 
by death, dimit, or other causes were 817, leaving a net gain for 
the year of 4268 Nobles. 

The number of temples had grown to 65, with three others 


The Committee on Charters and Dispensations reported 
iavorably in regard to the establishment of Tebala Temple at 
Rockford, Ill., with concurrent jurisdiction by Medinah, Salina, 
and Salaam Temples; but postponed the establishment of a 
temple at Wilkesbarre, Pa.; also postponed action on granting 
dispensation for the establishment of temples at Charlotte, N. 
C., and Charleston, W. Va. Upon recommendation, charters 
were granted to India Temple at Oklahoma City, Okla.; to 
Ahmed Temple at Marquette, Mich.; and to Aladdin Temple at 
Columbus, Ohio. 

CHARTER REFUSED OGDEN NOBLES 

In the matter of the application of the Nobles at Ogden, 
Utah, for a temple to be called “ El Sid,” the Committee on 
Charters and Dispensations reported unfavorably. The courtesy 
of the floor was extended to the Nobles residing at Ogden to 
present their case, and an earnest appeal was made. However, 
when the vote was put before the Imperial Council the petition 
was rejected, giving as a reason the nearness of Ogden to Salt 
Lake City, where a temple already exists. 


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ARABIC ORDER 


QUESTIONS OF JURISDICTION 
A number of minor disputes involving the residence of Nobles 
elected to temples were disposed of by the Committee on Griev¬ 
ances and Appeals: 

In the case of John McCord, it was found that his fees had 
been accepted by Moslem Temple, at Detroit, Mich., which 
claimed him as a member, and if he wished to transfer his mem¬ 
bership from Moslem to Syrian Temple, at Cincinnati. Ohio, he 
should apply to Moslem Temple for a dimit. If, after the expira¬ 
tion of sixty days, he failed to do so, Moslem Temple should be 
directed to cite him (McCord) before it for the purpose ot inves¬ 
tigating the questionable method taken by him (McCord) to obtain 
the protection of the Shrine. 

In the case of William T. Bennett, of Kismet Temple, Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y., who resided in the jurisdiction of Syria Temple, at 
Pittsburg Pa., the committee found that Bennett did not make 
the application in good faith. Therefore Kismet Temple was 
directed to pay Syria Temple the resulting fees therefrom; and 
Bennett and Noble Blohm, who indorsed his application, were 
cited to appear before Kismet Temple for a trial in regard to 
their violation of the laws of the Order. 


all the fees and dues into the Council and to proceed in such a 
way against Noble McCord as they might deem best; that in the 
case of Noble Nishkian. the Imperial Potentate be directed to 
confer with the American Minister at Constantinople, as recom¬ 
mended bv the Committee on Grievances and Appeals. 




NEW RITUAL ADOPTED 

A new ritual was reported by Noble George H. \\ alker, Secre¬ 
tary of the committee, and read to the members of the Imperial 
Council in executive session. At the conclusion of the reading, 
the report of the committee was accepted, and the new ritual was 
adopted as the only lawful ritual of the Order. It was also 
directed that the new ritual be promulgated as early as possible: 
that it be printed, and the entire edition be turned over to the 
Imperial Recorder for distribution under such rules and regu¬ 
lations as might be promulgated by the Imperial Potentate. 


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APPEAL FOR DIPLOMATIC INFLUENCE 

An unusual case was also presented by the Committee on 

Grievances and Appeals in these words: 

Your committee is also requested to bring before the 
Council a matter, which though it does not he within the province 
of your committee, is deemed by your committee a proper matter 
to be presented to the Imperial Council. That matter, briefly 

stated, is as follows: 

“ Noble P F Nishkian, a member of Ararat Temple, some 
time since sent a photograph of himself in Shrine costume to his 
parents residing in Smyrna, Syria. In some way the package 
became opened by the Turkish authorities, and the photograph 
was deemed by them (the Turks) sufficient cause to suspect 
treasonable conspiracy on the part of the sender and the sendees 
of said package to warrant the arrest of the latter, and, as a result 
the father, mother, and brother of Noble Nishkian were arrested 
and placed in the dungeon keep of some Turkish bastile, where 
they were confined for some thirty days or more. Their release 
was finallv obtained, but great injury was done to them and to 
their business. They are still looked upon as suspects, and 
treated as such by the Turkish government, and by those with 

whom they wish to transact business. 

« Now, since this is a matter resting between the Sultan and 
his subjects, your committee does not deem it to be such a matter 
as could with propriety be interfered with by our government, but 
Noble Nishkian deems his desire reasonable, to wit: that a full 
statement of the matter be placed in the hands of the American 
Minister at Constantinople with the request that he, as a Mason 
(and he is one), and not in his official capacity, bring the matter 
to the attention of the Sultan — who is also a Mason and ask 
that the people of Noble Nishkian be removed from the cloud of 
suspicion which now rests upon them, and thus confidence be 
restored and communication without restraint be permitted 

between him (Nishkian) and his people. 

' An amendment was offered in answer to the report of the 
committee, and adopted, that in the case of William P. Bennett 
the matter be left to the judgment of Kismet Temple ; that in the 
case of Noble John McCord, Moslem Temple be directed to pay 


EL RIAD TEMPLE ESCAPES CENSURE 

The Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws recommended 
the restoration of the charter to El Riad Temple, of Sioux Falls. 
S. Dak. Potentate Eugene S. Elliott, of Tripoli Temple, had 
preferred charges against El Riad Temple for initiating two 
Knights Templar, residents of Wisconsin. El Riad Temple had 
asked for a waiver of jurisdiction, but Tripoli Temple had refused, 
as Tripoli Temple required its members to belong to both the 
Knights Templar and the Consistory. 

El Kahir Temple, of Cedar Rapids, also objected to the con¬ 
ferment of the Order on one of the petitions, as he resided 
within the jurisdiction of El Kahir Temple. The committee took 
the view that the officers of El Riad Temple had taken the law 
into their own hands, and thus had committed a positive and wilful 
violation of the laws pertaining to judicial boundaries. 

The committee recommended that in restoring the charter of 
El Riad Temple the Potentate be publicly censured for his action 
in the matter, as well as the two Nobles who recommended the 
two petitioners for membership without knowing the residence of 
either. 

After some discussion, a motion was made and adopted to 
restore the charter of El Riad Temple, but without censuring the 
Potentate or Nobles of the temple. The facts in the case were 
explained on the floor by Noble Park Davis before this action 
was taken. 

Before the Imperial Council adjourned the sum of $500 was 
ordered paid to the Imperial Treasurer, Noble Joseph S. \\ right, 
for his services as such during the past five years. 

On motion of Noble James McGee, it was also resolved that 
a Past Potentate's jewel — of a design which had been created at 
the last annual session — be purchased for the retiring Imperial 
Potentate. 

The sum of $250 was set aside also for the purchase of a jewel 
for the Imperial Recorder, Frank M. Luce. 


TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL SESSION 

The special committee, which was appointed at the Denver 
session of the Imperial Council to select the place for the next ses¬ 
sion of the Council, was at first inclined to favor Saratoga Springs, 
but finally determined that the twenty-first annual session should 
be held at the Rockwell House. Nantasket Beach, Mass., on 
Mondav, September 2. 1895, with Aleppo Temple, of Boston, as 
the host of the occasion. 



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The several important committees assembled one day in 
advance of the Imperial Council and got their work well under 
way. This work included several proposed amendments to the 
constitution, which had been presented at the last session of the 
Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Council was called to order by Imperial Poten¬ 
tate William B. Melish, and after an Invocation to Allah by the 
Rev. R. R. Swope, Potentate Caleb Saunders of Aleppo Temple 
welcomed the Imperial Council to the oasis of Aleppo Temple. 

Noble Melish replied on behalf of the Imperial Council; he 
also accepted on behalf of the Imperial Council the invitation of 
Noble Saunders to attend a banquet on the evening of September 
3 at the Rockland House. 

Imperial Potentate Melish directed the members of the Impe¬ 
rial Council to rise as a token of fraternal respect to the memory 
of the Imperial Assistant Rabban, Cyrus W. Eaton, who entered 
the Unseen Temple May 12 1895. Noble Melish remarked that 
this station, with that of the Deputy Imperial Potentate, Wayland 
Trask, who was detained, were the only vacancies in the Imperial 
Divan. 

IMPERIAL POTENTATES ADDRESS 

The annual address of the Imperial Potentate reviewed the 
events which had transpired since the session at Denver, the fiscal 
year having been changed so that it might end near to the usual 
time of meeting. The financial reports this year covered a cycle 
of fifteen months,— from January 1, 1894, to April 30, 1895. 

The recommendation of the Imperial Council regarding Mos¬ 
lem Temple in the matter of Noble John P. McCord had been 
complied with ; also the recommendations in the matter of Kismet 
Temple, which had censured Noble Blohm, who had recommended 
Noble William T. Bennett for membership when the said William 
T. Bennett resided in the Territory of Syria Temple. It was as¬ 
certained upon investigation that Bennett was no longer a resi¬ 
dent of the Territory of Syria Temple and was proclaimed as in 
good standing in Kismet Temple. This reversed the finding of 
the committee at the last session of the Imperial Council. 

The request of Noble Nishkian of Ararat Temple at Kansas 
City, Mo., invoking aid for what he claimed were indignities and 
oppressions upon his family in Armenia, was dropped after con¬ 
sultation with the State Department, and after the delicacy of the 
situation had been laid before Noble Nishkian. 

The Imperial Potentate reported the institution under charter 
of India Temple, at Oklahoma City, Okla. Also Ahmed 
Temple, at Marquette, Mich., and Aladdin Temple, at Columbus, 
Ohio. India Temple was instituted by Imperial Oriental Guide 
E. F. Allen, December 31, 1894; while Ahmed Temple was insti¬ 
tuted by Illustrious Noble John O. Adams of Marquette, Mich.; 
and Aladdin Temple was instituted by the Imperial Potentate on 
October 29, 1894, which marked the gathering of a large number 
of visiting Shriners from various oases. The ceremonies began 
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the official divan, having been 
installed, conferred the Order of Nobility upon a class of thirty- 
eight candidates. 

The Temple and its guests then marched to City Hall, which 
had been elaborately decorated, and here the ladies of the Nobles 
awaited them and a banquet was served, about four hundred 
Nobles and ladies being seated. This was followed by dancing. 

Aladdin started off with a membership of 285 at the time of 
its institution, and had jurisdiction over twenty-four counties. 


DISPENSATIONS GRANTED 

Dispensation was granted to James M. Rumsey, Jr., and 
others, for the formation of Korein Temple, at Rawlins, Wyo. 

Dispensation was also granted to Illustrious Noble G. R. 
Atkinson, and others, for the establishment of a temple at Rock¬ 
ford, Ill. 

Dispensation was granted to Noble W. 1 . Siddell, and others, 
for the formation of Oasis Temple at Charlotte, N. C., in Sep¬ 
tember, 1894. This temple began work January 18, 1895. 

DESIRE FOR A TEMPLE IN MEXICO 

For two years or more it had been reported annually, either 
to the Imperial Potentate or to the Imperial Council, that a temple 
of the Order, if located in the city of Mexico, could not fail to be 
a great success, as there was a widespread desire on the part of 
eligible Masons in the Republic of Mexico to obtain a dispensa¬ 
tion for that purpose. 

Imperial Potentate Melish, having some knowledge of the 
conditions existing in some of the so-called higher bodies of 
Mexican Masonry, doubted the advisability of making Shriners in 
Mexico or of locating a temple there. Having an opportunity of 
making a thorough canvass of the matter, the Imperial Potentate 
delegated to Illustrious O. P. McCarty, of Syrian Temple at Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio, to visit the city of Mexico for an investigation of 
the facts of the case and report thereon at the next session. The 
report was that the time had not yet arrived when it was desirable 
to take steps to establish the Order in Mexico. Noble McCarty 
reported from his headquarters in New Orleans, where he was 
then stationed : “ There is but one Knights Templar Commanderv 
in Mexico, and that one, having a very small membership, is 
located in the city of Mexico, holding stated meetings about once 
in every six months, there being very little interest in York Rite 
Masonry taken in the Republic of Mexico. Then, again, there are 
comparatively few thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Masons in 
Mexico, because under the Masonic laws governing the Scottish 
Rite in that Republic, it requires one year to pass from the third 
degree — Master Masons — to the eighteenth degree — Rose 
Croix; one year additional to pass from the eighteenth degree 
to the thirtieth degree; one year to pass from the thirtieth degree 
to the thirty-first degree; two years from the thirty-first to the 
thirty-second degree, and three years from the thirty-second de¬ 
gree to the thirty-third degree, or to such as may be called upon 
to receive this latter degree.” 

Noble C. H. MyAgramonte, 33°, a member of Mecca Temple 
residing in the city of Mexico, informed Noble McCarty that he 
had been endeavoring to get up a class in the city of Mexico for 
several years, and was of the opinion that it could be made suc¬ 
cessful by instituting a temple with strictly American candidates. 
He believed, however, that the Imperial Council would have to 
grant a special dispensation in favor of the Republic of Mexico 
and admit Rose Croix eighteenth degree Scottish Rite Masons to 
membership in the Shrine so as to obtain a large enough field from 
which to secure candidates. 

DISPENSATION ASKED FOR ENGLAND 

The Imperial Potentate also reported that within the last two 
months he had received a communication from Illustrious Noble 
H. A. Collins, Potentate of Raineses Temple, of Toronto, Canada, 
asking for a dispensation to establish the Order in England, where 
he was about to make a visit. This it was impossible to grant 


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under tlie Constitution, but Imperial Potentate Melish requested 
Noble Collins to investigate the situation in London, and other 
cities in England, and report to the Imperial Council as to the 
advisability of making an effort to introduce the Order of the 
Shrine into England, or other parts of the United Kingdom. 

Among the noted dead of the year, in addition to Noble Cyrus 
W. Eaton, of El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were Imperial 
Assistant Rabban Noble Dwight Byington of Abdallah Temple, 
Leavenworth, Kan., and Noble John S. Rogers, Chief Rabban of 
Palestine Temple, Providence, R. I. 

NOTABLE CHARITIES REPORTED 

Among the charities reported during the year were these : 

Acca Temple, distribution to the worthy poor of Richmond, 
Va.; Abdallah Temple, donations to the Kansas Masonic Home; 
Aladdin Temple, aid extended the Women’s Industrial and Educa¬ 
tional Home for Children and Women compelled to work during 
the day; Ararat Temple, generous contributions to the City 
Charity Fund of Kansas City and the Masonic Home of Missouri; 
Algeria Temple, Helena, Mont., contributions to the suffering and 
sufferers from explosion at Butte; A 1 Chymia Temple, Christmas 
baskets distributed among the poor of Memphis; A 1 Kader Tem¬ 
ple, funds for the relief of the visiting and stranded Nobles, and for 
the permanent relief of seventeen poor families in Portland, Ore.; 
Boumi Temple, five hundred baskets of provisions to worthy poor 
families in Baltimore as a Christmas offering, relieving the immedi¬ 
ate necessities of over two thousand people ; Damascus Temple, nine 
hundred and eightv-five Christmas dinners to the poor of Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y., and two hundred and fifty dolls and other gifts to little 
children, and seventy-five pairs of shoes to the needy; El Katif 
Temple, contributions to the Masonic poor of Spokane, Wash., as 
a result of a Charity Ball; Kosair Temple, Louisville, Ivy., one 
hundred tons of coal distributed among the poor families during a 
spell of severe weather; Moslem Temple, distributions on New 
Year’s Day of provisions for nine hundred and fifty-eight worthy 
families in Detroit; Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, provided a lunch 
each day during the winter to about seventy children, and a great 
many other contributions were made, particularly around Christ¬ 
mas time, either in charity or provisions given to the poor, dinners 
served, or financial aid extended to other organizations engaged 
in same mission. 

REMARKABLE GROWTH OF THE ORDER 

The prosperity of the Order continued unabated. The mem¬ 
bership, January I, 1895, was officially reported as 37,348, being a 
net gain of 5,907. The membership — January 1, 1892 — was 
21,127. In the three years the Shrine almost doubled itself in 
membership. 

The assets of the seventy-one temples located in forty-three 
States, Territories, and countries were placed at $348,928.85, with 
total liabilities of $44,987.50, and with net assets of $303,941.35. 

OFFENDERS AGAINST SHRINE DIGNITY 

About this time the hostility of a number of leading Masons 
towards the Shrine reached its highest degree of intensity, and the 
situation was aggravated by the issuance of improper and some¬ 
times vulgar notices, one offense being such a couplet as, 

“ The Arab believes in Mohammed’s Creed, 

While the Cross is the Christian’s hope; 

The Shriner believes in both of these 
When he pins his faith to the rope.” 



Such notices, tending to make light of the Order, only added 
fuel to the flames of indignation. The Council of Deliberation of 
the Scottish Rite, in June, 1895, took official notice of the latitude 
employed in disseminating public notices of Shrine meetings and 
deplored the fact because those outside of Masonry looked upon 
the Mystic Shrine as a Masonic rite, and the Masonic papers gave 
that charge some color by publishing in their journals “ Shrine 
news.” 

The Council of Deliberation officially deplored such notices 
issued by temples to its members, and the resolution was sent to 
Imperial Potentate Melish. 

SCARED BY IMPERIAL POTENTATE 

One of the worst offenders seems to have been A 1 Koran 
Temple, of Cleveland, Ohio. The situation was such that the 
Imperial Potentate was moved to remark in his address : 

“ I am impressed by the necessity of saying a few words of 
warning in reference to the future welfare of our Noble Order. 
During the past year the Shrine has been subjected to more or less 
criticism from the outside. Masonic magazines and papers have 
contained articles attacking and defending the Shrine. One pre¬ 
siding officer of a grand Masonic body thought it within the line 
of his duty to comment unfavorably and at length upon the Shrine 
in his annual address. 

“ Of course, these are small matters if our Order is living up 
to its avowed principles. Wholesome criticism, even unkind or 
unjust comment, can do no harm if the Temples of the Order are 
properly conducted and kept well within their proper sphere. If 
the conduct of Shriners is such as to 'make them unfit tenants for 
a Masonic Temple, or a Templar Asylum, then let the Shrine be 
expelled from such quarters. But it is held that the Shriners 
control matters in such instances, and that to oppose them means 
discord in the Masonic bodies. The government of the matter 
should be in the hands of the Imperial Council, and it is the duty of 
this body to uphold the dignity of the Order. No man has a right 
to commit acts in his capacity as a Shriner which would reflect 
upon his character, or subject him to discipline as a Knight 
Templar, or a thirty-second degree Mason. That the Shrines in a 
few localities are a disgrace to the Order, is undoubtedly true; but 
I believe it is confined to less than ten per cent of the temples. 
When examples of riotous drunkenness given by officials of higher 
rank have gone unrebuked by the Imperial Council, it is small 
wonder that some temples have permitted excesses of this nature. 
Turning a Shrine meeting into a drunken debauch seems to be the 
only idea of a few Potentates and a few temples. 

“ Some of the notices issued make the drinking feature more 
prominent than the work. Newspaper accounts have reached me 
which indicate that the impression made upon the public is that a 
Shrine meeting, in that locality at least, means an hilarious drunk ! 
This body should take cognizance of the evils which exist among a 
few subordinate temples which permit drunkenness to occur at 
their ceremonial sessions, or during their excursions or caravans. 

“ The Imperial Potentate should be instructed and urged to 
suspend a Potentate, or to discontinue the charter of any temple 
permitting acts which are, in his opinion, an injury to the name 
and fair fame of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.” 

FOUR MORE TEMPLES CHARTERED 

The Committee on Dispensations and Charters reported in 
favor of granting charters to the following named temples : 





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NOBLES OF THE 

Tebala Temple, Rockford, Ill.; Korein Temple, Rawlins, Wyo.; 
Oasis Temple, Charlotte, N. C.; Irem Temple, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; 
but reported unfavorably with reference to a petition for the estab¬ 
lishment of a temple at Seattle, Wash. 

The report of the committee was unanimously adopted. 

A dispute arose between Kaaba and El Kahir Temples in 
regard to jurisdiction in the State of Iowa. The Committee on 
Jurisprudence and Laws reported that both these temples were in 
the eastern part of the State of Iowa — Kaaba at Davenport and 

. El Kahir at Cedar Rapids — and recommended that concurrent 

jurisdiction be granted. When this motion was reported for 
adoption, Noble Ryan moved that the matter be laid on the table 
Jf for a vear, but his motion was defeated, and the recommendation 
of the committee as to concurrent jurisdiction was indorsed by 
m the Imperial Council. 

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MORE POWER GIVEN IMPERIAL POTENTATE 

Various amendments to the Constitution were then acted 
upon as reported. One of these amendments, which was adopted, 
gave the Imperial Potentate power to censure or to suspend tem¬ 
ples ; to discipline or suspend officers or members of subordinate 
temples for violation or disobedience, said suspension to be in force 
until the next session of the Imperial Council. 

This amendment was adopted for the purpose of defining the 
powers of the Imperial Potentate, which had been brought into 
cjuestion previously in regard to the suspension of Recorder 
Frank M. Luce by Imperial Potentate Melish, the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil holding that he had no authority for this action. 

SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION 

An amendment was adopted requiring a two-thirds vote of 


MYSTIC SHRINE ^ 

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William H. S. Wright, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, fPW 
St. Paul, Minn. 

Thomas J. Bishop, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, pM i 
Greenbush Heights, N. Y. 

Robert M. Johnson, Imperial Marshal, Chicago, Ill. 

John H. Atwood, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Leaven¬ 
worth, Kan. 

Horace K. Blanchard, Imperial Outer Guard, Providence, 

R. I. 


INCORPORATION DECLARED UNAUTHORIZED 

At the last annual session of the Imperial Council the question 
of incorporation was referred to a special committee by resolution 
of the Imperial Council, which did not accept the Act of Incorpor¬ 
ation reported by the Committee as the Charter of the Imperial 
Council. This special committee, composed of J. H. Bromwell, 
George D. Peabody, and A. M. Sloan, reported at length and in 
substance, that in their opinion the incorporation of the Imperial 
Council was not necessary or desirable. The report dealt with 
the entire history of the incorporation, beginning with the recom¬ 
mendations of the Imperial Potentate, Sam Briggs, in the year 
1891. The committee held, that by accepting this charter the 
Imperial Council would abdicate all of its rights in favor of a 
board of trustees, consisting of the three officers named in the 
charter and the representatives of four New \ ork temples named 
in the charter, and their successors. 

The committee held that the provision of the charter, which 
practically wiped out all legislative powers of the Imperial Council 
itself, and gave to the trustees the right to name their successors, 
was directly in conflict with the Constitution. 




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+Vif» nnininn that the action 


the members present to suspend a Noble from office for conduct 
unbecoming a member of the Order, and such suspension might 
be for a definite or indefinite period; but a vote of three-fourths of 
the members present is required to expel him. A member so sus¬ 
pended or expelled can be reinstated only by petition to the 
temple, which shall require the consent of two-thirds of the mem¬ 
bers present to reinstate a suspended member, and three-fourths 
of the members present to reinstate an expelled member. 

A petition was received from Noble Robert G. Cochran, of 
Phoenix, Arizona, and others, asking for a dispensation for the 
establishment of El Zaribah Temple of Phoenix. This was re¬ 
ferred to the Committee on Charters and Dispensations, which, 
after taking into consideration the number of Masons in Arizona 
who were eligible to the Order, deemed it unadvisable to recom¬ 
mend the granting of a dispensation for a temple at Arizona at 
this time. 

The following Imperial Divan was chosen at the evening 
session : 

Charles L. Field, Imperial Potentate, San Francisco, Cal. 

John T. Brush, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Harrison Dingman, Imperial Chief Rabban, Washington, 

D. C. 

Edward R. Harris, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Detroit, Mich. 

A. B. McGaffey, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Denver, 

Col. 

Etiielbert F. Allen, Imperial Oriental Guide, Kansas City, 

Mo. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 


of the Imperial Potentate, and the other officers and Nobles 
mentioned in the charter, was unauthorized, and was never ratified 
by the Imperial Council, which was in no wise bound by its pro¬ 
visions, and may reject or refuse to accept the same if it so desire. 

The grounds upon which incorporation was urged were these. 
that the Imperial Council might hold its present style and title so 
that it would have a legal status in the event that it desired to 
hold property for the better protection of the enforcement of the 
funds of the Order. The committee believed that in the matter 
of the exclusive right to title no such exclusive right is conferred 
by the charter given in one State as will prevent charters being 
granted to other persons in other States under the same corporate 
name. As to the convenience of incorporation in the matter of 
holding property, the committee was of the opinion that property¬ 
holding was not one of the offices of the organization. As to the 
protection of the investment funds of the Order, the committee 
held that for many years national organizations similar to this, 
unincorporated, have been in existence, and yet there is no record, 
so far as this committee has been able to investigate the matter, 
of an individual member being held primarily responsible alone 
for the liabilities of the association. If, on the other hand, the 
officer while acting apparently within his authority actually ex¬ 
ceeds it, he is liable on his bond to the Imperial Council and its 
members. 

Among other objections to incorporation urged by the com¬ 
mittee was the liability of double taxation of funds of the Imperial 
Council. The charter was declared to be incongruous and uncer¬ 
tain in some of its provisions, which make it difficult to ascertain 
its meaning. 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


The report of the committee was sustained by vote of the 
Imperial Council, and the recommendation for the rejection of the 
charter was carried out. d herefore the Imperial Council stands 
as an unincorporated body to-day, although its charter granted 
by the State of New York is still in existence. 

BAR ON IMPROPER NOTICES 

The committee to which was referred that part of the address 
of the Imperial Potentate relating to improper notices of Shrine 
ceremonials brought in a report prohibiting all publications which 
may reflect upon religion or are a breach of good morals, or which 
may tend to bring the Order into disrepute, and providing that the 
Imperial Potentate shall have power to suspend any Potentate or 
other officers of subordinate temples who shall issue, or permit 
to be issued, any such offensive and objectionable notices or pub¬ 
lications, and summon him to appear before the next annual 
session of the Imperial Council. The Imperial Potentate was 
given the right to determine whether or not a notice or publica¬ 
tion came within the purview of this resolution. 

The report of the committee was adopted by a unanimous 
vote. 

Before concluding its sessions, the Imperial Council turned 
itself over to the hospitality of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple. 

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL SESSION 

The Imperial Council voted to hold its next annual session at 
Cleveland, Ohio, although it regretted that it was not thought to be 
wise at that time to accept the invitation from Islam Temple at 
San Francisco, as the Imperial treasury was still in such a condi¬ 
tion that it could not meet the expenses of the representatives on 
so long a journey. 

The Imperial Potentate, Charles L. Field, called the twenty- 
second annual session to order at Cleveland, June 23, 1896. To 
the call of the roll of temples, all save five temples reported dele¬ 
gates present. 

Mayor Robert E. McKisson, of Cleveland, and a Noble of A 1 
Koran Temple, delivered a felicitous address of welcome, to which 
a happy response was made by Noble John H. Atwood. 


PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA 

One of the noted visitations was that of Imperial Chief 
Rabban Harrison Dingman, to Mecca Temple, April 29, 1896. 
Upon this occasion thirty-four poor wandering sons of the desert 
made the journey and were received into the mysteries of the 
Order. At this time, also, there was held the reception accorded 
to forty-four visiting Nobles who were making their first pilgrim¬ 
age to'Mecca Temple, and were decorated, in accordance with the 
custom with the Haji badge. The following fourteen temples 
were represented upon this occasion : Acca, Aleppo, Almas, 
Cyprus, Hella, Jerusalem, Kismet, L11 Lu, Mount Sinai, Medinah, 
Oriental, Palestine, Pyramid, and Tripoli. 

The custom of presenting a badge is a part of the history of 
Mecca Temple, which certainly makes each recipient feel a par¬ 
ticular interest in it and creates a strong desire at the same time 
again to present himself at the temple, in anticipation, wearing 
his badge in evidence that he has fulfilled his vow and made a pil- 
erimagfe once in his lifetime. 

O O 

CHARITY OF MECCA TEMPLE 

On the subject of charities, while different temples have 
adopted means to this end, which he highly commended, the 
Imperial Potentate said : 

“ I desire to speak of the methods adopted by Mecca Temple, 
which I would like to see adopted by every other Temple in the 
Order. The greatest assistance you can render, and the greatest 
charity you can bestow on a worthy Noble, is to obtain for him 
employment by which he can earn that which will support and 
educate those who are dependent upon him. He will accept such 
a tender with heartfelt gratitude, while perhaps his innate pride 
might prompt him to decline the offer of coin, even though he may 
be on the point of starvation. 

“ Nobles, you who are the representatives of your respective 
temples and are regarded as the guiding spirits of its affairs, let 
me urge upon you the important results that may follow out of 
this suggestion. Take the matter in hand, and if you can, 
promptly and with energy, I prophesy that the benefits resulting 






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The Imperial Potentate during the year had granted dispen¬ 
sations to El Zaribah Temple, Phoenix, Ariz., February 10, 1896, 
and Sphinx Temple, Hartford, Conn., April 27, 1896. He also had 
in his hands the application of El Korah Temple, at Boise City, 
Idaho, but the temple has not yet been instituted. He referred a 
request from Rameses Temple to the Imperial Council, together 
with arguments from Edward F. Stable, in favor of a temple being 
established at Cheyenne, Wyo. 

The Imperial Potentate was a member of the committee which 
reported adversely in the matter of a temple at 1 hoenix, Ariz., 
but found upon his return from the East that the statistics of 
eligible persons upon which he had based his unfavorable report 
were erroneous; in fact, the conditions justified him in granting 
the dispensation. The temple in question had, at the time of 
writing his report, forty-five members, and lie recommended the 
granting the charter at this session of the Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Potentate, living on the Pacific Coast, was able 
to make official visitations only to A 1 Malaikah and A 1 Kader, of 
Los Angeles, Cal., and Portland, Ore., respectively. Other offi¬ 
cial visitations were made by his various deputies, whose reports 
he incorporated in his annual address. 


CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS 

Petitions were received by the Imperial Council from Nobles 
at Charleston, \V. Va., and Savannah, Ga., requesting dispensa¬ 
tions for the establishment of temples to be called respectively 
“ Beni Kedem ” and “ Alee,” which were referred to the Commit¬ 
tee on Charters and Dispensations. In both instances dispensa¬ 
tions were granted. 

Dispensation was also granted to El Korah Temple at Boise 
City, Iowa, and charters were issued to El Zaribah Temple, at 
Phoenix, Ariz.; and Sphinx Temple, at Hartford, Conn. 

The election of officers for the ensuing year was held with the 
following result : 

Harrison Dingman, Imperial Potentate, Washington, D. C. 
Albert P. McGaffey, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Denver, 

Col. 

Ethelbert F. Allen, Imperial Chief Rabban, Kansas City, 

Mo. 

Toiin H. Atwood, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Leavenworth, 

Kan. 


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NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 


William H. S. Wright, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, 
St. Paul, Minn. 

Lou B. Winsor, Imperial Oriental Guide, Reed City, Mich. 
William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass, 
Henry C. Aikin, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Omaha, 

Neb. 

Lou Andrews, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Hamil¬ 
ton, Ohio. 

Horace K. Blanchard, Imperial Marshal, Providence, R. I. 
George H. Green, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Dallas, 
B Texas. 

George F. White, Imperial Outer Guard, Davenport, Iowa. 

Detroit, Mich., was selected as the next place for the annual 
ra session of the Imperial Council. 

A special committee was appointed at the previous session 
to present a testimonial to Past Imperial Potentate William B. 
Melish, which reported that it had found and procured a Past 
Imperial Potentate’s jewel of the form and material prescribed 
by the rules of the Council, and that on the 22d of February, 1896, 
in the presence of some fifteen hundred Nobles of Syrian Temple 
and their guests who were assembled at Pike s Opera House, Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio, the jewel was presented to Noble William Melish 
by Noble Bromwell, chairman of the special committee. 

The special committee also reported on the balance of the 
appropriation, saying that it had been expended upon an assort¬ 
ment of table-ware, consisting of silver-ware, cut glass, and china, 
which was presented to Noble Melish and his estimable wife, at 
their residence at Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

A question arose in regard to Ahmed Temple, at Marquette, 
Mich., relative to jurisdiction, and it was determined that Ahmed 
should have exclusive jurisdiction in the Lpper Peninsula, and 
surrender all concurrent jurisdiction in the Lower Peninsula; and 
that Moslem Temple of Detroit, and Saladin Temple of Grand 
Rapids, should have concurrent jurisdiction in the Lower Penin¬ 
sula of Michigan. 

JURISDICTION OF RAMESES TEMPLE 

The special committee to which was referred the question of 
the jurisdiction of Rameses Temple, at London, Ont., which laid 
claim to the province of Quebec, and even into the colony of Nova 
Scotia, reported that Rameses had sole jurisdiction only in the 
province of Ontario. The committee would not, even for a 
moment, think of the suggestion of Rameses 1 emple having juris¬ 
diction over all the Dominion of Canada, as, if those qualified 
were compelled to travel hundreds and thousands of miles from 
their homes in the various provinces of the Dominion to Toronto 
when they might more conveniently reach temples in the I mted 
States, say, Tacoma, Wash, or to Lewiston, Maine, it would be 
practically to debar the Masons of nearly all the provinces except 
Ontario from membership in the Order. The committee was 
advised by Noble Collins, representative of Rameses 1 emple, that 
only one Noble from New Brunswick, one from Prince Edward 
Island, and none at all from the provinces of the Northwest 
Territory, British Columbia, Manitoba, or the colonies of New¬ 
foundland or Labrador, are members of Rameses Temple. All 
portions of the province of Quebec are nearer by lines of travel to 
Mount Sinai Temple at Montpelier, Vt„ than any portion thereof 

to Toronto. 



A request for concurrent jurisdiction over the province of 
Quebec in favor of Mount Sinai Temple was received, whereupon 
the committee recommended, which recommendation was ac¬ 
cepted and adopted after a full discussion, that Rameses Temple 
at Toronto has full jurisdiction over the province of Ontario; and 
that in the provinces of the Northwest 1 erritory, British Columbia, 
Manitoba, Quebec, the lower colonies of Newfoundland and 
Labrador, Rameses should have concurrent jurisdiction with the 
temples of the United States, until such time as other temples may 
be established by the Imperial Council therein. 

TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL SESSION 

The twenty-third annual session of the Imperial Council was 
held at Detroit, Mich, on June 8, 1897, and, after being called to 
order by Imperial Potentate Harrison Dingman, and listening to 
an invocation to Allah by the Rev. W. S. Stearns of St. Stephen's 
Church, the address of welcome was delivered by W. C. Mayberry, 
Mayor of Detroit, to which Imperial Potentate Dingman re¬ 
sponded. 

The Imperial Potentate announced that after the adjournment 
of the last session of the Imperial Council he had appointed five 
officers of the Imperial Divan — they having been appointed in¬ 
stead of being elected at the session of the Imperial Council. 
These appointments are given in the list of officers of the Imperial 
Council. 

OFFICIAL VISITS OF IMPERIAL POTENTATE 

Official visitations were made by the Imperial Potentate dur¬ 
ing the year to Zuhrah Temple, Minneapolis, Minn.; Ismailia Tem¬ 
ple, Buffalo, N. Y.; Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y.; Boumi Temple, 
Baltimore, Md.; Beni Kedem, Charleston, W. Va.; Alee Tem¬ 
ple, Savannah, Ga.; Oasis Temple, Charlotte, N. C.; Aleppo 
Temple, Boston, Mass.; Rajah Temple, Reading, Pa.; Pyramid 
Temple, Bridgeport, Conn.; Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.; 
Kora Temple, Lewiston, Maine; Mount Sinai Temple, Montpelier, 
Vt.; a second visit was made to Ismailia, Buffalo, N. Y.; Oriental 
Temple, Troy, N. Y.; Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio; Acca 
Temple, Richmond, Va.; and Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Some of the visits were noteworthy. The ceremonial session 
of Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, was held in Music Hall, where the 
fourteen hundred Nobles present sat on the first floor. Eighty- 
seven sons of the desert were inducted into the mysteries of the 
Order by Past Imperial Potentate Yl illiam B. Melish, who was 
then serving his fifteenth term as Illustrious Potentate of Syrian 
Temple. An elaborate banquet followed the ceremonial session. 

SHRINE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

The question of the “ Shrine in Foreign Countries ” was dealt 
with by Illustrious Noble Dingman in his annual address. On the 
subject of the Shrine in Mexico, the Imperial Potentate said that 
he had received a request from Noble E. B. Smith, and others, who 
were going to visit the city of Mexico in November, 1896, and 
who asked if it would not be possible for them to be named as 
officers to open a temple of the Shrine there while on the visit. 
To this Potentate Dingman replied : 

“ It is the opinion of the Imperial Council that there has not 
been sufficient change in the Masonic status of the persons living 
at Mexico from that existing at the time of the special investiga¬ 
tion made by Noble Melish in July, 1895. ’ 

The Imperial Potentate further said that he did not possess 




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any legal power to appoint Noble Smith to any authority, and 
could not grant his request. 

Request was made for the organization of a temple at Hono¬ 
lulu, Hawaiian Islands. The petitioner, a prominent official of 
the Hawaiian government, asked to be made a Noble at sight for 
this purpose; to which the Imperial Potentate replied that he was 
not empowered to create Nobles at sight except on petition for a 
new temple in unoccupied territory, and then only for the purpose 
of giving the new temple sufficient numbers to properly effect its 
organization. The Imperial Potentate added that he had a 
personal call from the person referred to and had placed him in 
possession of all the facts and information, and he had predicted 
that in a very short time formal application for the formation of a 
temple in the Sandwich Islands would be received. 


A REQUEST FROM ENGLAND 

The Imperial Potentate, on December 21, 1896, received a 
communication from Brother Thomas B. Whytehead of \ork, 
England, written to Noble Richard Muckle of Lu Lu Temple, 
asking Noble Muckle if it was not possible to have a temple for 
the Order of the Mystic Shrine in York. The Imperial Potentate 
was most favorably impressed with the belief that if it could be 
properly arranged, it would be of much benefit to the Order to 
establish a temple of the Shrine in this ancient city, and with that 
end in view he had opened a correspondence with Noble Muckle, 
and later went to Philadelphia to consult with him in relation to 
the matter. The Imperial Potentate had advised with some of the 
more experienced members of the Imperial Council who had more 
knowledge of English Masonry than he himself had, and finding 
that Noble Lou Rake, Potentate of Rajah Temple, contemplated 
going on a business trip to London and would return prior to this 
session of the Council, he issued to him, under date of February 
10, 1897, a special commission, appointing Noble Rake Special 
Deputy Imperial Potentate for the purpose of making further 
inquiry into the requests of certain Masons of York for organizing 
a temple and empowering him, in the event of his becoming satis¬ 
fied as to the advisability of establishing such a temple, to do any 
and all acts toward the organization of the temple under considera¬ 
tion, which the Illustrious Imperial Potentate would have the 
right to do were he present in person. 

Noble Rake later reported that through a combination of un¬ 
usual circumstances it would not be possible for him to undertake 
the task for which he had been empowered; and the Imperial 
Potentate suggested that Noble Rake be recommissioned with a 
view to completing the matter for the next session of the Imperial 
Council and making a report thereon at that time. 


ing the matter to their attention. 


three hundred caps, also overcoats, stockings, dresses, books, 
two thousand towels, and five thousand bags of popcorn. 

Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md., distributed seven hundred and 
thirty baskets of provisions on Christmas morning to as many 
needy families. 

One of the many charitable acts of Murat Temple, Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind., was the payment of rent for fourteen families who 
were about to be turned out of house and home. 

The Nobles of Almas Temple, Washington, D. C., through a 
committee, directed its charity along lines seldom followed. This 
committee sought for those who were poor and deserving, but 
who, because of modesty, or perhaps because of pride, endeavored 
to hide their poverty from the world and who could not be brought 
to apply for assistance. 

Lu Lu Temple, of Philadelphia, Pa., expended on charity alone 
during the year the sum of $5,089. 

Imperial Recorder Rowell reported a total of two hundred 
members of the Imperial Council. Seventy-four temples were 
under charter and three under dispensation. The number of 
Nobles May 1, 1897, was 44,291, showing a net increase of 2,789 
members. 

The total receipts in dues, fees, etc., as shown by the report of 
the Imperial Recorder, were $15,179.16. The total amount ex¬ 
pended by the Imperial Treasurer, William S. Brown, on warrants, 
was $15,748.54, and Noble Brown’s report also showed a balance 
on hand, June 1, 1897, of $9,284.49. 

The annual election of officers was held with the following 
result : 



CHRISTMASTIDE CHARITIES 

A number of notable acts of charity by the various temples of 
the Shrine were reported by the Imperial Potentate, most of which 
occurred during the Christmas season, as a result of letters sent 
during November and December to the different Potentates bring- 


Albert P. McGaffey, Imperial Potentate, Denver, Col. 

Ethelbert F. Allen, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Kansas 
City, Mo. 

Iohn H. Atwood, Imperial Chief Rabban, Leavenworth, 
Kan. 

Lou B. Winsor, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Reed City, 
Mich. 

Philip C. Shaffer, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. 

Henry C. Aikin, Imperial Oriental Guide, Omaha, Neb. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Allen Andrews, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Hamil¬ 
ton, Ohio. 

George H. Green, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Dal¬ 
las, Texas. 

George L. Brown, Imperial Marshal, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Thad. B. Beecher, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Bridge¬ 
port, Conn. 

Archibald N. Sloan, Imperial Outer Guard, Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 


For the eighth time in the history of Damascus Temple, 
Rochester, N. Y., their Nobility assembled in large force on Christ¬ 
mas Eve, when four thousand eight hundred baskets of provisions, 
each containing a substantial Christmas dinner, were furnished to 
a corresponding number of needy poor of the city. In addition to 
the provisions, there were distributed two hundred pairs of shoes, 


Charters were granted to Beni Kedem Temple, Charleston, 
W. Va., and Alee Temple, Savannah, Ga. 

Dispensation was granted for the establishment of Melba 
Temple at Springfield, Mass., with jurisdiction confined to Berk¬ 
shire, Hampton and Hampshire counties, and Antioch Temple 
at Dayton, Ohio, with jurisdiction as agreed upon in writing with 
Syrian, A 1 Koran, and Aladdin Temples. 

The request for dispensation to establish El Korah Temple at 
Boise City, Idaho, was continued for another year, and a dispen¬ 
sation to organize a temple at Charleston, S. C., was denied. 


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The agreement reached between che four temples in Ohio was 
at each should have exclusive jurisdiction in the counties nearest 
their respective oases, that is, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, 
and Dayton, the arrangement being made to avoid unnecessary 
conflict. 

An invitation was extended to the Imperial Council to hold the 
next annual session at Dallas, Texas, and the Imperial Council, 
never having before convened in a southern city, accepted the 
invitation. 

Salaam Temple, at Olnev, Ill., together with all its members, 
was suspended until the next session of the Imperial Council, 
owing to its failure to make annual returns. 

TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION 

The officers of the Imperial Council, representatives, and 
Nobles, to the extent of several thousand, journeyed to Dallas, 
Texas, to attend the twenty-fourth annual session of the Imperial 
Council. The session convened in the Opera House, on the morn¬ 
ing of Tuesday, June 14, 1898, with Hella Temple as host. Reduced 
railroad rates had been obtained through the efforts of Hella 
Temple, and the first convention in the South was opened under 
the most auspicious circumstances. 

Noble George H. Green, of Hella Temple, welcomed the 
Nobility to the oasis of Dallas. At the conclusion of Noble Green's 
remarks, the Mayor of Dallas, the Hon. John H. Traylor, addressed 
the assembly of Nobles in behalf of the city of Dallas. Adjutant- 
General Wozencroft made an address in behalf of the State, the 
Governor of Texas being absent at the time. 

During the year the Black Camel halted at the tent of one 
of the Imperial representatives, Noble John H. Cavanaugh, of 
Savannah, Ga. 

The official visitations made by the Imperial Potentate were 
to Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo., and Abdallah Temple, Leaven¬ 
worth, Kan., while others of the Imperial Divan, acting as the 
Imperial Potentate’s representatives, made various visitations. 

Noble McGaffey reported that on the evening of January 27, 
1898, he was entertained at a banquet by what is known as the 
“ Tramp Shriners’ Club of Cripple Creek,” composed of Shriners 
who have gathered together in the great gold camps of Cripple 
Creek and Victor, Col., who have formed themselves into a Shri¬ 
ners’ Club for mutual pleasure and benefit. They have forty-five 
members and represent thirty-nine temples. 

The Imperial Potentate renewed the commission to Noble 
Lou Rake, Potentate of Rajah Temple. He was, however, unable 
to make the visitation to England which he had contemplated. 
The war with Spain having led to the possession of the Philippine 
Islands and a large army being encamped at Manila, with a laiger 
army being formed in the oasis of Islam Temple and now encamped 
at San Francisco preparing to sail for the Island of Luzon, the 
Imperial Potentate recommended, at the request of many of the 
members of the Shrine who were in the camp, that the Imperial 
Council grant a dispensation for an army temple to be instituted 
in the Philippine Islands, with such officers as the Imperial Council 
might suggest or appoint. 

The statistical report of the Imperial Recorder showed the 
members of the Imperial Council to be 214. The number of 
Nobles was 40,416, and the number of temples 79, three of them 
being under dispensation. Financial receipts for the year were 
$19,817.95, disbursements were $14,413.48, and the balance on hand 



to the credit of the Imperial Council $14,798.96, — the largest 
balance up to that time in the history of the Shrine treasury. Re¬ 
ceipts in cash in excess of the previous year amounted to $4,638.79, 
and the disbursements were $1,335.06, less than the previous year. 

The Imperial Potentate was very much elated at the pros¬ 
perous condition of the Order, as were also the representatives, 
when his report was read. 

Charters were granted to El Korah Temple, Boise City, Idaho, 
and Melba Temple, Springfield, Mass. Dispensations were granted 
Antioch Temple, Dayton, Ohio, and Zenobia 1 emple, Duluth, 
Minn. 

PASSING OF SALAAM TEMPLE 

Salaam Temple, at Olney, Ill., asked to be reinstated after 
explaining failure to meet her dues as not due to negligence, but 
chargeable to an oversight; it was admitted, however, that there 
had been considerable negligence on the part of the officers of 
Salaam Temple. The Committee on Charters and Dispensations, 
after investigating the history and reports of Salaam Temple, saw 
no good reason why that temple should be restored to activity, 
and therefore recommended that all the territory formerly occu¬ 
pied by Salaam Temple be made the common property of the State 
of Illinois, and that the charter of Salaam Temple be revoked, 
which recommendation of the committee was adopted by the 
Imperial Council, and Salaam Temple, of Olney, Ill., ceased to 
exist. 

Buffalo, N. Y., was selected as the place for the Imperial 
Council to hold its next annual session, and the time was set for 
June 14, 1899. 

OFFICIAL PAST IMPERIAL POTENTATE'S JEWEL 

The jewel which was presented to Past Imperial Potentate 
Harrison Dingman was adopted as official. It follows very closely 
the design of those presented to the two preceding retiring Im¬ 
perial Potentates, and therefore a resolution was adopted to make 
the jewel uniform. A description of the jewel follows : 

Weight, 17 pennyweight; length, 7 inches; material, 14 carat 
gold and platinum, set with diamonds. The jewel is composed of 
a bar, the length of which is 2 5-16 inches, made of gold, on which 
are raised pyramids of platinum. Connected to the bar by orna¬ 
mental scrolls is a round disc of gold 2 1-4 inches in diameter, 
representing the seal of the Imperial Council. On the border in 
raised letters is : 

Ancient Arabic Order 
Imperial Council 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 

In the center of the seal is a raised pyramid of platinum, and 
on the pyramid a raised gold sphinx, surrounding which, in raised 
gold letters, are these words : 

North America, June 6, 1876. 

Connected with this seal by ornamental scrolls is the Shrine 
badge, composed of a pair of genuine tiger claws, mounted in 
crescent form by a band of gold, a border of which is set with 
diamonds. Upon this band of gold is a sphinx head carved of 
tigerite. A gold band across the brow and throat, and the usual 
draperies at the side of the sphinx head, are also set with dia¬ 
monds. Below the band of the throat is a five-pointed star in 
which is set a solitaire diamond. Connected with the tiger-claw 
crescent by a gold scroll is a larger five-pointed star, the surface 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


of which is black enamel, and set on this five-pointed star in a 
separable screw setting is a solitaire diamond. Attached to the 
lower part of this star is a gold crescent which is also set with 
diamonds. 

Upon the back of the seal is engraved: 

Imperial Council 
A. A. O. N. M. S. 
of North America. 

Harrison Dinc.man 
Imperial Potentate 

The design was prepared by a firm of jewelers in Detroit, 
Mich., at a price of $500. 

The Imperial officers were elected as follows: 

Ethelbert F. Allen, Imperial Potentate, Kansas City, Mo. 

John H. Atwood, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Leavenworth, 
Kan. 

Lou P. Winsor, Imperial Chief Rabban, Reed City, Mich. 

Philip C. Shaffer, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

Henry C. Aikin, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Omaha, 

Neb. 

George H. Green, Imperial Oriental Guide, Dallas, Texas. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Henry A. Collins, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, To¬ 
ronto, Can. 

Rial S. Peck, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Hartford, 
Conn. 

George L. Brown, Imperial Marshal, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Archibald L. Sloan, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Chatta¬ 
nooga, Tenn. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial Outer Guard, St. Joseph, Mo. 

A motion was adopted for the purchase of a Past Imperial 
Potentate’s jewel for Illustrious Noble McGaffey. On motion of 
Noble James McGee, of Mecca Temple, the committee was com¬ 
posed of James McGee, Mecca Temple, New York City; Edward 
P. Jordan, Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, and Thad. B. Beecher, 
Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, Conn. 

The thanks of the Imperial Council were extended to the 
Nobles of Hella Temple, and to the Nobles and ladies of Texas 
for their generous hospitality. 

CHARTER REFUSED IN PHILIPPINES 

The Committee on Charters and Dispensations recommended 
that a charter be granted to the petitioners for a temple at 
Manila, under a title to be approved by the Imperial Potentate 
when the proper papers were presented to him, the fee for this 
dispensation to be refunded if in the judgment of the Imperial 
Council, it be proper to do so. 

The motion to adopt this report was laid on the table by a 
vote of 76 to 12, thus disposing of the question of a temple for 
Manila. 

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION 

Imperial Potentate Ethelbert E. Allen convened the Imperial 
Council for the twenty-fifth annual session at the German- 
American Hall in the city of Buffalo, June 14, 1899. The pilgrim¬ 
age to Buffalo was a large one, and was attended not only by the 
representatives, but by large delegations from the various temples 


of the country, with full Arab patrols in many instances. Buffalo 
was elaborately decorated in honor of the occasion, and the Shrine 
fez was much in evidence. The Imperial Council was wel¬ 
comed by the Mayor of the city, and by the Potentate of Ismailia 
Temple, Noble Erastus C. Knight, and by Assistant Rabban Noble 
Thomas Penny. 

The Illustrious Potentate mentioned in his address the enter¬ 
ing the Unseen Temple of Illustrious Noble George \V. Starr, 
Potentate of Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md., October 18, 1898; 
of Noble Augustus Winnette Peters, Past Potentate of Mecca 
Temple, New York, December 29, 1898; of Noble Joseph Eich- 
baum, Treasurer of Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa., April 15, 1899, 
and of Noble Joseph Theodore Haskell, of Abdallah 1 emple. 
Noble Haskell was a Brigadier-General of the United States \ ol- 
unteers, and died at Columbus, Ohio, September 16, 1898, as the 
result of wounds received in the battle of Santiago, Cuba. 

The Imperial Potentate, having caused special investigation 
to be made of Salaam Temple at Olney, Ill., the charter of which 
was withdrawn at the last session of the Imperial Council, and 
recognizing the fact that the condition of its membership had been 
brought about more by neglect than want of appreciation on the 
part of its officers rather than on the part of its individual mem¬ 
bers, he therefore authorized the Imperial Recorder to issue 
dimits upon application to such Nobles as were in good standing 
at the time the temple was suspended, upon receipt of two dollars 
with each application. This action met with the approval of the 
Nobles of Salaam Temple. 

The Imperial Potentate reported that no progress had been 
made in the matter of the establishment of Zenobia Temple at 
Toledo, Ohio, because no agreement had been reached as to the 
jurisdiction, the other temples in the State of Ohio failing to make 
any concession, although Zenobia Temple asked only for Lucas 
County (in which county Toledo is situated), leaving the other 
near-by counties to the other temples in the State. Antioch 
Temple opposed the granting of the dispensation until the mem¬ 
bers of Antioch Temple residing in Lucas County should be 
recognized, and an opportunity given to them to become charter 
members, should they so desire. 

SHRINE DAY AT OMAHA EXHIBITION 

The official visitations made by the Imperial Potentate during 
his term of office included a joint ceremonial session of Tangier 
and Sesostris Temples, located respectively at Omaha, and Lin¬ 
coln, Neb., and attended by the Potentates and Nobles of near-by 
temples. The date was September 14, 1898, which was Shrine 
Day at the Trans-Missouri Exposition, Omaha. Nobles from 
every direction began assembling a day or two before, many of 
whom remained the entire week. The welcome reception to the 
Nobles and their ladies was given by the Nebraska Nobles at the 
Mercer Hotel during the evening of the 13th, and continued until 
midnight. 

The following morning the Nobles repaired to the Audi¬ 
torium, where the ceremony of presenting the key of the city of 
Omaha was performed by Noble Frank E. Moores, Mayor of the 
city, and the welcome of the Exposition extended by President 
Gerdon W. Wattles. 

September 15th witnessed the ceremonial session of the two 
Nebraska Temples held in Boyd’s Theater, which was one of the 
largest and most enthusiastic ceremonial sessions it was the 
privilege of the Imperial Potentate to witness. 



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Seventy-four candidates were introduced into the mysteries 
of the Shrine. At the completion of the work a special entertain¬ 
ment was given, followed by an hour of pleasure, and a theater 
party and entertainment. 

Among the other official visitations made by the Imperial 
Potentate were: To Naja Temple, Deadwood, S. Dak.; Lu Lu 
Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.; Isis Temple, Salina, Kan.; Abdallah 
Temple, Leavenworth, Kan.; Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo.; 
Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo.; El Kahir Temple, Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa: Almas Temple, Washington, D. C.; Mecca Temple, 
New York City; and Medinah Temple, Chicago, Ill. 

Among the charities of the temples, which are commonly 
observed by practically all of the temples, Ismailia Temple gave a 
mammoth Thanksgiving dinner to the news boys at the Forty- 
seventh Reginent Armory in Buffalo. About one thousand two 
hundred bovs were entertained at the dinner, and a large quantity 
of the rations which remained were distributed among the charity 
institutions. 

The Imperial Potentate reported no further progress in 
regard to the establishment of a Shrine temple in England. 

The request for a Shrine in Mexico, however, was renewed. 
Requests from various resident Nobles in the way of communica¬ 
tions had been received, and assistance had been assured from El 
Zaribah Temple, of Phoenix, Ariz. After careful consideration 
the Imperial Potentate was unable to offer any encouragement. 

Noble C. A. Galbraith, now a resident of Hilo, Hawaiian 
Islands, wrote with reference to the establishment of a temple m 
the Sandwich Islands. In reply the Imperial Potentate asked for 
a statement as to the number of Knights Templar and thirty- 
second degree Scottish Rite Masons belonging to consistories 
under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council in the United States 
resident in Hawaii, but has received no further communications. 

The annual report of the Imperial Recorder showed a total 
membership, May i, 1899, of 50,069, a net gain for the >ear of 
2644. 

The report of the Imperial Treasurer showed his receipts dur¬ 
ing the year to have been $19,717.65, and his disbursements 
$18,953.15, leaving a balance on hand of $15,687.28. The cash 
receipts were $100.30 less than last year, and the expenditures 
$4539.67 in excess of last year. 

The excess in the expenditures may be explained by the fact 
that the last session of the Imperial Council was held at Dallas, 
Texas, while the previous sessions have been held nearly always 
east of the Mississippi and north of the forty-sixth parallel. Thus 
the expenditure for mileage for the pilgrimage to Dallas was 
much heavier than the previous trips; however, the condition of 
the treasury had become such that it has been easily possible to 

meet these contingencies. . . 

The Imperial Council adjourned to meet in the District of 

Columbia, June 6. 1900, but empowering the Imperial Potentate to 
make such changes in the date as might be deemed advisable after 
a conference with the officers of Almas Temple, \\ ashington, D. C. 

At the last session of the Imperial Council the salary ot the 
Imperial Recorder was reduced from $2400 to $2000. The Com¬ 
mittee on Finances and Accounts now found that the Imperial 
Recorder was obliged to pay out of that salary, for office rent, 
stenographer, engraving of diplomas, $1150. leaving only $850 as 
compensation for his personal services, and for that reason recom¬ 
mended the restoration of the salary to $2400, and the Imperial 

Council so ordered. 



EFFORT TO CHANGE COLOR OF FEZ 

An effort was made to amend the Constitution with reference 
to the fez, so that it should read as follows: 

“ The red Turkish fez is adopted as a uniform style for head 
covering for all Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, excepting Potentates 
and Past Potentates, who shall wear the white Turkish fez. 

The Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws reported 
adversely. Prior to 1888 various officers of temples were required 
to wear a different colored fez, white, green, yellow, black, and 
red; but in 1888 the Imperial Council decreed that the red fez, 
which is usually worn by the Sultan or Kalif, should be adopted 
as the uniform stvle of head covering for all Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine. This was thought to be so appropriate a proceeding that 
the white-fezed Potentates walked up to the dais in the East and 
deposited all their white fezes in a row, and entered upon the new 
order of things, where all members of the Nobility were equal. 
In view of these facts the committee could see no reason for the 
change and reported adversely, which report was adopted by the 
Imperial Council. 

The Committee on Charters and Dispensations turned the 
Ohio dispute over to a committee representing one member from 
each of the five different temples, with the result that it was 
decided that Zenobia Temple should have sole jurisdiction in the 
counties of Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wyandot, and 
should have concurrent jurisdiction with Antioch and Syrian 
Temples in the remainder of the territory now held as concurrent 
jurisdiction by Antioch. 

Dispensation was granted for the formation of Kalurah Tem¬ 
ple, at Binghamton, N. Y., and petitioners for a temple at Mobile, 
Ala., were given leave to withdraw, for the reason that the com¬ 
mittee did not find sufficient material in Alabama for the formation 
of another temple. 

The Imperial officers were chosen as follows: 

John H. Atwood, Imperial Potentate, Leavenworth, Kan. 

Lou B. Winsor, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Reed City, 
Mich. 

Philip C. Shaffer, Imperial Chief Rabban, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Henry C. Aikin, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Omaha, Neb. 

George H. Green, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Dallas, 
Texas. 

George L. Brown, Imperial Guide, Buffalo, N. Y. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Henry A. Collins, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, To¬ 
ronto, Ont. 

Rial S. Peck, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Hartford, 
Conn. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial Marshal, St. Joseph, Mo. 

Archibald N. Sloan, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Chat¬ 
tanooga, Tenn. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial Outer Guard, Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa. 

TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION 

The Imperial Council assembled at the National Capitol on 
the 22d day of May, 1900, for the twenty-sixth annual session. 
This gathering was one of the largest that had ever convened, 
several thousand Nobles and their ladies being present. 

Noble Frank PL Thomas, Potentate of Almas Temple deliv- 


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ered, in the Columbia Theater, the address of welcome to the city, 
and introduced the Hon. John W. Rose, Commissioner of the 
District of Columbia, who made a felicitous address. Past Impe¬ 
rial Potentate Harrison Dingman delivered an address on behalf 
of Almas Temple. 


ETIQUETTE OF THE SHRINE 


The question of Shrine etiquette was incorporated in the 
address of the Imperial Potentate, John H. Atwood, in which he 
said: 

" It seems to me that there should be some degree of uni¬ 
formity in the demeanor of Nobles of temples toward their 
Potentates, and of the Potentates toward their temples. My 
observation during my term of office has led me to the conclusion 
that too many Potentates think themselves to be filling an office 
that is tantamount to that of Moderator in a New England town 
meeting. Such is not the fact. The Potentate of a temple is the 
Sheik of his tribe, absolute in his rule during his reign, and amen¬ 
able to no one except the Imperial Council. I have seen Poten¬ 
tates return the salaam that is extended to them from the altar. 
This is little in keeping with the relationship existing between a 
Noble and the Potentate. 

“ Upon entering or retiring from a temple, a Noble presents 
himself at the altar and salaams to the one who happens to be for 
the time the ruler of the temple. The salutation is to the high 
office rather than to the individual who chances to be Potentate, 
and being such, is not a personal courtesy that requires the return 
of a like salutation. Any recognition of the salaam is sufficient, 
from the making of the sign of our Order to a nod of the head; but 
for the occupant of the throne to bow to the subject as the subject 
bows to the throne tends to make ridiculous that which otherwise 
is a dignified proceeding. The ruler is naturally the recipient of 
evidences of respect, — his office entitles him to that, -— and he 
is not required to indulge in exaggerated manifestations of grati¬ 
tude for receiving that which is due to the place which he 
occupies.” 

Among the official visitations made by the Imperial Potentate 
during his term of office were: to Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo.; 
Isis Temple, Salina. Kan.; Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo.; Almas 
Temple, Washington, D. C.; Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md.; Lu 
Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mecca Temple, New York City; 
Sphinx Temple, Hartford, Conn.; Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, 
Conn.; and Aleppo Temple, Boston, Mass. 


STRENGTH AND WEALTH OF THE ORDER 


Imperial Recorder Rowell reported a total of 226 members of 
the Imperial Council, with a total of 81 temples, all of which made 
returns for the year, showing a total of 55,454 members May 1, 
1900, a net increase of 5384 for the year. The total receipts in 
dues, fees, etc., as shown by the report of the Imperial Treasurer, 
were $25,138.42. Total expenditures on warrants w r ere $16,822.77, 
and the balance in bank amounted to $24,200.59. The cash 
receipts were $5,420.77 in excess of the previous year, and the 
warrants paid were $2,129.28 less than the year before. 

The Imperial Council took a recess in order to participate 
with the ladies, who accompanied the Nobles, in a planked shad 
luncheon served at Riverside, on the Potomac River, under the 
auspices of Almas Temple. 


CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS 

At the second day's session charters were granted to Kalurah 
Temple, Binghamton, N. Y., and Karnak Temple, Montreal, 
Quebec. 

Dispensation was requested for the establishment of a temple 
at Mobile, Ala., but because of the fact that there were only 298 
Knights Templar in Alabama and but 65 Scottish Rite Masons of 
the thirtv-second degree, unfavorable action was taken. Zamora 
Temple, founded November 10, 1890, and located at Birmingham, 
Ala., had a membership of 250 or more, and after considering the 
number of eligibles remaining in the State of Alabama, the state 
of affairs did not seem to justify the establishment of a second 
temple. 

Dispensation was granted for the establishment of a temple 
of the Order at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, the petition having 
been presented through Islam Temple, San Francisco. 

Dispensation was likewise granted for a temple to be known 
as Za-Ga-Zig Temple at Des Moines, Iowa, with a territorial 
arrangement preventing conflicts between Za-Ga-Zig, Ixaaba, and 
El Ixahir. 

The following officers were chosen for the ensuing term: 

Lou B. Winsor, Imperial Potentate, Reed City, Mich. 

Philip C. Shaffer, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa. 

Hexry C. Aikix, Imperial Chief Rabban, Omaha, Neb. 

George H. Grf.ex, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Dallas, Texas. 

George L. Brown, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y. 

Hexry A. Collixs, Imperial Oriental Guide, Toronto, Ont. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, St. 
Joseph, Mo. 

Rial S. Peck, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Hartford, 
Conn. 

Edward I. Alderman, Imperial Marshal, Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa. 

Archibald N. Sloan, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Chat¬ 
tanooga, Tenn. 

George L. Street, Imperial Outer Guard, Richmond, Va. 



RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT 
On the evening of May 23 the officers of the Imperial Council 


and the representatives and their ladies were received by the 
President of the Lhiited States and Mrs. McKinley at the White 
House. At the session of the Imperial Council the next day the 
following resolution was unanimously adopted: 


“ Resolved , That the thanks of the Imperial Council Be extended 
to the President and Mrs. McKinley for the courtesy of receiving the 
Nobility and their ladies on the evening of May 23, 1900." 


Kismet Temple, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was again unsuccessful 
in its efforts to obtain exclusive jurisdiction over Long Island, yet 
at the same time granting exclusive jurisdiction to Mecca Temple 
over the county of New York, the territory lying northwest thereof 
toward Albany and west thereof toward Binghamton, N. Y., with 
concurrent jurisdiction over the borough of Richmond, otherwise 
known as Staten Island. Mecca Temple opposed the request of 
Kismet Temple, and insisted that the existing compact between 
Kismet and Mecca Temples, which was the one prayed for by Kis- 






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met Temple, be maintained. The committee believed it should 
not be set aside by the Imperial Council without the consent of 
both parties to the agreement. This was also the view of the 
Imperial Council. 

NOTABLE PILGRIMAGE TO HAWAII 

Imperial Potentate Lou B. Winsor undertook personally to 
institute Aloha Temple, at Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, and 
arranged for the institution to be held in March, 1901. The mem¬ 
bers of Saladin Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich., of which Noble 
Winsor was Potentate, on learning of his proposed pilgrimage, 
requested the privilege of forming his escort. It was desired that 
Islam Temple, of San Francisco, should participate also in the 
institution of Aloha Temple, and the Imperial Potentate felt that 
it could be arranged that these two temples could act in conjunc¬ 
tion. However, after considerable correspondence with Islam 
Temple, that temple decided to go ahead with the proposed visit 
to Honolulu and the neighboring islands which had been arranged 
for October, 1900, and Islam accordingly did so. 

The visit of the Imperial Potentate to Honolulu was left in 
the hands of a committee of arrangements for Saladin Temple, 
who invited other Nobles residing in different oases to join the 
caravan. A total of 114 Nobles, 58 ladies, and 2 lads formed the 
caravan. There were represented thirty-five out of the eighty-two 
chartered temples and twenty-three States of the Union. The 
Imperial Recorder, Benjamin W. Rowell, was a member of the 
caravan, and there were also a number of other members of the 
Imperial Council. 

The Imperial train started from Grand Rapids, February 24, 
1901, and arrived at the oasis of Medinah Temple, in Chicago, at 
4.30 P. M., where the caravan was met by Illustrious Potentate 
John W. Swatek and members of his temple, who escorted the 
Imperial party of Medinah Temple, where refreshments were 
served. They were escorted to the station for departure at 7.30 
P. M. 

Seven o’clock on the morning of February 26 found the cara¬ 
van in the oasis of Za-Ga-Zig Temple, at Des Moines, Iowa, and 
breakfast was served at the caravansary of Past Potentate 
Macartney. After a halt of two hours the caravan proceeded, 
arriving at St. Joseph, Mo., at 1.30 P. M. The Arab Patrol of 
Moila Temple and a band met the caravan at the station and 
escorted the pilgrims to and from the hotel for luncheon. Leav¬ 
enworth, Kan., the home of Abdallah Temple, was reached at 4-45 
P. M., and a stop of an hour was made, the journey being resumed 
to Kansas City, Mo., where the Nobles of Ararat Temple met them 
at the Union Depot and escorted them to the Blossom House for 
dinner. Afterwards a train of special trolley cars was taken for 
the Coates House, where a reception was given by the Nobles and 
ladies of Ararat Temple. 

Departure from Kansas City was made at 11 P. M., and 
Wednesday, February 27, the train was boarded at Dennison, Tex, 
by Imperial Assistant Rabban George H. Green and Noble Joseph 
Swope, who escorted the caravan to the oasis of Hella Temple, at 
Dallas, which was reached at 4 P- M. Four hours were spent 
enjoying the hospitality of the Hella Nobles, which included a tour 
of the citv and a banquet at the Oriental Hotel. The caravan 
departed at 8 P. M, and twenty-four hours later halted at El Paso, 
Texas, where a coterie of Shriners resident there gave a warm 
reception. 



Phoenix, Ariz, the oasis of El Zaribah Temple, was reached 
at 3 P. M. on Friday, March 1. Nearly all the town was at the 
railway station, and among the attractions were an Indian hand 
and a Chinese hand. An exhibition of broncho busting by cow¬ 
boys was followed by a banquet at Masonic Temple. Later a visit 
was made in carriages to the Indian School, the Capitol buildings, 
and other sights of Phoenix, and the journey toward the setting 
sun was resumed at 7 P. M. 

A brief stop was made at Redlands, Cal, Saturday, March 2, 
for a drive through the orange groves, and Los Angeles was 
reached at 1 P. M. Here the Nobles of A 1 Malaikah Temple had 
arranged a programme covering the thirty hours which had been 
arranged for the stop. Potentate Fred M. Smith met the caravan 
at the station and escorted the members to the Westminster 
Hotel, where a private reception was held, followed by a public 
reception at the Chamber of Commerce. In the evening a glit¬ 
tering street pageant was given, and the Imperial Potentate was 
placed at the top of a high float, “ wrapped in the exclusiveness 
of his own dignity,” as he has officially written. The carnival was 
followed by a banquet. 

Sunday the party was taken in tallyhoes to Pasadena and to 
Arcadia, the ranch of “ Lucky ” Baldwin, where dinner was served 
beneath the great oak trees. Past Imperial Potentate Charles M. 
Field arrived from San Francisco to escort the caravan to the 
oasis of Islam Temple, and departure was made at 6 P. M, 
Sunday, San Francisco being reached at noon on Monday, 
March 4. A reception was held at the Palace Hotel, and the keys 
of the city were turned over by Potentate Joseph C. Campbell, of 
Islam Temple. On Tuesday a luncheon was served at the Cliff 
House, followed by a drive through beautiful Golden Gate Park, 
and in the evening a reception and hall was given by Islam Temple 
in honor of the visitors. 

Wednesday was devoted to excursions by boat to the great 
shipbuilding yards of the Union Iron Works, the Presidio, Sau- 
salito, Fort Point, and El Campo. 

Thursday, March 7, the caravan hoarded the steamship 
“ Sierra ” and sailed out of the Golden Gate, reaching Honolulu at 
1.30 P. M. on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 13. The 
Nobles of the new temple came out in a tug, and automobiles were 
in waiting at the dock to escort the Imperial party to the hotel. 


INSTITUTION OF ALOHA TEMPLE 

Aloha Temple was instituted under dispensation on the even¬ 
ing of Thursday, March 14, and Noble C. B. Wood duly installed 
as the first Potentate. The following evening a ceremonial session 
of the new temple was held. This was preceded by a character¬ 
istic Shrine parade through the principal streets of Honolulu, and 
the Imperial party was photographed on the steps of the palace of 
former Queen Liliuokalani. Forty sons of the desert made the 
pilgrimage over the hot sands at the ceremonial session and the 
divan formed for the occasion was as follows: 

Lou B. Winsor, Imperial Potentate. 

Frank O. Evans, Potentate of Za-Ga-Zig Temple, Chief 
Rabban. 

William H. McGregor, Moslem Temple, Assistant Rabban. 

Nathan A. Stoddard, Saladin Temple, High Priest and 
Prophet. 

Charles E. Fink, Saladin Temple, Oriental Guide. 


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William Wente, Saladin Temple, Treasurer. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder. 

W. G. P. Jacobs, El Riad Temple, First Ceremonial Master. 

B. D. Vaughn, Moslem Temple, Second Ceremonial Mastei. 
Lucian E. Wood, Saladin Temple, Marshal. 

Charles B. Quigley, Saladin Temple, Director. 

C. V. Dykeman, Kismet Temple, Captain of the Guard. 

John A. Wolcott, Saladin Temple, Outer Guard. 

Dr. Fred N. Bonine, Saladin Temple, Alchemist. 

Dr. Louis Barth, Saladin Temple, Alchemist. 

Col. J. C. Herkner, Saladin Temple, Captain of 

Patrol. 

Sixteen other members of the caravan, from various temples, 
formed the Arab Patrol. 

The ceremonies were performed according to the usual 
custom and all the mystic rites were observed, the session lasting 
until a late hour. 

Then followed days of sightseeing and gayetv. Saturday a 
native feast was participated in. Monday a banquet was ser\ ed 
at Moana Hotel to three hundred Nobles and their ladies. Excur¬ 
sions were taken to the Islands of Molokai, Maui. Lauai, Hawaii, 
and the volcano of Kilauea on Tuesday. Wednesday evening 
there was a ball. Saturday, March 23, an excursion was taken to 
Mauna Loa and on the 25th a great theater party was given. 

Every day was filled with pleasure and sightseeing, and the 
Xobles of the new temple were unremitting in their attentions. 
Finally, on Thursday, April 4, the Imperial party sailed on its 
return, reaching San Francisco Wednesday, April 10. Departure 
was made at 8 P. M. on the special train for Portland. ()re.. the 
oasis of A 1 Kader Temple. On arrival at 9 A. M. Friday, April 
12, Potentate Irving W. Pratt, and others of A 1 Kader Temple, 
escorted the visitors to the Portland Hotel, where the breakfast 

included a sixty-pound Chinook salmon. 

A delightful day was spent in Portland. The visitors were 
escorted to Council Crest, an eminence a thousand feet above the 
citv, affording a wonderful panorama in every direction. Below 
nestles the citv and the Williamette and Columbia rivers. To the 
west a glimpse of the Pacific may be had. while to tire east the 
perpetual snow-capped peaks of Mt. Adams, I\ t. ooc , i 
Ranier, Mt. Helen, and Mt. Shasta lift their heads above the 

clouds. , 

A committee from Afifi Temple, of Tacoma, V ash., met the 

caravan at Portland, and escorted them to Tacoma, where m the 
evening a banquet was served at Masonic Hall. The departure 

was made at n P. M. . 

The afternoon of April 13 was spent as the guests of the El 

Katif Temple, Spokane, Wash. 

The Xobles of Algeria Temple, Helena, Mont., received the 
party in passing, and decorated them with souvenirs, and the 
morning of April 16 was spent as the guests of El Zagal Temple, 
Fargo, X. Dak. The reception included the Shrine band, num¬ 
bering twenty-eight pieces, every player a Xoble. 

In the evening the party was entertained at the V est Hotel, 
Minneapolis, Minn., by Zuhrah Temple. The ladies of the cara¬ 
van attended a reception at the West Hotel, while the Nobles 
witnessed the ceremonial session of Zuhrah Temple. 

Chicago was reached on the afternoon of the 17th of April, 
when the caravan separated after a trip covering 3448 miles, not 
one of the party any the worse for the pilgrimage, 


TWENTY SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION 
The twenty-seventh annual session of the Imperial Council 
was held in the Standard Theater, Kansas City, Mo., June n ami 
12, 1901. The feature of the opening session was the singing of 
the Modoc Glee Club, of Topeka, Kan. Imperial Potentate Win- 
sor had put in a busy year, and his address was one of unusual 
interest. Besides his tour to Honolulu he made official visitations 
to Za-Ga-Zig Temple, Des Moines, Iowa, for its institution; 
Osman Temple, St. Paul, Minn.; Zuhrah Temple, Minneapolis, 
Minn.; Moila Temple, St. Joseph, Mo.; Abdallah Temple, Leaven¬ 
worth, Kan.; Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo.; Moslem Temple, 
Detroit Mich.; Damascus Temple, Rochester, X. Y.; Kalurah 
Temple’, Binghamton. X. Y.; Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 
Mecca Temple, Xew York City; Aleppo Temple, Boston, Mass., 
Palestine Temple, Providence, R. I.; Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y., 
and Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, X. Y. In all he visited twenty-eight 
temples during the year. 

One of the ambitions of the Imperial Potentate's life was real¬ 
ized when in making the pilgrimage to Mecca he was duly enrolled 
in the Book of Sheiks and decorated with the Haji badge. 

The visit to Palestine Temple, Providence, was also notable, 
because Providence is his native city, and this was his first return 
after many years, so that the occasion of the official visit was of 
double importance to him. 

The Imperial Recorder reported the number of members of 
the Imperial Council to be 246, and the number of temples 83, with 
a total membership of 60.422. 

The financial statement made by the Imperial Treasurer 
showed the cash receipts for the year to have been $26,323.60, and 
warrants paid aggregating $20,062.63, with a balance in the bank 
to the credit of the Imperial Council of $30,815.96. 

A charter was granted to Aloha Temple, Honolulu, Hawaii, 
but the request of Xobles of western Pennsylvania, now members 
of Zem Zem and Syria, for a dispensation for the formation of a 
temple at Newcastle, Pa., was refused, because in the opinion of 
the Imperial Council there were not sufficient eligibles to justify 
a successful temple. 

KISMET TEMPLE VICTORIOUS 
The long drawn out contest between Kismet and Mecca Tem¬ 
ples, which had been occupying considerable time of the Imperial 
Council at the recent sessions, again came up for discussion, and 
was the subject of a lengthy address by Noble James McGee of 
Mecca Temple, while Noble William O. Campbell was heard in 
behalf of Kismet Temple. A resolution was finally adopted that 
Kismet Temple should have the exclusive jurisdiction over all the 
territory of Long Island, and that Mecca Temple should have 
exclusive jurisdiction over all other territory now occupied, or that 
has been occupied, by Kismet Temple and Mecca Temple concur¬ 
rently. The vote stood on this: affirmative, 142; negative, 69. 

Za-Ga-Zig Temple, at Des Moines, Iowa, after one year’s trial, 
complained that the territory assigned it was unsatisfactory and 
asked for a redivision of the State of Iowa, placing Za-Ga-Zig 
Temple on an equal footing with her two sister temples. The 
Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws reported that Za-Ga-Zig 
Temple had not presented the matters in dispute to the other 
temples in Iowa, and had made no effort to secure any agree¬ 
ment with them. The committee therefore recommended that the 
petition of Za-Ga-Zig Temple be rejected, and this action was 
taken by the Imperial Council. 

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The election of officers was held with the following result: 

Philip C. Shaffer, Imperial Potentate, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Henry C. Aikin, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Omaha, Neb. 

George H. Green, Imperial Chief Rabban, Dallas, Tex. 

George L. Brown, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Henry A. Collins, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, To¬ 
ronto, Can. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial Oriental Guide, St. Joseph, Mo. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Rial S. Peck, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Hartford, 
Conn. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

George L. Street, Imperial Marshal, Richmond, Va. 

Charles F. Beck, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Detroit, 
Mich. 

Frank C. Roundy, Imperial Outer Guard, Chicago, Ill. 

The Imperial Council indorsed the project undertaken by 
the Missouri Fraternal Congress to erect a fraternal building 
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, and approved of 
the plan of raising the required amount by contributions from 
members. 

San Francisco was chosen as the next place of meeting for 
the Imperial Council. Some years ago, when the Order was not 
so strong as at present, San Francisco was selected as the place 
for meeting, but it became necessary to deny Islam Temple the 
privilege of entertaining the Imperial Council because of lack of 
funds, and at that time the session was held at Pittsburg instead. 

Islam Temple had from time to time since then expressed the 
hope that the Imperial Council would come to the Golden Gate. 
Oriental Temple, at Troy, N. Y., invited the Imperial Council to 
meet at Saratoga Springs, Lu Lu Temple of Philadelphia also 
invited the Imperial Council to meet there. 

The committee heard the appeals on behalf of San Francisco, 
Saratoga Springs, and Philadelphia, and the majority of the com¬ 
mittee reported in favor of San Francisco. The minority, how¬ 
ever, favored Saratoga, basing their argument on the statement 
that the temples in the far West represented less than twenty per 
cent of the entire membership of the Order, and claiming that 
many of the temples east of the Mississippi would actually be de¬ 
prived of representation in the Imperial Council if the meeting 

should be held in San Francisco. 

The Imperial Council rejected the minority report by a vote 
of 121 to 84, and the invitation of Islam Temple was accepted. 

SHRINE DAY AT BUFFALO EXPOSITION 

Noble Frank Gilbert, of Ismailia Temple, addressed the Impe¬ 
rial Council on the importance of having a date set aside by the 
managers of the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo as Shrine 
Day’’"and on behalf of the exposition management extended an 
invitation to all the Nobles of the Order to attend the exposition 
nn August -U 1901. This invitation was accepted by the Impe- 
rial Council ind the day was officially made Shrine Day at the 

espositiorn e q( Nob]es assemble d at the exposition in 

Buffalo for this occasion. There was a heavy downpour of ram 
at the time set for the general rendezvous. At 10.30 A. M. 
still storming, and for a time looked as if a part of the programme 


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would have to be abandoned. An hour later, however, the suti 
broke through the clouds and enabled Noble George F. Loder, 
with the Arab Patrol from Damascus Temple, to give an exhibi¬ 
tion drill, which received loud applause from the assembled 
Shriners. Then the parade was formed, headed by the Orlean 
band and the Arab Patrol of Ismailia Temple. Next in line were 
the officers and members of the Imperial Council, together with 
strong delegations from Ismailia, Damascus, and Mecca Temples, 
and a large number of other Nobles, representing almost every 
temple in the country. This parade was augmented by the camels 
and elephants, Indian-chief warriors from a circus, with water 
buffaloes and inhabitants of the Filipino village; in fact, every 
desirable attraction was added to make the procession picturesque 
in the extreme. It was estimated that fully five thousand Nobles 
were in line. 

At the conclusion of the parade the Nobles joined their ladies 
in the Temple of Music, where the Illustrious Potentate of Ismailia 
Temple extended a welcome to the Council on behalf of that Tem¬ 
ple. The Hon. Conrad Diehl, Mayor of Buffalo, delivered a large 
golden key, which he said unlocked the gates of the city of Buffalo, 
and the Hon. W. J. Buchanan bade the Nobles welcome on behalf 
of the Exposition. 

Imperial Potentate Philip C. Shaffer was present on this oc¬ 
casion and responded to the address of welcome. Addresses were 
also made by Past Imperial Potentate Samuel Briggs, and by Impe¬ 
rial High Priest and Prophet Harry A. Collins, while others of the 
Imperial Council were present, including Imperial Assistant Rab¬ 
ban George L. Brown, Imperial Recorder Benjamin \V. Rowell, 
Past Imperial Potentate Lou B. Winsor, and a large number of 
representatives. 

The New York State building at the exposition was the head¬ 
quarters for all Shriners and their ladies, while everything possible 
was done for all, Ismailia Temple entertaining during the entire 
day and evening. 

TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION 

The Palace Hotel in San Francisco was selected as the head¬ 
quarters of the Imperial Council for the twenty-eighth annual ses¬ 
sion, and the sessions of the Imperial Council were held in Golden 
Gate Hall. 

San Francisco was elaborately decorated for the occasion, 
and the usual hearty and whole-souled welcome which was 
extended the Imperial Council and its unusually large caravan was 
greatly appreciated by the members. 

Islam Temple had carefully planned a week of entertainment, 
and had divided the work among numerous committees, so that 
nothing seemed to be wanting when the Nobles and their ladies 
began arriving, June 9, 1902. 

Escorts met each train and ferry, and the arriving visitors 
were taken first to headquarters to be registered and provided with 
credentials admitting to many courtesies arranged for the week, 
and thence to their headquarters. So well was the work arranged 
that there was not the slightest confusion. 

This being the first meeting of the Imperial Council west of 
the Rocky Mountains, some notable pilgrimages were made by 
temples in the East. Special trains were chartered, starting well 
in advance of the time of the meeting of the Imperial Council and 
stopping en route at points of interest, where the travelers received 
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Market street, through which the parade was to move, was 
gayly decorated, and the whole city was in holiday attire. The 
line of march was through Market street to the Ferry Building, 
and there counter-marching, passing the Palace, the Grand, and 
other large hotels. Brilliant illuminations and fireworks formed 
an important feature of the display. Books of coupons were 
handed to each of the visitors and the ladies. These coupons 
called for various entertainments or excursions throughout the 
week, including a performance at the Chinese Theater, excursions 
to Golden Gate Park and the Cliff House, Oakland, and Berkeley, 
and a trip on the Bay to the great ship-building plant and the 
Union Iron Works. 

Islam Temple had spared neither pains nor expense in making 
its arrangements for the feast, and the session will be long remem¬ 
bered by those who were fortunate enough to be present. 

When the session had been called to order in Golden Gate 
Hall on June io, the Lowing Glee Club, consisting of sixty male 
voices, gave a number of selections. The address of welcome was 
made by Illustrious Potentate Charles H. Murphy, of Islam Tem¬ 
ple, who dwelt upon the green pastures and fertile oases and noble 
forests of the great State of California, tempered by the breezes 
from the Pacific, or from the snow-clad mountains, and the won¬ 
derful climatic conditions “ where sunshine and shadow combine in 
peace; where storms are hushed and soothed in the lap of com¬ 
fort.” 

Mayor E. E. Smitz made an address on behalf of the city, and 
the response was made by Past Imperial Potentate Lou B. Winsor 
in place of the Imperial Potentate, who was suffering from a severe 
hoarseness. 

The roll-call of the members of the Imperial Council showed 
that eighty temples were represented by 231 Nobles, which was 
ample approbation of the action of the last Imperial Council, where 
opposition to San Francisco was made and the contention put 
forth that many of the temples in the East could not afford to send 
representatives. 

ORDER'S WONDERFUL PROSPERITY 

In his annual address Imperial Potentate Shaffer dwelt at 
length upon the wonderful prosperity of the Order, the net gain 
for the year being 6,391 and the cash receipts exceeding those of 
last year by $5,430.30. 

Official visitations by the Imperial Potentate during his term 
of office included Shrine Day at the Pan-American Exposition 
(August 31, 1901) at Buffalo. He also attended nine working 
sessions of Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.; the silver anniver¬ 
sary of A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, October 21, 1901 ; 
Sphinx Temple, Hartford, Conn.; Melha Temple, Springfield, 
Mass.; Bound Temple, Baltimore, Md.; Almas Temple, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C.; Mecca Temple, New York City; Pyramid Temple, 
Bridgeport, Conn.; Zem Zem Temple, Erie, Pa.; Oriental Temple, 
Troy, N. Y.; Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa.; and a session held at 
Altoona, Pa., where fifty novices were received; and Irem Temple, 
Wilkesbarre, Pa. 

One of the Imperial Potentate’s visits of note was that made 
to Mecca Temple on November 30, 1901. This session of Mecca 
Temple was held in the city of Newark, N. J., and the Imperial 
Potentate was accompanied on his journey by the Arab Patrol of 
Lu Lu Temple and a large number of Nobles who traveled bv 
special train. Headquarters were established at the Continental 
Hotel, and at 6.30 o’clock in the evening, upon the arrival of the 


delegation from New York City, a parade was formed with the 
Arab Patrols of Mecca and Lu Lu Temples, two bands, and a 
total of about one thousand Nobles. 

The entire line of march was illuminated by a color of fire 
upon the buildings. In the windows there were Shrine emblems 
prominently displayed, many of the decorations excelling those 
usually seen at the annual sessions of the Imperial Council, d he 
Auditorium, in which the ceremonial session was held, was 
arranged with a stage setting of Oriental splendor. One hundred 
and fifty-four weary sons of the desert joined the caravan in the 
pilgrimage, and having safely met the Moslem test, were received 
into the mysteries of the Order. 

Imperial Recorder Rowell’s report showed that the eighty- 
three temples of the Order had a'total membership, May 1, I9° 2 > 
of 67,354. The total number of Nobles initiated during the year 
aggregated 8,590. The Imperial Treasurer's receipts aggregated 
$31:,793.90, and the expenditures on warrants amounted to 
$22,501.46, the amount of cash remaining in the bank to the credit 
of the Imperial Council being $40,626.68. 

A dispensation was granted for the establishment of El Mina 
Temple at Galveston, Tex., an arrangement as to jurisdiction 
having been agreed upon between the representatives of ITella 
Temple and those representing the new Temple. 

The Imperial Council refused the request for the establish¬ 
ment of a temple at Roanoke, Ya., and also refused to permit the 
establishment of one at Seattle, Wash. 

In the case of Roanoke it was pointed out that the field in 
Virginia is not large enough at present for two temples. Acca 
Temple, at Richmond, had been in existence for sixteen years, and 
for the greater part of that time had to bear heavy financial 
burdens. 

Seattle is located only thirty-five miles from Tacoma, where 
Afifi Temple is located, and this is the reason given by the Imperial 
Council for refusing to establish a temple at Seattle, although 
Seattle is the larger city, having in recent years outstripped its 
neighbor. 

SHRINE SCORED BY MASONIC GRAND MASTER 

The representatives of El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col., trans¬ 
mitted a circular letter issued by the Grand Master of the Grand 
Lodge of Colorado, A. F. and A. M., together with the reply of El 
Jebel Temple. It appears that the Arab Patrol of El Jebel Temple 
gave a public entertainment in the rooms of the Masonic Temple 
in Denver, and it was claimed that certain things were done which 
were not regarded as proper, and after investigation bv the com¬ 
mittee appointed by him, the Grand Master of Masons of Colorado 
issued a circular letter to the Masonic lodges of his jurisdiction 
advising and recommending the Master Masons to withhold all 
applications for initiation in the said “ Mystic Shrine” until further 
orders from him, as Grand Master, or from the Most Worshipful 
Grand Lodge. 

To this circular El Jebel Temple made a reply, saving: 
“ There is no rule, by-law, statute, or regulation adopted or rec¬ 
ognized by the Order of the Mystic Shrine which is hostile or 
inimical to the best teachings of the craft to which we belong. 
While the teachings of the Order are purely social, neither our 
laws nor our practices contemplate acts or conduct which any 
good Mason can condemn.” 

The Imperial Council took the view that the answer of El 
Jebel Temple was a proper one, and felt that the Imperial Council 


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could safely ‘“let the matter rest for the present, at least, with that 
reply. 

The special committee was none the less alive to the gravity 
of a situation wherein the presiding officer of the Grand Lodge 
warns his members against uniting with an order which is not, and 
never claimed to be, a Masonic Order, and to which the members, 
so warned, are not even eligible to membership. The committee, 
which was composed of William B. Melish, Harrison Dingman, 
and Ethelbert F. Allen, took the view that the action of the Grand 
Master of Colorado must have the approval or disapproval of his 
Grand Lodge, and until this was done, it would, in their opinion, be 
out of place for the Imperial Council of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine to make any comment or take any official action thereon. 
The committee, therefore, recommended that no action be taken. 

Noble Charles A. Benedict, Potentate of Mecca Temple, 
addressed Noble Charles L. Field of Islam Temple, and presented 
to him for the use of Islam Temple, a framed photograph of San 
Francisco, taken in 1853, the photograph being nine feet long and 
three feet wide. It is said to be the only view of the city taken at 
that time. Noble Field accepted the gift on behalf of Islam 
Temple. 

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the 
choice of the following: 

Henry C. Aikin, Imperial Potentate, Omaha, Neb. 

George H. Green, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Dallas, Texas. 

George L. Brown, Imperial Chief Rabban, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Henry A. Collins, Imperial Assistant Rabban, loronto, Can. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, St. 

Joseph, Mo. 

Frank C. Roundy, Imperial Oriental Guide, Chicago, Ill. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, 
Marion, Iowa. 

George L. Street, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Richmond, Va. 

Fred A. Hines, Imperial Marshal, Los Angeles, Cal. 

Charles A. Tonsor, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y. 

J. Frank Treat, Imperial Outer Guard, Fargo, N. Dak. 

The Imperial Council refused the request of Za-Ga-Zig 
Temple for a new division of the State of Iowa, thus leaving the 
agreement in Iowa in full force and effect. 

NO NEED FOR AN INDIGENT HOME 

Morocco Temple at Jacksonville, Fla., transmitted a resolution 
suggesting that the Imperial Council take steps looking for the 
establishment of a permanent home for indigent Shriners, believing 
that a sum sufficient to build such a home could be realized if five 
dollars were collected from each Noble for three to five years. 

Morocco Temple also suggested in connection with such a 
home the establishment of a school where the children of indigent 
Shriners and the dependent orphans of those deceased might be 
educated, and where the dependent widows of deceased Shriners 

might find'employment and homes. 

* The Imperial Council, through the Committee on Jurispru¬ 
dence and Laws, reported unfavorably in this matter, seeing no 
reason or necessity at this time for any such action on the part of 
the Imperial Council. The committee said : 



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“ Under the blessings of Allah which have been bestowedW^C 
upon the oases in which we have erected our temples, each mem- 
her of the Nobility has opportunity afforded him to care for him- j 
self and those dependent upon him. Besides the Spirit of Charity, 
especially to those who are of the Household of Faith, it is so thor¬ 
oughly inculcated in the hearts of the Nobility that indigence is 
almost unknown among Shriners, and, if known, can find lelief in 
each temple. The many homes for orphans and widows which 
have been established by the bodies, membership in which is a pre- | 
requisite for admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, and of which , 
homes we are advocates and supporters, precludes the necessity of 
establishing an eleemosynary institution under the auspices or 
control of the Imperial Council.” 

Kosair Temple, at Louisville, Ky., under date of May I 7 > 
preferred charges against Syrian Temple at Cincinnati, Ohio, 
transmitting a list of some fifty Nobles from the Jurisdiction of 
Kosair Temple who had been admitted to the Order in Syrian 
Temple, most of them living in Covington, Ky. In many cases, it 
appeared upon investigation that the applicants gave their resi¬ 
dences as Cincinnati. The Imperial Council did not feel required 
to take any action in this matter, because since the appeal was 
lodged an agreement was reached between the two temples where¬ 
by Syrian Temple agreed to be more careful in accepting petitions 
from candidates who resided within the territory cf Kosair 
Temple. 

TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL SESSION 

Saratoga Springs, N. Y., was the place of meeting of the 
twenty-ninth annual session of the Imperial Council, commencing 
July 8, 1903. The sessions were held at the Broadway Theater. 

The attendance was large, and the Oriental Temple of Tiov was 
the particular host upon this occasion. 

Among the acts of the Imperial Potentate during his term of 
office was the granting of the charter of El Mina Temple, and the 
establishment by dispensation of Gizeh Temple, at \ ictoria, B. C.; 
Salaam Temple, at Newark, N. J.; Luxor Temple, at St. John, 

X. B., and Abba Temple, at Mobile, Ala. 

The statistics reported by Imperial Recorder Rowell and Im¬ 
perial Treasurer Brown showed a total of 87,182 Nobles, an 
increase of 10,851, the most wonderful growth of any year since 
the formation of the Imperial Council. The Imperial Recorder 
received and paid over to the Imperial Treasurer the sum of 
$42,718.08, and the Imperial Treasurer drew warrants against the 
same amounting to $34,898.11. After allowing for the expenses 
of the present session it was estimated that the new Imperial 
Potentate would start out with a balance of about $32,000. The 
balance June 1, 1903, was $49,104.69, desposited in Pittsburg 
banks to the credit of the Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Potentate made this statement with great pride, 
for he recalled the blank look on the faces of some of the officers 
and members of the Imperial Council when the balance was 
declared immediately after the session in San Francisco. 

Imperial Potentate Aiken had served during an unusually busy 
year, many questions having come up for his decision. He also 
made an extended round of official visits, which included Za-Ga- 
Zig Temple, Des Moines, Iowa; Tangier Temple, Omaha, Neb.; 
Moila Temple, St. Joseph,-Mo.; Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo.; 

El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Sesostris Temple, Lin¬ 
coln, Neb.; Osman Temple, St. Paul, Minn.; El Zagal Temple, 


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Fargo, N. Dak.; Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.; Kosair Tem¬ 
ple, Louisville, Ky.; Alhambra Temple, Chattanooga, 1 enn., 
Yaarba Temple, Atlanta, Ga.; Morocco Temple, Jacksonville, Fla.; 
Zamora Temple, Birmingham, Ala.; Hamasa 1 emple, Meridian, 
Miss.; Jerusalem Temple, New Orleans, La.; A 1 Chymia Temple, 
Memphis, Tenn.; Tebala Temple, Rockford, Ill.; Tripoli Temple, 
Milwaukee, Wis.; Medinah Temple, Chicago, Ill.; and El Riad 
Temple, Yankton, S. Dak. 

NEW TEMPLES CHARTERED 

On recommendation of the Committee on Charters and Dis¬ 
pensations, charters were granted to the following: 

Salaam Temple, Newark, N. J. 

Abba Temple, Mobile, Ala. 

Cairo Temple, Rutland, \ t. 

Abou Ben Adhem Temple, Springfield, Mo. 

Gizeh Temple, Victoria, B. C., with jurisdiction over all the 

territory lying along the Yukon river. 

Luxor Temple, St. John, N. B„ with jurisdiction over all New 
Brunswick and half way to the nearest temple in the British pos¬ 
sessions in North America. 

Charter was also granted to Jaffa Temple, Altoona, Pa., in 
spite of objections raised by Syria, Zem Zem, Irem, and Rajah 
Temples, which wished to retain the territory sought by Jaffa. 

The Imperial Council refused dispensation to establish a tem¬ 
ple at Aberdeen, S. Dak. 

CONTROL OF CLE T BS AND PATROLS 

The Imperial Council approved the report made by the Com¬ 
mittee on Jurisprudence and Laws to the effect that organizations 
composed entirely of Shriners, called Turkish patrols, Ara > 
patrols, Shrine clubs, etc., are subject to the authority of the 

temple to which the members belong. 

An attempt was made at this session of the Imperial Council 
to make the minimum fee for conferring the order $50 instead of 
$2c which latter minimum had obtained for many years. It was 
pointed out that of the eighty-five temples of the Order twentv- 
eio-ht of these charged the minimum fee of $25; one chargee 
$27. eo; seventeen charged $30; four charged $35; t hree charged 
$40; thirty charged $50; and two charged $100. The present 
condition of fifty-three temples would, therefore, be disturbed by 
the proposed amendment. 

It was claimed that the dignity of the Order demanded an 
advance in its fees, but the present law, as well as the proposed 
one, permitted a temple to increase its fees at its pleasure. When 
the subject was put to a vote of the Imperial Council 123 voted m 
favor of an indefinite postponement and 105 opposed delay, so the 
matter went over to a future session of the Imperial Council. 

The election of officers was held with the following result 

George H. Green, Imperial Potentate, Dallas, Texas. 

George L. Brown, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Henry A. Collins, Imperial Chief Rabban, Toronto, Out. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial Assistant Rabban, St. Joseph, 

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Frank C. Roundy, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Chi¬ 
cago, Ill. . . 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial Oriental Guide, Marion, Iowa. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 



George L. Street, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Rich¬ 
mond, Va. i 

Fred A. Hines, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Dos 

Angeles, Cal. 

Charles A. Tonsor, Imperial Marshal, Brooklyn, N. 
j. Frank Treat, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Fargo, N. 

Dak. 

William L Cunningham, Imperial Outer Guard, Baltimore, 

Md. 

Nobles George W. Millar and James McGee, of Mecca Tem¬ 
ple, New York, and George F. Loder, of Damascus Temple, were 
elected emeriti members of the Imperial Council. 

The by-laws were amended, increasing the salary of the Impe¬ 
rial Treasurer from $300 a year to $500 a year. 

Among the notable members of the Order who entered the 
Unseen Temple during the year was Illustrious Peter J. Freiling, 
Recorder of Abdallah Temple, Leavenworth, Kan. Noble Freil¬ 
ing was a representative to the Imperial Council from 1901 to I 9°3 
inclusive. He entered the Unseen 1 emple June 10, 1903- 

Atlantic City, N. J., was selected as the place for holding the 
thirtieth annual session of the Imperial Council, under dates of 
June 13 and 14, 1904, on the invitation of Lu Lu Temple, Phila¬ 
delphia, whose jurisdiction took in the famous resort by the sea. 


THIRTIETH ANNUAL SESSION 

The Imperial Council convened for the thirtieth annual 
session at Atlantic City, N. J. Hie sessions were held in Marine 
Hall, Young's Pier, July 13 and 14, 1904. Nobles and their ladies 
accompanied the representatives of the Imperial Council by special 
trains from many parts of the country. The broad board walk 
which runs along the front at the famous New Jersey coast resort 
was crowded with wearers of the fez for the greater part of a week. 
The usual parade was given, together with drills by the Arab 
patrols of the various temples. 

Noble Joseph F. Stoy, of Lu Lu Temple, and Mayor of 
Atlantic City, welcomed the Imperial Council and presented a 
casket which he said contained the keys to the city and to almost 
everything in the citv. Illustrious Potentate George R. Banes, 
of Lu Lu Temple, also welcomed the Nobles. The response to 
the addresses of welcome was made by Imperial Potentate George 
H. Green. 

No afternoon session was held, as the officers and representa¬ 
tives of the Imperial Council, upon the invitation of Lu Lu Tem¬ 
ple, gathered at the Royal Palace Hotel, where a banquet was 
served. 

Eighty-nine temples were officially represented. The Impe¬ 
rial Potentate expressed himself as highly gratified at the con¬ 
tinued growth of the Order. At the close of the fiscal year, April 
30, the record showed a total gain of membership of 12,571, and a 
net gain of 9,545. The total membership, April 30, was 87,727, 
and the total number of temples, 91. The receipts for the year 
amounted to $42,526.75, the disbursements were $26,703.53, and 
the balance in banks to the credit of the Imperial Council was 
$64,927.91. 

Thirty-two temples reported Christmas charities aggregating 
$13,575.82. The official visitations of the Imperial Potentate 
during his term of office included Mecca Temple, New York City; 
El Tebel Temple, Denver, Col.; Sahara Temple, Pine Bluff, Ark.; 
El Mina Temple, Galveston, Tex.; India Temple, Oklahoma, 


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Okla.; Ben Hur Temple, Austin, Tex.; Moila Temple, St. Joseph, 
Mo.; Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo.; Kaaba Temple, Daven¬ 
port, Iowa; Za-Ga-Zig Temple, Des Moines, Iowa; El Kahir Tem¬ 
ple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Medinah Temple, Chicago, Ill.; Syria 
Temple, Pittsburg, Pa.; Aladdin Temple, Columbus, Ohio; Syrian 
Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Moolah Temple, St. Louis, Mo. 

Deputies and members of the Imperial Divan visited the other 
temples and officially reported thereon. 

Charters were granted to Yelduz Temple, Aberdeen, S. Dak., 
and Zembo Temple, Harrisburg, Pa. Dispensations were asked 
and refused for temples at Trenton, N. J., New Castle, Pa., and 
Hot Springs, Ark. In the case of Hot Springs the pressure was 
particularly strong, but the subject was deferred one year. It was 
shown that the State could maintain but one temple, owing to lack 
of eligible material. 

Officers for the ensuing year were chosen as follows: 

George L. Brown, Imperial Potentate, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Henry A. Collins, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Toronto, 

Ont. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Imperial Chief Rabbati, St. Joseph, Mo. 

Frank C. Roundy, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Chicago, Ill. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, 
Marion, Iowa. 

George L. Street, Imperial Oriental Guide, Richmond, Ya. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Fred A. Hines, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Los 
Angeles, Cal. 

J. Frank Treat, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Fargo, 
N. Dak. 

William J. Cunningham, Imperial Marshal, Baltimore, Md. 

William W. Irwin, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Wheel¬ 
ing, W. Va. 

William J. Pettee, Imperial Outer Guard, Oklahoma, Okla. 

The question of the amendment of the Constitution increas¬ 
ing the minimum initiation fee from $25 to $50 again came before 
the Imperial Council, having been deferred from the last session. 
The recommendation of the Committee on Jurisprudence and 
Laws that the amendment lie rejected was adopted by the Imperial 
Council, leaving the question of the amount of fees optional with 
ti e individual temples, but with the minimum fee of $25. 

Before the Imperial Council adjourned the Nobles of the 
vicinity of Trenton, N. J., secured a reconsideration of the vote by 
which a dispensation was refused, and a charter was granted to 
Crescent Temple, with concurrent jurisdiction in the State of New 
Jersey with Salaam Temple at Newark. 

Among the illustrious dead of the year were Noble Charles 
W. Cushman, representative of Istnailia Temple, Buffalo, N. \ .; 
Noble Edward C. Culp, representative of Isis Temple, Salina, Kan., 
and Noble Edward R. Harris, representative of Moslem Temple, 
Detroit, Mich. 

THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL SESSION 

The Imperial Council held its thirty-first annual session in 
the International Theater, Niagara Falls, N. Y„ commencing June 
20, 1905. The headquarters of the Imperial Council were in the 
International Hotel. 1 here was an unusually laige attendance, 
due to the attractions that are to be found at the always wonderful 
falls of Niagara. 



In his annual address Imperial Potentate George L. Brown 
reviewed briefly the events of the year, which showed a net 
increase in membership of 9,069. The total membership was 
96,796. Receipts for the year amounted to $42,839.95, and the 
expenditures were $30,983.14, leaving a balance to the credit of 
the Imperial Council of $78,008.57. Christmas charities reported 
by the various temples aggregated about $20,000. 

Dispensations were granted by the Imperial Potentate for 
the following temples: Khartum, Winnipeg, Man.; A 1 Amin, 
Little Rock, Ark.; and Bektash, Concord, N. H. 

Official visitations by the Imperial Potentate during his year 
of office included: Zem Zem Temple, Bradford, Pa.; Moslem 
Temple, Detroit, Mich.; Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, N. Y.; 
Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, N. Y.; Damascus Temple, Rochester, 
N. Y.; A 1 Koran Temple, Harrisburg, Pa.; Irem Temple, Wilkes- 
barre. Pa.; Medinah Temple, Chicago, Ill.; Moolah Temple, St. 
Louis, Mo.; Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa.; Syrian Temple, Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio; Almas Temple, Washington, D. C.; Oasis Temple, 
Charlotte, N. C.; Yaarab Temple, Atlanta, Ga.; Alhambra Tem¬ 
ple, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Hamasa Temple, Meridian, Miss.; 
Jerusalem Temple, New Orleans, La.; Morocco Temple, Jackson¬ 
ville, Fla.; Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y., and Pyramid Temple, 
Bridgeport, Conn. 

DEATH OF ILLUSTRIOUS NOBLE SAM BRIGGS 

Among- the noted dead of the year was Illustrious and Past 
Imperial Potentate Sam Briggs, of A 1 Koran Temple, who entered 
the Unseen Temple December 22, 1904. Illustrious Noble Briggs 
was one of the organizers, the first member and the first Potentate 
of A 1 Koran Temple, of Cleveland. He was one of the men 
largely responsible for bringing the Order out of a state of chaos 
and confusion and into that channel from which its progress has 
been rapid and continuous. He was the second Imperial Poten¬ 
tate and served in that capacity for several years. He received 
the Order in 1876 at the hands of Noble W. J. Florence, and was 
responsible for the first celebration of the Order in full ceremonial 
form, with all the costumes, paraphernalia, etc., setting an example 
in A 1 Koran Temple which was emulated throughout the country. 
He had a large share in the origination of Shrine literature and 
made applicable many of the Egyptian symbols, terms, and cere¬ 
monies. 

Noble Briggs was a native of New York, where he was born 
in 1841. He located in Cleveland in 1865. He received the thirty- 
third degree of the Scottish Rite in 1885. He was one of the 
charter members of the Consistory of Northern Ohio, now the 
Lake Erie Consistory. 

The Black Camel also halted before the tent of Noble E. A. 
Stahlbrodt, a representative of Damascus Temple, February 24, 
1905, and before the tent of Noble William Ryan, of Kosair Tem¬ 
ple, November 13, 1904. Noble Ryan was popularly known as 
“ Daddy,” and was styled by hundreds as the “ gentleman of the 
Shrine.” He was the first Potentate of Kosair Temple and its 
representative to the Imperial Council for many years. The cher¬ 
ished object of his heart was the Masonic Widows’ and Orphans’ 
Home of Louisville, and he never failed, at the Imperial Council 
sessions, to secure a number of subscriptions to the “ Masonic 
Home Journal ” for its benefit at the annual sessions of the Impe¬ 
rial Council. This journal is printed at the home by those of the 
orphans who are taught the printing trade. 

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itives to the Imperial Council, from 97 temples, the membership 
of which was 96,796, a net gain for the year of 9,069. Imperial 
Treasurer Brown reported receipts of $42,839.95 and expenditures 
of $30,983.14, with a balance to the credit of the Imperial Council 
of $ 79 , 959 - 92 . 

Charters were granted at this session to Crescent Temple, 
Trenton, N. J., which was authorized at the last annual session, to 
Khartum Temple, Winnipeg, Man.; Bektash Temple, Concord, N. 
H., and A 1 Amin Temple, Little Rock, Ark. 

A request was presented for the establishment of a temple at 
Syracuse, N. Y., or the removal of Ziyara Temple to Syracuse 
from Utica. This was refused, as was also the request for the 
establishment of a temple at Duluth, Minn. 

The new Imperial Divan was chosen as follows: 

Henry A. Collins, Imperial Potentate, Toronto, Ont. 

Alvah P. Clayton, Deputy Imperial Potentate, St. Joseph, 

Mo. 

Frank C. Roundy, Imperial Chief Rabban, Chicago, Ill. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Marion, 
Iowa. 

George L. Street, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Rich¬ 
mond, Va. 

Fred A. Hines, Imperial Oriental Guide, Los Angeles, Cal. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

J. Frank Treat, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Fargo, 
N. Dak. 

William J. Cunningham, Imperial Second Ceremonial Mas¬ 
ter, Baltimore, Md. 

William W. Irwin, Imperial Marshal, Baltimore, Md. 

Jacob T. Barron, Captain of the Guard, Columbia, S. C. 

Frederick R. Smith, Imperial Outer Guard, Rochester, 
N. Y. 


light, which shone upon them only, it being impossible to see any¬ 
one else in the room. 

As to the charges relating to this vaudeville innovation in 
the first section of the ceremonial work, the committee found the 
proof conflicting and uncertain, and acquitted Noble Boyle of the 
charges, but in so doing expressly stated that it did not intend in 
any way to sanction any innovations of that character, or any 
interpolation in the ceremonial work. 

As stated, the charges were preferred against Noble Boyle 
while the Potentate was touring in the Orient. Ziyara Temple, 
also during his absence, adopted a resolution declaring its belief 
that the charges were unfounded and made for motives of personal 
malice. It was therefore resolved by Ziyara Temple that a com¬ 
mittee be appointed to defend the charges, and the sum of five 
hundred dollars was appropriated from the funds of the temple to 
pay the expenses thereof. 

THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL SESSION 

Although it had been decided to hold the thirty-second annual 
session of the Imperial Council at Los Angeles, Cal., during the 
month of June, 1906, the earthquake and resultant fire in San 
Francisco, in the early spring of that year, had so disrupted the 
business conditions on the Pacific Coast that it was determined by 
the Imperial Potentate Henry A. Collins, to change the place of 
meeting to Chicago. Accordingly, the Imperial Council assem¬ 
bled in Medinah Temple, in Chicago, June 12. 

Imperial Potentate Collins said in his annual address: 

“ When the dreadful news was flashed around the civilized 
world that San Francisco the beautiful had been almost entirely 
obliterated, and that want, suffering, and misery predominated, the 
question arose in my mind — what about the meeting of the Im¬ 
perial Council? I telegraphed to my divan that I was in favor of 


CHARGES AGAINST NOBLE JOHN W. BOYLE 

Charges were preferred against Illustrious Potentate John 
W. Boyle, of Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y., and were fully reviewed 
in the annual address of the Imperial Potentate. They were 
referred to a committee, which reported that while the complain¬ 
ants had asked for further time, the majority of the committee 
deemed it inadvisable to grant it. The complainants also asked 
leave to specify that they had not intended to charge any personal 
dishonesty, and asked leave to so amend the charges, which was 
granted. The committee reported that while the by-laws of 
Ziyara Temple had not been strictly observed in the matter of 
creating and making expenditures, yet the action of Potentate 
Boyle had been approved by his temple, and the committee ac¬ 
quitted Noble Boyle of all charges pertaining to the financial ex¬ 
penditures of the Temple. 

The complainants put in evidence the minutes of Ziyara Tem¬ 
ple covering the period of the dispute in question. Noble Boyle 
had replied fully to the charges, which had been preferred while he 
was absent on a tour in Europe and the Orient. He had been a 
member of Ziyara Temple for eighteen years, and for ten years 
or more had been Potentate. The expenditures made were for the 
benefit of the temple and the temple had approved of them. One 
item was the pay of four female singers, who were introduced dur¬ 
ing a part of the ceremonial work. They were properly clad, were 
escorted in and out of the temple under proper auspices, and while 
they were in the temple it was illuminated only by a single spot 


postponing the meeting at Los Angeles and sending $25,000 of our 
funds for the relief of the distressed Nobles of Islam Temple. 
This met with a ready response, I being deluged with telegrams 
as to the course we should take, and having to make up my mind 
in a very short time, I thought it best and in the interests of the 
Nobility at large to postpone the meeting at Lost Angeles. . . . 

You can imagine my surprise when almost immediately I received 
a telegram saying that the meeting would go on just the same, 
irrespective of the awful calamity which had befallen San 
Francisco.” 

The Imperial Potentate went on to say that in spite of the 
wishes of the Nobles of Los Angeles, he felt that the Order would 
be open to the charge of heartlessness and want of proper consid¬ 
eration for the suffering and distressed, and for these reasons he 
felt it his duty to call off the meeting at Los Angeles. 

“ This course,” continued the Imperial Potentate, “ was not 
acceptable to the Nobles of Malaikah Temple, and by every means 
in their power they endeavored to get me to change my views and 
to go on with the meeting. This I would not do, even if I had to 
stand alone. I thought the time had come when we should dem¬ 
onstrate to the world that we were an organization of men possess¬ 
ing sympathetic hearts. 

“ I telegraphed to the Imperial Treasurer to send the sum of 
$25,000 to Past Imperial Potentate Field, fully realizing the fact in 
so doing that the man who gives quickly gives twice. Whether I 
had the authority or not to dispose of your funds it is for yon to say. 
However, I did so, and I take the full responsibility for the same. 


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Correspondence with Noble Field will demonstrate to you how 
timely that assistance was, and I am delighted to state that many 
temples have come forward and have shown that they were in sym¬ 
pathy with the sufferings of the Nobles of Islam Temple. Such, 
in brief, are the reasons which impelled me to cancel the meeting 
which was to have been held in Los Angfeles.” 

Dispensations were issued during the year for the establish¬ 
ment of Aad Temple, Duluth, Minn., and El Hasa Temple, Ash¬ 
land, Ky. A charter for Bektash Temple was authorized by the 
last Imperial Council, and the charter finally issued bears date of 
January 25, 1905, at which time the Temple was instituted by the 
Imperial Potentate. 

Official visitations by the Imperial Potentate during his year 
of office were to Aad Temple, Duluth, Minn.; Aladdin Temple, 
Columbus, Ohio; A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio; Almas 
Temple, Washington, D. C.; Antioch Temple, Dayton, Ohio; Bek¬ 
tash Temple, Concord, N. H. ; Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md.; Da¬ 
mascus Temple, Rochester, N. Y.; El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col.; 
El Zagal Temple, Fargo, N. Dak.; Irem Temple, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; 
Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, N. Y.; Khartum Temple, Winnipeg, 
Manitoba; Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mecca Temple, New 
York, N. Y.; Media Temple, Watertown, N. Y.; Medinah Temple, 
Chicago, Ill.; Melha Temple, Springfield, Mass.; Moila Temple, St. 
Joseph, Mo.; Moslem Temple, Detroit, Mich.; Oriental Temple, 
Troy, N. Y.; Osman Temple, St. Paul, Minn.; Palestine Temple, 
Providence, R. I.; Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, Conn.: Rajah 
Temple, Reading, Pa.; Rameses Temple, Toronto, Canada; 
Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa.; Tebala Temple, Rockford, Ill.; 
Zembo Temple, Harrisburg, Pa.; Zem Zem Temple, Erie, Pa.; 
and Ziyara Temple, Utica, N. Y. 

A total of 98 temples was reported by Imperial Recorder 
Rowell, with 351 members of the Imperial Council. The member¬ 
ship, January 1, 1906, was 102,791, the net increase in the mem¬ 
bership for the eight months’ term being 5,993. The change had 
been made effective, this year, of keeping the records for the calen¬ 
dar year instead of having the year terminate May 1, as had been 
the custom for some years past. 

The report of the Imperial Treasurer showed his receipts for 
the eight months to have been $35,230.17. Disbursements by 
warrants aggregated $28,770.28, and the balance on hand February 
1, 1906, was $87,997.62. 

Dispensations were granted by the Imperial Council for the 
establishment of Kalif Temple, Sheridan, Wyo., and Elf Khurafeh 
Temple, Saginaw, Mich. Charters were granted to El Hasa Tem¬ 
ple, Ashland, Kv., and Aad Temple, Duluth, Minn. Petitions 
for dispensation were denied Roanoke, \ a.; \ ankton, S. Dak.; 
Syracuse, N. Y.; Quincy, Ill., and Grafton, W. Va. 

The election of officers was held with the following result: 

Alvaii P. Clayton, Imperial Potentate, St. Joseph, Mo. 

Frank C. Roundy, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Chicago, Ill. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial Chief Rabban, Marion, Iowa. 

George L. Street, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Richmond, 

Va. . , 

Fred A. Hines, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Los An¬ 
geles, Cal. 

J. Frank Treat, Imperial Oriental Guide, Fargo, N. Dak. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

William J. Cunningham, Imperial First Ceremonial Mas¬ 
ter, Baltimore, Md. 


William W. Irwin, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Wheeling, W. Va. 

Jacob T. Barron, Imperial Marshal, Columbia, S. C. 

Frederick R. Smith, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Roch¬ 
ester, N. Y. 

J. Putnam Stevens, Imperial Outer Guard, Portland, Me. 

A petition for the formation of a temple to be known as 
Bedouin Temple, at Allegheny, Pa., was received, but the petition 
was denied because the opinion of the committee was that the 
existence of two temples in Greater Pittsburg would establish a l 
bad precedent. 

The Committee on Finances reported the payment of $25,000 
for the relief of distressed Nobles in San Francisco, and this report 
was accepted by the Supreme Council. 

Noble George Harold Walker, representative of Almas Tem¬ 
ple, and Noble Edward Barrett Hay, also a representative of 
Almas Temple, were both called to enter the Unseen Temple 
during the year. 

THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL SESSION 

The Imperial Council assembled at Los Angeles, Cal., for the 
thirty-third annual session on May 7 and 8, 1907. The sessions 
of the Imperial Council were held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 
while headquarters were established at Hotel Alexandria. The 
attendance was large, and the hospitality of the citizens of Los 
Angeles was unbounded. 

Besides the $25,000 appropriated by the Imperial Council for 
the relief of the suffering in San Francisco, the returns from the 
several temples showed an additional amount of $17,168.39, while 
during the year since the earthquake the temples had raised in 
addition to the above $21,704.26. The total amount of the origi¬ 
nal San Francisco relief fund was $42,168.39, and Past Imperial 
Potentate Field reported a balance of $20,803.30. 

The Imperial Potentate reported official visits to Naja Tem¬ 
ple, Deadwood, S. Dak.; Algeria Temple, Helena, Mont.; El Zagal 
Temple, Fargo, N. Dak.; Zuhrah Temple, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Osman Temple, St. Paul, Minn.; El Riad Temple, Sioux Falls 
Iowa; Za-Ga-Zig Temple, Des Moines, Iowa; Ararat Temple 
Kansas City, Mo.; Abou Ben Adhem Temple, Springfield, Mo. 

Isis Temple, Salina, Kan.; Al Chymia Temple, Memphis, Tenn. 
Abdallah Temple, Leavenworth, Kan.; India Temple, Oklahoma 
Okla.; Sahara Temple, Hot Springs, Ark.; El Kahir Temple 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Saladin Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Kaaba Temple, Davenport, Iowa ; Kosair Temple, Louisville, Ky. 
Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio; Aladdin Temple, Columbus 
Ohio; Osiris Temple, Wheeling, W. Va.; Syria Temple, Pittsburg 
Pa.; Salaam Temple, Newark, N. J.; Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia 
Pa.; Melha Temple, Springfield, Mass.; Oriental Temple, Troy, N 
Y.; Boumi Temple, Baltimore, Md.; Kismet Temple, Brooklyn 
N. Y.; Almas Temple, Washington, D. C.; and Medinah Temple 
Chicago, Ill. 

TEMPLE INSTITUTED IN MEXICO 

It had taken years of persistent effort on the part of the 
Nobles resident in the Mexican Republic to obtain a temple in 
the city of Mexico, and during the year 1906 they applied again. 
An application for a temple to be known as Anezeh Temple was 
received from Noble Charles R. Pullen and others by the Impe¬ 
rial Potentate, and the dispensation was granted December 1, 1906. 







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To assure himself that he had made no mistake Imperial Poten¬ 
tate Alvah P. Clayton decided to convey the dispensation in per¬ 
son, but before giving it to make an inspection of the oasis of the 
city of Mexico and to satisfy himself that there existed there suffi¬ 
cient material to justify a successful temple. 

He therefore extended invitations to a number of the officers 
of the Imperial Council to join him in a visit to the city of Mexico, 
and the departure was made from St. Joseph, Mo., January 15, 
1907. At Kansas City the party was joined by Nobles and ladies 
from Ararat, Isis, Abdallah, and Abou Ben Adhem Temples. 

At Little Rock, Ark., a Pullman sleeper with a delegation 
from Moolah and A 1 Chymia Temples was attached to the special 
train, making the number of pilgrims about two hundred and fif¬ 
teen, eighty of whom were ladies. A few others joined the train 
en route through Texas. 

At San Luis Potosi, Mex., a committee of Shriners who were 
to form part of the membership of the proposed new Temple, 
consisting of Charles R. Pullen, who had been selected as first 
Potentate; J. C. Finnegan, Past Grand Master of Missouri and 
now a resident of Mexico; W. L. Vail, and others, met the special 
train and escorted it to the city of Mexico, which was reached on 
January 19 at 8 P. M. 

A large number of Shriners, residents of the city of Mexico, 
and others who had arrived by other trains for the occasion, gave 
the Imperial visitors a most cordial welcome and escorted the 
Imperial Potentate and others of the official party to their hotels 
in automobiles. In all a delegation of about seven hundred 
Shriners and ladies had assembled in the city of Mexico. 

At 9 o'clock on Sunday morning President Diaz received all 
the Nobles and their ladies in a special audience at the National 
Palace, introductions being made by the American Ambassador, 
Noble David E. Thompson. The remainder of the day was spent 
in sight-seeing. 

The institution of Anezeh Temple took place on Monday 
afternoon, January 21, at the American Academy. Dispensation 
being formally given, it was arranged to hold a ceremonial session 
that evening. Accordingly an official divan was formed from 
the members of the caravan, which represented about four 
hundred Nobles, and members from thirty-nine temples were in 
attendance. 

The order was conferred upon a class of novices eighty in 
number, of whom seventy-seven were from Anezeh Temple, two 
from Moila Temple, and one from Jerusalem Temple, the 
Order being conferred upon the latter three by special request of 
the temples to which they had been elected to membership. 

The traditional banquet was held at Luna Park, at which Dr. 
Charles R. Pullen presided as toastmaster, and among those 
who responded were Past Imperial Potentate Lou B. Winsor, 
Imperial High Priest and Prophet Fred A. Hines, Imperial 
Potentate Alvah P. Clayton, Nobles Fred E. Turner and George 
W. Millar. 

One of the novices who received the Order of Nobility at the 
hands of the Imperial Potentate was Gen. Don Porfirio Diaz, 
President of the Mexican Republic, and two others of the noted 
class were Lie. Ignacio Mariscal, Secretary of P'oreign Affairs, and 
General Alfonso Flores, of the army. 

The return of the caravan was made by way of Saltillo and 
Monterev, stopping after crossing the Rio Grande at San Antonio, 
Tex., and Hot Springs, Ark. The official journey terminated at 
St. Louis. 



PRESENTATION TO ADMIRAL SCHLEY 

An official visit was made by the Imperial Potentate to Irem 
Temple at Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 20, 1907, this occasion also 
being in the form of a reception to Noble and Rear Admiral Win¬ 
field Scott Schley, United States Navy. The degree of Nobility 
was conferred upon a class of sixty-nine novices, following which 
a reception was tendered the Imperial Potentate and Noble 
Schley. The latter responded to the topic “ Forty-five Years 
Under the Flag.” Llpon the conclusion of Noble Schley’s remarks, 
the Imperial Potentate, at the request of some of the Nobles of 
Irem Temple, presented Noble Schley with their compliments, 
and as a token of their friendship a magnificent Masonic emblem 
in the nature of a watch fob, wherein was found his Masonic record 
complete. 

Among the recommendations of the Imperial Potentate were, 
that action should be taken prohibiting the use of Shrine emblems 
for advertising purposes and prohibiting the use of the name 
“ Mystic Shrine ” except for the benefit of the local Nobles. This 
had reference particularly to the Visiting Shriners’ Club, which 
was formed at Los Angeles for the present session of the Imperial 
Council, and a programme was issued in which advertisements 
appeared. The Imperial Potentate did not believe that the name 
or emblem of the Shrine should be used for such purposes. 

Imperial Potentate Clayton also recommended a change in 
the form of application for receiving the Order. 

Imperial Recorder Rowell reported 104 temples and 364 mem¬ 
bers of the Imperial Council, with a total membership of Nobles, 
December 31, 1906, of 113,274, an increase during the year of 
10,487. 

The receipts of the year aggregated $49,394.00. Expenditures 
by warrants were $60,813.98. The balance on hand, April 1, 1907, 
was $79,312.24. 

Noble Frank H. Adams, 33 0 , Past Potentate of Almas Tem¬ 
ple, Washington, D. C., died at Washington, April 1, 1907, aged 
fifty-one years. His name was officially recorded by the Imperial 
Council as having entered the Unseen Temple. 

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as 
follows: 


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Frank C. Roundy, Imperial Potentate, Chicago, Ill. 

Edwin I. Alderman, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Marion, 


Iowa. 

George L. Street, Imperial Chief Rabban, Richmond, Va. 
Fred A. Hines, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Los Angeles, 

Cal. 

J. Frank Treat, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Fargo, 
N. Dak. 

William J. Cunningham, Imperial Oriental Guide, Balti¬ 
more, Md. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 
William W. Irwin, Imperial First Ceremonial Mastei, 
Wheeling, W. Va. 

Jacob T. Barron, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Columbia, S. C. 

Frederick R. Smith, Imperial Marshal, Rochester, N. Y. 

J. Putnam Stevens, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Port¬ 
land, Maine. 

Henry F. Niedringhaus, Jr., Imperial Outer Guard, St. 
Louis, Mo. 


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Dispensations were granted by the Imperial Council for the 
establishment of El Maida Temple, El Paso, Tex.; Calam Temple, 
Lewiston, Idaho, and Abu Bekr Temple, Sioux City, Iowa. 

Dispensations were refused for the establishment of temples 
at Calgary, Alberta, Can.; Roanoke, Va.; London, Ontario; Pitts¬ 
burg, Kan.; Quincy, Ill., and Cceur d’Alene, Idaho. 

Charters were granted to Kerak Temple, Reno, Nev.; Elf 
Khurafeh Temple, Saginaw, Mich.; Omar Temple, Charleston, S. 
C., and Anezeh Temple, in the city of Mexico. 

The Greetings of the Imperial Council were sent to President 
Diaz through the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican 
Republic. 

Four members of the Imperial Council were killed in a rail¬ 
road wreck at Honda, Cal., May n, 1907, just after the thirty-third 
session of the Imperial Council. They were : 

Noble Louis Ellanbogen, representative to the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil; Noble Charles L. Henry, representative to the Imperial 
Council; Noble J. Douglas Hippier, representative to the Imperial 
Council, and Potentate of Rajah Temple ; and Noble John W. Cut¬ 
ler, representative to the Imperial Council. The wreck was due 
to the derailment of a special train. 


THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION 

St. Paul, Minn., July 14, 1908, was the time and place for 
the assembling of the thirty-fourth annual session of the Imperial 
Council, which was held in the Auditorium. Headquarters were 
established at Hotel Ryan. The attendance was large, with Arab 
patrols from many of the temples present. 

There were elaborate ceremonies at the opening of the ses¬ 
sion, including music bv the Minnesota State band and the singing 
of the “ Star Spangled Banner ” by the entire audience. 

Illustrious Potentate E. B. Swigert, of Osman Temple, deliv¬ 
ered the opening address, which was responded to by Imperial 
Potentate Frank C. Roundy. Governor John A. Johnston delivered 
the address on behalf of the State of Minnesota. Daniel W. Law- 
lor. Mayor of the City of St. Paul, delivered an address of welcome 
on behalf of the city. 

St. Paul was dressed in gala attire in honor of the visit of the 
Imperial Council, and Osman Temple proved to be a most gener¬ 
ous host. 

Imperial Potentate Roundy reported visits of an official nature 
to Medinah Temple, Chicago, Ill.; Palestine Temple, Providence, 
R. I.; Sphinx Temple, Hartford, Conn.; Melha Temple, Springfield, 
Mass.; Aleppo Temple, Boston, Mass.; Abu Bekr Temple, Sioux 
City, Iowa; Moslem Temple, Detroit, Mich.; Tripoli Temple, 
Milwaukee, Wis.; Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo.; Abou Ben 
Adhem Temple, Springfield, Mo.; Kosair Temple, Louisville, Ky.; 
Moolah Temple, Indianapolis, Ind.; Osman Temple, St. Paul, 
Minn.; Zuhrah Temple, Minneapolis, Minn.; El Kahir Temple, 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Kaaba Temple, Davenport, Iowa; Antioch 
Temple, Dayton, Ohio; A 1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio; Zeno- 
bia Temple, Toledo, Ohio; Zembo Temple, Harrisburg, Pa.; 
Ismailia Temple, Buffalo, N. Y.; Irem Temple, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; 
Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, Pa.; Salaam Temple, Newark, N. 
J. ; Saladin Temple, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Syrian Temple, Cincin¬ 
nati, Ohio; A 1 Chymia Temple. Memphis, Tenn.; Zamora Temple, 
Birmingham, Ala.; Abba Temple, Mobile, Ala.; Jerusalem Temple, 
New Orleans, La.; Hamasa Temple, Meridian, Miss.; Yaarab 
Temple, Atlanta, Ga.; Omar Temple, Charleston, S. C.; Morocco 


Temple, Jacksonville, Fla.; Alhambra Temple, Chattanooga, 
Tenn.; Syria Temple, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mohammed Temple, Peoria, 
Ill., and Tebala Temple, Rockford, 111 . 

Forty-three decisions were rendered by Imperial Potentate 
Roundy during his term of office. He recommended the adoption 
of an amendment to the By-laws making the minimum fee $50; 
also an amendment allowing at least the traveling expenses of the 
Imperial Potentate or his representatives. He also recommended 
that the visiting card should be of uniform style and color. 

The question of hotel rates had lately become very serious, 
owing to the tendency to increase the prices, and consequently 
Imperial Potentate Roundy earnestly recommended that a com¬ 
mittee be appointed to look after proper accommodations for the 
Imperial Council at the proper rates, etc. This was done. 

Since the last annual session dispensations had been granted 
for the establishment of A 1 Azhar Temple, at Calgary, Alberta; 
Mocha Temple, London, Ontario; and ()leika Temple, Lexing¬ 
ton, Ky. 

The report of the Imperial Recorder showed no temples and 
385 representatives to the Imperial Council, with 127,332 members 
of the Order. Warrants drawn by Imperial Treasurer Brown 
amounted to $68,569.25. Receipts were $60,601.50. The balance 
on hand was $73,823.16. Charities at Christmas time by the sev¬ 
eral temples amounted to $34,534.10. 

The question was brought up of making the Arab Patrol flag 
of Saladin Temple at Grand Rapids Mich., the official flag or ban¬ 
ner of the Shrine. This was put to a vote of the Imperial Council 
and defeated. 

The Imperial Potentate referred to the differences existing 
between the several temples in the State of Iowa, and the matter 
was brought before the Imperial Council, through the report of a 
committee, that the differences had been wiped out, and the 
offending temple had agreed to pay over to the temples a portion 
of whose territory had been sought, the sum of $2000, and an 
amicable division of the State among the three temples was at 
last arranged. 

Charters were granted the following temples: Oleika Temple, 
Lexington, Ky.; Abu Bekr Temple, Sioux City, Iowa; Kora Tem¬ 
ple, Lewiston, Maine; Mocha Temple, London, Ontario; and A 1 
Azhar Temple, Calgary, Alberta. 

Dispensations were granted for the establishment of Nile 
Temple, Seattle, Wash.; and temples at Ashland, Ore., and Madi- 
sonville, Ky. 

The Imperial Council refused dispensations for the establish¬ 
ment of temples at Norfolk, Va.; Quincy, Ill.; Decatur, Ill.; Daw¬ 
son, Yukon Territory; Macon, Ga.; Wichita, Kan.; Pittsburg, 
Kan.; Shreveport, La.; Nashville, Tenn., and Terra Haute, Ind. 

An amendment to the By-laws was adopted, increasing the 
minimum fee from $25 to $50, as recommended by the Imperial 
Potentate. 

An invitation was received from Kosair Temple, of Louisville, 
Ky., to hold the next annual session at Falls City, and this invita¬ 
tion was accepted. 

The following officers were elected, to serve during the en¬ 
suing term: 

Edwin I. Alderman, Imperial Potentate, Marion, Iowa. 

George L. Street, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Richmond, 


Va. 


Fred A. Hines, Imperial Chief Rabban, Los Angeles, Cal. 

J. Frank Treat, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Fargo, N. Dak. 




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William J. Cunningham, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, 
Baltimore, Md. 

William W. Irwin, Imperial Oriental Guide, Wheeling W.Va. 

William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 

Jacob T. Barron, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Colum¬ 
bia, S. C. 

Frederick R. Smith, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Rochester, N. Y. 

T. Putnam Stevens, Imperial Marshal, Portland, Maine. 

Henry F. Niedringhaus, Jr., Imperial Captain of the 
Guard, St. Louis, Mo. 

Charles E. Ovenshire, Imperial Outer Guard, Minneapo¬ 
lis, Minn. 



THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION 


The thirty-fifth session of the Imperial Council was held at 
Louisville, Kv„ beginning June 8, 1909, under the most auspicious 
circumstances. The city was elaborately decorated, much money 
having been spent in this manner. The attendance was very large 
indeed. About fifteen thousand Nobles were in line during the 
parade. The programme was arranged to cover the greater part 
of the week. The sessions of the Imperial Council were held in the 
Scottish Rite Cathedral, and the public sessions in the First Regi¬ 
ment Armory. Potentate George D. Young, of Kosair Temple, 
called the assembly to order and introduced Gov. A. E. \\ illson. 
Governor Willson delivered an address of welcome on behalf of 
the State of Kentucky. He was followed by the Hon. James I*. 
Grinstead, Mayor of the city of Louisville. Postmaster and Noble 
Robert E. Woods delivered an address on behalf of Kosair Temple. 

Imperial Potentate Edwin I. Alderman reported a net gain in 
the membership of the Order during the year of 10,(119, also a bal¬ 
ance on hand of cash in banks to the credit of the Imperial Council, 
May 1, 1909, of $87,644.15. 

The official visitations of Imperial Potentate Alderman included 
Abu Bekr Temple, Sioux City, Iowa; Za-Ga-Zig Temple, Des 
Moines, Iowa; El Kahir Temple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa ; Murat Tem¬ 
ple, Indianapolis, Ind.; Lu Lu Temple, Philadelphia, la., Boumi 
Temple, Baltimore, Md.; Almas Temple, Washington, D. C.; Syria 
Temple, Pittsburg, Pa.; Pyramid Temple, Bridgeport, Conn.; 
Melha Temple, Springfield, Mass.; Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, 
N. Y.; Damascus Temple, Rochester, N. Y.; Aad Temple, Duluth, 
Minn.; Ahmed Temple, St. Paul, Minn.; Zuhrah Temple, Minne¬ 
apolis, Minn.; Sesostris Temple, Lincoln, Neb.; Moila Temple, St. 
Toseph, Mo.; El Jebel Temple, Denver, Col.; El Kalah Temple, 
Salt Lake City, Utah; A 1 Kader Temple, Portland, Ore.; Niles 
Temple, Seattle, Wash.; Hillah Temple, Ashland, Ore.; Islam 
Temple, San Francisco, Cal.; Alhambra Temple, Los Angeles, 
Cal.: El Maida Temple, El Paso, Texas; Jerusalem Temple, New 
Orleans, La., and Abba Temple, Mobile, Ala. 

Imperial Recorder Rowell reported 115 temples, with a total 
of 137,046 members. The receipts from temples during the year 
aggregated $ 55 ’ 73 T 4 ^ - The amount paid out by Imperial Iieas- 
urer Brown on warrants was $44,442.81. 

The Imperial Council appropriated $500 for the purchase of 
a suitable jewel for Imperial Recorder Rowell in token of his long 
and faithful service. 

Noble John M. Powell, of Sahara Temple, was elected an 
Emeritus member on motion of Tast Imperial Potentate George 
H. Green. 


The Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws reported on the 
jurisdiction of Karnak Temple, Montreal, Quebec, giving it con¬ 
current jurisdiction with Rameses Temple in the eastern half of the 
province of Ontario because of the nearness of that part of the 
province to Montreal. This addition to the jurisdiction of Kar¬ 
nak Temple was made by petition, and at the request of many 
eligible persons in eastern Ontario who preferred to affiliate with 
Karnak Temple, as they could meet with it more readily. The 
Imperial Council approved the report of the committee. 

Charters were granted to the following temples: Nile Tem¬ 
ple, Seattle, Wash.; Hillah Temple, Ashland, Ore.; Rizpah Tem¬ 
ple, Madisonville, Ky., and El Maida Temple, El Paso, I exas. 

Dispensations were granted for the establishment of Zorah 
Temple, Terre Haute, Ind.; Mirza Temple. Pittsburg, Kan.; Kern 
Temple, Grand Forks, N. Dak., and Midian Temple, W ichita, 
Kan. Dispensations were continued in the cases of < )rak Temple, 
Hammond, Ind.; Mizpah Temple, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Hadi Tem¬ 
ple, Evansville, Ind., and Khedive Temple, Norfolk, Ya. 

The Imperial Council acted adversely in the matter of a peti¬ 
tion for the establishment of A 1 Siah Temple, Macon, Ga., and 
also was unfavorable to petitions for temples at Oak Park, Ill.; 
Newburg, N. Y., and Nashville, Tenn. 

New Orleans was selected as the place for holding the thirty- 
sixth annual session, and the date was fixed for April 12, 1910. 
The newly elected official divan for 1909-10 was installed as 
follows: 



George L. Street, Imperial Potentate, Richmond, Ya. 

Fred A. Hines, Deputy Imperial Potentate, Los Angeles, 


Cal. 


J. Frank Treat, Imperial Chief Rabban, Fargo, N. Dak. 
William J. Cunningham, Imperial Assistant Rabban, Balti¬ 
more, Md. 


William W. Irwin, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, 


Wheeling, W. Va. 

Jacob T. Barron, Imperial Oriental Guide, Columbia, S. C. 
William S. Brown, Imperial Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Benjamin W. Rowell, Imperial Recorder, Boston, Mass. 
Frederick R. Smith, Imperial First Ceremonial Master, 
Rochester, N. Y. 

J. Putnam Stevens, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, 
Portland, Maine. 

Henry F. Niedringhaus, Jr., Imperial Marshal, St. Louis, 

Mo. 

Charles E. Ovenshire, Imperial Captain of the Guard, Min¬ 
neapolis, Minn. 

Ellis J. Jacoby, Imperial Outer Guard, Indianapolis, Ind. 


Zem Zem Temple, of Erie, Pa., was severely disciplined dur¬ 
ing the vear 1909 for invasion of territory 7 . The Imperial Council 
ordered the charter of the Temple suspended from June 15 to 
December 1, and also directed Zem Zem Temple to pay Syria 
Temple, of Pittsburg, the sum of $1650. It was also ordered by 
the Imperial Council that Noble R. T. Brown, of Elwood City, 
Pa.; Noble H. S. Blatt, of Elwood City, Pa.; Noble Andrew G. 
Murphy, of Newcastle, Ta.; Noble J. L. Dennison of Jamestown, 
Mercer County, Pa.; Noble Albert L. Thayer, of Newcastle, Pa., 
and Noble E. L. Smith, of Newcastle, Pa., all members of Zem 
Zem Temple, to be suspended from all rights and privileges of the 
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for the term of one year, 
beginning June 10, 1909; and it was further ordered that the fore- 


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going action of the Imperial Council he published in the notices 
to members of all subordinate temples, and the Potentates of temples 
were notified to see that the order was complied with. 

Zem Zem Temple keenly felt the disgrace inflicted by the Im¬ 
perial Council, and has fully purged itself, its charter having now 
been restored. However, the Nobles mentioned are still suspended 
from tbe Order. Zem Zern’s offense lay in receiving as Nobles men 
who resided within the jurisdiction of Syria Temple. All tbe fees 
paid by tbe ineligible members were handed over to Syria Temple, 
in which jurisdiction the candidates resided. 

Imperial Recorder Rowell will report at the thirty-sixth annual 
session of the Imperial Council, to be held at New Orleans, April 12 
and 13 , 1910 , that the membership of the Order is 149 , 131 . 1 here 

are 121 temples, eight of them being under dispensation, and char¬ 
ters will be asked at the New Orleans session. The temples under 
dispensation are: Hadi Temple, Evansville, Ind.; Kem Temple, 
Grand Forks, N. Dak.; Khedive Temple, Norfolk, Va.; Midian 
Temple, Wichita, Kan.; Mirza Temple, Pittsburg, Kan.; Mizpah 
Temple, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Orak Temple, Hammond, Ind., and 
Zorah Temple, Terre Haute, Ind. 

THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION 

New Orleans had the honor of entertaining the thirty-sixth 
annual session of the Imperial Council, and Jerusalem 1 emple 
proved a most hospitable host. The sessions were held April 12 
and 13 , 1910 , and headquarters of the Imperial Council were at the 
St. Charles Hotel. 

Noble Gus Levy, Illustrious Potentate of Jerusalem Temple, 
called the public session to order in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 
introducing the Rev. Dr. Byron Holly, rector of St. George s 
Protestant Episcopal Church, after whose invocation, Jared Y. 
Sanders, Governor of Louisiana, welcomed the Imperial Council 
on behalf of the State. Martin Behrman, Mayor of New Orleans, 
also made an address of welcome and was followed by Charles F. 
Buck, Past Potentate of Jerusalem Temple, who welcomed the vis¬ 
itors in behalf of the Shrines of Louisiana. The slogan was “Glad- 
U- Kum,” and it was emphasized not only by the orators, but by the 
Shriners and the residents of the Crescent City generally. 

Responses to the welcoming addresses were made by George L. 
Street, Imperial Potentate, and by Lou B. Winsor, Past Imperial 
Potentate. 

The public opening ended, the Imperial Council at once went 
into executive session, and Imperial Potentate Street plunged into 
his important annual address. The condition of his health had 
prevented him from making official visits to the temples of the 
Order the only official visitation being to Almas Temple, in W ash- 
ington, October 29 , 1909 . It devolved upon the Deputy Imperial 
Potentate, W. J. Cunningham, to make most of the important visita¬ 
tions, and notable among these were two visits to Kismet Temple, 
in Brooklyn. The first was August 27 , 1909 , upon the occasion of 
the laying of the corner stone of the mosque of Kismet Temple, 
and the second, March 30 , 1910 , when the magnificent structure 

was dedicated. 

Important edicts were issued by Imperial Potentate Street dur¬ 
ing the year, and perhaps the most important of these was one 
against female organizations in the Order. The ‘ Ladies Oriental 
Shrine, Temple No. 1 , Oasis of Western Pennsylvania, 1 ittsburg, 
Pa..” sought the official recognition of the Imperial Council L nder 
date of October 27 , 1909 , the Imperial Potentate wrote as follows: 


“This organization circulated petitions for initiations and mem- Tj 
bership in which the petitioner declares she is the wife, daughter, 1 
mother or sister of a member of a temple of the Order of the 1 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and that she prays she may be maue I 
‘a Lady of the Mystic Shrine’ and a member of the temple. 

“Believing that the edict of the Imperial Council that unauthor¬ 
ized organizations of any kind using the emblems of the Order, 
of its title, or titles, and purporting to be an organization, shall 
not be organized within the jurisdiction of a temple, except with 
the official sanction of said temple, is intended to cover organiza¬ 
tions of women as well as of men, and inasmuch as the Imperial 
Council and the Imperial Potentate have not been consulted in 
regard to this proposed organization of women, and no authority 
has been granted for any such organization, I issue this as my 
official edict, cautioning temples of the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine against giving any encouragement or support to any organ¬ 
ization of women or men purporting to be an Oriental Shrine, com¬ 
posed of the female members of the families of Nobles of our 
Order, and members of our temples, and I hereby forbid any 
temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, its officers or members, 
recognizing any such organization of women.” 

It appeared that women had applied to temples for the purchase 
of old regalia and paraphernalia, as well as to rent quarters in the 
temple’s household. 

The whole subject of women and the Order was covered by the 
Imperial Potentate during his term of office, and many mooted 
points were settled by him, subject to the approval of the Imperial 
Council. Several temples of the Order had organized ladies’ 
Arab patrols, and at the last session of the Imperial Council in 
Louisville several such appeared and gave public drills, which were 
highly interesting. The matter officially came to the attention o. 
the Imperial Potentate, February 21 , 1910 , when he was asked to 
make a decision on the following question: 

“Can a temple of Nobles of tbe Mystic Shrine organize a uni¬ 
formed female patrol and allow the same to appear in the temple 
at a ceremonial session or to appear in public for parade or drill 
under the auspices of the temple and by its authority ? 

The Imperial Potentate rendered the following decision: 

“No temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine can organize a 
female patrol or any uniformed body of women and introduce the 
same into the temple at a ceremonial session, or permit such 
organization to parade, drill or appear in public under the auspices 
of the temple or by its authority.” 

Supplementing this decision the Imperial Potentate wrote: 

“My attention has been called to the fact that at the last session 
of the Imperial Council, held in Louisville, Ky., certain temples 
and Nobles introduced women in the annual parade of the Nobility. 
Believing that this innovation is neither a proper nor desirable 
feature in parades of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, I have ordered 
that the committee of officers in charge of the parade at New 
Orleans shall see that no one is permitted to appear in the parade 
of the temples but members of the Order, uniformed bands and 
male servants accompanying the temples. 

“Each potentate receiving this decision and order will cause it 
to be read at the first session of his temple after its receipt, and 
shall see that this decision and order is obeyed and complied with. 

“Calling to mind the many females appearing in the Shrine 
parade in 1909 , at Louisville, a surprise and a new departure that 
was criticized by many, and being also asked the question as above 
stated, as well as having anticipated some similar trouble at this 




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session, I had previously instructed the committee in charge at New 
Orleans, relative to not allowing any temple to include or allow 
uniformed bodies of females to participate. I therefore deemed it 
also advisable to notify the Nobility, through the potentates of all 
the temples, of my official decision in this matter. 

I now refer my decision to the Imperial Council for its con¬ 
sideration.” 

There had also been received by the Imperial Potentate several 
inquiries from temples concerning the "Daughters of Isis.” To 
these the Imperial Potentate replied along the lines of his decision 
above quoted. 

An edict was also issued against lending the Shrine to indis¬ 
criminate advertising, such as: “Shrine Excursions,” trips abroad, 
etc. The Imperial Potentate forbade recorders or potentates fur¬ 
nishing lists of membership to any person for the purpose of having 
the members of the Order circularized. In issuing this edict the 
Imperial Potentate only followed the rule that obtains in many 
Grand Masonic bodies. In some cases the promoters of excursions 
had proffered free trips to individuals high in the Order, and he 
was forced to the conclusion that too much commercialism would 
in time be detrimental to the Order. 

The Imperial Potentate included in the call for the New Orleans 
Session a standing resolution adopted at the Louisville Session pro¬ 
hibiting the custom of distributing souvenirs and dispensing intox- 
cating liquors in temple headquarters. He had been asked more 
clearly to define the intent of the Imperial Council in such legisla¬ 
tion, and said: 

“Some rowdyism and some violation of social edicts have been 
unwittingly tolerated and made light of in the past, and have called 
a deserved rebuke from the Imperial Council. Any courtesies 
shown in temple headquarters should be limited to Nobles of the 
Order and ladies accompanying them. Men and boys who are in 
no way connected with the Order should be barred from head¬ 
quarters if possible. The exchange of temple badges is permis¬ 
sible; the indiscriminate distribution of all kinds of souvenirs in 
large quantities to every one who calls at headquarters, or to or 
among representatives while the sessions of the Imperial Council 
are being held, is to be ‘discouraged,’ and the dispensing of ‘intoxi¬ 
cating liquors’ by temples and in temple headquarters during the 
Imperial Council meeting is ‘prohibited.’ 

“Seventeen years ago an Imperial Potentate closed his address 
with these words: 

‘Let us inscribe over the doors of our temples, so that all may 
read, this inscription: 

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Pleasure without intemperance, hospitality with¬ 
out RUDENESS, AND JOLLITY WITHOUT COARSENESS, SHOULD 
HERE PREVAIL AMONGST ALL OF THE TRUE FAITH. 

There is a limit to enjoyment, though the sources 

OF WEALTH BE BOUNDLESS, AND THE CHOICEST PLEASURES 
OF LIFE LIE WITHIN THE RING OF MODERATION. 

“I commend them to the Nobles for study and reflection.” 

The report submitted by the Imperial Potentate showed the 
membership to be 149 , 146 , a net gain for the year of 11 , 021 . There 
were created 14,092 Nobles, and the total by affiliation, restoration, 
etc., reached 16 , 421 . Losses by death were 1 , 625 , by expulsion 
eighteen, and losses by dimit, suspension, etc., brought the total to 
5 , 404 . The financial statement showed a balance of $ 107 , 416.31 in 



the hands of the Imperial Treasurer, an increase of $ 19 , 772.16 ovei 
the previous year. 

NEW TEMPLES OF THE ORDER 

The following new temples were constituted under charter: 

Nile, Seattle, Wash., 

Hillah, Ashland, Ore., 

Rizpah, Madisonville, Ky., 

El Maida, El Paso, Tex. 

The following were established by dispensation: 

Midian Temple, Wichita, Kan., 

Khedive, Norfolk, Va., 

Zarah, Terre Haute, Ind., 

Mirza Temple, Pittsburg, Kan., 

Kem, Grand Porks, N. Dak. 

Among the decisions of the Imperial Potentate bearing on new 
points, were these: 

Nile Temple, Seattle:—Qualifications for residence of army 
and navy officers shall be the same as any other person. Waivure 
of jurisdiction by the temple in whose limits they reside is re¬ 
quired. 

Alhambra Temple, Chattanooga:—No temple can rule that appli¬ 
cants shall be both Thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Masons and 
Knights Templar. 

Hamasa Temple, Meridian, Miss.:—Action of the Grand Com- 
manderv of Mississippi, in forfeiting the charter of a commandery 
at Macon, does not affect individuals. They are still Knights Tem¬ 
plar at large. 

Acca Temple, Richmond, Va.:—Arab patrols are part of the 
working corps of the temples, and under the control of the poten¬ 
tate. They can have no separate existence as a body. 

Syrian Temple, Cincinnati, two-thirds of the members of the 
band of which are not members of the Order: “I do not believe 
anyone not a Shriner should be allowed to wear a fez in a Shrine 
parade and to be represented to the Shriners, especially at the Im¬ 
perial Council, as members of the Order.” 

Dispensation asked for Azhur Temple of Halifax, was declined 
on the ground that it would weaken Luxor Temple of St. John, 
N. B., which had but 525 members. 

The statistical report of Imperial Recorder Rowell showed a total 
of 431 representatives to the Imperial Council, three emeriti mem¬ 
bers. 15 ad vitam members, six with rights and privileges, and 407 
active members representing the several temples. There were 113 
chartered temples and eight under dispensation, and all made re¬ 
ports Mizpah, Eort Wayne; Orak, Hammond, Ind., and Zarah, 
Terre Haute, Ind., were all reported by Recorder Rowell as having 
been constituted. 

CHARGES AGAINST A REPRESENTATIVE 

Noble William B. Melish, chairman of the Committee on Juris¬ 
prudence, reported the preferring of charges against Lrank O. 
Evans, a representative and member of the Imperial Council, and 
Past Potentate of Za-Ga-Zig Temple of Des Moines, Iowa. The 
charges were of “conduct unbecoming a member,” in that he failed 
to present the by-laws of his temple to the Imperial Council for 
approval; appointed instead of electing a successor to a representa¬ 
tive to the Imperial Council who had resigned, and entered into a 
private agreement with candidates for the Nobility, whereby in con- 


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sideration of their paying a fee of $50 they were to be exempt from 
dues for a period of ten years. The law of the Imperial Council 
requires that the minimum fee shall be $ 50 . 

Noble Evans appeared in person before the committee, as did 
Noble John C. Petty, Illustrious Potentate of Za-Ga-Zig Temple, 
with the books and records, and Representatives A. M. Hough, 
George W. Kemp, and Ernest K. Maine. The committee, after 
hearing all the evidence in the case, found Noble Evans guilty on 
all three charges, and recommended his suspension until December 
31 , 1911 . After a warm fight on the floor of the Imperial Council, 
the report of the committee was amended to carry a reprimand 
instead of suspension, and was then adopted. 

DISPENSATIONS AND CHARTERS 

The roll call of the temples showed all to be represented except 
Gizeh Temple, Victoria, B. C. Dispensations were asked for the 
following temples: 

A 1 Sihah, Macon, Ga., 

Bedouin, Allegheny, Pa., 

Azhar, Halifax, N. S. 

Aahmes, Oakland, Cal., 

Khalifa, Regina, Saskatchewan, 

Wahabi, Jackson, Miss. 

Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Charters and Dis¬ 
pensations, dispensation was granted A 1 Sihah Temple. The com¬ 
mittee favored a dispensation for Wahabi Temple, but upon a re¬ 
consideration of the vote, the matter went over until the next ses¬ 
sion of the Imperial Council. The committee recommended that 
the dispensation asked for Aahmes Temple be denied, but the Im¬ 
perial Council amended the recommendation and granted the dis¬ 
pensation. The Imperial Council concurred in the recommendation 
that dispensations be denied Azhar, Kahlifa, and Bedouin 1 emples. 


Imperial Recorder, Benjamin W. Rowell, Boston, Mass., _ 

Imperial First Ceremonial Master, J. Putnam Stevens, Port- 1 
land, Me., 

Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Henry F. Niedringhaus, 

Jr.. St. Louis, Mo., 

Imperial Marshal. Charles E. Ovenshire, Minneapolis, Minn., I 






Imperial Captain of the Guard. Elias J. Jacoby, Indianapolis, 

Ind., tim.K 

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Imperial Outer Guard, W. Freeland Kendrick, Philadelphia, M 

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AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 

Several amendments to the constitution and by-laws were made, 
notably along the lines of decisions made by the Imperial Potentate 
during the year. On the subject of female organizations in the 
Order, Section 6, of Article II., was amended by the addition of 
the following: 


“No temple shall organize or recognize in any way 
any body of women, or men and women, calling itself 
an ‘Oriental Shrine,’ or purporting to be an Oriental 
order, and to be composed of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine and female relatives of such and making 
such relationship the requisite for membership in 
such body.” 

The using of the names of the members of the Order for com¬ 
mercial purposes was interdicted by the substitution of the follow¬ 
ing for Article XV., of the by-laws : 

ARTICLE XV 

IMPROPER CIRCULARS. PUBLICATIONS AND PRACTICES 




In the latter case, no one appeared in behalf of the petition. 

Charters were asked for the following temples under dispensa¬ 
tion : 

Kem Temple, Grand Forks, N. Dak., 

Khedive Temple, Norfolk, a., 

Midian Temple, Wichita, Kan. 

Mirza Temple, Pittsburg, Kan., 

Mizpah Temple, Fort Wayne, Ind.. 

Hadi Temple, Evansville, Ind., 

Orak Temple, Hammond, Ind., 

Zorah Temple, Terre Haute, Ind. 

These charters were all granted by the vote of the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Charters and 
Dispensations. 

DIVAN FOR 1910-1911 

The election of officers for the year 1910-1911 resulted as fol¬ 
lows : 

Imperial Potentate, Fred A. Hines, Los Angeles, Cal., 

Deputy Imperial Potentate, John F. Treat, Fargo, N. Dak. 

Imperial Chief Rabban, William J. Cunningham, Baltimore. 


“The Imperial Council emphatically condemns all immoral and 
vulgar practices or allusions to the initiation of candidates, or in 
the printed notices issued by temples to members of the Order. 

The potentate, or presiding officer for the time being, of each 
temple, shall be held personally responsible for not immediately 
arresting any attempt at vulgarity or obscenity. 

"No potentate or recorder of a temple shall furnish to anyone 
a list of names of members of his temple, for the purpose of having 
the members circularized, or solicited for business purposes; nor 
shall anv temple issue appeals for aid to any Nobles not members 
of said temple, unless they bear the indorsement of the Imperial 
Potentate. No potentate or recorder shall issue with any official 
notice of the temple, or as a part thereof, any announcement or 
advertising matter of a purely business character which has not 
been authorized by vote of said temple, or which does not bear the 
indorsement of the Imperial Potentate. 

“For any violation of this law, the Imperial Potentate may sus¬ 
pend the offending officer, or the work of the temple, until the next 
session of the Imperial Council.” 

Female patrols were interdicted by the adoption of the following, 
as an amendment to Article XVII.: 


Imperial Assistant Rabban, William W. Trwin, V heeling, W. 

Va., „ , . . 

Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Jacob T. Barron, Columbia, 


S. C., 


Imperial Oriental Guide, Frederick R. Smith. Rochester. N. Y„ 
Imperial Treasurer, William S. Brown, Pittsburg, Pa., 


“No temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine can 
organize a female patrol, or any uniformed body of 
women, and introduce the same into the temple at 
a ceremonial session, or permit such organization to 
parade, drill, or appear in public under the auspices of 
the temple, or by its authority.” 


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The appearance of women in the parades of the Order was also 
prohih'i-ed by the adoption of the following amendment to Article 
XVII. •. 

‘•-in the annual parade of the temples of the Order, 
at meetings of the Imperial Council, or in parades 
given under the auspices of subordinate temples of 
the Order, no one shall be permitted to participate in 
the parade but members of the Order, uniformed 
bands and male servants accompanying temples.” 

The seveial new matters of law passed upon by the Imperial 
t otentate in his decision reviewed in his annual address, were all 
approved, and his decision regarding the prerequisite to member¬ 
ship in the Order, was made the subject of an amendment to Sec¬ 
tion 2 of Article XII., which now reads as follows: 

‘A Noble can hold active membership in but one 
temple. In order to retain membership in a temple, 
a Noble must be in good standing in one or the other of 
the two prerequisite Masonic bodies, a commandery 
of the order of Knights Templar, or a consistory of 
the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and so long as he 
is in good standing in one or the other of these bodies, 
his membership in the temple is not affected bv any 
action of the other prerequisite body in depriving him 
of membership in that body. 

Should a Noble become non-affiliated in the one 
prerequisite body, upon which his membership in the 
Shrine is based, by reason of his taking a dimit, he 
must make an effort to reaffiliate with a prerequisite 



dimit to a Noble, but must satisfy itself that the Noble 
asking for it is still in good repute.” 

The recommendation of the Imperial Potentate in the matter of 
hospitality at temple headquarters during the sessions of the Im¬ 
perial Council were made the subject of a new section of the by-laws 
of the Order as follows • 

TEMPLE HEADQUARTERS AND HOSPITALITY AT IMPERIAL 

COUNCIL SESSIONS 

Temples of the Order may maintain headquarters 
during the Annual Sessions of the Imperial Council for 
the purpose of dispensing Shrine hospitality and good 
fellowship. 1 he use of intoxicating liquors at such 
headquarters is prohibited. The use of temple 
badges as gifts or for exchange purposes is permitted. 

The indiscriminate distribution, in large quantities, of 
all kinds of souvenirs, to every one who calls at temple 
headquarters, should not be made. All courtesies 
shown in temple headquarters should be limited to 
Robles of the Order and ladies accompanying them. 

‘‘No distribution of souvenirs or gifts of any kind 
shall be made by temples or representatives, to the 
members of the Imperial Council, or at the place of the 
meeting of the Imperial Council while that body is 
holding its session. 

Each potentate and each representative should see 
that no abuse of any kind is permitted in temple head¬ 
quarters that tends to discredit the Shrine, or its 
avowed principles or objects.” 


body of the same rite within six months from the date 
of his withdrawal, otherwise he shall be deprived of his 
membership in his temple by reason of said voluntary 
non-affiliation. If the Noble makes an effort to affiliate 
during the six months’ period of his non-affiliation with 
the prerequisite body and is rejected, then his non¬ 
affiliation is not voluntary, and his membership in his 
temple is not affected thereby. He must, however, 
make an effort to become affiliated during each six 
months’ period of his non-affiliation with the pre¬ 
requisite body. 

“When a temple learns in an official manner that one 
of its members, by reason of his non-affiliation for six 
months or more, is not in good standing in at least 
one of the Masonic bodies, membership in which is a 
prerequisite to membership in the Shrine, then the 
temple shall notify the member so charged that he 
must appear in the temple or give evidence to the 
temple, at its first stated session thereafter, that the 
non-affiliation is not voluntary on his part. Should he 
fail to do this, then he shall be declared suspended from 
all his rights and benefits of membership in the temple, 
until he removes the cause of his suspension. 

“No dimit can be granted to a Noble accused of vio¬ 
lation of the laws of the Order, pending his trial. No 
temple can withhold a dimit from a Noble who is free 
from charges and indebtedness to the temple. A dimit 
is a certificate that the Noble named therein is in good 
standing and of good repute and recommended as such 
to other temples. A temple may issue a duplicate 


An amendment was adopted to Section 5 of Article II., to prevent 
temples having concurrent jurisdiction from holding ceremonial 
sessions elsewhere than at the established oasis. This amendment 
grew out of the fact that one temple having concurrent jurisdiction 
traveled three hundred miles and held a ceremonial session within 
sixty miles of the temple with which it held concurrent jurisdiction. 
The section as amended now reads: 

“Section 5 —Temples may open and confer the Order 
at any place within their jurisdiction, notice being given 
of such intent,^and candidates having previously been 
elected; but no other business can be transacted at such 
sessions except the preliminaries toward conferring the 
Order, except where two or more temples hold con¬ 
current jurisdiction, in which case all ceremonial ses¬ 
sions must be held at the city or town in which the 
temple is permanently located. 

“A temple may hold a ceremonial session in States 
and territories where no temples exist, provided they 
obtain a special dispensation from the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate empowering them so to do.” 

Before adjourning, the Imperial Council, upon the motion of Past 
Potentate Lou B. Winsor, elected as emeriti members of the Imperial 
Council, the Imperial Treasurer, William R. Brown, and also George 
W. McCandless, Past Potentate of Syria Temple of Pittsburg, 
who has rendered valuable assistance to the Imperial Treasurer. 
After the installation of officers and the presentation of the regula¬ 
tion jewel of a past imperial potentate, to Noble George L. Street, 
the Imperial Council adjourned to meet in Rochester N Y Tulv 
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THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION 

Damascus Temple, of Rochester, was the host of the thirty- 
seventh annual session of the Imperial Council, which assembled in 
the Convention Hall at 10:45 A. M„ July 11 , 1911 . The Nobility of 
Rochester and the citizens generally bad made elaborate prepara¬ 
tions for the coming of the caravans, and the city was a blaze of 
splendor by night and a riot of color by day. 

Illustrious Potentate Esten A. Fletcher of Damascus Temple, wel¬ 
comed the members of the Imperial Council, and was followed by 
Mayor Hiram IT. Edgerton. Lieutenant Governor Thomas F. Con¬ 
way delivered an address of welcome, on behalf of the State, and 
the response was by the Imperial Potentate, Fred A. Hines. 

The annual address of the Imperial Potentate like that of his im¬ 
mediate predecessor, was one of importance, for the growth of the 
Order is so rapid and the activities such that much work devolves 
upon the Imperial Potentate during his brief term of office. Noble 
Hines devoted himself almost exclusively to the work of the Order, 
and he had many recommendations to make. These he made forcibly, 
and without fear or favor, speaking right from the heart. He had 
made seventy-one visitations and had gone into the matter of the 
needs of the Order more closely than any other Imperial Potentate 
had found time to do. He had taken his task seriously and the 
recommendations he laid before the Imperial Council were the 
result of deep reflection and study. 

The rapid growth of the Order and the increasing popularity of 
the sessions of the Imperial Council had made the question of proper 
accommodations at the convention city a serious one indeed. 

“At present,” said the Imperial Potentate, “it is al¬ 
most impossible for any city in North America to care 
for the Imperial Council and its following. It is use¬ 
less to close our eyes to the situation —something must 
be done. We could district the jurisdiction on the plan 
of the Grand Commandery, and instead of observing 
State lines have the Eastern District, the Middle West 
District, the Western District, the Southern District 
and the Pacific Coast District, and have a Deputy 
Imperial Potentate preside over the destinies of each 
district, having each district hold its own annual ses¬ 
sion, as we do now, and at different times of the year, 
so that the Imperial Potentate, the Imperial Treasurer 
and the Imperial Recorder can attend each of them. In 
this way each district would have several cities that 
could take care of the gathering from its own district, 

Patrol and all, in a comfortable manner. Then have a 
business meeting every two or three years for the pur¬ 
pose of electing the Imperial Potentate and the balance 
of the officers. But I am inclined to think this would 
not meet the requirements, for the reason that I think 
the great interest is maintained by meeting each year 
those whom we learn to love from all parts of our great 
country. 

“It has occurred to me as this condition exists, and 
as there is no reason for evading the situation, that I 
would recommend the appointment of a committee of 
three to investigate and report at our next annual 
session the feasibility of buying, say, five thousand 
acres of wooded land centrally located for instance, 
in the Green Bay country, or on Lake Superior, on a 


line of railroad not too far from the main lines of 
travel, where there is good fishing, boating and hunt¬ 
ing; have a drill ground cleared with plenty of review¬ 
ing stands, baseball grounds, croquet grounds, tennis 
courts, golf grounds, etc., etc. Build a convention hall 
with seating capacity of 750 and plenty of committee 
rooms (one story) ; a ball and banquet hall which can 
be divided, but in which, when all opened, several 
thousand could dance (one story) ; a hotel of ade¬ 
quate proportions; give to each Shrine ten acres—-on 
condition that they continue to obey the laws of the 
Imperial Council—on which they could build their own 
headquarters, and probably vie with each other as to 
the beauty of their respective places; give to each 
Shriner on the same condition an acre of ground if he 
will build a $1,000 bungalow; have automobile drives 
through our property, and when we have good roads 
all over North America, five years from now, can you 
imagine how many will make the trip to Mecca in their 
machines each year? And, mind you, it is not to say 
three or four days only, but make it a place to go to at 
any and all times of the year. You can have a place 
where you can go any time and know you are with 
friends. Each temple would save enough in hotel 
bills, etc., in two years, to pay for their headquarters. 

Some localities might be glad to donate the land for 
such a purpose. 

“Another point in its favor is that it would enable 
us to get away from the hoodlums that are in every 
city, who take advantage of the occasion to make all 
kinds of disgraceful disturbances, and for which we, as 
an organization, get the credit. Another proposition 
might be engaging for a week one of the large Chau¬ 
tauqua grounds, just before their summer season is 
opened. 

“I therefore recommend the appointment of a com¬ 
mittee of five to investigate and report at the next 
annual meeting of the body.” 

For the purpose of saving the time of the Imperial Council, the 
Imperial Potentate recommended the creation of a commission, ap¬ 
pointed by the Imperial Potentate, to hear, try and determine of¬ 
fenses and violations of the by-laws, code, constitution and rules 
and regulations of the Imperial Council, when ordered to do so by 
the Imperial Potentate. A similar law governing subordinate tem¬ 
ples was also recommended. 

IMITATIONS OF THE ORDER 

Under the head of “Imitations” the Imperial Potentate had this 
to say: 

“I desire to call the attention of this body to a new 
organization calling themselves “The Order of Moose.” 

I know nothing of their objects, but they have adopted 
as a part of their uniform, the “red fez” with the 
figure of a moose embroidered in gold on the front. 

We adopted the red fez because it was in keeping with 
our Oriental costume, and because it was a part of the 
insignia of the Oriental country from which we eman¬ 
ated. From the name of this new order I cannot see 
where the fez could be ' t all appropriate. 


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“Another incident happened in Chattanooga. I heard 
a band coming down the street, and on looking out of 
the window of my hotel I saw what seemed to be an 
Arab patrol in full Arabian costume and wearing 
fezes; when they came closer, I saw from the banner 
they carried that they were Elks. 

“In both of these instances I am willing to believe 
that thoughtless advice prevailed, for I do not believe 
the organizers of such institutions as these, with the 
wisdom that should be at their heads, would be guilty 
of imitating our costumes or our uniforms. 

“I, therefore, recommend that the Imperial Recorder 
be instructed by a resolution of this Imperial Council 
to communicate with both of these orders mentioned, 
through their proper officers, to the end that they desist 
from copying any part of our regalia. 

“We certainly have enough troubles of our own 
without answering for other organizations through 
their being mistaken for members of the Shrine.” 

COMBINATION OF JEWELS FORBIDDEN 

The Imperial Potentate called attention to a notice he had issued 
February 1 , 1911 , and asked that the matter be referred to the 
Committee on Jurisprudence and Law, for a decision. The letter 
follows: 

“To all Potentates of Temples under the Jurisdiction 
of the Imperial Council, A. A. O. N. M. S., for 
North America: 

“Illustrious Noble: Your attention is called to the 
law which forbids the combining the emblem of the 
Order of the Mystic Shrine with that of any other 
society. 

“Many complaints have been made to your Imperial 
Potentate that this law is being violated, and you are 
hereby notified to have your membership informed of 
this law forbidding them to combine the emblem of the 
Mystic Shrine with that of any other order. You will 
also cause your members to be notified of the same in 
the notice for the next ceremonial session following 
the receipt of this order, and emphatically impress 
upon the minds of the Nobles of your temple that the 
practice of wearing the emblem or jewel of the Order 
combined with that of any other order is prohibited, 
and must cease.” 

Since the issuance of this order the Imperial Potentate received 
many letters inquiring if it applied to Masonic emblems combined 
with that of the Shrine. For that reason he asked that it be reported 
on by the Committee on Jurisprudence, which decided that it applied 
also to Masonic emblems, and its report was approved by the 
Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Potentate also denounced the use of any emblem of 
the Order, such as the “star and crescent,” the “fez” or a figure of 
a Noble wearing the “fez” for advertising purposes, and suggested 
that every member of the Order not only caution those using the 
same, but use the most stringent measures to disparage the practice. 

Wa-Wa Temple was established by dispensation at Regina, 
Saskatchewan, and Bagdad Temple at Butte, Mont., while the fol¬ 
lowing were instituted under charter: 



Mirza Temple, Pittsburg, Kan. 

Hadi Temple, Evansville, Ind., 

Mizpah Temple, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 

Orak Temple, Hammond Ind., 

Zorah Temple, Terre Haute, Ind., 

Khedive Temple, Norfolk, Va., 

Kem Temple, Grand Forks, N. Dak., 

Midian Temple, Wichita, Kan. 

The death was reported by the Imperial Potentate, of Jacob T. 
Barron, Imperial High Priest and Prophet, which occurred in Kan¬ 
sas City, September 16 , 1910 . The deaths of Past Illustrious Poten¬ 
tate and Representative. Gus B. Lockwood, of A 1 Chymia Temple, 
Memphis, Tenn., March 17 , 1911 , and Illustrious Potentate and 
Representative William C. Astley, of Salaam Temple, Newark, 
N. J., May 8, 1911 , were also reported. 

RECORD NUMBER OF OFFICIAL VISITS 

Perhaps the most important work of the term of Imperial Poten¬ 
tate Hines was his visitation to seventy-one temples, and these he 
reviewed in detail in his annual report. The dedication of the 
Mosque of Murat Temple, Indianapolis, May 16 , 1910 , was one of 
the first important visitations. This structure is designed through¬ 
out in purely Arabic lines as distinguished from the Moorish. The 
theatre auditorium seats 2000 persons. It is leased as a theatre but is 
reserved three days each month for such purposes as Murat Temple 
may elect. Social rooms extend along the front of the building on 
the second floor, which are always open to the membership. Special 
rooms are set aside for the band, patrol and candidates. A large and 
well-furnished room is provided for the exclusive use of the divan. 
This is decorated along Egyptian lines, with the lotus flower, camel, 
and Egyptian wings predominating. The carpet and all the furnish¬ 
ings were especially designed. The banquet hall, seating 1500 , is 
finished along Arabic lines, and is also used as a ball room. A class 
of 192 novices made the pilgrimage across the hot sands of the desert 
upon this occasion. 

A visit to Aloha Temple, in Honolulu, was one of importance, as 
a party of 125 Nobles and their ladies boarded the steamship Wil- 
helmina at San Francisco. February 15 , 1911 , for the pilgrimage. 
1 he six-day ocean voyage was made in ideal weather. The morning 
of February 21 found the tourists off the harbor of Honolulu, where 
they were met by the Illustrious Potentate of Aloha Temple, James S. 
McCandless, and a reception committee aboard the yacht, Kulamau 
II. Hawaii’s symbol of greeting, a lei, or floral wreath, was placed 
about the necks of all the visitors. They were also met by the Nobility 
of Aloha Temple with a band, on the tug. Intrepid. The wharf was 
lined bv thousands of persons. The Arab Patrol of Aloha Temple 
was drawn up in line, and the Royal Hawaiian Band was on hand to 
welcome the visitors. There were automobiles in great numbers and 
a parade was formed which led through the principal streets of the 
Hawaiian metropolis. 

In the afternoon the ladies of Aloha Temple gave a reception at 
the Seaside Hotel, Waikiki Beach, which was followed by a luau, or 
Hawaiian native feast, where the visitors were taught to eat from 
a pan with their fingers. Dr. C. B. Wood, first Potentate of Aloha 
Temple, was master of ceremonies. Addresses were made bv Noble 
George A. Davis, of Aloha Temple, and by Joseph J. Fern, Mayor of 
Honolulu. The Imperial Potentate made pleasing response and was 
followed by Noble Lou B. Winsor who instituted Aloha Temple in 
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The annual floral parade was given next day (Washington’s birth¬ 
day), a splendid affair, rivaling those of Pasadena and of Nice. That 
midnight, the Imperial party, accompanied by sixty-four Nobles of 
Aloha Temple, boarded the steamer Wilhelmina bound for Hilo, and 
the volcano of Kilauea, on the Island of Hawaii. At daybreak the 
steamer was running so close along the shore of Hawaii that the vis¬ 
itors were enabled to see the most wonderful scenery in the world 
of its kind. The rugged coast seemed to rise in an almost unbroken 
line to the snow-capped peak of Mauna Kea, 14,000 feet above the 
sea. Sugar cane grew in abundance along the coast, and here and 
there were sugar mills and small villages. Hundreds of waterfalls 
seemed to come out of the very faces of the cliffs. Arriving at Hilo 
at one o’clock in the afternoon, the party was taken in automobiles to 
the Volcano House, a drive of thirty-two miles through the wonderful 
tropical scenery of the island, and after luncheon, by the new govern¬ 
ment road to the crater, passing within one hundred yards of the pit 
of fire. The lake of molten lava, spitting, sputtering, seething, or 
swaying in great waves, and accompanied by a roar not unlike the 
ocean, filled the visitors with awe. 

Gathered there at the crater, Kilauea was dedicated to Aloha 
Temple, by the Imperial Potentate, in these words: 

“Ladies and Nobles: Now. while Allah smiles from his 
throne above, and the stars of heaven shine down into 
this place, in the name of Him who places the bitterness 
in the root, the mysteries in the herbs of the field, and 
the burning in the fire; and by virtue of the authority in 
me vested by the Imperial Council of the Ancient 
Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North 
America, I dedicate and consecrate this mountain and 
this crater filled with molten lava, to the cause of jus¬ 
tice. truth, good fellowship, and the punishment of all 
evil doers and bad Shriners ; and may the name Kilauea 
with all its meaning, and the sentiment, Aloha Nui Oe, 
remain in the heart of every Shriner whithersoever dis¬ 
persed around the world.” 

Another interesting event which occured at the brink of the crater, 
was the institution of a new order, by Noble A. M. Allison, which 
he named : “The Daughters of Pele.” ( Pele is the goddess of fire in 
Hawaiian mythology.) The order is designed to commemorate the 
visit of the wives, mothers and daughters of this pilgrimage to 
Hawaii, and will hold its annual meetings among the sisters at the 
same time and place as the Imperial Council sessions, \v hen the\ \\ ill 
all again renew the many friendships which were established on this 
pilgrimage. 

About ten o’clock P. M., the women of the party returned to the 
hotel, while the Nobles remained at the brink of the crater, where 
Aloha Temple held its ceremonial session—at the very edge of the 
lake of fire, where the novices were conducted across real burning 
sands. The veil of secrecy must be drawn over these ceremonies, 
but they were so real that the Nobles of the Imperial party all called 
upon Pele to have mercy on the souls of these poor Sons of the 
Desert. “This,” reports the Imperial Potentate, “was a ceremonial 
session which will never be surpassed in unique features in the 
history of the Order.” 

Next morning the return trip was made to Hilo. Here the Arab 
Patrol of Aloha Temple paraded the streets, to the intense delight 
of the natives, who had never before seen anything like it. A ban¬ 
quet in the Masonic Temple of the second city of the Hawaiian 


Islands was a feature of the evening, followed by a reception and 
ball. At the latter, the grand march was led by the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate and Miss Moir. At the end of the ball the steamer was boarded 
for the return trip to Honolulu. 

At two o’clock in the afternoon of February 25 , the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate and his Imperial Divan, together with the visiting Nobles and 
the Nobles of Aloha Temple, assembled at the Hawaiian Opera 
House, where a parade was formed for the purpose of conducting 
the novices through the business portion of the city. This is al¬ 
ways an interesting feature in Honolulu, and looked forward to with 
great expectation by the whole populace. The traditional banquet 
was held at Seaside Hotel. Waikiki Beach, in the evening, where a 
special pavilion had been erected for the purpose. 

Further excursions were arranged for the visitors during the 
next three days, and a reception was given by the ex-queen, 
Liliuokalani. Departure for San Francisco was made on the morn¬ 
ing of March 1 , and six days later the \\ ilhelmina passed within the 
Golden Gate. 

THE DAUGHTERS OF ISIS AGAIN 

As usual, a large number of questions came up for decision dur¬ 
ing the term of Imperial Potentate Hines, and these were referred 
to the Imperial Council for their approval, or for such action as 
might be warranted. In no instance was he reversed. Among the 
decisions were these: 

A 1 Malaikah Temple:—“You cannot recognize any 
such institution as the Daughters of Isis, in the future, 
and I would advise all members of A 1 Malaikah Tem¬ 
ple to refuse to have anything to do with such an 
organization. We cannot, of course, prohibit them 
from having an organization with a prerequisite mem¬ 
bership in our Order, but we can discipline any Nobles 
who belong to same.” 

Similar decision was rendered in the case of other temples, for 
it seemed, in spite of the action taken at the last session of the 
Imperial Council, a movement was spreading for an organization of 
the Daughters of Isis, in all parts of the L nited States. Even Mecca 
Temple proposed such an order. 

BUGOS IMPERIAL COUNCIL INCORPORATED 

The attention of the Imperial Potentate was called to the incor¬ 
poration in Ohio, by S. C. Rutter and others, of the “Imperial 
Grand Council. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.” The Imperial Poten¬ 
tate wrote to Past Potentate George March, of A 1 Koran Temple, 
Cleveland, who under date of February 6, 1911 , reported in part 
as follows: 

“I went to Niles and learned that S. C. Rutter is a 
paperhanger; H. R. Marlow and J. S. Moore are un¬ 
known there ; M. D. Reifinger is a boiler maker ; Henry 
Tuttle is employed about a livery stable; William R. 
Burford is an undertaker at Mineral Ridge, about 
four miles from Niles, and L. M. Phillips is a justice 
of the peace. Mr. Phillips is the one supposed to be 
the most active in the matter. They have a clandestine 
lodge, ‘Mount Moriah,’ also a chapter. None of the 
signers has ever been recognized as a Mason, in Niles.” 

The report of the Imperial Recorder showed a total of 123 tem¬ 
ples of the Order, four of which were under dispensation. The 




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membership was reported as 159,/82 a net increase for the year, of 
10 , 625 . I he Imperial Ireasurer reported receipts for the year, to 
have been $ 63 , 053 . 48 , and expenditures $ 53 , 093 . 18 , leaving a net 
balance on hand, amounting to $ 117 , 376 . 61 . 

CHARTERS AND DISPENSATIONS 

Charters were requested for the following temples under dis¬ 
pensation : 

A 1 Sihah Temple, Macon, Ga., 

Aahmes Temple, Oakland, Cal., 

Bagdad Temple, Butte, Mont., 

Wa-Wa Temple, Regina, Saskatchewan. 

Upon the favorable report of the Committee on Charters and 
Dispensations, charters were authorized by the Imperial Council. 
Dispensations were asked for these temples: 

Akdar Temple, Tulsa, Okla., 

Azhar Temple, Halifax, N. S., 

Meshed Temple, Montgomery, Ala., 

Nemesis Temple, Parkersburg, W. Va., 

Wahabi Temple, Jackson, Miss., 

Bedouin Temple, Muskogee, Okla. 

The petition from the Nobles of Parkersburg, for a temple was 
reported on favorably by the Committee on Charters and Dispensa¬ 
tions, but objection was made by Osiris Temple of Wheeling, the 
result being that dispensation was refused. Dispensations were 
denied for temples at Montgomery, Ala., and Jackson. Miss., but 
Akdar, Azhar and Bedouin Temples were authorized. The Nobles 
of Jackson obtained a reconsideration during the second day’s ses¬ 
sion, and a dispensation was granted Wahabi Temple 

IMPERIAL DIVAN FOR 1911-1912 

Election of the new officers of the Imperial Council resulted as 
follows: 

Imperial Potentate, John F. Treat, Fargo N. Dak., 

Deputy Imperial Potentate, William J. Cunningham, Balti¬ 
more, Md., 

Imperial Chief Rabban. William W. Irwin. Wheeling. W. Va.. 
Imperial Assistant Rabban Frederick R. Smith Rochester 
N. Y„ 

Imperial High Priest and Prophet, J. Putnam Stevens, Port¬ 
land, Me., 

Imperial Oriental Guide, Henry F. Niedringhaus, Tr., St. 
Louis, Mo., 

Imperial Treasurer, William S. Brown, Pittsburg, Pa., 

Imperial Recorder. Benjamin W. Rowell, Boston, Mass. 

Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Charles E. Ovenshire, Min¬ 
neapolis, Minn., 

Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Elias J. Jacoby, Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind., 

Imperial Marshal, W. Freeland Kendrick. Philadelphia, Pa., 
Imperial Captain of the Guard, Ellis L. Garretson, Tacoma, 
Wash., 

Imperial Outer Guard, William J. Matthews, New York. 

The suggestion of the Imperial Potentate that a committee inves¬ 
tigate the feasibility of a permanent meeting place for the Imperial 
Council, was approved, and he was authorized to appoint a com¬ 
mittee to report at the next session of the Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Potentate had spent his fifteen months in office 
wholly in the interest of the Order, making the greatest number of 
visits ever made by an Imperial Potentate. The sum of $ 3,500 had 


been appropriated by the Imperial Council for his use, but he had 
spent $ 5000 . Accordingly an additional $1500 was voted to him. 
This money was spent in travel and hotel expenses, and the Imperial 
Potentate made no charge whatever for his time, which he freely 
gave the Older An appropriation of $3500 was made to meet 
expenses of the incoming Imperial Potentate. 

The Imperial Council adjourned to meet in Los Angeles the first 
Tuesday and Wednesday in May, 1912 . Because of the great hos¬ 
pitality of the Nobles of A1 Malaikah Temple, and of the citizens of 
Los Angeles, and Southern California generally, many large p’l 
grimages were arranged, to make this gathering one of the most 
notable in the history of the Imperial Council. 

THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION 

Los Angeles was the host of the Imperial Council for the thirty- 
eighth annual session, which was held during the week beginning 
May 5 , 1912 . “U-Know-Us” was the slogan adopted by A1 Malai¬ 
kah Temple, and by the end of the week the visiting Nobles cer¬ 
tainly did, for not only the Los Angeles Nobility but the people in 
general made it a point to see that Los Angeles should certainly be 
known and remembered. The ceremonies incident to the Imperial 
Council session lasted a full week, and all agreed that never before 
have the Shriners been so lavishly entertained. The attendance also 
was very large. Coming at an ideal time of the year for a visit to 
California, various temples made up special trains and the pilgrim¬ 
age to Los Angeles was one grand sight-seeing tour. 

The arrival on Sunday, May 5 , of the Imperial Potentate’s spec ; al 
train, really marked the opening of the festivities for 1912 . Illus¬ 
trious Noble Treat arrived with his divan in the first of three sec¬ 
tions which had traveled in company from the Imperial Potentate’s 
home in Fargo. N. Dak., where the escorting delegations had assem¬ 
bled. The Imperial escort included these temples: El Zagal. Eargo; 
Aad, Duluth; Kern. Grand Forks. N. Dak.; Khartum, Winnipeg; 
Zuhrah, Minneapolis; Osman. St. Paul; and Za-Ga-Zig. Des Moines 
Bands and patrols galore accompanied the Imperial Potentate, and 

the journey was one of great delight, with frequent stops at po ; nts 
of interest. 

Cannon boomed, bands played, and five thousand assembled 
Shiiners gave the tiger yell as the Imperial Potentate arrived. The 
six uniformed patrols formed in line as rapidly as the three sec¬ 
tions of the Imperial train arrived, and then began the march to 
the headquarters of the Imperial Council. 

Automobiles were provided for those of the Nobility who were 
not in the patrols and bands, and for the ladies of the party, and a 

hundred motor cars, all decorated with the Shrine colors, made up 
the parade. 

As the opening of the Imperial Council did not officially begin 
unti Tuesday, two days were devoted to sightseeing. Sunday was 
given to seeing Los Angeles and environs. The Nobles of A1 Malai- 
a i ad levied upon five hundred automobiles, and every visitor 
vv as giv en a whirl about town. Monday, a visit was made to Cata- 
ma sland, vv here the view of the submarine gardens from the glass- 
ottonied boats was enjoyed, and also the thrilling ride to the top of 
the mountain which rises out of the Pacific. 

Receptions galore were given on Tuesday evening, and Mrs. J. F. 
reat, wife of the Imperial Potentate, held forth informally at the 
, r °| e . " _ exan dria, where the stream of callers was continuous. A 1 
? a ^ e 3 rece pB'°n to the captains of the visiting patrols: 

- oolah, of St. Louis; Mecca, New York; Aloha, Honolulu; Hella, 


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Dallas; Islam, San Francisco, and other temples held forth at their 
respective headquarters. 

Tuesday, May 7 , the Imperial Council was formally opened, a 
great parade forming the escort, which included patrols and bands, 
almost without number. That night was held the grand parade, 
under the direction of the Grand Marshal, Henry F. Niedringhaus, 
Jr., of St. Louis. This was in twelve grand divisions, each headed 
by a patrol and band, but in some of them were several patrols. 
Also, there were sixteen floats in the electrical pageant representing 
A 1 Malaikah Temple. 

Wednesday, an all-day barbecue was given by Noble Edward 
Maier at his ranch at Santa Susanna, his guests numbering 1 , 800 . 
From two to six in the afternoon, the society leaders of Los Angeles 
joined with Mrs. Treat in a formal reception, at the Alexandria 
Hotel, the wives of the other members of the Imperial Divan being 
also in the line. Various other functions for the ladies were given 
Wednesday afternoon, and in the evening the grand ball was given 
at the Hotel Virginia. The electrical pageant was also repeated 
in the evening. 

Thursday was a day peculiarly Los Angelan. The daylight Mis¬ 
sion Parade, in which the San Diego Nobles took charge, was the 
feature. The twenty-one floats each depicted a mission founded 
by the Spanish priests in Southern California, beginning with San 
Diego, in 1769 , and extending to San Francisco Solano. Two of the 
most beautiful young women of Los Angeles, portrayed Santa Clara 
and Santa Barbara, and many other characters were represented. 

The competitive drills of the Arab patrols was another feature 
that began after the passage of the Mission Parade, and in the even¬ 
ing all the patrols were banqueted at the Shrine Auditorium by A 1 
Malaikah Temple, while the electrical pageant was repeated. Thurs¬ 
day, the great floral fiesta w*as given in six grand divisions. Los 
Angeles has always been famous for La Fiesta de las Flores, but all 
agreed that upon this occasion all previous efforts had been sur¬ 
passed. Five hundred musicians, comprising the twenty-five or 
more bands which had accompanied the visiting temples, gave a con¬ 
cert Friday afternoon, and the grand ball given that evening in the 
Shrine auditorium was attended by five thousand persons. Satur¬ 
day, a “Wild West” entertainment was given at Redondo Beach, 
with special beach attractions at Venice. 

SESSION BEGINS 

The formal work of the thirty-eighth annual session of the Im¬ 
perial Council was begun at 10 a. m., Tuesday, May 7 . Past Im¬ 
perial Potentate Fred A. Hines presided at the opening, and after 
the invocation, Mayor Alexander presented Imperial Potentate 
Treat with the key of the city. Illustrious Potentate M. H. Flint of 
A 1 Malaikah Temple delivered the formal address of welcome, to 
which Imperial Potentate Treat responded in his usual happy style, 
and then began the reading of his annual report. 

Noble Treat sounded the keynote of his address in this para¬ 
graph : 

“There is only one danger that can threaten our 
Shrine, and that is to allow it to become too common. 

The Shrine should not be used as an inducement to 
hurry through the prerequisite Masonic bodies. Any¬ 
thing easily obtained is never prized when possessed.” 

NEW TEMPLES CONSTITUTED IN 1911 

The Illustrious Potentate reported the constitution of new tem¬ 
ples as follows: 



Aug. 16 , Aahmes Temple, Oakland, Cal. 

Sept. 4 , A 1 Sinah Temple, Macon, Ga. 

Sept. 13 , Azhar Temple, Halifax, N. S. 

Sept. 13 , Bagdad Temple, Butte, Mont. 

Oct. 3 , Akdar Temple, Tulsa, Okla. 

Oct. 4 , Bedouin Temple, Muskogee, Okla. 

Oct. 6, Wahabi Temple, Jackson, Miss. 

Dec. 4 , Wa Wa Temple, Regina, Saskatchewan. 

The membership of the Order, as shown by the Imperial Re¬ 
corder, w f as 172 , 661 , December 31 , 1911 . During the year the 
Order of Nobility had been conferred upon 16,724 candidates. 
There were 2,091 losses by death, 3,048 by dimits, 1,563 by suspen¬ 
sion, and fifteen by expulsion. The Imperial Treasurer reported a 
balance on hand of $ 135 , 021 . 18 , an increase over last year of $8,- 
486 . 58 . 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS SUBMITTED TO 
IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

Among the recommendations of the Imperial Potentate were 
these: 

That the annual dues in any temple shall not be less than $ 5 . 

That temples entitled to four representatives shall elect one for 
four years, one for three years, one for two years and one for one 
year, and thereafter annually elect one for a term of four years. 
Where three, a three-year basis is proposed, and where two, a two- 
year basis, thus making the election of but one representative a year, 
in each temple. 

That the names of all applicants for the Order shall be printed in 
the notice to all members of the temple, and that at least one meeting 
shall intervene between the application and the balloting. 

That temples having 300 members shall be entitled to two repre¬ 
sentatives ; those having 600 , three representatives; and those having 
1,000 or more, four representatives. 

Among the decisions of the Imperial Potentate, which he sub¬ 
mitted for the approval of the Imperial Council, were these: 

Islam Temple—To hold a ceremonial session in the Panama Canal 
Zone early in 1912 . Refused, because the Canal Zone is neither a 
State nor a territory, as prescribed by the by-laws; besides, most of 
the eligibles are but temporary residents of the Zone, and wmuld be 
members of Islam Temple scattered in many parts of the LTnited 
States. 

Beni-Kedem Temple—To increase fee from fifty to seventy-five 
dollars, of which twenty-five is to be transferred to the trustees of 
the Arab patrol. Approved, as the patrol is w'holly under the control 
of the potentate of the temple. 

Ben Hur Temple—Permission to accept invitation of Catholic 
Knights of America, to appear in Columbus Day Parade. Refused, 
because Imperial by-laws forbid wearing of fez and jew^el upon 
occasions other than meetings of the Order, or gatherings under 
some legal authority of the Order. 

Noble Gerald D. Bliss (Ismalia Temple)—Permission to form a 
club in the Panama Canal Zone known as the Panama Shriners. 
Granted, for while such organizations are forbidden within States 
and territories without approval of the temple having jurisdiction, 
the Panama Canal Zone is beyond the jurisdiction of the Imperial 
Council, and the object is to unite in a social club those members of 
the Order resident in the Canal Zone and having no other powders 
whatsoever. 


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Azliar Temple—May a Knight Templar or a Scottish Rite Mason 
of the thirty-second degree, resident in the Bermuda Islands, be 
eligible for membership? Held, that as there is no temple located 
in the Bermuda Islands, a bona fide resident may apply to any 
temple. 

The Imperial Potentate’s recommendation that the annual dues 
be increased to a minimum of $5 was not concurred in by the Im¬ 
perial Council, the matter being left entirely at the option of the 
subordinate temples. 

The matter of electing representatives for four, three and two 
years, was laid over until the next annual session in order to permit 
action by the subordinate bodies. 

Representation in the Imperial Council was reduced, by the adop¬ 
tion of the following basis: One representative to each temple 
irrespective of membership; two representatives to temples having 
three hundred members; three representatives to temples having six 
hundred; and four representatives to temples having one thousand. 

The recommendation that applicants be not elected at the same 
meeting at which their petition is received, was not approved. The 
discussion was general, and the matter rests as it has always done. 
That is, members may be elected upon a dispensation issued by the 
Imperial Potentate; without such dispensation the application must 
lie over for one meeting after the committee has made report. 

A Committee of the Imperial Council was created to consider 
and report upon all applications for emeritus or honorary member¬ 
ships, no one to be eligible to such membership unless indorsed by 
the temple to which he belongs. This will be effective from this 
time on. At the Los Angeles session, honorary membership carrying 
with it the right to vote, and otherwise to have a voice in the Im¬ 
perial Council, was conferred upon Nobles John G. Hunter, Dallas, 
Tex.; Preston Belvin, Richmond, Va.; J. Harry Lewis, St. Paul, 
Minn., and T. L. Beecher, Bridgeport, Conn. An emeritus member¬ 
ship was conferred upon Noble Richard Lambert, New Orleans, La. 

The Grievance Committee reported to the Imperial Council that 
not a single case had come before it for adjustment, and congratu¬ 
lated the Order on its fraternal peace. Hereafter all correspondence 
relative to grievances and appeals on the part of individual mem¬ 
bers of the Nobility, must pass through the hands of the potentate 
of the particular temple, except in the case of Imperial representa¬ 
tives, who shall have the right of appeal direct. If the potentate of 
a temple refuses to forward a grievance or appeal, then it may be 
sent directly to the Imperial Potentate. 

The Imperial Council overruled the Imperial Potentate in the 
matter of the Beni-Kedem Temple Patrol, disapproving the action 
of that temple in setting aside a portion of its membership fee for 
the use of the patrol, to be under the control of a board of trustees. 
Such funds are to be under the absolute control of the potentate and 
the officers created for such purpose, although the Imperial Council 
does not attempt to dictate what disposition shall be made of the 
funds so procured, holding that the matter is one for local jurisdic¬ 
tion, whenever an appropriation for any particular purpose is re¬ 
quired. In other words, each temple is free to vote such funds as 
it pleases for the support of its patrol, the Imperial Council merely 
desiring to avoid any possible precedent that a certain portion of 
any fund shall be used for a patrol. 

v The action of the Imperial Potentate in refusing dispensation for 
the conferring of the Order of Nobility upon a class in the Panama 
Canal Zone was approved. The Imperial Council took the position 
that the residents of the Canal Zone were but temporary, and those 
eligible to the Order should be under the jurisdiction of the temple 



in whose oasis their permanent abode was made. 

One of the most important decisions of the Imperial Council was 
an interpretation of the eligibility of Imperial representatives. Here¬ 
tofore the construction has been that removal from the jurisdiction 
of the local temple constituted ineligibility. Under the action of the 
Imperial Council anyone is eligible who resides within the jurisdic¬ 
tion of the Imperial Council. For example, a Noble of Mecca 
Temple, though residing in San Francisco, may be elected by Mecca 
as its representative to the Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Council ruled that it was not permissible for a 
potentate to appoint deputy potentates, no such officer being pro¬ 
vided for in the Imperial Council laws. The matter was raised by 
Isis Temple, Salina, Kan., Recorder F. D. Blundon writing the Im¬ 
perial Potentate under date of February 27 , 1912 , as follows: 

“We are of the impression—-derived from some not 
clearly remembered source—that it is permissible for 
potentates of temples to appoint deputy potentates 
throughout their jurisdiction to assist and cooperate 
in the interests of the temple. I have perused the 
code and proceedings of the Imperial meetings with 
considerable diligence and find no justification for the 
impression that we have.” 

To this the Imperial Potentate replied: 

“It is the custom of a number of our most successful 
potentates to appoint deputies to represent them 
throughout their jurisdiction. Like yourself, I know 
of no laws either for or against such appointments. 
Inasmuch as it is the custom, if it seems proper to him 
to make them, I believe it is within his authority, they, 
of course, to be under his direct instructions and 
authority at all times.” 

The action of the Imperial Potentate in declining to approve 
Arab patrol by-laws, was sustained by the Imperial Council, which 
held that all such organizations are under the direct supervision and 
authority of the potentate. 

REPORT OF PERMANENT-MEETING-PLACE COMMITTEE 

The committee on the establishment cf a permanent Mecca, of 
which Past Imperial Potentate Fred A. Hines was chairman, was 
discharged from further consideration of the subject, after making 
a lengthy report, and the matter seems disposed of, though there is 
always the possibility that it will be revived from time to time, 
owing to the inability of any one city properly to care for the 
Shriners, yet, on the other hand, there are many benefits obtained 
by the shifting about from one city to another, not the least being 
the enthusiasm that is aroused in the neighborhood of the city 
where the session of the Imperial Council is held. 

Noble Hines was assisted in his committee work by Past Imperial 
Potentate Frank C. Roundy of Chicago; Emeritus Member John 
W. Boyle of Utica; Emeritus Member George W. McCandless of 
Pittsburg, and Noble Edwin DeBarr of Norman, Okla. With the 
except'on of Noble DeBarr, who was detained by legal business, all 
the members of the committee assembled in Detroit, September 10 , 
1911 . The committee found in waiting, Past Imperial Potentate 
Lou B. Winsor, Imperial Treasurer W. S. Brown, Past Potentate 
Perett of Moslem Temple; Past Potentate Cornelius of Saladin 
Temple; and Nobles James McGregor, vice-president, and H. F. 
Moeller, general passenger agent for the Pere Marquette Railway, 
which company became host of the visitors, and provided a special 


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[train for the inspection of the sites, in Northern Michigan, which 
had been recommended. 

I he train departed from Detroit during the night, and reached 
Muskegon the following morning, where the committee was met by 
a delegation of prominent citizens headed by Lieutenant-Governor 
Ross. Automobiles were provided and the party conveyed to a 
tract of land having on one side an extensive water front on Mus¬ 
kegon Lake, and on the other side a large frontage on Bear Lake, 
with Lake Michigan near by and in full view. Another site on the 
southern side of Muskegon Lake was also inspected. 

September 12 was spent in the neighborhood of Travis City, and 
a site inspected about thirty miles from the city, where the waters 
of Glen Lake and Lake Michigan unite. This was regarded as a 
beautiful spot and the frontage on the two lakes provided all the 
land necessary to meet the requirements. September 13. the party 
arrived in Charlevoix, and inspected Pine Lake, which is sixteen 
miles long and front three to five miles wide. The neighborhood of 
Charlevoix is already extensively developed as a summer resort and 
abounds in villas and bungalows, club houses and beautiful country- 
drives. Located at the head of the lake on a broad, level tract of a 
hundred acres, stands the Pere Marquette Railway Company’s inn, 
a building of about two hundred and fifty rooms. On the same side 
of the lake, and commencing about a mile from the hotel, is a tract 
of about three thousand acres of land, extending for something like 
six miles along the front of Pine Lake, which seemed in every way 
suited to the purposes the committee had in view. 

The Shrine Committee was met at this spot by representatives of 
the Pere Marquette, Pennsylvania and New York Central lines, and 
the cities of Charlevoix, Boyne and Jordan. The climatic conditions 
seemed perfect, the fishing and boating were all that could be asked, 
and in the language of the committee’s report, the matter resolved 
itself into what kind of a proposition the local interests wished to 
make. While the committee was unable to complete any negotia¬ 
tions in the absence of authority from the Imperial Council, it was 
able to report a belief that a donation of $500,000 worth of land 
absolutely free, would be made to the Imperial Council if the per¬ 
manent Mecca were established upon it. In that shape, therefore, 
the matter was referred to the Imperial Council, which, having dis¬ 
charged the committee, is free to take the matter up at the next 
session, or at any future session. 

Dispensations for new temples were granted as follows: 

East St. Louis, Ill., San Diego, Cal., Nashville, Tenn.. and Park¬ 
ersburg, W. Ya. 

Dispensations were refused for the establishment of temples at 
Grand Island, Neb., Fort Smith. Ark., and Roanoke, \ a. 

The application of Montgomery, Ala., for a dispensation was post¬ 
poned for one year. 

The application for a charter for Azhar 1 emple, Halifax, N. S., 
was postponed for one year. 

A motion that the names of all candidates for Imperial offices be 
filed with the Imperial Recorder at least thirty days before the ses¬ 
sion of the Imperial Council, was lost, and after the selection of 
Dallas, Tex., May 13 and 14. for the thirty-ninth annual session, the 
Imperial Council elected and installed these officers and adjourned: 

IMPERIAL DIVAN FOR 1912-1913 

Imperial Potentate, William J. Cunningham, Baltimore, Md. 


Imperial Deputy Potentate, William W. Irwin, Wheeling, W. 
Va. 

Imperial Chief Rabban, Frederick R. Smith, Rochester, N. Y. 

Imperial Assistant Rabban, J. Putnam Stevens, Portland, Me. 

Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Henry F. Niedringhaus, Tr., 
St. Louis, Mo. 

Imperial Oriental Guide, Charles E. Ovenshire. Minneapolis, 
Minn. 

Imperial Treasurer. William S. Brown. 523 Wood Street, Pitts¬ 
burg, Pa. 

Imperial Recorder. Benjamin W. Rowell, 206 Masonic Temple, 
Boston, Mass. 

Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Elias J. Jacoby, Indianapolis, 
Ind. 

Imperial Second Ceremonial Master. \\ . Freeland Kendrick. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 

Imperial Marshal. Ellis L. Garretson, Tacoma. Wash. 

Imperial Captain of the Guard, William J. Matthews, New 
York, N. Y. 

Imperial Outer Guard, Ernest A. Cutts. Savannah, Ga. 

THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL SESSION 

In the spacious Oasis of Dallas. Texas, the Imperial Council 
assembled on Tuesday-. May 13. 1913, for its annual meeting. Im¬ 
perial Potentate William J. Cunningham, in his annual address, 
recalled the former occasion, on June 14. 1898, when Past Imperial 
Potentate George H. Green, at that time illustrious Potentate of 
Hella Temple, extended to the brethren a “glorious welcome” to the 
city of Dallas. For the second time Hella Temple acted as host, 
and gave to the visitors a “regal reception and entertainment, 
delightful friendships and hospitality, and an overwhelming shower 
of princelv gifts and souvenirs,”—to quote the words of the Imperial 
Potentate. 

The Imperial Council convened in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 
and the public ceremonies were opened at high noon by Past 
Imperial Potentate \\ illiant B. Melish. who invoked the divine 
blessing. Noble Derby M. Holland. Mayor of Dallas, was intro¬ 
duced by Noble Thomas of Hella Temple, and welcomed the guests 
to the city. He was followed bv the Governor of Texas, whose 
words of commendation for the Order were heartily appreciated. 

The burden of the labor of preparation for the thirty-ninth 
session had been largely borne by Noble Thomas, and in recog¬ 
nition of this fact he was presented with a beautiful Shrine jewel 
by- the Nobles of Hella Temple. 

ADDRESS OF IMPERIAL POTENTATE CUNNIINGHAM. 

An interesting summary of the growth of the Order during the 
fifteen years that had elapsed since its last visit to Dallas was gi\en 
bv the Imperial Potentate in his address. He pointed out that the 
Order in 1898 included seventy-nine temples, with a membership of 
less than fifty thousand, while in 1913 it numbered one hundred 
and thirty-three temples, with nearly- two hundred thousand mem¬ 
bers. In 1898. the Imperial Council consisted of two hundred and 
fourteen members: in 1913 the roll call showed nearly twice as 
many, although the basis of representation had been greatly 
increased, requiring six hundred members instead of four hundred, 
as formerly, to entitle a temple to three representatives, and one 
thousand instead of six hundred to entitle it to four. 


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GROWTH OF THE ORDER IN 1912 

From the report of the Imperial Recorder, it appeared that 
the Order made a substantial increase in membership during the 
year 1912, the net gain being nearly thirteen thousand. 

FINANCIAL REPORT 

The report of the Imperial Treasurer disclosed a decrease in the 
funds of the Imperial Council of $20,599.66, from the balance of 
$135,021.18 on hand, as per report of the previous vear. 

This decrease, although the cash receipts during the year were in 
excess of those of the previous year by $1,255.25, is to be accounted 
for by the fact that the mileage and per diem for the Los Angeles 
meeting in 1912 exceeded that of the previous year by $37,246.10. 

TEMPLES INSTITUTED IN 1912 

At the thirty-eighth annual meeting, at Los Angeles, dispensa¬ 
tions were granted for the establishment of temples as follows: 
At San Diego, Cal., A1 Bahr Temple; at East St. Louis, III., Ainad 
Temple, at Nashville, Tenn., A1 Menah Temple; at Parkersburg, 
W. Va., Nemesis Temple. 

Charters were granted to Wahabi Temple of Jackson, Miss., 
Bedouin Temple of Muskogee, Okla., and Akdar Temple of Tulsa, 

Okla. 

At the close of the Los Angeles session, a dispensation was issued 
to Nile Temple of Seattle, Wash., for a pilgrimage to Alaska, 
which took place in July and August of 1912, and resulted in the 
creation of one hundred and nine Nobles in the far Northwest. 
The following extract from the report of Chief Rabban J. L. 
McLean, who acted as Potentate of Nile Temple on this occasion, 
will indicate the character of the men to whom this pilgrimage 
afforded the opportunity to become Nobles of the Mystic Shrine: 

In my opinion, there is no place in the world where Masonry 
means so much to the human race as it does in this great North¬ 
land, and nowhere is there as much practical Masonry exhibited, 
proportionate to the number of people, as in Alaska. Nothing is 
done by halves with these great and kind people. They stop at 
nothing when it comes to relieving pain and comforting the dis¬ 
tressed. In this respect a Mason is a Mason with them, whether 
he is in good standing, on the outside, or otherwise. They spend 
thousands of dollars every year in aiding distressed Masons, and 
frequently are called upon to send men who have met with ill 
luck to the outside, including their families.” 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS SUBMITTED TO 
IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

Among the recommendations made by the Imperial Potentate 
were these: That street parades, with novices or Nobles attired in 
grotesque or humiliating costumes or undignified dress of any kind, 

be prohibited. 

That on all occasions attended by the Imperial Council, the for¬ 
mation of parades shall be in the following order: Imperial Officers, 
Past Imperial Officers, and Emeritus Members, according to senior¬ 
ity, Representatives according to date of temples, and the temples 
with their bands and patrols according to date of charter. 

That the salary of the Imperial Recorder be increased to $6,000 
per year, payable monthly. That he be provided with an exclusively 
Imperial Council office, at the cost and expense of the Imperial 
Council, not to exceed an amount to be determined upon by it; 


and that he be authorized to employ a stenographer, at a salary not' 
to exceed an amount in like manner to be determined. 

That the laws be amended, authorizing the appointment by the 
Imperial Potentate of four Imperial Deputies or Inspectors to visit 
and inspect temples, and to see that the Ritual and laws are strictly 
complied with; such Deputies or Inspectors to receive a salary and 
their expenses. 

Attention was directed to the need of support and encourage¬ 
ment to the Crescent on the part of the Imperial Council; and a 
recommendation was made that the list of the Imperial Divan, 
standing committees, Past Imperial Potentates, and Emeritus and 
Honorary Members, be inserted in the roster of the Crescent at its 
prevailing advertising rates. 

REPORT ON RELIEF FOR OHIO FLOOD SUFFERERS 

Past Imperial Potentate Wm. B. Melish gave a detailed report 
of the measures of relief taken by the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 
to alleviate the suffering caused by the terrible floods in the Ohio 
and Mississippi Valleys, in March, 1913. “No cry for relief has 
been left unheard,” he says in this report, “not only among members 
of the Order who suffered reverses and distress, but among hun¬ 
dreds of other cases outside, regardless of nationality, or religious 
belief, or color, or other distinction of any sort.” 

One generous item for relief was the sum of one thousand dollars 
which the Imperial Council placed at the disposal of the Cincinnati 
Shriners, and which they expended in addition to the amount 
raised among their members. Many of the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine in Dayton, the worst section of the flooded territory, suf¬ 
fered almost irreparable losses, but all were brave, and pluckily 
determined to continue the battle of life, undismayed and undis¬ 
couraged by the terrible misfortunes they had endured. 

It would be a pleasure to name each generous gift sent to the 
great fund, but the list is far beyond the limits of space here, so 
that only the total receipts can be mentioned. These amounted to 
$14,215.30. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERERS FROM OMAHA 

TORNADO 

I'he victims of this disaster, which occurred in March, 1913, but 
a few days before the Ohio flood, likewise received the generous 
aid of the Nobility from far and wide. After a beautiful Easter 
Sunday, the city of Omaha was struck, about sunset, by a fearful 
tornado, which, within ten minute’s time, killed and injured several 
hundred people, and rendered over two thousand homeless. The 
total loss was estimated at $8,700,000. Sixty members of Tangier 
Temple suffered severe financial losses, but fortunately none were 
killed or badly injured. The Patrol of Tangier Temple gave up 
their trip to Dallas, and voted to put the money which it would have 
cost into the relief fund for their fellow sufferers. The total 
amount collected for this relief work in Omaha was $90,100.00. 

PASSING OF REPRESENTATIVE WALDRON 

A cloud passed over the joyful assembly of Nobles when 
announcement was made of the sudden demise of Representative 
George D. Waldron, of Bektash Temple, of Concord, N. H., and 
prompt measures were taken to soften the grief of his wife and 
family by every possible means. A tribute to the character and 
life of Noble Waldron was expressed in eloquent language by 
Representative James T. Rogers of Kalurah Temple, Binghampton, 



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N. Y., in which he quoted the following beautiful mystic verses 
written by the gifted John Hay, our late Secretary of State: 

“My short and happy day is done, 

The long and dreary night comes on; 

And at my door the Pale Horse stands, 

To carry me to unknown lands. 

“His whinny shrill, his pawing hoof, 

Sound dreadful as a gathering storm; 

And I must leave this sheltering roof, 

And joys of life so soft and warm. 

“Tender and warm the joys of life, 

Good friends, the faithful and the true, 

My rosy offspring, and my wife, 

So sweet to kiss, so fair to view. 

“So sweet to kiss, so fair to view,— 

The night comes down, the lights burn blue, 

And at my door the Pale Horse stands, 

To bear me forth to unknown lands.” 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NECROLOGY 

The names of twelve more Potentates who had joined the same 
sad caravan, traveling through the unknown Desert, were added to 
the list of the departed for 1913. While they were with us, they 
helped to teach us, as do all good men and true, how to walk, not 
through the valley of the shadow of death into endless oblivion, but 
into a larger, clearer, broader life, upon the resplendent streets of 
the Eternal City. 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING OF 
FORTIETH ANNUAL SESSION 

After careful deliberation, it was unanimously recommended 
that the Imperial Council hold its next session at Buffalo, N. Y., 
on June 16, 1914. 

An invitation was extended by the President and Directors of the 
Panama-Pacific Universal Exposition to hold the forty-first annual 
session at San Francisco, during the Exposition Year of 1915. 

INSTALLATION OF IMPERIAL DIVAN 

The Imperial Divan was installed in office by Past Imperial 
Potentate, William B. Melish, as follows: 

Imperial Potentate, William W. Irwin. 

Imperial Deputy Potentate, Frederick R. Smith. 

Imperial Chief Rabban, J. Putnam Stevens. 

Imperial Assistant Rabban, Henry F. Niedringhaus, Jr. 

Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Charles E. Ovenshire. 

Imperial Oriental Guide, Elias J. Jacoby. 

Imperial Treasurer, William S. Brown. 

Imperial Recorder, Benjamin W. Rowell. 

Imperial First Ceremonial Master, W. Freeland Kendrick. 

Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Ellis T. Garretson. 

Imperial Marshal, William J. Matthews (not present). 

Imperial Captain of the Guard, Ernest A. Cutts. 

Imperial Outer Guard, James S. McCandless. 

PRESENTATION OF JEWEL 

Past Imperial Potentate Wm. B. Melish, in behalf of the Imperial 
Council, presented to Past Imperial Potentate Wm. J. Cunningham 
the regulation jewel of a Past Imperial Potentate, which was 
accepted with fitting appreciation. 


CLOSING OF THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL SESSION 

The Imperial Council was declared closed, to meet in fortieth 
annual session in the city of Atlanta, Ga., on Tuesday, May 13, 1914. 

FORTIETH ANNUAL SESSION 

In the progressive city of Atlanta, Ga., the fortieth annual ses¬ 
sion of the Imperial Council was convened, on Tuesday, May 12, 
1914. Noble Forrest Adair, Potentate of Yaarab Temple, opened 
the public ceremonies and introduced the Reverend David Marx, 
Rabbi of the Hebrew Temple, Atlanta, who invoked the divine 
blessing. 

Addresses of welcome were made by Governor Jack M. Slayton, 
of Georgia, and Mayor James G. Woodward, of Atlanta. 

IMPERIAL POTENTATE’S ADDRESS 

Imperial Potentate William W. Irwin, in his address, spoke im¬ 
pressively of the public status that has been acquired by the A. A. 
O., N. M. S., and reminded the Nobles that they were members of 
a fraternity such as was never dreamed of in all the world’s previous 
history, pointing out that the pilgrimages, whether local or national, 
now command the attention and approval of the world at large. 
But with all this, he said, they should not forget that the pre¬ 
requisites to membership in this fraternity and the added testi¬ 
monial of being a Shriner, make it all the more necessary that every 
act on their part be well considered and well guarded. In the 
previous year, Noble Irwin added, many notable achievements had 
been theirs, and many hitherto knotty problems had been solved by 
the bright minds and faithful work of the members of the Mystic 
Shrine. 

INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP 

Imperial Recorder Rowell reported that the total membership, 
on January 1, 1914, was 200,148, the increase being 14,702 — the 
largest in ten years. 

IMPERIAL COUNCIL FINANCES 

The Imperial Treasurer, Noble William S. Brown, reported that 
the receipts for the year were $78,240.10, exceeding those of the 
previous year by $8,780.90, also the largest increase in ten years, 
corresponding with the gain in membership already noted. The 
total cash on hand (all bills paid) was $125,908.29, to which would 
be added interest, when due. 

TEMPLES INSTITUTED UNDER CHARTER 

Charters were granted to the following temples: 

A1 Bahr Temple, San Diego, Cal. 

Ainad Temple, East St. Louis, Ill. 

Philae Temple, Halifax, N. S. 

A1 Menah Temple, Nashville, Tenn. 

Nemesis Temple, Parkersburg, W. Va. 

TEMPLES INSTITUTED UNDER DISPENSATION 

The Imperial Council granted a dispensation for charters to El 
Karubah Temple, Shreveport, La., and to Alcazar Temple, Mont¬ 
gomery, Ala., Imperial Potentate Irwin having personally and offi¬ 
cially visited and inspected both of these temples, and recommended 
them for charter. 


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HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 


PILGRIMAGE TO CANAL ZONE 

During the administration of Past Imperial Potentate Treat and 
Past Imperial Potentate Cunningham, various petitions were 
received from eligible residents on the Canal Zone, backed by mem¬ 
bers of the Order there, praying for membership in the Mystic 
Shrine, but these requests were denied, for reasons that seemed 
good and sufficient at the time. 

Finally, on June 6, 1913, the formal request of Osman Temple, 
of St. Paul, Minn., to confer the Order on eligibles in the Canal 
Zone was preferred and granted by Imperial Potentate Irwin, after 
a searching investigation of the claims of Osman Temple in mak¬ 
ing this request, and also of the eligibility of the petitioners in the 
Canal Zone to receive the honors of the Mystic Shrine, although 
debarred from the privilege of casting their lots with a temple of 
the Order, by reason of their remoteness from any such. 

The Imperial Potentate and all the members of the Imperial 
Divan accompanied the Osman Pilgrimage to the Canal Zone, and 
on September 1, 1913, at Miraflores Locks, the Order was conferred 
on the candidates with most impressive ceremony. On the stroke 
of the hour, at high noon, a tablet was laid on the top of Miraflores 
Locks, to commemorate the event. Harry A. Cole, one of the 
newly created Nobles, who was the engineer in charge of the con¬ 
struction of the Locks, assisting in the ceremony. One hundred and 
seventy men received the honor of membership in the A. A. O., 
N. M. S. 


RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS SUBMITTED TO 
IMPERIAL COUNCIL 


JERUSALEM TEMPLE PILGRIMAGE TO CANAL ZONE 

During the month of January, 1914, Potentate Nungesser of Jeru¬ 
salem Temple, at New Orleans, La., notified the Imperial Potentate 
that the Consistory of Louisiana, A. A. S. R., would make a second 
pilgrimage to the Canal Zone to confer the degrees, and a request 
was made by Jerusalem Temple for a dispensation to confer the 
Order at the conclusion of the Scottish Rite Convocation. 

The dispensation was granted, and on March 28, 1914, at Cris¬ 
tobal, the initiation ceremonies took place which introduced sixty- 
five poor sons of the Desert to the company of the elect. 


NILE PILGRIMAGE TO MANILA, P. I. 

Another great pilgrimage to the extra-territorial domains of the 
United States was made in January, 1914, by Nile Temple, Seattle, 
Wash., after the granting of a dispensation by the Imperial Poten¬ 
tate, in September, 1913. 

This pilgrimage started from Tacoma, Wash., on December 30, 
1913, in the Shrine ship Minnesota, a giant of the Pacific, carrying 
two hundred ladies and Nobles from all parts of the United States 
and Canada, bound for Manila, on one of the longest voyages ever 
undertaken in the history of Shrinedom. 

After stopping in Japan, the good ship arrived exactly one month 
later, on January 30, 1914, in Manila Bay. The following day, 
after a magnificent ceremonial program at the Grand Opera House, 
one hundred and forty initiates were received into the Order, among 
them being a large class of Philippinized Americans, who had heard 
the cry of the Muezzin, and gathered in Manila, from Aparri on 
the north, to Jolo of the sunny Southern seas. 

When the pilgrims arrived home in Seattle, on March 12, they 
had covered a distance of fourteen thousand miles by sea and land, 
a truly remarkable achievement, even in these days of swift and 
luxurious travel. 


In the matter of advertising the names of Nobles as candidates 
for Imperial office, it was the expressed opinion of Imperial Poten¬ 
tate Irwin that, “Temples should be allowed permission, under seal, 
and by ceremonial notice, to promulgate the action of the Temple 
endorsing a member of the said Temple for any office in the gift 
of the Imperial Council.” 

While the Imperial Potentate “condemned the promiscuous and 
undignified campaigning that had previously been indulged in,” he 
though that, “with proper restrictions, temples should be allowed 
some latitude in this direction.” 


ORGANIZED SOLICITATION OF D1MITS 

On this ruling, the words of the Imperial Potentate were severe 
and uncompromising. He said: “I cannot too strongly condemn 
this reprehensible practice. It is a violation of all the established 
rites of hospitality, and most assuredly it has no place in a Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine which is the one place above all others where 
a man should and would expect hospitable treatment.” For a 
Temple to solicit its visitors to affiliate with itself, he regarded as “a 
disreputable breach of Shrine etiquette, and a violation of the unwrit¬ 
ten law of hospitality.” 



SIXTH REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE 

AND LAWS 


Chattanooga vs. Knoxville. 

The dispute among the Nobles of Alhambra Temple in Chat¬ 
tanooga, regarding its removal to Knoxville, from which place the 
majority of the Nobles of this Temple come, was considered in all 
its bearings by the Committee on Jurisprudence and Laws, and in 
its sixth report to the Imperial Council on this case, the committee 
recommended the establishment of the Temple at Knoxville. 

It was moved and seconded that the report of the committee be 
accepted and adopted, when it was voted that the courtesy of the 
floor be given the Nobles of Chattanooga and Knoxville, to pre¬ 
sent their arguments. 

The representatives of both parties to the controversy then 
appeared and argued the question, when, upon vote, the motion to 
adopt the report of the committee was declared not adopted. 


PASSING OF ILLUSTRIOUS FOUNDER 
WALTER MILLARD FLEMING. 


Past Imperial Potentate Fleming passed away on September 9, 
1913, at Mount Vernon, N. Y. He was the first Imperial Potentate 
of the Order, which he founded in September, 1872, and he served 
in that office for twelve years. He presided over Mecca Temple as 
its first Illustrious Potentate, and continued m that office for seven¬ 
teen years. In addition to these unique distinctions, Noble Fleming 
held high rank in all the branches of Masonry, and was a distin¬ 
guished member of many civic and military organizations, serving at 
one time on the staff of the Governor of New York. 

George William Millar, Emeritus Member of the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil, and Representative for many years, also passed away, in New 
York, on March 28, 1913. 

Another prominent member of the Order who passed out of our 
earthly ranks during the year was Past Imperial Potentate Ethel- 
bert Forrester Allen, whose demise occurred on August 26, 1913, 
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Nobles of Ararat Temple, Kansas City, Mo., of which he was the 
Illustrious Founder, and an elaborate memorial was drawn up by 
them, expressing their esteem for their late brother and their grief 
at his departure from their midst. 

“The departed ! The departed ! 

They visit us in dreams, 

And they glide above our memories 
Like shadows over streams.” 

INSTALLATION OF IMPERIAL DIVAN FOR 1914-1915 

The official divan was installed in office by Past Imperial Poten¬ 
tate William B. Melish, as follows: 

Imperial Potentate, Frederick R. Smith. 

Imperial Deputy Potentate, J. Putnam Stevens. 

Imperial Chief Rabban, Henry F. Niedringhaus. 

Imperial Assistant Rabban, Charles E. Ovenshire.* 

Imperial High Priest and Prophet, Elias J. Jacoby. 

Imperial Oriental Guide, W. Freeland Kendrick. 

Imperial Treasurer, William S. Brown. 

Imperial Recorder, Benjamin W. Rowell. 

Imperial First Ceremonial Master, Ellis L. Garretson. 

Imperial Second Ceremonial Master, Ernest A. Cutts. 

Imperial Marshal, James S. McCandless. 

Imperial Captain of the Guard, John T. Jones. 

Imperial Outer Guard, Conrad V. Dykeman. 

* Absent on account of illness. 

PRESENTATION OF JEWEL 

On behalf of the Imperial Council, Past Imperial Potentate 
Melish presented to Past Imperial Potentate Irwin the regulation 
jewel, which was accepted with expressions of grateful appreciation. 

CLOSING OF FORTIETH ANNUAL SESSION 


“Section 2. In each Temple of the Order the Annual Dues shall 
be not less than Five ($5.00) Dollars, to be paid alike by all members 
of the Temple except Life Members.” 

CODE. 

Article II, Section 6, of the Code was amended to read as 
follows: 

“Section 6 (second paragraph). An Arab patrol or Shrine band 
is part of the working corps of the Temple, and is under the control 
and authority of the Potentate. No Temple shall adopt any By-law 
setting aside or appropriating any portion of the fees or dues of the 
Temple to and for the exclusive use of any band or patrol or any sub¬ 
ordinate club or organization in the Temple. 

Article XV of the Code, first paragraph, amended to read as 
follows: 

“Each Temple shall annually elect its elective officers and its Repre¬ 
sentative or Representatives by ballot and by a majority vote, said elec¬ 
tion to be held at a regular meeting to be held in December. Each 
elective officer shall be elected separately and by a distinct ballot, the 
use of a blanket ballot for the election of officers being prohibited. If 
there be but one Representative to be elected the same rule shall prevail. 
If the Temple is to elect more than one Representative all candidates 
for Representative shall be balloted for on one ballot, and each member 
voting must vote for the total number of Representatives to be elected. 
Otherwise his ballot must be treated as void. A majority vote of those 
present and voting shall be necessary to elect said Representatives. The 
installation of officers shall take place immediately or at the first suc¬ 
ceeding session of the Temple.” 

CONSTITUTION. 

Article III, Section 5, of the Constitution, second pargaraph, 
amended to read as follows: 

“The Imperial Council may also, by three-fourths vote of the mem¬ 
bers present at any session, elect as an honorary member of the Imperial 
Council any Noble who has been a Representative for not less than ten 
years, and who is recommended for such honor by the Committee on 
Nomination or Emeritus and Honorary Members. Each name presented 
for consideration by this committee shall first have received the endorse¬ 
ment of the Temple of which the Noble is a member, said action to be 
had at a regular session. All honorary members shall have a voice in 
the proceedings of the Imperial Council, but shall have no other privi¬ 
leges or emoluments.. 





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The Imperial Council was declared closed at 6:30 P. M., May 13, 
1914, to meet in Forty-first Annual Session at Seattle, Wash., on the 
second Tuesday in July, 1915. 


FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL SESSION 

Received too late for insertion under proper heading. 

At the Forty-first Annual Session of the Imperial Council, 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North 
America, convened at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, Wash., July la, 
1915, the following amendments to the Constitution, By-laws, and 
Code were adopted: 

BY-LAWS. 

Article XIII, Section 2, was amended to read as follows: 

“Section 2. The red Turkish fez with black tassel, bearing only 
the name of the Temple of which the Noble is an active member, with 
the emblem, the scimitar, and that portion of the jewel of the Order 
consisting of the crescent, sphinx-head, and star combined and embrotd- 
ered thereon with gold or silver bullion or silk, without any designa- 
tion of rank or title or other indication of position or place whatsoever 
thereon is hereby adopted as the uniform and exclusive style of head 
covering for all Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and none other shall be 
worn This resolution does not apply to dress or costumes of patrols 
and bands when worn by members of these organizations while perform¬ 
ing their duties as the working corps of the Temple. 

Section 3, Article XIII of the Code, transferred to Article X, 
Section 2, of the By-laws, as follows: 


The following charters were granted: 

Ansar Temple, located at Springfield, Ill. 

Moslah Temple, located at Fort Worth, Texas. 

Arabia Temple, located at Houston, Texas. 

Kerbela Temple, located at Knoxville, Tenn. 

The Recorders of Temples will read this General Order at the 
next session succeeding its reception, and make a record of same 
upon the records of the Temple. 

Given under my hand and the seal of the Imperial Council, this 
twenty-eighth day of Ramadan, ninth month, 1333, corresponding 
to August 9, A. D. 1915. 

J. Putnam Stevens, 

Imperial Potentate. 

Attest : 


B. W. Rowell, 

Imperial Recorder. 














Dates and Places of Holding Annual Sessions 

of the 

Imperial Council Since Organization 

DATE PLACE 0E MEETING CITY AND S 1AIE 

1 June 6, 1876, Masonic Hall .New York, N Y. 

2 Feb. 6, 1877, Masonic Hall .Albany, N. . 

3 Feb. 6, 1878, Masonic Temple .New York, N. Y. 

4 Feb. 5, 1879, Masonic Temple .Albany, N. \. 

5 Feb. 4, 1880, Masonic Temple .Albany, N. Y. 

6 June 2, 1880, Temple Hall .New York, N. Y. 

7 June 9, 1881, Temple Hall .New York, N. Y. 

8 June 7, 1882, Masonic Temple .New Aork, N. Y. 

9 June 6, 1883, Masonic Temple .New Aork, N. A . 

10 June 4, 1884, Masonic Temple .’.New \ork, N. X. 

11 June 4, 1885, Masonic Temple .New A ork, N. A. 

12 June 14, 1886, A1 Koran Temple.Cleveland, Ohio 

13 June 20, 1887, Murat Temple .Indianapolis, Ind. 

14 June 25, 1888, Rameses Temple .Toronto, Out. 

15 June 17, 1889, Medinah Temple ...Chicago, Ill. 

16 June 23, 1890, Syria Temple .Pittsburg, Penn. 

17 June 9, 1891, Masonic Hall .Niagara Falls, N. A. 

18 Aug. 15, 1892. Masonic Hall ...Omaha, Neb. 

19 June 13, 1893, Scottish Rite Cathedral.Cincinnati, Ohio 

20 July 24, 1894, Masonic Temple .Denver, Colo. 

21 Sept. 2, 1895, Rockland House .Nantasket Beach, Mass. 

22 June 23, 1896, Masonic Temple .Cleveland, Ohio 

23 June 8, 1897, Masonic Temple .Detroit, Mici. 

24 June 14, 1898, Opera House .Dallas, Tex. 

25 June 14, 1899, German-American Hall .Buffalo, N. . 

26 May 22, 1900, Columbia Theatre .Washington, D. C. 

27 June 11, 1901, Standard Theatre .Kansas City, Mo. 

28 June 10, 1902, Golden Gate Hall .San Francisco, Cal. 

29 July 8, 1903.Saratoga Springs, N Y. 

30 July 13, 1904, Marine Hall .Atlantic City, N. J. 

31 June 20, 1905, International Theatre .Niagara Falls, N. A. 

32 Tune 12, 1906, Medinah Temple .Chicago, Ill. 

33 May 7. 1907, Scottish Rite Hall.Los Angeles. Cal. 

34 July 14, 1908, Auditorium .St. Paul, Minn. 

35 June 8, 1909, Scottish Rite Cathedral.Louisville, Ky. 

36 April 12, 1910, Scottish Rite Cathedral .New Orleans, La. 

37 July 11, 1911, Convention Hall .Rochester, N. Y. 

38 May 7-8, 1912, Scottish Rite Cathedral .Los Angeles, Cal. 

39 May 13, 1913, Scottish Rite Cathedral.Dallas, Tex. 

40 May 12, 1914, Lyric Theatre ...Atlanta, Ga. 

41 July 15, 1915, Moore Theatre .Seattle, Wash. 


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The Pilgrimage to Mecca 







A PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA 


“To Mecca! Yea, thou pilgrim, 

Toward the Mystic Shrine— 

Prepare thyself to go thy way 
And do the thing divine. 

Endure the heat of torrid sun, 

Forget thou hast a home, 

And shiver, when the night is cold, 

Contented thus to roam. 

Because the word of Allah 

Hath made thee more than man, 

For thou shalt kiss the “sacred stone,” 

And touch it with thy hand. 

The Holy Well of Zem Zem, too, 

Awaits thy burning thirst, 

To quench with healing water. 

And give thy life new birth. 

Fare on! Oh, trusting people— 

Thy God is God of All, 

And He will hear the prayers 
Of those who on Him call. 

To Mecca? Yea. thou pilgrim, 

Toward the Mystic Shrine— 

Prepare thyself and go thy way 
To make all life sublime!” 

Mecca is to the Moslem what Jerusalem is to the Jew and 
what Nazareth is to the Christian. It radiates and glows with 
the influence of religious associations that reach back thousands 
of years. It carries the Moslem back to the cradle of his faith, 
the childhood of his Prophet ; and to the Children of the Desert 
it is even the holy shrine of their great father Ishmael, whose 
infant thirst was quenched by sacred water. 

It reminds the faithful of the struggle between the old 
pagan faith and the new revelation of the Prophet; of the over¬ 
throw of idolatry, and the establishing of the worship of the 
One God. Most of all it bids him remember that all his brother 
Moslems are worshiping toward the same sacred spot—Mecca! 
—that he is one of a great company of believers united by one 
faith, filled with the same hopes, reverencing the same object, 
worshiping the same God. 

No wonder that the magic word “Mecca” has become a 
figure of speech even in modern English to express a desirable 
goal, a place of privilege and distinction; and that to the Mos¬ 
lem it is as the very Gate of Paradise. No wonder that to him 
the pilgrimage to Mecca is worth the effort of a lifetime; that 
no suffering is too great to accomplish the journey, even to the 
sacrifice of his life. Indeed, would he not enter directly the 
Gate of Paradise if death came to him on reaching Mecca, or 
on his journey thither? Such is the firm belief of the Moslem. 

The very word “Pilgrimage,” expressed in Arabic by the 
term “Hajj,” is explained by Moslem divines to mean “Kasd,” 
or aspiration, and conveys the sense that man is but a wayfarer 
on earth wending toward another and a nobler world. This is 
why the pious Moslem believes that the greater the hardships 
on the journey to Mecca, the higher will be his reward. He is 
urged by the voice of his soul, “O thou who toilest so hard for 
worldly pleasures and perishable profits, wilt thou endure noth¬ 
ing to win a more lasting reward?” 

The performance of the Pilgrimage to Mecca is incumbent 
upon every Moslem once in his lifetime, “if he be an adult, free, 
sane, well in health, and has sufficient money for the expenses 
of the journey, and for the support of his family during his 
absence.” It may take him a lifetime to accumulate this amount, 
for the way to Mecca from north, east, south and west is over 
the great trackless desert, where the methods of travel are costly 
and beset with many pitfalls for those who have not the means 
to purchase comfort and protection on the way. 

Many heroic pilgrims in former times who had not the 
wherewithal to secure the necessities of the journey, undertook 
it as mendicants, and begged their way to Mecca, step by step, 
from the passing caravans. It has taken years for some such 
unfortunates to reach the Holy Shrine, where they arrived in the 
last stages of destitution and physical exhaustion, and blessing 
Allah for permitting them a sight of the Holy House, they 


cheerfully laid down and died with their eyes fixed upon it, as 
upon the Gate of Paradise. 

The wealthy and mighty among the followers of the Prophet 
travel to Mecca in far different guise. Money is spent prodigally 
by them to lessen the hardships of the journey, and to display 
the dignity and distinction of their class. At the time Captain 
Burton made the pilgrimage, about 1850, the minimum expendi¬ 
ture for one person, traveling in a litter on camel-back from 
Damascus to Mecca and return, was about twelve hundred pounds 
in English money. Modern methods of transportation by sea 
and land have greatly reduced this expense and have also mate¬ 
rially changed the character of the pilgrimage, and in consequence 
it has lost much of its ancient sanctity and picturesqueness. 

It is the gorgeousness of the caravan of old that interests 
us here. Burton’s description of his own journey applies well 
to this. In his caravan “there were at least seven thousand souls, 
on foot, on horseback, in litters or bestriding the splendid camels 
of Syria. There are eight gradations of pilgrims, the lowest 
of whom hobbled on heavy staves. Then came the riders of 
asses, camels and mules. Respectable men, especially Arabs, were 
mounted on dromedaries, and the soldiers on horses. A led 
animal was saddled for every grandee, ready whenever he might 
wish to leave his litter. Only the wealthy and noble rode in the 
litters carried on the backs of camels or mules.” 

"The morning sun fell brightly upon the scarlet and gilt 
litters of these grandees and upon the striped covering of the 
‘Mahmal,’ or litter that carries the Holy Carpet, or Kiswah, 
which is brought to Mecca to replace the old covering on the 
Kaaba on each yearly pilgrimage. Not the least beauty of the 
spectacle was its wondrous variety of detail; no man was dressed 
like his neighbor, no camel was caparisoned like another. Noth¬ 
ing was stranger than the contrasts: a band of half-naked negroes, 
Takura pilgrims, marching with Pasha’s equipage, and long- 
capped, bearded Persians conversing with Tarbushed and shaven 
Turks.” 

During the whole journey marching order must not be 
broken. The different parties of “Hajjis,” pilgrims, distinguished 
by the province or towns of the country from which they come, 
either Syria or Arabia, Egypt or Persia, must keep close together 
day and night, in their never-varying station in the caravan, which 
is determined by the geographical proximity of the place from 
whence they come. When they encamp, this same order is 
invariably observed; thus the pilgrims from Aleppo would always 
encamp behind those of Homs, and the latter behind the pilgrims 
from Damascus. 

The Syrian caravan has always been the largest, since the 
time when the Caliphs, in person, accompanied the pilgrims from 
Bagdad. It starts from Constantinople, and collects the pilgrims 
of Northern Asia as far as Damascus, the Pasha of Damascus, 
or one of his principal officers, accompanying it in person, and 
giving the signals for encamping and starting. On the route, a 
troop of horsemen ride in front, some distance in advance, and 
another in the rear, to care for the stragglers. Thus, with the 
sacred white camel in the van, and the symbols of their faith 
waving in gorgeous coloring above their heads, the pilgrims 
journey on to Mecca. 

“Nor e’er did armament more grand than that 
Pour from the kingdoms of the Caliphat. 

First, in the van, the People of the Rock, 1 
On their light mountain steeds of royal stock: 

Then chieftains of Damascus proud to see 
The flashing of their swords’ rich marquetry— 

Men from the regions near the Volga’s mouth 
Mixt with the rude, black archers of the South ; 

And Indian lancers in white-turbaned ranks, 

From the far Sinde or Attock’s sacred hanks, 

With dusky legions from the Land of Myrrh, 

And many a mace-armed Moor and Mid-sea islander.” 

’The inhabitants of Hejaz or Arabia Petraea, called by an Eastern 
writer, “The People of the Rock.”—Abn Haukal. 


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CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS 
AND CODE OF THE 
IMPERIAL COUNCIL 
A. A. O., N. M. S. 

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THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

of the 

Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 

for North America 



CONSTITUTION 

REVISED TO JUNE I, 1914 


ARTICLE 1. 

Name and Powers. 

Section I. I his body shall be known by the name, style 
and title of 

THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL 

OF THE 

ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER OF THE NOBLES OF THE 

MYSTIC SHRINE 

FOR 

NORTH AMERICA. 

Sect. 2. It has power to enact Laws, Statutes and Regu¬ 
lations for the government of the whole Order; to issue 
Edicts; to amend or repeal the same; to grant dispensations 
and charters for holding Temples of the Ancient Order of the 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine within its jurisdiction; and to 
amend or revoke the same. Its authority also extends to such 
1 emples as may be organized under its dispensations or 
charters in foreign countries. 

Sect. 3. It has the exclusive right to control all the sub¬ 
ordinate Temples of the Order within its jurisdiction. It may 
censure, suspend and erase Temples; and try, discipline, 
suspend or expel its members for violation and disobedience 
of its Constitution, Regulations and Edicts. 

Sect. 4. It is the body to which all final appeals shall be 
made on all matters of importance emanating from subordinate 
Temples. 

ARTICLE II. 

Sessions. 

Section 1. The Imperial Council shall meet annually, at 
such time and place as shall have been determined by a 
majority of the Representatives at the previous session. The 
business of the Annual Session shall be distributed over a 
three days’ session. 

Sect. 2. Special sessions may be called by the Imperial 
Potentate in any emergency, at any time and place in his 
discretion, or, when requested by fifty Representatives to 
this Imperial Council, forty of whom shall be members of 
separate Temples, it shall be his duty so to do; due notice of 
said special session to be given to each subordinate Temple 
and to each Representative to the Imperial Council, stating 


the business to be considered; and no other business than that 
specified in the call or summons shall be transacted. 

Sect. 3. hifty Representatives, forty of whom shall be 
Representatives of separate Temples, shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business. 

Sect. 4. Notices of sessions of the Imperial Council shall 
be issued at least thirty days prior to such sessions. 

ARTICLE III. 

Representatives. 

Section 1. Representation in the Imperial Council shall 
be apportioned as follows: To every Temple working by 
authority of a charter granted by this Imperial Council there 
shall be one Representative, who must be a member of the 
Temple electing him. Each Temple shall be entitled to two 
Representatives when its membership reaches three hundred, 
three Representatives when its membership reaches six 
hundred, and four Representatives when its membership 
reaches one thousand; but no Temple shall be allowed more 
than four Representatives. 

Sect. 2. The Representatives shall be chosen as follows: 
Each 1 emple shall, at the regular annual election of officers, 
elect by ballot, and by a majority vote, such Representative 
or Representatives to the Imperial Council as it shall be 
entitled to, and a certified record of such election shall be for¬ 
warded to the Imperial Recorder, which credential shall be 
countersigned by the Recorder of the Temple, who shall also 
affix the seal of the Temple thereto. 

Sect. 3. The number of membership by which the num¬ 
ber of Representatives shall be determined shall be the mem¬ 
bership of the Temple on the date of its annual meeting for 
the election of officers in December of each year. 

Sect. 4. Any Representative of the Imperial Council 
who shall remove and reside permanentlv out of its jurisdic¬ 
tion. be suspended or expelled by a subordinate Temple, or 
found guilty of a felony or a criminal ofifence involving moral 
turpitude, shall thereby have vacated his office. 

Sect. 5. All Past Imperial Potentates shall be Represen¬ 
tatives ad vitam. The Imperial Council may, by a three- 
fourths vote of the members present at any session, elect as 


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im emeritus member of the Imperial Council any Noble who 
has been a Representative for twenty-one years, and who is 
recommended for such honor by the Committee on Nomina¬ 
tion of hmeritus and Honorary Members. Such emeritus 
member shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of 
elected Representatives. 

I he Imperial Council may also, by three-fourths vote of 
the members present at any session, elect as an honorary 
member of the Imperial Council any member of the Order who 
is recommended for such honor by the Committee on Nomina¬ 
tion of Emeritus and Honorary Members. All honorary 
members shall have a voice in the proceedings of the Imperial 
Council, but shall have no other privileges or emoluments. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Officers.—Their Titles, Election. Tenure of Office 
and Obligation. 

Section 1. The officers of the Imperial Council shall be 
as.follows, viz.: 


I. 

Imperial 

Potentate. 

II. 

Deputy Imperial Potentate. 

III. 

Imperial 

Chief Rabban. 

IV. 

Imperial 

Assistant Rabban. 

V. 

Imperial 

High Priest and Prophet. 

VI. 

Imperial 

Oriental Guide. 

VII. 

Imperial 

T REASURER. 

VIII. 

Imperial 

Recorder. 

IX. 

Imperial 

First Ceremonial Master. 

X. 

Imperial 

Second Ceremonial Master 

XI. 

Imperial 

Marshal. 

XII. 

Imperial 

Captain of the Guard. 

XIII. 

Imperial 

Outer Guard. 


All of whom, except the Imperial Potentate, must be 
Representatives to the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 2. Each officer shall be elected by a majority vote 
of the Representatives, and those holding the privileges of 
Representatives present and voting. Nominations for officers 
may be made, but the nomination speeches shall be limited to 
one for each candidate presented, and to be not over five 
minutes in length, and no seconding speeches will be per¬ 
mitted. 

A Temple may adopt resolutions of endorsement of one 
of its members as a candidate for office in the Imperial Council. 
The resolutions or endorsement may be sent, under seal, to 
Representatives and to other Temples, but no other style of 
nominations or electioneering shall be permitted to be made 
by any Noble .or any subordinate Temple for any Imperial 
Council office. 

Sect. 3. The officers of the Imperial Council and of 
every subordinate Temple in the jurisdiction, before they enter 
upon the exercise of their respective duties, shall take the 
following obligation : 

i, “I (name in full), do solemnly promise and vow that I 
will faithfully, and to the best of my ability, discharge the 
duties of the office to which I have been elected,,and that 1 will 


strictly conform to the requirements of the Constitution, 
Regulations and Edicts of the Imperial Council for North 
America.” 

ARTICLE V. 

Imperial Potentate. 

Section 1. The Imperial Potentate is the executive officer 
of the Order within the jurisdiction of this Imperial Council. 
He may suspend, until the next session of the Imperial 
Council, or for a less time, any officer of the Imperial Council, 
or any Temple or officer thereof for violation or disobedience 
of the Constitution, By-Laws, Code or Edicts of the Imperial 
Council. 

Sect. 2. He shall preside over all stated and special 
sessions of the Imperial Council, and at his pleasure, over all 
sessions of subordinate Temples which he shall favor with his 
presence. 

Sect. 3. When, in his judgment, the good of the Order 
requires it, he shall have power to call special sessions of the 
Imperial Council, specifying the business to be laid before it. 

Sect. 4. During the recess of the Imperial Council, he is 
invested with a general supervision of the Order throughout 
the jurisdiction. He shall have a yearly contingent fund, in 
such an amount as the Imperial Council may vote for each 
ensuing year, out of which all expenses of his office shall be 
defrayed. 

Sect. 5. He shall have power to confer the Order “at 
sight,” either in person or by a deputy authorized for that 
purpose, but only for the purpose of organizing new Temples 
under dispensation in unoccupied territory; and the fees there¬ 
for shall be turned into the treasury of the Temple so organized 
under dispensation. The minimum fee in such cases shall be 
fifty dollars for each and every candidate. 

Sect. 6. Each Temple may be visited for the purpose of 
official inspection by the Imperial Potentate, or by some 
Representative to the Imperial Council deputized by the 
Imperial Potentate as his proxy for that purpose; provided, 
however, that said inspection shall be made without expense 
to the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 7. He may do all such other acts and perform all 
such other duties, not inconsistent with this Constitution, as, 
in his judgment, the interests of the Order require. 

Sect. 8. An Imperial Potentate does not become a Past 
Imperial Potentate until his successor in office is elected and 
installed. His Temple should elect him as a Representative to 
the session of the Imperial Council over which he is to preside 
as Imperial Potentate, but failure to so elect him does not 
deprive him of any of his official rights or prerogatives as 
Imperial Potentate. 

ARTICLE VI. 

Deputy Imperial Potentate. 

Section 1. The Deputy Imperial Potentate, in the event 
of the death, removal or physical disability of the Imperial 
Potentate, shall act, with full pow r er, in his place and stead 
until the disqualification is removed. At all other times he 


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shall perform such duties as may be designated by his superior 
officer. 

ARTICLE VII. 

Imperial Chief and Assistant Rabbans. 

Section 1. The Imperial Chief Rabban and Imperial 
Assistant Rabban, in the absence of their superiors, shall 
severally and respectively assume the responsibilities and 
discharge the duties of their superior officers according to 
rank. At all other times they shall discharge the duties 
traditionally appropriate to their respective stations. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

Other Officers. 

Section 1. The remaining officers are to perform such 
duties as are appropriate to their several stations, or as may 
be assigned to them by the Imperial Council or Imperial 
Potentate. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Dispensations for Temples. 

Section 1. No dispensation for a new Temple shall be 
issued except by action of the Imperial Council and then only 
upon the petition of at least four hundred Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine; provided, hozvever, that such dispensation shall not be 
issued in case the membership of the nearest Temple is thereby 
reduced by dimit to less than one thousand members, except 
in unoccupied territory. 

When the application for dispensation is received, the 
Temple nearest the site of the proposed new Temple shall be 
notified of the application for such dispensation, at least thirty 
days prior to the meeting of the Imperial Council, that reasons 
may be assigned, if any, against such dispensation being issued. 

The petitioners must give satisfactory evidence of good 
standing, of a suitable place of meeting, of possessing or having 
the ability to procure proper furniture and paraphernalia for 
the use of the new Temple, and being competent to conduct 
the ceremonial work and government thereof. 


as herein provided, then such application must lie over for one 
year. 

ARTICLE X. 

Prerequisites for the Order. 

Section 1. No application for the Order shall be received 
unless the applicant is a regular Knight Templar in good 
standing in a Commandery, or a Thirty-second degree Mason 
in good standing in a Consistory of the Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite of the obedience of either of the Supreme 
Councils for the Northern or for the Southern Masonic 
Jurisdiction of such Rite in the United States, and those 
Supreme Councils which are in amity with and recognized by 
them. Each application for the Order shall be made upon the 
form of petition provided by the Imperial Council. 

No Temple can add to or take from the prerequisites for 
membership in Temples fixed by the Imperial Council. A 
Temple cannot adopt a rule, regulation, or resolution, requiring 
that a candidate must be both a Thirty-second degree Mason 
and a Knight Templar in order to petition for initiation in a 
Temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 

To receive and ballot upon petitions at a Special Meet¬ 
ing, a Temple much apply for and receive a Special 
Dispensation from the Imperial Potentate authorizing them so 
to do, in which event the members of the Temple must receive 
due and timely notice of the proposed election of candidates 
under the said dispensation. 

No Temple shall initiate or obligate a candidate except at 
a regular or ceremonial session, unless a Special Dispensation 
therefor is granted by the Imperial Potentate. Before grant¬ 
ing such Special Dispensation the Imperial Potentate shall 
require a statement of the facts and circumstances justifying 
the issuing thereof. Penalty for the violation of this Article 
shall be the suspension of the charter of the Temple so 
offending until the next session of the Imperial Council. 

ARTICLE XI. 



Sect. 2. No charter shall be granted to any Temple not 
having provided itself with a proper place of meeting and the 
necessary paraphernalia for conferring the Order. 

Sect. 3. A Temple holding a dispensation or charter has 
a legal existence and a legal jurisdiction, and whether it works 
or not, such jurisdiction cannot be gainsaid except by action 
of the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 4. A Temple under dispensation has no right to 
elect officers, nor is a Potentate of a Temple under dispensation 
entitled to the rank of a Past Potentate. A Temple under 
dispensation is not entitled to representation in the Imperial 
Council. 

Sect. 5. An application for a dispensation for the for¬ 
mation of a new Temple must be filed with the Imperial 
Recorder at least sixty days prior to the Annual Session of the 
Imperial Council; and notice of all such applications must be 
published in the official call for the Imperial Council Session. 
Unless such application is filed and notice of same published 


Amendments. 

Section 1. Proposed amendments to the Constitution 
shall be in writing, and filed with the Imperial Recorder at 
least two months prior to the Annual Session of the Imperial 
Council, and notice of said proposed amendments shall be 
inserted by him in the summons for that session. Any such 
amendment may be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present; provided, hozvever, that the Imperial Council 
may, without such previous notice, by a vote of three-fourths 
of the members present at any session, revise, amend or alter 
this Constitution. 

Sect. 2. All amendments proposed to this Constitution 
shall be in writing. They may be modified in any manner by 
the Imperial Council while the same is under consideration, 
but such modification must be germane to the subject matter 
of the proposed amendment. The entire section to be amended 
must be fully written out as the same will read with the 
proposed amendment incorporated therein. 


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BY'LAWS 


ARTICLE I. 

Appeals from Decisions of Presiding Officer. 

Section 1. This Imperial Council being a legislative 
body, asknowledging no superior, permits an appeal to be 
taken by any Representative from the decision of the Chair on 
any question under consideration herein; provided, however , 
that such appeal shall not be sustained unless two-thirds of all 
the Representatives present shall vote therefor. 

ARTICLE II. 

Sessions of Imperial Council. 

Section 1. All sessions shall be opened in full and ample 
form. 

Sect. 2. At every session all questions shall be deter¬ 
mined by a majority of votes (except alterations of the 
Constitution, as therein provided), the presiding officer not 
being entitled to a vote except in case the vote is equally 
divided, when he shall have the casting vote. 

Sect. 3. At each session, when the Imperial Potentate 
shall have called the Imperial Council to order, the Committee 
on Credentials shall immediately determine as to the 
credentials of the Representatives. 

ARTICLE 111. 


the Imperial Council, and pay over the amount to the Imperial 
Treasurer whenever the sum reaches the amount of one 
thousand dollars. Before entering upon the duties of his office 
he shall give a bond to the Imperial Council in the sum of ten 
thousand dollars, and the Imperial Potentate shall be the 
custodian of said bond. 

Sect. 3. He shall forward to each newly constituted 
Temple, immediately upon such 1 emple receiving a dispen¬ 
sation, a copy of this Constitution, together with such other 
statutes and edicts as are in force. , 

Sect. 4. He shall make an annual report of his accounts, 
and also a summary of the returns of the subordinate Temples, 
showing the number of the members of each; also the 
admissions, rejections, suspensions, expulsions, dimissions and 
deaths. He shall have his books, papers and accounts present 
at the opening of each annual session prepared for examination 
by the Committee on Finance and Accounts; shall have in 
custody the official seal of the Imperial Council and affix it to 
all official communications; notify the members of the Imperial 
Council of the annual and special sessions, and perform such 
other duties appertaining to his office as may be required; and 
at the expiration of his term of office deliver to his successor 
all books, papers or other property in his possession belonging 
to the Imperial Council. 



Mileage and Per Diem. 

Section 1. Past Imperial Potentates and Representatives 
shall be entitled to mileage at the rate of six cents per mile, 
one way, by the shortest available route from the location of 
their Temples to the place of session of the Imperial Council, 
and per diem expenses at the rate of fifteen dollars for each 
day of a three days’ attendance at the sessions of the Imperial 
Council. Such expenses to be paid out of the general funds of 
the Imperial Council. The business of the annual session 
shall be distributed over a three days’ session. 

Sect. 2. The Imperial Treasurer shall pay each Repre¬ 
sentative entitled to mileage and per diem by check, the check 
to be drawn on the bank or banks in which the funds aie 

deposited. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Election of Imperial Officers. 

Section 1. The election of officers shall take place 
immediately after the opening of the Imperial Council on its 
second day’s session, unless otherwise ordered by a two-thirds 
vote of the Imperial Council. 

ARTICLE V. 

Duties of Imperial Recorder. 

Section 1. The Imperial Recorder shall attend all 
sessions of the Imperial Council and shall keep a true record 
of all the work, deliberations and transactions of the Imperial 
Council, and transcribe the same in a book for that purpose. 

Sect. 2. He shall collect and receive all the revenues of 


Sect. 5. The Imperial Recorder shall prepare uniform 
credential blanks and mail them to the several Temples in 
ample time for filling out and presentation at the annual ses¬ 
sions of the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 6. The Imperial Recorder shall issue to all Temples 
yearly, a list of all expulsions, suspensions and restorations 
reported to him. 

Sect. 7. The Imperial Recorder is authorized to furnish 
the first six elective officers with Rituals, the same to be 
receipted and returned with the Jewel of office each year, at the 
annual session of the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 8. The Imperial Recorder shall prepare and furnish 
a badge to be worn only by the Representatives to the Imperial 
Council; said badge to be delivered to the Representatives 
upon their arrival at the place fixed for the session of the 
Imperial Council and upon their signing a register prepared for 
that purpose. 

Sect. 9. Whenever the stock of Past Imperial Potentates’ 
jewels authorized by the Imperial Council shall be exhausted, 
the Imperial Recorder shall procure bids from at least three 
first-class jewelers in the United States of America for 
manufacturing, for this Imperial Council, three Past Imperial 
Potentates’ jewels, to be made strictly in accordance with the 
design heretofore adopted by the Imperial Council. After 
such bids are received the Imperial Recorder, with the 
approval of the Imperial Potentate, shall cause three such 
jewels to be made by the lowest bidder, and at each meeting 
of the Imperial Council the Imperial Recorder shall have one 


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of said jewels in readiness, and the same shall be at such 
session presented to the retiring Imperial Potentate. 

Sect. 10. He shall receive for his services the sum of 
twenty-four hundred dollars per year. 

ARTICLE VI. 

Duties of Imperial Tteasurer. 

Section 1. It is the duty of the Imperial Treasurer to 
attend all sessions of the Imperial Council, with the books and 
papers of his office. He shall receive all moneys from the 
Imperial Recorder, giving his receipt therefor, and shall 
deposit the same in a National bank in the name of, and 
subject to the order of the Imperial Council. He shall pay all 
orders authorized to be drawn on him by the Imperial Council; 
such orders to be signed by the Imperial Recorder and 
countersigned by the Imperial Potentate and issued in pay¬ 
ment of an appropriation or in accordance with an order 
previously made by the Imperial Council, and, before entering 
upon the duties of his office, give his bond to the Imperial 
Council in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and the Imperial 
Potentate shall be the custodian of said bond. He shall, at 
each annual session, render a correct account of his receipts 
and disbursements; and at the expiration of his term of office 
he shall deliver to his successor all moneys, books, papers or 
other property that may be in his possession or under his con¬ 
trol, as Imperial Treasurer. He shall receive for his services 
the sum of five hundred dollars per annum. 

ARTICLE VII. 


appeal or grievance brought before the Imperial Council shall 
be referred to this committee, whose duty it shall be to 
examine into the same and report their action thereon. It 
shall meet at least one day in advance of the meeting of the 
Imperial Council, when shall be placed in its possession all 
papers and matters pertaining to the work of their committee. 

Jurisprudence and Laws. To it shall be referred all 
propositions to revise, alter or amend the Constitution, By- 
Laws and Code of the Imperial Council, as well as all other 
matters on questions of law or usage; and it shall report there¬ 
on, in writing, to the Imperial Council. It shall meet at least 
one day in advance of the meeting of the Imperial Council, 
when it shall be placed in possession of all papers and matters 
pertaining to the work of the committee. 

Mileage and Pay of Representatives. To it shall be 
referred all matters pertaining to the mileage and pay of 
Representatives, and it shall report by resolution, or otherwise, 
what action should be taken, if any, by the Imperial Council. 
It shall meet at least one day in advance of the meeting of the 
Imperial Council. 

Transactions of Imperial Officers. To it shall be referred 
the annual addresses of the Imperial Potentate and Deputy 
Imperial Potentate for topical reference to various committees 
for their consideration. 

Necrology. I o it shall be referred the names and records 
of the Illustrious Dead of the Order, that a fitting memorial 
may be made in the printed proceedings of the good deeds of 
those who have entered into the Unseen Temple. 



Committees of Imperial Council. 

Section 1. The following Standing Committees, each 
consisting of five members, except the committee on 
nomination of emeritus and honorary members, shall be 
appointed by the Imperial Potentate at least sixty days before 
the meeting of the Imperial Council, and shall examine and 
report to the Imperial Council upon the several matters 
referred to them. 

Credentials. Whose duty it shall be to examine and 
report upon the credentials of the newly elected Repre¬ 
sentatives. 

Dispensations and Charters. It shall particularly examine 
the work and records of each Temple under dispensation and 
asking for charter, and report to the Imperial Council such action 
as it shall deem proper. It shall meet at least one day in advance 
of the meeting of the Imperial Council, when shall be placed in 
its possession all papers and matters pertaining to the work of 
the committee. 

Finance and Accounts. It shall be its duty to examine the 
books and vouchers of the Imperial Treasurer and Imperial 
Recorder and report to the Imperial Council the actual 
condition of the finances, books and accounts. It shall meet at 
least one day in advance of the meeting of the Imperial 
Council, when it shall be placed in possession of the books 
and vouchers of the Imperial Treasurer and Imperial Recorder, 
and matters pertaining to the work of the committee. 

Grievances and Appeals. All matters of controversy, 


Nomination of Emeritus and Honorary Members. To it 

shall be referred all nominations for emeritus membership or 
honorary membership, and it shall be the duty of said 
committee to examine into the record and qualifications of 
all Nobles so recommended and report to the Imperial Council 
the names of the Nobles approved by the committee. This 
committee shall be appointed by the Imperial Potentate and 
shall consist of seven members of the Imperial Council, two of 
whom shall be past Imperial Potentates and five shall be 
elected Representatives. Each name presented for consider¬ 
ation of this committee shall first have received the 
endorsement of the Temple of which the Noble is a member, 
said action to be had at a regular session. No name shall be 
printed in the Proceedings of the Imperial Council if it be 
rejected by that body. 

Imperial Council Headquarters at Annual Session. This 
Committee shall consist of the Imperial Potentate, Deputy Im¬ 
perial Potentate, Imperial Chief Rabban and two Repre¬ 
sentatives, to be appointed by the newly elected Imperial 
Potentate at the close of each Session of the Imperial Council, 
whose duty it shall be to select a hotel at which the Imperial 
Council headquarters for the next Annual Session shall be 
established, and to engage rooms for the Imperial Divan, Past 
Imperial Potentates and Emeritus Members. It shall also 
arrange with the several trunk lines and transportation com¬ 
panies for special rates to and from the Annual Session of this 
Imperial Council. 

The Imperial Potentate shall also, by recommendation of 


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the 1 emple in whose jurisdiction the Annual Session is to be 
held, appoint a committee of five from the local Temple whose 
dut_v it shall be to arrange for hotel accommodations for 
Representatives and their families, other than those of the 
Imperial Divan. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

Deputies of the Imperial Potentate. 


the Imperial Council, in accordance with its membership, the 
following sums: 

For 100 members or less . . Fifteen dollars ($15). 

For all members over and above 100 members, fifteen 
cents for each member. 

The dues shall accompany the annual return of every 
Temple to the Imperial Council. 





Section 1. Deputies may be appointed by the Imperial 
Potentate for a specific purpose, which shall be set forth in the 
commissions issued, which shall be executed without unneces¬ 
sary delay ; and the appointments shall cease when the said pur¬ 
poses shall have been executed. It shall be the duty of each 
Deputy appointed under the provisions of this section to return 
his authority to the Imperial Potentate with a written report 
of his action thereunder. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Members at Large. 

Section 1. When a dispensation to any Temple is 
recalled and no charter issued, all Nobles created in said 
Temple become members of the Order at large, subject to the 
authority of the Imperial Council, and are entitled to a 
certificate to that effect from the Imperial Recorder, which 
certificate has the force of a dimit for purposes of affiliation. 

ARTICLE X. 


Sect. 4. For every copy of the Oriental Ritual the fee 
shall be five ($5) dollars. They shall be issued only upon the 
application of a regular I emple of the Order, but no more than 
three copies shall be issued to any one Temple, and then only 
upon order of the Imperial Potentate. 

ARTICLE XII. 

The Ritual. 

Section 1. The Ritual, as promulgated by the Imperial 
Council for the use of the Order in its jurisdiction, shall be 
adopted uniformly by every 1 emple, and no alterations or 
additions shall be made in the Ritual, except by authority of 
the Imperial Council, and every departure therefrom will be 
considered as an indignity to the same. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

Regalia, Emblems and Jewels. 

Section 1. The emblems, jewels and costumes for every 
office in this Order, as promulgated by the Imperial Council in 
its Ritual, shall be strictly adhered to. 


Initiation Fee. 

Section 1. The Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 
shall not be conferred upon any one for a less sum than fifty 
($50) dollars; but Temples may increase the amount if 
desired. 

ARTICLE XI. 

Fees and Revenues. 

Section 1. The revenue of the Imperial Council shall be 
derived from the following sources: 

For every dispensation to form and open a Temple, there 
shall be required and paid one hundred ($100) dollars, which 
must accompany the application for dispensation, and when a 
charter is granted, an additional sum of fifty ($50) dollars shall 
be paid before the charter is delivered. 

Sect. 2. Each subordinate Temple shall pay to the 
Imperial Council the sum of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) 
for each and every candidate receiving the Order of Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine within such Temple, which sum shall be 
forwarded immediately to the Imperial Recorder, who shall 
forthwith issue a diploma of the Imperial Council to each and 
every candidate. 

The Imperial Recorder shall, upon the request of the Re¬ 
corder of any Temple, issue to every member who joins a 
Temple by affiliation a diploma, free of charge, upon the return 
to the Imperial Recorder of the diploma issued by the Temple 
in which the affiliate received the Order. 

Sect. 3. Each subordinate Temple shall pay annually to 


Sect. 2. The red Turkish Fez is adopted as a uniform 
style of head covering for all Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 

Sect. 3. The emblems and jewels of the Mystic Shrine 
are the characteristic insignia of the Oriental nation from 
which the Order emanates. They are the Crescent, Pyramid, 
Sphinx Head, Panther-bodied Female Sphinx, the Urn, Sun, 
Moon, Stars, etc., and are used to decorate the Tombs, Ban¬ 
ners, Draperies, Costumes, Regalia, etc. In mourning drapery, 
the combination is the Sun with Rays, Moon and Stars. 

Sect. 4. Crescent. The original and universal Emblem¬ 
atic Jewel is the Crescent, formed of two nails from a tiger’s 
paw, united at their bases with a band of gold, and a ring at the 
base to suspend it as charm or jewel, to be hung points down-, 
ward. The gold band should be decorated with the Sphinx^ 
Head on one side, a Pyramid with the Urn upon it on the 
other; the name of the owner, and the date of his receiving the 
Order, engraved upon the sides ; 'and inside the circle “Allah” 
or God, and the motto of the Order, which is “Robur et Furor,” 
and signifies “Strength and Fury.” Every Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine is entitled to wear this Jewel. The combining 
of the emblems of other secret orders with the Jewel of the 
Shrine is deemed inappropriate, and is therefore prohibited. 
The combining of Masonic emblems with the Jewel of the 
Shrine is inappropriate and should not be worn so combined. 

Sect. 5. The wearing of the Fez and Jewel of the Order 
on occasions other than meetings of the Temples of the Arabic 
Order, or gatherings of Shriners under the authority of some 
legal body of the Order, is ill advised, and Potentates are 
expected to prevent such action by their members. 


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ARTICLE XIV. 

Color of Card and Printing. 

Section 1. The Imperial Recorder shall, at each annual 
session of the Imperial Council, announce the Color of the 
Card for the Visiting Certificate, and the Color of the Ink with 
which it shall be printed, for the following year. He shall also 
send to the Recorder of each Temple a notice of the announce¬ 
ment, and all Temples are hereby ordered to adopt the same. 



ARTICLE XV. 

Improper Circulars, Publications and Practices. 

The Imperial Council emphatically condemns all immoral 
and vulgar practices or allusions in the initiation of candidates, 
or in the printed notices issued by Temples to members of the 
Order. 

The Potentate, or presiding officer for the time being, of 
each Temple shall be held personally responsible for not im¬ 
mediately arresting any attempt at vulgarity or obscenity. 

No Potentate or Recorder of a Temple shall furnish to 
any one a list of the names of the members of his Temple, for 
the purpose of having the members circularized, or solicited 
for business purposes, nor shall any Temple issue appeals for 
aid to any Nobles not members of said Temple, unless they 


bear the indorsement of the Imperial Potentate. No Potentate 
or Recorder shall issue with any official notice of the Temple, 
or as a part thereof, any announcement or advertising matter 
of a purely business character which has not been authorized 
by a vote of said Temple, or which does not bear the indorse¬ 
ment of the Imperial Potentate. 

For any violation of this law, the Imperial Potentate may 
suspend the offending officer, or the work of the Temple, until 
the next session of the Imperial Council. 

ARTICLE XVI. 

Amendments. 

Section 1. A proposed amendment to the By-Laws may 
be submitted to the Imperial Council at any time during the 
session and may be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present at the session. 

Sect. 2. All proposed amendments to the By-Laws shall 
be offered in writing. They may be modified in any manner 
by the Imperial Council while the same are under consider¬ 
ation, but such modification must be germane to the subject 
matter of the proposed amendment. The entire section to be 
amended must be fully written out as the same will read with 
the proposed amendment incorporated therein. 



CODE 


ARTICLE I. 

Temples under Dispensation. 

Section 1. The petitioners for a dispensation, members 
of the Temple whose consent is required, are not barred from 
voting on the question of consent. 

Sect. 2. A Temple under dispensation is only liable for 
dues for the fractional part of the year that it was in existence, 
in addition to the per capita dues on members created. 

Sect. 3. A Noble signing a petition for a dispensation for 
a Temple becomes a member of the Temple under dispen¬ 
sation and is amenable to it for dues. He should pay dues to 
the Temple of which he was a member prior to the issuing of 
the dispensation only up to the date of the dispensation of the 
new Temple, and his membership in the chartered Temple 
remains in abeyance until a charter is granted to the new 
Temple. 

Sect. 4. If the dispensation of a new Temple is taken up, 
and no charter issued, the membership of all Nobles reverts to 
the Temples of which they were members prior to the issuing 
of the dispensation. 

Sect. 5. Upon the receipt of a charter it is the duty of 
the Potentate of the Temple chartered to cause the Recorder 
to certify that fact to all Temples in which the charter 
members formerly held their membership, and their member¬ 
ship in said Temples thereupon terminates. 


ARTICLE II. 

Jurisdiction of Temples. 

Section 1. The territorial jurisdiction of subordinate 
Temples, chartered by this Imperial Council, extends in all 
directions to one-half the distance, by a direct line, between 
itself and the nearest Temple, provided, that in no case can it 
extend beyond the limits of the State, Territory, or district in 
which it is located; provided, also, that Temples occupying the 
same State or Territory may agree upon concurrent 
jurisdiction within, or an equitable division of their territory, 
should they so desire; provided, also that every Temple shall 
have exclusive jurisdiction in the city and county in which the 
Temple is located under charter; provided, also, that the 
Imperial Council may declare concurrent jurisdiction or an 
equitable division of territory between all Temples in States 
where more than one Temple exists, should it appear for the 
best interests of the Order to do so, but only after said 
disputing Temples have failed to agree upon concurrent 
jurisdiction or an equitable division of territory. 

Sect. 2. A Temple shall not act upon a petition for 
initiation of any one residing within the jurisdiction of another 
Temple without first obtaining permission of such Temple. It 
shall be competent in such cases for a Temple to waive its 
jurisdiction and permit another Temple to confer the Order 
upon one residing within its jurisdiction; and such authority 
shall be given only under the seal of the Temple so granting 










it. lemples having concurrent jurisdiction must notify each 
other of all petitions received. It shall be the duty of the 
Imperial Potentate to suspend the work of any Temple 
violating the provisions of this section until the next meeting 
of the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 3. A candidate having been elected in a Temple, it 
is within the power of that Temple to ask, under seal, another 
I emple to confer the Order upon the candidate as a compli¬ 
ment to the Temple making the request. The Temple doing 
the work should certify to the same, under seal, to the Temple 
in which the candidate was elected. The Temple which 
elected the candidate must enter this official communication 
upon its record, place his name upon its membership list, and 
recognize him as a member of that Temple. 

Sect. 4. Each Temple is sovereign in its own jurisdiction 
whether under dispensation or chartered, and no applicant, 
actually resident in such jurisdiction, can apply elsewhere for 
the Order without the consent of the Temple. Where two 
Temples hold concurrent jurisdiction over territory, the con¬ 
sent of both will be necessary to enable an applicant of that 
jurisdiction to become a member of a Temple in any other 
jurisdiction. A Temple having received a petition from one 
possessing the necessary qualifications and having regularly 
elected the candidate, retains jurisdiction over him until 
initiation, no matter whether said candidate subsequently 
removes from its jurisdiction or not. 

Sect. 5. Temples may open and confer the Order at any 
place within their jurisdiction, notice being given of such 
intent, and candidates having been previously elected; but no 
other business can be transacted at such sessions except the 
necessary preliminaries toward conferring the Order, except 
where two or more Temples hold concurrent jurisdiction over 
territory, in which case all Ceremonial Sessions must be held 
at the city or town in which the Temple is permanently 
located; but the Imperial Potentate upon request of any 
Temple, accompanied by a waiver of jurisdiction from the 
Temple or Temples having concurrent jurisdiction, may grant 
a special dispensation to hold a Ceremonial Session at any¬ 
place requested in said concurrent jurisdiction. 

A Temple may hold a Ceremonial Session in States and 
Territories where no Temples exist, providing they obtain a 
special dispensation from the Imperial Potentate empowering 
them so to do. 

A Temple may grant consent to another Temple to hold 
a Ceremonial Session within the jurisdiction of the first 
Temple, subject to the laws of the Order in regard to the 
election and initiation of candidates. 

Sect. 6. Each Temple is sovereign in its own jurisdiction 
in all matters pertaining to the Order of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, and has jurisdiction for purposes of discipline over all 
sojourning Nobles. No organization of any kind using emblems 
of the Order, or a title or titles, pronouncing it to be an organi¬ 
zation of Shriners, shall be organized in the jurisdiction of a 
Temple except with the official sanction of said Temple. 

An Arab Patrol or Shrine Band is part of the working 


corps of the Temple, and is under the control and authority of 
the Potentate. 

No Temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine can organize 
a female patrol or any uniformed body of women and introduce 
the same into the Temple at a ceremonial session, or permit 
such organization to parade, drill, or appear in public under 
the auspices of the Temple, or by its authority. 

In the annual parade of Temples of the Order at meetings 
of the Imperial Council, or in parades given under the 
auspices of subordinate Temples of the Order, no one shall be 
permitted to participate in the parade but members of the 
Order, uniformed bands, and male servants accompanying 
Temples. 

No Temple shall organize or recognize in any way, any 
body of women, or men and women, calling itself an Oriental 
Shrine, or purporting to be an oriental order, and to be com¬ 
posed of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and female relatives of 
such, and making such relationship the prerequisite for 
membership in such body. 

The introduction in street parades of Novices or Nobles 
attired in grotesque or humiliating costumes or undignified 
dress of any kind is strictly prohibited. 

ARTICLE III. 

Subordinate Temples —How Constituted. 

Section 1. All regular subordinate bodies of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine are termed 
Temples, and shall consist of the following officers: 


I. Illustrious Potentate. Shayk 

II. Chief Rabban . Emeer 

III. Assistant Rabban. Sahib 

IV. High Priest and Prophet. Imam 

V. Oriental Guide. Ayn 

VI. Treasurer. Chayzin 

VII. Recorder. Katib 

VIII. First Ceremonial Master. IVakil 

IX. Second Ceremonial Master. Alam 

X. Director. Malah 

XI. Marshal. Amal 

XII. Captain of the Guard . Rays 

XIII. Outer Guard. Hafiz 


and as many members as the Temple may admit. 

The first seven officers shall be elected annually by ballot. 
The remaining officers shall be appointed by the Illustrious 
Potentate. 

A quorum in a Temple consists of seven members entitled 
to vote therein, including an officer entitled to open the body. 

Sect. 2. When a charter is granted the members of the 
Temple receiving it must hold an election o f officers as soon 
after its reception as possible. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Enthronement. 

Section 1. Previous to the enthronement of a Potentate- 
elect, the Imperial Council requires his assent to the following 
ordinances: 


























First. Do you solemnly vow, upon your honor, that you 
will exert your best endeavors to promote the true happiness 
of your brother Nobles of the Mystic Shrine? 

Second. That you will endeavor to promote the general good 
of the Order and preserve the solemnity of the ceremonies with 
profound respect and reverence? 

Third. That you will not acknowldege or have intercourse 
with any Temple which does not work under constitutional 
authority as recognized by the Imperial Council ? 

Fourth. That you will ever maintain and support the 
authority of the Imperial Council for North America, and en¬ 
force obedience to its Constitution, Regulations and Edicts? 

Do you submit to all these ordinances and promise to 
observe and practise them faithfully? 

ARTICLE V. 

Illustrious Potentate—Duties. 

Section 1. The Illustrious Potentate is especially 
charged to see that the By-Laws of his 1 emple are duly 
observed, as well as the Constitution, Regulations and Edicts 
of the Imperial Council; that accurate records are kept and 
just accounts rendered; that regular returns are made to the 
Imperial Council, and that the annual dues are promptly paid; 
and that no fewer than two stated sessions are held annually, 
of which one shall be held in December. He shall see that a 
copy of each printed notice issued by his I emple to its mem¬ 
bers shall be mailed to the Imperial Potentate as soon as the 
same is sent to the members of his Temple. 

Sect. 2. Special sessions of a Temple may be called by 
the Illustrious Potentate at any time, due notice thereof being 
given to each member, stating the business to be considered, 
and no other business than that specified in the call or sum¬ 
mons shall be transacted. 

ARTICLE VI. 

Officers of Temples—Duties. 

Section 1. The duties of the officers of the Temples shall 
be those assigned to them in the Ritual, and as traditionally 
appropriate to them respectively, as also those defined in the 
Constitution and Regulations. 


other ballot shall immediately be had, but no more. L pon the 
appearance of three black balls a second time, the candidate 
shall be declared rejected and disqualified from making a 
second application for thirteen weeks. Petitions shall be 
referred to a committee at a regular or special meeting of the 
Temple and not be acted upon until such committee reports, at 
the same or any succeeding meeting. 

Sect. 2. After a candidate has been declared elected, any 
subsequent objection or protest must be presented to the 
Potentate in writing, signed by at least three members of the 
body and must stand. The fact that said objection has been 
made, but not the written objection itself, shall be entered 
upon the minutes, and shall have the same force and efifect as 
a second ballot, and shall prevent a reconsideration of the 
matter for thirteen weeks. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

Decision of Questions. 

Section 1. All questions shall be determined 
majority of votes. 

Sect. 2. The presiding officer shall have no vote unless 
there be a tie, when he shall have the deciding vote. 

Sect. 3. No appeal from the decision of the Illustrious 
Potentate shall lie to the Temple. Any member may appeal 
from the decision of the Illustrious Potentate to the Imperial 
Potentate, whose decision shall stand until the same be re¬ 
voked or approved by the Imperial Council. 

Sect. 4. Correspondence and complaints must be 
addressed in the first instance to the Potentate of the 1 emple, 
and through him to the Imperial Potentate if the latter has any 
jurisdiction in the case, but a member of the Imperial Council 
may communicate directly with the Imperial Potentate. In 
case the Potentate refuses, or neglects, to forward communi¬ 
cations as herein provided, the complainant may transmit the 
same directly to the Imperial Potentate. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Names of Temples. 

Section 1. Every Temple formed in this jurisdiction 
shall select an ancient Arabic or Egyptian name, according to 
i-Iip ancipnt laws nf the Order. 



Sect. 2. The Potentate, Chief Rabban and Assistant Rab- 
ban cannot resign, after having been duly elected and installed, 
but upon the death of the Potentate of any Temple, or his 
removal from the jurisdiction of the Imperial Council, a special 
election may be held to fill the vacancy, and any other vacancy 
or vacancies that may occur, by virtue of any officer being 
promoted, provided satisfactory explanation shall have first 
been made to and dispensation seemed from the Imperial 
Potentate for said election. Any other officer of a Temple 
may resign his office. No member can be forced to accept an 
election to an office. 

ARTICLE VII. 

Ballot on Candidates. 

Section 1. If, upon the balloting foi a candidate, subset 
quent to a favorable report, three black balls shall appear, an¬ 


ARTICLE X. 

Seal of Temples. 

Section 1. Every Temple in this jurisdiction shall have 
a seal, giving the name thereof, an impression of which shall 
be deposited with the Imperial Recorder. 

ARTICLE XI. 

By-Laws. 

Each Temple is required to forward a copy of its By-Laws 
or any Amendments thereto to the Imperial Council for 
approval and also when such approval has been received, to 
forward to the Imperial Council a copy of such By-Laws or 
the Amendments thereto, but no By-Law, or Amendments 
thereto, of any Temple shall go into effect until after the same 
has been approved by the Imperial Council, provided that the 


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Imperial Potentate may provisionally approve such By-Laws 
as amended thereto in the interim of the sessions of the 
Imperial Council. 

ARTICLE XII. 

Membership in Temples. 

Section 1. Any person applying' for the Order to any 
Temple shall be an actual resident for at least six months of 
the jurisdiction of the Temple to which he applies. Actual 
residence is defined to mean the place where the applicant in 
good faith makes his home; any Temple of the Order may, 
however, receive and act upon the petition of one who is a 
resident of a Country, Territory, or State, wherein no Temple 
of the Order exists. Membership may be terminated by 
voluntary dimission upon payment of all indebtedness to the 
Temple, or by expulsion from the Order after due trial, and a 
vote of three-fourths of the members present when the vote is 
taken. 


Membership is suspended by a member uniting in the 
formation of a Temple under dispensation and dissolved by 
the granting of a charter to the new Temple, unless the 
member gives notice in writing, or personally in open session, 
at or before the surrender of the dispensation, of his intention 
to resume his former membership. 

Sect. 2. A Noble can hold active membership in but one 
Temple. In order to retain membership in a Temple a Noble 
must be in good standing in one or the other of the two pre¬ 
requisite Masonic bodies, a Commandery of the Order of 
Knights Templar or a Consistory of the Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite, and so long as he is in good standing in one or 
the other of these bodies his membership in the Temple is not 
afifected by any action of the other prerequisite body in 
depriving him of membership in that body. 

Should a Noble become non-affiliated in the one prerequi¬ 
site body upon which his membership in the Shrine is based, 
by reason of his taking a dimit, he must make an effort to re¬ 
affiliate with a prerequisite body of the same Rite within six 
months from the date of his withdrawal, otherwise he shall be 
deprived of his membership in his Temple by reason of said 
voluntary non-affiliation. If the Noble makes an effort to 
affiliate during the six months period of his non-affiliation with 
the prerequisite body and is rejected, then his non-affiliation is 
not voluntary, and his membership in his Temple is not 
affected thereby. He must, however, make an effort to be¬ 
come affiliated during each six months’ period of his non¬ 
affiliation in the prerequisite body. 

When a Temple learns in an official manner that one of 
its members, by reason of his non-affiliation for six months 01 
more, is not in good standing in at least one of the Masonic 
bodies, membership in which is a prerequisite to membership 
in the Shrine, then the Temple shall notify the member so 
charged that he must appear in the Temple or give evidence 
to the Temple, at its first stated session thereafter that the 

non-affiliation is not voluntary on his part. Should he fail to do 

this, then he shall be declared suspended from all his rights 
and benefits of membership in the Temple until he removes the 
cause of his suspension. 


No dimit can be granted to a Noble accused of violation of 
the laws of the Order pending his trial. No Temple can with¬ 
hold a dimit from a Noble who is free from charges and 
indebtedness to the Temple. A dimit is a certificate that the 
Noble named therein is in good standing and of good repute 
and recommended as such to other Temples. A Temple may 
issue a duplicate dimit to a Noble, but must satisfy itself that 
the Noble asking for it is still in good repute. 

Sect. 3. Affiliation is a matter solely between the 
applicant and the Temple to which he applies. A Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine holding a dimit from a legal Temple may 
present his petition to any Temple of the Order. 

Sect. 4. A Noble of the Mystic Shrine who, for any 
cause, is suspended or expelled by his Commandery or 
Consistory stands suspended or expelled, as the case may be, 
in his Temple until restored to good standing in his Com¬ 
mandery or Consistory, when he shall be restored to good 
standing in his Temple without vote of that body. 

He shall not be charged with dues to the Temple during 
the period of his suspension. 

Sect. 5. A member may be suspended for non-payment 
of dues, or suspended or expelled for conduct unbecoming a 
member of the Order. 

To suspend for non-payment of dues a majority vote only 
of the members present at any regular meeting shall be 
necessary, provided notice has been given to the delinquent 
member that he is in arrears and an opportunity afforded 
him to be present. 

For conduct unbecoming a member of the Order it shall 
require a vote of two thirds of the members present to suspend 
membership, and a vote of three-fourths of the members 
present to expel a member at any regular meeting. 

No member of any Temple can be suspended or expelled 
for conduct unbecoming a member without formal charges 
being presented, notice served upon him and an opportunity 
afforded him to be heard in his defence. 

Sect. 6. Any Noble suspended or expelled by his Temple 
may be reinstated by such Temple on written petition and vote 
and by the same majority suspending or expelling him, and on 
payment of all arrearages in case of suspension for non-pay¬ 
ment of dues. 

Sect. 7. An assessment levied by a Temple upon its 
members after due notice has been given the members that a 
vote would be taken on the proposition, and after the Temple 
has, by a majority vote, voted to make said assessment, is 
legal and binding upon the entire membership of the Temple. 
Said assessment should be paid in the same manner as the 
annual dues or other assessments of the 4 emple are paid. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

Visitors to Temples. 

Section 1. Any member of a Temple may object to the 
presence in his (the objector’s) own Temple of any visiting 
member of the Order should he desire to do so. 


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Sect. 2. A Noble cannot visit any other Temple than his 
own, except he exhibit to the Temple which he desires to 
visit, a certificate signed by the Recorder of his own Temple 
and bearing the seal thereof, that such Noble is in good and 
regular standing. A Temple may adopt a standing resolution 
placing similar restrictions upon the visits of its own members. 
Such certificate shall be in effect only for the period indicated 
therein. The form of the certificate shall be uniform in all 
Temples, as follows: 

.Temple, A.'-A-'-O-’-N-'-M.'-S-'-of. This is 

to certify that Noble.is a member of. 

Temple, and declared to be in good and regular standing dur¬ 
ing the year 1. 


[seal] 


Recorder 


Signature of Member 

Sect. 3. In each Temple of the Order the annual dues 
shall not be less than three dollars. 

ARTICLE XIV. 

Honorary Members. 


ARTICLE XVI. 

Annual Returns. 

Section 1. Every subordinate Temple shall, on the 31st 
day of December or within ten days thereafter in each year, 
transmit to the Imperial Recorder, in such form as shall be 
furnished, its annual returns, accompanied by the dues, to the 
Imperial Council, as provided by Article XI, Section 3, of the 
By-Laws. 

Sect. 2. The initiation fee of two dollars and fifty cents 
for every initiate shall be paid in accordance with Article XI, 
Section 2, of the By-Laws. 

Sect. 3. Any Temple neglecting or refusing to make its 
annual returns on or before January 10, accompanied by the 
fees and dues, shall be notified thereof; and if, after fifteen 
days’ notice, it fails to fully comply, it shall be suspended by 
the Imperial Potentate until restored by a vote of the Imperial 
Council. 

ARTICLE XVII. 

Temple Headquarters and Hospitality at Imperial 
Council Sessions. 



Section 1. Honorary membership may be conferred by 
subordinate Temples upon any member of the Order as a 
compliment, by a majority vote, but such membership confers 
no rights or privileges. The issuing of yearly membership 
cards to honorary members is prohibited. 

ARTICLE XV. 

Election of Officers. 

Every Temple shall annually elect its elective Officers, 
and its Representative or Representatives, by ballot, and by a 
mayority vote, said election to be held at a regular meeting to 
be held in December. Each elective officer shall be elected 
separately, and by a distinct ballot, the use of a blanket ballot 
for the election of officers being prohibited. If there be but 
one Representative to be elected the same rule shall prevail. 
If the Temple is to elect more than one Representative all 
candidates for representatives shall be balloted for on one 
ballot, and a majority vote of those present and voting shall 
be necessary to elect said representatives. The installation of 
Officers shall take place immediately or at the first succeeding 
session of the Temple. 

If a public installation of officers be deemed desirable, the 
officers-elect must take the oath of office in the body of the 
Temple when properly guarded, and prior to the public cere¬ 
mony of installation.^ Should it be impossible to hold the 
election as required, a special dispensation to hold such elec¬ 
tion must be obtained from the Imperial Potentate. In the 
event of the resignation of any officer or representative the 
Temple may elect a successor without a special dispensation 
for that purpose, provided a notice is given to the members 
of the Temple that said election will be held. 


Temples of the Order may maintain headquarters during 
the Annual Sessions of the Imperial Council for the purpose 
of dispensing Shrine hospitality and the promotion of good 
fellowship. The use of intoxicating liquors at such Head¬ 
quarters is prohibited. The' use of Temple badges as gifts or 
for exchange purposes is permitted. The indiscriminate dis¬ 
tribution, in large quantities, of all kinds of souvenirs, to every 
one who calls at Temple Headquarters should not be made. 
All courtesies shown in Temple Headquarters should be 
limited to Nobles of the Order and ladies accompanying them. 

No distribution of souvenirs or gifts of any kind shall be 
made by Temples or Representatives to the members of the 
Imperial Council, or at the place of meeting of the Imperial 
Council while that body is holding its sessions. 

Each Potentate and each Representative should see that 
no abuse of any kind is permitted in Temple Headquarters 
that tends to discredit the Shrine, or its avowed principles 
and objects. 

ARTICLE XVIII. 

Amendments. 

Section 1. A proposed amendment to the Code may be 
submitted to the Imperial Council at any time during its 
session, and may be adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present at the session. 

Sect. 2. All proposed amendments to the Code shall be 
offered in writing. They may be modified in any manner by 
the Imperial Council while the same are under consideration, 
but such modification must be germane to the subject matter 
of the proposed amendment. The entire section to be 
amended must be fully written out as the same will read with 
the proposed amendment incorporated therein. 


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The Holy Mosque at Mecca 









THE HOLY MOSQUE AT MECCA 


Mecca, the mysterious and wonderful shrine of 
the Prophet, has never, until our own day, revealed 
the secrets of its Inner Sanctuary to that ruthless 
agent of the “god of things as they are,” the modern 
camera. Even authentic pictures of the interior of 
“The Holy Mosque at Mecca,” sketched by those who 
have penetrated, under the guise of pilgrims, to the 
hidden sanctuary, have been extremely rare, and 
mostly inaccurate in detail, owing to the difficulty 
encountered by such pilgrims of escaping observation 
while engaged in this work. The law made it a 
capital offence to sketch or to photograph the sacred 
places; and for a Mohammedan to do so was a sacri¬ 
lege for which he would be condemned to writhe in 
endless torture, after suffering the death penalty here 
for the transgression. 

With all these penalties prescribed against the 
deed, a modern Moslem, whose faith in the Prophet 
and his teaching had doubtless become corrupted by 
the “higher critics,” recently secured photographs of 
the interior of the Shrine by means of a small camera 
concealed in the folds of his robe, while he mingled 
with the devout throngs within the Mosque. These 
views have lately found their way into the folio of a 
well-known lecturer on the Orient, and thousands of 
Christian eyes now gaze at them in puzzled wonder¬ 
ment as they are thrown on the screen and ask why 
two hundred and twenty million Moslems turn their 
faces toward Mecca five times a day at the thought of 
this one small space on the great round earth. But 
such is the mighty power of the Symbol over the 
human heart and mind. No one can understand or 
rightfully interpret the effect of this power for good 
or evil unless he is versed in the wisdom of the ages. 

The history and traditions of Islam have invested 
every inch of this little corner of the world with mean¬ 
ings and associations that convey to the mind of the 
Moslem the very essence of all that is sacred, hallowed 
and sublime in his religion. 

“Beit Allah,” House of Allah, or the Mosque at 
Mecca, is not a single building, as its name implies, 
but it is an open, rectangular space, surrounded on all 
sides by colonnades, and having in the center a group 
of small buildings, among which is the Kaaba, the 
real Holy of Holies, the Well of Zem Zem, and several 
other structures of lesser sanctity. This rectangular 
space is, according to Burckhardt and Burton, the two 
Europeans who visited it during the last century, two 
hundred and fifty paces long by two hundred paces 
broad. The pillars of the colonnades enclosing this 
space stand in a quadruple row on the eastern side as 
shown in the picture. On the other sides they are 
three deep and every four of them support a small 
plastered and whitened dome. The pillars are above 
twenty feet in height, and are united by aiches, 
through which light is reflected to the cloisters with¬ 
in the colonnade. At night, the latter is illuminated 
by lamps, hung from the arches above the pillars. 

Seven paved causeways lead from the colonnades 
toward the Kaaba, in the center, which is a massive 
oblong structure, eighteen paces in length, fourteen in 
breadth, and from thirty-five to forty feet in height. 
These measurements were made by counting the paces 


taken around the structure, and not by accurate foot 
rule, which is not permissible by Moslem law. 

The Kaaba is constructed of gray Mecca stone in 
horizontal courses of masonry of irregular depth, the 
stones being fitted together and held by excellent 
mortar-like Roman cement. Its roof being flat, it has, 
at a distance, the appearance of a cube. The only 
door affording entrance, and which is opened but 
two or three times during the year, is on the north, 
the side shown in the picture, and is about seven feet 
above the ground. To enter this door it is necessary 
to use a portable ladder or stairway kept for this pur¬ 
pose, which is made with wheels so that it can be 
rolled over to the door when needed. It is shown in 
the picture to the left side of the archway in the 
center. The archway, nearly fifteen feet wide by 
eighteen feet high, is called “Bab-es Salam,” although 
it must not be confounded with the great gateway to 
the Mosque which bears the same name, and through 
which the pilgrims should pass when they enter the 
enclosure for the first time. On entering through the 
inner “Bab-es Salam,” they should exclaim, “O God, 
may it be a happy entrance!” 

Around the Kaaba in an irregular oval, is laid a 
pavement of marble, encircled by slender poles, be¬ 
tween which are suspended green glass lamps, that 
are always lighted after sunset. The pulpit or 
“Mambar” of the Mosque stands within this circle of 
lamps, on the north side of the Kaaba. It is elegantly 
formed of fine white marble, with many sculptured 
ornaments, and is surmounted by a polygonal, pointed 
and guilded steeple resembling an obelisk. A narrow 
staircase leads up to the preacher’s platform, which is 
high above the ground. 

The four different sects of Islam have separate 
small buildings within the enclosure of the Mosque, 
in which they gather during the ceremonies. These 
buildings are small pavilions with sloping roofs, three 
of which show in the picture, the largest of them being 
on top of the building, to the left of the stairway, that 
contains the Well of Zem Zem. The most sacred of 
these pavilions is the one nearest the Kaaba, just in 
front of the pulpit, called “Makam Ibrahim,” Place of 
Abraham, which is said to contain the sacred stone 
upon which Abraham stood when he built the “Kaaba,” 
with the aid of his son, Ishmael. The stone is said to 
have yielded under the weight of the patriarch and to 
have preserved the impression of his foot. This is but 
one of the innumerable traditions concerning the 
Kaaba. It is said to have been built ten times in 
miraculous ways by the hands of angels and men; the 
first time was two thousand years before the creation 
of man, according to Mohammed. 

The “Kiswah,” or covering of the Kaaba, gives 
to the latter, at first sight, a very singular and 
imposing appearance. As it is not fastened down 
tightly, the slightest breeze causes it to move in slow 
undulations that are hailed with prayers by the assem¬ 
bled multitude as a sign of the presence of its guardian 
angels, the motion of whose wings causes the wav¬ 
ing of the cover. The Mohammedan believes sev¬ 
enty thousand angels have the Kaaba in their holy 
care, being ordered to transport it to Paradise when 
the trumpet of the last judgment shall be sounded. 


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aaaeq adi gniinnoa vd abem aiaw ainamamaeam aaadT 



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ILLIAM JERMYN FLORENCE, Grand 
Shareef of Mecca Temple and Represen¬ 
tative of Temples in the East, who intro¬ 
duced the Ancient Arabic Order of the 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine into North 
America, was a widely known actor and 
comedian. His real name was Conlin, but 
upon entering- professional life he adopted 
the stage name of Florence, which he later 
accepted as his own. Noble Florence was 
born in Albany, N. Y., July 26, 1831. He 
became a member of the Mordoch Dra¬ 
matic Association in New York City, 
made his first appearance in Richmond, 
December 6, 1849, as Peter, in “The Stranger,” and soon acquired 
distinction as a versatile comic actor. He afterward appeared 
in Providence, successfully playing Macduff to Booth’s Macbeth. 

Returning to New York, he appeared at Brougham’s Lyceum 
Theatre in Irish characters. “Billy Florence was a man of small 
stature, but surprisingly active, with a keen and fertile mind. 
He was only five feet, six inches in height, but strongly built, 
without the slightest clumsiness. He had a wealth of wavy 
brown hair that needed only length to blossom into curls; a 
broad, well developed forehead; a pair of clear, twinkling, honest 
blue eyes that were always beaming kindly; a clean-shaven face, 
with fun dancing in every dimple; an expressive mouth; a voice 
at once gentle and full of admirable intonations; a manner that 
inspired confidence and insured personal popularity. No man 
was better for the parts he made famous. His private life 
was sweet and pure. His friends were legion. He spoke a little 




French, German, and Italian, and belonged to the Manhattan 
Club in New York; the Beefsteak, Garrick, Green Room, Field 
and Savage Clubs in London. On New Year’s Day, 1853, he 
married Mrs Malvina (Pray) Littell, a dancer attached to 
Wallack’s Theatre, and on June 8th of that year the two appeared 
at the National Theatre, New York, as the Irish boy and the 
Yankee girl. In 1856 they went to England and played for fifty 
nights to crowded houses, afterward performing in various 
theatres throughout the United Kingdom. Mr. Florence’s best- 
known parts were those of Bardwell Slote in “The Mighty Dol¬ 
lar,” and Captain Cuttle in “Dombey and Son,” while Mrs. 


Florence was a favorite as Mrs. General Gilflory. In Philadel¬ 
phia, on November 19, 1891, Noble Florence entered the Unseen 
Temple, and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, New York. 
The monument that marks his resting-place is a loving tribute 
from the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 

He was a member of the various York and Scottish Rite 
bodies, and as active in all of them as the demands of his pro¬ 
fessional engagements would permit. He seldom missed an 
opportunity of participating in a Masonic function, and in his 
travels throughout the United States and foreign countries he 
met and mingled with many Masons. He was dubbed and created 
a Knight Templar and a Knight of Malta in Pittsburg Com- 
mandery No. 1, June 13, 1854, receiving the various degrees 
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in New York City, and 
was created a Sovereign Prince of the Royal Secret, 32°, April 21, 
1867, by Charles T. McClenachan, 33°, in Aurora Grata Con¬ 
sistory. 

Noble Florence has related in his own words, as recorded 
in the History of the Imperial Council, how he received the Order 
of the Mystic Shrine, and how he brought it to this country. 
Since his professional duties called him to all the leading cities 
of the country, his acquaintance with eligible Masons was exten¬ 
sive. Hence, he was created a Special Deputy, and thus 
empowered, communicated the Order in its early days to respon¬ 
sible Masons in the cities he visited, laying the foundation stones 
of many of the temples which now exist. 

The death of Noble Florence created a profound shock 
among the members of the Order, and the following proclama¬ 
tion was issued by Imperial Potentate Sam Briggs: 

THE NOBILITY OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE 
PROCLAMATION! 

IMPERIAL COUNCIL, ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER 
NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE, 

United States of America 

To all Illustrious Potentates, Rabbans, and Noble Shareefs 
Throughout the J wrisdiftion of the Western Hemisphere 

AFFLICTION! DISTRESS! SORROW! 

Illustrious Noble William J. Florence (thirty-second degree). Grand 
Shareef of Mecca Temple and representative of the temples in the East 
under the Domain of the Crescent, is dead! 

Our esteemed Noble died in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., in Laylet 
Jumauh, the seventeenth day of the Arabic month of Rabah ul Akhir, 
A. H. 1309, corresponding to the nineteenth day of November, A. D. 1891. 

Glory to Him who hath transported His servant to the Unseen 
Temple! 

You are hereby commanded, Imperial and Subordinate, for the full 
term of three crescent moons after this mandate, within the mystic 
sanctuaries of the Shrine, to drape your altars and tombs with the insignia 
of mourning, and let the symbolic funeral urn be placed on the sacred 
Black Stone, there to exhale incense during all ceremonies, and each and 
all of you to wear the customary emblems of mourning for the required 
term; also to inscribe upon your Temple records notice of the same. 

Executive action in memoriam will be taken under the auspices of 
the Imperial body at its next annual session, as prescribed for its illus¬ 
trious dead. 

In obedience to supreme decree, 

Sam Briggs, 33°, 

Imperial Potentate, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Frank M. Luce, 33°, 

Imperial Recorder, Chicago, Ill. 

Walter M. Fleming, M. D., 33°, 

Past Imperial Potentate 
and Representative ad vitam, 
Imperial Council, U. S. A., New York. 

ANNOUNCEMENT IN MECCA TEMPLE. 

At the next session of Mecca Temple after the demise of 
Noble Florence, Past Imperial Potentate Walter M. Fleming 
paid the following tribute; 

“I am indeed grieved to interrupt this joyous occasion to announce 
the death of our beloved brother, that Illustrious Noble, William J. Flor¬ 
ence, who died of pneumonia on the 19th day of November, 1891, at the 
Continental Hotel in Philadelphia, Pa. The announcement of the death 
of Noble Florence is scarcely less startling because it was anticipated. 
It comes with all the acuteness of a personal loss to admirers and 
friends from all parts of the compass and from every walk in life. 

“Actor, Mason, man, his real genius was a genius for friendship. 
From high and low, from king and peasant alike, came the proud boast 
of friendship of Billy Florence! His greatness was measured in a 
single phrase,—he was all men’s friend. 

























































































































































































The philosopher who wrote, ‘I hold nothing to be alien to myself,’ 
reduced to words the principles upon which Florence unconsciously lived. 
He was all sunshine and love. His happiest moments were those spent 
in contributing to the happiness of others. It is said that he was never 
known to utter an unkind or malicious word of any human being. If 
any man ever lived who was free from envy and uncharitableness, that 
man was William J. Florence. 

“He was all that was bright and good in humanity. The influence of 
such a man does not cease with his exit. The world has been made 
happier by his living in it. With Florence, the Shakespearean rule shall 
be reversed: It is not the evil which he did which will live after him; 
the good is not interred with his bones. It is rare that it is given to 
any man to lead a more useful life than did Florence. It is doubtful 
whether there is any person living who has given more innocent and 
wholesome diversion to so many thousands as he. In this world of great 
realities and tragedies, of wearing cares and responsibilities, the man 
who can lighten them by his humor, and help to lift the burden even for 
a little, is a public benefactor. Such a man was Florence. Out of his 
own fund of good spirits and that rare sense of humor of his which 
sometimes produced a laugh, sometimes deep sympathy, it always made 
one better for seeing him. He added continually to the pleasure of 
others, and continually drew them to a higher level of taste and appre¬ 
ciation ; and thus the public learned to regard him, not only with admira¬ 
tion, but with affection, for 

“ ‘Laugh, and the world laughs with you; 

Weep, and you weep alone; 

For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth—■ 

It has troubles enough of its own.’ 


“William Conlin Florence, no matter what his fondness for the good 
priests he knew, and for the beauty and beneficence of the creed they 
preached, was a Freemason who loved Freemasonry, who believed in 
its nobility, who practiced its charities, who was true to its obligations, 
who never—not even on his deathbed—renounced it. He stood high up 
on its rolls; he was proud of the honors it bestowed upon him; none of 
its craftsmen ever failed to receive at his hands the fullest exemplifi¬ 
cation of its precepts. There is a reason not only to believe, but to 
know, that the last pulses of his great big heart beat faithfully to the 
keynote of the Order, and that his kind, sympathetic soul heard nothing 
but the sweet harmonies of common humanity. 

“To Florence’s keen and genial nature, Masonry meant not a con¬ 
spiracy against faith in the supernatural, but a Fraternity of those who 
loved and who would benefit mankind, overwhelmed as it was by the 
mysteriously malignant condition of this temporal and transitory life.” 

TRIBUTE OF IMPERIAL POTENTATE SAM BRIGGS. 

“His repute in connection with the Ancient Arabic Order is too well 
known to be repeated here,” said Imperial Potentate Sam Briggs at the 
annual session of the Imperial Council in 1892, held in Omaha, Neb. 
“The name of Florence has been a shibboleth in every temple in the 
land since the advent of the Order in the western world. His fame as 
an actor, gentleman, and prince of good fellows has been world-wide.” 

The Imperial Potentate quoted from life sketches and eulogies to 
more fully illustrate the place held by Noble Florence in the affection 
of the communities where he was known and the society wherein he 
moved, and concluded with these thoughts: 




“Charles Lamb expressed the thought when he said: ‘A laugh is 
worth a hundred groans in any state of the market.’ Hume was wont 
to say he ‘would rather possess a cheerful disposition—one inclined to 
view the bright side—than one which might claim to be the master of 
ten thousand a year.’ 

“As an actor, Florence did much to uplift the stage, even in the 
earlier periods of his professional career. When he devoted himself to 
Irish characters, he was never a clown or buffoon. His Irishman— 
whether master or servant—was always a creature of infinite jest and 
exuberant fancy. When he essayed the higher roles of the gamut, he 
produced the same genuine qualities of refinement in his work. Florence 
made acting worthy. He quit stage life honored by men in and out of 
his profession. King, statesman, journalist, financier—all courted the 
genial Billy. Nobody was the worse for knowing him. 

****** 

“And Billy Florence was an accessory to this Order—to its existence 
—which will stand as a lasting monument exemplifying his Very life, 
his splendid accomplishment, and the good deeds that he performed. He 
was loved by all men, but dearly loved by all Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 

****** 


“ ‘Comedy removed her mask and wept at the bier of her beloved 
son ' when the plaintive ceremonial of the dead began in memoriam of 
William J Florence,—the actor,—the father of the Mystic Shrine. The 
funeral took place in New York City, and the great-hearted actor 
was mourned by thousands. The floral offerings were numerous and 
massive. Both the Catholics and the Freemasons behaved with rare and 
admirable tact and good judgment* 

****** 


*The funeral services were held under the auspices of the Roman Catholic, 
hurch, of which the Conlin family were members, and it is claimed that Noble 
lorence had never renounced that faith, but had re-embraced it on his deathbed, 
here was no Masonic funeral. 


****** 

“I am persuaded that the inherent instinct of all life is a sphere in 
harmony with its environment, and its pathway is gilded by an omni¬ 
present, though unseen hand, which fixes responsibility, and reward is 
measured by a universal law commensurate with the opportunities pre¬ 
sented and the good accomplished. It would be grossly inconsistent with 
the scheme of creation to apply an inflexible rule as to what should 
or should not meet with approbation, or to arrive by degrees at a given 
scale. The truly just conclusion would be: 

“He who has lived a life of usefulness with an honest purpose, has 
had to fully realize his faculties for the betterment of his surroundings. 
That man, in whatever direction he may have applied his efforts, has 
fulfilled his mission, has complied with tbe law, and, of right, should be 
awarded a place among the most exalted of his name. 

“If I have reasoned well, then am I not justified in saying that the 
man who has reached the summit in the pursuit of his chosen part, 
whose life work has been permeated with the milk of human kindness, 
and whose every thought, word, and act has been the lending of good 
cheer to his fellow man, has well earned the plaudits of the millions of 
this world, and a seat at the right hand of Him who fixes our destiny? 
Let the measure be by the most exacting rule and scale of the tried and 
true.” 


In his obituary sketch of Florence, William Winter, the 
dramatic critic of “The Tribune,” said: 

“Few actors within the last forty years have stood upon a level with 
him in versatility, in power, and in charm. To his friends, the loss is 
unspeakable. His gentleness, his simplicity, his modesty, his affectionate 
fidelity, his ready sympathy, his inexhaustible patience, his fine talents, 
all these attributes, united with his spontaneous drollery, serve to enshrine 
him in tender affection.” 




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WALTER MILLARD FLEMING. 

Past Imperial Potentate Fleming entered the Unseen Temple, 
September 9, 1913, at Mount Vernon, N. Y. 

“ ‘Sweet be your dreams, dear brother.’ ” 

“And then 

They laid the hero among forgotten men 
Low in the lone God’s Acre, 

Beneath a stone . . . 

And then?” 




Dr.Walter Millard Fleming, with William J. Florence and 
eleven others, organized “Mecca Temple,’ the first Temple of 
the “Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, for 
North America,” at New York City, September 26, 1872. He 
was the first Imperial Potentate of the Order in America, serving 
in that office for twelve years. Illustrious Noble Fleming also 
presided over Mecca Temple as its first Potentate, continuing in 
that office for seventeen years. The natural modesty that always 
surrounded Dr. Fleming served to keep in the background the 
full extent of the part he played in the formation of the Noble 
Order. The records of Mecca Temple and of the Imperial 
Council for the first twelve years, show not only his official acts, 
but many acts of those associated with him in the propagation 
of the Order, which were actually inspired, if not carried out, 
by Dr. Fleming. 

However, we must accept that record as it stands, but the 
laurels won by Dr. Fleming cover deeds known only to him and 


his intimate associates in the work. It goes without saying, as 
the records prove, that Dr. Fleming did more to get the Order 
started in this country than did Noble Florence, but Dr. Fleming 
always insisted that the full meed of credit be given to Noble 
Florence. This is by no means intended to detract from the 
credit due Noble Florence, for in his travels over the country, as 
Deputy at Large, he did wonders in arousing interest by extolling 
the beauties of the Order, but it was Dr. Fleming who inspired 
many of the lessons and who suggested many signs, ceremonies 
and symbols collected in the Orient, and adapted them for use 
in the Occident. Not all of them could be used, as they lacked 
meaning or significance to the Occidental mind. In such cases 
the broad and keen mental vision of Dr. Fleming made these 
sybmols plainer. 

Probably the full extent of Dr. Fleming’s labors will never 
be known. The few who remain and know of his deeds and the 
acts he inspired, are pledged to secrecy, for Dr. Fleming had 
always wished to bear a modest part in the history of the Order. 
No one will ever know of the prejudices that had to be overcome 
and how they were met. Not the least of the trouble was that 
of finance; and Dr. Fleming, aided by a handful of friends, car¬ 
ried the burden for half-a-dozen years. 

The Masonic career of Noble Fleming dates from the 
thirteenth of February, 1869. He was raised a Master Mason in 
Rochester Lodge, Rochester, N. Y.; he demitted, and in Decem¬ 
ber, 1872, affiliated with New York Lodge No. 330. He received 
the several grades of the A. A. S. Rite, fourteenth to. eighteenth 
degrees inclusive, in the coordinate bodies of said Rite, located 
in the Valley of Brooklyn, in 1870, and the Consistorial grades, 
in Aurora Grata Consistory, S-'-P.'.R.'.S-'- at Brooklyn, on 
May 31, 1871. 

Noble Fleming was created a Sovereign Grand Inspector- 
General, 33°, and elected an Honorary Member of the Superior 
Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United 
States, at New York, on September 19, 1872. He was created a 
Knight Templar in Columbian Commandery No. 1, of New 
York City, December 2, 1872, and became its Eminent Comman¬ 
der, April 15, 1873, holding the position for four years. 

He received the Cryptic Degrees in Adelphia Council No. 7, 
R. & S. M. of New York, on December 28, 1872. He filled 
most acceptably various chairs in the Scottish Rite bo.dies, and 
became a Life Member in the New York bodits, including 
Aurora Grata Consistory, of Brooklyn, in 1888. 

Romance filled a great part of the life of Dr. Fleming, and 
his mind unfolded the most interesting tales. Had he given his 
life to literature rather than medicine, many of his stories would 
doubtless have become as standard as the tales of the “Arabian 
Nights” or other such classics. It was his romantic turn of 
mind which enabled him to see so clearly the beauties of the 
Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, when revealed to him 
by Noble William }. Florence, on his return from a tour of 
Europe and the Orient, filled with the enthusiasm born of his 
initiation and researches. The rituals, differing somewhat in the 
several Oriental countries, were compared, the hidden meanings 
rendered into English, then elaborated and beautified by Dr. 
Fleming, to reach the keener and quicker Occidental mind. 

To preserve the beauties of the Order and have them fully 
appreciated, complete re-writing was necessary, and many of the 
similes employed in this work were suggested or inspired by 
Dr. Fleming, although the task of shaping the ritual into English 
was left very largely to Charles T. McClenachan, who put 
Dr. Fleming’s ideas into words and harmonized them with the 
Arabic text. 

Illustrious Noble Fleming was an eminent surgeon and spe¬ 
cialist of New York City. He was born in the city of Portland, 
Me., June 13, 1838, the son of Lorenzo Dow and Margaret 
(Rich) Fleming. He received his preparatory training in the 
Canandaigua Academy at Canandaigua, N. Y., and subsequently 
entered Antioch College at Yellow Springs, O., from which he 
was graduated in 1856. Then taking up the study of medicine, 
he later entered the Albion Medical College at Albany, N. Y. 
While he was there, the Civil War began, and in March, 1861, 
he enlisted in the Thirteenth New York Regiment, was com¬ 
missioned as second lieutenant and served until September 1, 
1861, when, by reason of injuries received, he was discharged 
and mustered out of service. He resumed his studies at the 
Albion Medical College, graduating in January, 1862, and then 
practiced with his father, in Rochester, N. Y., meeting with 



































































































































































































































































































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marked success. Noble Fleming was honored with the position 
of City Physician or Health Officer of Rochester, and by the 
eminent skill and rare good judgment displayed in the discharge 
of his duties, he won for himself general esteem and commen¬ 
dation, holding the position for four years. He was also 
appointed a surgeon, with the rank of Colonel of the Seventh 
Division, N. Y. S. N. G., by Major-General John Williams, com¬ 
manding the division. Colonel Fleming occupied this post for 
seven years. Having removed to the city of New York in the 
fall of 1868, he was transferred, on October 10, 1871, to the 
Third Brigade, N. Y. S. N. G., with the rank of Maj or; was 
brevetted Colonel, January 22, 1872, and held the latter position 
for over ten years. Dr. Fleming won prominent distinction as 
a specialist and expert in lunacy cases. He held the position of 
consulting physician and surgeon to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of 
New \ ork for over eight years, and in 1872, was commissioned 
and qualified by the Supreme Court of that city, as an expert in 
insanity. He was a member of many prominent medical organi¬ 
zations, among them being the New York County Medical 
Society, the Medico-Legal Society, and the Physicians’ Mutual 
Aid Society. In spite of his many professional duties, he was 
also the author of several medical works, as follows: “Insanity 
and Nervous Diseases,” “Female Diseases,” “Catarrh,” “Gang¬ 
lionic Phenomena,’ “Chemical and Physiological Consideration 
of Microbe Life,” and others. 

In September, 1861, Noble Fleming married Miss Dolly M. 
Spencer, daughter of Lester Spencer, of Canandaigua, Ontario 
County, N. Y., and cousin of Charles S. Spencer, the celebrated 
criminal lawyer of New York. From this union there were two 
sons, Dr. Walter S. Fleming and Charles P. Fleming. Nineteen 
vears later Noble Fleming was married to Mrs. Evelyn Ella Mor¬ 
timer of New York, an esteemed lady of well known literary 
attainments, whose ability was acknowledged both in Europe 
and America. 


CHARLES T. McCLENACHAN. 

Noble McClenachan, 33°, was born in Washington, D. C., 
April 13, 1829. He was the son of Robert H. and Anna ( Cloud) 
McClenachan of Philadelphia, the grandson of Robert McClena¬ 
chan, and great-grandson of Blair McClenachan, one of the 
founders of the “First City Troops” of cavalry, Washington’s 
body-guard, and who contributed $50,000 in gold toward the sus¬ 
tenance of the Revolutionary Army, when it was in sore distress. 
On the maternal side Noble McClenachan traced his descent from 
the Harrisons of Pennsylvania. 

He was educated in Pennsylvania, graduating from German¬ 
town College, and in 1845 went to New York City, where he 
completed his studies while occupying the position of principal 
instructor in the Institute of the Blind, from 1845 to 1850. In 
1851 he went to Cuba, where he was for a time engaged as a 
private tutor in the family of the Marquis de Villalba. Return¬ 
ing to New York, he secured a position in the municipal govern¬ 
ment of that city, and later occupied the important post of Chief 
Accountant in the Department of Public Works. For a number 
of years, Noble McClenachan was also Clerk of the Board of 
Councilmen of New York City. During the Civil War he was 
quarter master of the Seventh New York Regiment. He also 
studied law and was admitted to the New York bar in 1867. 

In Munn Lodge No. 190, of New York City, on February 
24. 1854, he was ma r| e a Mason, and aided in the reorganization 
of Howard Lodge No. 35, in 1856, becoming its first Senior 
Deacon, and subsequently its Worshipful Master. About 1887, 
he affiliated with Chancellor Walworth Lodge No. 271. He was 
a member of Union Council No. 2, Royal and Select Masters, 
and was exalted in Metropolitan Chapter No. 140, R. A. M., in 
1859, but subsequently affiliated with Ancient Chapter No. 1. 
In the Chivalric Order he was knighted in Palestine Comman- 
dery No. 18, in 1859, and was elected a Trustee. 

To the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite he devoted the greatest 
energy and the best years of his life. He received the degrees, to 
the fourteenth, in New York Lodge of Perfection. April 10, 1856, 
and after filling the dififerent subordinate positions, became its 
Master, February 13, 1858, serving as such, through successive 
re-elections, for a period of thirteen vears. On Time 6. 1859. 
he was created a Knig'ht K—h and Brother of the Royal Secret 
in Cosmopolitan Consistory, finally became its Commander, and 


directed its work until he took command of the old Aurora 
Grata Consistory, which, in course of time, united with the 
former, under the name of New York Consistory. He was given 
command of the united body. 

Noble McClenachan was created a Sovereign Grand Inspec¬ 
tor-General (33°), and elected an Honorary Member of the 
Supreme Council, N. M. J., at Boston, December 5, 1860, and 
at the same time was appointed Deputy of the Council for the 
State of New York. He was crowned an Active Member of 
the Council, at Boston, July 21, 1861. At the same session he 
was elected G-’.M-’-General of Ceremonies of that body. 



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Noble McClenachan was one of the original thirteen mem¬ 
bers of Mecca Temple, the first organization of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in America. 

After the election of the officers of the Imperial Grand 
Council, on September 26, 1872, he was chosen Chief Rabban, 
and the other officers were then installed by him at their own 
invitation, and the Imperial Grand Council was proclaimed duly 
organized. At the ninth annual session of the Imperial Grand 
Council, held June 6, 1883, Noble McClenachan was elected to 
the grade of Emeritus, for eminent service in the Order. 

He was appointed Historian of the Grand Lodge of the 
State of New York, in June, 1887, and in the same year became 
the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 
to the Grand Lodge of New York. He became identified with 
the Order of the Knights of Pythias, the Red Cross of Constate 
tine, and the Royal Order of Scotland, in 1878. He was also' 
a President of the Veterans of Masonry of New York. 

Noble McClenachan’s ability as a ritualist was generally 
acknowledged, in point of arrangement, setting and production. 
He was prolific in literary productions, in the form of orations, 
editorial work and press contributions, and was the author and 
compiler of a number of books of municipal law and public 
reports. In Masonry, among the works which he issued are “The 
Book of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,” 
an illuminated manual of over six hundred pages, an “Adden¬ 
dum” of over one thousand subjects, to Dr. Mackey’s Encyclo¬ 
pedia, and “A History of Masonry in New York,” in four 
volumes—a labor to which he was assigned by the Grand Lodge 
of the State—and which is conceded to be one of the most impor¬ 
tant works on Masonic history in this or any other country. He 
also published “The Laws of the Fire Department,” “Compila¬ 
tions of the Opinions of Counsels to Corporations,” “New York 
Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants,” and “The Atlantic Telegraph 
Cable of 1858.” An earnest student, he attained a masterful 
conception of his subject and ranked among the foremost scholars 
in the lore of the craft. 

Noble McClenachan has entered the Unseen Temple, but the 
devotees of the Mystic Shrine will ever hold him in loving and 
grateful remembrance. 


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ALBERT LEIGHTON RAWSON. 


Albert Leighton Rawson, author, artist and linguist, was 
born in Chester, Vt., October 15, 1829. He was educated at 
Black River Academy, Ludlow, Vt. After studying law, theol¬ 
ogy and art, he made four visits to the Orient, and in 1851-2 
made a pilgrimage from Cairo to Mecca with the annual caravan, 
disguised as a Mohammedan student of medicine. He also ex¬ 
plored the Indian mounds of the Mississippi Valley, and visited 
Central America in 1854-5, publishing “The Crania of the 
Mound-Builders of the United States and of Central America.” 
He traveled in the Hudson Bay territories in 1863. Noble Raw- 
son was adopted as a brother by the Adwan Bedawin Arabs of 
Moab, and was initiated by the Druses in Mount Lebanon. An 
excellent Arabic scholar, Noble Rawson spent much patient labor 
in translating the ritual and in gathering together the threads of 
the several branches of the Ancient Arabic Order in the Orient 
for the use of the Order in North America. He was a member 
of the Theosophical Society in the United States, and was con¬ 
nected with various literary, scientific and geographical societies. 
He received honorary degrees, including that of LL. D. from 
Cambridge University. He published many maps and illustrated 
books from original sketches, including “The Life of Jesus,” by 
Henry Ward Beecher, and two other lives of fesus, by Deems 
and Crosby, respectively; executed more than 3,000 engravings; 



contributed to magazines; was the author of Bible Dictionaries, 
“Histories of all Religions,” “Statistics of Protestantism,” “An¬ 
tiquities of the Orient,” “Vocabulary of the Bedawin Languages 
of Syria and Egypt,” Dictionaries of Arabic, German ana Eng¬ 
lish, “Vocabulary of Persian and Turkish Languages,” “Chorog- 
raphy of Palestine,” a translation of “The Symposium of Basra,” 
“Historical and Archaeological Introduction to the Holy Bible,” 
and “The Unseen World.” 

About 1872, Dr. Rawson married Emma Taylor, daughter 
of Laura Keene, the actress. He left two sons, Albert and 
Alpheus, the “Rawson twins,” who were known throughout New 
Jersey for their mischievous and daring youthful adventures. 
Dr. Rawson was founder of the American Society of Water 
Color Painters, and when a young man, painted miniature por¬ 
traits of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, afterwards 
King Edward. Noble Rawson passed away on Saturday even¬ 
ing, November 1, 1902, at his home. No. 423 East Fifty-first 
Street, New York City, where the funeral services were held, on 
Tuesday, November 4. 


SAMUEL BRIGGS. 

Past Illustrious and Past Imperial Potentate Samuel Briggs, 
of A1 Koran Temple, Cleveland, O., entered the Unseen Temple, 
December 22, 1904. Illustrious Noble Briggs was one of the 
organizers, the first member and the first Potentate of A1 Koran 
Temple, holding that high office for twenty-five years, from 
October 21, 1876. He was one of the men largely responsible 
for bringing the Order out of a state of chaos and confusion into 
that channel wherein its progress has been rapid and continuous. 


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He was the second Imperial Potentate, being elected to that high 
office on June 14, 1886, and serving in that capacity until August 
16, 1892. Lie received the Order in 1876, at the hands of Noble 
Florence, and was responsible for its first celebration in full 
ceremonial form, with all the costumes, paraphernalia, etc., set¬ 
ting an example in A1 Koran Temple which was emulated 
throughout the country. Illustrious Noble Briggs had a large 
share in the originating of Shrine literature, and made applicable 
many of the Egyptian symbols, terms and ceremonies. He 
received the thirty-third degree of the Scottish Rite in 1885, and 
was one of the Charter Members of the Consistory of Northern 
Ohio, afterwards the Lake Erie Consistory, from its institution, 
February 19-20, 1873. He was Secretary of all his Scottish Rite 




bodies at the time of his demise, having filled those offices from 
1889. He also served as Secretary of the Masonic Temple Asso¬ 
ciation from the date of its organization, in 1871. 

He was Master of Iris Lodge No. 229, F. & A. M., in 1877; 
became affiliated with Webb Chapter No. 14, R. A. M., Decem¬ 
ber 3, 1868, and served as its Secretary, 1877-78-79; held the 
rank of Eminent Commander in Holyrood Commandery No. 32, 

K. T., from November, 1879, to November, 1881 ; was admitted 
to Eliadah Lodge of Perfection, November 2, 1872; to Bakurim 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, December 14, 1872; to Ariel 
Chapter of Rose Croix, December 14, 1872, and served the last- 
named body as Most Wise Master in 1879. Illustrious. Noble 
Briggs was Secretary of the Committee having charge of the 
arrangements for the “Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar,” 
held in Cleveland in August, 1877, said to have been the largest 
assemblage of that character ever known. 

Illustrious Noble Briggs was born in New York City, April 
12, 1841, the oldest of the ten children of Isaac Varian Briggs 
and his wife Elizabeth B., of Yonkers, N. Y. He married Ada 

L. Beals, at Stafford Springs, Conn., on June 1, 1865, and they 
removed to Cleveland in that year. For a few years previous to 
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was engaged in the railroad business in various capacities, in 
Ohio and Pennsylvania. In February, 1873, he was chosen Sec¬ 
retary of the Northern Ohio hair Association; was Secretary and 
1 reasurer of the Euclid Avenue Opera House during its cor¬ 
porate existence, and Secretary of the Union Club, Cleveland 
Trotting Club and Forest City Jockey Club. In the fall of 1877, 
he was honored by a nomination for the important position of 
Treasurer of Cuyahoga County, by the Democratic Convention, 
and despite the fact that the county was strongly Republican, he 
was defeated by a very small majority. Illustrious Noble Briggs 
w r as a member of the firm of Fairbanks, Briggs and Company, 
printers. 

GEORGE WILLIAM MILLAR. 

Noble Millar was a Charter Member and an Emeritus Mem¬ 
ber of the Imperial Council, in the institution of which he took 
a leading part, and was one of its Representatives for many years. 
He was the last survivor of the original thirteen Masons who 
organized Mecca Temple, and for a long period was an Honorary 
Past Potentate of that Temple, as well as its Treasurer. Noble 
Millar passed away, March 28, 1914, in New York City. During 



“In the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite his loving labors, his devoted 
service and his brotherly support are written large in the history of the 
Rite and engraved deeply in the hearts of his Brethren. As officer and 
trustee for forty years his counsel and co-operation have been the 
greatest factors in the advancement of our Scottish Rite principles and 
his association with the Supreme Council as an active member enlarged 
the sphere of his usefulness. He has passed beyond the veil, but lie 
leaves with his Brethren a memory fragrant with good deeds, a sorrow 
sanctified by brotherly love, and an inspiration born of his manly example. 

“May our Heavenly Father have our Beloved Brother in His Holy 
keeping. 

John Lloyd Thomas, 33°, 

Commander-in-Chief. 


William E. Stevens, 32°, 


William Seguine, 32°, 


Alfred J. Weber, 32°, 


James S. Belknap, 33°, 


Edward A. Ckostic, 33°, 


M. IV. Master. 


Sov. Prince. 


T. P. Master. 


Secretary. 


Treasurer.” 


WILLIAM SLEIGH PATERSON. 

Illustrious and Past Imperial Recorder William Sleigh 
Paterson entered the Unseen Temple, May 21, 1913. Born in 
Haddington, Scotland, March, 1844, he came to this country 
when a young man. He was a literary man of signal ability and 
an expert proofreader, in which capacity he was employed for 
many years by A. H. Kellogg. It is said of him that a mistake 
in rhetoric, an error in history, or a misquotation of an author¬ 
ity never passed him, and he read the manuscripts of some of the 
country's most noted authors. 


his life, Noble Millar was active in Masonic bodies for about 
fifty years, even more than in the Order of the Mystic Shrine. 
He was Trustee of the Scottish Rite bodies, and Representative 
of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales, near the Grand Lodge 
of New York. 

Noble Millar, like Nobles Fleming and Paterson, rendered 
to the Order many services which do not appear in the records. 
He was ever a faithful worker, and when the shadows were 
darkest, he, with Dr. Fleming, Noble Paterson and Noble 
McClenachan, performed unwritten and unrecorded acts which 
stemmed the tide of indifference and opposition. Thus the Order 
was kept alive until the beauties of the ritual were recognized 
by other men of deep and loving minds, who united to upbuild 
the work, the foundations of which had been so well laid. "His 
life was imbued with purity of thought and deed, and the exer¬ 
cise of those qualities which ‘make the light to shine before 

men.’ ” ,, 

At the time of Noble Millar’s demise the “New York Times 

published the following tribute: 

“For more than forty years, Illustrious Geo. W m Millar, 33 was 
a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite bodies of New 3 ork 
City. He entered peacefully into his eternal rest, Saturday, March 28, 
1914 after seventy-four years of constant benevolence. 

“As a citizen and business man, his career was useful and honorable 
abounding in private benefactions and unostentatious charity. His word 
was his bond, his promises were fulfilled, his every deed squared to 

JUSt “He practiced the teachings and loyally obeyed the principles of 
Freemasonry. 

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The services of such a man naturally had a great value in 
the early history of the Order. Noble Paterson served on the 
Committee that revised and perfected the ritual, prepared the 
by-laws for the government of Mecca Temple, and served as its 
Recorder for twenty years. All of the records from the forma¬ 
tion of the Temple until his retirement from office were kept and 
written by him. He was also Imperial Recorder from the forma¬ 
tion of the Imperial Council, in 1876, until his retirement at the 
Chicago session, in 1889. His \Vork for the Imperial Council 
is attested by the records themselves, although they do not show 
the real part he played, in company with his fellow charter mem¬ 
bers, in carrying on the Order during the first ten years of its 
existence. 

Noble Paterson was gifted with a wonderful mind, and he 
was an expert chess player. He was a bachelor, and devoted 
nearly all his life to Masonry, which honored him with the thirty- 
third degree. He was a member of Columbian Commandery 
No. 1, Knights Templar, and of Aurora Grata Consistory. For 
many years he was Secretary of the Scottish Rite bodies in New 
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GEORGE FRANKLIN LODER. 

Illustrious Noble Loder entered the Unseen Temple, August 
8, 1915. He has been affectionately termed the “Father of the 
Shrine. ’ Had it not been for his energies, the Noble Order 
might still have been a small and local body, confined to New 



York City. It was he who saw the great possibilities and rare 
beauties of the Order, and paved the way for the spread of the 
Nobility from one American coast to the other, and to the insular 
possessions. He was the originator of the Shrine pin, so gene¬ 
rally worn by the Nobles of the Order. 


Returning from New York with due authority, Noble Loder 
formed Genesee Temple, October 21, 1873, which was chartered 
as “Damascus Temple,” in September, 1876. The following were 
his assistants: W. H. Bosworth, James Logan, Daniel T. Hunt, 
J. L. Brewster, D. W. Gatens, George Hamblet, Samuel R. 
Carter, W. H. Whiting, Owen Williams, Eli Leavenworth, Henry 
M. Plant, C. A. Brady, A. H. Vandenburg, William Davis, and 
Robert W. West. Mount Sinai Temple of Montpelier, Vt., was 
formed in 1875, and representatives of Mecca, Damascus and 
Mount Sinai Temples met in New York and formed the Imperial 
Grand Council. 

Noble Loder was elected Very Illustrious Deputy Grand 
Potentate, and ever after devoted his energies to the Shrine. For 
many years he was an Emeritus Member of the Imperial Coun¬ 
cil. It was he who embellished the original ritual, brought from 
Egypt and Arabia, and the second and third sections of to-day 
are practically those written and arranged by Noble Loder. 
Damascus was the first temple to confer the Order of Nobility 
in full form, Mecca up to that time having confined its work to 
the first section, without costumes or dramatic setting. Thus, 
owing to Noble Loder, what was firsi intended as a social club 
for Knights Templar and Scottish Rite Masons, is to-day one 
of the most influential and respected of America’s fraternal 
orders. 

The man who was potentate of Damascus Temple for thirty 
years, a record perhaps not equalled by any other Noble in the 
land, gave every possible moment of his time to the illustrious 
Order, and a ceremonial session of Damascus Temple was not 
complete without his able assistance. Likewise, at the sessions 
of the Imperial Council, his advice was always sought and his 
counsel always taken. 

Noble Loder was made a Mason in Genesee Falls Lodge, 
and rose to be Master; afterwards, for many years, being District 
Deputy Grand Master of the 33d Masonic District. He was 
exalted in Hamilton Royal Arch Chapter, and received the 
Cryptic Degrees in Doric Council, Royal and Select Masters. 
He received the Templar Orders in Monroe Commandery, be¬ 
came, in time, Eminent Commander, and in 1892-3 was Grand 
Commander of the State of New York. In the Scottish Rite, 
also, he was active, his membership being in Rochester Lodge 
of Perfection, Rochester Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Rochester Chapter of Rose Croix, and Rochester Consistory. 
He was a Past Lieutenant Commander of the State of New 
York. 

Noble Loder was a member of various other secret orders, 
but with the exception of the Elks, his energies were devoted to 
Masonry. He was a Past Exalted Ruler of Rochester Lodge 
and Past Deputy Grand Master; a member of the Masonic Club, 
the Rochester Yacht Club, and the Columbia Rifle Club. 

George Franklin Loder was born September 21, 1842, in tbe 
town of Irondequoit, N. Y., receiving his education in the public 
schools and at Satterlee Institute. Beginning in 1872, he was 
for many years engaged in the shoe manufacturing business, and 
from 1887 was at the head of the Loder Manufacturing Company. 
His home was at 24 Audubon Street, Rochester, N. Y. 






















































































































































































































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DEPARTURE OF THE KISWAH FROM CAIRO, DESCRIBED 

BY AN EYEWITNESS 


Shehadi Abd-el-Shehadi 


It was not a pilgrimage of light-hearted happy-going Nobles, dressed 
in occidental clothes, crossing the hot and burning sands on a luxuri¬ 
ous steamer Sailing safely and gracefully on the calm waters of Narra- 
gansett Bay. It was the start of a real and sacred pilgrimage of thou¬ 
sands of turbaned Moslems, burning with religious zeal and longing 
to cross desert, mountain and valley, sea, wilderness, rocky and wild 
places; ready to endure every imaginable hardship, to sacrifice all home 
comforts, and bear cheerfully the partings with their dear ones,—yea, 
ready to endure even more than all this, in order to get a glimpse of 
the Kaaba and walk in the streets of the city that gave birth to the 
great Prophet of Islam. 

For innumerable centuries the Kaaba has been sacred and dear to 
the heart of every Arab. According to the traditions of these wild sons 
of the desert, this sacred shrine was built by Adam, the father of the 
human race. After its destruction by the flood, Noah built it again. 
Abraham also rebuilt it when he visited Arabia with his son Ishmael. 
After Abraham’s day it degenerated from a house dedicated to the 
worship of One Invisible God, into a shrine for the glorification of gods 
made by the hand of man. When Mohammed returned from Medina and 
entered victoriously into Mecca, his first act, as a conqueror, was to 
destroy the three hundred and sixty-five idols he found in that historic 
temple, and to enforce the worship of Allah. 

Moslem law bids every faithful follower of the Koran to visit 
Mecca at least once during his life, if able. Every year the grand pil¬ 
grimage to the Holy City of Islam takes place. In December, 1909, 

while the Nobles of our Western Continent were either freezing out-of- 
doors, or seeking warmth, shelter and comfort around the hearths in their 
happy homes, thousands of the faithful in Egypt were getting ready for 
the great annual Pilgrimage to Mecca. 

The third of December was a typical Egyptian winter day. The 
heavenly dome was clear and cloudless, the sun shone brightly and 
gloriously, rebuking by its dazzling splendor the unfeeling, doubting, 
unpoetic men of today who ridicule the Egyptians of old for worshiping 

him and placing him at the head of the list of their deities. The warm 

and delightful breezes coming from the desert were very bracing and 
invigorating. There was warmth enough in the air to remind one of a 
New England “rare day in June.” The whole atmosphere of the place 
instilled a love for romance, form and poetry, and a deep interest in 
things strange and unusual. 

We had engaged our carriage the day before, and came very early 
to the square, and therefore succeeded in securing very advantageous 
positions, from which we easily saw the whole ceremony. In the long 
wait before the arrival of His Royal Highness, we were greatly inter¬ 
ested in watching the crowd. Enormous throngs were gathered in the 
great square of the citadel between the Mosque of Sultan Hassan and 
the Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and lined the streets leading into it. 
Never before have I seen such marvelous color effects. It was simply 
gorgeous! That sea of humanity moved to and fro, producing a sight 
that cannot be paralleled in any other city in the world; for what city 
can give the color effect that Cairo gives in its big gatherings? The 
majority were standing, thousands came in automobiles; many were on 
horseback, and great numbers on donkeys or camels. There were tourists 
from all over Europe and America, but the greater number were tur¬ 
baned natives, wearing their many-colored garments, and black-eyed 
Egyptian women in their flowing robes. There was no disorder or dis¬ 
turbance of any kind. The native and English police handled the people 
nicely. Though cosmopolitan, it was a gathering of happy, cheerful 
people, celebrating a national religious occasion, and that occasion was 
not only the starting of the pilgrimage from Cairo to Mecca, but also 
the solemn ceremony of bidding farewell to the “Kiswah,” or the Holy 
Carpet, which is carried to Mecca every year as a new covering for the 
Kaaba, to replace the carpet used during the preceding year. 

Many years ago the Prince of the Faithful, who was the head of 
the Moslem Church, and one of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, 
granted to the rulers of Egypt the distinguished and most pleasing privi¬ 
lege of furnishing, every year, a hand-made carpet to cover the walls 
of the Kaaba. The most skilful and artistic men and women in the 
Valley of the Nile, working in the factory of the “Khurimfush,” are 
employed by the Egyptian government to produce, by hand, each year, 
a marvelously beautiful carpet, the cost of which runs from thirty to 
fifty thousand dollars. The Kiswah is made of black brocade and lined 
with cotton, and covered with inscriptions from the Koran. Its broad 
band is also covered with sacred inscriptions worked in gold. The cover¬ 


ing and its band are each woven in four pieces which are later sewed 
together. The veil that covers the door of the Kaaba is also made of 
black brocade, but it is lined with green silk and exquisitely embroidered 
with gold. 

Before the Kiswah is carried to Mecca, two ceremonies are per¬ 
formed in its honor. When finished, the government, represented by its 
ruler and his ministers, receives the carpet from the master artist, to 
whose skill, energy and management, it owes its wonderful workmanship 
and completion. After its official receipt, the Khedive delivers it to 
the sheik of the Mosque, who guards it in his temple until the second 
and more imposing ceremony of its delivery to the protection of the 
Prince of the Pilgrimage who pledges his sacred honor and promises 
faithfully to guard and protect it from all possible dangers, that it may 
reach its sacred destination in safety. 

Promptly at ten o’clock in the morning, trumpets blew announcing the 
arrival of the beloved ruler of Egypt. The bands immediately played 
the Khedival March, and the throngs cheered and applauded. A regiment 
of lancers came galloping in magnificent style. They were the body¬ 
guard of His Royal Highness, Abbas II, and the flower of gallant 
Egyptian youth. Then followed the state carriage carrying the Khedive, 
drawn by four beautiful, white Arabian horses. The state coach was 
preceded by two gayly dressed saises, or runners, and driven by two men 
in fine and rich livery. In other carriages were the members of his 
cabinet, the princes of royal blood, the high dignitaries of state and 
church, the representatives of foreign nations in official uniform, pashas, 
beys, and men of high rank. Then came, in splendid order, several regi¬ 
ments of Soudanese and Egyptian soldiers, magnificently riding their fine 
Arabian horses. The artillery and infantry followed. It was, indeed, 
an imposing and vivid scene! 

Into the midst of this tremendous throng of tens of thousands of 
interested spectators, the sheik of the mosque, wherein the carpet was kept, 
led a gayly caparisoned camel, bearing the sacred and precious load. Stop¬ 
ping in front of his Royal Highness, the Khedive, the sheik kissed the lines 
of the camel, then handed them to His Highness. The Khedive in turn 
bowed, reverently kissed them and handed them to his prime minister, 
who paid the same homage and passed them on to the minister of war. 
The lines of the camel were passed to one after another of the ministers, 
receiving from each one the same tribute of respect and reverence. 
Finally they were delivered to the hand of Emeer-el-Hajj, the Prince 
of the Pilgrims, who received them with due respect, taking oath to pro¬ 
tect and faithfully guard the Kiswah until its final destination was 
reached. 

When this part of the ' ceremony was over, the Khedive and his 
ministers drove back to Abdeen Palace, whence the camel was led, 
escorted by soldiers, and followed by a vast multitude, to the “Abbasyieh” 
Station. From there it went by rail to Suez, then was transferred to a 
steamer which carried it and many pilgrims to Jedda, the seaport for 
Mecca. From that port it was carried on camel-back across mountains 
and desert, to Mecca, guarded all the way by soldiers, and accompanied by 
thousands of the faithful. This particular pilgrimage was especially 
important and interesting because His Highness the Khedive was himself 
one of the pilgrims. 

One cannot close an article on the “Hajj” and the Holy Carpet, 
without expressing his sense of admiration for the devotion, zeal, and 
loyalty of these faithful followers of the Prophet. A man must be insen 
sible to all things great, if his soul is not awed and his admiration 
touched at the thought of these millions of Moslems, ever turning their 
hearts and eager eyes toward Mecca, many traveling months to reach 
their holy city. From the jungles of Africa, the wild and barren deserts : 
from the lofty mountains of the Caucasus, the beautiful valleys 
and thickly populated cities of India, the vine-clad hills of Persia, and 
the plateaus of Central Asia, from China and the Zulu Islands, from 
Syria and Turkey, Tunis and the shores of Morocco, washed by the 
waters of the Atlantic, millions of eyes are set toward Mecca, at the 
call of the muezzins, who chant from their lofty minarets, five times a 
day, every day in the year: “Allah akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah.” 

p'ive times a day the faithful prostrate themselves upon their prayer 
rugs, and raise their voices in praise and adoration to the One Invisible 
God, calling for peace on Mohammed and success for his great religion. 
Fervently do they hope and pray to be granted the great privilege 
of visiting his birthplace in Mecca, and his resting place in Medina. 
Except to enter Paradise, no higher ambition, moves the heart of a true 
moslem, than to make the hard but sacred pilgrimage, and to be called 
a “Hajji,” by his friends and relatives at home. 


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THE CALL TO PRAYER 


“But hark! the vesper call to prayer, 

As slow the orb of daylight sets, 

Is rising sweetly on the air, 

From Syria’s thousand minarets!” 

Five times a day from the high minaret towers 
come the Muezzins’ Call to Prayer: 

“La ilaha ill-Allah! 

Mohammed arrasoul-Allah!” 

“Allah is Allah ! There is no god but Allah. 

Mohammed is the Prophet of God.” 

Across the roofs of the crowded town, over the 
spires of mosque and minaret, the piercing notes are 
carried in the clear air, and heard, faint and far, even 
to the borders of the desert, where the weary pilgrim 
is approaching Mecca for the first time. His heart 
swells with joy at the thought that he is to worship at 
last on the very spot toward which he has all his life 
turned his face when offering his daily prayers to 
Allah and his Prophet. Dismounting from his camel 
the pilgrim repeats the formula of prayers prescribed 
in the five different positions, and then prostrates him¬ 
self in the direction of Mecca, with forehead pressed 
upon the hot sands. 

It is said of Mohammed that he loved long prayers 
and short sermons. “The length of a man’s prayers 
and the shortness of his sermons are a sign of his 
common sense,” said the Prophet. He likewise loved 
ceremonial of the most elaborate kind, and he probably 
discovered that nothing in religion appealed more to 
the emotional people of the East than gesture and 
demonstration of every sort for expressing the senti¬ 
ments of their hearts. This is doubtless why the 
Koran prescribes the elaborate posturing, bowing and 
prostrating, which accompany all the prayers of the 
Mohammedan religion. Only the Muezzin stands 
erect in his tall tower and with lifted head sends forth 
in a high-pitched voice the words of worship and the 
summons to prayer. Four times he repeats in a 
peculiar, penetrating chant, “God is great”; twice he 
sings “I bear witness that there is no god but God”; 
twice again, “I bear witness that Mohammed is his 
Prophet.” Then, in a higher pitch, rings out the call, 
“Come to prayers! Come to prayers! Come to 
salvation! Come to salvation!” This is called the 
“Azan,” or prayer of the Muezzin. The moment the 
first notes are heard by the Moslem, every occupation 
ceases instantly and the different positions for prayer 
are assumed, wherever the devotee may happen to be. 
When a porter, who has to guide you up and down the 
city, hears the “Azan” from the minaret, he will turn 
about, stand still, and beckon with his hand to tell 
you to have patience for a while; then taking out his 
handkerchief, he spreads it upon the ground, sits cross- 
legged thereon, and say his prayers, even though he 


be in the open market. When ended, he leaps briskly 
up, salutes the person who has been patiently waiting 
and renews the journey with a mild expression of apol¬ 
ogy, which barely conceals his inward contempt for 
the unbeliever who does not worship Allah and his 
Prophet. 

The positions assumed while performing these 
devotions are many and varied, according to the 
full ritual. The first one is standing erect, facing 
Mecca, hands straight down at the sides; the sec¬ 
ond is the same, with thumbs touching the lobes of 
the ears and hands open and pointing upward; the 
third, right hand over left, held below the waist; the 
fourth, bending over with hands on knees; the fifth, 
erect again, hands at the sides; the sixth, prostrate on 
the knees, head bowed to the ground; the seventh, the 
same, with nose and forehead touching the ground; 
the eighth, sitting back on the heels, with hands on 
thighs; the ninth, repeating the eighth, etc. 

Any wandering of the eyes or mind, coughing or 
the like, answering a question, or any action not in the 
ritual, must be strictly avoided. Otherwise, the wor¬ 
shiper must recite his prayers all over again with due 
reverence. 

The words of some of these prayers are beautiful 
in expression and lofty in sentiment. As for instance, 
the following: 

Praise be to God! Lord of all the worlds! 

The Consummate, the Merciful! 

King of the day of reckoning! 

Thee only do we worship, and to Thee only do we cry 
for help. * 

Guide us Thou in the straight path, 

The path of those to whom Thou hast been gracious; 

With whom Thou art not angry, 

And who go not astray. Amen. 

The office of the Muezzin has been held in high 
esteem ever since it was instituted by Mohammed, 
who himself had a wonderful crier called “Belal, the 
loud-lunged”; and who promised that the callers to 
prayer may expect Paradise; and, that, “whoever serves 
in this office seven years, shall be raised from hell fire.” 

It is the custom to employ blind men as Muezzins 
for the peculiar reason that, as the crier must stand on 
the elevated balcony of the minaret, he would be able 
to overlook the roofs and gardens of the surrounding 
houses and, especially, the quarters where the women 
are secluded, if he attended to more than his prayers. 
Mohammedans are unusually sensitive about being 
watched, and should a stranger, by chance, appear at 
a window above their houses, or on the balcony of a 
minaret, he might have a bullet whiz by his head as a 
warning against any further curiosity. 



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IMPERIAL COUNCIL 
1915-1916 

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IMPERIAL OFFICERS, 1915-1916 




REPRESENTATIVES AD VITAM 
PAST IMPERIAL POTENTATES, etc. 

J. PUTNAM STEVENS, Imperial Potentate .Portland, Maine 

HENRY F. NIEDRINGHAUS, Jr., Imperial Deputy Potentate .St. Louis, Mo 

CHARLES E. OVENSHIRE, Imperial Chief Rabban .Minneapolis, Minn 

ELIAS J. JACOBY, Imperial Assistant Rabban .Indianapolis, Ind 

W. FREELAND KENDRICK, Imperial High Priest and Prophet .Philadelphia, Penn 

ELLIS L. GARRETSON, Imperial Oriental Guide .Tacoma, Wash 

WILLIAM S. BROWN, Imperial Treasurer .523 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Penn, 

BENJAMIN W. ROWELL, Imperial Recorder .206 Masonic Temple, Boston, Mass, 

ERNEST A. CUTTS, Imperial First Ceremonial Master .Savannah, Ga, 

JAMES S. McCANDLESS, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master .Honolulu, H. I, 

JOHN T. JONES, Imperial Marshal .Oklahoma City, Okla. 

CONRAD V. DYKEMAN, Imperial Captain of Guards .Brooklyn, N. Y. 

JAMES E. CHANDLER, Imperial Outer Guard .Kansas City, Mo. 



REPRESENTATIVES AD VITAM 

Melish, William B.616 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O. 

Dingman, Harrison.Washington, D. C. 

McGaffey, Albert B.Denver, Colo. 

Atwood, John H.Kansas City, Mo. 

Winsor, Lou B.Reed City, Mich. 

Shaffer, Philip C.. 1337 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Penn. 

Akin, Henry C.Omaha, Neb. 

Brown, Geo. L.Buffalo, N. \. 

Clayton, Alvah P.St. Joseph, Mo. 

Roundy, Frank C.Chicago, Ill. 

Alderman, E. I.Marion, la. 

Street, George L.Richmond, Va. 

Treat, John F... .Fargo, N. D. 

Cunningham, Wm. J.Baltimore, Md. 

Irwin, Wm. W.Wheeling, W. Va. 

Smith, Dr. Frederick R.Rochester, N. V. 


EMERITUS MEMBERS WITH RIGHTS AND 
PRIVILEGES 

McGee, James.New York City 

Loder, George P..Rochester, N. Y. 

Passed away, August 8, 1915. 

Rowell, Benjamin W.Lynn, Mass. 

Brown, William S.Pittsburgh, Penn. 

Boyle, John W.LTtica, N. . 

Lambert, Richard.New Orleans, La. 


EMERITUS MEMBERS. 

McCandless, George W.Pittsburgh, Penn. 

Siemon, Theodore W.Pittsburgh, Penn. 


HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS 

Belvin, Preston.Richmond, Va. 

Beecher, Thaddeus B.Bridgeport, Conn. 

Hunter, John G.Dallas, Tex. 

Lewis, J. Harry.St. Paul, Minn. 

Haskins, Seth F.Peoria, Ill. 

Daley, Wm.Rawlins, Wyo. 

Shryock, Thomas J.Baltimore, Md. 

Burdats, O. W.Wheeling, W. Va. 

Sensheimer, Jos.Galveston, Tex. 



PAST IMPERIAL POTENTATES 

Ill. Walter M. Fleming.Mecca 

June 6, 1876, to June 14, 1886. 

Passed away Sept. 9, 1913. 

Ill. Sam Briggs.A1 Koran 

June 14, 1886, to Aug. 16, 1892. 
Passed away, December 22, 1904. 

Ill. William B. Melish.Syrian 

Aug. 16, 1892, to June 13, 1893. 

Ill. Thomas J. Hudson.Syrian 

June 13, 1893, to July 25, 1894. 
Passed away, September 18, 1908. 

Ill. William B. Melish.Syrian 

July 25, 1894, to Sept. 3, 1895.' 

Ill. Charles L. Field.Islam 

Sept. 23, 1895, to June 23, 1896. 
Passed away, June 17, 1914. 

111. Harrison Dingman.Almas 

June 23, 1896, to June 9, 1897. 

Ill. Albert B. McGaffey.El Jebel 

June 9, 1897, to June 15, 1898. 

Ill. Ethelbert F. Allen.Ararat 

June 15, 1898, to June 15, 1899. 
Passed away, August 26, 1913. 

Ill. John H. Atwood.Abdallah 

June 15. 1899, to May 23, 190X9. 

Ill. Lou B. Winsor.Saladin 

May 23, 1900, to June 12, 1901. 

Ill. Philip C. Shaffer.Lu Lu 

June 12, 1901, to June 11, 1902. 

Ill. Henry C. Akin.Tangier 

June 11, 1902, to June 9, 1903. 

Ill. George H. Green.Hella 

Jul> 9, 1903, to July 14, 1904. 
Passed away, March 28, 1915. 

Ill. George L. Brown.Ismialia 

July 14, 1904, to June 21, 1905. 

Ill. Harry A. Collins.Rameses 

June 21, 1905, to June 13, 1906. 
Passed away, June 20, 1908. 

Ill. Alvah P. Clayton.Moila 

June 13, 1906, to May 8, 1907. 

Ill. Frank C. Roundy.Medinah 

May 8, 1907, to July 15, 1908. 

Ill. Edwin I. Alderman.El Kahir 

July 15, 1908, to June 9, 1909. 

Ill. George L. Street.Acca 

June 9, 1909, to April 12, 1910. 

Ill. Fred A. Hines.A1 Malaikah 

April 12, 1910, to July 12, 1911. 
Passed away, February 5, 1915. 

Ill. John F. Treat.El Zagal 

July 12, 1911, to May 9, 1912. 

Ill. Wm. J. Cunningham.Boumi 

May 10, 1912, to May 14, 1913. 

Ill. Wm. W. Irwin.Osiris 

May 13, 1913, to May 14, 1914. 

Ill. Dr. Frederick R. Smith.Damascus 

May 15, 1914, to July 15, 1915. 


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J. PUTNAM STEVENS. 

Illustrious Noble Stevens was elected Imperial Potentate at the ses¬ 
sion of the Imperial Council which was held in Seattle, Wash.. July 13, 
14 and 15, 1915. In Kora Temple of Lewiston, Maine, he is a Past Poten¬ 
tate, and he is an Honorary Member of Mount Sinai, Cairo, Melha, 
Sphinx, A1 Ashar, Wa Wa, El Katif, A1 Kader, Afifi, Nile, Osman. Zuh- 
rah, Palestine, Alee and Antioch Temples of the A. A. 0„ N. M. S. In 
Freemasonry, his affiliations are with Asylum Lodge No. 133, F. & A. M„ 
in which he ranks as Past Master; Greenleaf Chapter No. 13, R. A. M.; 
Portland Council No. 4, R. & S. M.; St. Albans Commander}' No. 8, 
K. T.; Yates Lodge of Perfection: Portland Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem; Dunlap Chapter of Rose Croix, and Maine Consistory, 32°. He 
is. too, a member of the Royal Order of Scotland; of the Knights of 
Constantine; is Past Patron of Iona Chapter of the O. E. S. of Port¬ 
land ; Past Grand Patron for Maine, of the O. E. S.; Past Exalted 
Ruler of Portland Lodge of the Samoset Tribe of Red Men of Portland; 
Past President of the Maine Sportsman’s Fish and Game Association; 
Past President of the Maine Life Underwriters’ Association ; member of 
the Portland Board of Trade, and of the Quarter Centenary Traveling 
Men’s Association. Noble Stevens is a Republican. In the Maine Legis¬ 
lature he represented Portland in 1903 and 1904. He has also served on 
the Portland School Board, and is a director of the Forest City Trust 
Company of Portland. Prior to 1887, he was a commercial traveler in 
the wholesale grocery business, and since that time he has been general 
agent for Maine of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 
with an office at No. 82 Exchange Street, Portland. His home is at 
No. 190 Coyle Street, Woodfords, Maine. Noble Stevens was born at 
Winthrop, Maine, on November 24, 1852. and he was educated at Wilton 
Academy and Kents Hill, Maine. On Tanuary 1, 1879, he married Miss 
Julia A. Wing of Wayne, Maine. His second wife was Miss Clara J. 
Currier, of Washington. D. C., whom he married on June 19, 1901. Nobie 
Stevens has one son, Carl P.. born Anril 7, 1883, now located in Seattle, 
Wash., who is also a Noble, with affiliations in Kora Temple of Lewis¬ 
ton. Maine, and St. Albans Commandery of Portland, Maine. 

HENRY F. NIEDRINGHAUS, JR. 

Imperial Deputy Potentate Henry F. Niedringhaus, Jr., is a Noble 
of Moolah Temple. Oasis of St. Louis, and his Nobility in that illus¬ 
trious body dates from May 28. 1895. Noble Niedringhaus is a native 
of St. Louis, Mo., and was born December 15. 1864, the son of Fred¬ 
erick W. and Anna W. Kleinsmith N'edringhaus, both of Germany. 
He is a graduate of Washington University, and was married in 
St. Louis, September 25. 1899, to Cora M. Boucher, of St. Louis. They 
have three children: Cora Gretchen, Frederick Fmmons. and Mary 
Esther, the last of whom passed away, September 2. 1910. Noble Neidring- 
haus was made a Mason in Occidental Lodge in St. Louis, Mo.; exalted 
in St. Louis Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and created a Knight Templar 
in St. Aldemar Commandery in St. Louis. The degrees of the Scottish 
Rite were attained by him in St. Louis, and his Consistorial membership in 
Missouri Consistory. Noble Niedringhaus is. likewise, affiliated with the 
Royal Arcanum. Legion of Honor. Missouri Athletic Club, Leiderkranz 
Club of St. Louis, and the Oasis Club. For the past thirteen years he 
has been connected with the National Enameling and Stamping Company. 
His home is in St. Louis, Mo. 

CHARLES E. OVENSHIRE. 

Imperial Chief Rabban Charles E. Ovenshire was born in Athens, 
Penn., Aueust 25, 1856. At the age of eighteen he removed to Detroit, 
Mich., whe-e he was married to Hattie R. Willmarth. They moved to 
St. Paul. Minn., in 1883, going to Minneapolis in 18*31, where they have 
since lived. In partnership with his brother-in-law, Perrv Starkweather, 
in 1883. he organized the St. Paul Knittiner Works, which was later 
incorporated under the name of the Minneanolis Knitting Works, with 
Noble Ovenshire as its treasurer and general manager. On December 7, 
1891, he became a Master Mason in Newport. Minn., Lodge, from which 
he demitted to join Minneapolis Lodge, in 1892. He was Senior Deacon 
in 1896, Sen : or Warden in 1897, Worshipful Master in 1898, and was 
exalted to the deeree of Roval Arch Ma«on in St. John Chapter, Octo¬ 
ber 11 1892. Noble Ovenshire was elected High Priest in December, 1898, 
and Secretary, December 19. 1899. which latter office he held until 
March 22. 1904. He received the Crvntic Decrees in Minneapolis Council. 
April 12. '895, and was knighted in Zion Commanderv. K. T.. on Decem¬ 
ber 28. 1892. He was successively elected Standard Bearer, Senior War¬ 
den, Captain General, Generalissimo. Commander, and Recorder, filling 
the latter office from May 8, 1900 to March 26. 1907. Noble Ovenshire 
received the Scottish Rite Decrees in his Lodge of Perfection. May 31, 
1898, and served as Master of Ceremonies for two vears : in his Chapter of 
Rose Croix. Tune 1. 1898' Council of Princes of Jerusalem, June 2, 1898; 
and Consistory, March 27. 1902 in which he offic : ated four years as 
Chancellor, one year as Precentor, and. subsequentlv, as Prior. In the 
Grand Commandery, K. T. of Minnesota, he was elected Grand Tunior 
Warden in 1903: Grand Senior Warden in 1904; Grand Captain General 
in 1905: Grand Generalissimo in 1906; Denutv Grand Commander in 1907; 
Grand Commander in 1908. and Grand Treasurer in 1910. Noble Oven¬ 
shire was created a Noble in Zuhrah Temnle, A. A. O., N. M. S., March, 
1893. and filled th° various offices in succession, serving as Potentate in 
1907. Illustrious Noble Ovenshire is also affiliated with the Royal Arca¬ 
num, beiue a Past Regent, as well as a Life Member of the Grand Council. 
He is. likewise, connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, 
and is a Past Grand in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 

W. FREELAND KENDRICK. 

Imperial High Priest and Prophet of the Imperial Council, Illustrious 
Noble Kendrick was elected to that office on July 15, 1915. He is also 
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of Past Master in University Lodge No. 610, A. F. & A. M.; Past 
High Priest in Harmony Chapter No. 52, R. A. M.; Past Eminent Com¬ 
mander in Philadelphia Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and is affiliated with 
Philadelphia Lodge of Perfection, De Joinville Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Kilwinning Chapter of Rose Croix, and Philadelphia Consis¬ 
tory. 32°, S.'.P.’.R.He was nominated for the 33°, at Chicago, in 
September, 1914. His other fraternal and club connections include mem¬ 
bership in the P. O. S. of A., Sons of Veterans, Order of Moose, Arti¬ 
sans Order of M. P. and C., and the Manufacturers’ Club of Philadelphia. 
Illustrious Noble Kendrick was elected Receiver of Taxes for Philadel¬ 
phia, Penn., in November, 1913, under Republican administration. Pie 
was born in that city, on June 24, 1874. On February 27, 1899, he married 
Miss Mabel Bernard of Philadelphia, Penn., where they also reside, 
their home being at 41 North Fiftieth Street. Noble Kendrick’s business 
is that of a banker, with location at the Philadelphia City Hall. 

ELLIS LEWIS GARRETSON. 

Imperial Oriental Guide of the Imperial Council, Noble Garretson has 
Shrine affiliations in Affifi Temple. Tacoma. Wash. His Masonic affilia¬ 
tions include Lebanon Lodge No. 104, A. F. & A. M„ Grand Lodge of 
Washington; Tacoma Chapter No. 4, R. A. M.; Grand Chapter of 
Washington; Tacoma Council No. 4, R. & S. M.; Ivanhoe Commandery 
No. 4, K. T.; Tacoma Lodge of Perfection; Tacoma Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; Tacoma Chapter of Rose Croix, and Tacoma Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. He is a Knieht Commander of the Court of Honor, 
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite; Sovereign in St. Albans Chapter, 
Red Cross of Constantine, and intended General in the Red Cross of Con¬ 
stantine, Empire of the West. He is a member of the Union Club of 
Tacoma, the Tacoma Country and Golf. Club, the Steilacoom Lake Golf 
Clubhand the Tacoma Commercial Club. In politics he is a “real Repub¬ 
lican. Since 1894, Noble Garretson has practiced as an attorney-at-law 
in Tacoma, his office being in the Fidelity Building. He was born in 
Victor, Iowa County, Iowa, on June 28, 1872, but was educated in Boston. 
Mass. He married Miss Frances F. House of Tacoma, on November 22, 
1911, and they have a daughter, Frances Marie, born October 7, 1912. 
Their home is at 415 North Sheridan Street, Tacoma, Wash. 

WILLIAM SMITH BROWN. 

The Imperial Treasurer of the Imperial Council is Noble Brown, 
who has held this office continuously since 1894. He is a 33° Mason, 
having affiliations with _Braddock Field Lodge No. 510, A. F. & A. M.; 
Shiloh Chapter No. 257, R. A. M„ and Tancred Commandery No. 48, 
K. T., Pittsburgh Lodge of Perfection, Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and the Consistory, 32°, all of Pittsburgh. He is a 
Past Potentate of Syria Temple, in which he has also served as Treasurer, 
and Past Eminent Commander of Tancred Commandery No. 48, wherein 
he likewise has been Treasurer. Illustrious Noble Brown is a member 
of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, the Duquesne Club, and Past 
President of the Americus Republican Club. He is, too, a Director of 
the Carnegie Library, and has been Treasurer of Allegheny County, Penn. 
He was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., in October. 1849, where he was edu¬ 
cated. His marriage took place in that city in 1872. At one time Noble 
Brown was in the steamboat service between Pittsburgh and New Orleans, 
and was later engaged as a mine superintendent and paymaster. For the 
past thirty years, he has been a wholesale and retail dealer in guns, cutlery 
and athletic goods in Pittsburgh, Penn., in which city he resides at 5652 
Stanton Avenue, East End. He has three sons, and two married 
daughters. Noble Brown’s business address is 523 Wood Street, Pitts¬ 
burgh, Penn. 

ERNEST A. CUTTS. 

Imperial First Ceremonial Master of the Imperial Council, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S„ Illustrious Noble Cutts is also Past Master of Landrum 
Lodge No. 48 A. F. & A. M.. Past High Priest of Georgia Chapter 
No. 3, R. A. M„ and a Past Eminent Commander of Palestine Com- 
manderv No. 7, K. T. His Scottish Rite affiliations are with Alpha 
Lodge of Perfection, Gethsemane Council, Knights Ivadosh, Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Temple Chapter of Rose Croix, and Richard 
Joseph Nunn Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\. all of Savannah. Ga„ and 
be is a Past Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of Georgia 
Illustrious Noble Cutts was a Potentate of Alee Temnle, A. A. 0., 
N. M. S„ for fifteen years, having been ennobled in 18%.’ The Ogle- 
thorn Club, and the Yacht Club of Savannah cla ; m his membership, 
and his business is that of a cotton broker. Born in Americus, Ga., on 
on March 21, 1858. he received an education in Mercer University of 
Macon, Ga. On April 28, 1880. in Americus, he married Miss Tda 
Walker, and they have six children: Walker. Allen S.. Ella Claire, 
Ernestine, Hamilton, and Marjorie. Savannah, Ga., is his home city. 

CONRAD V. DYKEMAN. 

Noble Dvkeman is Imperial Captain of the Guard and a member of 
Kisjnet Temple. He has been Representative to the Imoerial Council since 
1906. In the \ ork Rite of Masonry, he is affiliated with Greenpoint Lodge 
No. 403, F. & A. M.: Altair Chapter, R. A. M., Brooklyn Council. R. & 
S. M„ and St. Elmo Commandery No. 57, K. T. of New York City; and. 
in the Scottish Rite, with Aurora Grata Lodge of Perfection, the Councii 
of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose Croix, and the Consistory, 
32°, S.\P.\R.*.S.\, all under the same designation, in Brooklyn N. Y. 
He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ 
in 1894, wherein he was enrolled as No. 428. He is a member of the 
Masonic Club, the Brooklyn Yacht Club, the Bensonhurst Yacht Club, and 
the Jamaica Bay \ acht Club. Noble Dvkeman was born in Brooklyn, 
N. Y.. where he now resides, at No. 657 Jefferson Avenue. For the past 
thirty-five years, he has been superintendent of agencies for the Pruden¬ 
tial Insurance Company. His business address is 9 Tackson Avenue 
Long Island City. N. Y. 

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WILLIAM B. MELISH. 

William B. Melish, 33°, of Cincinnati, 0., is the senior living Past 
Imperial Potentate of the Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in 
North America, not in years, but in term of service, having presided 
?«o£ th u . pem * Council from 1892 to 1893, and again from 1894 to 
18-to. He is a well known business man of Cincinnati, and has been a 
resident of that city for over fifty years. He was initiated into the 
Urder of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in 1881; instituted Syrian 
1 emple of Cincinnati in 1882, and has been largely instrumental in 
establishing temples in various other cities through the Middle West. 
. attendance upon the Imperial Council of North America was 

m _ 18o_, and he has been prominent in its councils and government 
ever since. In 1892, he was elected Imperial Potentate of North 
America, in which capacity he presided at the annual meeting, held in 
Cincinnati in 1893. He was reelected to serve a second term in 1894, 
• io a nc the meetlng . of the Supreme Council, held at Nantasket Beach 
in 1895, was unanimously chosen to serve another term as Imperial 
I otentate, but declined the honor. Colonel Melish has been Chairman of 
the Committee of Jurisprudence and Laws of the Imperial Council for 
many years, and much of the present Constitution and Code of Statutes 
and By-laws has been adopted under his direction. He is still the 
chairman of the most important committee of the Imperial Council. In 
freemasonry Colonel Melish is very prominent and active. He has 
been at the head of each of the Masonic bodies of which he is a mem¬ 
ber; was for two years Grand Master of Masons of Ohio, and also 
ioJv> as , Gra,ld Commander of the Knights Templar of that state. In 
1892, at the Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar, Sir Melish was 
appointed Grand Standard Bearer of the Grand Encampment. He served 
continuously in office in that body of Freemasonry, and is now a Past 
(irand Master of the Order. Most Eminent Sir Melish is one of the 
Grand .Masters of Templars of the United States who has visited the 
Great Priory of the Order of the Temple of England. In 1911. he was 
the guest of the Great Priory of England upon the invitation of H. R. H. 
the Duke of Connaught, who is Grand Master. Then he received the 
highest honors of English Templarism, being created a Grand Cross 
1 emplar In 1912, he paid an official visit to the Sovereign Great 
Hnory of Canada as its guest, and is now the official representative of 
that body near the Grand Encampment of the United States. Noble 
Melish is an Honorary Member of quite a number of Temples of the 
Urde ^° f , Noble . s of the Mystis Shrine in America, and also an Honor- 
ar\ Member of over a hundred Masonic bodies in this country and 
abroad. He served as Aide-de-camp for four years on the staff of 
Governor Bushnell. of Ohio; is a Republican in politics, and was one 
of the Board of Trustees that had charge of the construction of the 
water works of Cincinnati. Colonel Melish is married, has two chil¬ 
dren and four grandchildren, and lives in Clifton, a suburb of Cincinnati. 

HARRISON DINGMAN. 

Illustrious Noble Dingman is Past Imperial Potentate of the A. A. O., 
( ,£u rth v LI J ler,ca ; served as Potentate of Almas Temple 

from 1893 to 1896. and has held the office of Recorder in that temple 
since 1903. He possesses the honorarv 33° in Masonry. His connec- 
tions are with the following bodies : The New Jerusalem Lodge No. 9, 
£• « A - M - w,th the rank of Past Master; Columbia Chapter No. 1 
K. A M., Past High Priest; Adoniram Council No. 2 R & S M 
Past Master: Washington Commandery No. 1 , K. T„ Past Commander;' 
Mithras Lodge of Perfection. No. 1 . Past Commander: Robert de Bruce 
Council. Princes of Jerusalem; Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Albert Pike Consistory. 32°. all of Washington. D. C. He is Past 
Grand Master Past Grand High Priest, and Past Grand Commander, 
of the Grand Lodge. Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery of Wash¬ 
ington He is also Past Grand Captain of the Guard. Grand Encamp¬ 
ment. U. S. of A.; a member of Kit Carson Post No 2 G A R 
aind Past Commander of same: Past Department Commander. Potomac 

Department. G. A. R. and Past Junior Vice Commander-in-chief GAR 

of the National Encampment. Illustrious Noble Dingman was horn 
m Hudson. Columbia Co., N. Y„ on September 5. 1840. and received 
h,s education in the public schools. He is clerk of the Indian Bureau 
at \y ashington. He is married and resides at No. 411, The Ontario’ 
Washington, D. C. 

ALBERT B. McGAFFEY. 

j I l I ‘“ tri< ? T s ¥°bj e McGaffey served as Imperial Potentate in 1897 
and 1898. He is the third oldest living Imperial Potentate—in rank, 
not in years—and holds the record on consecutive attendance, not hav¬ 
ing missed a session of the Imperial Council in twenty-four years He 
is a member of El Jebel Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S.. of Denver, Colo., 
having been ennobled in September. 1887. Illustrious Noble McGaffev 
is a 33 Mason in the Southern Jurisdiction. In the York Rite he has 
membership in Oriental Lodge No. 87. A. F. fk A. M.; Colorado Chapter, 
No. 29. R. A M.; Denver Council No. 1. R. & S. M.; and Colorado 
Commandery No. 1, K. T.: while his Scottish Rite bodies include Delta 
Lodge of Perfection, No. 1. Denver Council of Kadosh No. 1 . Mackev 
Chapter of Rose Croix, .No. 1 , and Colorado Consistory, No. 1. 32°. 
His other fraternal associations are all Masonic. He was the organizer 
and first President of the Denver Masonic Officers’ Association, and 
is now chairman of its Executive Committee; is also Past Grand 
Master, A. F & A M. of Colorado; Past Grand Commander. Knights 
Templar of Colorado: and Past Commander of Colorado Consistory 
No. l. A. A. S. R Illustrious Noble McGaffev was born in Warsaw 
Wyoming County. New York, October 22. 1851. and attended Fallev 
Seminary, at Fulton, N. Y. On October 21. 1880. at Moberly, Ran¬ 
dolph County, Mo., he married Anna K. Miller of that place, and they 


have a son, Kenneth Miller, born at Springfield, Ill., April 18, 1884. 
By profession, Illustrious Noble McGaffey is a civil engineer. Upon 
leaving school he went West, and became engaged in railroad building 
in 1869, continuing in that line of work for some years. For the last 
thirty years he has been interested in mining and real estate in Colo¬ 
rado. As a Republican he has been very active in politics and has 
been honored with many offices. In 1892 and 1893, he was County 
Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Col.; Secretary of State of 
Colorado, 1895 and 1896; Supervisor of United States Census for Colo¬ 
rado, 1910, and is now Secretary of the State Board of Equalization. 
In 1894, he was a member of the State Board of Education of Colo¬ 
rado. His business address is State Capitol, Denver, Colorado, and 
his home is at No. 630 East 16th Avenue in that city. 

JOHN H. ATWOOD. 

Illustrious Noble Atwood filled the office of Imperial Potentate, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., for North America, from June 15, 1899 to May 23, 
1900. He is a member of Abdallah Temple, of Leavenworth, Kan., the date 
of his ennoblement being March 6, 1891. His Masonic bodies and the 
date of his reception therein are as follows : Leavenworth (Kan.) Lodge 
No. 2, F. & A. M., June 20, 1889; Leavenworth Chapter No. 2, R. A. M„ 
October 28, 1889; Leavenworth Commandery No. 1, K. T„ September 10, 
1890; Lafayette Lodge of Perfection and Broon Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, June 23, 1901 ; Victory Chapter of Rose Croix, and Caswell 
Consistory, 32°, June 24, 1901. He is a member of the Midday Club, 
Commercial Club, and Harvard Club of Kansas City; also of the Mis¬ 
sion Hill Golf Club. His political affiliations are Democratic. Illus¬ 
trious Noble Atwood is a lawyer by profession, and since November 1, 
1910. has been a member of the firm of Atwood and Hill, 804 Com¬ 
merce Building, Kansas City, Mo. He was born in Phillipston, Mass., 
on September 12, 1860, graduating from Harvard College in 1884. In 
1883, he married Nellie F. Wyman of Arlington. Mass., and they have 
three daughters: Ruth, born in 1884; Helen, 1885, and Dorothy, 1892. 
The family residence is at No. 618 East 47th Street, Kansas City, Mo. 

LOU B. WINSOR. 

L _ Illustrious Noble Winsor served as Imperial Potentate, 1900-1901. 
He is a Charter Member of Saladin Temple. Grand Rapids. Mich., hav- 
/>?■ .X 11 ennobled 011 February 10, 1886. He was raised in Reed City. 
(Mich ) Lodge No. 363 F. &- A. M„ September 29. 1881; exalted in 
Reed City Chapter No. 112, R. A. M„ February 22, 1882, and is a Charter 
Member of both these bodies, as well as of Reed City Council No. 55. 
£>: & M -"> be was received in Pilgrim Commandery, No. 23, K. T of 
BlR ^lch., Aprff 11, 1882; Moriah Lodge of'Perfection, Febru¬ 

ary 1U, 1885 ; Cyrus Council of Princes of Jerusalem, February 11, 1885 - 
Robinson Chapter of Rose Croix, February 11, 1885; and De Witt Clin¬ 
ton Consistory, 32° February 12, 1885, the four last named bodies being 
located m Grand Rapids. Mich. Illustrious Noble Winsor has been 

£ rand ° f th Tj Grand J Lodge - F ' & A - M - of Michigan from 

,V o V °,; la e ; H e served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge. 

F- & A- M of Michigan. 1896-1897: Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter 
R. A. M. of Michigan. 1895-1896; Most Illustrious Grand Master. Grand 
F- & S. M- of Michigan. 1913-1914; Commander-in-chief, De 
\\ itt Clinton Consistory. 1900-1903; Sovereign Prince. Cyrus Council 
Princes °f Jerusalem, 1889-1915; Chairman of Finance Committee, Imper- 
.a Council A. A O., N. M. S. 1904-1915. He was chairman of Com¬ 
mittee on Jurisprudence. Grand Chapter R. A. M.. Michigan, 1902-1915 
Illustrious Noble Winsor is an Honorarv Member of the following 

Khedive' MlT*' p a ; lra - h ’ ^°i la ’ Osman, Zurah, Zivara 

Kl edne, A1 Koran. Bedouin Akdar. Aloha and Ane-eh. He is a Repre- 

_ei tative of the Grand Lodge of England near the Grand Lodge of 
Michigan; Representative of the Grand Lodge of Victoria near the 
nfM.v;™ e ° f M'cbigan: Representative of the York Grand Lodge 
fexico, near the Grand Lodge of Michigan, and was Grand I ec- 

M r fi' lir" Lodge of Michigan. F. & A. M„ 1901-1903. Illustrious 
Noble Winsor was born at Providence. R I Tanuarv 24 1859 
graduated from Hillsdale College. Hillsdale. Mich , in Tune 1877 a^!d 
r-7 11 l 1 ?-’ 1 Ln ' VerS,tV of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Tune. 1879 At Reed 
M !t C1 ;i ,le 1 marne d Emma M. Adams of that'place. September 16 
Cr n ^d they have a son. Carl Webb, born April 8. 1900. Illustrious 
Noble Winsor was admitted to th e Bar in 1879. and practiced at Reed 

fX"ArWlI- b t? h *T r - ra,,d Secr/aryof the Hr”d 
, " f -,F. » A. M. of Michigan -s above stated. He served as Tudsre 
of Probate for Osceola Countv. Michigan 1g0 7 -1897 and as Pnctma t 

f *«" <*;■ l ..i.e iL His ho™ IS 

business address are the same. Reed City. Mich. 

PHILIP C. SHAFFER. 

Illustrious Noble Shaffer filled the high office of Imperial Potentate 
from June 12. 1901, to Tune 11, 1902. He is the present Recorder of 

her Vl' T&7 le HH , M de,P - ia ' the 1 dat f. of . his ennoblement being Decem- 
v r ,17 g ’membership. ,n the York Rite, is in Lodge 

3 ., F - & A. M of Philadelphia, of which he i s Past Master- Pales¬ 
tine Chapter No 40. R. A. M.. wherein he is Past High Priest: Phila¬ 
delphia Council No H R. & S. M. in which he is Denutv Imperial 
Master, and St. Tohn s Comandery No. 4. K. T. of which he is Past 
Commander: and in the Scottish Rite, in Philadelphia Lodge of Per 
fection. De Toinville Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Kilwinning Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Philadelphia Consistorv. 32°. He was in business as 
a furniture dealer in Philadelphia for twentv-eight years. He was born in 
that city, October /, 1851, and received his education there He is 
married and resides M No. 3216 North 15th Street, and his business 
address is No. 1337 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Penn. 




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In the Shadow of the Sphinx. 
















IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPHINX 


The awful ruins of the days of old . . . 

Or jasper tombs, or mutilated sphinx. 

Shelley. 

The Egyptian Sphinx, enigma of the ages, synonym of wisdom, 
silence and mystery since the world was young, is one of the most strik- 
mg monuments of ancient times that our eyes may now look upon. 

Innumerable references and illustrations in literature and art have 
familiarized us with its face and form, and made its name a part of our 
language. “Subtle as sphinx,” wrote Shakespeare, and “sphinx-like” writes 
the novelist to-day in describing his mysterious characters. 

From the dawn of history, seemingly defying time and eternity, this 
huge image has rested in solemn grandeur at the edge of the Great 
Desert, gazing calmly upon the panorama of life and death passing 
everlastingly before it. No traveler in the land of Egypt ever misses 
the sight of the Sphinx. 

Though the figure is somewhat mutilated, the impression of power 
and majesty that it produces is indescribable. The height is approxi¬ 
mately sixty-six feet; the length of the head is thirty feet, and the 
breadth of the face is about fourteen feet; the mouth measures seven 
feet, seven inches, with the other features in proportion. The whole 
expression is calmly inscrutable. 

The extreme dryness of the atmosphere, and other climatic condi¬ 
tions, have combined to preserve the Egyptian monuments of antiquity 
for an almost incredible length of time. Such stonework exposed to the 
action of the elements in other countries would have crumbled to dust 
centuries ago, as have many great cities which were built long after 
the date of the Sphinx and the Pyramids. 

***** 

“Upon the ancient dynasties of Ethiopian and Egyptian kings, upon 
Greek and Roman, upon Arab and Ottoman conquerors; upon Napoleon, 
dreaming of an Eastern empire; upon battle and pestilence; upon the 
ceaseless misery of the Egyptian race; upon keen-eyed travelers, upon 
Herodotus yesterday and Warburton to-day, upon all and more this 
unworldly Sphinx has watched, and watched like a providence, with 
the same earnest eyes and the same sad tranquil mien; and we shall 
die, and Islam shall wither away, and still that sleepless rock will lie 
watching and watching the works of a new busy race with those same 
sad earnest -eyes, and the same tranquil mien everlasting. You dare not 

mock at the Sphinx.” 

***** 

Of all the caravans which perform the pilgrimage to Mecca, none 
make more heroic sacrifices than those which travel across the great 
deserts of Northern Africa, from as far west as Morocco, passing 
through Algeria, Tripoli, and then across the hot sands of the Libyan 
Desert into Egypt, halting under the shadow of the great Sphinx or 
the Pyramids at Gizeh, where they make preparations to proceed across 
the Nile at Cairo, the chief stopping-place for pilgrims from all parts 
of Egypt. Here the caravans obtain new supplies of food and camels 
before beginning the next stage of the journey, across the Arabian 
Desert to Suez. 

The halt of the caravan at this point is brief, perhaps only long 
enough for a light supper and a few hours of rest before the signal-gun 
is heard for departure. This may be at any time, from dusk to dawn, 
and the pilgrim must hold himself in readiness for the summons at all 
hours of the night. The Prophet said, “Choose early darkness for your 
wayfarings, as the calamities of the earth, serpents and wild beasts, 
appear not at night.” So, for religious reasons, the pilgrim prefers the 
night march, but he also prefers it because the fierce heat of the sun on 
the hot sands exhausts his strength and that of his camels much sooner 
than the difficulties of travel at night exhaust his patience. 

These difficulties could be endured with equanimity by none but the 
pious Moslem; and the dangers attending the journey at night, despite 
the assurance of the Prophet, are worse than the perils of the day. The 
camels trip and stumble in the darkness, tossing the litters back and forth, 
catching the tops in the thorny trees that grow among the rocky barrens 
of the desert. The track across the level sands is an easy one compared 
to that which lies among the ridges of rocky hills that encircle the sandy 
plain here and there in the desert. According to travelers, these are 


places to be feared and shunned. “The hills are abrupt and highly 
vertical, with black and barren flanks, ribbed with furrows and fissures, 
with wide and formidable precipices and castellated summits. They are 
mostly of basalt, called by the Arabs, ‘hellstone.’ ” 

Over these dangerous ways the camels pick their path, moaning pit¬ 
eously, for the sudden turns and irregularities puzzle them; rocks are 
sharp, deep holes yawn between the blocks of basalt, and the acacia 
thorn trees impede the way. Behind these treacherous hills marauding 
Bedouins also lie in wait for a chance to raid the passing caravans. 
When one appears which they think is not sufficiently large or important 
to be feared, they swarm over the rocks like hornets, the boys as well 
as the men carrying huge matchlocks, and take up a comfortable place on 
some precipitous cliff, which they climb with the agility of cats. From 
this point of vantage they fire down upon the pilgrims, until the latter are 
reduced to such a state of terror that they are ready to make terms with 
the wretches at any cost. This may mean that the pilgrims are stripped 
of everything in their possession, down to the shirts on their backs, and 
left to find their way as best they can to some encampment of fellow- 
pilgrims who will help them in their plight. 

No wonder that both man and beast love the great open desert, even 
as the mariner loves the open sea, for it is most like the sea in its 
limitless expanse. As is the call of the sea to the sailor, so is the sum¬ 
mons to the Arab of the solitude and freedom of his desert land, and it 
is said by those who know him best that his love for the desert is pas¬ 
sionate and unquenchable, and in spite of all its hardships and dangers, 
no reward is great enough to make him forsake it. 

In the desert, even more than upon the ocean, the fear of death is 
ever present. The sense of danger is never absent. This explains the 
Arab’s proverb, “Voyaging is a victory.” His heart bounds in his breast 
at the thought of measuring his puny force against Nature’s might, and 
of emerging triumphant from the trial. He loves the wild rides on the 
swift camels of northern Africa, racing against the onrush of sand¬ 
storm or simoon, or the pursuit of his foes. He endures thirst and 
fatigue with Spartan-like stoicism, knowing that somewhere beyond, on 
the horizon’s rim, lie the palm groves and refreshing waters of the 
friendly oasis. 

But the halt in the desert, whether it be to end the long day’s 
fatigue by encampment for the night, or to rest for only a brief hour 
or two before the march begins again, is looked forward to by the pil¬ 
grims with longing hearts. Like children they gather around their tiny 
camp-fires, made of charcoal, and boil the water for coffee, which, with 
a few dates, and perhaps a little rice, form the evening meal. After 
the long and sultry march, the camels’ heads droop with fatigue, and 
they sink upon the sands with little grunts of relief. If the halt is to be 
prolonged, the tents are set up by the “ferrash,” tent-pitchers, whose 
skillful hands raise or lower the canvas in a flash, and the pilgrims 
stretch themselves on the clean sand, which, by a little judicious digging 
and heaping up, is converted into a most comfortable kind of bed. 

But the chat around the camp-fire is dearest of all to these wan¬ 
derers in the desert. Here are repeated the ancient tales of the Arab 
tribes, and most of all, the legends and traditions of the Prophet to whose 
wonderful shrine at Mecca they are journeying, perhaps for the first time; 
while above their watch-fires loom the mighty Pyramids, those monu¬ 
ments built upon the tombs of the Pharoahs, ancient worshipers of idols, 
whose reign was brought to an end in Egypt and in all the East by the 
great Arabian Prophet, Mohammed. 

Up from the East, toward Mecca, rises the crescent moon, while 

“the sun bids 

His evening farewell to the Pyramids, 

As he hath done age after age, till they 
Alone on earth seem ancient as his ray; 

While their great shadows, stretching from the light, 

Look like the first colossal steps of Night, 

Stretching across the valley, to invade 

The distant hills of porphyry with their shade. 

While hark!—from all the temples a rich swell 
Of music to the moon,—farewell—farewell.” 


XMIH33 3HT 30 WOQAH3 HHT MI 


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HENRY C. AKIN. 

In 1902 and 1903, Illustrious Noble Akin held the office of Imperial 
I otentate of the A. A. O., N. M. S. for North America. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in November, 1888. The Masonic bodies with which he 
is connected are all located^ in Omaha, Nebraska. In the York Rite 
they include Covert Lodge No. 11, F. & A. M., Omaha Chapter No. 1, 
■ DaUary Commandeiy No. 1, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, 
Mt. Moriah Lodge of Perfection, Semper Fidelis Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Nebraska Consistory, 32°. Illustrious Noble Akin was born in 
Spartansburg, Penn., on August 19, 1843, but received his education in 
Chicago, Ill., graduating in June, 1862. He married Miss Mary E. 
rarnsworth of Topeka, Kan., May 2. 1865, and they have three children: 
Edgar F„ born March_ 23, 1866; Arthur M„ December 2, 1868, and 
Henry L., August 25, 1872. From 1887 to 1896, Noble Akin was manager 
and treasurer of the Western Newspaper Union, and from 1900 to 1915, 
was cashier of the Omaha Post Office. In politics he is a Republican 
His residence is at No. 1028 South 31st Street, Omaha, Nebraska. 

GEORGE L. BROWN, M. D. 

Illustrious Noble Brown held the high rank of Imperial Potentate, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., of North America, in 1904 and 1905, and was 
Potentate of Ismailia Temple, 1897-1898. i A is temp.e membership dates 
from November 5, 1887. He was made a Mason in Mount Tom Lodge, 
Holyoke, Mass., September 8, 1871; removed from Holyoke to Barre 
in 1873, and affiliated with Mount Zion Lodge, of Barre, of which he is 
Past Master, having held that office in 1875. His other Masonic con¬ 
nections, in the York Rite, are with Hiram Lodge No. 105, F. & A. M„ 
Buffalo Chapter No. 71, R. A. M., Buffalo Council No. 17, R. & 
S. M„ and Lake Erie Commandery No. 20, K. T., of which he was Pre¬ 
late, 1892 and 1893; and in the Scottish Rite, with Palmoni Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, in which he held the rank of Senior Grand War¬ 
den in 1891, 1892 and 1893; Buffalo Chapter of Rose Croix, and Buffalo 
Consistory, 32°. Illustrious Noble Brown has been Medical Director 
of the Masonic Life Association for the past thirty-eight years. He 
was crowned a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the 33°, and an 
Honorary Member of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic 
Jurisdiction, Sptember 18, 1895. He is a member and Past President 
of the Acacia Club of Buffalo, a member of the Medical Union Club, 
Buffalo Academy of Medicine, New York State Medical Society, and’ 
American Medical Association. In politics he is a Republican. Illus¬ 
trious Noble Brown was born at East Granville, May 24, 1848; was 
educated in. the public and academic schools of his native town and 
at the Medical School of Harvard College, graduating from that insti¬ 
tution, June 20, 1870. He entered upon the practice of medicine in 
Holyoke and Barre, Mass., removing to Buffalo, N. Y., in 1876, where 
he has continued active in his profession up to the present time. He is 
associated with Walter D. Greene, M. D„ who is a Past Potentate of 
Ismailia Temple, and a 33° Mason. On January 1, 1873, at Westfield, 
Mass., Illustrious Noble Brown married Ella Buckhorst of Granville! 
Mass., who passed away December 15, 1883; his second wife was Ella 
Betts, of Phoenix, N. Y., to whom he was married on January 26, 1885, 
at Buffalo, N. Y. He has five children: Rose E„ born January 2s’ 1878 
who passed away December 14, 1878; Lilly M„ born March' 13 1877 • 
Elira A December 23. 1878; George B.. January 9, 1881, and Franklin R.’. 
November 15, 1885. Noble Brown’s business address is Nos. 200-210 
D. S. Morgan Building, Buffalo, N. Y„ and he resides in that citv, at 
No. 203 High.and Avenue. 


ALVAH PATEE CLAYTON. 

Illustrious Noble Clayton was elected Imperial Potentate of tin 
A. A O., N. M. S„ of North America, June 13. 19C6, at Chicago, am 
retired from that high office at Los Angeles, Mav 8. 1907. He institute! 
the first Shrine among a “Latin Nation,” in the city of Mexico Janu 
ary 15, 1907, and conferred the Order of the Shrine on President Porfiric 
P'a’ 5 in the National Palace, assisted by Past Imoerial Potentate' 
W; ns °r. and Fred A. Hines, and Illustrious Noble George W 
Millar. Illustrious Noble Clayton himself received the Order Febru 
ary 13, 1896 and he held the office of Potentate of Moila Temple o 
St. Joseph. Mo., for eight years. The Masonic bodies with which h< 
is connected and the dates of his reception therein are as follows 
Charity Lodge No. 331, F. & A. M, of St. Joseph, Mo., April 14 1884 
St. Joseph Chapter No. 14, R. A. M„ November 28 1895- Hugh d< 
Payens Commandery No 4, K. T„ February 3. 1896; Adoniram Lodg. 
of Perfection No. 2, of Kansas City. Mo.. November 16, 1896' De Mol 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, of Kansas City. November’ 17 1906 

&°o i C f aP r r H f M° Se ? 0ix u U N Tn t ; ml>( b r 19 ' 1896 and the Consistory 
v ’ T r • p ' T”p NOV !, m p er ■?' 18 T * He ,s a > so a member of Lodg, 
No. 40, B. P. O. E., and President of Area No. 49, F. O E • he is con 

nected wuh the T. P. A. and U C T.. and an Honorary’Member o 
the T. M. A.; State Director of the International I. T. U. • a member o 

r T rAT” 011 a r ? 1 d , I V R S ' R Union; member of the Elks Club 
Eagles Club, Lotus Club, Commercial Club, and Monroe Club (Demo 


cratic) ; was Director of the St. Joseph Commercial Ciub for ten years, 
and Vice President for five years; President of the Lotus Club for 
three years, and is now vice president of the Park Bank and a director 
of the Bartlett Trust Co. Illustrious Noble Clayton has been president 
of the Sheridan-Clayton Paper Company, wholesale stationers and paper 
dealers of St. Joseph, Mo., for twelve years, and has been connected 
with the firm for thirty years. He was previously a traveling salesman. 
He was Mayor of St. Joseph, 1908-1912. Illustrious Noble Clayton was 
born in Ashley, Ohio, December 27, 1860, but received his education in 
St. Joseph, Mo., graduating in 1878. He married Mattie M. Gunn, at 
St. Joseph, June 15, 1887, and they have three sons: Robert G., Edward S., 
and Alvah P., all born in St. Joseph. Noble Clayton’s business address 
is Nos. 302-308 South Third Street, and his residence is at No. 208 
North 19th Street, St. Joseph. 


EDWIN I. ALDERMAN. 

Illustrious Noble Alderman served as Imperial Potentate from July 15, 
1908, to June 9. 1909. He is Representative ad vitam to the Imperial 
Council, A. A. O., N. M. S., and has filled practically every office in El 
Kahir Temple of Cedar Rapids, la., from Director to that of Illus¬ 
trious Potentate. He has also been a Representative to the Imperial 
Council from El Kahir Temple for many years. Noble Alderman resides 
in Marion, la. 


FRANK C. ROUNDY. 

Illustrious Noble Roundy filled the high office of Imperial Potentate 
from May 8, 1907, to July 15, 1908. He is also a Past Potentate of Medinah 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., of Chicago. In Masonry he has attained 
the 33°. He is a member of Hesperia Lodge No. 411, F. & A. M.; 
York Chapter No. 148, R. A. M.; Chicago Council No. 4, R. & S. M. ; 
St. Bernard Commandery No. 35, K. T., of which he is Past Commander; 
\ an Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, Chicago Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix, and Oriental Consistory, 32°, 
of which last he is Past Commander-in-chief, all these bodies being 
located in Chicago. He is connected with the Loval Legion, and the 
Patriot Ancient and Honorables. In politics he is a Republican. In 
1882, he became Captain of Company H, Second Regiment of Infantry, 
and for nine years was commander of the drill corps of St. Bernard 
Commandery, being well known for his Templar drill work. Illustrious 
Noble Roundy was born at Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1858, and attended the 
public schools, graduating in 1876, after which he entered business. 
He is president of the Roundy Regalia Company of Chicago, and his 
home is at Oak Park, Ill. 


oivinj.-mvjliin VV11M3LUW KUWtLL. 

Noble Rowell has a notable Shrine record, having served continu¬ 
ously as Imperial Recorder from July 24, 1894. He is also an Honorary 
Member of many Temples of the A. A. O., N. M. S., and is an Emeritus 
Member of the Imperial Council, with right and privileges. He was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S. on 
November 19. 1885, when he was enrolled as its forty-first member; and 
from 1886, he has been a Representative to the Imperial Council from 
Aleppo Temple. In Masonry also, Noble Rowell has become distin¬ 
guished both as an officer and by his attainments. His Masonic affilia¬ 
tions are with St Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston; Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Lynn; Boston Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, and 
Olivet Commandery. K. T. of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa- 
chusetts Consistory 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He is also Secretarv of the 
bodies of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Boston. He is an Officer and 
Secretarv of Massachusetts College of Rosicruciana; Secretary of the 
General Grand Chapter of Rrsic-uciana of the United States ; a membei 
ot the Royal Order of Scot and; Past Presiding Officer and Secretarv 
rf the Grand Chapter of the Knights of Rome and Constantine foi 
Massachusetts and Rhode Island; a member of the Supreme Grand 
Chapter of the Grand Cross of Constantine in the United States and 
treasurer of the same; a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island Association of Knights Templar Commanders, and Past Com- 
mander of Olivet Commandry, K. T. He has been Grand Recorder of 
the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, from 1890 
n ri P resent t> me : and is Secretary of the Massachusetts Council of 
Deliberation. He was crowned with the 33° by the Supreme Council, 
■ • • * x -. N. M L. in 1889. Noble Rowell was born in Chichester 

N. H„ on August 18. 1846, and was educated in the public schools of 
\T y T n In n ha u Clty ' on December 5. 1871. he married Susan Augusta 
Newhall Both are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Thev 
^ ,d p e a ^°-. 8 L '! lv y° od Road, Lynn. Noble Rowell is a member of 
the Point Shirley Club of Winthrop. From 1867 to 1898. be was engaged 
m the furniture and carpet business, but for some years has been comn- 
troller of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company. 


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The Holy Well of Zem Zem. 










THE HOLY WELL OF ZEM ZEM 


Hie present building which encloses the Holy 
Well of Zem Zem stands in the middle of the Mosque 
at Mecca, facing the north side of the Kaaba. It is a 
small, square building of massive construction with an 
entrance to the north, opening into the room which 
contains the Well. This room is beautifully ornamented 
with marbles of various colors; and, adjoining it, but 
having a separate door, is a small room with a stone 
reservoir, which is always full of Zem Zem water. The 
pilgrims get this water by passing a cup with their hand 
through an iron grated window-like opening into the 
reservoir. 

The mouth of the Well is about ten feet in diameter 
and surrounded by a wall five feet in height, upon which 
is an iron railing. The water is drawn up in leathern 
buckets, by means of windlasses. The officers who 
attend to the distribution of the water are called Zem 
Zemis. If they serve a wealthy pilgrim, they send a 
large jar, marked with his name and titles, to his lodg¬ 
ings every morning, for which a generous “tip” is 
expected. 

Anyone is at liberty to draw up the water for him¬ 
self, but the labor is generally performed by those per¬ 
sons who are paid by the Mosque; they also expect a 
trifle from those who come to drink, though they 
dare not demand it. At times, one must wait many 
minutes before getting a chance to drink, so great is 
the crowd. Devout pilgrims sometimes mount the 
wall and draw the bucket for several hours, in the hope 
of thus expiating their evil deeds. 

The Moslems consider it a miracle that the water 
of this Well never diminishes, notwithstanding the 
continual draught from it. There certainly is no 
diminution of its depth, according to Burckhardt, who 
made an accurate inspection of the rope by which the 
buckets are drawn up and found that the same length 
was required both morning and evening to reach the 
surface of the water. Upon making further inquiry, 
he learned, from the persons who had descended at one 
time to repair the masonry, that the water was flow¬ 
ing at the bottom and that the Well is therefore sup¬ 
plied by a subterranean stream. 

In his time the Well supplied the whole town of 
Mecca with water, the population coming daily to fill 
their jars and carry them to their homes. This water 
was used, however, only for drinking and ablution, as 
it was thought impious to employ anything so sacred 
for culinary or domestic purposes. Water carriers go 
about the Mosque with large jars or leathern pouches 
of the sacred water on their backs, distributing it 
among the thirsty for a trifling fee. These men are 
also paid by charitable pilgrims to supply the poorer 
devotees with a drink of the holy beverage before and 
after the long prayers. 

The water is regarded as an infallible cure for all 
manner of disease and the pious believe that the more 
they drink of it the better their health will be and the 
more acceptable their prayers to Allah. Burckhardt 


observed a man, ill of an intermittent fever, swallow- 
ing quantities of the water. Every evening this man 
repaired to the Well and drank of the water till he 
could no longer drink, after which he lay for several 
hours extended upon his back on the pavement near the 
Kaaba, and then returned to renew his draught. When 
his illness appeared to greatly increase, he declared 
himself fully convinced that it proceeded wholly from 
his inability to swallow a sufficient quantity of the water. 
Many pilgrims, not content with merely drinking, 
stripped themselves in the room and had buckets of the 
sacred water thrown over them, by which, they believed, 
the heart was purified as well as the outer body. Few 
pilgrims leave Mecca without taking some of this water 
in copper or tin bottles, either to make presents of it to 
distant friends or for their own use in case of illness. 
It is also sold by some of the pilgrims at Suez and other 
stopping places on the return journey, and the Zem 
Zemis transmit it to distant places in basket-covered 
glazed earthen jars, having affixed their seal to each jar, 
to guarantee the genuineness of its contents. Devout 
Moslems break their fast with this water, when obtain¬ 
able, and apply it to their eyes to brighten vision. This 
use may be due to the fact that it evidently possesses 
saline properties, for Burton found that the flavor of it 
was “a salt-bitter, much resembling an infusion of a 
teaspoonful of Epsom salts in a large tumblerful of 
tepid water ;” and he also observed that it was cathartic 
in its effects. It is the desire of every pious Moslem 
to imbibe a few drops of this sacred water at the hour 
of death, or to have it sprinkled over him, because he 
believes that Satan stands by at this hour ready to pur¬ 
chase his departing soul with a bowl of purest water— 
the most precious element of the earth to these parched 
children of the East—and that the sacred Zem Zem 
water defeats Satan’s purpose. 

This reverence of the Mohammedans for the Holy 
Well of Zem Zem can be understood when the 
tradition regarding it is known. They believe that it 
was here that Hagar, the mother of Ishmael, wandered 
about in the desert, after she had been driven from 
Abraham’s house. That she might not witness the death 
of her expiring son whom she had laid on the hot sands, 
Hagar turned away and wept—“And God opened her 
eyes and she saw a well of water.” 

The Moslems believe that her exclamation when 
she saw the marvel was “zem ! zem !” meaning “fill! fill!” 
according to some translators of the Egyptian language 
and according to others, “stay!” “stay!” 

In commemoration of the wanderings of Hagar, 
who, in her affliction, had gone seven times around the 
barren valley in search of water, the Holy Walk, or 
“Sai,” so-called, is performed by the pilgrims, while 
prayers are recited in a loud voice. This fatiguing 
walk is repeated seven times, alternately walking and 
running between two elevated places near the Mosque, 
which are about six hundred paces apart. 


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GEORGE L. STREET. 

Illustrious Noble Street served as Imperial Potentate of the A. A. O., 
N. M. S., for North America from June 9, 1909, to April 12, 1910. He 
is a Charter Member of Acco Temple, of Richmond, Va., having been 
ennobled on June 9, 1886. In Masonry he is connected, in the York 
Rite, with Temple Lodge No. 9, F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Washington Council, R. & S. M.; and in the Scottish 
Rite with St. Andrew Commandery No. 13, K. T„ Libertas Lodge of 
Perfection, St. Omer Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Pelican Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Dalcho Consistory, 32°. Illustrious Noble Street is 
a member of the Westmoreland, Commonwealth and Country Clubs of 
Virginia, and of the Business Men’s Club. His home is in Richmond, Va. 

JOHN F. TREAT. 

Illustrious Noble John F. Treat served as Imperial Potentate of the 
Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 
for North America, from July 12, 1911, to May 9, 1912. For eleven 
years he held the high office of Potentate of El Zagal Temple, of Fargo, 
N. D. His Masonic affiliations are in Shiloh Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Key¬ 
stone Chapter, R. A. M„ and Auvergne Commandery, K. T.; Enoch Lodge 
of Perfection, Pelican Chapter of Rose Croix, Fargo Council of Knights 
Kadosh and Dakota Consistory, all of Fargo. He is, likewise, connected 
with the Elks, Knights of Pythias, and the Fargo Commercial Club. In 
politics he is a Republican, and served in the State Legislature in 1903 
and 1907. He was born in Geauga County, O., September 11, 1861, and 
received his education at the Green River Institute in Ohio. Since 1889, 
he has been in the insurance business in Fargo, N. D., where he also 
resides. 

FRED AMOS HINES. 

Past Imperial Potentate Hines entered the Great Beyond on Feb¬ 
ruary 5, 1915, at Scranton, Pa. He held the high office of Imperial 
Potentate from April 12, 1910, to July 12, 1911, and served as Potentate 
of A1 Malaikah Temple of Los Angeles during the years 1902 and 1903. 
He was also a Representative ad vitam to the Imperial Council. Illus¬ 
trious Noble Hines was Masonirally affiliated with Southern California 
Lodge No. 278, F. & A. M., of which he was Master in 1900; Signet 
Chapter No. 57, R. A. M.; Los Angeles Council No. 11, R. & S. M.; Los 
Angeles Commandery No. 9, K. T.; and with the Scottish Rite bodies, 
including Los Angeles Consistory, No. 3, A. A. S. R., of which he was 
Past Commander-in-chief. He was a member of San Gabriel Conclave, 
Order of Constantine; also of the California Club, Jonathan Club, L. A. 
Country Club, and Lomita Gun Club. The funeral of this prominent 
Mason and devoted Shrine officer took place in Los Angeles, Febru¬ 
ary 12, 1915, under the auspices of Southern California Lodge, No. 278, 
with most impressive Masonic services. Noble Hines’ home was in 
Los Angeles. 

FREDERICK R. SMITH, M. D. 

Illustrious Dr. Frederick R. Smith, Past Potentate of Damascus 
Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., filled the high office of Imperial Potentate 
from May 15, 1914, to July 15, 1915. Noble Smith’s Masonic affiliations 
are with Yonnondio Lodge, Hamilton Royal Arch Chapter, Doric Coun¬ 
cil of Royal and Select Masters, Monroe Commandery of Knights Temp¬ 
lar, and Rochester Consistory, 32°. He is Past Master in his Lodge; 
Past High Priest in his Chapter; Past Commander in his Commandery, 
and Past District Deputy for the Thirty-third Masonic District. He is 
Past Commander-in-Chief of the Rochester Consistory, and received the 
honorary 33° at Saratoga, in September, 1911. He is a Past President 
of the Masonic Club and is connected with the B. P. O. E., the K tv Hits 
of Pythias, the Foresters of America, the Rochester Club and Chamber 
of Commerce. Noble Smith’s parents were of English birth. He was 
born in Penn Yan. N. Y„ in 1870; was educated at the Penn Yan Acad¬ 
emy and Dundee Preparatory School, graduating in 1889, and from the 
Hahnemann Medical College in 1893. He was an interne in the Homeo¬ 


pathic Hospital in Rochester, in 1893 and 1894, and in the latter year 
entered upon the practice of medicine and surgery. Noble Smith is a 
Republican in politics. He is a member of the Genessee Valley Golf 
Club and the Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester Club and University 
Club. His home is in Rochester. 

WILLIAM WILSON IRWIN. 

Illustrious Noble Irwin filled the exalted office of Imperial Potentate 
of the Imperial Council from May 13, 1913, to May 14, 1914. He is also 
a Representative ad vitam to that Imperial body, and a Past Illustrious 
Potentate of Osiris Temple., Wheeling, W. Va. He is a member of 
Nelson Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Wheeling Union Chapter, R. A. M„ Wheel¬ 
ing Council, R. & S. M„ and Wheeling Commandery, K. T.; McDaniel 
Lodge of Perfection, Albert Pike Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Char¬ 
ity Chapter of Rose Croix, and West Virginia Consistory. He is, 
likewise, connected with the Elks, Knights of Pythias, Sigma Chi Fra¬ 
ternity, and Wheeling Country Club. He is President of the West 
Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association and the Wheeling Retail 
Druggists’ Association. Noble Irwin was born in Danville, Ky., and 
was graduated from Centre College of Danville, (now Central Univer¬ 
sity), in 1881. Since 1882, he has been in business as a retail druggist. 
In politics he is a Democrat. He was sheriff of Ohio County, W. Va., 
from January 1, 1901 to 1905; served for six years in the Wheeling City 
Council, and four years as a member of the Board of Commissioners of 
Ohio County, W. Va. 

ELIAS J. JACOBY. 

Imperial Assistant Rabban, Elias J. Jacoby, of the Imperial Council, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., assumed the duties of that office in July, 1915. His 
membership in Murat Temple, of Indianapolis, Ind., dates from March 29, 
1901. In the York Rite, his Masonic affiliations are with Mystic Tie 
Lodge No. 398; F. & A. M.; Keystone Chapter No. 6, R. A. M.; Indian¬ 
apolis Council No. 2, R. & S. M., and Raper Commandery No. 1, K. T., 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Adoniram Lodge of Perfection, Saraiah 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Indianapolis Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Indiana Consistory, 32°. He is a member of St. James Conclave 
No. 16, Red Cross of Constantine, and of Indianapolis Lodge No. 465, 
I. O. O. F. Illustrious Noble Jacoby was High Priest of Keystone 
Chapter in 1905; Thrice Illustrious Master of Indianapolis Council No. 2 
in 1907; Eminent Commander of Raper Commandery No. 1 in 1907; 
Grand High Priest of Grand Chapter, R. A. M. of Indiana, October, 1910. 
to October, 1911; Potentate of Murat Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., 
December, 1906, to December, 1912; lias been M. P. Sovereign of St. James 
Conclave No. 16 of Indianapolis, from October, 1911, to the present 
time, and was started in the official line of the Grand Imperial Council 
of the Order of Red Cross of Constantine, in June, 1915, at the Assem¬ 
bly held in Chicago. His other fraternal connections are with the Phi 
Gamma Delta (College Fraternity,) the Columbia Club, Chamber of 
Commerce, German House Maennerchor, Independent Turn-Verein, and 
the Indianapolis Bar Association. His political affiliations are Repub¬ 
lican. Noble Jacoby has practiced as an Attorney-at-law for twenty- 
eight years, and for over sixteen years was associated with the former 
Vice President, the Honorable Charles W. Fairbanks; he has been presi¬ 
dent of the Prudential Casualty Company since its incorporation in June, 
1908. and vice president of the Railroad Men’s Building and Savings 
Association for eleven years, and its attorney for twenty-six years. He 
was assistant general solicitor or attorney of the Indiana, Bloomington 
and Western Railway for seven years; general attorney for the T. H. & 
P. Railway for five years ; president of the Springfield Fidelity Company, 
eight years ; director H. & I. Railway Company, nine years ; these con¬ 
nections running from 1888. on. Illustrious Noble Jacoby was born Jan¬ 
uary 10. 1855. and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1881. 
On June 12, 1884, he married Miss Julia L. Eaton, at Delaware. Ohio, 
and they have a daughter, Helen Eaton, horn May 28, 1888. The family 
residence is at the corner of 58th Street and Ashland Avenue, and Noble 
Jacoby’s business address is 1101-1102 Odd Fellows Building, both in 
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THE TAWAF, OR CIRCUMAMBULATING THE KAABA 


The first rite in the ceremony of the “Tawaf,” or circum¬ 
ambulating the Kaaba, is called “Determination” and must be 
performed in front of the “Hajar-el-Aswad” or Black Stone, de¬ 
scribed elsewhere in this work under the title of “Kissing the 
Black Stone.” For the information contained in the following 
article we are largely indebted to Hajji Khan, M. R. A. S., and 
Wilfrid Sparroy, who recently made the “Pilgrimage,” and have 
collaborated in an interesting work entitled “With the Pilgrims 
to Mecca.” 

On making his “Determination,” the pilgrim must say in 
reverent voice: “O Allah, Thou art omnipotent, Thou art glori¬ 
fied. I purpose in Thy excellent name to make seven complete 
circuits round Thy blessed house.” The next pause is between 
the Black Stone and the gate of the Kaaba, and this is the prayer: 
“O Allah, Thou who art omnipotent, I beseech Thee to pardon my 
sins in violating Thy commands.” 

A few steps forward bring one face to face with the gate 
of the Kaaba, where the following is the correct formula of 
adoration and supplication: “O Allah, this house is Thy house, 
this sanctuary is Thy sanctuary, this peaceful shelter is Thy 
shelter, and this place is the place of all those that flee to Thee 
from hellfire. O Allah, Thy house is great and Thou art mag¬ 
nanimous; verily, Thou art compassionate and merciful. From 
fire, O Allah, and from the cursed Satan deliver me: yea, render 
my flesh and blood scatheless in the fire of hell, and pour on me 
Thy mercy on the day of judgment, and shower on me Thy 
blessings in this world and the next.” 

At the northeastern angle, the blessing asked for, in tones 
of deepest contrition, is as follows: “O Allah, I take refuge with 
Thee from evil, from doubt, from disobedience, from disunion, 
from immorality, from hypocrisy and from all evil thoughts con¬ 
cerning one’s family and one’s estate.” 

In front of the “Mizab” or Gold Spout, a few paces farther 
on, it is required to say: “O Allah, grant me refuge under the 
canopy of Thy heaven on the day wherein there is no shelter 
save Thy shelter. O Allah, make me to drink of the same cup 
as Mohammed, on whom be blessings and glory.” 

At the northwestern angle of the Kaaba, the prayer to be 
said is, “O Allah, may it please Thee to accept this pilgrimage, 
making it a praiseworthy perseverance and a laudable deed, O 
Compassionate, O Beloved, O Lord, O Merciful, and Omnipo¬ 
tent !” 

At the southwestern angle, in accordance with the law, one 
must pray as follows: “O Allah, our Lord and Ruler, grant us 
prosperity in this world and happiness in the next, and deliver 
us from the punishments of fire. O Allah, I seek shelter in Thee 
from infidelity and from poverty, and from the sorrows of life 
and from the pangs of death; I also take refuge in Thee from 
ignominy in this world, and in the world to come.” The last 
prayer is to be said at the starting-point facing the Black Stone: 
“O Lord of this sacred relic, I flee to Thee and to ‘Thy right 
hand on earth,’ from all want and also from all infidelity.” 


One tradition is that the sevenfold compassing of the Kaaba 
was ordered by Mohammed, “that his followers might show 
themselves strong and active, to cut off the hopes of the infidels, 
who gave out that the immoderate heats of Medina had rendered 
them weak.” Another tradition is that the going around the 
Kaaba represents the motion of the heavenly bodies; and still 
another is that the Tawaf had its origin in a custom of the 
pagan Arabs, who, when humbling themselves, would walk seven 
times around anyone they wished to exalt. Whatever its origin, 
the ceremony is held to be an act of self-sacrifice. The victims 
of cholera and other diseases are borne around the sacred pre¬ 
cincts in rude wooden coffins by their friends, who lament aloud 
during the ceremony, the performance of which is supposed to 
insure the safe and speedy entrance of the dead into Paradise. 

The Tawaf closes with a visit to the tomb of Abraham. 
Afterwards, the pilgrim, taking a position on the further side of 
the tomb, which is thus between him and the “House of God,” 
prostrates himself twice, and then, sitting on the ground, with 
hands raised to the sky, and closed eyes, prays as follows: 

"We give praise to Thee, O Lord, we glorify Thee in the 
name of Mohammed—may peace be with him and with his 
people! O God, accept this Hajj from me, and allow it not to 
be the last one. I praise Thee, O Lord, in all Thy attributes. 

I praise Thee for all Thy blessings; I praise Thee for all Thou 
wiliest, 1 praise Thee for all Thy power. O Lord, accept this 
worship from me, and cleanse my heart, and sharpen my sense 
of duty. Take compassion on me, O God, for my worship’s sake, 
and because I accept the words of Thy prophet—on whom be 
peace! O Lord, make me to detest those that do not worship 
Thee, and make me to love those who love Thee, and those who 
love Thy prophet and Thy angels and all Thy pious creatures.” 

Then bowing his forehead to the ground, he must say aloud: 

“O Lord, I worship Thee on my face; there is no God but 
Thee; Thou art just and merciful; Thou art the beginning of 
everything, and the end of everything; for Thine is the manage¬ 
ment and Thine the power alone. O Thou that forgivest the 
sins of Thy people, pardon my offenses, for in Thee do I now 
confess my sins. Verily, no one can pardon grave sinners except 
Thyself. I say, there is not any one to be compared with Thee.” 

The rewards of a correct performance of the Tawaf and 
of the necessary prayers—preferably at sundown, the best time 
for meditation—are of a sort to render the rite extremely popular 
among the pilgrims. At every step they take, in making the 
seven circuits, no fewer than seventy thousand sins will be blotted 
out of their bad books, and an equal number of virtues be added 
to the companion volumes containing their good actions. Nor is 
this all, for they will be made, at the same rate, the intercessors 
of seventy thousand sinners; they will build up to themselves the 
same number of palaces in heaven, and will earn the fulfillment 
of seven hundred thousand of their desires in this world, and 
of seventy thousand in the world to come. 


A8AA2I HHT OMITAJUaMAMUOiHD flO 3 A WAT HHT 


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HISTORY OF THE FEZ 


FIE Fez was named from the city of Fez, 
the metropolis of Morocco, which was the 
seat of numerous schools, libraries and a 
famous university. Fez formerly had a 
monopoly on the manufacture of that 
peculiar form of headdress, because it 
controlled the juice of the berry used to 
color the fezzes. Since the discovery of 
synthetic aniline colors, however, they are 
manufactured in France, Germany, and 
Austria, and in more recent years Austria 
has been the chief center of the fez indus¬ 
try, the countries where the fezzes are most 
extensively used not having a single fez 
manufacturing plant. The shape of the 
cap is a truncated cone, familiar to all the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine. It is made of red felt, having a black tassel inserted in 
the middle of the top, and hanging down. Although the shape 
and the tassel of the fez known to the Nobles are such as are 
generally used throughout Turkey, yet in Tunisia, Tripoli and 
Morocco the fezzes are twice or three times as long as the popular 
type, and have blue silk tassels, much longer and heavier than 
those seen in America and Turkey. 

In the early part of the nineteenth century, the fez was made 
a part of the Turkish official dress by Malnnoul II, Sultan of 
Turkey. It is considered the special badge of a Turkish sub¬ 
ject, and he, even if not a Moslem, is obliged to wear it. Until 
about fifteen years ago, women as well as men wore fezzes, but 
theirs were invariably small and without tassels. 

Soon after the inauguration of the New Turkish regime 
by the young Turks, a national misunderstanding arose between 
the Turkish and Austrian peoples, and the former vowed they 
would boycott all Austrian goods, including the fez. Destroy¬ 
ing the fezzes which they had, and refusing to buy new ones, 
the people throughout Turkey for some months covered their 
heads with Persian caps, or with any headgear which they could 
improvise. The fez is worn either with or without a turban, by 
Moslems, Christians and Jews. The Turkish soldiers, invariably, 
and officialdom in Turkey, including the Sultan, with the excep¬ 
tion of certain ecclesiastical dignitaries, wear their fezzes with¬ 
out the turban. Among the Moslems, those who can trace their 
genealogy back to Mohammed wear green turbans; all others 
wear white, or some color agreeable to local custom, personal 
taste or fancy. 

The conventional uniform for Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 
is full evening dress, with a red fez, usually bearing the name 
of the Temple, in addition to the Crescent and the Sphinx head 
embroidered in gold. The fez can only be worn in the Temple, 
or at Shrine functions. 

About 980 A. D., when the pilgrimages to Mecca were inter¬ 
rupted by the Crusades, Mohammedans, and those of the Moslem 
faith living west of the Nile, journeyed to Fez as to the Holy 
City. A manufacturer of Fez supplied to the students of a 
great school there a scarlet tarboosh, which was the insignia of 
the school, and the means by which the students were readily 
recognized. The fez, as the tarboosh was called by the pilgrims 
who carried away similar pieces of headgear, soon came to be 
worn all along the northern shores of Africa, and its use grad¬ 
ually extended east of the Nile. It is to-day the headpiece of 
nearly every male resident of the Orient. 

Noble John Worthington, United States Consul at Malta, 
and Representative of the Order of the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine in the Orient, wrote as follows on the subject to Noble 
Albert L. Rawson: 

Malta, Mediterranean Sea, 
March IS, 1887. 



My Dear Shareef and Munshee: 

During the past few years that I have had the honor and pleasure 
of representing the Mytsic Shrine in this part of the Orient, many 
inquiries have been made of me by visiting Nobles, and a great many 
more through the mail, as to a proper headdress for use by a Noble in 
the Temple and in public during the celebration of any stated festival. 
Not being able to learn definitely what was necessary at this place, 
although we have a number of learned Mohammedans here. I sent a 
letter of inquiry to the ancient and formerly very holy city of Fez in 
Morocco. That name should be spelled Fas, for that is what the Imam 


here says it is, the Holy City Fas, from which the red cap was named. 

I inclose the answer, which is said to be in the Maugribee (western) 
dialect of Arabic, and exhibits to a considerable degree scholarship 
(Arabic, aref) and travel. There is a young Moslem here I named 
Ahmet Ibn A1 Keef, who was born in Fez, and lived there until he was 
fifteen years old, when he made the pilgrimage to Mekkah as a com¬ 
panion to the governor of the city, from whom he parted company, on 
the return journey here, by the governor’s permission, who says that he 
has often heard his father say that the red cap was for centuries the 
staple manufacture of the city, being made and sold in vast quantities. 
It was this young Arab who suggested my letter of inquiry. In our 
day these wool caps are made of white wool and shaped in Germany, 
Austria and elsewhere, and sent to the Turkish dominions, where they 
are dyed red. The Arab dyers keep the secret of using scarlet in dyeing 
wool, for their goods never fade, while the imitations almost always 
lose their color. But here is the letter: 

( Translation ) 

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, COMPASSIONATE, MERCIFUL. 

To His Excellency the Cid. Consul for the United States of North 

America, American born, dwelling in the city of Valetta, in the 

Island of Malta. 

Greeting: I have had the honor and pleasure of receiving from the 
hands and by the courtesy of the Imam of Mequinez, who was returning 
from Tangiers, a letter from your lordship, inquiring about the head¬ 
dress of the faithful. To this I take pleasure in forwarding in writing 
such information as is now in my keeping. 

The city of Fez (correctly written Fas) was founded by Shareef 
Edris II, A. H. 195 (A. D. 793), and was an independent State until 
A. H. 956 (A. D. 1548), when it was absorbed by Morocco. When pil¬ 
grimages to Mekkah were interrupted by the Christian warriors in the 
fourth century A. H. 356 (A. D. 980), the Mohammedans west of the 
Nile journeyed to Fez, as to a Holy City, and to this day no one but 
the faithful to Allah is permitted to enter the city proper without special 
permission from the authorities. Fez early became a seat of learning, 
drawing pupils and scholars from all parts of the Mohammedan world. 
Its manufactures were important from the first, and included jewelry, 
gold and silver cloth, silks, gauzes, sashes, carpets, headdresses ( haik ), 
and tarbooshes, which were soon known as fezzes, so named from the 
city. Caravans carried the goods in every direction, even as far as 
Timbuctoo in the south. The fez was dyed scarlet for the use of the 
students in the many colleges, but as it became a mark of learning in 
favor of the wearer it gradually displaced all other forms and colors, 
and became the peculiar headdress of the Moslem in all parts of. the 
empire. The Turkish name is Kalpak. Arabs also call it Beritha, 
Bernetta, and Shemreer, but the classic term is Emameh. Some of the 
Maugreebs use the name Terbanti, and it is from this that Spanish, French 
and other Europeans ( giaours ) came to call it turban. Red or scarlet 
is the only orthodox color for the fez, while the outer covering may be 
of any color or combination of colors, according to the rank and dignity 
of the wearer. 

The custom of the various sects of dervishes is to adopt a certain 
form and color of headdress, which may not include the fez. with or 
without an outer wrap. There is in this city, in the White district, or 
New City, a company of the faithful who say they are Shareefs, and 
descendants in a direct line from Mohammed (Allah favor and pre¬ 
serve him!). The head of that body is learned in all things established 
by the Prophet (whose name be praised), and, if your associates are of 
the same Order in the faith, he would gladly give you every information 
desired. His honored and respected name is Mahmood Ben Hassan 
A1 Hajji. 

A white cotton cap is worn inside of the fez as a protection to it 
from perspiration and the various oily dressings of the head in the barber 
shop. This cap is called Takeeyeh, and is sometimes stitched in a very- 
ornate style. 

When the fez is covered by cloth of different colors, as a means 
of distinguishing various orders and classes in society, the Imam affects 
a very large white turban, and the student of theology or law a smaller 
one; the doctor, one of figured muslin, made very formal in front by 
crossing the folds carefully; the merchant, a small white or figured wrap, 
or a cashmere shawl, not too large; and Jews are required to use blue 
only or none. 

Many families in the early years of Mohammedan rule adopted a 
certain color or style of turban, or emameh, which has been continued 
by their descendants to the present. The descendants of Mohammed 

chose green as the color for Shareefs. (If any wrap is used about the 

fez in the Temple, it should, according to this account, be green.—J. W.) 

In A. H. 778 (A. D. 1376), Shareefs were ordered to wear dresses of 

green also. Now only Shareefs of undoubted pedigrees are permitted to 
wear green, while all others of the faithful must earn that privilege by 
a pilgrimage to the Kaabah and the Holy Hill Arafat. 

Workmen wear white, gray, brown—any color except green or blue, 
but of very small size. 

Ornaments are proper only for persons of rank and dignity, in the 
service of the government, or professors of science and art. 

I hope to have the honor of a letter from you at some future day 
not far off. 

Beginning of Awwal, 1304, A. H. (November, 1886). 

This is written at Fez by my desire and according to my intentions. 

HOSAYN IBN BEZZAN. 


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Kissing the Black Slone 












KISSING THE BLACK STONE 


Among all the traditions gathered about the Holy 
Mosque at Mecca none seem so fabulous and strange 
as those connected with the famous Black Stone, or 
“Hajar-el-Aswad” as it is called by the Moslems. 

When Allah made covenant with the sons of 
Adam, according to the Prophet, He placed the 
paper inside the Black Stone; and Moslems believe 
that it will, therefore, appear at the day of judgment 
and bear witness to all who have touched it. On the 
day of resurrection it will have two eyes, by which it 
will see and know all who touched and kissed it; and 
it will have a tongue to speak, and will give evidence 
in favor of those who touched and kissed it. They 
believe that it was originally white, and became black 
by reason of men’s sins. 

The Black Stone is set in the outside wall of the 
Kaaba on the north-east side, about five feet from the 
ground; placed in this particular spot, it is believed, 
by Abraham himself, under the direction of the Angel 
Gabriel, as a sign where circumambulation was to 
begin. This ceremony of circumambulation is called 
the “Tawaf,” and consists of walking around the 
Kaaba seven times, each time kissing or touching the 
Black Stone with the hand in passing it, repeating 
various prayers while doing so. When the crowd is 
too great to reach the stone, the pilgrims kiss their 
fingers and make a low salaam to it in passing. 

After a struggle to get near “Hajar-el-Aswad,” 
Burton relates that he monopolized it for ten minutes, 
kissing it and rubbing his hands and forehead on it, 
all the time narrowly examining it. He came away 
persuaded that it was a big aerolite, in appearance 
glossy and pitch-like, worn and polished with constant 
handling. The color appeared black and metallic to 
him, while to others it has seemed of different hue. 
This may be accounted for by the peculiar substances 
of which it is formed, that take on a different tinge 
under the effects of the changes in climate. To 
Burckhardt, it appeared like lava containing several 
small particles of a whitish and yellowish substance; 
and looked as though it were composed of about a 
dozen smaller stones of different sizes and shapes, well 
joined together with cement, perfectly smoothed off, 
but leaving the surface of the stone undulating. 

In shape it is an irregular oval, about seven inches 
in diameter, and is sunk into the wall about two inches 
below the metal rim which surrounds it. Formerly of 
silver, this rim is now a massive frame of gold and 
silver gilt. It has been said that during a seige the 
sacred stone was broken, hence this mounting. A 
Moslem tradition declares that the depth of the stone 
in the wall is unknown, but it is generally believed to 
be about two cubits. 

Around on the south-east side of the Kaaba there 
is another stone about five feet from the ground, also 
placed in the wall, and somewhat resembling the Black 
stone, which the pilgrims likewise touch at they walk 
around while making the “Tawaf.” The Kiswah, or 


curtain draped over the Kaaba, becomes at times 
soiled and worn from handling by the pilgrims. It is 
not surprising, therefore, that this rich and wonderful 
drapery is replaced every year by another equally 
expensive, and the old one cut up into bits to distribute 
as souvenirs among the faithful. During the greater 
part of the time, however, this curtain is drawn up bv 
heavy cords, leaving the lower part of the Kaaba 
exposed and the Black Stone visible to the assembled 
multitude, so that they may salute it from a distance, 
with a gesture of the hand, even when they are not 
engaged in making the “Tawaf,” or circumambulation. 
The Meccans love to boast that at no hour of the day 
or night is the Kaaba ever seen without a devotee to 
perform the “Tawaf.” 

While performing the latter, or other ceremonies 
belonging to the ritual of the regular pilgrimage, the 
pilgrims are dressed in the garb prescribed. This dress 
is called the “Ihram,” and consists of two pieces of 
cloth, generally of linen or cambric, one of which is 
wrapped about the loins and the other thrown over the 
neck and shoulders, leaving the right arm uncovered. 
Every garment must be laid aside before this one is 
put on; even the head must remain totally uncovered 
and the instep left bare. It is a great hardship to wear 
this pilgrim’s dress, either in summer or winter, be¬ 
cause no other covering must be put on over it; 
therefore, if the pilgrim does not shiver from the cold, 
he suffers from the scorching rays of the sun on his 
bared head. Hence they assume their regular dress as 
soon as the regulations permit, for not only does the 
“Ihram” subject them to physical discomfort, but, while 
wearing it, they are enjoined to “behave decently, not 
to curse or quarrel, not to kill any animal, not even a 
flea.” It is difficult for these excitable and emotional 
people to observe such decorum while struggling with 
each other in the crowds about the holy places, and 
they are glad to get back into their usual clothes in 
order to give vent to their feelings if occasion arises. 

Burton describes in an amusing way his struggles 
to get near the Black Stone with the “boy 
Mohammed,” who acted as his attendant. “I stood 
looking in despair at the swarming crowd of Bedouins 
and other pilgrims that besieged it. The boy 
Mohammed abused everyone in his path, till I wonder 
that no one dared to turn and rend him. After vain 
appeal, he gathered together about half a dozen 
stalwart fellows and by sheer strength wedged a way 
through the crowd to reach the stone.” On any other 
occasion, if these same pilgrims were dressed in their 
usual garb, such conduct might have provoked them 
to bloodshed, as they are quick to use their daggers in 
resenting injury or insult. 

Thus steeped in Moslem faith and mystery, this is 
indeed, to them, a “sacred stone,” and even the 
skeptic must admire the devotion and zeal which for 
centuries have inspired pilgrims in the performance of 
their sacred rite or “Tawaf.” 


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JAMES EDWARD PLIMPTON. 

Noble Plimpton has affiliations in the following bodies of the York 
Rite in Masonry: Orient Lodge, A. E. & A. M., Hebron Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of Norwood, and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of 
Hyde Park. '1 hus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on March 28, 1912, and his enrollment in that illustrious body 
of Shriners is designated as No. 9476. Noble Plimpton was born in 
Vv alpole, on October 27, 1856, and received his preparatory education in 
the schools of his birthplace and those of Exeter, N. H. He was gradu¬ 
ated from Amherst College, in 1878. The following year, he went to 
Liverpool, Eng., and for six years, was in business with John C. Plimpton 
& Company of that city. On his return to the United States, for three 
years from 1885, he was associated, in the publishing business, with Ginn 
& Company; and, since 1890, he has conducted an iron foundry and coal 
business in Norwood. In 1892, Noble Plimpton married Miss Kate £. 
Johnson of Lowell, who passed away on September 2, 1893. His second 
marriage took place on November 5, 1907, when he married Miss Ella A. 
Newhall of Boston. He resides in his native town of Walpole. Among 
the clubs with which Noble Plimpton is connected are: the University 
Club, the Walpole Men’s Club, and the Norfolk Golf Club. He is also a 
member of the Walpole Board of Trade, and of the Norwood Board of 
Trade; is Chairman of the School Board of Walpole, and holds the office 
of Deacon n the Congregational Church. 



LEWIS HERMAN BEAVER. 

In Freemasonry, Noble Beaver was made a Master Mason in Orient 
Lodge, A. F & A. M.; a Royal Arch Mason, in Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Norwood, and a Knight Templar, in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. 
T. of Hyde Park. As a member of the caravan of December 17, 19C6, 
he entered the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, via Aleppo Temple, wherein 
he was enrolled as No. 6758. He is a member of the Masonic Club of 
Norwood; of Samoset Chapter No. 109 of Norwood, of the Order of the 
Eastern Star; likewise, of Boston Lodge, No. 10, of the B. P. O. E., and of 
the Suffolk Council No. 60, Royal Arcanum, a member of the Norwood 
Board of Trade; and of the Norwood Civic Association. For more than 
nine years, Noble Beaver has been at the head of The Beaver Coal and 
Grain Company of Norwood. From 1887 to 1896, he was city passenger 
and freight agent for the New York and New England Railroad Com¬ 
pany ; from 1896 to 1905, he was a purser on the Fall River line, and 
since leaving that service, has given his entire attention to the business 
in which he is at present engaged. Noble Beaver was born in Freeport, 
Penn., on August 16, 1863, and attended school in Tionesta, Red Bank, 
and Monongahela City, Penn. On March 19, 1889, in Dorchester, he was 
married to Miss Cora M. Jackson, formerly of California, Penn. They 
have a daughter, Edna Mae; also a son, Abner Morey, and reside at No 
213 Pleasant Street, Norwood. 

CLARENCE W. WHITAKER, M. D. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in Athelstan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Whitaker pursued his Masonic course 
through Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., Wor¬ 
cester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, all of Worcester, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’. 
S.'. of Boston. He served as Surgeon in the Worcester County Ccm- 
mandery for seventeen years. His admission to membership in Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple of the Ancient Arabic Order took place with the class of May 5, 
1904, and his enrollment certificate in that exalted body is numbered 
4610. Noble Whitaker is also a member of Worcester Lodge No. 56, 
I. O. O. F. He was born in New Salem, Franklin County, on September 
24, 1857. His preparatory education was secured in the public schools 
of that town and at the New Salem Academy; and he graduated from 
the University of Vermont with the class of 1883. For many years, he 
has been engaged in the practice of medicine, his office being at 44 
Pleasant Street, Worcester. Noble Whitaker is a member of the Wor¬ 
cester County Medical Society and the Massachusetts State Medical 
Society. In Keene, N. H., he was married, on April 9, 1885, to Miss Helen 
M. Howard. They have two daughters, Emily Howard and Ethel Wilder, 
and reside at 32 June Street, Worcester. 

HENRY H. PARKIS. 

Since 18%, Noble Parkis has been in business as a druggist, at No. 
250 Central Street, Gardner. Having acquired the necessary Masonic 
qualifications in Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T., all of Gardner, Noble Parkis 
made the journey to the Shrine with the caravan of February 18, 1907, 
and is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. 



M. S., with the number 7017. He is a member of the Ridgeley Club, 
and of the Gardner Boat Club. In politics, he is a Republican. Noble 
Parkis was born in Slatersville, R. I., on February 3, 1870, and attended 
the Slatersville and Woonsocket Schools, graduating from the Woon¬ 
socket High School; later going to the Morey and Goff School of Provi ¬ 
dence, R. L, and graduating from the Massachusetts College of Phar¬ 
macy in Boston, with the class of 1895. Noble Parkis resides at No. 
37 Osgood Street, Gardner. 

J. FREDERICK BERGQUIST. 

Noble Bergquist was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on September 1, 1911, when 
there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the num¬ 
ber 9127. Masonically, he is a member of the following York Rite 
bodies of Boston: St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Pauls Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 
2, K. T. Noble Bergquist has also received the Ineffable Degrees in 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. He is, too, affiliated with Norden 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and with the Swedish Masonic Club. Noble 
Bergquist was born at Broddetorp, State of V estergotland, Sweden, on 
July 18, 1879, and obtained his education in his native land. He arrived 
in this country in 1894, and has since then made Boston his home city. 
For the last six years, he has been a merchant tailor, and is now estab¬ 
lished at 784 Tremont Street, Boston. He has been associated in the 
tailoring trade ever since coming here. Noble Bergquists residence is at 
530 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. 

JAMES H. WOOD. 

For more than six years, Noble Wood has been foreman for the 
American Steam Gauge and Valve Manufacturing Company, at 208-220 
Camden Street, Boston. Prior to his present connection, he was employed 
in a like capacity with the Star Brass Company of Boston, and with the 
Morgan Engineering Company. He is a native of the city of Boston, 
and was born on August 20, 1872; he received his education in the public 
schools of that city of learning. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, his name appears as No. 4787, and 
he was admitted to its membership as a member of the September class 
of 1904. Masonically, he is affiliated with the following bodies: Union 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M. and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T., 

also of Dorchester. On June 14, 1906, Noble Wood was united in mar¬ 
riage with Miss Inez E. Wyman of Boston. They have their residence 

at No. 4 Sunset Avenue, Jamaica Plain. 

LEWMON G. MARSTON. 

For twenty-one years, Noble Marston has been in the express busi¬ 
ness, in Norwood. He was born in Belmont, on August 30, 1866, and 
was educated in the schools there. He is a member of the Norwood 
Board of Trade, and of the Expressmen’s League of Boston. He has, in 
addition to his Masonic connections, affiliations with Nahaton Tribe of 
Red Men No. 89, of Norwood, with the Norwood Lodge of Elks, No. 
1124, and with Samoset Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. 
He has acquired, in Masonry, the York Rite Degrees, represented in 
Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., both of Nor¬ 
wood, and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. His num¬ 
ber upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, is 6855, and his ennoble¬ 
ment in that illustrious body took place on December 17, 1906. On Feb¬ 
ruary 22, 1899, he was married to Miss Hulda Erickson of Norwood. 
They have a daughter, Helen L., and reside at 323 Prospect Street, 
Norwood. 

JOHN R. WHITWORTH. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Quaboag Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Warren, Noble Whitworth was therein duly entered, passed 
and raised; was advanced and exalted in King Solomon Chapter, R. A. 
M. also of Warren; passed under the ninth arch in Boston Council of 
Royal and Select Masters; and was dubbed a Knight of the Temple and 
Malta in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Upon the basis of 
his Templar Orders, he was raised to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1910, with enrollment No. 8714. Noble 
Whitworth is also a member of Arcturus Lodge No. 187, I. O. O. F. of 
Warren; of Admiral Nelson Lodge No. 161, Order of Sons of St. 
George, and of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. For the 
past eight years, he has been the superintendent of the American Warp 
Drawing Machine Company of Boston. Noble Whitworth was born in 
Rochdale, Lancashire County, Eng., in 1867, and was educated in his native 
country. In Rochdale, Eng., he was married to Miss Jennie Ridehaugh, 
on March 31, 1888. Noble Whitworth’s business address is No. 195 
Freeport Street, Dorchester, and his residence, at 41 Webster Street, 
Atlantic. 


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AARON HERO MAYHEW. 

Noble Mayhew has the rank of Senior Warden in Montgomery 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; of Master of Ceremonies in Milford Council, R. 
& S. M., and serves as Treasurer and Past Commander in Milford 
Commandery No. 11, K. T. He is also connected with Mt. Lebanon 
Chapter, R. A. M. With these Masonic affiliations, Noble Mayhew 
undertook the perilous journey to the Oasis of Boston, and reaching his 
haven, Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 17, 1906, he 
was therein promptly ennobled and enrolled as No. 6857. Since 1888, 
Noble Mayhew has been teller of the Milford Savings Bank. He was 
horn in Milford, on May 19, 1867, and attended its schools. On October 
6, 1890, he was married to Miss Grace P. Field of Milford; they have 
their residence at No. 120 Congress Street, Milford. Noble Mayhew’s 
business location is No. 236 Main Street, in the same city. 


PETER LORD. 

Born in Lancashire, Eng., on May 7, 1864, and there educated, Noble 
Lord came to America to make his way in life, and for the past ten 
years, has been an electrical contractor in New Bedford. In Free¬ 
masonry, he is affiliated with Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton Commandery No. .16, K. T., all 
of New Bedford, and upon the basis of this as a Masonic foundation, 
he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple as a member of the 
class of June 5, 1912, with enrollment No. 9612. In Fall River, in 1903, 
he was united in marriage with Miss Christina Wells Cameron. His 
business address is No. 104 Union Street, and his residence, No. 20 
Acorn Street, New Bedford. 


HENRY HERBERT CHEVIGNY. 

Upon the basis of his Masonic connections with Paul Revere Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. 
M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, Noble 
Chevigny was elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as a member of the class 
of June 24, 1907, and was therein enrolled as No. 7311. He is Past 
Chancellor of Damocles Lodge No. 16, K. P., and Past Warden of May¬ 
flower Lodge No. 4, of the N. E. O. P. For the past twenty-five years, 
Noble Chevigny has been a practicing dentist in the city of Brockton, 
with offices at 725 North Main Street. He was born in Holbrook, on 
May 3, 1871, and received his preparatory education in the schools of 
Brockton, where, on March 14, 18%, his marriage to Miss Annie Wil¬ 
liams Windsor took place. Noble Chevigny’s residence is at the address 
given. 


FRED S. SPRAGUE. 

Noble Sprague is affiliated with Charles H. Titus Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M. of Taunton, Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Comman¬ 
dery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton. Having thus acquired the preparatory 
Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic-Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the 
class of December 31, 1900, with enrollment No. 3503. He is a member 
of the Commercial Club of Brockton. Noble Sprague has been, for the 
past eight years, proprietor of the last machine manufacturing plant 
under the name of Kimball Brothers and Sprague, located at No. 157 
Centre Street, Brockton. He was born in Taunton, on April 21, 1869, 
and was there educated. Noble Sprague is unmarried, and resides at No. 
35 Warren Avenue, Brockton. 


CLARENCE WILLIAM DEAN. 

For the past thirteen years, Noble Dean has conducted the Dean 
Hardware Company, which has its location at 88 South Broadway, Law¬ 
rence. He was born in that city, on October 6, 1882, and attended school 
there. He is unmarried, and resides at 69 Bigelow Street, Lawrence. 
Noble Dean is a Knight Templar Mason, and as such, was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28, 
1912, and was enrolled in that illustrious body, as No. 9353. In Tuscan 
Lodge, of the Ancient Free anl Accepted Masons, he has the rank of 
Junior Deacon, and is Master of the Second Veil in Mt. Sinai Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., and is also affiliated with Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., 
and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. All of these bodies are located 
in Lawrence. He is also a member of the Lawrence Canoe Club. 


WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON. 

Noble Johnston s Masonic preparation for ennoblement was ach.eved 
in the following bodies, all located in Boston: St. Johns Lodge, A. b. 
& A. M., St. Paul s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo temple, on November 11, 1907, the enrollment certificate in that 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, then awarded him, was numbered 
7722. Noble Johnston is also a member of Tremont Lodge No. 15, I. O. 
O. F. He was born in New Brunswick, on May 11, 1869, and was edu¬ 
cated in that province. He has been, for twenty years, a dealer in 
groceries and provisions in Boston, and for sixteen years of that time 
he has been a member of the corporation known as Rhodes Brothers 
Company, at 172 Massachusetts Avenue. Nobie Johnston was married 
on July 8, 1907, to Miss Belle Jean Ross of Wallace, N. S. He has four 
sons: W llliam Ross, Ralph Edmund, Paul Gordon, and Hugh Russell, 
and resides at 121 Glenville Avenue, Allston. 


BENJAMIN S. WINSLOW, M. D. 

Noble Winslow, who is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 8388, has been engaged for ten years in the general prac¬ 
tice of medicine in New Bedford. After having obtained his prepara¬ 
tory education in the schools of Dartmouth and New Bedford, he became 
a student in the Harvard Medical School, and was graduated there¬ 
from with the class of 1902. He is a member of the American Medical 
Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the New Bedford 
Medical Society. In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble V inslow has 
taken degrees in full course, and he has begun his career in the Scottish 
Rite. He has affiliations with the following bodies, all of New Bedford, 
except the last, which is located in Fall River: Eureka Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., 
Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., and Fall River Lodge of Perfection. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, as a member of the class of March 26, 1909. Noble Winslow was 
born in Dartmouth, on August 29, 1877. He is a bachelor, and has his 
office and residence at 1063 South Water Street, New Bedford. 


CLARENCE S. VOORHEIS. 

Noble Voorheis was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on February 12, 
1882, and attended the public schools of that city. After having been 
connected with the Philip Carey Company, at their St. Louis and New 
Orleans Branches, for a period of seven years, he was made manager 
of their Boston Branch. On December 1, 1913, on account of his good 
work at Boston, Noble Voorheis was put in charge of the Atlanta Dis¬ 
trict for the Philip Carey Company, the third largest branch of their 
organization. He is a member of Polar Star Lodge No. 79, A. F. & 
A. M. of St. Louis, and has additional affiliations in Winthrop Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., both of Greater 
Boston. Noble Voorheis was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
as a member of the class of December 31, 1912, and on that memorable 
day, he was enrolled on its membership lists as No. 9867. He is also a 
member of the Cottage Park Yacht Club, and of the Boston City Club. 
Noble Voorheis is unmarried, and his present address is The Philip 
Carey Company, Atlanta, Ga. 


PERLEY LESLIE. 

For a quarter of a century, Noble Leslie has been president and 
treasurer of the Leslie Dry Goods Company of Haverhill. The Order 
of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on him, in Aleppo 
Temple, on February 8, 1906, when he was enrolled in that justly cele¬ 
brated body as No. 6352. He has a double set of preparatory Masonic 
Degrees, being affiliated, in the York Rite, with Saggahew Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., 
and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, Boston Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Leslie is a member of Pentucket 
Club of Haverhill. He was born in Waterville, Me., on April 5, 1858, 
and was educated in its schools. Noble Leslie has been twice married: 
in 1893, at Haverhill, to Miss Kate Boardman, who passed away in 1907; 
and on April 12, 1909, in Manchester, to Miss Annie G. Morse. His 
business address is 20-40 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, and his residence 
is at No. 11 Windsor Street, in the same city. 


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JAMES R. McMINN. 

The certificate of enrollment numbered 7453 in Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. O., N. M. S., is that of Noble McMinn, and he was ennobled therein 
on June 24, 1907. He has Masonic affiliations in Putnam Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of East Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge 
Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K T., Noble 
McMinn is, likewise, a Charter Member of Lodge No. 839, B. P. O. E. 
of Cambridge. For more than eighteen years, he has been a druggist, 
and is now established at 272 Broadway, Cambridge. Noble McMinn was 
born near Ogdensburg, N. Y., on June 1, 1875, and obtained his early 
education in that state. He graduated from the Massachusetts College 
of Pharmacy in 1903, receiving the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy, and 
he was licensed as a pharmacist by the State Board of New York in 
1903. Noble McMinn is a member of the Boston, the Massachusetts, 
and the National Association of Retail Druggists; and also of the Cam¬ 
bridge Board of Trade. In Lincolnville, Me., on October 18, 1905, he 
was married to Miss Minnie E. Mathews, a daughter of R. W. Mathews, 
a veteran of the Civil War. Noble McMinn has one son, Harleigh 
James, born on August 17, 1913, and resides at 60 Central Street, 
Somerville. 

JOHN THOMAS. 

This well known humorist of Boston, whose career as a public enter¬ 
tainer reaches a period of thirty years, is affiliated, in Masonry, with 
Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Chelsea; Signet Chapter, R. A. 
M. of Charlestown; Orient Council, R. & S, M. of Somerville, and Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, Knights Templar of Charlestown. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on Decem¬ 
ber 4, 1902, when his enrollment certificate was numbered 4239. Noble 
Thomas is a member of Winnisimmet Lodge No. 24, I. O. O. F. of 
Chelsea; of King Hiram Lodge of Knights of Pythias of Cambridge; 
of the Workmen’s Benefit Association, and of Beacon Lodge, A. O. U. 
W. of Boston. He is also a member of the National Astrologers’ Society 
of the United States. Noble Thomas was born in Quincy, on January 27, 
1859. He obtained his education in that city, in the schools of North 
field, Vt., and at Chelsea. After having been, for fourteen years, with 
the dry goods firm of C. F. Hovey, he began his work as an entertainer. 
He was married in Rochester, N. Y., on May 14, 1896, to Miss Annie 
Webster. Noble Thomas’ business and residence are at 146 Massachu¬ 
setts Avenue, Boston. 

WILLIAM TATLOCK ADAMS. 

Enrolled as No. 85, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
Noble Adams was received in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on December 29, 1897. He has attained 
the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite. In the former, his affiliations are with Berkshire Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Corinthian Chapter, R. A. M., both of Adams; Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., St. Paul’s Commandery No. 40, K. T. of North 
Adams; and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was 
born in Adams, on September 30, 1865, and attended the Adams High 
School. He is president of the Adams Brothers Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, manufacturers of cotton yarns, at Adams, and is also associated 
with the L. L. Brown Paper Company of Adams. Noble Adams is a 



FRANCIS BARRY RECORDS, JR. 

After having practiced his profession of landscape architecture 
independently for about ten years, Noble Records became associated, 
more than two years ago, with the. firm of Vv. H. Punchard and F. II. 
Kennard, located at No. 220 Devonshire Street, Boston. He was born 
in Boston, on December 6, 1873, and obtained his preparatory education 
m the public schools of that city; also of Arlington, graduating from 
high school in 1893. He was graduated from the Massachusetts Insti¬ 
tute of Technology with the class of 1897. Noble Records is a member 
of Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Arlington; Menotomy Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Arlington, in which he has the rank of Royal Arch Captain; 
and of Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. With the class of June, 1907, 
he was admitted into the -Nobility of Aleppo Temple, and upon its enroll¬ 
ment lists, he is numbered 7517. Noble Records is a member of the Bos¬ 
ton City Club and of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He 
is unmarried, and resides at Arlington Heights. 

CHARLES HAMILTON PARKER. 

Noble Parker was born in Hongkong, China, on February 6, 1873, 
but obtained his education in Massachusetts, and studied for three years 
at the Institute of Technology, with the class of 1895. He has the navy 
rank of Captain, on the retired list of the M. V. M., and served in the 
naval militia for fifteen years. During the War with Spain, he was a 
Lieutenant, Junior Grade, in the United States Navy. Among the organ¬ 
izations with which he is connected are, the American Society of Mechan¬ 
ical Engineers, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, the National 
Electric Light Association, the Engineers’ Club of Boston, and the 
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, of which he is an associate 
member. He is also a member of the St. Botolph Club, the Tech Club, 
the Boston Athletic Association, and of the Chestnut Hill Golf Club. 
Since 1895 he has been connected with the Edison Electric Illuminating 
Company of Boston; he has now, for more than eleven years, been the 
assistant superintendent of that concern, with offices at 39 Boylston 
Street, Boston. Noble Parker has the Templar Degrees in the York 
Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, of Masonry; in the former, he is 
affiliated with St. Andrew’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the 
rank of Senior Deacon; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R A. M.; Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, K. T.; and in the 
Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, in August, 1910, and his 
enrollment certificate in that body of the A. A. O., N. M. S., is num¬ 
bered 8834. Noble Parker is unmarried, and resides at 48 Beacon Street, 
Boston. 

ALVAH FRANK DOLE. 

Past Master of Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Noble 
Dole is also connected with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
with Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., in which he is Principal Con¬ 
ductor; and with Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. In November, 
1910, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., his enrollment in that illustrious Shrine body, being numbered 
8871. Besides his Masonic and Shrine affiliations, Noble Dole is a 
member of Oasis Lodge, No. 146, I. O. O. F. of Somerville, and has 
:rgeant in Company M, of the Eighth Regiment, 
V olunteer Infantry. He was born in Lawrence, 


1899, to Miss Ada M. 



FRANK RICHARD NEAL. 


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HENRY S. HATHAWAY 

1 he Masonic affiliations of Noble Hathaway are with Massachusetts 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. With the 
enrollment number 9589, he was admitted into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912. Noble Hath¬ 
away is a member of Franklin Lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F, Boston Lodge 
No. 10. B. P. O. E„ Omar Grotto No. 38, M. O. V. P. E. R„ and he 
also belongs to the Dorchester Yacht Club. Noble Hathaway has been 
a contractor and builder since 1894, with offices at 82 Charles Street. 
Boston. He was born in West Roxbury, on November 6, 1874, and was 
graduated from the English High School in 1893. In Boston, on June 1, 1899, 
he married Miss Ida Schulz of Hyde Park: they have a son, Chauncey E. 
Noble Hathaway’s residence is at 28 Houghton Street, Dorchester. 

LLEWELLYN BROWN HIGGINS. 

Noble Higgins was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., on 
June 4, 1914, with enrollment No. 10267. He was admitted to that illus¬ 
trious body through the medium of his Masonic connections, with 
Charles Hi. Titus Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Taunton, Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Bristol Commandery 
No. 29, K. T., both of Attleboro. He is also a member of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Permanent hire Association. Noble Higgins was born in Taun¬ 
ton, on August 25, 1884, and there obtained his educational training. 
Since Oct. 16, 1910, lie has been a permanent fireman, and during the five 
preceding years, he was a sheet metal worker. His business address is 
Central Fiie Station, Faunton, and his residence, 28 Pine St., Taunton. 

HARRY EL WIN ADAMS. 

Proprietor of the shoe manufacturing business conducted under the 
style of W. & V. O. Kimball, at 4 Walnut Street, Noble Adams is a 
well known business man of Haverhill. He was born in that city, on 
March 31, 1880, and was a student in the public schools there. On 
March 12, 1902, in Haverhill, he married Miss Elizabeth W. Kimball; 
they have two children, Kinball Elwin and Elizabeth Frances, and reside 
at 29 Highland Avenue, Haverhill. Noble Adams is a member of the 
Pentucket Club, the Brae-Burn Country Club of Newton, the Corinthian 
Yacht Club of Marblehead, and of many other similar organizations. 
He is also connected with Haverhill Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E. His 
Masonic Degrees were conferred in full course by the following York 
bodies of Haverhill: Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery 
No. 14, K. T. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, is 9301, and he was admitted to the Shrine in that body 
of Nobles, on March 28, 1912. 

STEPHEN EDGAR BENJAMIN 

Enrolled as No. 8999 upon the roster of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 

N. M. S., Noble Benjamin was ennobled into that celebrated body on 
March 20, 1911. His previously attained Masonic connections are with 
Olive Branch Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Millbury; Tyrian Chapter, R. 

A. M., also of Millbury. in which he is King; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. 
of Worcester, and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. of 
Worcester. Noble Benjamin is a Life Member in all the Masonic 
bodies mentioned. He was elected Worshipful Master of Olive Branch 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ on October 12, 1914, and installed on November 
1914. Noble Benjamin is also a member of John Hancock Lodge, 

K. P. of Taunton; Wampus Tribe, T. O. R. M. of Millbury, and of 
Aletheia Grotto of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted 
Realm of W orcester. Politically, lie believes in the principles of Repub¬ 
licanism. Noble Benjamin was born in Bridgewater, N. S„ Can., on Feb. 

19, 1881, and attended school there. For six years, he has been super¬ 
intendent of the National Crash Mill, at Millbury, where he also resides. 

EUGENE MULLATR. 

A memorable event in the life of Noble Mullair, was his admission 
into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, which took place in Alepno 
Temple, on December 29, 1911, wherein he was enrolled as No. 9255. 
His Masonic interests have inspired him to secure degrees in both York 
and Scottish Rite bodies, being a member of Rabboni Lodge, A. F 
& A. M. of Dorchester; St. Paul s Chapter. R. A. M. of Boston; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem: Mt Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.*. He is also associated with the Irish 
American Club, and with the Loyal Order of Moose of Boston, No. 34. 
For the past quarter of a century. Noble Mullair has been a chef, being 
with A. E. Hurlburt, proprietor of Hurlburt’s Hotel, formerly the Boston 
Tavern, since 1909. He was born in Toulon. France, on Tulv 14, 1875, 
hut was educated in Boston. His marriage to Miss Dora Ouinlann of 
New York City, was celebrated in the great metropolis, on September 3, 
1904, and they reside at No. 45 Rutland Street, Boston. 

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WILLIAM BRANNIN ROBBINS. 

Since May 30, 1886, Noble Robbins has been an engineer with the 
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He began his services 
on that road, on September 19, 1881, as a fireman. He was born in 
Lakeville, on June 6, 1858, and was educated in the schools there. Noble 
Robbins has numerous fraternal associations. He is a member of Mid- 
dleboro Lodge, No. 135, I. O. O. F.; is a Charter Member of Colfax 
Encampment No. 64, of Middleboro; a Charter Member of Mansfield 
Chapter No. 133, Order of the Eastern Star, and is a member of Mans¬ 
field Lodge No 72, A. O. U. W. Noble Robbins is, likewise, a member 
of Lodge No. 312, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Boston. 
His Masonic Degrees were conferred in the York Rite, by Mayflower 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Middleboro, Keystone Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Foxboro, and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K T. of Attleboro.. He was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, on April 29, 
1902, in Aleppo Temple, and was awarded the enrollment number 3855, 
upon the membership lists. In Mansfield, on November 1. 1911, he was 
married to Miss Jennie Augusta Rounds, who is a Charter Member 
and Martha of Mansfield Chapter, of the Eastern Star. Noble Robbins 
resides at 36 Samoset Avenue, Mansfield. 

FRANK HENRY ORR. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ enroll¬ 
ment No. 4445 was that of the lamented Noble Frank Henry Orr, who 
was received in that distinguished body on February 9. 1904. He was 
raised in Masonry in Humane Lodge No. 21, of Rochester. N. H., and 
was exalted in Temple No. 20 Chapter of Rochester, N. H. Demitting 
from both, he joined Quinebaug Lodge of Southbridge, and Doric Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ and was knighted in Worcester County Commandery No. 
5, K. Ti. Noble Orr was also a member of the Southbridge and Wor¬ 
cester Automobile Clubs: and politically, he was an Independent. For 
nineteen years prior to his demise, which occurred on November 9, 
1914, he had been secretary of the Dupaul Young Optical Company of 
Southbridge. The lamented Noble was born in Rochester, N. H„ on 
December 1, 1849. He was educated in his native city and at the Dudley 
and South Berwick Academies. Noble Orr had been twice married: first 
in 1872, in Stoneham, Me., to Miss Annie Ricker, who passed away in 
’881, leaving him with a son, Wendell E.; and again to Miss S. Louise 
Ellis in Southbridge, in 1892. The bereaved family of Noble Orr resides 
ill Southbridge, at No. 56 Main Street 

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Noble Reynolds was admitted into the Shrine, in Alepno Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S. on December 29, 1911. and took a Life Membership 
therein on March 27. 1913. His enrollment number in that illustrious 
lody is 9271. He received the preparatory Masonic Deerees in King 
Solomon’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Somerville Roval Arch Chapter". 

nent Council. R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Comman- 
derv No. 34 K. T. of Charlestown. Noble Reynolds is also a member 
of Bunker Hill Lodge No. 14, T. O. O. F. of Charlestown. Webster 
Lodge Na 14. TC. P. of Boston, and Paul Revere Lodge No. 485, B. 
° , ’ of Somerville. He entered the employ of the Boston 

and Maine Railroad as fireman, on July 6, 1892, and was promoted to 
he position of engineman on 1. 1901. Noble Reynolds was 

born ,n Charlestown, on August 30. 1865. and graduated from the schools 

, , a ' Ck '"nL 88 - February 8 ‘ 1902 ’ be married Miss Isabel J. Pierce 
of Melrose. They have a son. Charles E. To Noble Reynolds came the 

YoT a !.T e rr n r di f'? Ction of a visit to Mecca Temple of New 

title 'of H •• 2 r ' °" A ’ 1ri1 29 ' 1914 ' wben be received the 
title of Haji. His residence is at No. 32U Tufts Street. Somerville. 


EDGAR DIXON. 

AT Tc N °2 e D, ' XOn has been superintendent of the George C. 

Moore Wool Scouring Mills, of North Chelmsford, his bein- the fourth 
eenei ation in his family to follow the wool business. He was born 
m Longwood,. Yorkshire. Eng., on Mav 5, 1871, and was educated in 
Scotland, comme to this country in 1891. Noble Dixon’s admission to 
the rank of Nob,1,tv of Aleopo Temple. A A. O.. N. M S.. took place 

u Urn A, 1913 ’ and his enrollment in that illustrious body is No 9968 
He holds Masonic membership in William North Lodge. A. F. & A. M.’ 
‘ L Horeh Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council. R. & S. M Pilgrim 
Commandery No 9, TC T.. Lowell Lodge of Perfection. Lowell Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix and 
Massachusetts Consistorv. 32°. S.\P.\R.-. S .\ Noble Dixo„ is also 

u-itTTh p° f M T n!C C,Uh ° f Lowe,b and ' poetics, is affiliated 
with the Republican Party. At North Chelmsford, in October 1895 his 

marriage was celebrated to Miss Lena A. Small, of that town. They 
have three children: Edna Grayson. Ethel Madeline, and Edgar Clark'- 
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FRANK MASON HAYDEN. 

Noble Hayden was raised in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Somerville, of which he is a member, also being a Charter Member 
of Somerville Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He is affiliated with Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M., of Somerville, and was 
dubbed and created Knight in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. 
Having these Masonic qualifications, he received the Order of Nobility 
in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912, having enrollment certificate No. 
9584. Noble Hayden is a Past Grand of Caleb Rand Lodge No. 197, 1. 
O. O. F. of Somerville, and was for five years Treasurer of that body. 
He is a member also of the Central Club of Somerville, of the Boston 
City Club, and of the Bank Officers’ Association of Boston. Since the 
organization of the firm in 1910, Noble Hayden has been the financial 
manager for Thompson, Towle & Company, stockbrokers of Boston and 
New York City, having his office at 50 Congress Street, Boston. For 
eight years, he was with the Fourth National Bank of Boston, leaving 
there as paying teller, to accept the position of State Bank Examiner, 
under Commissioner Pierre Jay, which position he held for about three 
years. He gave about fifteen years to mercantile pursuits in Boston, 
his first occupation having been that of telephone operator with the 
Telephone Despatch Company at 40 Pearl Street, Boston. Noble Hay¬ 
den was born in Medford, on February 10, 1868, and was educated in 
the public schools there. In Somerville, on April 21, 1892, where he 
has since resided, he married Miss Helen S. Hillman of Cambridge, 
and they have a daughter, Beatrice H., and two sons, Reginald M. and 
Frank Gordon. 


GEORGE D. RIVERS. 

Noble Rivers was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a 
member of the class of December, 1905, and he holds the certificate of 
enrollment, with the number 6278. In Masonry, he is affiliated with 
the following bodies: Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of East Cam¬ 
bridge. St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council. R. & S. M. 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Noble Rivers is 
now connected with the Edison Illuminating Company, at 516 Atlantic 
Avenue, Boston. He was born at St. George, Me., on October 28, 
1869, and obtained his education in the schools there. His residence is 
at 35 Charnwood Road, West Somerville. 

WILLIAM VAUGHAN, JR. 

Noble Vaughan has Masonic membership, in full course, in both 
York and Scottish Rites, being affiliated with Conrad Lodge No. 271, 
F. & A. M„ and Alliance Chapter No. 83, R. A. M„ both of Alliance, 
O.; Salem Council No. 40, R. & S. M., and Salem Commandery No. 
42, K. T., both of Salem; and. in the Scottish Rite, with the Lodge of 
Perfection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and the Chapter of 
Rose Croix, all located in Canton, O., and with Lake Erie Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b of Cleveland. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on November 15, 1912. and his 
enrollment certificate was then numbered 9819. Noble Vaughan was born 
in Pittsburgh, Penn., on August 29, 1883. He obtained his preparatory 
education in the public schools of that city; graduated from the Ken¬ 
sington High School of New Kensington, Penn.; the Degree of B. S. 
was conferred upon him, in 1906, by Mt. Union College of Alliance, O., 
and he later took special courses at Harvard College of Cambridge, 
Mass. Noble Vaughan was married in Alliance, O., on August 11, 1909. 
to Miss Ella B. Horn. They have a daughter, Tean Elizabeth, and reside 
at 63 Coolidee Road, Allston. By profession. Noble Vaughan is a metal¬ 
lurgical engineer, with offices at 93 Broad Street, Boston. 


GUY CLINTON ROWELL. 

Noble Rowell, whose enrollment certificate in Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, is numbered 4781, has been in the wholesale 
and retail paint and varnish business in Boston, for the past eighteen 
years, and is now located at 45 Sudbury Street. He was born in Mon¬ 
mouth, Me., on November 10, 1877, and attended, as a youth, the schools 
of Boston. He is married, has a son, Guy Clinton, Jr., and now resides 
in West Medford. The Masonic attainments of Noble Rowell are indi¬ 
cated by his affiliations with the following bodies: Mt. Olivet Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, also Sagamore Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
West Medford, of which he is a Charter Member, Cambridge Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Cambridge Commandery Nov 42, K. T. Thus prepared 
for admission to the Mystic Shrine, he was received into the Nobility 
of the Order, in Aleppo Temple, on September 3, 1904. Noble Rowell 
is also a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 186, I. O. O. F. of West 
Medford. 



GEORGE RAE CUTTER. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1913, Noble 
Cutter is enrolled upon the membership lists of that illustrious body as 
No. 9955. Noble Cutter was qualified for his Shrine ennoblement through 
his attainment of preparatory Masonic Degrees, in Adelphi Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston, 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. 
of Dorchester. He was born in Roxbury, on October 19, 1867, and was 
there educated. He was formerly a member of the Old Roxbury City 
Guards. His residence is at No. 1290 Washington Street, Boston. For 
six years, he was a professional bicycle rider, and was, for some time, 
associated with Noyes Brothers, of Boston, but for the past sixteen years, 
he has been in the brush manufacturing business, in Boston. 

HIRAM DEXTER. 

Masonically connected with Beth-Horon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Brookline, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. 
& S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., also of Boston, 
Noble Dexter was admitted, as No. 8733, to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ with the class of May 12, 1910. He was 
born in Brookline, on January 1, 1881, and attended the public schools 
of that town. In Montclair, N. J., on October 14, 1907, he was married 
to Miss Ethel Ogle, who passed away in less than a year, on April 
28, 1908. For more than thirteen years, Noble Dexter has been in busi¬ 
ness as a cotton converter, at No. 138 Lincoln Street, Boston. He 
resides at 390 Harvard Street, Brookline. 

CHESTER BREED FREETO. 

With the other members of the caravan of June 15, 1913, Noble 
Freeto was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, and was therein enrolled as No. 9977. The Masonic 
attainments which qualified him for that elevation were acquired Sn 
Amity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Holton Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Danvers, Salem Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No. 18, K. T. of Salem. Noble Freeto was born in Marblehead, on 
April 4, 1875, and attended the public schools of that place. After about 
twenty years spent in the leather business in Boston, five years ago he 
began business in his present connection, as a sole and upper leather 
merchant at No. 112 Beach Street, Boston. He was married in Beverly, 
on June 12, 1908, to Miss Helen W. Lambert, and they have a daughter. 
Louise. Their residence is in Salem. 

W. EVERETT HOYT. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Noble Hoyt is enrolled as No. 8953,'having been admitted into the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine as a member of the class of December 
30, 1910. Tlie Masonic Degrees preparatory to his ennoblement were 
conferred upon him in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chap¬ 
ter. R. A. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T„ all of Lynn. Noble 
Hoyt is a member of the Salem Club, the Colonial Club, the Now and 
Then Club, all of Salem, and of the Officers Militia Club of Boston. In 
the Second Corps of Cadets, he has the rank of Captain. Noble Hoyt 
was born in Lynn, on August 29, 1873. Having obtained his preparatory 
education in the public schools of that city, he went to the Mexico 
Military Academy, at Mexico, N. Y„ and afterward entered Dartmouth 
College as a member of the class of 1898. He became a member, while at 
Dartmouth, of the Delta Kappa Epsillon Greek Letter Fraternity. For 
the past fifteen years, Noble Hoyt has been a clothing merchant, at 204 
Essex Street. Salem. On June 21, 1910, in that city, be married Miss 
Mabel Symonds Bixby. He has a daughter, Alice: also a son, Joseph, 
and resides at No. 12 Loring Avenue, Salem.. 

SAMUEL MASON KIMBALL. 

In Chelsea, on January 8, 1890, Noble Kimball was born, and he 
obtained his education in the schools of that place; of Boston and of 
New Hampshire. For more than four years, he has been a salesman 
for the Globe Optical Company, at 403 Washington Street. Boston, and 
is now employed by the Chalmers Motor Company of Detroit, Mich. 
Noble Kimball secured his Masonic Degrees, which made him eligible 
for membership in the Ancient Arabic Order, in Mt. Vernon Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter. R. A. M„ Melrose Council, R. & 
S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41. I\ T„ all of Malden; also 
in the Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.'.P.\R.\S.\ The ennoblement 
of Noble Kimball took place in Aleppo Temple, on June 5. 1913, and he 
holds the membership certificate therein numbered 9999. In Providence, 
R. I., on June 17, 1908. he married Miss Ethel Davis of Nashua, x’ 
H., and lie has a son, Christopher Fletcher. Noble Kimball resides at 
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EDWARD S. HOSMER. 

For thirty years, Noble Hosmer served the city of Lowell as chief 
of its Fire Department, from which post he retired, on May 1, 1913, at 
the advanced age of almost seventy-six. He was born in Lowell, on 
October 12, 1837, and attended school in that city. His interest in 
Masonry is indicated by the affiliations, which he has attained in full 
course, with bodies of both Rites. In the York Rite, Noble Hosmer is 
a member of William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M,„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, 
R. A. M., Lowell Council, R. & S. M., and Pil grim Commandery No. 
9, K T.; and in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, of the Lodge 
of Perfection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose 
Croix, all of Lowell, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
of Boston. Upon the record lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., 
his membership number is 1276, be having been one of the novices whose 
ennoblement took place with the desert pilgrimage of May 19, 1892. 
Noble Hosmer married in Lowell, on January 2, 1858, Miss Miriam B. 
Howe, and has four daughters: Nellie M., Louisa M., Bessie M., and 
Emma A. He has his residence at No. 202 Wesford Street, Lowell. 


WILLIAM NELSON FRASER. 

Noble Fraser was born in Plesseville, County of Megantic, Province 
of Quebec, Can., and attended the public schools of that place. He 
came to Massachusetts about 1890, and entered upon a business career 
in his profession of steam and electrical engineering. Since 1908, he 
has been chief engineer for the S. W. Card Mfg. Company, manufac¬ 
turers of tap, dies and screw plates. He married in Mansfield, on June 
12, 1894, Miss Annie Lowe, who passed away on July 26, 1899, leaving 
him with a son, Edgar William. Noble Fraser is a member of Mans¬ 
field Lodge, I. O. O. F., and he has therein the rank of Past Grand. 
In Masonry, he has acquired degrees in the following bodies: St. Albans 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Keystone Royal Arch Chapter, both of Foxboro, 
and Bristol Commandery No. 9, K. T. of North Attleboro. He has tl e 
enrollment number 4063 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
and was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order on 
December 4, 1902. Noble Fraser’s business address is S. W. Card Manu¬ 
facturing Company, Mansfield, and his residence is also in that town, at 
16 Shawmet Avenue. 


ARTHUR E. CUTLER. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 
S., ou December 29, 1897, with enrollment No. 659, Noble Cutler was 
previously qualified, in Masonry, for that ennoblement, by his affiliations, 
in the York Rite, in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; 
Somerville Chapter, R. A. M.; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, 
and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He 
is also a member of A. S. M. F. Noble Cutler was born in Charles¬ 
town, on January 2, 1874, and was educated in Boston. In East Bridge- 
water, on June 20, 1900, he was married to Miss Mabel Hathaway of 
that place. For the past twelve years, Noble Cutler has been a mechani¬ 
cal engineer, formerly, for four years, having been a draftsman. His 
business address is No. 161 1st Street, Cambridge, and his residence is 
at No. 17 Chitwynd Road, Somerville. 


JOHN FRANKLIN ARMSTRONG. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees for ennoblement were conferred 
upon Noble Armstrong, in the York Rite, in Athelstan Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M„ in which he is Master; Eureka Chapter. R. A. M.; 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5. 
K. T., all of Worcester. Thus equipped, he was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on November 15, 1912, and bis 
certificate of enrollment in that illustrious body bears the number 9755. 
Noble Armstrong has connections in Aletheia Grotto, Mystic Order of 
the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, and with Iroquois Tribe 
No. 8, of the Improved Order of Red Men. He is also a member of the 
Worcester Chamber of Commerce, and in politics, is an Independent. 
Noble Armstrong was born in Cambridge, on October 29, 1852. and 
received his education in the public schools of that city. Tn Worcester, 
on November 19, 1874, he was married to Miss Martha I. Dexter, and 
they reside in Worcester. Noble Armstrong has been engaged in the 
real estate business for the past fifteen years, with establishment at No. 
311 Main Street, Worcester. 


PRENTICE HOWES THOMAS. 

Connected with the L. B. Southwick Company, for the past eigln 
years, Noble Thomas was born in Peabody, on May 14, 1867, and was 
educated in the public schools there. Through the medium of his 
Masonic connections with Jordan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Peabody, 
Washington Chapter, R. A. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 
18, K. T., both of Salem, he was created a Noble of the A. A. O., N. 
M. S., in Aleppo Temple, on November 17, 1913, and enrolled therein 
as No. 10161. Noble Thomas is also affiliated with the Corinthian Yacht 
Club of Marblehead, the Point Shirley Club of Winthrop, and with 
the Colonial Club of Salem. In politics, he adheres to Republican prin¬ 
ciples. His business address is 21 Winter Street, Peabody. 


CLIFTON HAYWARD CLARK. 

Noble Clark is a farmer and dairyman of Milford, and has fol¬ 
lowed this occupation for about ten years. He was born in Milford, 
on February 10, 1883, and was educated in the schools there. Having 
obtained preparatory Masonic Degrees in these Masonic bodies of Mil¬ 
ford : Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. 
M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T., he was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the enrollment 
number 9561, on June 5, 1912. 


EDWARD HOWARD MEACOM. 

After attaining the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry 
and the Ineffable Degrees in the Scottish Rite, Noble Meacom was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of December 
31, 1907, and his enrollment certificate bears the number 7924. His 
Masonic connections are with Jordan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Peabody, 
Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Sutton Council, R. & S. M„ and Salem 
Ccmmandery No. 42, K. T„ all of Salem; also with Sutton Lodge of 
Perfection of Salem. Noble Meacom belongs to Manchester Unity 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Peabody, and be is a member of the Now and 
Then Association of Salem. Since 1886, he has been manager of the 
George E. Meacom Company, located at 128 Main Street, Peabody. He 
was born in Peabody, on September 7, 1866. He is unmarried, and 
resides in Peabody, at 59 Holten Street. 


HARRY AMOS GRANT. 

Masonic-ally attached to Eliot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica 
I Iain, Mt. Veinon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph W arren Commandery 
No. 26, I\. T„ both of Roxbury, Noble Grant was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on February 3, 1907, with enrollment No. 
6962. He is a member of Washington Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F. of 
Boston, Massachusetts Lodge No. 42, K. P. of Roxbury and of the 
Royal Arcanum, also of Roxbury. In politics, he votes on the Repub¬ 
lican ticket. Noble Grant was born in Leeds, Me., on May 2, 1864, and 
was educated in the schools there. In Roxbury, on September 2, 1989, 
bis marriage to Miss Mary P. Keltie took place. For twenty years! 
Noble Grant has been New England agent for the Penn Hardware 
Company, and for the Joseph O. Flatt Company. His business address 
is 60 High Street. Boston, and his city residence is in Roxbury, at 839 
Parker Street, while be has a summer home in Leeds, Me. 


ARTHUR WILLIS HUBBARD. 

Noble Hubbard, who is listed upon the enrollment books of Aleppo 
Temple, as No. 8678, received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in 
Orange Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees, in Crescent 
Chapter, R. A. M., and the Degrees of Knighthood, in Orange Com- 
mandeiv No. 45, K. T„ all of Orange. His ennoblement in the Ancient 
Arabic Order, took place in March, 1910. Noble Hubbard was born in 
Rochester, Vt., on July 20, 1866, and was a student in the schools there. 
For a year, he was the proprietor of a variety store in Winchendon, and 
lie has since been connected, as superintendent, with the Athol Gas and 
Electric Company; for fourteen years, with the Orange plant, and for 
a year and a half, with the Athol plant. In Rindge, N H„ on October 
D, 1899, he was married to Miss Leila Adams Lowe. They have one 

daughter, Rowena Elizabeth, and they reside at 14 Walcott Street 
Malden. 


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FRANK ARTHUR NEWMAN. 

In September, 1904, Dr. Frank A. Newman was received, admitted, 
and constituted Noble No. 6522, in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
1 aving previously become qualified for Shrine ennoblement, through his 
memberships in Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. 
A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T., all of Melrose. 
He is also a member of Boston Local A. F. of M., and politically, of 
the Republican Party. Noble Newman was born in Wakefield, on July 
21, 1872, and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of Malden, 
Mass., and Los Angeles, Cal. He attended the Harvard Medical Schools 
with the class of 1903, and since then, he has been practicing his pro¬ 
fession as a dentist. His marriage to Miss Marion Gertrude Peck, 
took place in Wakefield, on September 24, 1895; they have two sons: 
Harold Winship, born June 24, 1898, and Philip Emerson, born August 
5, 1908. Noble Newman has been connected with several bands, orches¬ 
tras, and theatre orchestras, for a number of years. He has played with 
the Fitchburg Band and the Russell Orchestra, and with Carter’s Shrine 
Band. His home and office are at 630 Main Street, Melrose. 

GEORGE HENRY DAY. 

Noble Day was born in Salem, N. H., on July 13, 1840, and was 
a student in the Salem schools, and at the Academy of Atkinson, N. H. 
In early life, he fitted himself to become a teacher, becoming an expert 
in mathematics, but he has spent most of his life in the business of 
exporting cattle, and in making small loans. Noble Day began his 
exporting business in 1877, and terminated it in 1910; in 1892, he engaged 
in the small loan business, which he continues to conduct. From 1872 
to 1880, he was superintendent of the Brighton Stock Yards, and for one 
year, was employed in Chicago. In Freetown, on January 9, 1869, Noble 
Day married Miss Martha L. Hathaway. He has acquired Masonic 
Degrees in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, Cambridge 
Chapter, R. A. M., Naphtali Council, R. & S. M. of Chelsea, and Geth- 
semane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Noble Day was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1894, and 
holds the enrollment certificate numbered 771. His business and resi¬ 
dence are both at No. 63 Parker Street, Watertown. 

GEORGE W. LOUGEE, M. D. 

For thirty years Noble Lougee has been practicing his profession 
as a physician and surgeon, twenty-six years of which he was located in 
Freedom, N. H., and for four years in Lynn, where he is now estab¬ 
lished, at 57 Estes Street. He was born at Effingham Falls, N. H., on 
June 3, 1859, and obtained his preparatory education at North Parsonsfield 
Seminary. He was graduated, with the degree of M. D., from Bow- 
doin College in 1883. In Freedom', N. H., on November 25, 1885, he 
married Miss Edith L. Merrow. They have two children, Louise M. 
and Hayes, and reside at 57 Estes Street. Holding the certificate of 
enrollment numbered 7728, Noble Lougee was received into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907. 
He has Masonic affiliations in Carroll Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Free¬ 
dom, N. H., Carroll Chapter, R. A. M. of Wolfboro, N. H., and St. 
Paul Commandery, K. T., of Dover, N. H. Noble Lougee is also a 
member of Prospect Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Freedham, and of Costello, 
Tribe, I. O. R. M. of Kezar Falls, Me. He is a Democrat in politics, 
and served as Representative in the New Hampshire Legislature in 1900 
and 1901. 

WILSON ALEXANDER SPIERS, 

Having obtained the qualifying degrees of the York Rite in Masonry, 
in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. Barnard Commandery No. 
12, K. T., both of Boston, and those of the Scottish Rite, in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Spiers was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, on March 25, 1910, and his enrollment upon the 
membership lists of that illustrious body is No. 8708. He is also a 
member of Central Lodge, I. 0„ O F. of Worcester, and of the New- 
towne Club of Cambridge. In politics, his interests are with the Repub¬ 
lican Party. Noble Spiers was born in Chicopee, on December 14, 1862, 
and was educated in the public schools of his native town. At Epping, N. 
H., on June 27, 1894, he was married to Miss Blanche Brown Perkins; 
they have a son, Paul Harmon Spiers, born on May 20, 1900. Since 
Aoril 1, 1894, Noble Spiers has been president and treasurer of the 
Spiers-Fish Brick Company, established at 79 Milk Street, Boston, 
previously, for six years, having been bookkeeper for the Norcross 
Brothers Company of Worcester. His home address is No. 9 Wash¬ 
ington Avenue, Cambridge. 


LINCOLN DIX ROBBINS. 

For about five years, Noble Robbins has been president of the L. 
B. Robbins Company, maintaining a garage and an automobile repair¬ 
ing business at 156 Broad Street, Lynn. He was born in Norwood, on 
July 21, 1875. Noble Robbins acquired the preliminary Masonic Degrees 
in William Sutton Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. He 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
May 12, 1910, and his enrollment number is 8763. On November 16, 
1906, at East Saugus, he was married to Miss Aimee Stocker. They 
have two sons, Frederick S. and Lincoln D., and their residence is at 
East Saugus. 

FRANK TURLOF YOUNGQUIST. 

Noble Youngquist has conducted a drug business in Brockton, for 
the past thirty years, and is a member of the State Pharmaceutical 
Association of Massachusetts. He was born in that city, on April 8, 
1869, and was also educated there. His preparatory Masonic Degrees 
were attained in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F\ & A. M., Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, Iv T., all of Brockton. Subsequently, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 
17, 1906, his enrollment in that illustrious body being designated as No. 
6917. He was married to Miss Grace W. Nickerson of Fall River, in 
1893. His business location is No. 14 Central Street, Brockton, and 
his residence, No. 43 Ash Street. 

ARCHIE CLIFTON CHEEVER. 

Noble Cheever, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 6941, is a member of William Sutton Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of East Saugus, Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. of Lynn, and Mt. 
Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., also of Lynn. Upon the basis of 
these Masonic attainments, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, on February 18, 1907. Noble Cheever was born in Saugus, on 
November 26, 1872, and was a student in the schools of that place. He 
was, for about twenty-three years, connected with the Dennison Manu¬ 
facturing Company of Boston, and for three years, he has been engaged 
in the laundry business at 274 Broad Street, Lynn. On January 30, 
1900, in Saugus, he married Miss Alice A. Cowdrey. They have a son, 
Frederic N„ and reside at 23 Taylor Street, Saugus. 

ASHTON WEYMOUTH DAVIS. 

Noble Davis, who was inducted into the mysteries of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 4, 1914, and was received into its Nobility, 
with enrollment No. 10250, has Masonic connections with Faith Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown, Orient 
Council. R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 
34, K. T. of Charlestown. He is also a member of the Alpha Delta Phi 
of Wesleyan University, of Middletown, Conn. Noble Davis was born 
in New Y r ork City, on November 23, 1877, and obtained his early educa¬ 
tion in the public schools there. He was graduated from Hackettstown 
Institute, of Hackettstown, N. J„ in 1896, and from Wesleyan Univer¬ 
sity, in 1900; afterwards taking a post-graduate course at Columbia 
University, in 1907-1908, and a course in bacteriological work in Harvard 
University, in 1909. At Jersey City, N. J.. on July 3, 1909, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Olga Martin of Hackettstown, N. J. Since 1900, Noble 
Davis has been a chemist. His business address is P. O. Box 1271, 
Boston, and his home is at No. 72 Perkins Street, Charlestown, where 
also he maintains his laboratory. 

CHARLES ELSWORTH HOWE. 

Noble Howe was dubbed and created a Knight Templar in Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T. of Lynn, and has acquired degrees in full 

course in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. 

M„ and Zebulun Council, R. & S. M. As a pilgrim in the caravan of 

December 17, 1906, he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 

Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, when there was conferred upon him the 
enrollment certificate with the number 6824. He is a member also of 
Regis Chapter No. 77, Order of the Eastern Star, and of Providence 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. Noble Howe was born at Post Mills, Vt„ on June 
14, 1855, and was educated in the schools there and in Lynn. Since reach¬ 
ing the age of sixteen, he has been in the shoe business, and for eighteen 
years, has conducted a business for himself styled the Howe Shoe Com¬ 
pany, located at 216 Market Street, Lynn. In Lewiston, Me., on May 
3, 1885, he married Miss Anna E. Caine. The residence is at 12 Ocean 
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WILLIAM FISHER. 

Noble 1'isher bolds membership No. 891 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., 
X. M. S., and be was received in that illustrious Shrine body on Septem¬ 
ber 20, 1888. He is Senior Past Master and also Secretary of Tuscan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; is Senior Past High Priest in Mt. Sinai Chapter 
R. A. M., having been Past High Priest for thirty-eight years; is Senior 
Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and is a 
Past Commander of Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., for twenty- 
one years, having served that organization as Prelate for the past 
eighteen years. He has been a machinist in Lawrence and North Andover 
for forty-nine years. Noble Fisher was born in Dedham, on January 
16, 1846, and obtained his education in Lawrence and Walpole. He 
was married on July 4, 1872, to Miss Georgie A. Lewis of Walpole, and 
their children are: Martha M„ Lewis H., and Annie M. Noble Fisher’s 
business address is Masonic Rooms, 246 Essex Street, Lawrence, while 
his home is at No. 115 Newbury Street, in the same city. 



DANIEL SILVER. 

Since 1884, Noble Silver has been the proprietor of a jewelry estab¬ 
lishment, located now at 553 Essex Street, Lawrence He was born in 
Salem, N. H., on bebruary 15, 1862, and was a student in the public 
schools of Methuen. Having obtained the York Rite Degrees in Masonry 

in full course, in Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Mt. Sinai Chapter, 

R. A. M.; Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 

17, Iv. T., all of Lawrence, he was received into the Nobility of the 

Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on February 26, 1896. His 
credentials bear the enrollment number 2528. Noble Silver is also a 
member of Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F.; of Kearsarge Encamp¬ 
ment No. 36; of William B. Gale Lodge No. 140, K, P., and of the 
Order of Red Men, all of Lawrence. In the city of Lawrence, on 
December 16, 1896, he married Miss Ellen A. Morrison. The residence is 
at 325 Lowell Street. 


CURTIS R. BROWN. 

The enrollment numbered 8998, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 
S., is that of Noble Curtis R. Brown who acquired the Masonic Degrees 
preparatory to his admission to the Nobility of that illustrious body, in 
Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17 K. T., all of 
Lawrence. His membership in Aleppo Temple dates from March 20, 
1911. Among the other bodies with which Noble Brown is connected 
are: Chocorua Lodge No. 51, I. O. O. F. of Lakeport, N. H., and 
W illiam B. Gale Lodge No. 140, K. P. of Lawrence. For more than 
twelve years he has been engaged in the jewelry business with an estab¬ 
lishment at 553 Essex Street, Lawrence. Noble Brown was born in 
Meredith, N. H„ on September 16, 1879, and attended the schools of 
Laconia, N. H. He is unmarried, and resides in Lawrence, at 393 Essex 
Street. 


THOM ALBERT BAILEY. 

After eight years in the leather business with .his father, under the 
style of John Bailey and Son, some five years since, Noble Bailey 
became a member of the shoe manufacturing firm of Murray and Bailey, 
of 45 Wingate Street, Haverhill. Through the medium of his Masonic 
affiliations with Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M, Pentucket Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery 
No. 14, K. T., he was admitted to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, in the class of March 18, 1912, with membership num¬ 
bered 9312. Noble Bailey was born in Haverhill, on April 15, 1888, and 
was educated there. He is unmarried, and resides in Haverhill, at 118 
Main Street. 


JOHN FRANKLIN PEASE. 

Noble Pease was born in Tamworth, N. H., on May 26, 1854 and 
attended the public schools of his birthplace. For more than a quarter 
of a century, he has conducted a merchants’ tailoring establishment in 
the city ^of Lawrence, which is now located at 316 Essex Street. In 
May, 1878, in Boston, he was married to Miss Frances A. Hill, of 
Springvale, Me. His Masonic memberships are with Grecian Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. IVY, Lawrence Council, R. & S M 
and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all of Lawrence, and his enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, is 6263. He 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order,’ in December, 
1905. Noble Pease is also a member of Monadnock Lodge No. 146, I. O.’ 
O. F., and of Kearsarge Encampment No. 26, both of Lawrence. He was 
also, formerly, a member of the Sherman cadets. The residence is at 383 
Broadway, Lawrence. 


ARTHUR WARD ROBERTS. 

Noble Roberts was born in Milford, on October 7. 1878, and attended 
the public schools there. For the past ten years, he has been a cmar 
manufacturer, established at 194^ Main Street, Milford. He is affiliated 
with the following Masonic bodies of the York Rite, all of Milford: 
Montgomery Lodge, A t P. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., 
Milford Council, R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the 
c ass of February 25, 1913, and his enrollment number is 9918 Noble 
Roberts is a member of Milford Lodge No. 628, B. P. O. E„ and of the 
Milford Lodge, I. O. O. F. Noble Roberts is a bachelor. 


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ALONZO BENJAMIN WALKER. 

Noble Walker was born in East Boston, on May 25, 1859, and spent 
his youth in Haverhill, attending its schools. For twenty-eight years, he 
lias been connected with Charles K. Fox, Inc., shoe manufacturers, at 
35 Duncan Street, Haverhill. There, too, on December 24, 1897, he mar¬ 
ried Mrs. Mary E. Howe of East Abington, and they reside at No. 44 
Highland Avenue, Haverhill. Noble Walker is enrolled upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 9528, his 
ennoblement therein having taken place in the class of March 28, 1912. 
fhe preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him, in Saggahew 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., both of Haverhill; 
Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. 
He is also fraternally affiliated with Mutual Relief Lodge, 1. O.’ O. F. 
of Haverhill, and with Lodge No. 165, of the B. P. O. E.’ of that city, 
and is a member of the Pentucket Club. 


GEORGE A. OTIS, JR. 

Noble Otis, who was received into the membership of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on April 23, 1907, with enrollment No. 
/1/5, secured his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Phoenician Lodge, 
A. I*. & A. M„ and continued his Masonic career in the following bodies 
of the Scottish Rite: Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.’.S.\ He is affiliated with William 
F. Gale Lodge No. 140, K. P., Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F., 
Kearsarge Encampment No. 36, Canton Agawam No. 17, P M IO O* 
F., and Lawrence Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. E„ all of Lawrence. For more 
dian thirteen years, he has been a clerk in the employ of the Lawrence 
Gas Company, of 370 Essex Street, Lawrence. Noble Otis was born 
in Lawrence, on February 23, 1879, and attended its public schools. 
There, also, on December 4, 1902, he married Miss Dorothy Beal. His 
residence is at No. 18 Byron Avenue, Lawrence. 


Noble Pope, who is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 6486, has been for a full half century a dealer in leather 
and shoe goods in Boston. He was born in Brookline, on March 9, 
1850. and obtained his education in the public schools there He is a 
member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Algonquin Club of 
Boston the Boston Athletic Association, the Exchange Club, the Brae 
Burn Club, and others of Greater Boston; also of the Beacon Club of 
. ew \ork City. Noble Pope has obtained the Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry, in Winslow Lewis Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston' and he 
is also a member of the Lodge of Eleusis of that city. In addition to 
these affiliations, he is a Life Member in his Royal Arch Chapter in St 
Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, in Boston Lafayette 

Mr 8 ni° f f e "! eCt, ° n ’ Glles Fonda Yates Co u™l of Princes of Jerusalem. 
S P p q P i Cr R ° Se Cr ° ix ’ and Ma ^achusetts Consistory, 32° 
- S - ; H >s ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, as a mem- 

v , . p 1<? C clSS of ApnI 19, 1906 - In Boston, on October 25, 1892 

four H if WaS M married t0 MiSS LiUa M ’ M hitbridge of Lynn. He has 
four children: Marguerite, Arthur Wallace, Jr., Mildred, and Norman 

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ALFRED WILLARD DURGIN. 

Noble Durgin began his Masonic career in Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Somersworth, N. H.; the Capitular Degrees were conferred 
upon him in o'nity Chapter, R. A. M. of South Berwick, Maine, and he 
was Knighted in Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. (J., N. M. S., on 
March 26, 1909, and his enrollment is numbered 8329. Noble Durgin is 
also a member of Washington Lodge No. 4, 1. O. O. F. of Somersworth, 
N. H., and among his clubs are the Boston City Club and the Kernwood 
Club of Malden. He was engaged in the stationery business at Somers¬ 
worth for four years, and then went to Fitchburg, where he continued 
in a similar line for the same length ot time. About ten years ago, he 
Decame connected with the F. W. Vv oolworth Company, and more than two 
years ago, was made assistant manager of the New England division of their 
well known chain of stores. Noble Durgin was born in Kittery, Maine, 
on January 29, 1871, and obtained h.s education in Somersworth, N. H. 
In Berwick, Maine, on June 9, 1897, he married Miss Grace L. Frost, 
and they reside at No. 497 Highland Avenue, Malden. Noble Durgin’s 
business address is No. 59 Temple Place, Boston. 

FREDERICK FREEMAN. 

Noble F'reeman was born in Boston, on March 10, 1854, and comes 
of a notable ancestry, the F'reemans of Cape Cod. His great-grand¬ 
father was Brigadier General Nathaniel Freeman, who served, with dis¬ 
tinction, in the Revolutionary War, and his grandfather was the Rever¬ 
end Frederick Freeman, author of several historical works, including the 
history of Cape Cod. Noble Freeman was in the employ of the Dickin¬ 
son Type Foundry for twenty-five years, and also, for many years, was 
superintendent of its warerooms. In 1894, he entered the firm of Welsh, 
Freeman and Company, now known as the Warehouse of Frederick 
Freeman and Company, located at No. 49 Purchase Street, Boston, who 
are doing an extensive business in printers’ supplies. Noble Freeman 
is a member of Mt. Hermon Lodge of Medford, Keystone Chapter, R. A. 

M. of F’oxboro, and of Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of North Attle¬ 
boro. He was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S., on February 9, 1904, and upon its enrollment lists is enumerated 
as 4396. Noble Freeman is also a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge, I. 

O. O. F. He has been twice married: first, on March 15, 1876, to Miss 
Josephine W. Twiss, who passed away, leaving him with two daughters, 
Florence W. and Grace E.; and then, on June 16, 1890, to Miss Lillian 
M. Cushman, by whom there is a son, Frederick, Jr. Noble Freeman 
resides at No. 7 Hammond Terrace, Allston. 

FRANK IRVING PECKHAM. 

For fifteen years, Noble Peckhain has been connected with the F. 
W. Woolworth Company, in Boston, with offices at 59 Temple Place. 
He was born at Fall River, on August 2, 1878, and graduated from the 
high school there in 1894. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 9, 1904, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment was then numbered 4452. Masonically, he is affiliated with Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and with Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Fitchburg, in each of which bodies he filled various chairs; with Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and with Jerusalem Commandery No. 
19, K. T. of Fitchburg, in which he also held several offices. His Scot¬ 
tish Rite Degrees were conferred upon him, successively, in the Lodge 
of Perfection, Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’., all located in Camden, N. J. In 
Philadelphia, on February 13, 1910, he married Miss Mae L. Rinker. 
They have a daughter, Mae L., and a son, Frank Irving, Jr. Their 
residence is at No. 150 Church Street, Newton, Mass. 

WILL H. POTTER. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees in Masonry, in 
Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Kansas City, Mo., from which he demitted 
to Amity Lodge of New York; Manhattan Chapter, R. A. M., also of 
New York; Shekinah Council, R. & S. M. of Kansas City, Mo.; and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston, Noble Potter ventured 
on the perilous journey across the Desert, and was permitted, as one 
of the class of December 31, 1907, to penetrate the mysteries of the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, being enrolled among its Nobility as No. 
7972. Noble Potter is half owner and treasurer of the Potter-Shurtleff 
Company, Inc., of Boston, having purchased this business in 1914. Prior 
to making that connection, he was the manager of the Art Linen Depart¬ 
ment of the Eureka Silk Manufacturing Company of Boston, from 1911. 
Prior to 1911, he was, for seven years, with the Charles E. Bentley 
Company of New York. Noble Potter was born in Colchester, Conn., 
on October 3, 1859, and was educated in Norwich, Conn. In Kansas 
City, Mo., on October 16, 1892, he married Miss A. Belle Phelps of that 
city, and they have one child Phyllis Phelps. Nob’e Potter’s business 
address is Nos. 126-128 Summer Street, Boston, his residence being at 
No. 29 Crowninshield Road, Brookline. 


JAY ROGERS BENTON. 

Noble Benton is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Benton Lodge No. 
88, A. F\ & A. M. of Guildhall, Vt., St. Johns Lodge of Boston, and 
uelmont Lodge of Belmont; with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Boston, in which he has been Master ot the F'irst and Second Veil; 
Foston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. In 
the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, with rank of Captain of the Guard; of Giles Fonda i ates Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'., with rank of Orderly. 
Nobie Benton's ordination in Aleppo Temp.e of the Ancient Arabic Order 
took place on June 25, 1907, when his enrollment was given the number 
7252, and he has served on the Advisory Committee of that illustrious 
body. Among the other organizations with which he is connected are : 
the Boston University Law School Masonic Club, of which he is Presi¬ 
dent; the Harvard Masonic Club, and John Harvard Chapter of the 
Acacia Fraternity, Pi Eta; the Boston University Law School Associa¬ 
tion, and the Boston University Alumni Association, in both of which he 
serves as Secretary; the class Association of 1911; the Boston Bar Asso¬ 
ciation; the Massachusetts Society of Sons of the Revolution; the Ver¬ 
mont Association of Boston; the Oakley Country Club; the Hatherly 
Club of North Scituate; the Webster Chapter of Phi Delta Phi, and the 
Exeter Club of Harvard, of which he was President in 1906 and 1907. 
Noble Benton was born in Somerville, on October 18, 1885, graduating 
from the Hopkinson School in 1903, and from Phillips-Exeter Academy 
in 1904. He received the degree of A. B. from Harvard in 1908, and 
that of LL. B. from Boston University in 1911. A Republican in poli¬ 
tics, Noble Benton was Secretary of the Belmont Republican Committee 
from 1909 to 1912, and Chairman in 1912 and 1913. His law office is 
with Johnson and North, at No. 89 State Street, Boston. Noble Benton 
is unmarried, and his residence is on Oakley Road, Belmont. 

ALFRED ANDREW WHITCOMB. 

Noble Whitcomb was born in Ayer, on October 15, 1868, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of that town. For nearly thirty years, 
he has been engaged in the milk business in Boston. The Masonic 
interests of Noble Whitcomb have induced him to take degrees in full 
course in both York and Scottish Rites. He is a Life Member in all of 
the Masonic bodies with which he is affiliated, excepting his Blue Lodge, 
namely as follows: Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, 

R. A. M., both of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & S. M., Cceur de 
Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown, Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 , 

S. .P. .R.'.S.b The number 6514 upon his enrollment certificate dis¬ 
tinguishes him from all other Nobles in the illustrious body of Aleppo 
1 emple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in which he was ennobled on April 19, 1906, 
and in which he is a Life Member. He has also Life Membership in the 
Scimitar Club. Noble Whitcomb is unmarried, and resides at 9 Eden St., 
Charlestown. 

JESSE WILLIAM WEINBERG. 

Noble Weinberg has been Knighted in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and in the Scottish Rite has reached the 32°. His affiliations are with 
Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of 
Boston, and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He is numbered as 8850 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, and his 
ennoblement took place on August 19, 1910. For six years, Noble Wein¬ 
berg has been the president of the R. A. Tuttle Company, commission 
merchants, at 24 South Street, Boston; before taking that position he 
had served as their New York representative. He was born in New 
York, December 29, 1875, and was educated in the public schools of that 
city. Noble Weinberg is married, and resides at 116 Hancock Street, 
Auburndale. 

HERMAN LEANDER HUDGINS. 

Noble Hudgins is a Life Member of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, having been ennobled in that illustrious body on March 
28, 1912, and enrolled therein as No. 9399. The degrees preparatory to 
ennoblement were conferred upon him in Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., also of Charles¬ 
town. In all of these bodies, except the Lodge. Noble Hudgins is a 
Life Member. He is also a member of Lodge No. 65, I. O. O. F. of 
Kingston, N. S. Noble Hudgins was born in Aylesford, N. S., on Jan¬ 
uary 20, 1881, and obtained his education in the public schools there. 
For twelve years, he had been farming in that province, and for the 
past eight? years, has been in the ice business in Charlestown. Noble 
Hudgins is unmarried, and resides at 26 Sullivan Street, Charlestown. 

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EDWARD ELLSWORTH TILTON. 

Since its organization, Noble Tilton has been president of the 
Brockton \\ elting Company, at 69 Crescent Street. His Masonic Degrees 
were conferred upon him in Paul Revere Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Com- 
mandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of November 11, 1907, and 
he is registered upon the membership lists of that exalted body as No. 
7794. He is also affiliated with Massasoit Lodge, I. O. O. F., and with 
the Commercial Qub of Brockton. Noble Tilton was born in Brockton, 
on July 13, 1861, and attended school there. In that city, also, on October 
21, 1885, he was married to Miss Etta G. Clifford. He has one son, 
Arthur B., and the family resides at 610 Pleasant Street, Brockton. 

ALBION H. HOWE. 

Master in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; High Priest, in 
Satucket Chapter, R. A. M.; and having held every office excepting that 
of Commander in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., Noble Howe 
is also affiliated with Brockton Council, R. & S. M. His ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on November 11, 1907, 
wherein he was registered as No. 7761. For about twenty years, Noble 
Howe has been in the leather business, at 134 North Main St., Brockton. 
He was born in Pembroke, on Sept. 7, 1848, and was educated there. In 
1873, he married in Brockton, Miss Emily J. Robbins. They have a 
daughter, Mary Edna, also a son, Albert M., and reside at 741 Pleasant St. 

ROBERT PLACE. 

Noble Place’s Masonic attainments are shown by the degrees which 
have been conferred upon him. in both York and Scottish Rite bodies, 
in Mt. Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall 
River Council, R. & S. M., Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25. 
K. T.; and, also in Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Law¬ 
rence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Noble Place 
was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, 
and his certificate of enrollment in that exalted body bears the number 
7762. He is a member of the Quequechan Club of Fall River. Noble 
Place was born at Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, Eng., on January 2, 1862, 
and was educated in the schools of Lancashire. For 14 years, he has been 
superintendent of the Flint Mills of Fall River. He married Miss Amelia 
J. Jackson of Lancashire, Eng., who passed away in 1887. His business 
address is 135 Alden St., and he resides at 609 Cherry St.. Fall River. 

ANSON C. PECKHAM, M. D. 

Noble Peckham, who is enrolled upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple as No. 2006, is engaged in the practice of his profession 
in the city of Fall River. He obtained his preparatory education in the 
schools there, and was graduated from the Dartmouth Medical College, 
in 1877. He has the following Masonic affiliations: with Narragansett 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter. R. A. M., Fall River Council, 
R. & S. M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commander}- No. 25, K. T., all of 
Fall River. Upon the basis of these Masonic attainments he was admitted 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one 
of the class of November 17, 1887. Noble Peckham is affiliated with 
Annaw'an Lodge No. 69, K. T. He has served in all its chairs therein, 
and has been the representative of the Lodge to the Grand Lodge. He 
was also one of the founders of Lodge No. 219, I. O. O. F., of Fall 
River, and has filled many offices in that Order. Various distinctions 
have been conferred upon Noble Peckham, by Manitou Lodge No. 87. 
of the Order of Red Men. For twenty years he served on the staff of 
the Union Hospital and for seven years on the staff of the City Hospital. 
He is a Past President of the Fall River Medical Society and an Asso¬ 
ciate Member of the Boston Medical Library. After four years as an 
examining surgeon for pensions, he resigned from the service of the 
United States government. Noble Peckham was born in Somerset, on 
Sept. 3, 1855. At Tiverton, R. I.,’on Nov. 7, 1882, lie married Miss Ida L. 
Waite, and has a daughter. Sadie C. They reside at 255 Purchase St., 
Fall River, his business address being 323 Cherry St., Fall River. 

WILLIAM HENRY COOK. 

Noble Cook has degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. In 
the York Rite, he is affiliated with Morning Star Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ 
Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and W orcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all located in Worcester; and in the 
Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. With these prerequisite Masonic 
qualifications, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, with the class of November 
9, 1909, and was enrolled as No. 8531, in that illustrious body. From 


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1903 to 1909, Noble Cook was a member of the School Board of \\ or- 
cester. He is a member of the Worcester Club, the Commonwealth Club, 
and the Worcester Automobile Club. Noble Cook was born in Grafton, 
on November 23, 1857, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
V orcester. For eighteen years, he was treasurer of the George C. W hit- 
ney Company of that city, and for more than a year, he has been manu¬ 
facturing the “non-magnetic compass,” his office being in the Slater 
Building, V orcester. In that city, on October 4, 1882, he married Miss 
M. B. Smith. They have four children: Douglass P., Rowland M , Chester 
\v., and Marion M. Noble Cook’s residence is at No. 10 Germain Street, 
Worcester. 

WILLIAM F. BURBANK. 

Noble Burbank is a member of all the Masonic bodies of Worcester, 
in both York and Scottish Rites. He is affiliated with Montacute Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., 
and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and has affiliations 
in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order with the class of June 5, 1912, and 
his enrollment number therein is 9547. Among the other organizations 
with which Noble Burbank is associated are: Aletheia Grotto No. 13, of 
Worcester; Stella Chapter No. 3, of the Order of the Eastern Star, in 
which he has the rank of Past Patron, and of Cherokee Tribe No. 16, 
of the Independent Order of Red Men. In addition, Noble Burbank 
is a member of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, the Worcester 
Publicity Association, the Worcester County Mechanics’ Association, the 
Worcester Commercial Travelers’ Association, the Worcester Council 
No. 136, the United Commercial Travelers of America, and of many 
other organizations. He was born in Worcester, on February 10 1873, 
and attended the public schools of that city. Noble Burbank was edu¬ 
cated as a civil engineer, but all his life has been spent in the printing 
business, and for twenty-five years, he has been a member of the firm ot 
Charles W. Burbank and Company, printers, and manufacturers of calen¬ 
dars, of which he is now proprietor. In V orcester, on Feb. 6, 1906, he mar 
ried Miss Maude Estella Frances Taft. Noble Burbank’s business address 
is 16 Foster St., Worcester, and his residence is 30 Somerset St., that city. 

ALBERT E. SMITH. 

Noble Smith has been connected with the United Shoe Machinery 
Company for twenty-five years, being manager of the office at Worcester, 
for ten years, and of the office at Haverhill, for the past fifteen years. 
He was born in Plymouth, N. H„ on December 6, 1864, and attended 
the schools of that place. Noble Smith has acquired Masonic Degrees 
in full course in both York and Scottish Rites. He is a member of 
Morning Star Lodge, and of Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; of Wor¬ 
cester Chapter, R. A. M.; Hiram Council, R. & S. M.; and Haverhill 
Commandery No. 14, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, his 
name appears as 2572^ and he was ennobled in that body of Shriners, 
on September 4, 1897. Noble Smith is also a member of Mizpah Lodge, 
I. O. O. F. of Haverhill, Lodge No. 16, K. P. of Brockton, Lodge No. 
165, B. P. O. E. of Haverhill; and likewise of the United Commercial 
Travelers of America. Among his clubs are: the Pentucket Club of 
Haverhill, the Derryfield Club of Manchester, N. H., and the Mart.n 
Luther Club of Lowell. In Haverhill, on March 5, 1894, he married 
Miss Nettie L. Parkinson of Brockton; they reside at 6 Fernald Avenue, 
Haverhill, and Noble Smith’s business address is 145 Essex St. Haverhill. 

IRA CHASE TITCOMB. 

Noble Titcomb has obtained Masonic Degrees in full course in both 
the York and Scottish Rites. He is affiliated with Saggahew Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of 
Royal Arch Captain, Haverhill Council, R. & S. M„ with the rank of 
Deputy Master, and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T„ with the rank 
of Guard. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Merrimack Valley 
Lodge of Perfection, having therein the rank of Past Master, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple his name appears as No. 6508, 
and he was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order 
with the class of April 19, 1906. Noble Titcomb is also the Grand Cap¬ 
tain of the Guard of the Massachusetts Council of Deliberation. He was 
born in Haverhill, November 30, 1858. and was educated in that city. For 
fourteen years, he has been a director and department manager for the 
Leslie Dry Goods Company, at 20 to 40 Merrimack Street, Haverhill. 
In that city, on June 20, 1894, he married Miss Addie M. Fitts. The 
residence is at 142 Groveland Street, Haverhill. 

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WILLIAM EDWARD HALL. 

Since 1898, Noble Hall has been the treasurer and manager of the 
Shaw Stocking Company of Lowell. Formerly, he had been assistant 
superintendent for the Lawrence Manufacturing Company, of Lowell, 
and superintendent for the Boston Duck Company of Bondsville. Noble 
Hall was born in Lowell, on October 12, 1864, and was graduated from 
the high school there in 1881. He is now Secretary-Treasurer of the 
Textile Club, a member of the Southern New England Textile Club, 
and of the Lowell Board of Trade. Among the other bodies with which 
he is connected are: the Yorick Club and the Vesper Country Club, both 
of Lowell; the Home Market Club and the Pilgrim Publicity Association, 
both of Boston; the American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association, of 
Charlotte, N. C.; the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers of 
Boston; the Middlesex Club of Boston, and also the Mt. Pleasant Golf 
Club of Lowell. Noble Hall was raised in Masonry in Thomas Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., in which he retains his affiliation and membership, but 
later, affiliated with William North Lodge, A F. & A. M. of Lowell. 
He is also a member of Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, 
R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. There have, 
likewise, been conferred upon him the degrees of the Scottish Rite, 
with affiliations as follows: Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Hall was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on September 1, 1906, and his enrollment 
number is 6576. In Lowell, on October 8, 1890, he married Miss Blanche 
Richard Butcher. They have three children: Mildred Butcher, Dorothy 
Kilburn, and Edward Jennison, and reside at 365 Wilder Street, Lowell. 

OLIVER JANES FISHER. 

Noble Fisher is a well known citizen and Mason in his residence 
town of Walpole, and also in neighboring places. In Masonry, his 
Blue Lodge is Orient of Norwood; his Royal Arch Chapter, Hebron of 
the same place; and his Commandery is Cyprus No. 39, of Hyde Park. 
With these York Rite affiliations he was admitted into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, and was 
enrolled therein as No. 10256. Aside from Masonry and the Order of 
the Mystic Shrine, Noble Fisher is a member, with the rank of Vice 
Grand, of Reliance Lodge No. 137, I. O. O. F. of Walpole, and presided 
for three terms, 1911-12-13, as Chief Patriarch of King’s Mountain 
Encampment No. 71, of Walpole. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., 
on October 9, 1866, and attended its schools. He is a direct descendant 
of the famous Anneke Janes of New Amsterdam, now New York, one 
of the eleventh generation, the thirteenth being represented by Oliver 
Janes Fisher, 3d, Noble Fisher’s grandson. In Boston, on April 4, 1890, 
Noble Fisher was married to Miss Edith Gertrude Johnson; they have 
two sons, Leon P'reeman and Henry Hall. For many years, from 1892, 
Noble Fisher had been connected with the Brookline Gas Light Company; 
and since 1906 he has been inspector, in the Walpole district, for the 
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Walpole, with offices on West 
St. His home is at 240 Kendall St., Walpole. 

ALEXANDER DUNCAN. 

Noble Duncan has a full course of degrees in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with Pentucket Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; 
while, in the latter, he is connected with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. He crossed the 
burning sands to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on November 2, 
1899, and on that memorable day was received and enrolled in that 
renowned body as No. 3192. Noble Duncan is also a member of Lowell 
Lodge No. 87, of the B. P. O. E. For nearly a quarter of a century 
he has been connected with the Police Department of Lowell, about 
eight years ago having been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. Noble 
Duncan was born in Glasgow, Scot., on Oct. 12, 1865, and received his 
education in the schools of Edinburgh, Scot. He has his residence at 37 
Elliot St., Lowell, and his business at Police Station, Market St., same city. 
SVEN AUGUST ANDERSON. 

For about seven years, Noble Anderson has been engaged in the 
wholesale meat business, at 24 Clinton Street, Boston. He was born 
in Sweden, on July 7, 1870. His marriage to Miss Elvira S. Tobiason 
took place in Cambridge, on May 15, 1901. Noble Anderson received 
the qualifying Masonic Degrees in the following York Rite bodies of 
Cambridge: Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Thus equipped, he was 
created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on Aug. 23, 1913, and his name was listed as No. 10067 upon 
the rolls of that illustrious body. He is also a member of the Masonic 
Club of Boston. Noble Anderson resides at 170 Lexington St., Cambridge. 


FREDERICK P. WAIILGREN. 

Noble Wahlgren is a Life Member of the following York and 
Scottish Rite Masonic bodies: Prospect Lodge, A F. & A. M. of Roslin- 
dale, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. Thus doubly qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
on May 29, 1903, and his enrollment was numbered 4291, upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order. He is 
also a member of Longfellow Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Roslindale, and of 
the Swedish Masonic Club of Boston. In politics, he votes the Repub¬ 
lican ticket. Noble Wahlgren was born in Sweden, on February 9, 1859, 
and was educated in the schools of his native country, and in Boston. 
He was married in Boston, in April, 1884, to Miss Ida S. Dove; they 
have two daughters, Edith B., born on Jan. 11, 1885, and Mabel A., born 
on July 25, 1886. Since 1873, he has been a painter, and is established at 
131 State St., Boston; his home address is 117 Florence St., Roslindale. 

JOHN KEAYS. 

Noble Keays is chief engineer of the Springvale Pumping Station, 
Natick Water Works, a position to which he was appointed in 1910. For 
seven years he had been employed in the engineering department of the 
State Capitol at Albany, N. Y., for four years of which he was in charge 
of the elevator plant. He was born at Fort Edward, N. Y., on Septem¬ 
ber 15, 1870, and was a student in the public schools and high school of 
Albany, N. Y. On February 25, 1913, Noble Keays made the pilgrimage 
to the Shrine under the escort of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., when there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment 
with the number 9907. His Masonic affiliations were secured in Meridian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Parker Chapter, R. A. M., both of Natick; Cryptic 
Council, R. & S. M., of Newtonville, and Natick Commandery No. 33, 
K. T. He is a member of the American Order of Foresters, Court 
No. 169, of Everett. Noble Keays is also a member of the International 
Union of Steam and Operating Engineers, and he is Secretary of the 
Meridian Club. He is an Independent in politics. His home and business 
address is Springvale Pumping Station, Natick. 

GEORGE EDWARD HYDE, JR. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Hyde are with Baalbec Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman 
Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. Thus qualified for en¬ 
noblement, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., with the class of June 6, 1912, when his enrollment certificate 
was numbered 9540. Noble Hyde was born in Boston, on February 25, 
1874, where he was graduated from the English High School with the 
class of 1892. He has now been, for more than eleven years, salesman 
for Dorman Huxford and Company, dealers in canned goods and dried 
fruit, at 131 State St., Boston. Previously, he had been, for some time, 
with Fred Howe and Brother, merchant brokers, in the same line of 
goods. Noble Hyde’s residence is at 125 Marlboro Street, Wollaston. 

HARRIS ROUNSEVELL LEACH. 

Having secured the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in King David 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Taunton; the Capitular Degrees, in St. Mark’s 
Royal Arch Chapter of that city; the Cryptic Degrees, in Attleboro 
Council of Royal and Select Masters, and the Degrees of Knighthood, 
in Bristol Commandery No 29, K. T. of Attleboro, Noble Leach was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the 
A. A. Order, as a novice of the class of June 4, 1914, and was therein 
enrolled as No. 10278. He was born in Taunton, on April 6, 1883, and 
was educated in the Taunton schools. For ten years, he has been a 
silversmith, in the employ of Reed and Barton, at their Taunton plant, 
his home address being No. 36 Barnum Street, Taunton. 

HENRY SAMUEL. 

Ordained into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on May 3, 1898, Noble Samuel was enrolled as No. 2596, and in that 
celebrated body of Shriners he holds the rank of Guard. He received 
his qualifying Masonic Degrees in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Samuel was born in Montreal, Can., on July 1, 1852, and obtained his 
education in the public schools of that city. For the past ten years Noble 
Samuel has been a bookkeeper for J. H. Whiton Co., Inc., at 51 No. 
Market St„ Boston; and formerly, from 1877 to 1890, he had been 
engaged in the woodenware business in Boston. Noble Samuel was 
married, in Boston, to Miss Etta Keating of that city, and he resides 
at 31 Vinal Ave., Somerville. 

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WILLIAM PENN BRIGGS. 

Noble Briggs has enrollment No. 3990 upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement 
therein took place as one of the class of November 4. 1902. His Masonic 
preparation, for admission into Aleppo Temple, was continued through 
the \ ork Rite Degrees, attaining the Symbolic Degrees in Star in the 
East Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New Bedford, in which he is a Past 
Master; the Capitular Degrees, in Adoniram Chapter. R. A. M.; the 
Cryptic Degrees, in New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and the Templar 
Degrees, in Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. Noble Briggs belongs 
to the Dartmouth and New Bedford Yacht Clubs. After having been 
for seven years with the New Bedford Gas and Electric Light~ Com¬ 
pany, and for twelve years an electric contractor in that city, he began 
to serve, on June 11. 1911, as Inspector of Wires for New Bedford, his 
office being in the Municipal Building. Noble Briggs was born at Nor¬ 
folk Island. South Central Pacific Ocean, on May 17, 1870. and obtained 
an education in the schools of New Bedford, in which city he now resides, 
at No. 89 State Street. In Plymouth, on October 15, 1894. he married 
Miss Jennie Andrews Morton. They have three children: Josiah Mor¬ 
ton, William Penn, Jr., and Janet. 

FRANK J. PIERCE. 

The name of Noble Pierce upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is accompanied by his numerical 
designation, 6149, and the date of his admission to that illustrious Shrine 
body is October 24. 1905. In tbe York Rite of Masonry, he is affiliated 
with Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Gardner; Gardner Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Gardner; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester; and Ivanhoe Com¬ 
mandery No. 46, K. T. of Gardner. In the Scottish Rite, he has affilia¬ 
tions with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory. 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. Noble Pierce is a member of the Gardner 
Boat Club and of the Boston Athletic Association. He was born in 
Gardner, on June 13, 1856, and there received his early education in the 
schools, continuing at Worcester Academy, the Wilbraham Academy, and 
at the Bryant and Stratton Business College of Boston. He is a member 
of the firm of S. K. Pierce and Son of Gardner; is president of the S. 
K. Pierce & Son of Brooklyn, N. Y.; director of the Westminster 
National Bank of Gardner, and also of the Metropolitan Chair Com¬ 
pany of New Haven, Conn. In Gardner, on June 1. 1884, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Cora I. Knapp, and they have four children: Idell S.. now 
Mrs. C. H. Hart; Fannie, Marion K„ and Irma J„ now Mrs. George 
W. Morse. Noble Pierce’s business address is Station A. Gardner, and 
his residence is at No. 16 West Broadway, Gardner. 

FREDERICK B. MACY. 

Noble Macy has taken degrees in full course in both Rites of 
Masonry. The Symbolic Degrees were conferred upon him in Star in 
the East Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of New Bedford, in which he had the 
rank of Marshal; and in the York Rite, he is affiliated also with the 
following: Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M„ New Bedford Council, R. & S. 
M„ and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.. all of New Bedford. In 
the Scottish Rite, he is connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. 
Having this double qualification for admission to the Ancient Arabic 
Order, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on December 4. 1902 and 
his certificate of enrollment is numbered 4141. Noble Macy is also a 
member of the Wamsutta Club of New Bedford, and of the New Bed¬ 
ford Yacht Club. For the past twelve years, he has been treasurer of 
the Soule Mills of New Bedford. He was born in that city, on March 
23, 1864, and was educated there. He has been twice married. His first 
wife was Miss Hattie M. Bannister, and upon her decease, he married 
Miss Lydia W. Turner. He has four children: Andrew W.. Herbert F.. 
Florence H., and Priscilla S. They reside at 22 Parker St.. New Bedford. 

FRANCIS LEE BALL. 

For the past five years. Noble Ball has been manager of the Haver¬ 
hill Electric Company, with offices at 140 Merrimack Street. Haverhill. 
He was born in Richmond, P. Q„ Can., on October 31. 1883, and attended 
Bishops College School. Lennoxville, P. Q. He obtained the prelim¬ 
inary Masonic Degrees, in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Haver¬ 
hill, in which he has the rank of Steward: Pentucket Chapter. R. A. M.; 
and Haverhill Commandery No. 14. K. T. Thus Masonically qualified! 
Noble Ball crossed the burning sands, in the company of pilgrims who 
journeyed Aleppoward, on March 28. 1912. and were on that date received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine. His certi¬ 
ficate. of enrollment in that illustrious body is numbered 9319. Noble 
Ball is also a member of Lodge No. 165. of the B. P. O. E. of Haverhill, 
and of the Pentucket, Wachusett, Island, and Merrimack Valley Country 
Clubs. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 53 Hamilton Ave., Haverhill. 

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HERBERT L. KINGMAN. 

Noble Kingman is a Templar in the \ ork Rite of Masonry, and has 
the 32" in the Scottish Rite. His \ork Rite bodies are: Paul Revere 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council. 
R. & S. M.. and Bay State Commandery No. 38. K. T., in which he has 
the ranks of Sword Bearer and Guard. In the Scottish Rite, his affilia¬ 
tions are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Thus equipped for admis¬ 
sion to the Mystic Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of March 20, 1890, and his certifi¬ 
cate of enrollment then received the number 1516. Noble Kingman is a 
member of the Commercial Club of Brockton, and many other organiza¬ 
tions. For a quarter of a century, he has been proprietor of Kingman 
& Swift Company, dealers in wholesale beef and provisions, at No. 242 
Montello Street, Brockton. He was born in Mansfield, on August 6, 
1850, and attended the schools of Brockton and Bridgewater. He is mar¬ 
ried, and has a son, Alton H. His residence is 131 Market St.. Brockton. 


ALBERT C. KINNEY. 

Noble Kinney was raised in Jerusalem Lodge of Northampton in 
1866, and is also affiliated with Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M. His 
other York Rite connections are with Mt. Lebanon Chapter. R. A. M., 
Milford Council, R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. t! 
Through the medium of the latter, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A.^O., X. M. S., on May 19, 1892, and was enrolled upon its rolls as 
No. 1537. He is a member of the G. A. R. Post. No. 22. Noble Kinney 
has been, for fifty-five years, in the marble and granite business, which 
he began, independently, at Northampton in 1865. He was born in 
Barre, on December 15. 1843. and was educated in the schools of North¬ 
ampton. In Northampton, also, on June 20. 1882, he was united in mar¬ 
riage with Mrs. Kate M. Haskins, and they have a son, Robert C. Kinney. 
Their residence is at No. 12 South Main Street, and Noble Kinney's 
business address is No. 7 South Bow Street, Milford. 


WILLIAM H. GLOVER. 

V ith certificate of enrollment numbered 4401. in Alenpo Temple 
°f tke Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Glover was admitted to its Nobility 
as a member of the class of February 9, 1904. He is distinguished in 
Masonry as a Past Master of Phoenician Lodge. A. F. & A. M.: High 
Priest in Mt. Sinai Chapter. R. A. M.; Thrice Illustrious Master, in 
Lawrence Council. R & S. M.. and as Generalissimo, in Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No 17, K. T. All these bodies are located in Lawrence. Tn 
the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are with Lowell Lodge of Perfection: 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem as Past Sovereign Prince; Mt. 
Cahary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.’. 

' X ° ble Glover is a member of William B. Gale Lodge No 
140 Tv. P.. Monadnock Lodge No. 145. and of Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. 
E.. all of Lawrence: and he is connected with the Home Club and with 
the Merrimack Valiev Country Club, both of that city. For the past 
twelve years. Noble Glover has been established in business, as a drug¬ 
gist, at 99 Essex Street. Lawrence. He is a member of the Massa¬ 
chusetts State Pharmaceutical Association, the American Pharmaceutical 
Association, the Boston Druggists’ Association, and of the Boston Asso- 
cation of Retail Druggists. Noble Glover was born in Springfield, on 
une A). 18/_ and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of 
Lawrence. Tn Oct. 1895. he married Miss Lillian A. Colby in Lawrence. 
Ihey have a son, \\ llham Curtis, and reside at 296 Ames St.. Lawrence. 


Noble Morse, having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees i, 
Montgomery Lodge. A. F. &- A. M.. Mt. Lebanon Chapter. R. A. M am 
Mdford Commandery No. 11. K. T.. all of Milford, was received' intr 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a mem- 
her of the class of March 2. 1893. and he holds the certificate of enroll- 
ment bearing the number 1808. Noble Morse is a member also of Georg, 
Draper Lodge. K. of P. of Hopedale. For the nast twenty-six years he 
has been an apothecary in business at 242 Main Street Milford He 
was born on October 7. 1860. in Marlboro, and attended the schools there 
Noble Morse is unmarried, and resides at the Mansion House. Milford. 

CHARLES F. WILKINSON. 

V ith the enrollment number 2867. Noble Wilkinson was admitted to 
ie S trine in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of March 2 1893 

i le p Pr ; Pa A rat ;; y ^ asonic Degrees were secured in Montgomery Lodge 
A. F. & A. M.: Mt. Lebanon Chapter. R. A. M.. in which he has the 
ank of Master of the Second Veil: and Milford Commandery No 11 
, - '™ ,ch he has the rank of p ast Commander. He is a member 

v a°r, ?°' p- !' °- °- R the past twenty-three 

ears. Noble Wilkinson has been in the provision business, and is estab- 

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JOHN PHILIP ASHEY. 

Noble Ashey is a member of the Fire Patrol of Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, and he was admitted to that illustrious body 
of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine as one of the class of March 28. 1912. 
and his enrollment upon the membership lists was then given the num¬ 
ber 9297. He is prominently identified with the following Masonic 
bodies of Worcester: Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Worcester 
Chapter, R A. M., Hiram Council. R. & S. M., and Worcester County 
Commandery No 5, K. T. Noble Ashey is also connected with Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ 
He is also a member of the Worcester Automobile Club. Noble Ashey 
is vice president and general manager of the Rockwood Sprinkler Com¬ 
pany of \\ orcester, with offices at No. 38 Harlow Street, in that city. He 
has been associated with that concern for ten years, and in 1913. became 
treasurer of the Rockwood Sprinkler Company of Chicago. Noble Ashey 
was born at Essex Junction, Vt., on December 23. 1861. and attended the 
public schools of Swanton. Vt. In Milford, on September 13. 1882, he 
married Miss Delia Rivers of Milford, and they have three children: 
Corinne D., H. C. L„ and Roy J. W. The family residence is in Leicester. 

ISAAC DANIEL CARL. M.D. 

Noble Carl was born in Sacramento, Schuylkill County. Penn., on 
January 15. 1861, and obtained his education at the Millersville Normal 
School in Lancaster County, and at the Berrvsburg Seminary of Berrys- 
burg. Until he was thirteen years of age, he worked in a coal mine 
and attended private school. He began to teach school in Dauphin City 
at the age of eighteen years. Noble Carl was desirous of entering the pro¬ 
fession of medicine, and after having completed a three vears’ course in 
two years, graduated from the college of Physicians and Surgeons. He 
" as one the first graduates who took the examinations for the Massa¬ 
chusetts Board of Examiners for Registrations in Medicine. Noble Carl 
has served upon the faculty of his Alma Mater in the Department of 
Clinical Diagnosis for four years, and at present is Professor of Gynae¬ 
cology. Noble Carl has taken high degrees in the York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with these Masonic 
bodies. Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, in which he was, 
for two years, Senior Steward; Newton Chapter. R. A. M. of New- 
tonville, and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T., of Roxbury; 
and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and with Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 
N. M. S., took place on March 28, 1912, and his enrollment certificate 
received the No. 9340. At Newport. Penn., on February 17. 1885. he 
married Miss Lizzie Aughe. His residence and offices are at 1081 
Boylston Street, Boston. 

EVERETT MOSES SWETT. 

For the past sixteen years. Noble Swett has been one of the firm 
of Rowe and Sw’ett, also V entworth. Swett and Company, shoe manu¬ 
facturers. located at No. 23 Locust Street. Haverhill. He was horn in 
that city, on August 6, 1876. and attended the public schools there. In 
Haverhill, also, on November 25. 1902. he was married to Miss Fannie 
H. Nute. They have four children. Duncan F., Russell F„ Marguerite, 
and Reginald K., and they reside at No. 242 Main Street. Bradford. The 
Masonic Degrees which qualified Noble Swett for Shrine ennoblement 
were conferred upon him in the following bodies, all of Haverhill: Sag- 
gahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter. R. A. M„ Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. Through 
the medium of the latter, he entered into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, wherein he was received 
on August 10, 1912, and on that memorable date, was enrolled on its 
register as No. 9735. Noble Swett is a member of the Pentucket Club of 
Haverhill. 

WILBUR N. MAYNARD. 

Noble Maynard, w-hose enrollment number upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, in 1860. has attained the Templar Degrees in 
the York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the 
former, he is affiliated with Wilder Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Leominster, 
in wffiich he has the rank of Past Master; Thomas Chapter. R. A. M 
of Fitchburg. Hiram Council, R. &- S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem 
Commandery No. 19, K. T„ also of Fitchburg. In the latter, he is a 
member of Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S. .P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus prepared for admission to the Shrine, 
his ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on April 30, 1895. He is 
a member of Columbia Lodge No. 100, K. P.. and is also connected with 
the Boston Athletic Association. After having been, from 1876 to 1906, 
proprietor of the Sun Enamel Works, Noble Maynard, about seven 
>ears ago, organized a real estate business, which is now established at 



1 Spruce Street. Leominster. He was born in that place, on August 27, 
1854, and was educated in the public schools there. On May 8, 1872, in 
Leominster, he w r as married to Miss Emma J. Forbes of Clinton. They 
have a daughter, Alice L., and reside at 137 Whitney Street, Leominster. 

LOUIS MARSHALL HANNUM. 

Noble Hannum is a member of Beth-horon Lodge. A. F. & A. M. 
of Brookline. St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.. Boston Council. R. & S. M . 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T.. all of Boston: also of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory. 32°, S.LP.'.R.’.S.L He is enrolled as No. 9397 in the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S.. and was ennobled in that renowned 
body with the class of March 28, 1912. Noble Hannum was born in 
Boston, on November 5, 1882, and obtained his education in the schools 
of the city. For fifteen years, he has been with Whittemore Brothers 
and Company, manufacturers of shoe dressings: and is now their sales, 
and advertising manager. Noble Hannum business address is 26 Albany 
Street, Cambridge, and he resides in Brookline. 

AUGUSTUS ALANSON FALES. 

Noble Fales, who is a well known business man of Charlestown, has 
the enrollment certificate in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order 
bearing the number 7114; and was admitted into the Nobility of that 
illustrious body with the class of April 23. 1907. His Masonic Degrees 
were acquired in the York Rite bodies of Charlestown, having the 
Symbolic Degrees conferred upon him in Henry Price Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M.: he received the Capitular Degrees in Signet Chapter. R. A. M., 
and was dubbed and created a Knight in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 
34. K. T. Noble Fales also belongs to Bunker Hill Lodge No. 14. I. 
O. O. F., and Bunker Hill Encampment. For more than a third of a 
century, he has been in the grocery business in Charlestown, located at 
12-13 City Square, under the firm name of The Swallow and Fales Com¬ 
pany. Noble Fales is Past President of the Boston Retail Grocers’ Asso¬ 
ciation : Past Pesident of the Charlestown Improvement Association: Past 
President of the Knox Club: President of the Grocers’ Publishing Com¬ 
pany; a Trustee of the Charlestown Five Cent Savings Bank: a Director 
of the W. F. Witherell Company, and a Trustee of the Bay State Whole¬ 
sale Grocery Company. He was born in Cushing. Me., on November 
13. 1858, and secured his education in the public schools of his native 
place, and at the Wesleyan Academy of Kents Hill. Me. In South 
Thomaston. Me., on June 25, 1886. he married Miss Helen E. Sweetland. 
Noble Fales’ residence is at 70 Winthrop Street, Charlestown. 

JAMES A. ROARTY. 

Noble Roarty. who is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 2208, in the Ancient Arabic Order, is a well known business 
man and a public citizen of Brockton. His Masonic attainments are indi¬ 
cated by his affiliations with the following bodies: Orphans Hope Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.. Pentalpha Chapter. R. A. M„ both of \\ eymouth. Brock¬ 
ton Council. R. & S. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38. K. T., 
both of Brockton. After having acquired these Masonic qualifications! 
ie became ennobled in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of 
December 19. 1889. Noble Roarty is also a member of Massassoit Lodge 
• o. 69, T. O. O. F. of Brockton. He belongs to the Commercial and 
Cricket Clubs of that city, and to the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company. As a Republican, he has served, for four vears, upon the 
Board of Aldermen of Brockton. Noble Roarty has been, for about thirty 
years, president and treasurer of the J. A. Roarty Company, dealers in 
leathers, at 93 Court Street, Brockton. He is also proprietor of Hotel 
Belmont of that city. He was born in Rockland, on March 19 1854 In 
East Weymouth, on December 18, 1884. Noble Roarty was married to 
Miss Marcia E. Dyer. He has a son, Percy D„ and two daughters. 

dazel A. and Margaret B. His residence is at 191 Newbury Street 
Brockton. 

WILLIAM N. GOODRTDGE. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
,*\° ble Good ridge’s name appears as No. 7379. and he was received into 
the .Nobility of the Mystic Shrine as one of the class of Tune 24. 1907. 
The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his Shrine ennoblement were con- 
terred upon him, in the York Rite, in Starr King Lodge. A. F. & A. M 
ashington Chapter. R. A. M„ Salem Council, R. & S. M.. and Winslow 
Lewis Commandery No. 18. K. T.. all of Salem: and in the Scottish 
Rite he ,s a member of Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Salem. Noble 
Uoodridge is also a member of North Star Lodge No 38 K P of 
Salem, and of Post No. 34, G. A. R. of that city. He was born in 
Georgetown, on September 16. 1843. and was educated in Salem. For 
116 i Ur - rty y ? ars ' X °ble Goodridge has been a conductor on the Boston 
and Maine Railroad. He was married in Salem, to Miss Elizabeth Gray 
who passed away in 1902. He has a daughter, Jane H.; also a son! 
William .V, Jr., and resides at No. 76 Bridge Street. Salem. 

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ARTHUR DOW PRINCE. 

Noble Prince is a member, with the rank of Past Master, of Wil- 
lam North Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He has the rank of High Priest 
in Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., while in Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. 

M. , his rank is that of Principal Conductor, and he is rated as Eminent 
Commander in Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of which bodies 
are located in Lowell. He also has degrees in full course in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose 
Croix, in which he is Senior Warden, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S. .P. .R. .S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A, A. O., 

N. M. S., he is designated as No. 6865, having been received into its 
Nobility, on December 17, 1906. Among his clubs are the Masonic, the 
\ orick, and the Vesper Country Clubs, all of Lowell, and the Salem 
Club of Salem. F or the past thirty years, Noble Prince has conducted 
a stationery business at No. 10'8 Merrimack Street, Lowell, and he is 
now the 1 reasurer of same. He was born in the city of Lawrence, on 
July 5, 1867, and was educated in the public schools of Lowell. His 
marriage to Miss Bertha I. Bass of Bangor, Me., took place in Water- 
ville, Me., their residence being at No. 1 Simpson Street, Lowell. 

GEORGE WALTER SPRAGUE. 

Noble Sprague has attained to Knighthood in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and in the Scottish Rite, he has the 32°. In the York Rite, he 
has affiliations with Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates, Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P. .R.'.S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S„ he is enrolled as No. 4954, and his ennoblement took place with 
the class of December 30, 1904. He is also a member of the Commercial 
Club of Brockton. For twenty-two years, Noble Sprague lias been treas¬ 
urer of the Nelson Paper Box Company of Brockton, and for about ten 
years be has held a like position with the Nesmith Shoe Company of the 
same city. He was born in Taunton, on December 13, 1861, and attended 
school there. On November 24, 1887, he was married in that city to Miss 
Susie Furbush Taylor of Wollaston. They have a son, Harold W., and 
reside at No. 7 Karl Place, Brockton. Noble Sprague’s business address 
is No. 155 and 157 Center Street, Brockton. 

HAROLD WENTWORTH SPRAGUE. 

Noble Sprague is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 9643, and his ennoblement took place in that distinguished 
body of Shriners on June 5, 1913. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry 
were conferred upon him in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and the 
Capitular Degrees in Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., in which he is Royal 
Arch Captain. He is also Secretary of Brockton Council, R. & S. M , 
and in Bay State Commandery No. 38. K. T., he has the rank of Captain 
of the Guard. Noble Sprague has reached the 32° in the Scottish Rite 
of Masonry, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. "He is a 
member of the University Club of Brockton. Noble Sprague was born 
in Williamsport, Penn., on October 7, 1887. He obtained his education 
in the public schools of Brockton: at Thayer Academy, and at Dart¬ 
mouth College. For five years, Noble Sprague has been in the shoe 
manufacturing business, at No. 157 Centre Street, Brockton. He is un¬ 
married, and resides at No. 7 Karl Place, in that city. 

JOHN LINCOLN MORRILL. 

Noble Morrill received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Frater¬ 
nal Lodge. A. F. & A. M., of Alfred, Me. He elected to continue 
his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is also affiliated with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Terusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistorv. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus prepared to enter the Ancient 
Arabic Order, he was admitted with the class of February, 1912, to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temnle, and holds therein the certificate of enrollment 
numbered 9442. Noble Morrill was born in Limerick, Me., on Dec. 27, 
1846, and was educated in the public schools of Alfred. At Old Orchard 
Beach, in 1875. he was married to Miss Ida F. Morrill of Nashua. N. H. 
Noble Morrill has retired and resides at 343 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 

ANDREW P.REMNER SUTHERLAND. 

Noble Sutherland, one of the most prominent business men in the 
City of Lawrence, has been, for about fourteen years, the treasurer and 
manager for the Robertson Sutherland Company, conducting a department 
store, at 309 Essex Street. He is a past president of the Lawrence 
Board of Trade, and was a member of the Merrimack Valley Waterway 
Board, appointed by Governor Foss, to investigate the possibilities of 
opening the Merrimack River to navigation from the sea to Lowell. 


Noble Sutherland was born in Duncansby, Scotland, on February 10, 
1870, and was a student in the schools of his native country. In Law¬ 
rence, on June 17, 1901, he was married to Miss Elizabeth L. Parker of 
Boston. They have a daughter, Isabel Bremner, another daughter, Mar¬ 
garet S , having passed away on May 11, 1913, at the age of almost ten. 
Noble Sutherland is eminent in Masonry, in Lawrence, and has degrees 
in full course in both York and Scottish Rites. In the former, his affilia¬ 
tions are, with Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. 
A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 
17, K. T., all of Lawrence; and, in the latter, with Lowell Lodge of 
Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of that illustrious body, is 7554. He is a member of the Home Club and 
the Merrimack Valley Country Club, both of Lawrence; also a director of 
the Merchants’Trust Co. of Lawrence. His residence is at 276 Andover St. 

JAMES HENRY LORD. 

Enrolled as No. 6240 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., and ennobled therein on December 7, 1905, Noble 
Lord has affiliations with the following Masonic bodies of Lawrence: 
Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence 
Council, R. & S M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. In addition 
to these Masonic connections, Noble Lord is a member of the Lawrence 
Lodge, B. P. O. E., of the Home Club, and the Merrimack Country 
Club of that city. He has been, for about five years, proprietor of a 
shoe concern, and is now established at 479 Essex Street, Lawrence. He 
was born in that city, on Jan. 10, 1868, and attended the schools there. On 
Aug. 15, 1893, he was married to Miss Selana Rogers of Bradford, Eng. 
I hey have a son, George Rodger, and reside at 294 Ames St., Lawrence. 

ALBERT A. SCHAAKE. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Schaake has enrollment No. 3207, and he was received into that 
illustrious body on November 2, 1899. In the York Rite of Masonry, 
he is affiliated with Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, 
R. A. M , Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 
17, K. T„ in which he has the rank of Quartermaster; and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, he has degrees in full course, being affiliated with Lowell Lodge 
of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Schaake is also a member of Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. 
F.; Lawrence Lodge No. 65. B. P. O. E., and of the merchant tailoring 
establishment founded by his father in 1863. which is located at 234 
Essex St., Lawrence. Noble Schaake was born in Lawrence, on June 5, 
1869, and attended school there. On Jan. 9, 1895, he was married to Miss 
Ethel E. Tongue, and they have three children: Henry Albert, Dorothy E., 
and Albert A., Jr. Noble Schaake resides at 196 Bailey Street, Lawrence. 

ANDREW WESLEY STETSON. 

Noble Stetson serves as Junior and Senior Steward and as Junior Deacon 
in St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Campello, and he also is a member 
of Satucket Chapter, R. A. M.; Brockton Council, R. & S. M.; and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. Having these Masonic 
qualifications, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of March 23. 1907, and 
was awarded the certificate of enrollment with the number 7204. Noble 
Stetson is also a member of Campello Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F. of 
Campello: and of the Commercial Club of Brockton. For the past four 
years, he has been general superintendent for the George FT. Snow Com¬ 
pany, shoe manufacturers of Brockton. Noble Stetson was born in Whit¬ 
man, on December 15, 1875. After attending the schools of his native 
town, he started, at the age of sixteen, to learn the shoe business. In 
Whitman, on February 18, 1896, he married Miss Clara F. Crittenden of 
Wareham. His residence is at 372 Moraine Street, Brockton. 

LESTER SUMNER HOWARD. 

Noble Howard has the rank of Senior Warden in Bay State Com¬ 
mandery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton, and his other Masonic affiliations 
are with the following bodies of that city: St. George Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M„ and Brockton Council. R. & S. M. 
His enrollment number, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ is 6968, 
and he was admitted to the Nobility of that illustrious body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of February, 1907. 
Noble Howard is also a member of Montello Lodge No. 125, K. P.; of 
the B. P. O. E„ and of the Commercial Club of Brockton. For the 
past twenty years, he has been engaged in printing for the shoe trade, 
at 1134 Montello Street, Campello. He was born in North' Bridgewater, 
on July 9. 1870, and was educated in the schools of Brockton. In that 
city, he married, in 1900, Miss Caroline L. Sweetser. They have a 
daughter, Elizabeth, and reside at 30 South Street, Campello. 

































































































































































































































































































































LIVERUS HULL HOWE. 

Noble Howe has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated in the former, 
with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newtonville, Newton Chapter, 
R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'. 

R. '.S.'. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, as a member 
of the class of June, 1904, and he was enrolled in that body of Shriners, 
with the number, 4658. Noble Howe is a member of the Boston City 
Club. For the past twenty-five years, he has been associated with the 
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Boston, since 1909, as 
actuary, and he is a member of the Actuarial Society of America. Noble 
Howe was born in Charlestown, on January 26, 1872, and attended the 
public schools of Boston. On October 12, 1905, he married in Newton, 
Miss Adelaide Rnnd. They have a son, Stephen R., and a daughter. 
Elizabeth, and reside at 409 Newtonville Avenue, Newtonville. 

JOHN WEST CHURCHILL. 

Noble Churchill has had a distinguished career in Masonry. From 
1886, he has been Treasurer of Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; also 
held every office in that body, being now a member of the Board of 
Trustees, with property of the Lodge in charge. He is, likewise, a 
member of Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, in which he has 
served as High Priest for eight years. Noble Churchill acquired his 
Cryptic Degrees in Aldington Council, R. & S. M.; he was made a Knight 
Templar in Old Colony Commandery, and is also a member of Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. He has taken a complete course of degrees 
in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'. 

S. \ His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order 
took place on September 5, 1903, his enrollment number being 4301. 
Noble Churchill is a member of Mayflower Lodge No. 54, I. O. O. F., 
in which he has the rank of Past Grand; Accomack Tribe of Red Men 
No. 155, with rank of Past Sachem; the Old Colony Club of Plymouth; 
Plymouth Commercial Club; Society of Mayflower Descendants; Sons 
of the American Revolution, and is Trustee of the famous Pilgrim So¬ 
ciety. As a Republican, Noble Churchill served, in 1913 and 1914, as a 
Representative in the Massachusetts Legislature; and, for two years, he 
was Selectman in Plymouth. For fifteen years, he acted as Chairman 
of the Board of Water Commissioners, and he was a member of the 
School Committee. For some time Noble Churchill was a contractor and 
builder, and since 1904 has been a cranberry grower. He was born in 
Plymouth, on November 17. 1853, and was there educated. Noble 
Churchill is unmarried and resides at No. 13 Chilton Street, Plymouth. 

JOHN GEORGE HABERBOSH. 

Noble Haberbosh, whose enrollment number upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple is 10091, was admitted to the Shrine, in that 
exalted body, on August 23. 1913. Masonically, he is affiliated, in the 
York Rite, with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and St. Outer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester; and. in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of Quinobequin Lodge No. 70, I. 
O. O. F., of Jamaica Plain, and of Charles Hayden Encampment No. 74. 
Noble Haberbosh was born in Germany, on June 22, 1877, but came to 
Massachusetts early enough to obtain his education in the public schools 
of Boston. Since 1899, he has been in the brewing business, and at 
present, is foreman of an establishment at 1250 Columbus Avenue, Rox¬ 
bury. Noble Haberbosh is unmarried, and resides at 272 Ruggles Street, 
Roxbury. HENRY N. FISHER. 

Noble Fisher was born on June 5, 1842, at Barton, Vt., and obtained 
his education in the public schools of Nashua, N. H. He is now retired 
from business, although he still maintains an office at 6 Beacon Street, 
Boston. In Limerick, Me., in 1876, he was married to Miss Jonuana E. 
Bredeen of Waterboro, Me. His Masonic career lias given him affiliations 
in Isaac Parker Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waltham Chapter, R. A. M.. and 
Adoniram Council, R. & S. M., all of Waltham, and De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He has also taken degrees, in full 
course, in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ennoblement of Noble Fisher took place in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on November 15, 1888, when his enrollment 
was numbered 893, and in that august body of Shriners, he has the rank 
of Trustee. The residence of Noble Fisher is in Waltham. 


CHARLES EDWIN AMES. 

For about thirteen years, Noble Ames has been a designer for the 
American Woolen Company, connected with the Puritan Mills of Ply¬ 
mouth. He was born at Providence, R. I-, on October 12, 1874, and 
there received an education. He is a member of the Old Colony Club 
of Plymouth. Noble Ames is connected with Charles W. Moore Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg: Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, 
in which, for seven years, he has held the rank of King; Abington Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., also of 
Abington. He was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order in Aleppo Temple, on April 23, 1907, when he was enrolled as 
No. 7068. In Plymouth, on February 21, 1914, he married Mrs. Elizabeth 
Bailey Donnell. They reside at No. 8 Cushman Street, Plymouth. 

DWIGHT S. WOODWORTH. M. D. 

As a 32° Mason, Noble Woodworth is affiliated with Charles W. Moore 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he is a Past Master, and Thomas Chapter, R 
A. M., both of Fitchburg; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester; Jerusa¬ 
lem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg, in which, nearly a quarter cen¬ 
tury ago, he served as Commander; and with Boston bodies of the Scot¬ 
tish Rite. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on January 1, 1901, and 
holds certificate of enrollment therein numbered 3356. Noble Woodworth 
is a Charter Member of Apollo Lodge No. 208, I. O. O. F., with rank 
of Past Grand, and of King David Encampment, wherein he is ranked as 
Past Chief Patriarch; is Past Grand Chancellor and Supreme Represen*, 
tative for the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts of the Knights of Pythias; 
is a Charter Member of Alphine Lodge No 35, and is, also, a member of 
Lodge No. 847, of the B. P. O. E. Noble Woodworth is engaged in the 
general practice of medicine and surgery in the city of Fitchburg. He 
was born in Greenfield, on September 3, 1851, and after obtaining his 
preparatory education in the schools of Fremont, O., entered Columbia Col¬ 
lege of New York City, from which he graduated in 1876. He has been City 
Physician of Fitchburg for the past nine years; was for two years. Presi¬ 
dent of the City Council, and during four years, was Chairman of the Board 
of Health, having been, also, a member of the School Committee. Noble 
Woodworth is likewise Chairman of the Park Commission of Fitchburg, 
and for many years, has been Secretary of the United States Examining 
Board of Surgeons for Pensions. He is also a member and ex-President 
of the Worcester North Medical District. Noble Woodworth was mar¬ 
ried, on May 25, 1903, to Mrs. Mary J. Coburn of Lowell, and they have a 
daughter, Laura Alice. His residence is at No. 886 Main Street. Fitchburg. 

SAMUEL SCOTT CLOSE. 

Noble Close, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 10239, was received into the Nohility of that illus¬ 
trious body, on June 4, 1914. He is affiliated with the following York 
Rite Masonic bodies of Chelsea: Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M„ Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T., in which he had the rank of Bearer, in 1910-11. Politically, he 
belongs to the Republican Party. Noble Close was born at Avondale, 
N. B., on December 17, 1854, and was graduated from the public schools 
of Jacksonville, N. B., in 1866. At Bridgewater. Me., on July 1. 1875, 
he married Miss Isabelle C. F. Bradstreet; they have two daughters, 
Amy E. and Natalie A. Since 1904, Noble Close has been a member of 
the firm of Henry and Close, located at 20 Boston Fish Pier, and pre¬ 
viously, for ten years, he had been foreman for R. J. Ferguson. His 
home address is 97 Circuit Road, Winthrop. 

EDWARD EVERETT OLIVER. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 9465, 
Noble Oliver was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on March 
28, 1912. He received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in United Brethren 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Marlboro, Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haver¬ 
hill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No 14. K. T., all 
located in Haverhill. Likewise, he has a full course of degrees in the 
Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Merrimac Valley Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Oliver is also a member of Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E. of Haverhill; of 
the Pentucket Club, and of the Island Golf Club, of that city. He was 
born in Lexington, Me., on February 14, 1858, and obtained his education 
in the public schools of Holliston, Mass., where, also, on November 28, 
1879. he married Miss Susan J. Williams, who passed away on July 17, 
1903, leaving him with a son. Everett Oliver, and a daughter, Mrs! Hazel 
Oliver Frost of Haverhill. From 1880 to 1885, Noble Oliver was a mem¬ 
ber of the Old Hook and Ladder Company of Marlboro, and be belongs 
to the Veterans’ Association of that Company. He has been in the shoe 
business, for about a third of a century, and, for the past seven years, 
has been president of the Broadwalk Shoe Company, of Haverhill. His 
business address is 348 River Street, Haverhill, and he resides at 25 
Highland Street, in that city. 

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SAMUEL HERBERT HOWLAND. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees in St. George 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Councn, 
K. & B. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. 1'., all of Brockton, 
Noble Howland was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class of November 5, 19U6, 
when he was enrolled in that renowned body as No. 6674. Eor the past 
twenty-eight years, Noble Howland has been superintendent of the 
Woodward and Wright Last Company, at 67 Perkins Avenue, Campe.lo. 
He was born in Plymouth, on August 13, 1862, and attended school in 
Boston. Noble Howland has been twice married; ms present wite was 
Miss Alice J. Kent of Brockton, the former having passed away. He 
has a son, William A., and a daughter, Bertha A. Noble Howiand s 
residence is at 143 Perkins Avenue, Campello. 

CHARLES J. TRASK. 

Noble Trask is enrolled as No. 9817 upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo 'temple, and his ennoblement took place therein on November 
15, 1912. in Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Danvers, he has the rank 
of Past Master; m Holton Chapter, R. A. M., also of Danvers, his rank 
is that of Past High Priest; in Salem Council, R. & S. M., he is Con¬ 
ductor of the Council, and in St. George’s Commandery No. 44, K. T. 
of Beverly, he holds the office of Warder. Noble Trask is also a mem¬ 
ber of Salem Chapter No. 98, O. E. S., in which he is Past Patron, and 
of Danvers Lodge No. 153, I. O. O. F., with the rank of Past Noble 
Grand. For the past ten years, he has been a bookkeeper with Parkin¬ 
son and Burr, bankers and brokers, at 53 State Street, Boston. Noble 
Trask was born in Danvers, on October 14, 1875, and attended the schools 
there. Noble Trask resides at 9 Liberty Street, Danvers. 

JOHN ALBERT WOOD. 

Noble Wood has obtained Masonic Degrees in both Rites in full 
course. In the York Rite, he is a member of Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and 
Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. 1. In the Scottish Rite, he has 
affiliations with Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. Upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo demple, he is enrolled as No. 4345, and he 
was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order on December 3, 1903. Noble 
Wood is a member also of Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E.; Palestine Lodge 
No. 26, K. P., and Lodge No. 848, L. O. O. M. For twenty-one years 
he has been with the Wood-Dunnells Company of which he is the senior 
partner. They are dealers in soda and mineral waters at 71 and 73 
Locust St., Haverhill. Noble Wood was born in that city, on Aug. 14, 1886, 
and attended the public schools there. There, also, on Oct. 16, 1901, he mar¬ 
ried Miss M. Elizabeth Andrews; they reside at 70 Brockton Ave., Haverhill. 

CHARLES SUMNER ASHLEY, JR. 

Noble Ashley received his prerequisite Masonic Degrees, in Eureka 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New Bedford, Fall River Lodge of Perfection, 
Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’. 
S.'. He was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order as 
No. 10066, in Aleppo Temple, on August 23, 1913. He is also a member 
of New Bedford Lodge No. 73, B. P. O. E. of New Bedford, in which 
he has the rank of Past Exalted Ruler; the Dartmouth Club; the 
Wamsutta Club; the New Bedford Country Club, and of the New 
Bedford Yacht Club. Noble Ashley has been in the insurance and real 
estate business in New Bedford for the past four years. He was born 
in that city, on January 6, 1887, having attended the Peekskill Mili¬ 
tary Academy, and the Colorado School of Mines. On June 3, 1911, 
he was married to Miss Helen Porter Wood, daughter of George E. 
Wood of the firm of Sands, Taylor and Wood, manufacturers of King 
Arthur Flour. The business address of Noble Ashley is 608 Pleasant St., 
New Bedford, and his residence is at 282 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford. 

CHARLES S. ASHLEY. 

Noble Ashley is, perhaps, the best known citizen of New Bedford, 
having held the office of Mayor for many years. He was first elected 
as Chief Executive of that city, in 1891; he has since been reelected 
many times, and is now serving his seventeenth term. Noble Ashley 
was born in New Bedford, on September 5, 1858, and attended school 
there. In the earlier part of his political career, he served as Alderman, 
in 1883-84, and also in 1887-88. In 1893, between terms as Mayor, he 
filled the office of Postmaster of New Bedford. The Masonic attain¬ 
ments of Noble Ashley are indicated by his membership in the following 
bodies: Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.’.R.’.S.’. His name is numbered 3168, in the order of enrollment 


upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, through the portals of 
which he passed with the band of pilgrims ot September 2, 1899. Noble 
Ashley is also a member of Vesta Lodge No. 166, 1. O. O. F. of New 
Bedford, and of the Encampment of that city; he is likewise affiliated 
with the Knights of Pythias, with the Elks, and with the Royal Arca¬ 
num; is a member of the Dartmouth Club; of the Wamsutta Club, and 
of the Boston Athletic Association. Noble Ashley has been twice married: 
his first wife, whom he married in 1879 and who passed away on Nov. 12, 
1890, was Miss Anna B. Luce of New Bedford; in Sept., 1892, he married 
Mrs. Julia Estella Purrington. Their residence is at 93 State St., New 
Bedford, and his official address is Municipal Building, in that city. 

DAVID HOWARTH. 

Noble Howarth acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his 
Shrine ennoblement, in the following bodies: Narragansett Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & S. M., 
and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T. His ennoblement 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on March 20, 1911, with 
enrollment numbered 9020. Noble Howarth is also a member of Fall 
River Star Lodge, of the Knights of Pythias; of Loyal Unity Lodge No. 
6434, of the I. O. O. F.; and of Azab Grotto No. 29, of the Mystic 
Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Noble Howarth 
was born in Rochdale, Eng., on September 27, 1876, and for more than 
fifteen years, has been a manufacturing confectioner, at No. 478 Pleasant 
Street, Fall River. In that city, on June 4, 1902, he was married to Miss 
Winifred Brook, and they have a son, David Fielding. The residence 
is at the address given above. 

JOHN BURBANK BROSNAN. 

Noble Brosnan is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 9539, and his ennoblement in that illustrious body of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, took place on June 5, 1912. His prerequisite 
Masonic Degrees were conferred in the following bodies of Haverhill: 
Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. Noble 
Brosnan is also a member of Mizpah Lodge No. 151, I. O. O. F., and 
of Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E., both of Haverhill. He, likewise, holds mem¬ 
bership in the Agawam Club. For nearly four years, he has been a shoe 
manufacturer at 145 Essex Street, Haverhill. Noble Brosnan was born 
in that city, on August 21, 1865, and obtained his education in the public 
schools of Haverhill. On April 16, 1913, he was married in Haverhill 
to Miss Harriet L. Raymond. Their residence is at 3 Fernwood Avenue. 

ALBERT BARTLETT GEORGE. 

Born in Haverhill, on May 5, 1878, Noble George attended its public 
schools. For the past twelve years, he has been connected with the 
George A. Burnham Counter Company, located at 96 Washington Street, 
Haverhill. He has completed his course of degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and has started on his career in the Scottish Rite. In the 
former, Noble George has affiliations with Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., of which he has been Secretary for two years; Pentucket Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 
14, K. T., in which his rank is that of Standard Bearer. The Ineffable 
Degrees have been conferred upon him in Merrimack Valley Lodge of 
Perfection. In Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, his ennoblement 
took place on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment certificate therein is 
numbered 7383. Noble George is a member, with the rank of Past 
Chancellor, of Palestine Lodge No. 26, of the K. P.; Lodge No. 165, 
of the B. P. O. E., and of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. 
He is also a member of the Agawam Club of Haverhill. In that city, 
on January 3, 1903, Noble George was married to Miss Bessie C. Stock- 
man of Newburyport. They have a son, Avery Brewster; also a daughter, 
Dorothy Bartlett, and reside at No. 29 Minot Avenue, Haverhill. 

RUFUS ELMER TILTON. 

Noble Tilton has been, for about fifteen years, secretary and treas¬ 
urer of the Brockton Welting Company, at 69 Crescent Street, Brock¬ 
ton. He was born in that city, on March 16, 1860, and attended the 
public schools there. He has the following Masonic affiliations: with 
Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brock¬ 
ton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., and, 
in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. He is 
numbered 8386, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and his 
ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners as a member of the 
class of March 28, 1909. Noble Tilton has the rank of Past Grand in 
Massassoit Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F. of Brockton, and he is a member 
of the Commercial Club of that city. He has been twice married. His 
first wife, whom he married in 1892, was Miss Lucy I. Smith, who passed 
away on January 13, 1895. He has since married Miss Mary A. Davis of 
Brockton. They have a son, Elmer Rufus, and reside at 65 Glenwood St. 

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ALBERT EDvVARD VINCELLETTE. 

1 he Masonic attainments of Xoble Vincellette are indicated by 
the following affiliations: in the York Rite, with Wilder Lodge, A. 

E. & A. M. of Leominster, Thomas Chapter, R. A. M. of Fitch¬ 
burg, Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Com- 
mandery Xo. 19, K. T., also of Fitchburg; and, in the Scottish 
Rite, with W orcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 

setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified for ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., he was admitted to its Xobility in 
the class of November 10, 1911, and received the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment numoered 9213. Xoble Vincellette has been, for five years, the 
proprietor of the bitchburg Enamel Company, with location at Xo. 37 
Culley Street, Fitchburg. For twenty years, he was superintendent of 
the Sun Enamel Company at Leominster. He was born at W estminster, 
on December 2, I860, and attended public schools in Xew Hampshire. 

He has been twice married: his first wife passed away in 1898. Miss 

Bessie M. Ryder of Granby, Que., became his wife on May 27, 1900, and 
they have two children, Alliene and Vernon Stillings; their residence is 
in Fitchburg. 

JOSIAH H. LOXG. 

The prerequisite Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Xoble Long, 
on June 3, 1874, in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, Eureka Chapter, 
R. A. AL, Hiram Council, R. & S. AL, all of Worcester, and in Hugh De 
Payens Commandery Xo. 20, K. T. of Alelrose. He has a full course of 
degrees in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated with DeWitt Clinton Lodge 
of Perfection, DeWitt Clinton Council of Princes of Jerusalem, DeWitt 
Clinton Chapter of Rose Croix, and DeWitt Clinton Council of Kadosh. 
Xoble Long has achieved the distinction of the 33° in Alasonry, and is 
illustrious Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Consistory State of Alassa- 
chusetts. At present he is Lieutenant Grand Commander of the Supreme 
Grand Council of Sovereign Inspectors Generals of the Thirty-third and 
last Degree, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, for the Lnited States 
ol America, their Territories and Dependencies. Xoble Lang was received 
into the Xobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Alystic 
bhrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 22, 1889, when there was awarded 
to him the certificate of enrollment, with the number 1613. He is now a 
past member of the Aleppo Temple, Arab Patrol. Xoble Long is also a 
a member of Hobah Lodge No. 53, I. O. O. F. of Dorchester, and of 
Middlesex Encampment Xo. 9, of Alalden; he belongs to the National 
Lancers of Boston, and to the Veterans’ Association, of which body he is 
an ex-Sergeant. Xoble Long has been a member of the Ancient and 
Honourable Artillery Company of Alassachusetts for several years, and 
at present, is serving as Third Sergeant of Artillery. Xoble Long con¬ 
ducted a machinery manufacturing business from 1884 to 1898, at which 
time he organized the J. H. Long Alachine Company, serving as its 
president ever since. Xoble Long was born in Xorthfield, on November 
il, 1851, and received his education in the public schools of that place. 
The residence of Noble Long is at 42 Oakland Street, Alelrose. 

ARCHIE EARLE HARRINGTON. 

Chief engineer, for more than three years, for the Leominster Elec¬ 
tric Light and Power Company, Noble Harrington has been associated 
with that concern, for upwards of six years. He was born in Leominster, 
on June 27, 1876, and was there educated, graduating from its high school 
with the class of 1896. In the York Rite of Alasonry, he has reached the 
Templar Degree, and in the Scottish Rite the 32°, his affiliations being 
as follows: with Wilder Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of Leominster, Thomas 
Chapter, R. A. AL, and Jerusalem Commandery Xo. 19, K. T„ both of 
Fitchburg; also with Hiram Council, R. & S. Al. of Worcester; Wor¬ 
cester Lodge of Perfection; Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem; 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix; and Alassachusetts Consistory. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., X. Al. S., took place on Decem¬ 
ber 31, 1909, and his certificate of enrollment in that illustrious body, 
bears the number, 8606. Xoble Harrington is also a member of Lodge 
Xo. 86, I. O. O. IL, of Leominster; of Alonoosnock Council No. 977, of 
the Royal Arcanum, and of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. 
He is unmarried, and resides at No. 105 Spruce Street, Leominster. 

WILLARD C. CARTER. 

Noble Carter is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 642, having been ordained a Noble, 
with all the usual formalities of that sublime Order, in that notable 
body of Shriners, with the class of March 30, 1897. He has degrees in 
full course in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, 
in the former, with Hudson Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Clinton Chapter. R. 
A. Af.; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Trinity Com¬ 
mandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson; and in the Scottish Rite, with Wor¬ 
cester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 


Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Carter is also a member of Clinton Lodge No. 
199, I. O. O. F. For a third of a century, he has been freight and sta¬ 
tion agent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, at 
Fitchburg. He was born in the town of Berlin, on March 8, 1858, and 
attended its schools, and in that town, also, on November 7, 1880, he 
was married to Miss Jennie F. Moore. He has his home in F'itchburg. 

GEORGE M. HOLMAN. 

Noble Holman is one of the best known stenography teachers in the 
city of Boston, and has taught shorthand in the Bryant and Stratton 
Business School, for the past twenty-eight years. He was born in Beloit, 
Wis., on April 21, 1857, and after obtaining his preparatory education in 
the public schools of Fitchburg, he took more advanced work in other 
institutions; also in Germany. In Adelphi Lodge, Ancient Free and 
Accepted Alasons of South Boston, he has the rank of Senior Warden; 
in St. Alatthew’s Chapter, R. A. AL, also of South Boston, his rank is 
that of Royal Captain; and in St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of 
Dorchester, he is ranked as Guard. The Alasonic Degrees preparatory 
to his admission to the Shrine body having been conferred upon him, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of September 
20, 1888, and his registration number is 1198. In Boston, on January 3, 1885, 
he was married to Aliss Caroline Florence Nichols; they have their residence 
at No. 52 Pleasant Street, Fitchburg, and his business address is the 
Bryant and Stratton Business School, Boston. 

FREDERICK A. GOULD. 

Xoble Gould is a Life Alember of Aleppo Temple, to whose Nobility 

he was admitted as one of the class of April 19, 1906, and he holds the 

enrollment certificate therein with the number 6432. In Alasonry, he has 
attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and the 32° in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, being affiliated with the following bodies, in all of which he 

holds Life Alembership: Alontgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, with the 

rank of Past Alaster; Alt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. AL, in which he is 
Past High Priest; Alilford Council, R. & S. Al., with the rank of Recorder, 
and Alilford Commandery No. 11, K. T., wherein he is Past Commander; 
and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is a 
member of the Alassachusetts Convention of High Priests, and of the 
Alassachusetts and Rhode Island Association of Knight Templars’ Com¬ 
manders. Noble Gould is a Life Alember of Aletheia Grotto No. 13, 
Alystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm of Worces¬ 
ter; a Past Worthy Patron of Granite Chapter No. 43, Order of the Eastern 
Star; Alilford Lodge No. 223, I. O. O. F.; Quinshepaug Encampment No. 
20, and Fraternity Rebekah Lodge No. 181. For the past ten years, he 
has been superintendent of the Universalist Sunday School of Alilford, 
and is also a member of the Board of Trustees of that church. He is 
an Associate Alember of G. A. R. Post No. 22. Noble Gould was pro¬ 
prietor of a hardware and plumbing business for fourteen years, in which 
he is now now a partner, located at 16 and 18 Exchange Street, Alilford. 
At present he is Treasurer of the Alilford Retail Aferchauts’ Association. 
Xoble Gould was born in Alilford, on December 9, 1871, and graduated 
from the high school there with the class of 1889. In Quincy, on October 
18, 1900, he married Aliss Cora Belle Hall. They have a daughter. Ida 
Frances; also a son, Frederick Hall, and reside at 3 Gibbon Avenue 
Alilford. 

LOUIS W. SHARTS. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Alasonry were conferred upon Noble Sharts 
in Butternuts Lodge No. 515, A.‘ F. & A. Al. of Gilbeitsville, N. Y., in 
which, for two years, he served as Secretary, and for two years, as 
Deacon. Demitting from that Lodge in April, 1907, he joined Tienuder- 
rah Lodge No. 605, of Alorris, N. Y., and Hillington Chapter, R. A. AL, 
also of that place. His Cryptic and Commandery affiliations are with 
Hiram Council, R. & S. AL of Worcester, and with Jerusalem Comman¬ 
dery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg, in the York Rite; and in the Scottish 
Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His elevation to Shrine Nobility in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, occurred on December 31, 1909, 
when he was enrolled therein as No. 8633. Noble Sharts is likewise a 
member of Leominster Lodge No. 86, I. O. O. F of Leominster, and of 
the Columbian Club of Fitchburg. For the past six years, he has been 
employed as a case maker by the Wellington Piano Case Company, estab¬ 
lished at Nos. 22-60 Green Street, Leominster. Noble Sharts was born on 
October 16, 1868, in Alorris, N. Y„ and was educated in the Empire 
State. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 55 Pleasant Street, Leomin¬ 
ster. 

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FRANK EDWARD FALKINS. 

Noble Falkins is receiving teller in the National City Bank, at 134 
Market Street, Lynn, a position which he has held since 1912. Upon 
leaving school, he took a position, in Boston, with the Woodworking 
Machinery Exchange; and later with the bank with which he is now 
connected, first, as collector, and next, as clerk. He was born in the 
Shoe City, on September 15, 1887, and was graduated from its English 
High School with the class of 1906. Noble Falkins is a Republican in poli¬ 
tics. His Masonic Degrees were all conferred upon him in the Lynn bodies 
with which he is affiliated as follows: Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T. With enrollment No. 9889, he was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, N. M. S., as one of the novices who suc¬ 
cessfully made the pilgrimage fraught with such dangers over the sands 
to that famed Mecca of all weary pilgrims of its jurisdiction, on Feb¬ 
ruary 25, 1913. Noble Falkins is a bachelor, and resides at No. 2 Super¬ 
ior Street, Lynn. He is 1 reasurer of Swampscott Club, and is a member 
of Boston Chapter of the American Institute of Banking. 

DAVID LYMAN JEWELL. 

Noble Jewell is well known, both in New Hampshire and in Massa¬ 
chusetts. He has the enrollment No. 1437 upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and he was admitted to the Shrine 
in that illustrious body on May 17, 1877. The York Rite Degrees, in 
Masonry, were conferred upon him in Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Newton, Mass.; Alt. Horeb Commandery, I\. T. of Concord, N. H.; 
and his Scottish Rite Degrees were obtained in Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda A ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Aft. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Boston, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S. .P.'.R.’.S.'. He is also a member of Jewell Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., which is named for him, and which is located in Suncook, 
N. H. Noble Jewell was born in Tamworth, N. H., on January 26, 1837. 
He is a descendant of Mark Jewell, who was born in the north of 
Derbyshire. Eng., in 1724, and who represents, therefore, the same original 
stock as Bishop Jewell of Derbyshire. Noble Jewell was a student at 
the W esleyan Academy, of Wilbraham, and at the Bridgewater (Mass.) 
Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1857. On June 1, 1870, 
he was made agent of the China, Webster and Pembroke Mills of Sun- 
cook, N. H., of which he had been superintendent for two years pre¬ 
viously. Noble Jewell has now retired from business, and resides at 
48 Grand View Avenue, Wollaston. He is a member of the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery. In 1876, he was made a member, with the 
rank of Colonel, of the staff of Governor Head of New Hampshire. 
Noble Jewell was twice married: first, in August, 1860, in Newton, to 
Aliss Afary A. Grover, who passed away on October 16, 1862; and again, 
on Afay 31, 1865, to Miss Ella Louise Sumner of Needham. 

JOSEPH WILCOX. 

In Athol Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Wilcox first saw Afasonic 
Light, and he successively received degrees in Union Chapter, R. A. AL, 
and Athol Commandery No/ 37, K. T. His progress in the Scottish 
Rite of Masonry gave - him affiliations with the following bodies of 
Boston: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. He joined the caravan 
which made the pilgrimage across the desert to the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on October 28. 1905, and was enrolled in that illustrious 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 6173. Noble Wilcox is also a 
member of Themis Chapter, O. E. S., the Poquaig Club, the Orange 
Boat Club, the Leominster Country Club, the Athol Sportsman’s Club, and 
of the Athol Grange. For the past fifteen years, he has been a manufac¬ 
turer of novelties in Athol. He was born in Penistone, Eng., on April 
19, 1861; coming to America at the age of eleven, he attained an educa¬ 
tion in the schools of Leominster. His marriage to Aliss Jennie I. 
Alooney was celebrated in New York City, on February 28, 1885; they 
have three children: Joseph, Jr., Florence M„ and May E., and their 
home is at No. 1333 Main Street, Athol. 

JOHANNES O. A. von GRUBEN BORJES. 

Noble Borjes was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and was educated in 
the public schools of Lowell. By profession, he is a violinist. In Decem¬ 
ber, 1912, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, and his certificate of en¬ 
rollment in that illustrious body bears the number 9824. His prerequisite 
degrees in Alasonry were conferred in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, 
Alt. Horeb Chapter. R. A. AL. Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. AI„ and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T. all of Lowell. In politics. Noble Bor¬ 
jes is Republican. His residence is at No. 30 West Sixth Street, Lowell. 

WILL HERBERT HOWE. 

Born in Andover, on July 29, 1869, Noble Howe was a student in 
the public schools of the city of Lowell. For the past twelve years, 
he has been in business in Lowell, as paymaster for the Shaw Stocking 


Company, located at the corner of Smith and Shaw Streets. His num¬ 
ber upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple is 8608, and he was 
admitted to the Nobility of the A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 
1909, having previously attained the qualifying Alasonic Degrees in the 
following A ork Rite bodies of Lowell: William North Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. Noble Howe is also a member 
of the Alasonic Club of Lowell. On March 22, 1890, in Lowell, his 
marriage to Miss Hattie L. Butters, of Chelmsford, took place, and they 
reside in Lowell, at 105 Jenness Street. 

CHARLES SEXTON PIERCE. 

For forty-one years, Noble Pierce has been in business under his 
own name as a manufacturer of shoe specialties, and in November, 1913, 
he became the head of the C. S. Pierce Company of Brockton. In 
Masonry, he has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and 
the 32° in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. 
M„ Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T.; and also with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
his name appears as No. 7178, and his ennoblement took place in that 
body of Shriners as a member of the class of April 23, 1907. Noble 
Pierce is a member of the Commercial Club and the Country Club of 
Brockton, and is a director of the Brockton National Bank. He was 
born in North Bridgewater, on November 29, 1851, and was also edu¬ 
cated there. On June 17, 1889, he married Aliss Anna L. Bigelow of 
Alillis. They have a daughter, Marion B„ and reside at 18 Newton Street, 
Brockton. Noble Pierce’s business address is 278 Alontello St., Brockton. 

GEORGE WALTER BONNEVILLE, D. D. S. 

Noble Bonneville was born at Greenfield, on September 23, 1879, 
and obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of that place. 
He was graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery 
with the class of 1901, and is engaged in the practice of his profession, 
with offices at 107 Alerrimack Street, Lowell. Having acquired the 
prerequisite Alasonic Degrees, in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Horeb Chapter, R. A. AL, Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pilgrim 
Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell, he was admitted to the Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 23, 1913. His enroll¬ 
ment number is 10073. Noble Bonneville is a member of Lodge No. 
28, I. O. O. F., and of Pilgrim Encampment No. 4, both of Lowell, and 
he has filled various offices in both bodies in full course; he also belongs 
to the Alasonic Club. On September 24, 1907, in Lowell, he married Miss 
Rosalie Pauline Johnson. They have a daughter, Pauline, and reside at 
114 South Loring Street, Lowell. 


EVERETT AUSTIN CLIFFORD. 

On June 4, 1914, Noble Clifford made the pilgrimage across the 
desert and was enrolled among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
Nobles of the Alystic Shrine. His name appears upon the registry of 
•hat body of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 10232. The qualifying 
Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Noble Clifford in the following 
A ork Rite bodies of Lowell: William North Lodge, A. F. & A A1 Alt 
Horeb Chapter, R. A. AL, Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. AL, and Pil°rim 
Commandery No. 9, K. T. He was born in Lowell, on Alarch 16 1876 
and was a pupil in the schools of that city. For eleven years he has 
been connected, as cost clerk, with the Shaw Stocking Company, at 

Smith and Shaw Streets, Lowell, and he resides in that citv at ? 0 Lane 
Street. 


In the A ork Rite of Masonry, Noble Barton received the Symbolic 
Degrees in William North Lodge, A. F. & A. AL; that of Roval Arch 
Alason in Alt. Horeb Chapter; the Royal and Select Master's Degree in 
Ahasuerus Council, and that of Knight Templar in Pilgrim Comman¬ 
dery No. 9, all these bodies being located in Lowell; in the Scottish 
Rite, he is a 32° Alason, having affiliations with Lowell Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and Mt. Calvary Chapter 
of Rose Croix, all in the A alley of Lowell; and with Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.’.P.’.R.-.S.’. of Boston. Thus doubly qualified, he was wel¬ 
comed into the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on February 25 1901 
when his enrollment received the number 3520. Noble Barton is also a 
member ot Lowell Lodge of Elks No. 87, and of the Highland Club of 
1-oweH. Politically, he is an adherent to Republican principles. For the 
past thirty years, Noble Barton has been a contractor and builder now 
bemg located at No. 78 South Walker Street, Lowell, which is aho his 
home address. He was born at Croydon, N. H„ on February 27. 1862 
and was educated there. His marriage to Aliss Marion C. Griffin took 
place in Lowell on January 21, 1885, and they have two sons. Sidney C. 
born October 28, 1885, and Charles L., born July 2, 1895 


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ARTHUR D. VEASEY. 

Ordained a Shriner in Aleppo Temple, on November 17, 1887, with 
membership No. 2729, Noble Veasey has attained the Templar Degrees 
in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 32°, in the Scottish Rite. In the 
former, he is affiliated with Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Haverhill, and Haverhill Commandery No. 
14, K. T.; and, in the latter, with Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion of Haverhill, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Veasey is also a member of the Pentucket Club of 
Haverhill, and since 1885, has been affiliated with the Ancient and Hon¬ 
ourable Artillery Company. He was born in Charlestown, on October 
13, 1854, and attended the public schools of Haverhill, in which city, on 
October 23, 1883, he married Miss Clara W. Kimball; they have three 
children: Arthur Hale, C. Lucile, and Valerie F. For the past forty 
years, Noble Veasey has been a woolen manufacturer in Groveland. 
His home is in Haverhill, at 4 VV indsor Street. 

LUTHER ERNEST GRUBER. 

Having received the Master Mason’s Degrees, on May 14, 1907, in 
Commonwealth Lodge No. 409, A. F. & A. M. of Brooklyn, N. Y., Noble 
Gruber came, by demit, to Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge. 
He is also affiliated with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; January 6, 
1909; Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ November 15, 1910, and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., April 21, 1909. Noble Gruber was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 2, 1911, when he 
received the enrollment number 9149. He was born in Warren, Penn., 
on November 25, 1877. Noble Gruber graduated, with honors, from 
Grammar School No. 2, Elmira, N. Y., class of 1893; attended the 
Elmira Free Academy, and afterward, took a special course in the Uni¬ 
versity of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. For five years, he was connected 
with the importing and exporting firm of Habrcht Braum and Company, 
New York City, resigning, in 1906, to accept a position with the Imperial 
Chocolate Co., now the Boston Confectionery Co., at 814-822 Main St., 
Cambridge. Noble Gruber now occupies the lucrative position of purchasing 
agent for the Boston Confectionery Co., as well as secretary of the corpora¬ 
tion. He is unmarried, and resides at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 

ROSSA MORIARTY. 

Noble Moriarty was born in the city of Fall River, on September 26, 
1877, but has resided in New Bedford, about thirty-six years. For 
nearly a quarter of a century, he has been manager of the hardware and 
paint business of T. J. Moriarty, at 308 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 
Having secured the preliminary Masonic Degrees, in Eureka Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. 
& S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford, 
he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, with enrollment No. 8140, and his ennoblement took place with 
the class of April, 1908. He was married in Chelsea, on October 15, 
1908, to Miss Lillian A. Borden of Dartmouth. He has a son, Timothy 
J., and a daughter, Katherine F. Noble Moriarty is a member of the 
Common Council of the city of New Bedford, and of the Builders’ 
Exchange, in that city. The residence is at 302 Purchase Street. 

LEWIS FREDERICK THOMAS. 

Noble Thomas was born in Brownville, Me., on April 30, 1872, and 
received his education in the public schools of that place. In Cambridge, 
on September 30, 1893, he married Miss Annie L. Cameron. They have 
two children: a daughter, Marion E., and a son, Frederick C., and 
reside at 15 Lambert Avenue, Chelsea. Noble Thomas has been, for the 
past eighteen years, connected with Phillips & Hodgdon, Inc., located at 
85 Marginal Street, Chelsea. Formerly, he was engaged in the clothing 
business. Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Star of 
Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Pales¬ 
tine Commandery No. 10, K. T., Noble Thomas was received into the 
membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
and his ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912. His 
enrollment number upon the membership lists of that body of Shriners is 
9513. 

FRANCIS WILLIAM DOW. 

Noble Dow is a sales manager in New England and Canada, for 
the New Castle Leather Company and for the Eisendrath and Schwab 
Company, of Chicago, with offices at 63 South Street, Boston. His 
admission to Aleppo Temple Nobility, took place, as one of the class 
of November 17, 1913, when he was enrolled in that noted body as 
No. 10133. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations were secured, in Wash¬ 
ington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter. R. A. M„ Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. Noble Dow- 
was born in Lynn, on Sept. 27, 1872, and was educated in the schools of 
that city. In New York City, on June 28, 1902, he was married to Miss 
Francis Eleanor Neal, and their residence is at 46 Westland Ave., Boston. 


HAROLD E. STUART. 

Noble Stuart, after having been, for twenty-three years, with F. E. 
Atteaux and Company, serving as vice president of that firm, has now, 
for six years, been connected with the National Aniline and Chemical 
Company, and, he is vice president of the New York Egg Yolk Manu¬ 
facturing Company of New York City. He was born May 15, 1867, at 
Lenoxville, Can., and his education was obtained in Maine. Flaving 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Gate of the Temple Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.. of South Boston; the Capitular Degrees, in St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M.; and the Templar Degrees, in Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., he was admitted to the Nomlity of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., on February 26, 1896. His ennoblement is numbered 2529. 
Noble Stuart is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E.; of 
Peabody Lodge No. 96, Knights of Pythias; and, among the social and 
other organizations with which fie is connected are the colonial Club of 
Dorchester, the Colonial Club of Salem, and the Old Boston Club, which 
is the oldest dining club of America. Fie was married in Dorchester, in 1892, 
and has three children: Alice, Bertha, and Harold. His business address is 
36 Purchase St., Boston, and he resides at 19 Aspinwall Road, Dorchester. 

THOMAS HOLGATE. 

After having been, for ten years, connected with the Pacific Mills, 
of Lawrence, Noble Holgate became, more than ten years ago, assistant 
superintendent of the Worsted Department of that firm. He was born on 
March 4, 1864, in Bradford, Eng., but came to this country sufficiently 
early to receive his education in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Noble 
Holgate has degrees in full course in both the York and the Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with the following 
bodies: Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., 
Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T.; 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and -Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. His enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 7139, and he was admitted to the Nobility of that body 
of Shriners, as a member of the class of April 23, 1907. Noble Holgate 
has been twice married : the first wife was Miss Mary A. VV allwork of 
Providence, R. L, and the second, Sarah Elizabeth Ellis of the same city. 
The first wife passed away in Jan., 1904, leaving six children: Mabel Viola, 
Clarence Gibson, Marion Place, Grace Elizabeth, and Carrie Smith; also 
Thomas, Jr., who died in infancy. The business address of Noble Holgate 
is the Pacific Mills, Lawrence, and the residence is at 147 Haverhill Street. 

FRANK E. HOWE. 

Noble Howe is one of the early acquaintances of Aleppo Temple, 
in which he has the rank of Guard. His ennoblement therein took 
place on the night of institution of Aleppo Temple, on November 19, 
1885, and his name appears upon the membership lists of the Shrine 
body, of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 1166. Noble Howe was raised 
in Gate of the Temple Lodge of Boston, and demitted to join Zetland 
Lodge of Boston. In both bodies, he has worked in the West. He is a 
Life Member of St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and of St. Omer Com¬ 
mandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester; and is also affiliated with Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. Upon Noble Howe, were also conferred degrees 
in full course in the Scottish Rite. He has the rank of Past Master in 
Tremont Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F., and is a member of Massasoit 
Encampment No. 1, both of Boston. He was formerly a member of the 
Boston Athletic Association, and paymaster of the First Regiment, M. 
V. M., under the command of Colonel Austin C. Wellington. Noble Howe 
was born in Wallingford, Vt., on Sept. 12, 1847; and was educated in the 
public schools there and those of Boston. For fifteen years, he was in busi¬ 
ness for himself as a dealer in shoe manufacturer’s goods; and for twenty 
years, he has been in the same line, with the Dean, Chase Company, at 28 
Lincoln St., Boston. 

ARTHUR HALE VEASEY. 

Noble Veasey’s name appears upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple with the number 9661, and he was admitted to the Shrine in that 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on June 5, 1912. In Merrimack 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he has the rank of Junior Deacon; in Pentucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., his rank is that of Master of the Third Veil; and he 
also is affiliated with Haverhill Council, R. & S. M„ and Haverhill Com¬ 
mandery No. 14, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, Noble Veasey also has 
acquired degrees in full course, and he has affiliations with Merrimack 
\ alley Lodge of Perfection of Haverhill, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’, of Boston. He is a member of 
Chi Phi Fraternity, and of the Pentucket Club of Haverhill. Noble 
Veasey was born in that city, on June 30, 1885, and took his preparatory 
courses at Phillips Andover Academy, going thence to Amherst College 
and was in the class of 1908. Since 1907, he has been connected with 
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JAMES E- HALL. 

T lie enrollment numbered 4413 upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
I emple of the Ancient Arabic Order, is that of Noble James E. Hall, who 
was admitted to the Shrine, in that body, on February 9, 1904. He holds 
the office of Scribe in Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M . and is also affiliated 
with the following York Rite bodies, all of Haverhill: Merrimack Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery 
No. 14, K. 1. For nine years, Noble Hall has been the office manager 
for Hilliard and Tabor, shoe manufacturers at 262 Winter Street, Haver¬ 
hill. He was born in Clayville, N. Y., on February 11, 1881, and as a 
youth attended the public schools of Lawrence and Haverhill. On Decem¬ 
ber 11, 1906, in Haverhill, he married Miss Edith Fellows. They have 
a son, Stanley A., and reside at 278 Main Street, Haverhill. 


EBENEZER ALDEN DYER. 

Through the medium of his York Rite affiliations with Puritan 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M., in which he is a Past Master, Pilgrim Chapter. 
R. A. M., and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., Noble Dyer was 
exalted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
September 2, 1905, with enrollment No. 6055. In the Grand Lodge of 
Massachusetts, he is a Past Deputy, anl in the Worshipful Masters 
Association, a Past Worshipful Master. For more than thirty years, 
Noble Dyer has practiced bis profession of medicine, and he is Secre¬ 
tary of the Board of Health of Whitman. He is a member of the 
Massachusetts Medical Society, Plymouth District; of the Hatherby 
Medical Club; of the George A. Custer Camp, Sons of Veterans, and 
he is President of the Bridgewater Historical Society and of the Dyer 
Family Association. As a Republican, Noble? Dyer represented his 
district in 1906-07, in the State Legislature, in which he was a member 
of the Public Lighting Committee and a Monitor of the House of 1906. 
He served on the Public Charitable Institutions Committee in 1907, being 
its Chairman, and was also Chairman of the Republican Town Com¬ 
mittee in 1907. From 1898 to 1903, he prospected in Alaska. Noble 
Dyer was born in South Abington, on July 17, 1857, and received his 
preliminary education in the schools there and at Phillips Andover 
Academy, graduating with the class of 1878, entering Amherst Col¬ 
lege, and after completing his freshman year therein, he left college 
to study medicine in New York City, at the Bellevue Hospital Medical 
College, whence he was graduated in 1882. His residence and profes¬ 
sional office are in Whitman, at No. 506 Washington Street. 


JOHN EDGAR EATON. 

Junior Warden in Constellation Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, 
Noble Eaton is also affiliated with Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde 
Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T., all 
of Hyde Park. The pilgrimage to Mecca was made by Noble Eaton 
with the class of June 5, 1913, in Aleppo Temple, wherein he was 
enrolled as No. 9971. He is senior member of the firm of Eaton and 
McKnight, lawyers, established in 1895, and now located at 45 Milk 
Street, Boston. Noble Eaton was born in Truro, N. S., on February 
26, 1871, and prepared for college at the high school of his birthplace. 
With the class of 1890, he was graduated from Acadia College at Wolf- 
ville, N. S.; with the class of 1893 from Harvard College, and he then 
entered the Harvard Law School, taking his degree in 1896. In Westerly, 
R. I., on March 20, 1897, he married Miss Anna M. Hathaway. They 
have a daughter, Ruth Hathaway, and a son, John Edgar, Jr.; and 
reside at 10 Whittemore Street, West Roxbury. Noble Eaton is a mem¬ 
ber of the Boston City Club, and of the Highland Club of West 
Roxbury. 

AUGUSTUS HENRY FOUCAR. 

Admitted to the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 10, 1912, the order of enrollment therein 
giving him membership No. 9693, Noble Foucar had previously secured 
affiliations with Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Dorchester Chapter, R. A. 
M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35. 
K. T. He is also a member of the Royal Order of Scotland, the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, and the Boston City Club, and has been con¬ 
nected, for twenty-one years, with the Park Street Club, said to be the 
oldest in the country. For the past sixteen years, Noble Foucar has been 
a leather manufacturer in Woburn. He is the son of Louis Foucar, who 
established the firm about sixty years ago, Noble Foucar was born in 
Boston, on May 25, 1861, and was educated in that city. On September 
13, 1884, he married Miss Ada Godfrey of St. John, N. B., who passed 


away to the Great Beyond, on February 21, 1908. His second wife was 
Miss Ella De Land of Worcester, whom he married on September 12, 1910, 
in Boston. Noble Foucar’s residence is at No. 95 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Chestnut Hill. 

EVERETT H. DUNBAR. 

The admission into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 
S., of Noble Dunbar was with the class of November 17, 1887, and his 
enrollment in that exalted Shrine body is designated as No. 678. He 
obtained degrees in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being 
affiliated with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Sutton Chapter, R. 
A. M.; Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, 
K. T., all of Lynn; and with all the Scottish Rite bodies situated in the 
\ alley of Boston. Noble Dunbar is also a Charter Member of Lynn 
Lodge of Elks No. 117; Bay State Lodge No. 40, 1. O. O. F.; the Royal 
Arcanum, and of the Oxford Club of Lynn. For the past seven years, he 
has been engaged in the manufacture of foot arch supports, previously, 
for over four decades, having manufactured and retailed shoes. Noble 
Dunbar was born in Brockton, on June 8, 1845, and was there educated. 
His marriage to Miss Julia Emma Woolley of Lynn was solemnized in 
Brockton, on November 20, 1879. Noble Dunbar’s business address is No. 
113 Munroe Street, Lynn, his residence being No. 16 Circuit Avenue. 

JOHN ARTHUR JACKSON. 

The preparatory Masonic Degrees which qualified Noble Jackson for 
ennoblement to the Shrine were attained in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Nanhtali Council, R. & S. M., and 
Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. The title of Nobility was con¬ 
ferred upon him in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on 
September 2, 1905, and his certificate of enrollment was then numbered 
6070. For more than twenty years he has been with the firm of Robert 
Jackson and Son, plasterers, at 6 Beacon Street, Boston. Noble Jackson 
was born in London, Eng., on November 12, 1871, and he received his 
education in that country and also in the public schools of Chelsea. He 
was married, in New York City, on October 12, 1907, to Miss Catherine 
M. Riley of Dolkeith, Scotland. They have two children, John Robert 
and Francis Webley. Noble Jackson’s residence is at 77 Spear Street. 
Melrose. 

JOSEPH E. GARDNER. 

Noble Gardner is Past Master of Orphan’s Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M. of East Weymouth, in which he was raised on October 1, 1873; 
Past High Priest and Treasurer, since 1890, of Pentalpha Chapter. R. A. 
M. of Weymouth, in which he was exalted on May 5, 1876; Thrice Illus¬ 
trious Master of Abington Council, R. & S. M., having entered the 
Cryptic Circle on February 8, 1889, and ex-Guard of South Shore Com¬ 
mandery No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth, in which he was knighted 
on November 30, 1885. He has also received full degrees in the Scottish 
Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with all the bodies in the Valley of 
Boston. Thus doubly qualified, he gained admission to the Nobility of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on May 23, 189.3, being enrolled 
in that celebrated body as No. 1091. Noble Gardner is also affiliated 
with Wildey Lodge No. 21, I. O. O. F. of South Weymouth. For the 
past quarter of a century, he has been engaged in the last business at 
North Abington. Noble Gardner was born in Weymouth, on February 
1, 1852, and attended school in that town. In Weymouth, on November 
7, 1893, be was married to Miss Flavilla B. Bonney of Whitman, and 
they have a son, Joseph Elbridge. Noble Gardner’s business address is 
North Abington, while his residence is in South Weymouth, at No. 77 
Mill Street. 

EDWARD M WIGHT. 

Received into the exalted Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on December 29. 1911, Noble Wight was enrolled in that 
illustrious body, as No. 9289. His Masonic qualification therefor was 
attained through bis affiliations with Delta Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brain¬ 
tree, in which he has the rank of Past Master; Pentalpha Chapter. R 
A. M. of East Weymouth ; Boston Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, and 
Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. of Quincy, ranking as Guard, lie is 
also a member of Delphi Lodge No. 15. K. P. of Weymouth, of the Quincy 
' acht Club, and of the Board of Trade, and serves his town as Con¬ 
stable. Noble Wight was born in Braintree, on May 26, 1847, and 
attended school in Quincy. At East Braintree, on December 15, 1878, he 
married Miss Adriana Johnson of Quincy. He was formerly, for thirty- 
two years, a florist in Braintree, but having retired some six years ago, 
resides at No. 31 Faxon Avenue, Quincy. 


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WALDO R. MASON. 

Having acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Robert Lash 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Naphtali Council, 
R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T„ all of Chelsea, 
Noble Mason was received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 25, 1913, when his enrollment certificate was numbered 9910. 
Noble Mason is also a member of the United Commercial Travelers 
Association. For about ten years, he has been a dealer in electrical sup¬ 
plies, at 168 )\ ashington Street, Boston. Noble Mason was born in Chel¬ 
sea, on March 4, 1886, and was educated in the public schools of that 
city. Noble Mason is unmarried, and resides at No. 1 George Street, 
Chelsea. 

JOHN SIDNEY MESERVE. 

Noble Meserve was enrolled as No. 9027 in the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 20, 1911. He received the Symbolic 
Degrees in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: the Capitular Degrees 
were conferred upon him in Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and he was 
dubbed and created a Knight in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. 
of Charlestown. In addition to his Masonic and Shrine connections. 
Noble Meserve is a member of the Knights of Pythias, affiliating with 
W inter Lodge of Somerville. He has been at the head of the John S. 
Meserve Furniture Company of Boston since 1905, and for eight years 
before he was a furniture salesman. Noble Meserve was born in Rich¬ 
mond, Me., on December 1, 1875, and received his education in the public 
schools there. He was married in Cambridge, on October 29, 1902, to 
Miss Maude Pittman, and there are two children, Dorothy Maude and 
Frances De Croix. Noble Meserve’s residence is in Arlington, and his 
business address is 78 Canal Street, Boston. 

TIMOTHY A. ATWOOD. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Mt. Tabor 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of East Boston, Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M„ 
East Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T„ 
Noble Atwood was elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on November 25, 1896, and was awarded the enroll¬ 
ment certificate bearing the early number of 79. He is also a member 
of Zenith Lodge No. 42, I. O. O. F. of East Boston, and of the Cottage 
Park Yacht Club. For a quarter of a century, Noble Atwood has been 
a merchant tailor in Boston, being established at 120 Tremont Street. 
He was born in Wellfleet. on February 18. 1855, and was there educated 
He is unmarried and resides in Winthrop. 

DANTEL B. H. POWER. 

Noble Power has taken degrees, in full course, in both York and 
Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with Philanthropic Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. of Marblehead, Sutton Chanter. R. A. M„ Zebulun Council. 
R. & S. M.. Olivet Commandery No. 36. K. T.. all of Lvnn: Sutton Lodge 
of Perfection of Salem, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt Olivet Chanter of Rose Croix, and with Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Power was admitted to the Shrine of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1888, his 
enrollment number in that august body being 2010. He is also a member 
of Atlantic Lodge. I. O. O. F„ and of the Oxford Club. In politics, 
Noble Power is a Progressive. For more than thirty-five years, he has 
been engaged in the furniture business in Lynn, having an establishment 
at 51 Central Snnare. Noble Power was born on June 31. 1853, in Mar¬ 
blehead. where he was also educa+ed. In Lynn, on April 28, 1904, he 
married Miss Ellanette Marling. Thev have a daughter. Sally Rebecca, 
and reside at 13 Beacon Hill Avenue, Lynn. 

NATHAN B. BASCH. 

Noble Basch was born in Wollstein'. Ger.. on December 10. 1843. and 
was educated there in the public schools. At the age of nineteen, he 
entered the German Army, and fought in two wars: against Denmark, 
in 1864, and in the “Six Weeks’ War.” against Austria, in 1866. He 
came to this countrv in 1869. and in 1872. entered the cap manufacturing 
business, in which he still continues, having a factory at 28-32 Chauncy 
Street. Boston. He was married, in Boston, on Tune 11, 1871, to Miss 
Amelie Rosnoskv. Thev had ten children: Bernard J„ who passed away 
in 1900: Mrs. L. P. B. Goldman: Mrs. A. A Silberstein : Samuel D.. also 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple: Tacob B : Solomon: Mrs. L. H. Epstein: Zel- 
da; Freda Carrie, who passed awav in 1892, and William Eustis Russell. 
Noble Basch was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. 
M. S„ on May 19. 1892, and his enrollment bears the early number of 229. 
Masonically, he is a affiliated with Germania Lodge. A. F. & A. M., in 
which he was Master in 1883-84-85, and he is also a Charter Member 
of Shawmut Lodge, A F. & A. M. He is likewise connected with St. 


Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Basch is a member of Hermann Lodge No. 133, of the 1. O. O. F.; Com¬ 
monwealth Lodge No. 19, of the K. P. of Boston; Boston Lodge No. 110. 
A. O. U. W.; Bay State Lodge Not 62, I. O. F. S.; of the Past Masters’ 
Association of Masonic District No. 1; also of the Ancient and Honour¬ 
able Artillery Company, with rank of Sergeant, having been elected 2d 
Sergeant on their European trip in 1896. He was the founder and com¬ 
mander of the German Veterans’ Association, and is an active worker 
in the Jewish Community of Boston, being one of the foremost members 
of the Temple Ohabei Shalom, of which he has been Vice President, 
and has the honor of having been elected a Life Member of its Board 
of Trustees. His residence is at No. 46 East Springfield Street, Boston. 

GEORGE WETHERBEE. 

Noble Wetherbee’s enrollment in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. O., N. M. S., bears the number 7055, and his ennoblement took place 
with the class of February 18, 1907. The prerequisite Masonic Degrees 
were conferred successively, in these bodies: Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Fitchburg, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M., 
both of Somerville; and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of 
Charlestown. The remarkable record belongs to Noble Wetherbee, of 
having given more than forty-five years to the service of the Boston and 
Maine Railroad, which also he now serves as a conductor. He was born 
in West Townsend, December 12, 1847, and attended the public schools 
of Ashby. Tn Fitchburg, May 18, 1875, he married Miss Margaret Grace 
Hayter of Huntington, P. Q. They have one daughter, now Mrs. J. I. 
(Mabel Gertrude) Shepardson of Pittsfield. Noble Wetherbee resides at 
27 School Street, Somerville, and his business address is, “Care. Boston 
and Maine, Boston.” 

ARCHIBALD L. STARK. 

Noble Stark received the preliminary Masonic Degrees prerequisite for 
admission to the Shrine, successively, in the following bodies of Rox- 
bury; Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Roxbury Council, R. & S. M.. and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. 
K. T. Having thus been duly qualified, he was admitted into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S , on September 2, 1905, with 
enrollment No. 6088. Noble Stark is also a member of Putnam Lodge 
No. 81, I. O. O. F., of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and a Past 
President of the Boston Retail Grocers’ Association. He is, likewise. 
President of the Harvard Building Association, a director and member 
of the Executive Committee of the Fidelity Trust Company, and a direc¬ 
tor of the Boston V holesale Grocery Company. For about a quarter of 
a century, he has been president and treasurer of the Stark Supply Com¬ 
pany of Roxbury, and for fifteen years, president and treasurer of the 
Stark Lunch Company, also of Roxbury. He was born in Digby, N. S.. 
on August 15, 1867, and was there educated. In Boston, on October 6, 
1892, he was united in marriage with Miss Beatrice Davidson of Ayles- 
ford, N. S.; they have a son, Herbert Archibald, and a daughter, Ruth. 
Their residence is at No. 19 Park Lane Street, Jamaica Plain, and the 
business address of Noble Stark is 1797 and 1895 Washington Street. 

JOHN E„ SPENCER. 

Noble Spencer was born in Boston, on September 23, 1860. When five 
years old, he removed with his parents to Salem, where he received his 
education, in the public schools. He received his Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry, in Melrose, joining Wyoming Lodge, Waverly Chapter; and 
Hugh de Payens Commandery, Knight Templars. He later took a demit 
from the Melrose bodies, and became a member of Essex Lodge, Wash¬ 
ington Chapter, Winslow Lewis Commandery Knight Templars, and 
Sutton Lodge of Perfection, in Salem. He was admitted to the Ancient 
Arabic Order, and was ennobled in Aleppo Temple as a member of the 
class of December 16, 1895, his certificate of enrollment therein being 
numbered 2526. Noble Spencer is a member of Essex Lodge No. 26. 
I. O. O F„ of Salem; the Veteran Cadet Association; the Colonial Club: 
the Essex Institute, the \. M. C. A., and of the Salem Board of Trade 
serving as president of the Board of Trade in 1911-1912. He served 
in the Second Corps Cadets from 1880 to 1911, filling every position and 
rank up to that of its Commanding Officer, with the rank of Lieutenant 
Colonel, and retired, in 1911, with the rank of Colonel. Noble Spencer 
has served in public positions as follows: member of the Salem City 
Council, in 1893-1894-1895, the Overseers of the Poor in 1895, License 
Commission and Chairman of Commission in 1906. He is the inventor 
of the well known Spencer damper regulator, and is proprietor of the 
Spencer Regulator Company of Salem. On July 15, 1884, he was married 
to Miss Minnie L. Holden of Beverly. He resides at 293 Lafayette 
Street, Salem. 


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JOHN NEEL 

Noble Neel lias enrollment No. 10015, upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, and his ennoblement took place in that body of the 
ncient Arabic Order, on June 5, 1913. The preparatory Masonic 
Degrees were secured by him in the following York Rite bodies of Law¬ 
rence: Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Lawrence Council, R. & S. M„ and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. 
Noble Neel is a member also of Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. E. of Lawrence: 
of Lawrence Lodge of the I. O. O. F., and of Lawrence Encampment. 
He has been, for more than twenty years, a merchant tailor, and is 
established now at 154 Broadway, Lawrence. Noble Neel was born in 
Ayrshire, Scot., on March 24, 1872, and was educated in the schools of 
aw rence. In that city, on January 24, 1900, he married Miss Emma E. 
Lamprey of Concord, N. H. They have a daughter, Marian, and reside 
at —2 Lansdowne Street, Lawrence. 

GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD. 

The Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, were conferred upon Nob'e 
Wood in C. C. Howard Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of South Yarmouth ; and 
he is affiliated with Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M„ and Milford Com¬ 
mandery No. 11, K. T., both of Milford. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and he holds certificate of enroll¬ 
ment therein numbered 9532. Noble Wood is also a member of Tis- 
quantum Lodge No. 46. I. O. O. F. of Milford; Oghneta Tribe No. 15, 
of the Improved Order of Red Men, and Katequah Council No. 49. of 
the Daughters of Pocahontas, all of Milford; and of Milford Lodge No. 
6-8, B. P. O. E., Milford Lodge No. 587, I. O. O. M.; the Cinosam Club 
of Milford; the Milford Grange, and of George Draper Lodge No. 82, 
K. P. of Hopedale. For the past seventeen years. Noble Wood has con¬ 
ducted an undertaking business, with offices at 12 School Street. Mil¬ 
ford. He was born in South Yarmouth, on January 13, 1868, and 
attended school there. In North Dighton, on April 12, 1900, he married 
Miss Edith F. White of Taunton. They have a son, George W., Jr., 
and reside at 16 Church Street, Milford. 

ROLAND ABBOTT PRESCOTT. 

Noble Prescott, who has enrollment No. 7502, in Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, on June 24, 1907, for which he was doubly qualified. He is a 
Scottish Rite Mason, having also rank of Past Master in Cochichewick 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Andover, and being affiliated with the 
following bodies: Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M.. Lawrence Council, R. 

& S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all of Lawrence; and 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Mount Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, all located in Lowell, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory of Boston. His other fraternal affiliations are with 
Wauwinet Lodge No. Ill, I. O. O. F. of North Andover, with rank of 
Past Grand: with Kearsarge Encampment No. 36, I. O. O. F.: with 
Lawrence Chapter No. 78, of the Order of the Eastern Star, and with 
Penelope Rebekah Lodge No. 67, I. O. O. F. of North Andover. Noble 
Prescott has been connected with the Essex Company of Lawrence, for 
nineteen years, and is now the cashier of that concern. He was born in 
the town of North Andover, and was educated in its public schools. His 
marriage to Miss Jessie J. Pedler took place in Lawrence, on December 
19, 1906. Their residence is at No. 28 Milton Street, and his business, 
at No. 6 Essex Street, Lawrence. 

FRANK NELSON HILLS. 

Noble Hills, having acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to 
ennoblement, in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter. 

R. A. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14. K. T„ all of the city of 
Haverhill, was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of December 31, 1912. He 
holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 9845. He has taken 
the Ineffable Degrees in the Merrimac Valley Lodge of Perfection, and 
is also a member of Haverhill Council of Royal and Select Masters. 
Noble Hills has the ranks of Past Grand and of District Deputy Grand 
Master of the I. O. O. F. of Massachusetts; he is a member of Mutual 
Relief Lodge No. 83, I. O. O. F. of Haverhill; of Palestine Lodge, K. 

P. of Haverhill, with the rank of Past Chancellor: and in Bethel Senate. 

K. A. E. O. of Haverhill, he has the rank of Past Excellent Senator. 
For thirty years, Noble Hills has been in the shoe business, and for the 
past two years, has been with Wentworth and Swett, at 36 Locust Street. 
Haverhill. He was born in West Newbury, on April 18, 1863, and was 
educated in the schools there. In West Newbury, on June 19. 1890, he 
married Miss Clara V. Lane. They have a son, Millard Bronson, and 
a daughter, Ruth Lane, and reside at 155 Webster Street, Haverhill. 


HARRY GILMORE POLLARD. 

Noble Pollard has had a distinguished career in both York and 
Scottish Rite Masonic bodies of Lowell. He is a Past Master of Ancient 
\ork Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Principal Sojourner in Mt. Horeb Chapter. 
R. A. M.; and has filled all the chairs in Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. 
M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. K. T. He has also filled the various 
offices in Lowell Lodge of Perfection; is a member of Lowell Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem; has the rank of Junior Warden in Mount 
Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and is affiliated with Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ In 1912, in the Centennial Class, he 
was crowned with the 33°, S. G. I. G. This Illustrious Noble was 
admitted to the Aleppo Temple Nobility on June 24, 1907, and holds 
certificate of enrollment No. 7490. Noble Pollard is a member of the 
Masonic Club, of the Yorick Club, and of the Vesper Country Club, a’.l 
of Lowell. For nearly twenty years, he has been a member of the A. 
G. Pollard Company, who conduct a department store at the intersection 
"f Merrimack, Palmer and Middle Streets, Lowell. He was born in 
Lowell, on February 19, 1875, and attended its public schools. In Buf¬ 
falo, N. on April 29, 1903, he was married to Miss Leah Parchert. 
They have two sons, Arthur G., 2d. and Harry Gilmore, Jr., and have 
their residence at No. 96 Mansur Street, Lowell. 

GEORGE KENNETH BANCROFT. 

Noble Bancroft has been, for ten years, a member of the firm styled 
George Bancroft and Company, wholesale dealers in beef, located at 264 
Lowell Street, Lawrence. He was born in that city, on June 18, 1885, 
and obtained his education in the public schools. The Masonic Degrees 
preparatory to his admission to Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, as No. 9310, in June, 1912, were conferred in the following York 
Rite bodies of Lawrence: Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T. Noble Bancroft is unmarried, and resides at 
13 Abbott Street, Lawrence. 

EDWARD M. SANBORN. 

Noble Sanborn retired from business in 1907, after having spent a 
quarter of a century conducting a hardware establishment in the city 
of Lawrence. He was born in Lawrence, on February 13. 1859, and 
was educated in the schools of that city. On April 23, 1881, he was 
there married to Miss Annie Watson. His Masonic attainments in the 
\ork Rite are indicated by his affiliations with Tuscan Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17. 
K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection Lowe’l 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ Noble Sanborn was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
on June 24. 1907, and he holds the certificate of enrollment with the 
number 7548. He is also a member of the Merrimack Valley Country 
Club. His residence is at 278 Broadway, Lawrence. 

CLARENCE S. ATWELL. 

V ith Masonic Degrees in regular course in Ezekiel Bates Lodge. A. 

F & A. M„ King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M.. Attleboro Council, R. &• S. 
M.. and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T„ all of Attleboro. Noble 
Atwell was received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
emple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as one of the class of December 4 1902 
ns enrollment certificate being No. 3955. Noble Atwell is also a mem- 
ier ot Attleboro Council of the Royal Arcanum. He was born in West 
Bridgewater, on December 6, 1867. and attended school there. For 
about twenty years, he has been in the meat business in Attleboro. It 
was in Attleboro, also, that he married, on October 3, 1894, Miss L. 
Adams. They reside at No. 87 Dean Street. Attleboro. 

ALFRED VARNUM LINCOLN, JR. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order. Noble Lincoln is enrolled as No. 8550, and he was ennobled in 
that renowned body of Shriners on November 9, 1909. The Masonic 
Degrees preparatory to his admission were conferred upon him in Henrv 
rice Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Charles- 
£ W " : Boston Council. R. & S. M.. and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 

V ar ’ eStOWn - N ° bIe Lincoln was b ° r n in Charlestown, on 

April 4, 18/4, and obtained his education there in the public schools 
bor the Past five years, he has been a dealer in real estate in Charles- 
own, at 2 Cordis Street, where he also resides. On October 6 1898 
he was married to Miss Jessie P. Lowell of Bath. Me., and they have a 
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THOMAS CARROLL. 

The Order of Nobility was conferred upon Noble Carroll in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on April 23, 1907, when bis enrollment 
certificate was numbered 7093. Tbe prerequisite Masonic Degrees were 
obtained by Noble Carroll in Fellowship Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Harmony 
Chapter, L. A. M., both of Bridgewater, and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T. of Brockton. He was born in West Bridgewater, on 
September 14, 1881, and graduated from high school in June, 1901. In 
Taunton, on July 2, 1913, Noble Carroll married Miss Jane Williams 
Seaver. They have a daughter. Jane Hathaway, and reside at 21 Grove 
Street, Bridgewater. For the past twelve years. Noble Carroll has been 
connected in business with R. H. Ferguson, dealers in boots and shoes, 
located at 44 Central Square, Bridgewater. 

EDWARD MORGAN HAGARTY. 

For seven years, Noble Hagarty has been a traveling freight agent 
for The Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., in Boston. He was born in Boston, 
on November 13, 1882, and was graduated from the Harris Grammar 
School in 1897; also from the Mechanic Arts High School in 1900. In 
West Roxbury, on June 21, 1911. be was married to Miss Leland Mae 
Hayes of Northampton, a graduate of Smith College. Noble Hagarty 
is a member of Gate of tbe Temple Lodge of South Boston, in which 

he has the rank of Junior Warden; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of 

Boston , Boston Council, R. & S. M., and of St. Omer Commandery No. 
21, K. T. of Dorchester. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S., with the class of May 21, 1908, and his enrollment therein is 

numbered 8119. Noble Hagarty is also Past Patron of Milton Chapter 
No. 107, of tbe Order of the Eastern Star, and he is treasurer of the 
I ield and Forest Club of Boston. His business location is 126 State 
Street, Boston, and his residence is at 116 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury. 

FRANK WHITTEMORE WINN. 

Noble Winn has attained a full course of degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with William Parkman 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester, Woburn Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Woburn. Medford Council, R. & S. M. of Medford, and Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20 K. T. of Melrose. He was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 23, 1907, his enrollment in that 
exalted body being numbered 7332. Noble Winn is a member of tbe 
Calumet Club of Winchester. For three years, he served his town as 
Selectman. Noble Winn was born in Woburn, on November 1, 1871, 
and obtained bis education in tbe public schools of Winchester, where! 
also, on October 30, 1894, he married Miss Laura Mabelle Crosbv. They 
have two daughters Ethelyn M. and Violet Frances. For the past seven¬ 
teen years, Noble Winn has been a watch hand manufacturer, and is now 
located at 597 Washington Street, Winchester. The family residence 
is at 3 Euclid Avenue. 

CHARLES S. COOMBS. 

Noble Coombs is prominently identified with the Masonic interests 
and the public life of tbe city of New Bedford. His Masonic affiliations 
are as follows: in the York Rite, with Eureka Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ with 
the rank of Past Master; Adoniram Chapter. R. A. M.; New Bedford 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.; and. in 
the Scottish Rite, with Fall River and Boston Lafayette Lodges of Per¬ 
fection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.L 
S.\ He is now the Recorder of bis Council of Royal and Select Mas¬ 
ters. and is Past Thrice Illustrious Master therein; he is also Past Emi¬ 
nent Commander in Sutton Commandery, and has served as District 
Representative of tbe Massachusetts Consistory. Noble Coombs is Treas¬ 
urer of tbe Republican City Committee, with which he has been con¬ 
nected for fourteen years, having served as Chairman of the Ward 3 
Committee for twelve years of that time. For two years, he has served 
in the City Council: and for six vears. was a member of the Board of 
Registrars of Voters, two years of which be served as Chairman. He 
is a member of tbe Commanders’ Union of Boston, of the Dartmouth 
Historical Society, and of the Old Colony Historical Societv. Noble 
Coombs was admitted to the Nobilitv of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, as one of the novices of the 
class of September 1. 1906. and he holds tbe enrollment certificate num¬ 
bered 6548. in that illustrious body. He was born in Berkelev. on Decem¬ 
ber 14, 1863, and was educated in the public schools and at Phillips 
Academy of Andover, from which latter he was graduated with honors, 
in the scientific course, in 1886. Noble Coombs was. for some time, 
principal of a grammar school of Taunton, and from 1893 to 1895, be 
was advertising manager for the New Bedford Evening Journal. From 
1895 to 1912, be was connected with the Advertising Department of tbe 
New Bedford Evening Standard and Mercury; then until August. 1912, 


he was with the New Bedford Times, when he accepted a position in the 
Advertising Department of the American Wool and Cotton Reporter. 
Noble Coombs married, in Taunton, on December 28, 1886, Miss Mary 
C. Evans of Freetown. He resides at 79 Mill Street, New Bedford. 

EDWARD R. GREGORY. 

Enrollment No. 3402 in Aleppo Temple is that of Noble Gregory, 
who was received in that body in November, 1900, and who has held 
therein the rank of Alchemist since 1912. In Masonry, he is affiliated 
with W ashington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., wherein he has held various 
offices; St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M.; 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T.; and with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection. He is also associated with America Lodge No. 
191, I. O. O. F. of Roxbury, in which he is a Past District Deputy; the 
Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, wherein he is a Past Ser¬ 
geant; Boston Chapter No. 68, O. E. S. of Roxbury; Roxbury Improve¬ 
ment Association; Fusiliers Veteran Association, for several vears; tbe 
Dorchester Board of Trade; the Ten of Us Club, in which he is Presi¬ 
dent; the Fat Men’s Club; the South End Business Man’s Club; the 
Boston Press Club, and with the Eastern Apple Club, of which he is 
Treasurer. In 1910-12, he served on the School House Commission of 
Boston, and has been appointed for various organizations in the state. 
Noble Gregory was born in St. John, N. B„ on December 25, 1864, and 
was educated in the schools there. His marriage to Miss Eunice McKin¬ 
non of Nova Scotia took place in Boston, on February 22, 1893; and 
they have a daughter, Marguerite E. Noble Gregory is President of 
the Dorchester Theatre Company; for the past thirty years, has been a 
contractor and builder; and be has also been engaged in the real estate 
business for the past thirty-five years. His business address is 60 West 
Dedham St., Boston, while his home is in Dorchester, at 39 Melville Ave. 

JOHN FRANKLIN HOWARD. 

Noble Howard became identified with the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 6, 1914, his membership in that 
Shrine body being No. 10270. His Masonic affiliations are with Merri¬ 
mack Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T„ all of 
Haverhill, in the V ork Rite: and with Merrimack Valiev Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\ 
P. .R. ..S. ., in the Scottish Rite. He is also a member of Pa'estine 
Lodge No. 26, K. of P. of Haverbill, and, politically of the Republican 
Party. Noble Howard was born in Stowe, Me., on January 8, 1855, and 
was educated in the public schools of Farrington, N. H. In Haverhill, 
on December 4, 1892, his marriage to Miss Marguerite Cochrane, of 
Liverpool, Eng., was solemnized; their three sons are: John C., Wood¬ 
bury S., and Albert F. For the past twenty years, Noble Howard has 
been a manufacturer of salad dressing and other condiments, with an estab¬ 
lishment at No. 21 Kingsbury Avenue, Bradford, "which is also his home 
address. 

CLARENCE WELLS THOMAS. 

In John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, the Symbolic 
Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Thomas; he is also 
now a member of Somerville Chapter. R. A. M„ Orient Council, R. & 

S. M. of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K.' T. of 
Charlestown. His enrollment is numbered 6622, in Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement took place on Septem¬ 
ber 1, 1906. Noble Thomas was born in Somerville, on August 18, 1882, 
and was educated in the public schools there. For about fourteen 
years, he has been a milk dealer, and is now established at Central 
Square, Somerville. In June, 1909, he married Miss Carlotta Marks of 
Rockland. His residence is at 25 Illinois Avenue, Somerville. 


GEORGE D. FRENCH. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Joseph Warren 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.. both of Boston, 
and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. Noble 
French was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of tbe Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of tbe Mystic Shrine, on June 27, 1904, and was 
.enrolled therein as No. 4646. He is also attached to the Odd Fellows, 
in Tremont Lodge No. 15. Noble French was born in Danville, Vt., 
on September 22, 1867, and was educated in tbe schools there. ’ His 
marriage to Miss Olivia M. Merrill of New York took place in Boston, 
on August 3. 1913. For the past twenty-four years. Noble French has 
been in the steam fitting business; previously, for three and a half years, 
he had been an assistant engineer, and for four years, he had" been 
engaged in railroading. His business address is 26 Beach Street. Boston 
and his home is at 43 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Roxbury. 

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LOUIS PERCY GOWING. 

W ith Masonic affiliations in the following York Rite bodies: Golden 
Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, Reading Chapter, R. A. M, 
and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose, Noble 
Gowing was admitted to the membership of Aleppo Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine, with the class of September 1, 1911, with enrollment 
No. 9148. He is also connected with Wakefield Lodge No. 1276, of the 
B. P. O. E., and with the Wakefield Club. Since 1905, Noble Gowing 
lias been engaged in the grocery and provision business, under the firm 
name of S. H. Gowing and Son, established at No. 404 Main Street, 
\\ akefield. He was born in Wakefield, on March 12, 1876, and was 
educated in the public schools of his native town. On October 16, 1905, 
in Taunton, Noble Gowing’s marriage to Miss Alice Durocher of Lynn 
took place; they have a son, Henry Stark, and their residence is at No. 
16 Winn Street, Wakefield. 

ARTHUR L. BLACKMER. 

Noble Blackmer has been treasurer and manager of the Black - 
mer Glass Company of 223 North Second Street, New Bedford, since 
1892. The Symbolic Degrees of Masonry were conferred upon him in 
Star of the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees, in 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and he was dubbed and created a Knight 
in Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. All these bodies are located in 
the city of New Bedford. Thus prepared for admission to the Ancient 
Arabic Order, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple as 
a member of the class of December 28, 1899, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment in that illustrious body, has the number 3220. Noble Blackmer 
was born in Rochester, on March 18, 1865, and as a youth, attended the 
public schools of New Bedford. In that city, also, on November 22, 
1888, he married Miss Susan A. Gardiner, of Acushnet. He has a 
daughter, Gladys, and resides at 675 County Street, New Bedford. 

WILLIS HENRY LOWE. 

Noble Lowe is listed upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 10100. He was received into the 
Nobility of that body of Shriners, as a member of the class of 1913. 
The preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in the fol¬ 
lowing bodies: Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all located in the city 
of Boston. Noble Lowe was born in Elkhorn, Wis., on November 12 
1867, and was graduated in due course from the School of Pharmacy of 
Northwestern University, at Chicago, Ill. For the past twelve years, he 
has been a perfume manufacturer and is proprietor of the American 
Toilet Goods Company, of Boston. Noble Lowe resides at 22 Suther¬ 
land Road, Brookline, Mass. 

WILLIAM HOWARD PORTER. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, was exemplified on 
Noble Porter, on March 28, 1912, in Aleppo Temple, and on that event¬ 
ful day he was enrolled therein as No. 9471. He has degrees in full 
course in the York Rite of Masonry, and he has partly completed his 
course in the Scottish Rite. In the former, Noble Porter is a member 
of Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Pentucket Chapter. R. A. M.; 
Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T.; 
and in the latter, he has obtained the Ineffable Grades in Merrimac 
Valley Lodge of Perfection. Noble Porter was born in Lynn, on Sep¬ 
tember 30, 1875, and obtained his preparatory education at Lynn and 
Concord, N. H., and his college education at Harvard University, grad¬ 
uating with the class of 1898. His business career has been devoted to 
various shoe enterprises, being for more than the past three years a sales¬ 
man for the Ira J. Webster Company, shoe manufacturers of Boston 
and Haverhill, with offices at 137 Lincoln Street, Boston, formerly, for 
twelve years, having been with Howard L. Porter and B. E. Cole and 
Company of Boston. Noble Porter is unmarried, and resides at No. 59 
Main Street, Haverhill. 

EDWARD EVANS LYON. 

Having the rank of Junior Warden in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., and Captain of the Guard in East Boston Council, R. & S. M., Noble 
Lyon also bears allegiance to St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., and William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. Thus quali¬ 
fied, he was created a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with 
the class of December 31, 1907, when he was enrolled as No. 7917. Noble 
Lyon was born in Bangor, Maine, on July 9, 1853, and graduated from 
the Bangor High School. He entered business for himself in Bangor 
in 1877, as a wholesale and retail dealer in crockery, china and glass¬ 
ware ; in 1892 he sold out his business and became engaged in the whole¬ 


sale grocery business in the same city, remaining there until 1897, when 
he removed to Boston, and entered the firm of Dorman Haxford and 
Company, dealers in canned goods, at No. 131 State Street, Boston. In 
Bangor, Maine, in November, 1877, he was married to Miss Almeda 
Crosby, and they have a son, Alpheus Crosby, and a daughter. Elsie 
May. Their residence is at No. 1322 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 

FRANK N. NATHAN. 

Noble Nathan is a wholesale and retail dealer in diamonds and 
jewelry in the city of Boston, where he has been established for about 
twenty years. He was born in the city of St. Louis, on April 2, 1869. 
As a youth, he attended the public schools of that city. The Masonic 
attainments which qualified him for admission to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, were conferred upon Noble Nathan in the fol¬ 
lowing bodies: Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, Dorchester 
Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. In the Commandery, Noble Nathan 
lias held, for five years, the rank of Guard. In Aleppo Temple he was 
ennobled as a member of the class of May 5, 1904, and his enrollment 
certificate then received the number 4569. Noble Nathan is a member 
also of Lodge No. 876, B. P. O. E. of Brookline, and he is a member 
and a stockholder in the Newton Centre Squash Tennis Club. At Dover, 
N. H., on June 12, 1893, he married Miss Bessie K. Kimball of Atlanta, 
Ga. There are two children, Helen Elizabeth and T. Cushman. The 
residence is at 518 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre, and the 
business address is 373 Washington Street, Boston. 

WALLACE GOODRICH. 

Noble Goodrich received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine 
ennoblement in Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in 1884, and has the 
rank of Past Junior Steward therein; St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., on 
June 17, 1884; and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., on December 16, 
1885, all of which are located in Boston. With the class of January 
20, 1886, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and 
his enrollment was numbered 1010 in that body. For more than thirty 
years, Noble Goodrich was a provision dealer in Boston, and he has 
now been, for more than nine years, a restaurateur at the South Station. 
He was born in Canaan, Me., on August 14, 1852, and was educated 
there. His marriage to Miss Abbie H. Henderson of Marblehead took 
place in Boston, on December 9, 1886. Noble Goodrich s residence is at 
59 Ashford Street, Allston. 

WILLIAM J. BEGIN. 

Noble Begin has Masonic affiliations with the following bodies, all 
located in the city of Cambridge: Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cam¬ 
bridge Chapter, R. A. M„ Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. With these qualifications, he was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order in Aleppo 
Temple, with the class of December 31, 1912, and his certificate of 
enrollment in that illustrious body of Shriners received the number 9832. 
He was born in Mahone, N. S., on December 19, 1872, and was graduated 
from the high school there with the class of 1886. He was, for about 
eleven years, connected with the Hotel Touraine of Boston, and he has 
now, for nearly five years, been manager of the Porter Station Garage 
of Cambridge, with offices at 820 Somerville Avenue. Noble Begin is 
unmarried, and resides at 68 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge. 

GEORGE J. OTT, M. D. 

Noble Ott received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Trinity 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Clinton; the Capitular Degrees, in Clinton 
Chapter, R. A. M., being also affiliated with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. 
M. of Boston; and the Templar Degrees were conferred upon him in 
I rin.ty Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 19, 1900, and was enrolled 
as No. 3320. Noble Ott is a member of the New England Order of 
Protection, and of Wekepeke Council of the Royal Arcanum of Clinton. 
He was born on March 9, 1868, in Sparneck, Ger., but obtained his edu¬ 
cation in Clinton, Albany, N. \., and New York City. He was grad¬ 
uated from the Albany Medical College in 1894, and served as resident 
physician in the Marshal Infirmary of Troy, N. Y„ in 1903-04. Noble 
Ott is a practicing physician, with offices at 149 Tremont Street, Boston; 
is a member of the American Medical Association, the Massachusetts 
Medical Society, the Suffolk District Medical Society, the Boston Medical 
Library, and of the National Society for the Prevention and Control of 
Tuberculosis. He has served upon the Board of Health of Clinton, and 
for three years was its secretary. In that town, also, on October, 16, 
1902, he was married to Miss Lois L. Paine. They have a daughter! 
Corinne Elizabeth, and reside in Boston. 


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EUGENE R. MOULTON. 

An affiliate uf the Mobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
to which he was admitted on December 29, 1911, with enrollment No. 
9257, Noble Moulton has Mason,c connections in both York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is a member of Damascus 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. 
& S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 44, K. T.; and in the latter, his 
affiliations are with the following bodies, all situated in the Valley of 
Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. He is also fraternally 
associated with Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E. of Lynn. Noble Moulton 
has been in the box manufacturing business for twenty-two years, the 
last twelve years of which have been spent as a member of the firm of 
Littlefield and Moulton. He was born in Lynn, on January 2, 1875, and 
was educated in that city. His marriage to Miss Bertha A. Cushing of 
Lynn was celebrated in that city, on June 23, 18%, and they have four 
children: Burgess L., Earl N., Isabel, and Miriam. Noble Moulton’s 
business location is No. 10 Box Place, Lynn, his residence being at No. 
148 Western Avenue, Lynn. 

CHARLES SUMNER HOWARD. 

For the past six years, Noble Howard has been proprietor of a hotel 
in Plymouth. He has served, for some time, as a Councilman in the 
city of Brockton, his political affiliations being Republican. He was born 
in West Bridgewater, on March 21, 1873, and was educated in the 
schools of Brockton. In that city, on April 24, 1894, he married Miss 
Helen M. Ransden. They have two sons, Clifton Merton and Sumner 
Ellsworth, and have their residence at No. 261 Spring Street, Brockton. 
With Masonic Degrees obtained in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., 
all of Brockton, Noble Howard was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of 
March 28, 1912, with enrollment No. 9393. Noble Howard is also a mem¬ 
ber of Massasoit Lodge No. 68, 1. Q. O. F. of Brockton; of Montello 
Lodge, K. P., and of the Commercial Club, of that city. 

DONALD DWIGHT SIMONDS. 

Under the escort of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple, Noble Simonds 
made the pilgrimage to the Shrine, and was received into the Nobility 
of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 15, 
1912, with membership No. 9809. The Masonic Degrees preparatory to 
Shrine ennoblement were acquired by Noble Simonds in Quinsigamond 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., both of Worcester; 
Boston Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, and Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T. of Worcester. He is also a member of the Col¬ 
lege National Fraternity, Theta Chi, and of the Grand Chapter of that 
fraternity. From August, 1908, to December, 1911, Noble Simonds was 
with the Reed and Prince Manufacturing Company of Worcester, as 
foreman of their machine shop; and from December, 1911, to June, 
1914, he was superintendent of the paper box factories of Bird and Son, 
at East Walpole. He is now connected with the J. M. Raffel Company 
of Baltimore, Md., as superintendent of their corrugated shipping con¬ 
tainer business. Noble Simonds was born in Westminster, on October 
20, 1885, and was a student at the Worcester English High School, 
where he prepared for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in which he 
completed the course in mechanical engineering with the class of 1908. 

GEORGE MOWRY GRAVES. 

Noble Graves is Masonically attached to Orient Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., both of Norwood, and Cyprus Com¬ 
mandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. He was received in the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on February 18, 1907, and enrolled therein 
as No. 6958. He is a member of Samoset Chapter No. 109, O. E. S., 
wherein he was Patron for the year 1914; the Purchasing Agents’ 
Association of Boston; the Traphole Fishing Club of East Walpole, 

and, politically, of the Progressive Party. He has served as Chairman 
of the Board of Selectmen of W’alpole, for two years, and also as a 
member of the School Board. Noble Graves was born in Millbury, 

on January 26, 1873, and was educated in the public schools there and 

at Worcester. He was graduated from a business school in Wor¬ 
cester with the class of 1890. His marriage to Miss Maude C. Ryan, 
took place in Medfield, on October 30, 1901; they have a daughter, 

Nancy V. hittemore Graves, born on January 25, 1914. After leaving 
school, Noble Graves became associated with the firm of F. W. Bird 
and Son, as clerk; in 1894, he was advanced to the position of pur¬ 
chasing agent; and he has been treasurer of the American Fireproof¬ 
ing Company since 1904. His business location is East Walpole, and 
his home is at 21 Union Street, same town. 


FRED SHERBURNE EVANS. 

'1 he memorable date of Noble Evans ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., is April 5, 1904, and the number of his enrollment, 
in that illustrious body is 4517, thus indicating that 4516 poor sons ot 
the desert had taken that perilous journey before he did. His previously- 
attained Masonic membership is held in Onenc Lodge, A. K & A. M. 
of Norwood, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston. Boston Council, 

R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. He 
is also a member of Old Colony Division No. 312, of the Brotherhood 
of Locomotive Engineers, and, in politics, adheres to Republican prin¬ 
ciples. Noble Evans was born at Bow, N. H., on July 16, 1855, and 
obtained his education in the Bow district schools. For the past ten 
years, he has been General Chairman of the Committee of the Brother¬ 
hood of Locomotive Engineers of the New York, New Haven and Hart¬ 
ford Railroad; previously, for twenty-five years, having been a loco¬ 
motive engineer. His office address is Room 270 A, South Station, 
Boston, and his home is in Norwood, at % Winter Street. 

HERBERT L. FLETCHER. 

Noble Fletcher, who was elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 15, 1914, and enrolled therein as No. 
10336, is Masonically affiliated with Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. He is a member of the 
Merrimack Valley Country Club of Methuen, and of the Alumni Asso¬ 
ciation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Noble Fletcher 
was born in Lawrence, on September 13, 1885, and was educated in the 
public schools of that city and at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech¬ 
nology, from which he graduated with the class of 1908. Since that 
time, he has been an electrical engineer, with offices at 111 Devonshire 
Street, Boston, while his home is in Lawrence, at 57 Abbott Street. 

LEWIS ALFRED BROWN. 

Having acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees, in Wyoming Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and in Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, K. T., all of Melrose, Noble Brown was admitted 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on May 21, 1909, 
and his enrollment, in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, was num¬ 
bered 8411. He is also a member of Lodge No. 1031, B. P. O. E. of 
Melrose, and of the United Commercial Travelers. Noble Brown was 
born in Sanbornton, N. H., on July 15, 1875, and was educated in the 
schools there and at the New Hampton Institution. His marriage to Miss 
Laura B. Graham was solemnized in Haverhill, on January 9, 1907. 
For the past fourteen years, Noble Brown has been a wholesale dealer 
in mill supplies, and is now established at 54 Commerce Street, Boston. 
He is Vice President of the Republican Committee of Melrose, in which 
city he resides, at 26 Bartlett Street. 

ALVAN CARROLL HOLMAN. 

Enrolled upon the registry of Aleppo Temple as No. 6810, Noble 
Holman was received into its Nobility, on December 17, 1906. His pre¬ 
requisite Masonic affiliations are with the following Vermont bodies: 
Phoenix Lodge No. 28, A. F. & A. M., Whitney Royal Arch Chapter No. 3, 
both of Randolph, and Lafayette Commandery, K. T. of St. Albans. In 
the Odd Fellows, he is allied with St. Albans Lodge, and Columbian 
Encampment No. 1, and is also a member of Canton Franklin No. 10. 
He was born in Braintree, Vt., on November 17, 1861, and was educated 
in the schools of the town. For twelve years, he was employed in a 
retail store, and for the past sixteen years, has been a salesman. His 
business address is No. 84 Essex Street, Boston, and he resides at No. 
34 Hawthorne Avenue, Winthrop. 

WILLIAM ELLIS SWEENEY. 

Noble Sweeney was born in Attleboro, on March 25, 1883, and was 
graduated from the Attleboro High School, with the class of 1902, and 
from Amherst College, with the class of 1907. For the past four years, 
he has been in the employ of the W. H. Wilmarth Company, Inc., at 
School and Hazel Streets, Attleboro. In 1913, he became Assistant Chief 
of the Fire Department of Attleboro. In Attleboro, also, in April, 1909, 
he was married to Miss Leonilda Orup, and they reside in that city. The 
Masonic Degrees preparatory to his admission to the Shrine were con¬ 
ferred in the following bodies, all of Attleboro: Ezekiel Bates Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., Attleboro Council, R. & 

S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. His enrollment number, 
upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. Aw O., N. M. S., is 
8075, and he was ennobled in that celebrated Shrine body, on February 
25, 1908. Noble Sweeney is also a member of Lodge No. 1014, of the 

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FRANK MARSHALL. 

Noble Marshall is well known as a restaurant keeper in Boston, 
where he has been in business for the past thirty-seven years and more. 
He was born in Medford, on November IS, 1855, and was educated there. 
He acquired the Masonic Degrees requisite for Shrine ennoblement, in 
King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., then of Charlestown, now of Somer¬ 
ville; St. Paid’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T. With the class of December 17, 1885, he was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and his 
enrollment certificate was numbered 1712. Noble Marshall is also a 
member of the Boston Athletic Association. His marriage took place 

in Acton, on September 8, 1877, to Miss Ada I. Jones; they have three 

sons: Irving F., Carl B., and Ralph S. Noble Marshall’s business address 
is Nos. 28 and 32 Merchants Row, Boston, and his residence is at 64 
Naples Road, Brookline. 

HENRY CHARLES THOMSON. 

Noble Thomson, who was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 

Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, with membership number 

7577, has Masonic affiliations with Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all 
of Boston. He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, 
the Highland Club of West Roxbury, the Boston City Club, and, politi¬ 
cally, of the Independent Party. Noble Thomson was born in Boston, 
on February 22, 1866, and graduated from the Boston High School with 
the class of 1882. His marriage to Miss Mabel R. Briggs took place 
in Boston in 1896, and they have two sons, Arthur Drew and Earl Henry. 
Noble Thomson is a patent attorney and a specialist in trade-marks. His 
office is at 15 State Street, Boston, and his home is in West Roxbury, at 
96 Anawan Avenue. 

WILLIAM HENRY PENN. 

After having been, for about fifteen years, superintendent for the 
J. W. Bennett Company, Noble Penn established himself, ten years ago, 
as a contractor and builder in Lowell, with an office at 262 West London 
Street. He obtained the degrees preparatory to his admission to the 
Shrine in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he achieved the 
rank of Junior Deacon; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.; Ahasuerus Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. 
Upon this Masonic foundation, he was raised to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 21, 1909, and holds the certificate 
of enrollment therein numbered 8446. Noble Penn is a member of Lowell 
Council No. 8, of the Royal Arcanum, and of Washington Commandery 
No. 31, of the United Order of the Golden Cross. In 1896-97, he was 
a member of the Common Council of the city of Lowell, serving as 
president of the same for the year 1897, and he is also a director of the 
Lowell Cooperative Bank. He was born on June 26, 1851, in Lowell, and 
obtained his education in the public schools of that city. There, also, 
on July 13, 1872, he married Miss Hattie R. Webster of Lowell. They 
have two daughters, H. Elinor and Ella M.; also a son, Everett W., and 
reside at No. 262 West London Street, Lowell. 

ARTHUR H. PARKER. 

President and treasurer of the Parker Wire Goods Company, of 
Worcester, Noble Parker has filled these positions, since the organization 
of that company, more than thirteen years ago. He had been engaged 
in similar occupations, for fourteen years previously, having been con¬ 
nected with the Worcester Supply Company, as its treasurer nearly all 
that time. Noble Parker is well known as a Mason and as a business 
man in the city of Worcester. In Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., he is ranked 
as Past High Priest; he was raised in Quinsigamond Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M.; the Cryptic Degrees were conferred upon him in Hiram Council, R. 
& S. M., and he was made a Knight in Worcester County Commandery 
No. 5, K. T. Likewise, he has taken degrees in full course in the 
Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, God¬ 
dard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. He was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, on March 1, 1898, and was listed as No. 2153, upon the 
membership rolls of that body of the Mystic Shrine. Noble Parker is 
a member of the LTnited Commercial Travelers’ Association, wherein he 
is Past Grand Councilor; also of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, 
the Merchants’ Association, the Mechanics’ Association, the Worcester 
Automobile Club, and of the Tatasset Canoe Club. He was born in West 
Northfield, on March 4, 1860, and secured his education there. Noble 
Parker has been twice married: first, in 1885, to Miss Alice E. Stone of 
Holden, who passed awa/ 1890, leaving him a daughter, Alice Ruth; 
in 1894, he married Miss Eva M. Wilson of Worcester; they have a 
daughter, Edith Mabel, and reside at 144 June Street, Worcester. The 
business address is 1 Assonet Street. 



RICHARD R. TURNER. 

For six years, Noble Turner served as Marshal of Merrimack Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Haverhill. He is also affiliated, in the York Rite of 
Masonry, with Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. 
M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., in which he has the rank 
of Guard; and in the Scottish Rite, with Merrimack Valley Lodge of 
Perfection. Noble Turner holds the certificate of enrollment bearing the 
number 8985 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and his 
ennoblement took place in that illustrious body of Shriners on Decem¬ 
ber 30, 1910. He is a member of the Street Railway Club of Boston. 
Noble Turner was born in Manton, R. I., on May 19, 1864, and attended 
the public schools of Salem. For the past twenty years, he has been in 
the painting business in Llaverhill. In March, 1894, he was married to 
Fannie Whittier, in Haverhill, and they reside in that city. 

CHARLES S. PROCTOR. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., opened to admit 
Noble Proctor to its illustrious nobility on February 20, 1895, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 2110. He is Past Master of Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
and Past High Priest of Mt. Horeb Chapter, both of Lowell. His other 
York Rite affiliations are with Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., also of Lowell. In the Scottish Rite, 
he is affiliated with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. He is also Junior Grand Warden 
in the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. For the past eleven years, Noble 
Proctor has been at the head of the Proctor Paper Company, having 
been engaged in the paper business for over a quarter of a century. He 
was born on October 16, 1865, in Lowell, where he received his pre¬ 
liminary education; and he was graduated from Harvard College. In 
1888-91, Noble Proctor was Captain in the Second Corps Cadets. In 
1900-02, he served on Governor Crane’s Staff, with the rank of Major. 
In Lowell, on October 16, 1890, he was married to Miss Ida F. Holden; 
they have a son, Horace S., and a daughter, Edith. Noble Proctor’s 
business address is No. 228 Congress Street, Boston, while his home is 
in Lowell. 

LeDOIT E. KIMBALL. 

Enrollment No. 4109 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., is that of Noble Kimball, who has enjoyed many 
distinctions in connection with his Masonic affiliations, both in York and 
Scottish Rites. He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
on December 4, 1902. Noble Kimball is Past Master in Kilwinning Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and Past Sovereign Prince in Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem. He was, for many years, Chaplain of Kilwinning Lodge, 
and of Mt. Horeb Royal Arch Chapter; has served as Standard Bearer 
in Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T.; and as Captain of the Guard in 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection. Noble Kimball is also affiliated with 
Ahasuerus Councl, R. & S. M., Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. He is also a member 
of Puritan Chapter No. 54, of the Order of the Eastern Star. In Odd- 
fellowship, Noble Kimball is a Past Grand, having passed the chairs 
in old Mechanics Lodge No. 11. At the present time, he is a member of 
Centralville Lodge No. 215; Pilgrim Encampment No. 4, I. O. O. F.; 
and of Samuel H. Hines Lodge No. 56, Knights of Pythias, with the 
rank of Past Chancellor. He is a member of both the New England 
Fat Man’s Club of Wells River, Vt., and of the United States Fat Man’s 
Club of Boston; and is Secretary of the Lowell Branch No. 1, U. S. F. 
M. C. Although Noble Kimball has been quite active in fraternal 
societies, he has not neglected his duty to the church. He is a member 
of the First Trinitarian Congregational Church of Lowell; is one of the 
deacons and is superintendent of the Sunday School; and also holds 
the office of president of the Board of Trustees in the Centralville 
Methodist Church of Lowell,—rather an unusual church affiliation. Noble 
Kimball has been principal and manager of the Lowell Commercial Col¬ 
lege, Inc., since 1879; is president of the corporation; president of the 
Boston-Sabinel Mining Company of Mexico, and of the advertising com¬ 
pany known as the “Kimball System, Inc.”; is vice-president of the Union 
Printing Company of Lowell, and of the Lowell Realty Company. He 
holds the office of director in each of the five mentioned companies. 
Noble Kimball was born in Grafton, N. H., on June 22, 1853, and was a 
student in the schools of that town and of Lowell. He has been twice 
married: first, on May 19, 1878, to Miss Emma M. Folger of Boston, 
who passed away in 1886; and on December 25, 1888, to Miss Myrta M. 
Thompson of Rochester, N. Y. He has two sons, Ernest L. and Earle R. 
His business address is No. 7 Merrimack Street, Lowell, and his resi¬ 
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CHARLES EMORY WHITNEY. 

Noble \\ hitney has the enrollment No. 5037, upon the registry of 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, and he was admitted to the Shrine in 
that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of 
March 27, 1905. His Masonic preparation was obtained in Hope Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 
46. K. T„ all of Gardner. He is a member also of the Gardner Boat Club. 
Noble \\ hitney was born in Gardner, March 8, 1867, and was a student 
in the schools there. For four years, he has been a clerk in the employ 
of the Conant Ball Company of Gardner. In Ashfield, on November 17, 
1891, he married Miss Fanny Lesure. They have two children: Walter A. 
and C. Amasa, and their home is in Gardner, at 125 Pearl Street. 

JOHN M. NELSON. 

In Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Noble Nelson has the rank of 
Past Master, and he is a Life Member of Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. He is also affiliated with Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., and with Olivet Commandery No. 36 K. T., all 
of Lynn. In his Commandery he has the rank of Past Eminent Com¬ 
mander. Upon Noble Nelson have also been conferred, in full course, 
the degrees of the Scottish Rite, in the following bodies: Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S. .P. .R.'.S.'. Upon the basis of the foregoing Masonic 
attainments, Noble Nelson was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, in October, 1904, and he was then designated on the 
rolls of that illustrious body, as No. 3421. For almost forty years, Noble 
Nelson has been engaged in the drug business, in the city of Lynn. He 
was born in East Kingston, N. H„ on July 14, 1861, and was educated in 
its schools. In Lynn, on October 6, 1887, he was married to Miss Sarah 
F. Caldwell. His business address is 129 Munroe Street. Lynn, and his 
residence, No. 63 Burrill Street, Swampscott. 

CHARLES WILLIAM REED. 

In the caravan of June 4, 1914, Noble Reed made the never-to-be- 
forgotten pilgrimage over the desert sands to the Oasis of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., wherein he was received and enrolled as 
No. 10303. As a Mason, he was raised in Syracuse Lodge No. 501, A. 
F. & A. M. of Syracuse, N. Y., and continuing his York Rite career 
in East Boston bodies, was advanced and exalted in St. John’s Royal 
Arch Chapter; was received and greeted in Cryptic Masonry, in East 
Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, and was knighted in William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. He is also an affiliate of the 
following Boston bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite: 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.kR.'.S.’. Since 1903, Noble Reed has been 
New England Representative for the Merrell, Soule Company of Syra¬ 
cuse, with offices in the Board of Trade Building, Boston. He was born 
in Syracuse, N. Y., on October 22, 1871, and, after leaving school, was 
in the grocery and meat business until making his present connection. 
Noble Reed is a member of the United Commercial Travelers of Syra¬ 
cuse, of the Utica Travelers’ Association, and of the Iowa State Trav¬ 
elers’ Association. He resides at No. 509 Audubon Road, Boston. 

STEPHEN HICKMOTT TAYLOR. 

Noble Taylor has achieved eminence in Masonry. He has served in 
the East, in Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New Bedford: 
has presided over Adoniram Royal Chapter as High Priest, and he has 
the rank of Past Commander in Sutton Commandery No. 16. Knights 
Templar of New Bedford. In York Rite Masonry, he also is affiliated 
with New Bedford Council of Royal and Select Masters. In the Ancient 
and Accepted Scottish Rite, he has attained affiliations with Fall River 
Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, and St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix. Noble Taylor was a 
novice of the class of September 30, 1895, upon the record of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and he was ennobled on that date 
with the number 2687, upon the enrollment lists. He is a member of 
the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Association of Knights Templar 
Commanders and of the Past High Priests Association. He was born in 
New Bedford, January 18, 1872. After two years attendance at the city 
high school, he entered, at any early age, the employ of A. B. Drake, a 
civil engineer, and after nine months, he went into the office of the 
superintendent of the water works. There he remained for fifteen years 
when he became interested in the general contracting business, making a 
partnership with his brother, but, after two years, he became, in 1906, an 


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inspector for Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies with 
offices at 31 Milk Street, Boston. In New Bedford, on June 16, 1900, 
he married Miss Martha E. Williams. They have a son, William H., 
and reside at 101 Campbell Street. New Bedford, with summer home 
at Salters Point, South Dartmouth. 

ALBERT ROYAL MOULTON. 

For more than twenty-six years, Noble Moulton has been in the 
leather business in the city of Boston. He was born in Abington, on 
July 21, 1870, and was there educated. In Abington, also, on April 12, 
1893, he was married to Miss Almira B. Richards, and has two children: 
a daughter, Helen, and a son. Richard W. Noble Moulton's residence 
is in \\ ollaston. He has Masonic affiliations with Wollaston Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M„ St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Quincy Commandery 
No. 47, K. T., all of Quincy. Upon tlie enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his name appears as No. 9199, his ennoble¬ 
ment having taken place therein, with the class of November, 1911. The 
business address of Noble Moulton is 157 South Street, Boston 

W. HENRY TOWNE. 

Since 1907, Noble Towne has been City Clerk of Worcester, and 
from 1898 to 1907, he served that city as Assistant Clerk. He received 
the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., and continued his York Rite career in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commadnery No. 
5, K. T. Noble Towne has also taken a course of degrees in the Scottish 
Rite, having affiliations in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His admission to the 
Mystic Shrine took place in Aleppo Temple as one of the members of 
the class of May 26, 1897, and there was then awarded to him the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment numbered 2707. Noble Towne is a member of 
Anchoria Lodge No. 142, I. O. O. F.; the Worcester Country Club; the 
Tatassit Canoe Club, and of the Uptown Club, all of Worcester; also 
of the City Gerk’s Association, and of the Massachusetts State Associa¬ 
tion. Noble Towne was born in Worcester, on January 31, 1869, and 
secured his education in the schools of that city. He was married on 
January 21, 1913, to Miss Bertha A. Midgley, and resides at No. 12 
Oberlin St., Worcester. Noble Towne's business address is 16 City Hall. 

MARSHALL NAZRO. 

A York Rite Mason, bearing allegiance to Delta Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M., and Quincy Commandery, K. T., Noble 
Nazro was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
March 25, 1910, his enrollment therein, by sequence, being No. 8693. He 
is also identified in the Elks, with Quincy Lodge No. 943. For the past 
sixteen years, Noble Nazro has been in the shoe business. He was born 
in Boston, on September 24, 1878, and was educated in Cambridge. Noble 
Nazro’s business address is No. 268 Summer Street, Boston, and he 
resides in that city. 




WILLIAM ROGERS BROOKS. 

Past Master of Liberty Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Beverly, Noble 
Brooks also has Masonic affiliations with Amity Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Beverly; Salem Council, R. & S. M.; St. George Commandery, K. T. of 
Beverly, and Salem Lodge of Perfection. He was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, in December, 1906, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 6743. He is a member of Magnolia Lodge No. 149, I. O. O. F. 
of Manchester, and of the Beverly Republican Club. Noble Brooks 
served his district of Beverly, in the Massachusetts House of Repre¬ 
sentatives. for the years, 1903-06 and 1908. For seven years, he served 
in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and for nineteen years, in the 
Beverly Fire Department, five years of which time, he was Captain. He 
retired from active business life one year ago, after having served as 
Postmaster of Beverly Farms, for four years, and for a period of six¬ 
teen years, was also in the fish business in Beverly Farms. Noble Brooks 
was born in Salem, on March 1, 1865, and attended school in Beverly. 
His marriage to Miss Alice A. Preston of East Wenham, was celebrated 
in that town, on April 17, 1907. They have a daughter, Hester L„ born 
May 3, 1913, and their residence is at No. 94 Hart Street, Beverly Farms. 



WALTER L. MELLEN. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Mellen are indicated by his mem¬ 
bership in the following bodies: Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A M 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ and Worcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ all of Worcester, Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and Lawrence 
























































































































































































































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Qiapter of Rose Croix. Xoble Mellen was admitted to the Xobi'.ity of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ X. M. S., as a member of the class of Xovem- 
ber 5. 1894, and holds certificate of enrollment Xo. 1844. In 1909-10. he 
served as an Alderman of Ward 8, Worcester. He was bom in that 
city, on January 10. 1868. and attended its public schools. On October 
5, 1892. he was married in Fisherville. to Miss Carrie Fisher, and they 
have a son, Albert Fisher, and a daughter. Dorothy. Xoble Mellen has 
been, for about twenty-six years, a contractor and builder, having his 
office at 393 Main Street, Worcester. 

GILMAX ELLIOT THOMAS. 

Xoble Thomas secured the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Golden 
Fleece Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, continuing his career in the 
Boston bodies of the Scottish Rite, where he is affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. 32~. S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. With these qualifications for the journey 
to the Mystic Shrine, he made the pilgrimage over the burning sands 
to Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., X. M. S.. as a member of the caravan of 
December 31, 1911. and on that eventful day was joyfully received and 
enrolled among its Xobility as Xo. 9284. Xoble Thomas was born on 
August 16. 1866. in Woodstock. Yt.. where, too, he was brought up and 
educated, later graduating from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 
in Boston, in 1892. He has conducted a drug store under the style of 
the G. E. Thomas Company, for nineteen years, the location of which 
is 394 Essex Street. Lynn. He has been twice married, on September 
11, 1895. to Miss Anna A. Sayers, who passed away on April 7. 1912: 
and on September 3. 1913, to Mrs. Annie G. Graham of Xew Rochelle. 
X. Y. Xoble Thomas has two daughters. Eleanor Sayers and \ irginia 
Adelaide, and has his residence at Xo. 25 Greystone Park, Lynn. 

ARTHUR BLAISDELL XORTOX. 

Xoble Xorton attained the Masonic qualifications for his reception 
into the A. A. O., X'. M. S.. in the following bodies of Boston: Mt. 
Lebanon Lodge. A. F. & A. M-. St. Andrew s Chapter. R. A. M-, and 
Boston Commandery Xo. 2. K. T. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
as a member of the class of December 1/. 1906. and his certificate of 
enrollment is Xo. 6862. He is also a member of Mt. Pleasant Lodge. 
I. O. O. F. of Roxbury. In 1913, he retired from the grocery business, 
which he had followed in Roxbury for about twenty-two years. He 
was born at Wells. Me., on June 24. 1865. and attended its public schools. 
There, on June 7. 1893. he married Miss Ethel A. Littlefield. They have 
three children, Ruth. Arthur Jere. and Edith. Their residence is at Xo. 
34 Shirley Street. Roxbury. 

JOHX S. XASOX. 

Xoble Xason. who had been a member of the House of Representa¬ 
tives. in 1903 and 1904, entered the Unseen Temple, on July 8. 1913. 
He had been affiliated with the following Masonic bodies: Siloam Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Westboro. Holton Chapter. R. A. M. of Marlboro. 
Hiram Council. R. & S. M.. and Worcester County Commandery- Xo. 5. 
K. T., both of Worcester: and in the Scottish Rite, with \\ orcester 
Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32". b. -P. . 
R.’.S.L His name appeared upon the registry of Aleppo Temple, with 
the number 1942. and he was received in that illustrious body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, on March 30. 1894. Xoble Xason was. for thirty- 
years. a dealer in coal and grain. He was born in Kennebunk. Me., on 
May 6. 1860. and was educated in the schools of \\ estboro. In Taunton, 
on June 12. 1884. he married Miss Anna P. Weld. He is survived by- 
six children: Marguerite W.. Xoah. Jane A.. Elizabeth C.. Marion E.. 
and John S-. Jr. Xoble Xason was Republican in politics. He resided 
on John Street. Westboro. 

HAROLD FAIRBAIRX SAUNDERS. 

On December 30. 1910. Xoble Saunders entered Aleppo Temple, A. 
\ O.. X. M. S., with enrollment Xo. 8982. His Masonic connection in 
the York Rite are with St. Matthew’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Andover. 
Mt Sinai Chapter, R. A. M.. Lawrence Council. R. & S. M.. and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17. K. T.. all of Lawrence: and. in the Scottish Rite, 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection. Lowell Council of Princes oi Jerusa¬ 
lem. Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis- 
torv 32° S ‘ P.’.R.'.S.'. Politically, he is a member of the Republican 
Partv. Xoble Saunders was bom in Haverhill, on October 15, 188/ : 
was graduated from the Andover High School in 1906. and trom the 
Lowell Textile School in 1909. For the past five years, he has been a 
chemist for the Pacific Mills of Lawrence. He resides in Andover, at 

21 Elm Street. 


ALBERT WOOD CRAIG. 

Having acquired the preliminary- Masonic Degrees in Grecian Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Sinai Chapter. R. A. M.. Lawrence Council. R. & 
S. M.. and Bethany- Commandery- Xo. 17. K. T.. all of Lawrence. Xoble 
Craig was inducted into the mysteries of Aleppo Temple. Ancient Arabic 
Order. Xobles of the Mystic Shrine, as a member of the class of March 
28. 1912. his enrollment number being 9329. He was bora in Lawrence, 
on March 9. 1887. and was graduated from the high school of that city 
with the class of 1994. Entering the Lowell Textile School, he was 
graduated in 1907. and he now is in business as a textile chemist. Xoble 
Craig is unmarried, and resides at 15 Winthrop Avenue. Lawrence. 

FREDERICK EVERETT SMITH. 

Xoble Smith, whose enrollment number in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. 
X. M. S.. in 2433. was admitted to that illustrious body on September 
30. 1892. He has Masonic affiliations in the following York Rite bodies 
Constellation Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, in which he has the 
rank of Past Master; Hebron Chapter. R. A. M. of Xorwood. which he 
is serving as High Priest; Roxbury Council. R. & S. M.. and Boston 
Commandery- Xo. 2. K. T. He is also connected with Boston Lodge Xo. 
10. B. P. O. E.. and among the commercial and social organizations in 
which he holds membership are: the Dedham Board of Trade, the Point 
Shirley Club, the Xational Lancers, and the Dedham Boat Gub. Xoble 
Smith was bora in Dedham, on July 13. 1866. and was educated in that 
place. There, also, in September. 1907. he was married to Miss Bertha 
Richardson: they have a daughter. Marion Fairbanks, and reside of? 
Worthington Street. Dedham. For the past thirty-seven years. Noble 
Smith has been a provision dealer, being established at 287 \\ ashington 
Street, Dedham. 

FRAXK S. HOWARD. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry- were conferred upon Xoble 
Howard in St. George Lodge, A. F. Sc A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in 
Satucket Chapter. R. A. M.: the Cryptic Degrees in Brockton Council. 
R. & S. M.: and he was created a Knight Templar in Bay State Com¬ 
mandery- Xo. 38. K. T. All these bodies are located in Brockton. Hav¬ 
ing thus secured the prerequisite qualifications, he was admitted to the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on Xovember 11. 1907, and there was awarded 
to him the certificate of enrollment in the Ancient Arabic Order bearing 
the number 7718. Xoble Howard is a Charter Member of Electric 
Lodge Xo. 294. K. P.. Damocles Lodge Xo. 16. A. O. U. W„ and St. 
John’s Commandery- of the Knights of Malta. He is also connected 
with the Commercial Club of Brockton. Xoble Howard was bora in 
Easton, on October 13. 1854. and was educated in that town. For nearly 
a quarter of a century he has conducted an undertaking and embalming 
establishment in Brockton. He is unmarried and resides at Xo. 526 Main 
Street, in that city, which is also his business address. 

HERBERT G. BEEMAX. 

As a York Rite Mason, affiliated with John Abbott Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M. of Somerville. Somerville Chapter. R. A. M.. and De Molay 
Commandery Xo. 7, K. T. of Boston. Xoble Beeman was admitted into 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on Xovember 9. 
1900. with membership Xo. 3387. He is a member of the Squantum Im¬ 
provement Association and the Atlantic Men’s Gub, as well as secretary 
of the Patriotic Association of Quincy. For the past three years, he 
has been a member of the Quincy City Council, and in politics he is a 
Republican. Xoble Beeman was bora in St. John. X. B.. on July 6. 
1866. and was educated there and in the Boston Drawing School. He 
was married to Miss Phoebe A. Barber in Providence, R. I.. on August 
6. 1902. They have a daughter. Ruth Evelyn, and a son. Earl Royal. 
For the past twelve years, Xoble Beeman has been superintendent of 
the Standard Rivet, Staple and Stud Company, at Xo. 41 Lincoln Street. 
Boston. His home is in Quincy, at Xo. 43 Botolph Street. 

GEORGE W. WILSOX. 

Xoble Wilson has given his life to the dramatic profession, and 
has appeared in many parts and in nearly all the cities and large towns 
of the United States. On September 24. 1849, he was bora in Boston, 
and was a pupil in the schools of that city. He is a member of the 
famous Players Gub of Xew York City. In the York Rite, Xoble Wil¬ 
son has taken the Symbolic Degrees in Adelphi Lodge. A. F. & A. M. 
of South Boston; the Capitular Degrees in St Paul’s Royal Arch Chap¬ 
ter. and the Templar Degrees in Boston Commandery Xo. 2. K. T. both 
of Boston; and in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, he has taken 
the 32', having membership in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
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of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P-’-R-'-S. . He 
is enrolled as No. 2796 upon the lists of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., and ennobled on March 20, 1890. Noble Wilson was 
married to Miss Agnes Alley, of Keene, N. H. His home is at 18 St. 
Andrews Road, Orient Heights. 

ARTHUR N. HUNT. 

Having acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Orange Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Crescent Chapter, R. A. M., and Orange Commandery 
No. 45, K. T., all of Orange, Noble Hunt was admitted to the Shrine in 
Aleppo Temple, on March 1, 1895, and there was then conferred upon 
him the certificate of enrollment with the number 1415. For eight years, 
he has served the town of Orange as a member of the Board of \\ ater 
Commissioners, of which he has been Chairman for the past three years. 
Politically, he is a member of the Republican Party. Noble Hunt was 
born at Barton, Vt.. on June 3, 1858, and obtained his education in the 
public schools of that place. There, also, on March 10, 1877, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Lucyra B. Allyn; they have four children: Ethel M„ now 
Mrs. G. E. Dean; Roy W., Edith M„ now Mrs. W. A. Hill, and Mar¬ 
guerite M. For the past nine years, Noble Hunt has been superinten¬ 
dent of the Water Works of Orange, in which town he resides at 91 
Mechanic Street. 

JOSEPH A. SIMPSON. 

Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Ionic Lodge 
No. 110. A. F. & A. M. of Stafford Springs, Conn., Crescent Chapter. R. 
A. M. of Orange, and Orange Commandery No. 45, K. T., Noble Simp¬ 
son was admitted to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of February 8, 1906, in Aleppo Temple, and he was 
then awarded the enrollment number 6381. He is a member of the I. 
O. O. F„ the Knights of Pythias of Orange and the Business Men’s 
Club. For about twelve years, he has been president of the Orange 
Hardware Companv. located in that town, at No. 7 South Main Street. 
Noble Simpson was born on March 17. 1863. at Dover. N. H., and attended 
the public schools of that city. He has been twice married, his second 
wife having been Miss Myra Fenton, of Stafford Springs, Conn. By his 
first marriage, he had a son, Archie I., and by his second marriage 
another son, James Fenton. The family residence is at No. 688 Mam 
Street, Orange. 

HENRY SHERWOOD YOUKER. 

Noble Youker has Masonic Degrees in full course in the York Rite, 
in which his affiliations are with bodies in Oshkosh. Wis. He was 
raised in Poynette Lodge No. 173, of Poynette, Wis., and his ennoble¬ 
ment in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, took place on 
August 23, 1913, his enrollment therein being designated as No. 10125. 
Noble Youker was born in Waterloo, Wis., on April 15, 1871. He obtained 
his preparatory education in the public schoo's there, and was graduated 
from the University of Wisconsin, as a member of the c’ass of 1894. 
He taught in Oshkosh. Wis., for four years, and for the past year and 
more, he has been with the Curtis Publishing Company, in their Boston 
office, in the Merchant’s National Bank Building. He was married in 
Poynette, Wis., on April 4, 1897, to Miss Mary Wardle, and resides in 
West Newton. 

CHARLES H. BARNES. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Mt. Hermon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mystic Royal Arch Chapter, both of Medford, 
Medford Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T„ 
Noble Barnes was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O. N. M. S., on March 26, 1909, and enrolled therein as No. 8314. He 
is also a member of the Medford Club, of the Sinking Fund Commis¬ 
sioners of Medford, and of the National Bank Cashiers’ Association. 
Noble Barnes was born in Plymouth, on November 1, 1860, and obtained 
an education in the schools there. His marriage to Miss Sarah F. 
Blakely took place in Medford, on August 3, 1912. He has. by his first 
marriage, a son, Warren H„ who is also a member of Aleppo Temple. For 


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the nast six vears Noble Barnes has been treasurer of the Medford Trust schools there. In that city, also, he married, on September 8. 
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corned into the ranks of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 
17, 1888, and the certificate of enrollment then awarded to him received 
the number 2338. Politically, Noble Stone is a member of the Repub¬ 
lican Party. He was horn at Ashby, on March 12, 1847, and obtained 
his education in the schools of Gardner. At Winchendon, on April 23, 
1870, he married Miss Harriett L. Bemis; they have two children: Harry 
S. and Milo C. For thirty-one years, Noble Stone was a hotel manager, 
but having retired four years since, he now resides at 116 Glen Street, 
Athol Centre. 

EDWARD A. FITTS. 

Noble Fitts is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 900, and his ennoblement therein 
took place as one of the class of August 29, 1889. His prerequisite 
Masonic Degrees were obtained in Saggahew Lodge. A. F. & A. M. 
of Haverhill, in which he is a Past Master; in Pentucket Chapter, R 
A. M. of the same city, where his rank is that of High Priest, and in 
Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., which he has served as Com¬ 
mander. In the York Rite, he is also affiliated with Haverhill Council, 
R. & S. M„ and in the Scottish Rite bodies, Noble Fitts holds member¬ 
ship in Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, of which he has the 
distinction of being the founder; Giles Fonda Yates Council. Princes of 
Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.kP.’.R.'.S.'. In Buffalo, N. Y.. in 1895, the Honorary 
Grade of 33° of Sovereign Grand Inspector-General was conferred upon 
him. Noble Fitts is also a member of Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E. of 
Haverhill, in which he has the rank of Past Exalted Ruler; and of the 
Pentucket and Island Clubs of that city, having been Clerk in the 
latter for ten years. As a Republican, Noble Fitts served, in 1889 and 
1890, as a member of the Board of Aldermen; in 1891 as one of the 
Board of Assessors; from 1898 to 1900, as Chairman of that Board, 
and at present, he is a member of the Board of Health of that city. 
He was born in Haverhill, on September 3, 1860, and attended the public 
schools there. For about thirteen years, he was in the shoe manu¬ 
facturing business in Haverhill, and for the past thirteen years, has 
been conducting an insurance business in that city, with offices at 103 
• Merrimack Street. Noble Fitts is unmarried, and resides at 21 Minot 
Avenue, Haverhill. 

DWIGHT HERBERT GRAHAM. 

Since 1898, Noble Graham has been proprietor of the Graham Hat 
Company, manufacturers and retailers of hats, with location at 109 Mun- 
roe Street, Lynn. Before entering business for himself, he served, for 
several years, as superintendent for Dunlap & Yawman, hatters. He 
was born in Brookfield, Conn., on December 10, 1851, and was educated 
in the schools of that town. On September 28, 1871, in Port Chester, 
N. Y., Noble Graham was married to Miss Augusta M. Brown of South 
Norwalk, Conn. They have one daughter, Maude, and four sons, George 
Herbert, who is also a Noble, Dwight H., Jr., Fred W., likewise a 
Noble, and Ralph B. Noble Graham is a member of Lodge No. 117, B. 
P. O. E. of Lynn, and in politics is a Republican. His residence is at 
No. 62 Commercial Street, Lynn. In Masonry, Noble Graham is a 
Knight Templar, his affiliations being with the following bodies: Mt. 
Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. 
Upon the basis of this preparation. Noble Graham was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
as a member of the class of December 7, 1905. The certificate of his 
enrollment bears the number 6216. 

WILLIAM NEWTON GOODELL. 

Noble Goodell has been, for three years, the sales manager for the 
Contoocook Mills Corporation, makers of hosiery and underwear, at 104 
Chauncy Street, Boston. For fourteen years, previously, he was con¬ 
nected with the Shaw Stocking Company, of Lowell. He was born in 
Lowell, on September 26, 1866, and obtained his education in the public 

1890, 


Company; previously he had been, for eight years, cashier of the Med¬ 
ford National Bank, and, for twenty years, he had been with John 
Andrews and Company, wholesale grocers. His home is at 37 Oakland 
Street, Medford. 

JOHN C. STONE. 

After receiving the Symbolic Degrees in Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Gardner, Noble S»r>ne elected to continue his Masonic career, in the 
Scottish Rite, and he is affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.‘.R-'-S.'. He was wel- 


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Miss Mabel Butler; they have four children, Josiah B., Mary J., Cathe....^ 
Maude, and Elizabeth, and reside in Lowell, at 271 Foster Street. Noble 
Goodell acquired the degrees in Masonry preparatory to his admission 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in the following bodies: 
William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., 
all located in Lowell. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, took place 
on December 17, 1906. and his enrollment was entered upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of that illustrious body, as No. 6804. Noble Goodell is a 
member of the Boston City Club and of the Vesper Country Club of 
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RALPH DENNISTON DEAN, M.D. 

Noble Dean, who was graduated from Harvard with the class of 
1896, is engaged in the general practice of medicine, in 1 aunton, with 
offices and residence at 152 High Street. He was born in Warren, R. I., 
on November 8, 1872, and obtained his preparatory education in the 
public schools of Taunton. In that city, on January 20. 1904, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Mary K. Chace, and has a daughter, Margery. In King David 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Dean has the rank of Senior Warden, 
and in St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M., he has the rank of King. Both 
these bodies are located in Taunton. He is also a member of Attleboro 
Council, R. & S. M., and of St. John’s Commandery No. 1. K. T., of 
Providence, R. I. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo 1 emple, Noble 
Dean’s name appears as No. 7852. It was upon the last day of the year, 
1907, that he was admitted to the Shrine in that Temple. Noble Dean 
is a member, with the rank of Past Commander, of St. Paul’s Com¬ 
mandery, of the Knights of Malta of Taunton. 

FRANK MILTON BURGESS. 

As a member of the class of June 5, 1912, Noble Burgess was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, and his name was listed as No. 9549 upon 
the membership rolls of that body of Shriners. He has attained the 
Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry and the 32° in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated with Mt. Hope Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council. R. & S. M.. 
and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T., all located in Fall 
River. His York Rite affiliations are with Fall River Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem. St. 
Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.\ 
P.'.R.'.S.k Noble Burgess is also a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge, K. 
P. of Fall River. He was born in that city, on January 17, 1870. and 
attended the public schools there. For about twenty-five years, he has 
been a wholesale cigar dealer and agent for all European Steamship 
Lines. In Fall River, on September 16. 1906, his marriage to Miss Sarah 
Peckham of New Bedford was solemnized. The business and residence 
of Noble Burgess are located in Fall River, the former, at 265 South 
Main Street, and the latter, at 303 Florence Street. 

THOMAS JACKSON MORTON. 

Noble Morton, whose enrollment number, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, is 9623. has served for 
fifteen years, as Marshal, and has the rank, also of Inside Sentry and 
Steward in Ionic Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of which he is a Life Member. 
He is also a Life Member of St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Taunton. 
Attleboro Council. R. & S. M„ and Bristol Commandery No. 29. K. T„ 
both of Attleboro. He was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, on 
June 5. 1912, and is a Life Member therein. Noble Morton is the 2d 
Vice President of the Taunton Chamber of Commerce; also a member of 
the Park Commission of Taunton, of the Taunton Automobile Club, and 
of the Winthrop Club, both of Taunton. For more than thirty years, 
he has been a member of the firm styled Morton Brothers, conducting a 
laundry business at 6-7-8 Post Office Square Noble Morton was born 
in East Freetown, on March 2, 1856, and was educated in the public 
schools there. Among the other organizations with which he has been 
connected are the following; Company F, First Regiment, M. V. M„ in 
which he has the rank of Second Lieutenant; the Old Colony Historical 
Society, of which he is a Life Member; the Laundrymen’s National Asso¬ 
ciation of America; the Massachusetts Laundrymen’s Association, of 
which, upon its organization, he was made the first President; the Old 
Colony Laundrymen’s Club, of which he is now President; the Corpora¬ 
tion of the Bristol County Savings Bank, of whose Board of Trustees 
he is also a member, and the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company 
of Boston. Noble Morton is a widower, and resides at 178 High Street, 
Taunton. 

ALBERT SLOPER. 

Superintendent for the Pierce Brothers Corporation. Ltd., at Purchase 
and County Streets, New Bedford, for more than four years. Noble 
Sloper had been, for seventeen years previously, an overseer for the 
Pierce Manufacturing Company, also of that city. He was born in 
Waterville, Me., on June 27, 1858, and attended the schools there. His 
marriage to Miss Caro Inez McDavitt of Woonsocket, R. I, who was 
born in Augusta, Me., took place in Woonsocket, in 1886. As a member 
of the class of September, 1902, Noble Sloper was admitted to the Shrine, 
his enrollment number being 3941. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Pownal Lodge No. 103. A. F. & A. M. of North Pownal, Vt.. Adoniram 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. both of New 
Bedford. Noble Sloper’s home is at 92 State Street. New Bedford. 


The preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Noble Gar¬ 
land in Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ \\ illiam Person Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. 1., all of Gloucester. Thus quali¬ 
fied for Shrine ennoblement, he was admitted into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on June 
24, 1907, and was enrolled therein as No. 7384. He is connected with 
Ocean Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F„ and Cape Ann Encampment No. 33, in 
which he has the rank of Chief Patriarch, both of these bodies being 
located in Gloucester. He is also a member of \\ ingaershelk I ribe No. 
12, of the Order of Red Men of the same place. Noble Garland was 
born in Gloucester, on November 8, 1872, and was educated in the public 
schools there. For more than twenty years, he has been a contractor 
and builder in that city, his business address being No. 13 Pearse Street. 
He is unmarried, and resides in Gloucester, at No. 18 Commonwealth 
Avenue. 

GEORGE HERBERT GRAHAM. 

Noble Graham is the son of Dwight Herbert Graham, also a Noble 
listed upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple, and Augusta Minerva (Brown) 
Graham. He obtained his Masonic preparatory degrees in the York 
Rite bodies of Lynn, as follows: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council. R. & S. M., and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T. Thus qualified, he was received into the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of November 11, 1907. 
in Aleppo Temple, and was awarded the enrollment number 7695. Noble 
Graham is also a member of Peter Woodland Lodge No. 72. K. P.; the 
Pendragon Club; the Oxford Club; the Lynn Historical Society, and 
Old Essex Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution. In politics, 
he is a Republican In 1894, he began business, with his father, in the 
manufacturing of hats, and, since 1898, has been treasurer of the 
Graham Hat Company, at 109 Munroe Street, Lynn. He was born on 
March 20. 1874, at So. Norwalk, Conn. In 1886, he came to Lynn with 
his parents, which place has since been his home. On October 9, 1902, 
he was married to Miss Martha L. Young. They have two sons, Stuart 
Webster and R. Loren Graham, and reside at No. 11 Greenleaf Circle. 
Lynn. 

GEORGE W. ELLTS. 

For the past thirty-five years, Noble Ellis has been a member of the 
firm of Clark and Ellis, dealers in hardware, located at Nos. 228-230 
Main Street. Milford. He was born in that town, on September 2, 1865. 
and attended school there. The Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrme 
ennoblement were conferred upon him in Montgomery Lodge. A. F. & A. M . 
Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M.. Milford Council. R. & S. M„ and Milford 
Commandery No 11. K. T. Thus qualified, he gained admittance into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S.. on May 23, 1893, 
when he was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 856. He is also 
connected with Tisquantum Lodge No. 46, T. O. O. F. of Milford, and 
with the Cynosam Club. For the past twenty years, he has been a member 
of the Republican Town Committee of Milford. Noble Ellis has been 
twice married. His first wife was Miss Lillian Kempton of Milford, who 
passed away in 1894. On September 25, 1900, his marriage to Miss Nellie F 
Birch took place in Milford, where they reside, at No. 55 Purchase Street. 
They have a son, George W., Jr. 

WILLIAM LEON McDAVITT. 

With Masonic attainments in Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Lawrence, Adoniram Chapter. R. A. M. of New Bedford. Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M. of Lawrence, and Bethany Commandery No. 17. K. 
T. of Lawrence, Noble McDavitt’s ennoblement took place in Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ as a member of the class of October 24, 1905, 
and the certificate of enrollment then awarded him was numbered 6141. 
He was born in Albion, Me., on April 12, 1871. For five years, he has 
been an overseer for the Pierce Mills of the city of New Bedford. He 
was married in Lawrence on November 5, 1896, to Miss Florence H. Bar- 
low. Noble McDavitt’s residence is at 74 Willis Street. New Bedford. 

FRANK A. SMITH. 

Received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on September 30, 1895, and enrolled 
upon the membership lists of that renowned body, as No. 2519, Noble 
Smith has degrees in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry; in the 
former, being affiliated with Quinsigatnond Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Eureka 
Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and. in the latter, with Worcester Lodge of 
Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.'.P.'.R.’.S.k Noble 
Smith is a member of the Worcester Club, Tatnuck Country Club, Tatas- 















































































































































































sit Canoe Club. Boston Athletic Association, and, politically, of the Repub¬ 
lican Party. He was born in Worcester, on April 1. 1864. and entered the 
Worcester High School, with the class of 1S82. At Springfield, on March 
5, 1902, he married Miss Marie C. Duval. Since 1880. Noble Smith has 
been connected with E. T. Smith and Company, of which he is both 
president and treasurer. His business address is No. 203 Summer Street. 
Worcester, and his residence. No. 839 Main Street, in the same city. 

HENRY W. GREENE. 

Noble Greene, whose enrollment upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple is numbered 1131. was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on March 30. 1897. He is 
affiliated with the following York Rite bodies of Orange: Orange Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ Orange Chapter. R. A. M„ and Orange Commanderv No. 45. 
K. T. In politics, he is a member of the Republican Part}'. Noble Greene 
was born in Oakham, on May 12. 1864, and obtained his education in the 
schools of Barre. In Worcester, in August, 1889. he married Miss L. 
Myrtle Sampson, who passed away, on March 24. 1914. There are four 
children in Noble Greene’s family: Lulu M.. A. Stanley. Winnifred. and 
Franklin B. For the past two years, he has been the proprietor of the 
Massasoit House at Barre. where also, he resides: and. previously, he had 
been a salesman with Davis and Wheeler, for thirteen years: and with 
Langley Burr, for five years. 

ROYAL W. GATES. 

Noble Gates, who has been in the commission business in Lowell, 
for some five years, is a member of the following Masonic bodies of 
Lowell: Kilwinning Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. 
M., Ahasuerus Council. R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commanderv No. 9. 
K. T.: Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem. and Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix. He also has the 32 5 in the 
Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Massachusetts Consistory. S.'.P.'.R.'. 
S.'. of Boston. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., 
took place on November 19, 1891, and he was enrolled therein as No. 1058. 
Noble Gates is also a member of the Vesper Country Club. He was born 
on June 25. 1849. in Lowell, and was a student in the schools of that city. 
He is unmarried, and resides at No. 75 Gates Street. Lowell. 

ASHTON P. DERBY. 

Noble Derby's Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations with 
the following York Rite bodies of Gardner: Hope Lodge. A. F. & A. 
M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commanderv No. 46. K. T. 
Thus qualified, he was received into the membership of Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O.. N. M. S.. on October 24. 1905, and was enrolled in that Shrine 
body, as No. 6119. He is also a member of the Gardner Boat Club, 
the Ridgeley Gub, the Ridgeley Country Qub. the Monomnac Sporting 
Gub, the Boston Athletic Association, and of the \\ illiams College Gub 
of New York City. Politically, his interests are with the Republican 
Party. Noble Derby was born in Gardner, on February 5. 1878, and 
was educated in the schools there and at \\ illiams College. In Gardner, 
on September 26. 1900, he was married to Miss Eva Greenwood, and 
they have three children: Stephen A., Philander G.. and \ irginia. For 
the past seventeen years, he has been connected with P. Derby and 
Company. Incorporated, being its president and treasurer for the last 
four years. Noble Derby's residence is at No. 41 Central Street. Gardner. 

CHARLES N. EDGELL. 

Noble Edgell was born in Gardner, on January 29, 1843, and was 
educated at Appleton Academy. For the past thirty years, he has been 
in the insurance and conveyance business, being established in Gardner. 
There, also, on November 17, 1864. he married Miss Helen Bryant, who 
passed away on May 8, 1909; there are three children in Noble Edgell's 
family. Frank B.. John, and Charles N.,Jr. In Masonry, his affiliations are 
with the following bodies of Gardner: Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Gardner Giapter. R. A. M.. Hiram Council. R. & S. M., and Ivanhoe 
Commanderv- No. 46. K. T. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple on 
November 15, 1901. and the enrollment certificate then conferred upon 
him bears the number 3660. He is a member also of William Ellison 
Lodee No. 185. I. O. O. F. of Gardner, the Gardner Boat Gab. and 
of the Ridgeley Gub. As a Republican, Noble Edgell served his Dis¬ 
trict as Representative from 1910-11. His home address is No. 2 Cross 
Street. Gardner. 

FRANK L. ERSKINE. 

Noble Erskine was born in Reading. Penn., on July 29. 1874. and 
attended the schools in the city of Philadelphia. In 1891. he entered 
the employ of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company, at Brockton, becom¬ 


ing, in 1898. advertising manager, and in 1902, he was made a director of the 
company. Noble Erskine is a member of the Boston Athletic Associa¬ 
tion. the Pilgrim Publicity Association, the Boston Yacht Gub, and the 
Commercial Club of Brockton. His Masonic attainments are shown 
by his membership in the following bodies: Paul Revere Lodge. A. F. 
& A. M., Satucket Chapter. R. A. M., Brockton Council. R. & S. M-, 
and Bay State Commanderv- No. 38. K. T.: and in the Scottish Rite, in 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Erskine holds the certifi¬ 
cate of enrollment with the number 6954, in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement took place in that body on 
February 18, 1907. On June 2. 1897. in Brockton, he married Miss Ada 
Elizabeth Gurney. They have a son, Frank Gurney, and reside at 293 
West Elm Street. His business address is 159 Spark Street. Brockton. 

ARTHUR WATSON HAWES 

Noble Hawes has obtained degrees in full course in both \ ork and 
Scottish Rites. In the f nner. he i~ affiliated with the following bodies 
of Worcester: Morning Star Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. Eureka Chapter. R. 
A. M... in which he has the rank of Junior Steward. Hiram Council, R 
& S. M„ and Worcester County Commanderv No. 5. K. T. In the latter, 
he is a member of W orcester Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. In the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O.. N. M. S.. he is enrolled as No. 9599, and his ennoblement there¬ 
in took place on June 5, 1912. Noble Hawes is also a member of the 
Improved Order of Red Men with the rank of Past Sachem. Politically, 
he is affiliated with the Republican Party, and has served as Treasurer 
of the Republican City Committee of Worcester for the years 1911 and 
1912. and is now Chairman of that body. He was born in Oakdale, on 
March 23. 1868, and as a youth, pursued his studies in Oakdale and 
Worcester. For the past six years, he has been a buyer for the firm of 
Barnard. Sumner and Company, at 327 Main Street. Worcester. Previ¬ 
ously. for two years and a half, he had been superintendent for that con¬ 
cern ; for two years, a clerk for same, and for seventeen years, he has 
been engaged in the manufacture of machines. On Thanksgiving Day. 
1892. in Worcester, he married Miss Edith L. Harrington, who passed 
away on October 27. 1905. He has a daughter, Mildred E.. and two sons: 
Frederick A. and Arthur L. Noble Hawes resides at 15 Henderson 
Avenue, Worcester. 

WILLIAM R. HART. 

Since 1897 Noble Hart has been president and treasurer of the Hart 
Foundry Company of Lawrence. He was born in that city, on March 13. 
1870. and attended the public schools of Lawrence and Lowell. On June 
26. 1902. he marrie ! Miss Marian F. Brown: they have two children. 
Elizabeth A. and Edith L., and reside at 19 Quincy Street, Methuen. Noble 
Hart has pursued his Masonic career in both Rites of Masonry and has 
attained the highest degrees in each. He has affiliations in the York Rite, 
with Tuscan Lodge. A. F. & A. M. Mt. Sinai Chapter. R. A. M.. Law¬ 
rence Council. R. & S. M., and Bethany Commanderv No. 17, K. T.: 
and. in the Scottish Rite, he is a member of the Lodge of Perfection. 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose Croix, all located 
in Lowell, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Hart's 
enrollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple is 3409. 
and his ennoblement in that illustrious body, dates from November 9, 
1900. His business address is 10 Allen Street. Lawrence. 

CHARLES SELWYN HOLT. 

Noble Holt has Masonic affiliations with Saggahew Lodge. A. F. 
&. A. M.. of Haverhill. Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M. of that city, Zebulun 
Council. R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commanderv No. 36, K. T.. both of 
Lynn. He has the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, and was admitted to its Nobility, on December 17. 1906. 
His enrollment number is 6823. Noble Holt is a member of Lodge No. 
171. I. O. O. F. of Providence, and in politics, is a Republican. For 
some three years, he has been superintendent for the F. E. Gregory Com¬ 
pany. at 184 Market Street, Lynn. He was previously, for a year, with 
the Cotter Shoe Company, and was three years, with the \\ elch and 
Candiagan Company. He gave also, twenty additional years to the shoe 
business. Noble Holt was born at Greenwood. Me., on March 16. 1861. 
He is a graduate of Gould’s Academy. Bethel. Me. In Lynn, on October 
14. 1885. he was married to Miss Mille A. Jones. They have a son. Carl¬ 
ton Gould, and thev reside at No. 5 Crescent Street, East Lynn. 
































































WILLIAM OAKES HEWITT, M. D. 

Noble Hewitt received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Ezekiel 
Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Attleboro. He then continued his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is now a member of the fol¬ 
lowing bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.L, wherein he took his 
degrees, on December 28, 1907. Thus having acquired the preparatory 
degrees for ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907. He holds the 
certificate of enrollment which bears the number 7695. Noble Hewitt 
is also a member of Lodge No. 1014 of the B. P. O. E. of Attleboro, of the 
West Side Club, of the Highland Country Club, and of many other organi¬ 
zations in that city. He was, for eight years, the Secretary of the Board 
of Health of Attleboro. Having been graduated from the Harvard 
Medical School with the class of 1900, and later serving as Llouse Officer 
at the State Infirmary, he has since been engaged in the general practice 
of medicine in the city of Attleboro. He is a trustee of the Sturdy Memo¬ 
rial Hospital, and is a member of its visiting staff. Fie was instrumental 
in organizing the Attleboro Anti-Tuberculosis Society of the Executive 
Board, of which he is a member. Noble Hewitt was born at Taunton, 
on August 20, 1877, and obtained his preparatory education in the public 
schools there. He married, on December 18, 1905, Miss Ethel R. Weth- 
erell of Attleboro. His office and residence are at 34 Sanford Street, 
Attleboro. 

CHARLES H. FORBES, M.D. 

Noble Forbes, who has the enrollment certificate with the number 
911 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, is engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery in 
Athol. In Masonry, he is a Past Master of Athol Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., and is a Past High Priest of Union Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Athol; he has the rank of Past Commander in Athol Commandery No. 
37, K. T., and is also affiliated with Titus Strong Council, R. & S. M. 
of Greenfield. Noble Forbes has acquired the 32° in the Scottish Rite, 
and is a member of Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on March 20, 1890. Noble 
Forbes is also a member of Tully Lodge No. 136, I. O. O. F. of Athol, 
and of the Poquaig Club of that place. He was born in Millville. N. J., 
on January 25, 1860, and is a graduate of the high school there. He 
is a widower, his wife having been Miss Eva L. Bush of West Brookfield. 
His residence is at 429 School Street, Athol. 

FRANK BACKUS HINCKLEY. 

Past High Priest in Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., and Past Com¬ 
mander in Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T., Noble Hinck¬ 
ley is also affiliated with King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Fall 
River Council, R. & S. M. Upon the basis of this Masonic preparation 
for ennoblement, be was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 18, 1907, and was enrolled therein as 
No. 6981. He is a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Associa¬ 
tions of Knights Templar Commanders, and, on January 13, 1913, was 
elected Monarch of Azab Grotto No. 29, of the Mystic Order of the Veiled 
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. For the past twelve years, Noble 
Hinckley has practised dentistry in the city of Fall River. He was born 
there, on February 17, 1877, and obtained his preparatory education in 
the public schools of that city. His office is at 187 North Main Street, 
and he resides at 145 Grove Street. 

WILLIAM WATERS DEAN. 

Born in the city of Lawrence, on April 15, 1847, Noble Dean has 
been, for more than twenty-one years, the cashier and treasurer of 
the Lawrence Lumber Company, established at 698 Essex Street, Law¬ 
rence. He has degrees in full course in both the York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with Tuscan Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., wherein he is ranked as Steward: Mt. Sinai Chapter, 
R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. &. S. M., and Bethany Commandery 
No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence, and, in the latter, with Lowell Lodge 
of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.L 
Noble Dean was elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine, on November 7, 1904, with membership No. 4805. He is 
also a member of Monadnock Lodge No. 146, I. O. O F., and of Kear- 
sarge Encampment, both of Lawrence. In that city he married Miss 
Rebecca Sager; they have two daughters, one of whom is now Mrs. Ethel 
W. Sawyer of Lawrence and the other is Rachel E. Noble Dean’s home 
is at 46 Washington Street. 


HENRY W. HARRIS. 

Noble Harris has a full course of Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies: 
Athol Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of which he is a Past Master; Union 

Chapter, R. A. M., also of Athol, in which he is a Past High Priest: 

Greenfield Council, R. & S. M. of Greenfield, and Athol Commandery 
No. 37, K. T., of which he is a Past Eminent Commander. He was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1894, and 

by order of enrollment, was numbered 1335. He is a member of Parker 

Post No. 123, G. A. R. of Athol; and is a Charter Member of Tully 
Lodge No. 136, I. O. O. F. of Athol, and of Social Lodge, I. O. O. F. of 
Orange. Noble Harris is a Justice of the Peace, and, politically, his inter¬ 
ests are with the Independent Party. He was born at Petersham, on 
July 28, 1845, and obtained his education in the public schools of that 
place and at the New Salem Academy. In Athol, on January 19, 1893, 
he married Miss Mary Elizabeth Eldridge, and they have a son, Henry 
Eldridge. Noble Harris had been a marketman for thirty years, but, 
about twelve years ago, retired from business, and resides at No. 61 
Congress Street, Athol. 

JOHN A. HAVEY. 

Noble Havey, whose enrollment number, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, is 10145, was admitted to the Shrine in that body, on 
November 17, 1913. Masonically, he is affiliated with Prospect Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M of Roslindale, St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.. all of Boston. 
Noble Havey was born at Sandy Cove, N. S„ on October 28, 1869, and 
obtained his education in the schools of Freeport, N. S., and of the city 
of Boston. At Freeport, N. S., on March 21, 1893. he married Miss Daisy 
K. Crocker: they have seven children: Marion L., Clayton L., Ruth M., 
Grace L., E. Everett, T. Franklin, and Helen G. For the past twenty 
years, Noble Havey has been in the real estate and building business, and 
is established now at 27 Poplar Street, Roslindale. 

WALTER HOWARD HADLEY. 

Noble Fladley belongs to the following Masonic bodies: Tuscan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, 

R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. 
His enrollment. No. 6067, in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., dates 
from September 2, 1905. He is also a member of the Home Club of 
Lawrence, the Merrimack Valley Country Club, and politically, of the 
Independent Party. Noble Hadlev was born in Boston, on May 20„ 
1873, and was educated in the schools of Lawrence. His home is in 
Lawrence, at No. 968 Essex Street. 

HERMAN A. BRIGHTMAN. 

The Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Brightman, in Star in the East Lodge. A. F. & A. 
M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., 
and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. He was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 
28, 1909, when his certificate of enrollment received the number 8311. 
Noble Brightman was born in Fall River, on November 16, 1873, and 
attended the schools of that city. For more than three years, he has 
been a clerk for J. L. Humphrey, Jr., at 95 and 97 Front Street, New 
Bedford. His marriage to Mrs. Lizzie E. Watson took place in New 
Bedford, on October 1, 1906, and they reside in that city, at 405 Union 
Street. 

NESBIT GAMALIEL GLEASON. 

Admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order with the class of June, 1907, Noble Gleason’s certificate of enroll¬ 
ment in that body of Shriners has the number 7382. He obtained the 
Symbolic Degrees in St. Matthew’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of Andover, 
of which he is a Past Master and a Life Member. The Capitular 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Lawrence: he obtained the Cryptic Degrees in Lawrence Council, R. & 

S. M„ in which he now has the rank of Deputy Master; and the degrees 
of Knighthood were conferred upon him in Bethany Commandery No. 
17, K. T. Noble Gleason is also a member of the Lowell Lodge of Per¬ 
fection; has the rank of High Priest in the Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem; is a member of Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix of 
Lowell, and of Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In 
1908, Noble Gleason served as Grand Steward in the Grand Lodge. He 
is a Republican in politics, and was Chairman of his Town Committee 
in 1909 and 1910. Noble Gleason is Chairman of the Board of Auditors 
of Andover, and a member of Christ Episcopal Church of that town. 

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Tie was born in Lawrence, on November 11, 1872, and was educated in 
the public schools of Andover. After having been, for some years, 
the agent for the American Express Company at Andover, on July 27, 
1899, Noble Gleason assumed the position of clerk in the American 
\\ oolen Company of Boston, which he still holds. His marriage took 
place in Boston, at Trinity Church, on June 7, 1894, and he has one 
daughter. Noble Gleason’s business address is 495 Summer Street, 
Boston, where his telephone number is Main 5440, and he resides at 
135 Main Street, Andover. 

LAUGHLAN WATSON MURRAY. 

Enrolled among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, as No. 10008, on June 5, 1913, Noble Murray is ranked as Master 
in George H. 1 abor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fairhaven, and as Con¬ 
ductor, in New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., while in Sutton Comman- 
dery No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford, he is a Guard, and a Royal Arch 
Mason in Adoniram Chapter of New Bedford. He is likewise a member 
of Caledonian Lodge of New Bedford, and of Chapter No. 49, of the 
Order of the Eastern Star. Noble Murray was born in Aberdeen, Scot., 
on January 31, 1875, and was there educated. In Fairhaven, on February 
12, 1901, he was married to Miss Madge Florence Small of Machiasport, 
Me. He has his residence at No. 93 Dartmouth Street, New Bedford 
For about nineteen years past, he has been foreman for the Morse Twist 
Drill and Machine Company of New Bedford. 

CHARLES A. GRANT. 

Initiated in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine in the class of 
Tune 24, 1907, and therein enrolled as No. 7391, Noble Grant attained 
his qualifying Masonic Degrees in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of East Boston; Boston Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No 2, K. T. He is a Charter 
Member of Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and of Winthrop Chapter, 
R. A. M. He was born in Kennebunkport, Me., on October 15. 1848, and 
was educated in the schools of that place. There, also, his marriage 
to Miss Catherine E. Maling. took place, on September 15. 1875: their 
three children are: Marion G., Albert M., and Rachel E. For eighteen 
vears, Noble Grant was in the coal business, and for twenty-one years, 
he was a wholesale fish dealer. He has since retired and now resides 
at 85 Sargent Street, Winthrop. 

E. ERNEST MURRAY. D. D. S. 

The prerequisite Masonic Decrees were conferred upon Noble Murrav 
as follows: in Project Lodge, A. F & A. M„ of Roslindale, in which 
he has the rank of Past Master, in St. Pa’d’s Chanter, R. A M. of Boston 
and Tosenh Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxburv. Th”s 
nualified. he was admitted to the Nohilitv of Alenno Temple. A. A. O., 
N. M. S.. with the class of December 22. 1899. and his enrollment was 
then numbered 3265. Noble Mnrrav served as Grand Standard Bearc 
in the Grand Lodge in 1908. He was horn in Wallace. N. C., on Anrd 
1. 1866. and received his nrenamtorv education therp He was eradiated 
from the Baltimore College of Dental Sorcery in 1889. and since that 
time has nrac f iced his profession in Boston, with offices at 5 Park 
Sm-are He was married to Miss Blanche Schutte in Boston. December 

r ’- 1802 - AT4.RTC SHFRWTV. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mvstic Shrine 
through the portals of A'eopo, Noble Sherwin was taken into its fold 
on December 28. 1891. and was enrolled therein as No. 2403. He received 
the Svmbolic Decrees in Terusalem Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ the Canitular 
Decrees in Northampton R. A. M. Chanter, the Decrees of Knichthood 
in Northampton Commandery, K. T.. and the Ineffable Grades in Boston 
Lafavette Lodge of Perfection. Noble Sherwin is a Past Grand in Ware 
T.odce No. 206, of the T. O. O. F. He is in business under the name of 
the Sherwin Wool Company, having formerly been identified with t’-e Mark 
Sherwin Comnanv, from 1908 to 1911. Noble Sherwin wa= horn in 
Shelburne Falls, on October 15 1867. and attended school in v orthamo- 
ton. His marriace to Miss Leah Klous of Boston, took place in that citv 
in 1893. and tbev have a son. Abner B.. horn in 1902, also a daughter, 
Tulia E„ born in 1909. Noble Sherwin’s business address is 1?4 128 Pur¬ 
chase Street. Boston, and his home is at No. 18 Wolcott Street Dorchester 

JOHN OGDEN. 

Noble Ogden’s Masonic affiliations are in Rabboni Lodge. A. F. & 
A M of Dorchester, St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21. K. T. of Dorchester. With the 
class of September 30, 1895, he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., when his certificate of enrollment received 
the number 1977. Born in South Boston on September 15, 1868, Noble 
Oden obtained his education in the public schools there. Since 1892 
he has been in business as an engraver at No. 7 West Street. Boston. 
He is unmarried, and resides at No. 25 Cushing Street, Medford. 


FRANK RUSSELL KIMBALL. 

Noble Kimball obtained his qualifying Masonic Degrees in Dalhousie 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T.; all of Newtonville. 
He was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on May 12, 1910, and his enrollment is numbered 8752. 
Noble Kimball is also a member of Newton Lodge No. 92, I. O. O. 
F.; of Newton Lodge No. 110, K. P.; of the United Workmen of 
America; the Boston Yacht Club, and the Woodland Golf Club. 
He was born in Newton, on June 30, 1861, and was educated 
in the public schools there. He has, for a long period, been a member 
of the firm of H. A. Johnson Company, wholesale dealers in preserves 
and bakery supplies, at 223 State Street, and is now the treasurer of that 
company. Noble Kimball is unmarried, and resides in Auburndale. 

JACOB MEYER MANN. 

Though born in Russia, Noble Mann obtained his education in the 
public schools of Boston. For eight years he has been a wholesale carpet 
merchant in that city, being established at No. 69 Portland Street. Hav¬ 
ing received the Symbolic Degrees of Masonry, in Faith Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Charlestown, he chose to go forward in the Scottish Rite, 
becoming affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.k Thus 
qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S , on 
March 26, 1909, and was enrolled as No. 8350. Noble Mann was married 
in Boston, on January 1, 1907, to Miss Pauline Price, and has three sons: 
Robert I., Melvin W., and George S. He resides at No. 116 Howland 
Street, Roxbury. 

DAVID MORRIS MOSHER. 

Noble Mosher was born in Hants County, N. S., on November 20, 1869. 
and obtained his education there and in Boston. For nearly thirty years 
he has followed the occupation of carpenter, being located at 13 Province 
Street, Boston. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temole, A. A O.. N. M. S„ 
on March 28, 1912, his enrollment being No. 9447. The qualifying Masonic 
Degrees were conferred successively in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. Andrews Chapter. R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T., all of Boston. He married Miss Ida 
Hubbard on August 5, 1898. His residence is at 279 Tremont Street. 

JACOB CHARLES MORSE. 

Noble Morse has long been known as a newspaper man and maga¬ 
zine writer in Boston. He was born in Concord N. H.. on Tune 7. 1860. 
Having obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of Boston, 
he entered Harvard University and was graduated in 1881, whence he 
went to the Boston University School of Law, and was graduated in 
1884. He was for years upon the staff of the Boston Herald, and for 
the past four years he has been connected with the firm of Field and 
Fay. of Boston. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred 
upon Noble Morse in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, 
and he has taken degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, being affili¬ 
ated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. He was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on May 21, 1909, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment is No. 8443. He has also served as a Regent of Sagamore Council 
No. 181, of the Royal Arcanum of Brookline. Noble Morse has been 
greatly interested in athletics: he was for several years a director of 
the Boston Press Club, and is a member of the Newspaper Club of Boston. 
As a Democrat, he has served for fifteen years upon his Town Com¬ 
mittee. In Boston, on March 15, 1893, he married Miss Josephine Gans: 
he has two sons, Charles and Reginald, and resides at 440 Harvard 
Street, Brookline. His business address is 53 State Street, Boston. 

JAMES DUNCAN. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, in June, 1907. 
Noble Duncan was enrolled therein as No. 7338. He had previously 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Operative Lodge No. 150, 
A. F. & A. M. of Aberdeen, Scot.', in 1879, whence lie came by demit 
to Kedron Lodge No. 148. A. F. & A. M. of Baltimore. Md., in 1885. 
The Capitular Degrees were conferred upon him in St. Stephen’s Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M. of Quincy, and he was dubbed and created a Knight in 
South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth. He has 
also taken the degrees in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Noble Duncan is also a member o c 
Lodge No. 15, B. P. O. F.. of Washington, D. C. He was born in 
Scotland, on May 5, 1857, and obtained his education in the public 


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schools of his native country, graduating there, in 1871. From 1873 to 
1895, he followed his trade of granite cutter; on January 1, 1895, he 
became Vice-President of the American Federation of Labor, and on 
March 31, 1895, he was made President of the Granite Cutters’ Inter¬ 
national Association of America, of which he had been a member, since 
1880. This position of responsibility he still holds. In Baltimore, Md., 
on January 19, 1887, his marriage to Miss Lillian Holman, took place; 
they have a son, Stanley Forbes Duncan, M. D. In politics, Noble Dun¬ 
can is Independent, and in all enterprises for the advancement of labor, 
he has been active. His office is in the Hancock Building. Quincy, and 
his residence, at 25 Gilmore Street, Wollaston. 

EZRA LIVERMORE HUBBARD. 

Noble Hubbard has enrollment No. 8811, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, into which he was 
admitted in the class of August 19, 1910. In Masonry, he is a member 
of Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., and Cyprus 
Temple No. 39, K. T. He also is affiliated with Triot Lodge No. 50, I. 
O. O. F., with the rank of Past Grand, and with Samoset Chapter of the 
Order of the Eastern Star. He was born in Marlboro, N. H., on October 
23, 1860, and was a student in the schools of Gilsum, N. H. For thirty 
years, he has been engaged in blacksmithing, being established at 227 
Railroad Avenue, Norwood. In Canton, on June 30, 1885, he married 
Miss Eva M. King. They have a daughter, Ethel G., and a son, Ralph 
K. They reside in Norwood. 

JOHN MASCROFT HOUGHTON. 

The Masonic interest of Noble Houghton has inspired him to take 
degrees in full course in both York and Scottish Rites. He is a member 
of the following York Rite bodies, all of Worcester: Morning Star 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & 

S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. His affiliations 
in the Scottish Rite are with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b To the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Houghton was admitted with 
the class of June 5, 1912, his enrollment therein being 9594. Noble 
Houghton is treasurer of the Houghton Manufacturing Company, manu¬ 
facturers of stamped steel products, located at No. 89 Exchange Street. 
Worcester, having become identified with that concern more than five 
years ago. He was born in Worcester, on December 31, 1884, and 
attended the public schools of that city. There, also, on December 28. 
1907, he married Miss J. Frances Drake. They have two daughters, 
Dorothy and Ethel, and reside at 995 Main Street, Worcester. 

FRANK BURTON MORTON. 

Noble Morton was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. O., N. M. S., with the class of December 30. 1910, his enrollment 
certificate bearing the number 8969. His qualifying Masonic Degrees 
were conferred upon him in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of 
Roxbury. Noble Morton is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 25. 

T. O. O. F., and among the other organizations with which he is con¬ 
nected are the Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club, and the South Boston Aid 
Association. In politics, he is a Republican. Noble Morton was born in 
Yarmouth, N. S., and obtained his education in that city. Since 1888, 
be has been connected with the firm of Morrill and Company, at No. 76 
Chauncey Street, Boston. He was married to Miss Caroline Adams 
of Boston, on September 19, 1893, and they have two sons, Lewis Adams, 
born on July 30, 1894, and Ralph Burton, May 27. 1897. Noble Morton’s 
residence is at No. 595 Eighth Street. South Boston 

OTTO FREDERICK C HEINEMANN. 

With Masonic membership in Germania Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Boston, in which he has the rank of Marshall: Cambridge Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Charlestown: Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and 
Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown, Noble Heine¬ 
mann was prepared for admission to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order. His ennoblement took place, in Aleppo Temple, on June 2, 1905, 
and his certificate of enrollment was then numbered 5087. He is also 
a member of Herman Lodae No. 133, I. O. O. F. He was born in 
Wellsville. N. Y„ on June 23, 1872, where he obtained his education. In 
Boston, on November 14. 1901, he married Mrs. Florence Jane Tree. 
For twentv years. Noble Heinemann has been a professor or dancing in 
Boston. He resides at 21 Kilsvth Road. Brookline, and his business 
address is 176 Tremont Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM A. LOCKHART. 

The enrollment No. 6244, in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., is 
that of Noble Lockhart who was constituted a Noble on December 7, 


1905. He was raised in Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; advanced and 
exalted in Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; received and greeted in Cam¬ 
bridge Council, R. & S. M.; and knighted in Cambridge Commandery 
No. 42, K. T. Aside from his Masonic connections, Noble Lockhart is a 
member of the Newtowne Club, of the Charlestown Cadets, and was 
formerly a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. 
He was born in Sacramento, Cal., on June 5, 1863, and was educated in 
East Cambridge. For a time he was associated with his father in the 
wholesale manufacture of caskets, coffins and robes, and he now has 
been for thirty years an undertaker in Cambridge. In that city, on 
May 5, 1883, he married Miss Jennie M. Mead. His residence is at 24 
Davenport Street, Cambridge. 

PHILEMON D. WARREN. 

Noble Warren has the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and has reached the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His Masonic affiliations 
are as follows: with Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown; 
St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston, and Coeur de Lion 
Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; and, in the Scottish Rite, 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. He was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the certificate number 2945, on 
February 26, 1896. Noble Warren has the rank of Past Noble Grand 
in Paul Revere Lodge No. 184, I. O. O. F., and he is a member of Boston 
Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. Noble Warren was one of the best known 
members of the Boston Police Department, having worked his way up 
from patrolman, which position he held for six years: he was a sergeant, 
for six years: a lieutenant, for seven years: a captain, for sixteen years, 
and for four years, a deputy superintendent, but lie has now retired. 
He was born in Boston, June 26, 1851, and obtained his education in the 
public schools. Noble Warren has been twice married; his first wife 
was Miss Helen R. Downing, by whom he had one daughter, who is now 
deceased: on October 4, 1887, he married Miss Elizabeth A. Daly of 
Boston. They reside at 733 Cambridge Street, Brighton. 

WILLIAM LEWIS TERHUNE. 

On April 1, 1882, Noble Terhune founded the Boot and Shoe 
Recorder, one of the best known trade journals in the United States, and 
for many years was its publisher. He has written many articles on his 
specialty, and, having traveled extensively, he published, some years ago, 
“My Friend, the Captain, or Two Yankees in Europe.” He was born 
in Newark, N. J., October 30, 1852, and was graduated from a private 
school there. Masonically, he has taken degrees in all the bodies of both 
York and Scottish Rites. In the former, he is a member of St. John's 
Lodge, A F. & A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston; 
and in the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.‘.R.‘.S.\ 
His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on 
May 5, 1904, and his enrollment therein is No. 4596. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of De Molay Brothers: a member, with the rank of Past Chancellor, 
of Massachusetts Lodge, K. of P.: is Past Regent of Warren Council, 
of the Royal Arcanum: and is also a member of the American Benefit 
Society. Among the other organizations with which he is connected, arc 
the Boston Art Club, the Tedesco Country Club, and the Boston Boot 
and Shoe Club, which latter he organized, and of which he is Director. 
Noble Terhune is an honorary member of the Franklin Typographical 
Association, and of the Southern Shoe Salesmen’s Association: and is 
President of the Devonshire Cooperative Society. In addition, he is 
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Beach Street Trust, and has 
served as President of the New England Trade Press Association, of the 
Trade Club, and the Colonial Club, all of Boston, as well as of the 
Fossil Club of New York. Noble Terhune was married in Dover, N. H., 
on Tanuary 7, 1873, to Miss Nellie E. Littlefield, and has a son. Everit 
Bogart, and two daughters, Inez Mav, and Lillian Haven. He has retired 
from business, and in summer resides at Phillips Beach, while in winter, 
he makes his residence at the Hotel Lenox, Boston. 

TRA H. ODELL. 

Noble Odell is well known in business and as a musician. He was, 
for twenty years, a publisher of music and a dealer in musical instru¬ 
ments; for four years he was the Flutist and Baritone in the Carter and 
Gilmore Band: and during the Civil War, he was connected with Gil¬ 
more’s Band. He is also interested in writing upon the theory of music, 
and in teaching harmony and composition. Noble Odell was born on 
November 29, 1842, in Randolph, and obtained his education in the 
schools there. His Masonic career has given him connections with Nor- 

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folk Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston; 
and in the Scottish Rite, he is connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'. 
R.'.S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took 
place on January 20, 1886, and his enrollment was then numbered, 1962. 
In Grafton, he married Miss Emma F. Bellows; they have a son, Herbert 
Forrest, and reside at 813 Beacon Street, Brookline. 

WILLIAM HOUSMAN. 

Noble Housman has been, for thirty-five years, in the restaurant 
business, and is now established in the grocery business, at 90 Massachu¬ 
setts Avenue, Back Bay, Boston. He was born on March 6, 1869, and 
was graduated from a Boston high school, in 1888. Having obtained the 
qualifying Masonic Degrees, in Columbian Lodge A. F. & A. M. of 
Boston, St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston, and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, he was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of August, 
1912, and his certificate of enrollment was numbered 9701. On July 19, 
1912, he married Miss Gertrude Lane of Boston; his first wife, who had 
been Miss Etta F. Smith of Boston, having passed away on April 4, 
1900, leaving him with one daughter, Dorothy. Noble Housman resides 
at 28 Wellesley Park, Dorchester. 

ROBERT LOGAN ENNIS. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Ennis 
in Corinthian Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Rochester, N. \., from 
which he came by demit to his present affiliation with Massachusetts 
Lodge of Boston. Continuing his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, 
he is associated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. This quali¬ 
fied in Masonry, Noble Ennis was. ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on May 21, 1908, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as 
No. 8108. He is also connected with Omar Grotto of the Mystic Order 
of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, and is a member of the 
Winthrop Yacht Club. Noble Ennis was born in Philadelphia, Penn., 
on February 26, 1869, and there received an education. For one year, 
he was in the photo supply business in Rochester, N. Y., and Philadel¬ 
phia, but for nearly a dozen years past, has been manager of the Boston 
branch, at 220 Devonshire Street, of the Defender Photo Supply Com¬ 
pany of Rochester. In Rochester, on June 20, 1900, he was married to 
Miss Hattie Smith Mathews; and they reside in Winthrop. 

HENRY G. NOBLE. 

The Masonic bodies with which Noble Henry G. Noble is affiliated 
are located in New Hampshire. He is a member of the following \ork 
Rite bodies: Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 32, A. F. & A. M., Union Chapter 
No. 7, R. A. M., Pythagorean Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery K. T. The Lodge of Perfection, the Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, and the Chapter of Rose Croix, with which he is affiliated, 
are located in Concord, N. H., and his Consistory, 3- , is at Nashua, 
N. H. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on September 3, 1904. and upon the enrollment lists, he is numbered 
4774. Among the other bodies with which he is connected is Roxluiry 
Chapter No. 56 of the Eastern Star. He was born in Kingsey Falls. 
Can., on November 11, 1865, and obtained an education in his native 
place. He has been a car manufacturer at Laconia, N. H„ and Spring- 
field, Mass.; and for the past seven years he has been assistant superin¬ 
tendent of the car shops of the Boston Elevated Company, at 2565 Wash¬ 
ington Street, Boston. In Laconia, on April 19, 1905, he married Miss S. 
R. Ham, and they reside in Roxbury. 

HENRY GUY YOUNG. 

Noble Young is a member of Beth-horon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. oi 
Brookline, a Life Member of Woburn Chapter R. A. M„ and of Hugh 
de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose, in which he has the 
rank of Guard. He was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 5, 1904, and his certificate number is 4612. Noble 
Young was born in Hingham, on November 5, 1865, and was educated 
in the public schools of Boston. For nearly a quarter of a century, he 
has been in the drug business in Brookline, and is now located at 224 
Washington Street, in that town. In Roxbury. in 1890, he married Miss 
Lillian May Brooks. He has two children: Hester Emily and Henry 
Brooks. He resides at 39 Columbia Street, Brookline. 

MELVILLE FORREST ROGERS, D. M. D. 

Noble Rogers is a well known practicing dentist of Boston. He 
received his degree of D. M. D. at the Harvard Dental School in 1901, 


and is now senior instructor in that school. Noble Rogers is President 
of the Boston Wagon Company, at Commercial Street, Boston. He was 
born in Boston, July 6, 1873, and obtained his preparatory education in 
the public schools of that city, also graduating from the English High 
School in 1890. In Boston, on September 30, 1901, he married Miss 
Alice Morse, and they have a son, Kenneth Morse; also a daughter, Bar¬ 
bara. Noble Rogers resides at 18 Fox Point Road, Dorchester, and his 
office address is 158 Newbury Street, Boston. His membership in Masonry 
includes: Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Dorchester Chapter. 
R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T. of Boston. Thus Masonically identified, he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment cer¬ 
tificate was then numbered 7519. Noble Rogers is a member of the 
Harvard Club, the Boston City Club, the Savin Hill Yacht Club of 
Dorchester, and is President of the Savin Hill Improvement Association. 

CLARENCE B. SMITH. 

One of the wandering Sons of the Desert who entered Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., in the class of September 30, 1895, is Noble Smith 
whose enrollment certificate in that exalted body received the number 
2514. His Masonic connections are with Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T.; and with all the Scottish Rite bodies located 
in Boston, including Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Smith is president and treasurer of the Bridgham and Smith Company, 
and was, previously, in business for himself, for thirty years, in Provi¬ 
dence and Boston. He was born in Providence, R. I., on May 13, 1852, 
and attended school there, where he was in business for many years. 
His business address is No. 105 Chauncey Street, Boston, and his home 
is in Brookline. 

CHARLES C. PAYSON. 

After a long career as a merchant, Noble Payson retired from the 
wholesale fish business on January 20, 1912. He was born in Thomaston, 
Me., on June 21, 1912. He was born in Thomaston, Me., on June 21, 1861, 
and was educated in that place, graduating from high school in Thomas¬ 
ton with the class of 1880. and from the Bryant and Stratton Com¬ 
mercial College of Boston in June, 1881. His Masonic affiliations are 
with Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., Orient 
Council, R. & S. M„ all of Somerville, and with De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Thus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of December 17, 1906, the number of 
his enrollment therein being 6875. Noble Payson is also a member with 
the rank of Past Grand, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His 
residence is at 69 Marshall Street, Somerville. 

CHARLES W. FREEMAN. 

Noble Freeman has been engaged in the drug business in Chelsea 
since 1884. He was born in that city, on April 23, 1866, and attended 
the public schools of Everett. Masonically, he is affiliated with Star of 
Bethlehem Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Naphtali 
Council, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., all of 
Chelsea. Noble Freeman was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order with the class of May 23, 1893, 
and received certificate of enrollment numbered 949 in that exalted body. 
He was married to Miss Maude N. Loftus of Chelsea, on June 20, 1893; 
they have two children, Maude L. and Charles R., and reside at 56 
County Road, Chelsea. Noble Freeman's business address is No. 464 
Broadway, of the same place. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON YOUNG. 

Enrolled in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., as 
No. 2985, Noble Young passed within its portals, and was inducted into 
its mysteries with the class of January 19, 1898. His Masonic affiliations 
previously made, are with Orphans’ Hope Lodge, A. F & A. M.; Pen- 
talpha Chapter, R. A. M., and South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T., 
all of Weymouth. He also has membership in Crescent Lodge, I. O. 
O. F., and is connected with the Weymouth Board of Trade, and the 
Old Colony Driving Club. Noble Young was born on January 29, 1843, in 
Oxford County, Me., and came to Massachusetts in 1862, settling in 
Hingham, where, for a time, he was engaged in the express business. 
From April 19, 1877, however, he has conducted a hack, boarding and 
livery stable business at No. 814 Commercial Street, East Weymouth. He 
has been twice married: in 1867, to Miss Olive Wilder Hobart, who 
passed away in 1893, leaving him a daughter; and in 18%, to Miss Clara 
Ella Burgoyne, from which union there are three children, one son and 
two daughters. They have their residence at No. 456 East Street, East 
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GEORGE H. ALLEN. 

in the infancy of Aleppo Temple, Noble Allen was welcomed into 
its fold as the Second Son of the Desert to find refuge therein, on 
November 19, 1885. He holds the rank of Auditor of Accounts in that 
illustrious body. Noble Allen received the qualifying degrees both in 
the York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. His affiliations in the former, 
are with Golden hleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a East 
Master, and of which he has been Treasurer, since 1893; with Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of East High Eriest and 
is Treasurer of the Trustees of its Eermanent Fund; with Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and with Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. in which 
he is a East Commander. In the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Eerfection, being a East Eotent Master of 
Old Boston Lodge; with Giles Fonda \ates Council of Brinces of 
Jerusalem; with Mt. Olivet Chapter ot Rose Croix, of which he is one 
of the Trustees, and with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.E.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Allen is also the Treasurer of the Trustees of the Masonic 
Fraternity of Lynn, in Boston, in September, 189i, Noble Allen was 
crowned with the honorary 33", Sovereign Grand Inspector General. 
He is also a East Grand Comn.anuer oi the Grand Commandery of 
K. T. of Massachusetts and Rhode island. Noble Allen is likewise con¬ 
nected with Ealestine Encampment No. 37, i. O. O. F., of which he is 
a East High Eriest, and is a member of the Gentlemen s Driving Club, 
and of the Oxford Club, both of Lynn, it is remarkable that in a 
business career of more than half a century, Noble Allen has been con¬ 
tinuously engaged in one occupation, that of wood and paper box 
manufacturing, in Lynn and Beverly. He was born in Manchester, on 
June 21, 1840, and received his education in the public schools of Law¬ 
rence. He has been twice married, and his present wife was Miss 
Effie D. Spinney of Gloucester. He has two children, Luella Spinney 
and George H., Jr. Noble Allen has taken pride in his army career, 
being a member of the Grand Army and having served as Ward Master 
of the Third Regiment, M. V. M., during the Civil War. His resi¬ 
dence is in Lynn, and his business address, No. 340 Broad Street, in 

that city. CLARENCE N. COWARD. 

Having taken degrees in full course in both the York and the Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry, Noble Goward was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on September 30, 1892, and his 
enrollment therein was numbered 1074. In the York Rite, he is affiliated 
with Paul Dean Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Easton, Satucket Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M. of Brockton, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton; and, in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Y’ates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For nearly twenty years, 
Noble Goward has been president of the Eagle Oil and Supply Company, 
of Boston, located at 104 Broad Street. He was born in North Easton, 
on December 3, 1864, and was educated in his native town. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Hannah Ross, took place in Boston, on October 22, 1881. 
Noble Coward’s home address is 5 Half Moon Street, Dorchester. 

JAMES GOODWIN FERGUSON. 

First introduced to Masonry in Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East 
Cambridge, Noble Ferguson later demitted to Washington Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Roxbury, and pursuing his Masonic career, he is now affiliated 
with Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury. Thus 
equipped for Shrine ennoblement, he was initiated into the mysteries of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple as a member of the class of June 2, 1905, with enrollment No. 
5076. Noble Ferguson is also connected with New England Lodge No. 4, 
I. O. O. F., in which he holds the rank of Past Grand, and he is a mem¬ 
ber of the Boston City Club, the Universalist Church of Roxbury, and 
of the Men’s Club of that Church. He was born at Dixmont, Penobscot 
County, Me., on December 21, 1856, and was educated in that state. On 
October 23, 1884, in Newburg, Me., he married Miss Laura Tebbetts. 
They have a daughter, Eula Gertrude, also two sons, Walter G. and 
Warren T., and reside at 43 Hutchings Street, Roxbury. Noble Ferguson 
is president of the Fidelity Trust Company, at 131 State Street, Boston, 
and since 1890, he has been manager of the Ferguson Bakery, at 850 

Albany St., Boston. BENNETT S. FERGUSON. 

Through his Masonic connections with Washington Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., 
and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., Noble Ferguson was 
admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
June 2, 1905, with enrollment number 5075. He is also a member of 
New England Lodge No. 4, I. O. O. F.; the Boston City Club, the Con¬ 
gregational Club, the Middlesex Club, the Men’s League of Harvard 
Church of Dorchester, and the Boston Chamber of Commerce. His 
political affiliations are Republican. Noble Ferguson was born in Dix¬ 



mont, Maine, on August 25, 1859, and was educated in the public schools 
of that place. There, also, on June 16, 1885, he married Miss Hattie E. 
Mitchell. His second wife was Miss Jennie E. Clabby, whom he married, 
in Dixmont, on October 18, 1893. Noble Ferguson has five children: 
Albert G., born May 7, 1886; John A., September 12, 1888; Edwin, 
April 7, 1895; Ruth, July 20, 1898, and Myra, March 27, 1908. He is 
manager of the General Baking Company, and treasurer of the Seaver 
Street Real Estate Trust. Formerly, he was treasurer of the J. G. and 
B. S. Ferguson Company. His business address is No. 853 Albany Street, 
Roxbury, and he resides in that city also, at No. 176 Seaver Street. 

WILLIAM C. FORSA1TH. 

Noble Forsaith is a Scottish Rite Mason of the 32°, and a Kniglu 
Templar in the York Rite. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., on October 24, 1905, when he received his enroll¬ 

ment number 6123. His Masonic career began when he was intro¬ 
duced to Masonic Light in Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, 
and he successively received degrees in St. Andrew’s Chapter, K. A. 

M. of Boston, in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and in De Molay 

Commandery No. 7, K. T. His progress in the Scottish Rite gave 
him affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Since 

1897, Noble Forsaith has been treasurer of the C. C. Bailey Company 
of Boston, dealers in carpets, and for twenty years past, he has been 
interested in that line of business. He was born in Portland, Me., 
on August 23, 1869, and obtained his education in the schools of 

Boston and Woburn, being a high school graduate. In W oburn, on 
February 17, 1892, he married Miss Mary E. Norris; they reside in 
Malden. Noble Forsaith’s business address is No. 90 Canal Street, Boston. 

CAPTAIN WILLIS M. RAND. 

Noble Rand has seen much service upon the high seas. He was 
licensed as Captain and pilot of tugboats for Galveston Bay and tribu¬ 
taries in Texas, and cruised extensively about South America as a ships 
clerk on board a square rigged ship. Noble Rand was born in North 
Waterford, Me., on April 29, 1852. He studied in the public schools 
there, and at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me. For four years, he 
was a manufacturer of shoes in Lynn, and for about a quarter of a 
century, has been a sales agent for the General Electric Company of 
Schenectady, N. Y. Masonically, he is affiliated with Oxford Lodge, 
F. and A. M. of Norway, Me., in which body he has the rank of Senior 
Warden, and St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston; and in 
the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Thus 
qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S., on May 8, 1891, and his enrollment bears the number 2222. 
He has been twice married: his first wife was Miss Flora A. Doble of 
Sumner, Me., who is now deceased; and his second wife was Miss Laura 
Lindsay of St. Stephens, N. B. His first wife left him a daughter, now 
Mrs. Vaun Brightwell of Weymouth, and he has four sons by his second 
marriage: Willis L., Frank L., Edward L., and George L. He has 
offices at 84 State Street, Boston, and resides in North Weymouth. 

ARCHIE E. PERKINS, M. D. 

Noble Perkins is a practicing physician and surgeon, with offices at 
No. 99 Day Street, Fitchburg, where he resides. He was born at Tops- 
ham, Vt., on March 20, 1865, and received his preparatory education there, 
and at Barre Academy, Barre, Vt. He studied medicine in the Medical 
Department of the University of Vermont, and at the Hahnemann Medi¬ 
cal College of Chicago, graduating from the latter in 1889. In 1895, and 
again in 1900, Noble Perkins spent some time in post graduate work, at 
the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and at the Manhattan Eye and 
Ear Infirmary in New York City. He is a member of the Massachusetts 
Homeopathic Medical Society, of the American Institute of Homeopathy, 
and of the American Ophthalmological, Otological and Laryngological 
Society. He served as Alderman of Fitchburg in 1906-07, and was First 
Selectman for Ashburnham in 1898-99 and 1900. Noble Perkins has the 
rank of Senior Deacon in Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; is a Past High 
Priest of Thomas Royal Arch Chapter, and in Jerusalem Commandery 
No. 19, K. T., he is Senior Warden. Thus Masonically qualified for 
Shrine ennoblement, he was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 
S., on December 31, 1907, and his enrollment in that illustrious body is 
No. 7966. Noble Perkins is a member of Mt. Roulston Lodge No. 98. 
of the I. O. O. F., in which he lias the rank of Past Grand, and is a 
Past Chief Patriarch of King David’s Encampment No. 42, of that 
Order. He is also a member of the Fay Club, and of the Columbian 
Club of Fitchburg. On October 22, 1889, in Worcester, N. Y„ he was 
married to Miss L. Grace Simpkins; they have two daughters, Alice F. 
and Dorothy G. 

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MARTIN WHITE WILKINS. 

With the class of December 31, 1912, Noble Wilkins was admitted 
into the membership of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., when his 
certificate of enrollment was numbered 9873. He had acquired the pre¬ 
requisite Masonic qualifications, in the York Rite, in Columbian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Mystic Chapter, R. A. M. of Medford, Medford 
Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery Xo. 7, K. T. of Boston. 
Noble Wilkins was born in Nova Scotia, on January 13, 1878, and 
received his educational training in the schools of that province, hor 
more than ten years, he has been manager of a teaming business, with 
headquarters at 1 Commerce Street, Boston. In that city, also he was 
married to Miss Maude A. Whipple, and has three children: Gordon \\ ., 
Alice A., and Esther. His residence is at 38 Summitt Road. Medford. 

HAROLD ALFRED Du'NNELLS. 

Noble Dunnells was born in Middleton, February 24, 1875, and 
attended the public schools of Haverhill. For the past three years, he 
has been a member of the firm styled The W ood-Dunnells Company, 
dealers in soda and mineral waters, at 71-73 Locust Street, Haverhill. 
He has completed his course of degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and has begun the Scottish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated with 
the following bodies: Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Comman¬ 
dery No. 14, K. T., all of Haverhill. The Ineffable Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection. His 
ennoblement took place, as one of the class of December 3, 1903, in 
Aleppo Temple, and he received the certificate of enrollment in that 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, numbered 4317. Noble Dunnells is 
a member also of Pythian Lodge No. 73, of Haverhill, and of Haver¬ 
hill Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E. of that city. His service in the Spanish 
War gives him membership in the Spanish War Veterans. In Haver¬ 
hill, September 3, 1905, he married Miss Erma E. Carlton; they reside 
at 94 Emerson Street, Haverhill. 

IRVING LESTER KEITH. 

For the past twelve years, Noble Keith has been in business in 
Haverhill, as a manufacturer of shoe findings. In Saggahew Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Haverhill, Noble Keith has the rank of Past Master; 
in Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M„ also of Haverhill, he is King; being 
likewise Masonically affiliated with Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and 
Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., in which he is Sword Bearer. 
Noble Keith has also attained to the 32° in the Scottish Rite, and has 
affiliations with Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ his name appears 
as No. 7437, having been received into the Nobility of that illustrious 
body, on June 24, 1907. Noble Keith is, too, a member of the Pentucket 
Club of Haverhill. He was born in North Chelmsford, on October 14, 
1874, and was educated in the schools there. He is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 29 Summer Street, Haverhill, while his business location is No. 
92 Washington Street. 

WILLIAM WELLS APPLETON. 

Noble Appleton is a manufacturer of counters, taps and soles, in 
Haverhill, and has been engaged in that business for more than sixteen 
years. He was born in Haverhill, on April 27, 1877, and attended the 
public schools of that city. On October 6, 1901, Noble Appleton mar¬ 
ried Miss Florence Whitmore of Brunswick, Me. They have a daughter, 
Helen, and reside at 10 Mt. Vernon Street, Haverhill. Noble Appleton 
has acquired degrees in full course in the York Rite of Masonry, and 
the Ineffable Degrees in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Sagahew 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., both of Haverhill; 
Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. 
T„ in which he has the rank of Past Commander; and he is also con¬ 
nected with the Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection. Thus prepared 
for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order on November 5, 1906, and there was conferred 
upon him in that celebrated body the certificate of enrollment numbered 
6638. Noble Appleton is a member of the Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island Association of Knights Templar Commanders. He also belongs 
to the Pentucket and the Island Golf Clubs of Haverhill, Mass., and to 
the Brunswick Golf Club of Brunswick, Me. 

JOSIAH MORTON. 

Noble Morton acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his 
admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, in Plymouth Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Plymouth, Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, 
New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Old Colony Commandery No. 
15, K. T. of Abington. He was admitted to the Nobility of the 


Order, in Aleppo Temple, on November 15, 1912, and his enrollment 
therein received the number 9799. Noble Morton is also a member of 
Mayflower Lodge No. 54, 1. O. O. F. of Plymouth, and of Plymouth 
Encampment. After having been, for eight years, with the Electrical 
Construction and Supply Company of New Bedford, he became, more 
than three years ago, treasurer of that concern. Noble Morton was born 
in Plymouth, on August 15, 1847, and obtained his education in the 
schools there. In that city, also, on October 2, 1867, he married Miss 
Hattie B. Tolman, who passed away in 1882. In 1893, at Chatham, he 
married Miss Anna E. Harding. Noble Morton has seven childien. 
Jennie A., Edmund T., Rebecca B„ Albert E„ Otis B„ George W., and 
Hattie B. His business address is 935 Purchase Street, New Bedford, 
and he resides at 70 North Street, in that city. 

JOHN L. GOSS. 

Noble Goss is a member of Reliance Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Stonington, Me.; of Pine Tree Chapter, R. A. M. of Deer Isle, Me., and 
of De Volise Commandery No. 16, K. T. of Vinal Haven. He has also 
taken degrees in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Rockland Lodge 
of Perfection, Rockland Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Rockland 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and with Maine Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
of Portland, Me. Noble Goss was admitted into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of April 23, 1907, and his enrollment number in that 
body of Shriners is 7123. He is also a member of Knox Lodge No. 
29, I. O. O. F. of Rockland; the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company; the Master Builders’ Association of Boston; the Mechanical 
Charitable Association; the Acacia Club of Dorchester, and of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen. Noble Goss has served in the 
Maine Legislature as a Republican from Stonington, Deer Isle, Swans 
Island, Sedgwick, Sargentsville, and Isle au Haut. He was born in New 
York City, on July 18, 1858, and for more than twenty years, has 
been interested in the granite quarries of Stonington, Me. During the 
administration of President Roosevelt, he was appointed Lffiited States 
Shipping Commissioner for the district of Castine, Me. In Rockland, 
Me., on July 16, 1883, he married Miss Eugenia Spofford. He has two 
daughters, Lillian S. and Mrs. Mabel E. Button of Stonington, Me. 
Noble Goss’ business address is 166 Devonshire Street, Boston, and 
his residence is at 1906 Beacon Street, Brookline. 

HENRY NELSON WEST. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble West are indicated by his mem¬ 
bership, in the York Rite, in Star of the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M„ New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and 
Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford; and, in the 
Scottish Rite, in Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Lawrence 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Having these qualifi¬ 
cations, he was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on November 15, 1912. His certificate of enrollment in 
that illustrious body has the number 9820. Noble West is a member of 
the Dartmouth .Club. In 1881 he served on the Common Council of 
New Bedford, and for twenty-five years, has been a clerk in the Police 
Department of that city. Noble West was born in Fairhaven, on August 
7, 1851. He attended school in that city and in New Bedford; received 
instructions in private schools; took courses at the Allen School of West 
Newton, and also at the Harvard Law School. In New Bedford, on 
December 10, 1895, he married Miss Harriet E. Swift. Noble West 
resides at 24 Seventh Street, New Bedford. 

CHARLES JAMES BURGESS, M. D. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Burgess are indicated by his 
affiliations in full course with both York and Scottish Rite bodies. In 
the former, he is a member of Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T.; and in the latter of Lowell Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Burgess 
was born in the city of Lawrence, on March 29, 1869, and obtained his 
preparatory education in the schools of that place and at the Phillips 
Academy of Andover. He was graduated with the class of 1898, from 
the Tufts Medical School, and is engaged in the practice of his profes¬ 
sion as physician and surgeon, with offices and residence at 37 Whitman 
Street, Lawrence. He is a member of the American Medical Associa¬ 
tion, of the Massachusetts Medical Society, of the American Roentgen 
Ray Society, and is on the staff of the Lawrence General Hospital, as 
Roentgenologist. In Methuen, on October 15, 1901, he married Miss 
Mary J. Huse of Methuen. Noble Burgess was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of December 7, 
1905, with enrollment No. 6178. 

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ALEXANDER BRUCE. 

In Masonry, Noble Bruce has acquired a full course of degrees in 
the York Rite, and also the 32° in the Scottish Rite, his affiliations 
being with Somerville and Boston bodies. Thus duly qualified, he made 
the pilgrimage to the Mecca of all weary wanderers within jurisdiction 
of the Boston Oasis, and, under the escort of Aleppo Temple, as a novice 
of the class of December 30, 1904, was made a Noble, having been granted 
certificate of membership No. 4858, which indicated the order of his enroll¬ 
ment. The Caledonia Club of Boston also claims his membership. Noble 
Bruce was born in Nova Scotia, Can., on December 14, 1860, and was 
educated in that province. Since June, 1912, he has been in the employ 
of the State of Massachusetts, as a tailor in charge of the Clothing 
Department of the Charlestown Prison; and for twenty-one years prior to 
his entrance into that service, he had been with the Standard Clothing 
Company. He resides at No. 95 Glenwood Road, Somerville, and his 
business address is Charlestown State Prison. 


EDMUND H. HURST. 

Noble Hurst is numbered as 9588, upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, and was therein admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order as a member of the class of June 5, 1912. The preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him, in Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Roxbury, Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman 
Commandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. Noble Hurst is also a 
member of the Winthrop Lodge No. 1078, B. P. O. E., and of Omar 
Grotto of Boston. Noble Hurst was born in Worcester, on June 24, 
1871, and obtained his education in the public schools of Leicester, and 
at the Beckers Business College of Worcester. He has been, for about 
twenty-two years, in the jewelry business in Boston, being located at No. 
59 Temple Place. In New York City, on July 10, 1907, he was married 
to Miss Florence B. Wait of Winthrop; they have a son, Edmund Henry, 
Jr. Noble Hurst is a member of the Winthrop Yacht Club, and resides 
in the town of Winthrop. 


FRANK H. HAYNES. 

Noble Haynes has received Masonic Degrees in full course both in 
the York and Scottish Rites. He is affiliated, in the former, with the 
following bodies of Lowell: William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim 
Commandery No. 9, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, Noble Haynes is affiliated 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, all located in Lowell, and with 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Upon the basis of this 
Masonic preparation, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on May 8, 1891, and there 
was then awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the number 
1317. Noble Haynes is also a member of the Highland Club of Lowell. 
He was born in Oxford, N. Y., on August 13, 1849, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of that place. For the past ten years, he 




STANLEY HEUSTIS McNEILL. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Noble McNeill’s name is registered as No. 9439, having been 
admitted to its Nobility as a member of the class of March 28, 1912. The 
Masonic Degrees preparatory to his ennoblement therein were conferred 
upon him in the following bodies: Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Wakefield, Reading Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M. 
of Malden, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. 
Formerly, Noble McNeill was a member of Company A, Sixth Regi¬ 
ment, M. V. M. He was born in Wakefield, on November 24, 1880, and 
was there taught in the public schools. On August 3, 1904, in \V akefield, 
also, he was married to Miss Gertrude L. Baker. Their residence is in 
Wakefield. For the past eighteen years, Noble McNeill has been in the 
hardware business, in Charlestown, at No. Ill Main Street. 


WILLIAM CLARK. 

Having received the requisite Masonic Degrees in St. John’s Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Clark was wel¬ 
comed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, in June, 1913, and his enroll¬ 
ment was numbered 9956. He is also a member of the Canadian Club 
of Boston. He was born in the Province of Quebec, on January 
4, 1877, and was educated in the public schools of Montreal, Can. At 
Boston, on January 4, 1899, he married Miss Effie Florence Watt, and 
they have one child, Anetta. Since 1903, Noble Clark has been the sales 
manager of the Randall-Faichney Company, at 76 Atherton Street, 
Jamaica Plain; his home is at 59 Hampstead Road. 


FORREST ANSEL BLISS. 

As a York Rite Mason of Fitchburg, Noble Bliss first saw light in 
Masonry, in Charles W. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was advanced 
and exalted in Thomas Chapter, R. A. if., in which he has the rank of 
Master of the Third Veil; and was created a Knight Templar, in Jeru¬ 
salem Commandery No. 19, in which he is Division Marker of the 
First Division. Thus qualified for admission to the Shrine, he was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
as a member of the class of August 2, 1909, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment therein, bears the number, 8468. For the past seventeen years, 
Noble Bliss has been resident manager for the Iver Johnson Sporting 
Goods Company, of Boston, in their Fitchburg branch at 510 Main 
Street. He was born in Whitingham, Vt., on April 16, 1873, and attended 
school in Fitchburg. He resides at No. 12 Fitch Hill Avenue, Fitchburg. 


WARREN OTIS WINSOR. 

Noble Winsor, who was enrolled as No. 7588 in Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, holds Masonic membership in Mt. 
Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., both of Lowell. He is a member 
of the Vesper Country Club, the Highland Country Club, and of the 
Mt. Pleasant Golf Club, all of Lowell. In politics, he is affiliated with 


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Edward Elliott synGE. 

Born in Ipswich, Eng., on July 6, 1868, Noble Synge received the 
degree of B. A. at Cambridge University, with the class of 1890. He 
has spent seven years in California, two years in Chicago, one year in 
New York City, and for six years, he was engaged in business in Provi¬ 
dence, R. I. For the past seven years, he has been a promoter of indus¬ 
trials, with offices at 60 State Street, Boston. The prerequisite degrees 
having been conferred upon him in Hammatt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
East Boston, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and Boston Com- 
mandery No. 2, K. T., he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on May 29, 1911, with enrollment No. 9102. Noble Synge is 
also a member of the Boston Yacht Club, and of the Boston City Club. 
His marriage to Miss Nana S. Stevens of Roanoke took place in Santa 
Ana, Cal., on Sept. 28, 1893. They reside at 1904 Beacon St., Brookline. 

WALTER JACOB LYMAN. 

Noble Lyman has degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. 
He is a member of Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Reading, 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is a 
member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.L In Aleppo Temple 

of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Lyman is enrolled as No. 9196, and 
his ennoblement took place there with the class of November 10, 1911. 
He was born in Lowell, on September 11, 1871. After having been for 
several years with the Randa Hat Company, manufacturers of ladies’ 
hats, at 77 Summer Street, Boston, he became, seven years ago, the 
manager of that concern. On June 12, 1913, Noble Lyman married Miss 
Grace F. Kirkpatrick, daughter of Henry O. Eaton of Wells Beach, Me. 
Their residence is at 1295 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston. 

CHARLES H. LAKE. 

Noble Lake has served as a member of the Arab Patrol in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order. His admission to the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine took place in Aleppo Temple, on December 27, 
1908, and his enrollment certificate was then numbered 3104. His Masonic 
qualifying degrees were secured in these bodies: Mizpah Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Cambridge; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., of which he is a Charter Member, and Cambridge Com¬ 
mandery No. 42, K. T. Noble Lake is also a member of the Knights 
of Honor of Boston; of the United Order of the Golden Cross of 
Boston; and among his clubs is the Newtowne Club of Cambridge, of 
which he is a Past President. Noble Lake has been interested in mili¬ 
tary affairs, being a member of the Boston Light Infantry Veteran Corps, 
a veteran member of the Coast Artillery Corps, and an associate mem¬ 
ber of the Grand Army of the Republic. In the Coast Artillery Corps, 
his last office was that of Adjutant, with the rank of Captain. Noble 
Lake has also been actively engaged in politics. For five years, he was 
a member of the City Council; two years, in the Common Council; three 
years, in the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge, and for two years, he 
served as President of that body. Ever since its organization in 1902, 
he has been the treasurer of the Cambridge Coach Company, and he is 
also an insurance broker. He was born in Shreevesville, N. J., on 
April 12, 1850. His preparatory education was obtained in the public 
schools of Camden, N. J., and he is a graduate of Rutgers College. In 
Cambridge, on Sept. 15, 1874, he married Miss Harriett A. Bourne; they 
have a son, Dr. F. B. Lake. Noble Lake’s business address is 35 Church 
St., Cambridge, and his residence in that city is at 64 Mt. Vernon St. 

WILLIAM KELSO CAMPBELL. 

Noble Campbell is prominently connected with the Scottish organiza¬ 
tions of Boston, among which are the American Order of Scottish Clans, 
of which he was Royal Chief, during 1897-98; the Scots’ Charitable Society 
of Boston; the Boston Caledonian Club, and the Boston Scottish Society. 
He is also well known in Masonry, in which his affiliations are with 
the Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Cam¬ 
bridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. 
His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., dates from 
February 25, 1908, his enrollment number being 8056. In addition to 
these connections he is also a member and Past President of the 
Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston; a member of the National Associ¬ 
ation of Stationary Engineers, and a member of the New England Asso¬ 
ciation of Commercial Engineers, being its President for the term of 
1914-15. For thirty years, he has been a manufacturer of steam boilers 
and equipments, and in 1909, became manager of the Cambridge Iron 
Works, at 27 Ames Street, Cambridge. Noble Campbell was born in 
the “University City,’’ on April 15, 1864, and there acquired an educa¬ 
tion. His marriage to Miss Anna F. Peterson, was celebrated in Cam¬ 
bridge, on November 28, 1888; they have two children, William F. and 
Janet A., and have their residence at 63 Gorham Street, Cambridge. 


GEORGE EDWIN ALDEN. 

Enrolled as No. 9302, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., George 
Edwin Alden was welcomed into its Nobility, on March 28, 1912. He 
was raised in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; advanced and exalted 
in St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; received and greeted in Boston 
Council, R. & S. M.; and knighted in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. 
T., all of Boston. Likewise, he has attained degrees in full course in 
the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For the past thirty-five years, Noble Alden has been 
a member of the firm of George A. Alden and Company, importers 
of crude rubber, in the city of Boston. He was born in Roxbury, on 
February 28, 1859. Noble Alden was married in Montpelier, Vt., on 
December 18, 1890, to Miss Edith M. Bradley, and there are three 
children: Priscilla M., John, and George A., 2d. Noble Alden was, for 
some time, a member of the First Corps Cadets of Boston. His busi¬ 
ness address is 77 Summer Street, Boston, and he resides in YY ellesley. 

OLMORE CLINTON FRANCIS. 

Born in Detroit, Mich., on January 29, 1878, Noble Francis graduated 
from the Cambridge Manual Training School with the class of 1897, 
and for about eighteen years past, has been in the real estate business 
with M. W. Francis and Son, of 2041 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 
His Masonic connections are with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
North Cambridge; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; Cambridge Council, 

R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., with which 
Masonic qualification he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 21, 1908, his enrollment number 
in that widely celebrated body being 8109. The Newtowne Club also 
claims his membership. He was married in Cambridge, on November 7, 
1906, to Miss Elsie F. Davey, and they have one son, Randolph C. They 
reside at No. 146 Oxford Street, Cambridge. 

CHARLES H. CARTER. 

Into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order 
of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Noble Carter was received on Decem¬ 
ber 31, 1907, and his enrollment therein was then numbered 7843. His 
Masonic career has given him connections in the York Rite, with Joseph 
Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, K. T., all 
of Boston; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Carter is a member of the Governing Committee of 
the Boston Athletic Association and of the Governing Board of the 
Amateur Athletic Union. He also belongs to the Boston Yacht Club. 
He was born in Cambridge, on July 24, 1865. and obtained his education 
in that city. His marriage to Miss A. F. Miers of Brookline, was 
solemnized in Boston, on June 24, 1908. He has been, for a score or 
more years, connected with the iron and steel industry; and fifteen 
years ago, entered upon the duties of his present position, as assistant 
district sales agent for the Cambria Steel Company, of Johnstown, Penn., 
with offices at 101 Tremont St., Boston. His residence is in Brookline. 

OLIN D. DICKERMAN. 

Noble Dickerman has achieved high rank in both Rites of Masonry. 
In the York Rite, he is a member and a Past Master of John Cutler 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; he is a member and Past High Priest of Pil¬ 
grim Chapter, R. A. M.; a member and Past Thrice Illustrious Master 
of Abington Council, R. & S. M., and a member and Past Commander 
of Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K T., all located in Abington. In 
the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'. 

S. ’. In the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Noble Dickerman held the 
office of Junior Grand Steward in 1910; in 1911, he was ranked as 
Junior Grand Deacon; and for the years 1913 and 1914, he had the rank 
of District Deputy Grand Master for the 29th Masonic District. In 
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter, he held the position of Grand Royal 
Arch Captain during the year of 1913. The ennoblement of Noble 
Dickerman took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Decem¬ 
ber 4, 1902, and his enrollment then received the number 4037. He is 
also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, the Boston City Club, 
and of the Officers’ Club of Boston. Noble Dickerman has the rank of 
Captain in the Coast Artillery Corps, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia 
He was born in Abington, on October 28, 1876, and was educated there 
in the public schools. For more than eighteen years he has been con¬ 
nected with Dwinell-Wright Company, dealers in coffees, spices, and 
teas, at 311 Summer Street, Boston, and at present is their purchasing 
agent. Noble Dickerman is married, and resides at Abington. 


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JOHN WATT. 

Noble Watt was made a Master Mason in Provost Lodge No. 8, A. 
F. & A. M. of Quebec, near Montreal, Can.; and he is now affiliated with 
Bethesda Lodge of Brighton, in which he has the rank of Past Master. 
The Capitular Degrees were conferred upon him in Provost Chapter No. 
3, and he is now a member of St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M.; also of 
Boston Council. R. & S. M., and of De Molay Commandery No. 7. K. T. 
of Boston. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on May 29. 1911, and his enrollment certificate was numbered 
9115. In addition to these bodies. Noble Watt is a member of Ameri¬ 
can Lodge No. 191, I. O. O. F. of Boston; Mt. Sinai Encampment of 
Roxbury: Canton Mascott No. 12, in which he has the rank of Captain; 
Boston Chapter of the Eastern Star; and of the Rebekah Lodge of 
Brighton. He is also a member of Missiquoi Lodge, I. O. 0. F. of 
Canada, in which he has been through all the chairs. He has been, for 
sixteen years, the superintendent of Thompson & Morris Company, 
manufacturers of corrugated paper and paper boxes, at 97 Everett Street, 
Allston. He was born in Montreal, on October 3. 1850, and was educated 
at Dunham, Que. In Dunham, on January 13, 1874. he married Miss 
Maria Clement; they have three daughters: Effie Florence, Xatlie Maud, 
and Beatrice Jane. Their residence is at 91 Gainsborough Street, Boston. 

CARL JOHNSON. 

Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Baalbec Lodge. 

A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman Com¬ 
mandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston, Noble Johnson was admitted 
to membership in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28. 1912. 
and his enrollment in that honorable body was numbered 9410. He 
was born in Sweden, on May 2, 1877, and was educated in the public 
schools of his home country. For five years, he was engaged in steam 
engineering in Boston, and, for the past five years, he has been steve¬ 
dore for the Boston Elevated Railroad, with headquarters at 371 Com¬ 
mercial Street. He married, on March 1. 1900. Miss Mary Lindburg 
of Boston. They have a daughter. Anna Theresa, and a son, Carl 
Arthur Gilbert. Noble Johnson’s residence is at 6 Hancock St. Boston. 

WILLIAM O. SIMMONS. 

Noble Simmons was born in Scituate, on July 28. 1868. His educa¬ 
tion was secured in Brooklyn, N. Y., and in Boston. For ten years, 
he was engaged in the novelty and dry goods business in the city, and 
for more than six years, has been a manufacturer of aprons, at 786 
Washington Street. Boston. Noble Simmons was married in Boston, on 
February 18, 1908. to Miss Ellen A. Carlson, and has a daughter, Mary A. 
His residence is at No. 21 Hamilton Street, Wollaston. The Masonic 
Degrees prerequisite for Noble Simmons’ Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Zetland Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston. Dorchester 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of 
Roxbury. His certificate of enrollment in the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is numbered 3117, and he was received into 
the Nobility of that illustrious body with the class of December 27. 1898. 

EDWARD FERDINAND KAKAS. 

Having Masonic affiliations in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Mystic Chapter. R. A. M.. Medford Council. R. & S. M., all of Med¬ 
ford, and with Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T. of Charlestown. 
Noble Kakas was inducted into the mysteries of the Shrine and admitted 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on 
March 28, 1912, wherein he was enrolled as No. 9421. Noble Kakas is 
also a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 186. I. O. O. F„ in which he 
has the rank of Past Grand, and of Caleb Loring Council of the Royal 
Arcanum, of West Medford. He was born in Portland, Me., on April 
7. 1854, and was educated in Medford. Noble Kakas is now proprietor 
of the fur business of Edward F. Kakas and Sons, established in 1858. 
In Boston, on June 15. 1876. he married Miss Lydia A. White, an^ has 
five children: Edward W., Fred G.. Sophie L., Josephine W„ and Harry 

B. Their residence is in Medford, and Noble Kakas’ business is located 
at No. 364 Bovlston Street, Boston. 

FREDERICK HENRY BLISS. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry, in the York Rite, in Starr 
King Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Noble Bliss was therein duly entered, passed 
and raised; he was made a Royal Arch Mason in Washington Chapter; a 
Royal and Select Master, in Salem Council, and a Knight Templar in 
Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, all of Salem. In the Scottish 
Rite, he is affiliated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Salem. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mount Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Thus 
doubly qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., X. M. S., 
on March 26, 1909, and his enrollment in that celebrated body was then 
listed as No. 8308. For twenty-three years. Noble Bliss has been a 
private accountant. He was born in Marblehead, on December 20. 1872, 
and was educated there and in Salem. Noble Bliss resides in Salem. 


Andrew c. McDonald. 

Enrollment number 1815 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 
that of Noble McDonald, who was received into membership on May 23, 
1893. He was formerly a member of Converse Lodge. A. F. & A. M., 
and is now a Charter Member; is a Past High Priest of Signet Chapter, 
R. A. M., and the Templar Degrees were conferred upon him in Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He is also con¬ 
nected with Howard Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown: is a Charter 
Member of the Middlesex Encampment of Malden: a member of Beacon 
Lodge No. 1, of the United Order of Workmen of Boston, and a Charter 
Member of Beauseant Commandery No. 41. Noble McDonald was born 
in Boston, on February 27. 1841, and received his education in the Boston 
public schools. In 1865, he was married to Miss Amy A. Gabrielle of 
Charlestown, who is deceased; and in 1886, was married to Miss Emily 
M. Holland of Medford. Two children survive, while five are deceased, 
and his home is at 46 Belmont Street. Malden. Noble McDonald is 
a Civil War Veteran; and at the breaking out of the war, he was in 
Australia, connected with the Harbor Police of the English Government. 
His loyalty is shown by the fact that he walked a distance of 256 miles, 
in order to reach a vessel to bring him to America to enlist in the ser¬ 
vice of his country. Noble McDonald's business address is the Boston 
Post Office, where he has been a letter carrier for over forty years. 

THURLOW SAVORY CHANDLER. 

In the York Rite. Noble Chandler is a member of Joseph Warren 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston. Dorchester Chapter. R. A. M„ Boston 
Council. R. & S. M.. and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T. of 
Roxbury. Likewise, he has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 c . S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. On April 19. 
1906, Noble Chandler was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
the Mystic Shrine, and his enrollment in that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order was numbered 6416. He was born in Bangor. Me., on October 
27. 1858. and was educated in the public schools. He has been, for more 
than twenty-six years, a selling agent of toilet articles and perfumes, 
at 77 Summer Street, Boston, and with the firm of C. B. Woodworth 
Sons’ Company of Rochester. N. Y. Noble Chandler is a member of 
Lodge No. 886, B. P. O. E. of Brookline. He has been twice married: 
first, on December 2, 1891, to Miss Kate B. Howland of Worcester, who 
passed away in 1912: and on Dec. 18. 1912, he married Miss Jennie L. Bal¬ 
lou of Worcester. Noble Chandler’s home is at 1895 Beacon St.. Brookline. 

JOHN ZEDREN. 

Noble Zedren was born in Sweden, on May 25. 1869. and obtained 
his education in his native country. He was, for sixteen years, a fore¬ 
man of the N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad, and for five years, he has been 
a builder and contractor. His offices are at 164 Federal Street. Boston. 
He is a member of the following bodies in the York Rite of Masonry: 
Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M.: Hyde 
Park Council. R. & S. M.; and Cyprus Commandery No. 39. K. T. He 
is No. 7608 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, and his ennoblement took place there with the class of 
June 24. 1907 He is also a member of Samuel Dexter Lodge No. 331, 
I. O. O. F. of Dedham; of the Boston Y. M. C. A.; and of the Business 
Men’s Association of Hyde Park. In Sweden, on Dec. 1, 1890. he married 
Miss Augusta Anderson. He resides at 1831 Hyde Park Ave., Readville. 

CHARLES E. STANWOOD. 

Noble Stanwood was born in St. Albans, Me., on February 19. 1863. 
In June, 1881, he was graduated from French’s Commercial College in 
Boston. For more titan a score of years, he has been a public accountant 
and auditor; he is president of the Needham Real Estate Associates, 
treasurer and trustee of the Glover Home and Hospital, trustee of the 
Julia F. Robinson Estate of Hyde Park, and treasurer of the Blanking 
Machine Company. In politics, Noble Stanwood is a Republican; he is 
now serving as Treasurer of the town of Needham; is ex-President of 
the Needham Business Association and Board of Trade; and represented 
the 1st Norfolk District (Dedham and Needham) in the General Court 
in 1914 and 1915. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order took place on August 31, 1901. and his enrollment in that 
distinguished body of Shriners then received the number 3638. Noble 
Stanwood's Masonic affiliations are with Norfolk Lodge. A. F. & A. M. 
of Needham, in which he has the rank of Past Master: Newton Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M.. and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., both of 
Newtonville. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.. the A. O. U. W., and 
of the U. O. G. C. In Chelsea, on August 11. 1883. he married Miss 
Jennie Dring of Needham; they have five sons: Harold Elmer. Francis 
James, Irving Ross. Augustus Taylor, and Charles Carson; also a daugh¬ 
ter. Hazel Miriam. Noble Stanwood’s business address is 78 Devonshire 
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GEORGE WHITNEY HEALEY. 

Noble Healey, who is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine as No. 
S124, has been, for the past eight years, conducting an undertaking estab¬ 
lishment in the city of Lowell, where he is located, at 79 Branch Street. 
He was born in that city, on July 7, 1874, and as a youth attended the 
public schools there. On December 18, 1895, he was married, in Lowell, 
to Miss Mabel Hicks. They have a daughter. Miss Eleanor L., and 
reside at 19 Warwick Street, Lowell. Noble Healey has Life Member¬ 
ships in all the Masonic bodies, both York and Scottish Rites, and is, in 
addition, a Life Member of the Shrine body. In the former, he has 
affiliations with William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Royal 
Arch Chapter, Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Comman- 
dery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; and in the latter, with Lowell Lodge 
of Perfection, Princes of Jerusalem, Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S. .P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Healey was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the 
class of May, 1908. In addition to his Masonic affiliations, he is also a 
member of Highland Veritas Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F. of Lowell; of 
Pilgrim Encampment No. 4, of the same city; of Highland Lodge No. 
31, of the Order of Rebekahs; of Puritan Chapter No. 54. of the Order 
of the Eastern Star; of Canton No. 9, Pawtucket; of Highland Council 
No. 970, of the Royal Arcanum; of Admiral Farragut Camp No. 78, 
Sons of Veterans; of the Lowell Board of Trade, and of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Undertakers’, the Massachusetts Embalmers’, and the New York 
State Embalmers’ Associations. His clubs are: the Masonic. Martin 
Luther, Yorick, Highland and Vesper Country. 

FRED S. KINGSBURY. 

Noble Kingsbury was born in North Bradford, Me., on August 8, 
1875. He removed to Lowell, as a boy, and obtained his education in the 
public schools of that city. He is now proprietor of a market business, 
at 373 Bridge Street. In William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell, 
Noble Kingsbury has the rank of Past Senior Steward, and he is affiliated 
also with Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M.. 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. His enrollment number in the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is 9414, and 
he was admitted to the Shrine in that body as a member of the class of 
March 28, 1912. Noble Kingsbury is unmarried, and resides at 1087 
Bridge Street, Lowell. 

LAURENCE DUSTIN POORE. 

Prepared for admission to the Shrine, in Saggahew Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M„ Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., 
and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., all of Haverhill, Noble Poore 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and was enrolled 
therein as No. 9472. After having been, for several years, with the David 
Moffat Company, of Chicago, Noble Poore became, five years ago, a 
traveling salesman for the Appleton Counter Company. He was born 
in South Groveland, on July 17, 1876, and attended the schools there and 
in the city of Lynn. His marriage to Miss Aleta Hanscom of Haverhill, 
took place in Dover, N. H„ on June 26. 1912, and they reside in Brad¬ 
ford, at 38 Colby Street. 

WILMAN MANSFIELD MACOMBER. 

An officer in Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Noble 
Macomber is also a member of Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21. K. T. of Dor¬ 
chester. Likewise, he has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite of 
Masonry, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.‘.P.’.R.'.S.’. His 
admission to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine took 
place as a member of the class of June 5, 1912. and his enrollment num¬ 
ber is 9621. In addition to his Masonic connections and those of the 
Shrine, Noble Macomber is affiliated with several other fraternal orders, 
being a Past Patron of Roxbury Chapter of the Order of the Eastern 
Star; a member of Malden Lodge No. 965. B. P. O. E.; Kitchamankin 
Tribe No. 42, of the Improved Order of Red Men of Dorchester; and 
of the Knights of Malta, of which he is a Past Supreme Commander. 
He is also a member of the Traffic Club of New England, of the Ameri¬ 
can Association of Passenger Agents, of the Railroad and Steamship 
Agents’ Association of Boston, of the Portland Traffic Association, of 
the Fusilier Veteran Association, of the Malden Club, and a Charter 
Member of the Scimitar Club. For more than twenty-six years, Noble 
Macomber has been connected with the Norfolk and Western Railway, 
with offices at 294 Washington Street Boston. He was born in Andover, 
on April 10, 1867, and was educated at Geneva College, in Pennsylvania. 
His marriage to Miss Lutie M. Hanson took place in Malden, on Decem¬ 
ber 24, 1889, and he has his residence at 42 Linden Avenue, Malden. 


FREDERICK MARCELLUS LIBBF.Y. 

Noble Libbey, who for the past thirty-two years has been superin¬ 
tendent of the Champion International Company of Lawrence, has, for 
three years, been a member of the City Council, serving same for one 
year as president; and he has also been a member of the Board of 
Aldermen of that city in 1890. He was born at Farmington, N. H., on 
September 27, 1852, and obtained his education in the schools of Somers- 
worth, New Hampshire. In Lawrence, on May 22, 1901, he married Miss 
Ida M. Feague of Warren, Me. Noble Libbey resides at 8 Pleasant Street. 
Lawrence, and has his business at 38 Prospect Street, of the same city. 
He has received Masonic Degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry, 
and is a member of Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter. 

R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., Bethany Commandery No. 17, 
K. T.; and of Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, and of Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number is 3480 in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and 
he was admitted to that body on December 31. 1900. Noble Libbey is a 
member of Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F., and of Kearsarge 
Encampment. In the Lodge, he has the rank of Past Grand, and in the 
Encampment, that of Past Chief Patriarch. 

WILLIAM H. WHITTEN. 

Noble Whitten was born in Bowdoin, Me., on May 27, 1856, and 
for more than thirty-one years, he has been with the Howard Foster 
Company of Brockton, at present being foreman of the sole leather room. 
He also served, for twenty-one years, as special officer at the City 
Theatre. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in 
Tranquil Lodge, F. & A. M. of Auburn, Me., and he has completed the 
course of degrees in the York Rite, in which his affiliations are with 
Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M.. and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. Noble Whitten is 
enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 

S. , as No. 3075, having been received into the Nobility of that illustrious 
body on September 8, 1898. Aside from Masonry, he is fraternally asso¬ 
ciated with Manufacturers’ and Mechanics’ Lodge No. 62, of the I. O. 
O. F., and with Montello Lodge No. 125, K. P. Noble Whitten is also 
a member of the Superintendents’ and Foremen’s Club of Brockton. He 
has been married three times, his present wife having been prior to their 
marriage, Miss Elizabeth Haynes of Plymouth. He has a daughter. Etta 
M., and they reside at No. 482 Howard Street, Brockton. Noble Whit¬ 
ten’s business address is 160 Pleasant Street. 

LURAD HANSOM DOWNS. 

Noble Downs secured his Masonic Degrees, prerequisite to his Shrine 
ennoblement, in Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery 
No. 14, K. T., all of the city of Haverhill. He was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on August 8, 
1908, and there was then awarded him an enrollment certificate num¬ 
bered 81%. Noble Downs is a member of Mizpah Lodge, I. O. O. F.; 
the Pentucket Club of Haverhill; the New England Shoe and Leather 
Association of Boston, and of the Boston Boot and Shoe Club. He is 
treasurer and general manager for the firm of Charles K. Fox, Inc., 
of Haverhill. Noble Downs was born in Berwick, Me., on March 1, 
1870. In Haverhill, he was married to Miss Matilda Jane Torrey, and 
has three children. 

J. HARVEY GAMBLE. 

Noble Gamble has acquired the Templar Degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the former, he is 
affiliated with William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery 
No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell; and, in the latter, with Lowell Lodge of 
Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
has the rank of Junior Steward in his Royal Arch Chapter, and is 
a member of the Escort in his Commandery. He was enrolled upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 9070, having been received 
into the Nobility of that body of Shriners in the class of May, 1911. 
In clubdom, Noble Gamble is connected with the Lowell Masonic Club, 
the Vesper Country Club, the Martin Luther Club, the Yorick Club of 
Lowell, and the Scimitar Club of Boston. He was born at Herdam, 
Que.. Can., on September 20, 1880, but obtained his education in the public 
schools of Lowell. For the past seven years, he has been superinten¬ 
dent for the American Mason Safety Tread Company, at 125 Perry 
Street, Lowell. He was married, in that city, on December 24. 1903. to 
Miss Laura Bertha Symonds; they have a son, Harvey Robson, and 
their residence is at No. 183 Butman Road, Lowell. 

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FRED A. SIMMONS, M. D. 

Noble Simmons is engaged in the general practice of medicine and 
is on the surgical staff of the Bockton Hospital. He was born in 
North Adams, on September 16, 1877, and obtained his preparatory edu¬ 
cation in the schools of Adams. He was graduated from Brown Uni¬ 
versity in 1899, and entered Columbia University, where he obtained his 
medical degree in 1903. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical 
Association, the American Medical Association, and the Brockton Medical 
Association. He served in the Spanish War, and has the distinction of 
being the only Brown University undergraduate who saw active service 
in that conflict. The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his ennoblement 
were conferred upon him, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and he 
holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 9512. Noble Simmons 
is, too, a member of Damocles Lodge, K. P. of Brockton, and of the 
Commrcial, University, and Thorney Lea Golf Clubs of that city; also 
of the Greek Letter Fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, of Brown University 
and of Columbia University. In Providence, R. I., on September 6, 
1905, he married Miss Geneva A. Cobb. They have a son, Fred A., Jr., 
and reside at 406 West Elm Street, Brockton. 

HARRY GUY SEMMONS. 

Noble Semmons was born in Angus, la., on August 3, 1886. He 
graduated from the high school at Primghar, Ja., in 1902; then attended 
the Culver Military Academy for one year, and later graduated from the 
Iowa State College, at Ames, finishing the course of electrical engineer¬ 
ing. Noble Semmons retained his Blue Lodge membership in Iowa, but 
the other York Rite Degrees were conferred upon him in Boston bodies. 
It was an unusual and impressive scene when he was raised in Arcadia 
Lodge, F. & A. M. of Ames, for his father, who is now a member of 
the Grand Lodge of Iowa, was then Master of the Lodge. Noble Sem¬ 
mons is also affiliated with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He was admitted 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple on December 31, 1912, and the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment rendered him on that memorable day was num¬ 
bered 9861. For the past six years, Noble Semmons has been a sales 
agent for the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee, 
Wis., having offices at 50 Congress Street, Boston. 

DANIEL L. TAPPAN. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 
29, 1911, with enrollment No. 9282, Noble Tappan had previously attained 
the dignity of Sir Knight in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. In 
Symbolic Masonry, he was raised in Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Arlington; was exalted in Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M.; and entered the 
cryptic circle in Cambridge Council, R. & S. M. For the past thirty years, 
Noble Tappan has been engaged in real estate and truck farming in 
Arlington and Belmont. He was born in Sandwich, N. H., on May 16, 
1855, and was there educated. In Arlington, on December 22, 1884, 
Noble Tappan was united in marriage with Miss Ethel Eugenia Fisher 
of Arlington; they have a son, Arthur N., who was made a Noble of 
Aleppo Temple in the same class with his father. Noble Tappan’s resi¬ 
dence is No. 269 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington. 

ARTHUR N. TAPPAN. 

Noble Tappan, son of Daniel L. Tappan, was born in Arlington, on 
December 6, 1885, and still resides in the same town, at 269 Massachu¬ 
setts Avenue. He was graduated from the Arlington High School in 
June, 1905, and from the Bryant and Stratton Commercial College, in May, 
1907. Noble Tappan is now (1914) in the employ of a Boston whole¬ 
sale house in the shoe finding business. Masonically, he is a member of 
Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Arlington, Menotomy Royal Arch Chap¬ 
ter of Arlington, Cambridge Council of Royal and Select Masters, and of 
Cambridge Commandery of Knight Templars. Noble Tappan was admitted 
into Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine on December 29, 1911, and bis 
enrollment certificate in that body of Shriners was numbered 9281. 

WALTER ALBRO CHILDS. 

Noble Childs was born in Natick, on December 3, 1870, and received 
his education in that town. For about a quarter of a century, he lias 
been in the hardware business in Boston, now being located at 229 
Franklin Street. Masonically, he is affiliated with Meridian Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Parker Chapter, R,. A. M., both of Natick; Cryptic Council, 
R. & S. M. of Newtonville, and with Natick Commandery No. 33. K. T. 
Thus equipped with the necessary preliminary Masonic Degrees, he was 
admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order with the class 
of June 5, 1912, and his enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 9556. Noble Childs is also a member of the Sons of 
Veterans, the Ancient Order of United Workmen, an'd of Aurora Chap¬ 
ter No. 9, Order of the Eastern Star of Natick. He resides at No. 129 
Paul Gore Street, Jamaica Plain. 


CHARLES H. BUCHANAN. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Buchanan has connections 
in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of South Boston; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Likewise, he has attained 
degrees, in full course, in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Y ates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. With this double set of quali¬ 
fications, Noble Buchanan was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine on November 10, 1898, when he was 
enrolled as No. 3014 upon the membership lists of that body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order. Noble Buchanan is also a member of Mt. Wash¬ 
ington Encampment, I. O. O. F., and of Roston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. 
He is a Sergeant in the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company; is 
president of the Boston Social Fishing Club, and also belongs to the 
South Boston Yacht Club. For about twenty years, Noble Buchanan has 
been engaged in the teaming business under his own name. He was 
born in South Boston, on April 11, 1862, and received his education in 
Boston, where, also, in October, 1882, he married Miss Eliza J. Godfrey. 
They have two daughters, Miss Helen M. and Miss Edith T. Noble 
Buchanan’s business address is 139 Congress Street, Boston, while his 
home is in South Boston, at 769 Broadway. 

FRANK D. TERRY. 

Masonic Degrees in full course have been conferred upon Noble 
Terry in both York and Scottish Rites. In the former, he is identified 
with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Comman¬ 
dery No. 41, K. T. of Malden; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 0 , 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ceremony of his ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S.. was exemplified upon him with the other members 
of the class of June, 1906, according to the traditions of the Order, 
at which time he was also enrolled in that splendid body of Nobles, as 
No. 6619. Noble Terry was married in Fall River, to Miss Edith C. 
Howard; and has a daughter, Ethel M. They reside in Everett. Noble 
Terry was born in Fall River, on March 2, 1860, and was educated in its 
public schools. For more than thirty-five years, he has been a mechanical 
and marine engineer, having served in the United States Navy during 
the Spanish War, and as Lieutenant in the Engineering Corps, later 
becoming Chief Engineer, and Instructor in steam engineering of the 
Massachusetts Nautical Training Ship, U. S. S. Enterprise, for several 
years. His business address is No. 201 Columbus Avenue, Boston. 

ALBERT BEEDE BLAISDELL. 

The ennoblement of Noble Blaisdell in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order took place in the class of November 17, 1913, 
when there was conferred on him the numerical designation of No. 
10128. His prerequisite Masonic Degrees were conferred in the follow¬ 
ing bodies of Haverhill: Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Com¬ 
mandery No. 14, K. T. Noble Blaisdell is also continuing his Masonic 
career in the bodies of the Scottish Rite, where he has so far acquired 
the Ineffable Degrees, in Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, in 
which he has the rank of Captain of the Guard. He is also a member 
of the Pentucket Club of Haverhill. For five years in New Bedford, 
and for fifteen years in Haverhill, he has been the proprietor of a men’s 
and boys’ clothing and furnishing store. He was born in Raymond, 
N. H., on June 25, 1864, and attended the schools of Freemont and of 
his native state. In Haverhill, on June 23, 1898, he was married to Miss 
Adelaide Louise Hayes. The residence is at No. 17 Grand Street, Haver¬ 
hill, and the business addresses are Nos. 113 Merrimack Street, Haver¬ 
hill, and 956 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 

ISAAC JOHN VAIL. 

Noble Vail’s Masonic affiliations are with the following bodies of 
Vermont: Independence Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Farmer’s Chapter, R. 
A. M., and Mt. Calvary Commandery, K. T. He was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on Decem¬ 
ber 31, 1912, and has the certificate of enrollment numbered 9868. Noble 
Vail is also a member of the Scimitar Club of Boston, and of the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce. For the past five years, he has been the treasurer 
of Matheson Vail Company, wholesale hay and grain dealers, at No. 
402 Chamber of Commerce; and prior to that, he was, for nine years, 
in a similar line of business, in Boston and Vermont. Noble Vail was 
born in East Dorset, Vt., on January 30, 1877, and was educated at the 
University of Vermont. In Waterbury. Conn, on September 16, 1898, 
he was married to Miss Delia Rich. They have two children, John R. 
and Janan, and reside at 31 Wannebeck Street, Roxbury. 

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AUGUSTINE HARLOW READ. 

Noble Read received his Symbolic Degrees, in Joseph Warren Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; his Capitular Degrees, in St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. 
M.; his Cryptic Degrees, in Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and was created 
a Sir Knight in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Thus Masonically 
qualified for Shrine ennoblement, he crossed the burning Desert, and, 
reaching the Oasis of Boston, was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on September 1, 1906, his enrollment 
therein being No. 6614. He is also fraternally affiliated with Common¬ 
wealth Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Boston; is Past Master Workman of 
Boston Lodge. A. O. U. W.; Past Regent of John Hancock Council, R. 
A. M.; and is also Past Patron of Keystone Chapter, O. E. S. Noble 
Read is an Independent, and was a member of the Massachusetts Legis¬ 
lature in 1885. He is engaged in the practice of law, being a member 
of the bar for twenty years; is a Notary Public; a Commissioner of 
Deeds for New York and New Jersey; a Justice of the Peace, and he 
is president of the Read’s Legal & Mercantile Agency. Noble Read was 
born in Boston, on January 7, 1855, and was educated in its schools. He 
married Miss Josephine A. Emerson, on July 5, 1877; and they have a 
son, Walter Augustine, who graduated from Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology as naval architect, and who is now at the New York Navy 
Yard. Noble Read’s business address is No. 161 Devonshire Street, 
Boston, and his residence is at No. 24 St. Stephen Street, in that city. 

CHARLES EDWIN COOKE. 

Affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Kilwinning Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. 
M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell, Noble Cooke 
likewise has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 
17, 1906, and" holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 6766. 
Noble Cooke is also a member of the Vesper Country Club, of the 
Yorick Club of Lowell, and of various other social organizations. Politi¬ 
cally, he adheres to Republican principles. After having been, for a 
time, employed in the banking business, he became, three years ago, a 
banker and broker, with offices at 9 Central Street, Lowell. He was 
born in that city, on July 28, 1883, and attained an education in the public 
schools. On October 4, 1904, his marriage to Miss Bertha Runels of 
Lowell, took place; they have three children: Eunice, Henry Morrill, 
and Barbara, and reside at 248 Pine Street, Lowell. 

ABRAHAM JACOBS. 

After spending sixteen years in the leather business, three years ago, 
Noble Jacobs became associated in the concern of A. Jacobs and Sons, 
Inc., with location at 125 Market Street, Lynn. He was born in London, 
Eng., where he obtained his education. His marriage, however, took 
place in New York, on August 24, 1886, with Miss Minnie Singer. They 
have seven children : Hattie, Louis, Anne, Henry, Sadie, Ella and Pauline. 
The residence is No. 44 Lowell Street, Lynn. As a Mason, Noble Jacobs 
is a member of Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, and of 
the Boston bodies in the Scottish Rite, namely, Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\ 
P.'.R.'.S.’. He is enrolled as No. 7421, upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his ennoblement therein took 
place on June 24, 1907. He is also a member of Kearsarge Encampment 
No. 217, of the I. O. O. F. 

EUGENE B. FRASER. 

Noble Fraser, who has been, for fourteen years, treasurer of the 
Lynn Gas and Electric Comnany, and formerly, for sixteen years, had 
been treasurer of the Republican City Committee of Lynn, was admitted 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on December 16, 1895. He has acquired 
Masonic Degrees in full course in the following York Rite bodies 
of Lynn : Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. He 
is a member of East Lynn Lodge No. 47, I. O. O. F.; Lodge No. 
117, R. P. O. E.; A. C. Moody Lodge, K. of P., and of Sagamore Tribe 
No. 210. I. O. R. M.; also, of the Oxford and Park Clubs of Lynn. 
He was born in the Shoe Citv, on February 19, 1869, and was a student 
in the public schools there. He is unmarried, and resides at 8 Sander¬ 
son Avenue. His business address is 90 Exchange Street, Lynn. Noble 
Fraser’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
is 981. 


WILLIAM SCALLY. 

Noble Scally was born on March 9, 1884, in England, and obtained 
his education in his native country. He has now been, for five years, 
a baker in the city of Lowell, with establishments at 5 Davis Square 
and 610 Gorham Street, and 547 Central Street. He has acquired the 
Masonic Degrees in full course in both the York and Scottish Rites. 
In the former, he is affiliated with William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; and in the latter, with 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. The ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1913, and he was then awarded the certificate 
of enrollment with the number 10043. Noble Scally is also a member 
of the Masonic Club of Lowell. He is unmarried, and resides at 335 
Thorndike Street, Lowell. 


SILAS EDWARD BAKER. 

Noble Baker is No. 9679, upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his ennoblement therein, took place in 
the class of August 10, 1912. His preparatory Masonic Degrees were 
conferred, in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mystic Chapter, R. 
A. M., both of Medford, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He was 
born in Falmouth, on October 8, 1870, and attended the public schools 
of Boston. For about twenty years, Noble Baker was engaged in the 
meat business in Medford and Boston, and for the past three years has 
been employed as a special police officer, by the Union Safe Deposit 
Vaults of Boston, having formerly been Constable of Medford. He is 
an ex-member of the First Regiment, M. V. M., in which he had the 
rank of Sergeant, and is a member of the United States Fat Men’s Club. 
He is married, and resides at No. 55 Newland Street, Boston. 


WALLACE CLARK WRIGHT. 

Noble Wright has the enrollment number 9218, upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, his prerequisite 
Masonic affiliations having been attained in the following Lynn bodies: 
Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. His ennoble¬ 
ment in Aleppo Temple took place in the class of November 10, 1911. 
Noble Wright is a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn. He was born 
in the Shoe City, on February 18, 1885, and was educated in its public 
schools. In Arlington, on May 20, 1908, he married Miss Faustena 
May Ross. For eight years, he has been a member of the firm styled 
Lewis Wright and Company, located at 729 Washington Street, Lynn. 
He resides at 174 Euclid Avenue, in the same city. 


NATT A. DAVIS. 

Noble Davis was formerly in the granite business for many years 
with his father, the late Nathaniel Davis, of the firm of Sweatt & 
Davis. He was born in Lowell, on December 9, 1851, and received his 
education in the public schools of that city. He is a member of the 
Yorick Club, the Vesper Country Club, and the Masonic Club of Lowell. 
He holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 707 upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and he was enrolled in that illus¬ 
trious body, on March 20, 1890. His Masonic affiliations are with the 
following bodies of Lowell: Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T.; and Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. of Boston. 

GUSTAF E. AHLBERG. 

Noble Ahlberg was born in Sweden, on April 28, 1869, and obtained 
his education in his native country. He has been overseer in the United 
States Cartridge Company, located on Lawrence Street, Lowell, for 
twenty-two years. His Masonic Degrees were conferred in the follow¬ 
ing bodies of Lowell: Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb 
Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9, K. T. His consequent Shrine ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order took place in the class of May 5, 
1904, his enrollment being designated as No. 4488. Noble Ahlberg is 
also a member of the Masonic Club of Boston. In Lowell, on September 
19, 1905, he married Miss Emma C. Hahn of Brooklyn, N. Y. They 
have a daughter, Anita Drusilla, and reside at No. 5 Nelson Avenue. 
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LUCIUS A. DERBY. 

Noble Derby is one of the best known Masons in Lowell, and lias 
held many of the most exalted offices in the bodies with which lie is 
affiliated. For more than twenty-eight years, he has been secretary of 
Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; in Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., he is 
Past High Priest; in Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., he lias the rank of 
Past Thrice Illustrious, and the Degrees of Knighthood were conferred 
upon him in Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all of which bodies are 
located in Lowell. Noble Derby is Thrice Potent Master of Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection; is Senior Warden of Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; and also has affiliations in Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose 
Croix of Lowell, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S. . 
In addition, he is Past District Deputy of the Grand Chapter of Massa¬ 
chusetts. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Noble Derby appears as No. 745, and his ennoblement 
took place in that celebrated body on November 29. 1892. He has held 
the office of President in the Lowell Masonic Club, of which he is 
founder. Noble Derby is a member of Chevalier Middlesex Lodge No. 
2, K. T.; is Commander of Admiral Farragut Camp; Junior Vice Com¬ 
mander of Massachusetts Division, Sons of Veterans, and also belongs 
to the Country Club of that city. For six years, he served the city 
as a member of the Board of Aldermen. Noble Derby was born in 
Orford, N. H., on January 25, 1852. He studied in the public schools 
of his birthplace, and also in the evening schools of Lowell. For 
more than thirty-five years, he has conducted an electrical engineering and 
contracting business, now located at 64 Middle Street, Lowell. Noble 
Derby is married, and has one son, Roland E. Their residence is at No. 
148 First Street, Lowell. 

FRANK M. SWETT. 

The name of Noble Swett appears upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 9487, and he was admitted 
into the Nobility of that body of Shriners as a member of the class of 
March, 1912. The preparatory degrees in Masonry were conferred upon 
him in Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Trinity Chapter, R. A. M., Ames- 
bury Council, R. & S. M., being ranked as Tyler in all three bodies; 
and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T. He is also affiliated with 
Powwow River Lodge No. 90, 1. O. O. F„ and with Harmony Encamp¬ 
ment No. 51, both of Amesbury. Noble Swett is a Spanish War Veteran; 
a Sergeant in Company B, 8th Regiment, M. V. M., and a member of 
the National Association of Letter Carriers of the United States. He 
has been in the United States Mail Service in Amesbury for the past 
twenty-five years, and his business address is Post Office, Amesbury. 
Noble Swett was born on December 15, 1870, in Amesbury, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of that place. In Rochester, N. H., 
on September 28, 1893, he was married to Miss 
Newburyport. They have a daughter, Cornelia 
reside at 22 High Street, Amesbury. 


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GEORGE L. GAHM. 

For about eight years, Noble Gahm has been connected in various 
capacities with the Wood Worsted Mills, of Lawrence, of which, for 
the last two years, he has been superintendent. He was born in Boston, 
on August 28, 1884, and was educated in the schools of that city. He 
is a member of the Home Club, and of the Merrimack Valley Country 
Club, both of Lawrence. His Masonic affiliations are also with Law- 


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SEBASTIAN GAHM. 

Noble Gahm is a well known Boston restaurateur, having, for more 
than a third of a century, conducted a popular cafe. He was born in 
Germany, on February 24, 1854, and was educated in his native country. 
The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Gahm in 
Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown, in 1878. He came, then, 
hy demit, in 1891, to Germania Lodge, of which, in 1899 and 1900, he 
was Worshipful Master. Noble Gahm is also affiliated with Signet 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He also has 
degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Noble Gahm, in 1904 and 1905, served 
as the Grand Marshal for the First Masonic District. In Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine on October 28, 1892, when he was numbered upon the 
enrollment lists as 1050. Noble Gahm is also connected with Howard 
Lodge No. 22, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown, and is a member of the An¬ 
cient and Honourable Artillery Company. He was married, in Boston, 
to Miss Annie A. Cabe of Bangor, Me. They have six children, and 
reside at 113 Sheridan Street, Jamaica Plain. Noble Gahm’s business 
address is 53 Court Street, Boston. 

CHARLES TRUE WING. 

Noble Wing has been a designer for the Middlesex Woolen Mills 
of Lowell, for about ten years. He was born in that city, on January 
6. 1877, and was educated in its public schools; subsequently graduating 
from the Lowell Textile School with the class of 1900. Noble Wing is 
a member of the Vesper Country Club, the Highland, Masonic, and Mt. 
Pleasant Golf Clubs, all of Lowell. He has taken Masonic Degrees, in 
full course, in both York and Scottish Rites; in the former having affilia¬ 
tions with Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. 
A. M., in which he has the rank of Master of the Third Veil; Ahasuerus 
Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of 
Lowell. In the Scottish Rite, Noble Wing is a member of Lowell Lodge 
of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'. 
S.'. He was enrolled as No. 7587 upon the occasion of his admission 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907. 
Noble Wing is unmarried, and resides at 287 Stevens Street, Lowell. 

JOHN THOMAS ELLIOTT. 

Noble Elliott became a member of Aleppo Temple, in March, 1913, 
with enrollment No. 9887. He is Masonically affiliated with Continental 
Lodge No. 76, A. F. & A. M. of Waterbury, Conn.; Trinity Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Amesbury; Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T. of New¬ 
buryport; and with Haverhill Lodge of Perfection of Haverhill. He 
is also a member of Samuel Harris Lodge No. 99, I. O. O. F. of Bridge¬ 
port, Conn., and of Ansantawas Encampment No. 20, I. O. O. F. of 
Waterbury, Conn. Politically, he is an adherent to Republican prin¬ 
ciples. Noble Elliott was born at Elliott Mills, Prince Edward Island, 
on May 27, 1876, and was graduated from the schools there in 1892. 
In July, 1901, in Lawrence, he married Miss Elizabeth Webster of Pitts¬ 
field; they have a daughter, Hazel M., born on October 28, 1903, and 
a son, Harold Ralph, born on December 26, 1909. Since May, 1910, 
Noble Elliott has been superintendent of the firm of Gray and Davis, 
Incorporated, and prior to making that connection, he had been with 
the Waterbury Manufacturing Company from January, 1905 to May, 
1910. His business address is Care of Gray and Davis, Incorporated, 
Amesbury, and his residence, also in that town, is at No. 13 Albion 
Street. 

CHARLES DEMPSTER MONTGOMERY. 

Enrollment No. 10194, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
is that of Noble Montgomery, who was welcomed into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 30, 
1913. His qualifying Masonic Degrees were received in North Star 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ashland, King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Newburyport, Amesbury Council, R. & S. M. of Amesbury, and New¬ 
buryport Commandery No. 3, K. T. He is also a member of the Dalton 
Club of Newburyport, and of the Dartmouth Club of Boston. Noble 
Montgomery was born at North Lebanon, Me., on January 4, 1876, and 
was graduated from the Somersworth High School with the class of 
1894, and from Dartmouth College, in 1898. For the past five years, he 
has been a teacher in Newburyport, prior to that time having taught in 
several other places; and he has also managed the New Sea View Hotel, 
at Oak Bluffs, for the past six years. Noble Montgomery is unmarried, 
and makes his home at No. 61 Federal Street, Newburyport. 


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GEORGE G. ADAMS. 

Since 1874, Noble Adams has been engaged in his profession as 
an architect, in the city of Lawrence, where he is now established at 
288 Essex Street. He was born in Rollinsford, N. H., on August 26, 
1850, and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of Law¬ 
rence. In Lynn, on November 10, 1875, he was married to Miss Mary 
Leslie of Newbury, Vt. Noble Adams has Masonic membership in full 
course in the York Rite bodies of Lawrence, and is affiliated with 
Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on 
December 7, 1914, and he holds certificate of enrollment No. 6176, upon 
the membership lists of that illustrious body. Noble Adams is also 
a member of Monadnock Lodge No. 146, I. O. O. F., and of Black Prince 
Lodge No. 36, K. P., both of Lawrence. His residence is at No. 351 
Prospect Street, Lawrence. 

ORTHELLO P. DAVIS. 

Noble Davis resides at 69 Warwick Street, Lowell, and conducts a 
livery stable business at 380 Middlesex Street, where he has been estab¬ 
lished for the past sixteen years. He was born in Lowell, on June 18, 
1871, and attended the schools of the city. In that city, on October 5, 
1907, he married Miss Alice E. Riney. They have a son, Robert O., 
and two daughters, Elizabeth Alice and Virginia M. Noble Davis is 
affiliated with Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. 
A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, 
K. T. Upon the basis of this Masonic preparation, he was received 
into the Nobility of the A. A. O., N. M. S., in Aleppo Temple, on June 
5, 1912. His enrollment number is 9566. Noble Davis is a member also 
of Lodge No. 215, I. O. O. F., and of Lodge No. 87, B. P. O. E., both 
of Lowell. 

FRANK ELFSTROM JOHNSON. 

Overseer of the Dyeing Department of the famous Wood Worsted 
Mills, of Lawrence, Noble Johnson has been connected with that firm, 
for more than five years. He was born in Lawrence on November 26, 
1884, and attended the public schools. His marriage occurred in that city, 
on June 7, 1909, taking as his bride Miss Annie Livesey, daughter of Noble 
Edwin Victor Livesey, treasurer of the Standard Fabric Company, of 
Fall River. Noble Johnson has two sons: Elfstrom Victor Frederick 
and Waldemar Robert, and the home address is 560 Andover Street, 
Lawrence. He acquired the Masonic Degrees prerequisite to Shrine 
ennoblement, in the following York Rite bodies of Lawrence: Phoenician 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M.. Lawrence Council, 

R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery Now 17, K. T. He was thereupon 
elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a 
member of the class of March 28, 1912, and was enrolled therein as 
No. 9409. 

HARVEY BURT HUDSON. 

Born in Chelsea, on March 30, 1875, Noble Hudson was educated 
in the public schools. In 1897, he was appointed Clerk of the Municipal 
Criminal Court. He studied law, and was made a member of the Mas¬ 
sachusetts Bar in 1905. Masonically, Noble Hudson is affiliated with 
Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, St v Paul’s Chapter, R. A. 
M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., both of Boston. He was 
welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on 
November 11, 1910, and was enrolled as No. 8886, in that illustrious 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order. He is also attached to the Eastern 
Star, in Evangeline Chapter, of which he is a Past Patron. Noble Hud¬ 
son’s marriage to Miss Laura M. Brock, took place on October 15, 1902: 
they have two daughters: Barbara B., born May 29, 1905, and Doris B„ 
born April 1, 1910, and reside at 43 Leicester Street, Brighton. 

N. W. SAMPSON. 

Prepared for admission to the Shrine, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & 

S. 51., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, 
Noble Sampson was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
in October, 1911, and was enrolled therein as No. 9646. He is also 
a member of Massasoit Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F., of Nemasket 
Encampment No. 44, and of Canton Nemasket No. 18. He is affiliated 
with Brockton Company No. 32, Uniformed Rank, K. of P., and with 
Damocles Lodge No. 16, of that Order. With the rank of Major, he is 
Aide-de-Camp in the Patriarch Militant, I. O. O. F. Noble Sampson is 
a member of the Commercial Club of Brockton, and of the School 
Committee of that city. He has been, for ten years, an undertaker and 
embalmer, with offices at 83 North Main Street, Brockton. He was born 
in that city, on July 24, 1881, and was educated in the schools there. 
His marriage to Miss Ella McLeod of Brockton, took place on April 
26, 1909; they have a son. Kenneth E., and a daughter, Helen L., and 
reside in Brockton, at 227 Prospect Street. 


JAMES LESTER MORGAN. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Morgan is 
listed as Nq. 6479, and he was received into the Nobility of that body 
on April 19, 1906, of which he is a Life Member. In Montgomery 
Lodge, Aw F. & A. M., he had the rank of Senior Steward in 1907, and 
he is also affiliated with Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Council, 
R. & S. M., and is a Life Member of Milford Commandery No. 11, K. 

T. For eighteen years, he was associated with his father, the late Henry 

E. Morgan, who was, for several years, treasurer and theatrical manager 

of Music Hall, Milford; a druggist for over one-half a century, and 
one of the original stockholders forming the Milford Music Hall Com¬ 
pany in 1881, who erected the Music Hall Building. Noble Morgan 
assisted his father in the management of the theatre for several years, 

and was president of the Music Hall Company for over fifteen years, 

later becoming treasurer of same for five years. Noble Morgan has two 
valuable proprietary remedies, which have been on the market for over 
a quarter of a century, the Morse’s Dyspepsia Remedy, and the Morse’s 
Asparagus Kidney Remedy, which have wide sale in the United States 
and Canada, and which he now prepares. Noble Morgan was born in 
Milford, on June 4, 1871, and after graduating from the Milford High 
School, he attended the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy at Boston. 
He is, by profession, a registered pharmacist. He is unmarried, and 
resides at 27 Jefferson Street, Milford. 

CHARLES WILBUR RHOADES. 

Noble Rhoades was born in New York City, on March 2, 1873, but 
during his infancy his family removed to Cambridge, where he was 
reared and educated. After attaining prominence in the leather trade, 
some years ago, he became partner in the Woodward and W’right Last 
Company of Brockton. His Masonic affiliations are with Paul Revere 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, 

R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. 
His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on 
February 18, 1907, and his enrollment therein is numbered 7021. Noble 
Rhoades is a member of the Commercial, Merchants’, Manufacturers’, and 
Thorny Lea Golf Clubs of Brockton. At Stoughton, on November 27, 
1900, he was married to Miss Harriet Drake Wright. They have four 
children, Marjorie Drake, Robert Channing, Mary Phinney and Eliza¬ 
beth Drake, and reside at No. 400 West Elm Street, Brockton. 

JOHN WILLIAM KNOWLES. 

Noble Knowles has the enrollment number 10097, upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and he 
was admitted to the Nobility of that body of Shriners as a member of 
the class of August 23, 1913. The preparatory Masonic Degrees were 
conferred upon him in the following bodies, all of Boston: St. John’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. 
& S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Knowles is a 
member of the Shrine Club of Boston. For more than twenty-one years 
he has been following his profession as an architect in the city of Bos¬ 
ton, with offices at 220 Devonshire Street. For four years, he served in 
the office of the City Architect, and he is a member of the Boston 
Architectural Club. Noble Knowles was born in Boston, on June 1, 
1875, and was educated in the public schools. He is unmarried, and 
resides at 7 Stanley Street, Boston. 

CHARLES MERRILL HOYT. 

Noble Hoyt has the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Saggahew Lodge, A. 

F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., both of Haverhill, Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. In the 
Scottish Rite, he is a member of Merrimack Valley Lodge of Per¬ 
fection of Haverhill, Giles Fonda Tates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on February 8, 1906, and 
there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the num¬ 
ber 6345. Noble Hoyt is also a member of the Pentucket Club, the Wachu- 
sett Club, and of the B. P. O. E*. In 1908, he was a Republican delegate to 
the National Republican Convention from the Sixth Essex District, and 
he is a member of the Essex County Republican Club. From 1909 until 
1913, he was postmaster of the city of Haverhill. Noble Hoyt was, for 
fifteen years, a manufacturer of wood and paper boxes. Later, he began 
the manufacture of shoes under the firm name of The Charles M. Hoyt 
Shoe Company. Noble Hoyt was born in Hampstead, N. H„ on Febru¬ 
ary 26, 1866, and was educated in the public schools of Haverhill. In 
that city, on May 29, 1889, he married Miss Grace Parsons. They have 
a son, Glenn T., and a daughter, Marjorie Louise, and reside at 218 
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JOHN DA PRATO. 

Noble Da Prato, having acquired his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, 
in Italian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New York City, continued his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite bodies of Boston, affiliating himself 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With these prerequisite degrees, 
he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. 
on May 7, 1895, and was awarded the enrollment certificate numbered 
774. For about twenty-seven years, Noble Da Prato has been a whole¬ 
sale fruit dealer, and is established at 24 Merchants’ Row, Boston. He 
was born in Italy, on October 23, 1853, and obtained an education in 
the public schools of that country. In Boston, on February 2, 1897, he 
was married to Miss Antoinette Giannetto of Cambridge, and their resi¬ 
dence is now in Everett. 

MARCUS EZRA OSGOOD. 

Noble Osgood has been, since 1888, a member of the firm of E. 
Osgood and Son, at 7 Conant Street, Gardner. He was born in Gard¬ 
ner, on October 15, 1809, and was there educated. In Cambridge, on 
January 12, 1889, he married Miss Blanche bickett. They have three 
daughters, Hattie E., Jennie R., and Idell, and reside at 18 Osgood Street, 
Gardner. Noble Osgood is a member of william Ellison Lodge ino. iSa, 
I. O. O. F. of Gardner Encampment No. 61, Charles Sumner Camp, No. 
37 Sons of Veterans, of the Ridgeley Club, and of the Gardner Boat 
Club. He is a Republican in politics. His Masonic attainments are indi¬ 
cated by his affiliations with the following bodies: in the lork Rite, 
with Hope Lodge, A. 1 H . & A. M., Gardner Chapter, and Ivanhoe boui- 
mandery No. 46, K. T., all of Gardner; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, and Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, all of VV orcester, also 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Boston. Noble Osgood 
is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, as No. 92U3, 
and his ennoblement therein took place, on November 10, 1911. 

CHARLES EDWIN PRIOR, M. D. 

With high rank in both York and Scottish Rite bodies, Noble 
Prior is well known as a Mason, and has long been in practice as a suc¬ 
cessful physician in Malden. In the York Rite, the Symbolic Degrees 
were conferred upon him in Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in 1894, 
the Capitular Degrees in Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., in 1896, in which 
body his rank is now King; the Cryptic Degrees in Melrose Council, 
R. & S. M. of Malden, in 1896, while in the last named body he now 
has the rank of Past Thrice Illustrious Master, and in Beauseant Com- 
mandery No. 41, K. T., to which he was admitted in 1897, he is Past 
Commander. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of the Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Prior was ennobled on November 5, 1906, in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment certificate in 
that exalted body was numbered 6712. He was a Charter Member and 
the First Junior Warden of Lodge of Stirling, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, 
which was constituted on November 30, 1911, and he is now a Past Master 
of that Lodge; which owes its existence to his efforts in planning and 
organizing the same. Noble Prior was born in Kittery, Maine, on August 
24, 1855. He is a graduate of Harvard College, and received his medical 
degree from the Harvard Medical School in 1882. From 1890 to 1900, 
he was associated with Doctor John Langdon Sullivan of Malden. Noble 
Prior is Past President of the Middlesex South District Medical Society; 
Past President of the Malden Medical Society, and a member of the 
University Club of Malden. For some years, he has been Chairman of 
the Malden Board of Health. In politics, he is a Republican. In 1883, 
on October 2, in Malden, Noble Prior married Miss Fannie M. Mitchell. 
He has had two sons, Everett Leonard, born April 23, 1885, and Norman 
Gray, born October 17, 1895, who was drowned January 13, 1913; also 
a daughter, Ethel Marie, born July 12, 1884, and she passed away on 
August 3 of the same year. Noble Prior’s office address is 1 Mountain 
Avenue and his residence is at 77 Summer Street, Malden. 

ARTHUR BORDEN BRAYTON. 

Noble Brayton was born at Fall River, on November 4, 1864, and is 
the son of Israel and Abby A. (Manchester) Brayton, who were also 
born in Fall River. His paternal and maternal ancestors, for more than 
two hundred years, lived in the territory between Newport, R. I., and 
Freetown, Mass. Both of his paternal great-grandfathers, Borden Bray¬ 
ton and Pardon Lake, fought in the Revolutionary War. Noble Brayton 
was educated in the public schools of Fall River, including the high 
school, and afterward in a private academy in Providence, R. I. Upon 
his return to Fall River, he secured a position in the Massasoit National 


Bank; next going into the office of the City Auditor, and then re¬ 
turned to the same bank. Later he was an accountant for a con¬ 
tractor and builder, again serving in the office of the City Auditor, 
until January 5, 1885, when he was appointed Assistant City Clerk and 
Clerk of Committees. Owing to the rapid growth in population 
which increased his duties, he resigned the office of Clerk of Com¬ 
mittees, on December 2, 1895, but continued as Assistant City Clerk, 
until he was elected City Clerk, on June 27, 1898, which office he held 
until 1909, when he left that position to become president of the Ackotist 
Player Piano Company, a Massachusetts corporation. On October 10, 1883, 
he married Miss Annie Evelyn Wilbur of Fall River, daughter of Philip 
H. and Sarah E. (Winslow) Wilbur. Mrs. Brayton is a direct descendant 
of Kenelm Winslow, who was a brother of Edward \\ inslow of the 
“Mayflower.” Their children are: Hazel A., Stanley B., Abbie E., 
Whitney W., Rodney V., and Doris. He is treasurer of the Freeman 
Orchid Company, the largest importers of orchid plants in the United 
States; and is a director of the Lafayette Cooperative Bank, Bay State 
Shellac Company, Bristol County Hat Works, Edward M. Poons Com¬ 
pany, Model Hat Company, New England Fur Company, Old Colony 
Hat Company, and Thomas J. Creighton Company. His Masonic career 
has given him degrees in full course in the following bodies: King 
Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River 
Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. 
T.; and in the Scottish Rite, Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. 
Lawrence Council Princes of Jerusalem, and St. Andrew’s Chapter of 
Rose Croix. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of March 27, 1905, and he then received the enrollment 
number 4980. His residence is at 162 Locust Street, Fall River. 

CHARLES EDWIN CURRIER. 

Noble Currier, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 6938, was admitted to that 
body of Nobles, on February 18, 1907. His Masonic connections are 
with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newton; Newton Chapter, R. 
A. M.; Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of 
Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Currier is a member of the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, of the Master Builders’ Association, of the 
Charitable Mechanics’ Association, of the Newton, Y. M. C. A., and of 
the Rockingham Country Club, also a Charter Member of the Hunne- 
well Club. For many years, he has been a building contractor, and 
for the past ten years president and treasurer of the Charles E. Cur¬ 
rier Company, constructors and builders, of Boston. He was born in 
New Brunswick, Can., on April 28, 1844, where he received an education. 
In Worcester, on August 1, 1870, he was married to Miss Abbie A. 
Goddard, and they have three children, Mrs. F. S. Marshman, C. W esley, 
and Auldice G. He resides at No. 159 Hunnewell Avenue, Newton, and 
his business address is No. 110 Summer Street, Boston. 

GEORGE WALTER ANDERSON. 

A Mason of prominence in the city of Lynn is George W’alter 
Anderson, who was enrolled as No. 8519 in the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
on November 9, 1909. Noble Anderson is a member of Damascus 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. 
& S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. While he resides in 
Lynn, and retains his Masonic connections there, he has been in the coal 
business, in Boston, for the past fifteen years. Noble Anderson was 
born in Lynn, on January 6, 1879, and was educated there, graduating 
from high school in 1895. In Salem, on June 23, 1909, he married 
Miss Emma T. Dockham. They have one daughter, Eleanor. Noble 
Anderson’s business address is 35 Congress Street, Boston. 

JOHN DANIEL. 

Noble Daniel was born in Cornwall, Eng., on February 28, 1861, 
and came to Boston as a child, and there obtained his education. The 
Masonic Degrees qualifying Noble Daniel for Shrine ennoblement, were 
conferred in Prospect Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roslindale, in which he 
is a Past Master; in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and in De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T., both of Boston. His ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple, took place on February 9, 1904, and his enrollment certificate 
bears the number, 4389. Noble Daniel is also a member of Franklin 
Lodge No. 33, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and of the Highland Club of 
West Roxbury, and he is a Past member of the First Regiment, Massa¬ 
chusetts Volunteer Militia. For more than sixteen years, he has been 
engaged in business as a carpenter and builder, his office being at 41 
Bristol Street, Boston. On August 2, 1886, in Boston, his marriage to 
Miss Catherine Young of Nova Scotia, was solemnized. Their residence 
is at No. 21 Westbourne Street, Roslindale. 


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ERED H. BORDEN. 

Through his affiliations with Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. 
Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston; Boston Council, 
R. & S. Wk, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Borden was 
admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple on December 30, 1910, and was 
enrolled therein as No. 8928. He is a member of the Boston Yacht 
Club, the South Boston Yacht Club, the Savin Hill Yacht Club, and the 
Mosquito Pleet Yacht Club of South Boston. He was mentioned lor 
Republican Representative from Dorchester, but retired for another. 
Noble Borden was born in Boston, on October 16, 1872, and received 
his education in that city. There also, on September 26, 1899, Ins mar¬ 
riage to Miss Mae McCullough took place. They have a son, Charles A., 
and a daughter, Hazel Dean Campbell. For the past thirty-two years, 
Noble Borden has been engaged in yacht building and the manufacture 
of marine engines. His home is in Dorchester, at No. 65 Grampian Way. 

BYRON A. RICHARDS. 

Noble Richards was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on PeDruary 18, 1907, and his membership number 
in that illustrious body is 7022. He is affiliated with Charity Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Rox- 
bury Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery i\o. 42, K. T. of 
Cambridge. In addition to Ins Masonic connections, Noble Richards 
is a member of Dunster Lodge No. 220, I. O. O. F. of Cambridge, and 
of the Charles River Encampment. He is aiso interested in military 
affairs, having been a member of Company E, Fourteenth Regiment, 
Maine Volunteer infantry, and of Company D, Third United States 
Cavalry. Nobie Richards was born in Bristol, Me., on July 30, 1849, 
and received Ins education there. For thirty years, he has been in the 
provision business in Boston, and is located at 69 baneiiil Hall Market. 
On May 9, 1882, i\oble Richards was married, in Somerville, to Aliss 
Louise C. Russell of Somerville. Iheir residence is at No. 22 Orchard 
Street, North Cambridge. 



WALTER MELVIN PERRY. 

Having the rank of Corporal in the Patrol of Aleppo Temple, Noble 
Perry is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with John Abbot Lodge, 
A. P. & A. M. of Somerville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur de 
Lion Commandery i\o. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; and in the Scottish Rite, 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles honda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. He was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, m August, 1910, and his enrollment therein 
received the number 8831. He is also a member of Somerville Lodge 
No. 917, B. P. O. E. Noble Perry was born in Chatham, N. B., Can., 
and was graduated from the schools of Somerville, in June, 1897. His 
marriage to Miss Annie Maud Povey of Sherbrooke. P. Q., took place 
in Somerville, on December 7, 1964, and they have a son, Chester Melvin, 
born July 9, 1907. Their residence is at No. 61 Avon Street, Somerville. 
Since 1903, Noble Perry has held the position of gauger m the Treasury 
Department of the United States Internal Service, his office address being 
No. 45 Milk Street. Boston. 


Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, d'.'-', S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Goodwin’s ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of December 
3, 1903, and he has the membership certificate numbered 4324. He is a 
member of the Corinthian YHcht Club of Marblehead. He was born 
in Marblehead, on July 5, 1871, and was graduated from the high school 
there in 1888. Since 1900, he has been with the Shultz, Goodwin Com¬ 
pany, of Boston, of which, since 1904, he has been president. From 
1888 to 1900, he was in the shoe findings business. Noble Goodwin is 
unmarried, and resides at Marblehead. His business address is 31 Lin¬ 
coln Street, Boston. 

GEORGE H. JEWETT. 

Noble Jewett has had an important career in Masonry. In Montacute 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of YVorcester, he has the rank of Master; in 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., also of Worcester, he has the rank of Past 
High Priest; and his rank in Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, 
is that of Past Thrice Illustrious Master. The Scottish Rite attainments 
of Noble Jewett are indicated by his membership in the following bodies: 
\\ orcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ennoblement of Noble Jewett took place in Aleppo 
1 entple, on December 3, 1908, and his certificate of enrollment in that 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, is numbered 7636. Noble Jewett is 
also a member of Worcester Lodge No. 56, I. O. O. F., Worcester Lodge 
No. 243, B. P. O. E., and of Fredericton Lodge No. 6, K. P. of Fred- 
ricton, New Brunswick. He is also a member of the Worcester Automo¬ 
bile Club, the Shaffner Society, and various other organizations of Wor¬ 
cester. He was born in Fredericton, N. B., on May 25, 1866, and studied 
there in the public schools. After having been, for about twenty years, 
in the wagon and carriage repair business, he became, about four years 
ago, the president and treasurer of the George H. Jewett Company, 
engaged in the wagon and automoble repair business, at 172 and 174 
Shrewsbury Street, Worcester. In that city, on September 21, 1908, he 
married Miss Martha G. Hobbs. They reside in Worcester. 

LOVELL OSCAR PERKINS. 

Noble Perkins is president of the Mattapan Coal Company, with 
offices at 1600 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan. He was born in the Province 
of New Brunswick, Can., on August 1, 1854, and obtained his education 
in his native place. For some time, he was engaged in a wood-working 
business, and for more than six years, has followed his present occupation. 
On February 18, 1907, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
when his certificate of enrollment in that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, was numbered 7018 The Masonic Degrees, which prepared him 
for access to the A. A O., of the Mystic Shrine, were conferred upon 
him in Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R A. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, both of 
Roxbury. Noble Perkins is also a member of Dunster Lodge No. 220, 
I. O. O. F. of Cambridge, and of St. Omer Lodge No. 9, K. P. of that 
city. In New Brunswick, Can., on December 24, 1874, he married Miss 
P’rances Keith. He has three children: Lillian Caroline, Pearl O., and 
Helen A. The residence is at 16 Vassar Street, Dorchester. 




WINFRED CHAPIN BURBANK. 

After seven years in the banking business, on December 19, 1898, 
Noble Burbank became cashier for Charles E. Cotting of Boston, 
with offices at No. 11 Pemberton Square. He has Masonic affiliations 
in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, in which, on December 
3, 1907, he received the Symbolic Degrees; St. Paul's Chapter, R. A. M., 
in which the Capitular Degrees were conferred upon him, on April 20, 
1909; and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., wherein he was made 
a Knight Templar, on November 24, 1909. Through the medium of 
the latter, he was received into the exalted Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 29, 1911, and was therein enrolled as 
No. 9228. Noble Burbank is also a member of the Boston City Club, 
of the Neighborhood Club of Allston, and of the Bank Officers’ Asso¬ 
ciation of Boston, being also a director in the Suffolk Cooperative Bank 
of Boston. He was born in Allston, and was graduated from the Allston 
High School with the class of 1893. His marriage to Miss Nellie 
Whitten Swan was solemnized in Newton, on October 7, 1898, and they 
reside at No. 537 Cambridge Street, Allston. 

CHARLES GOODWIN. 

Noble Goodwin has held many eminent offices in his Masonic bodies. 
He has the rank of Past Master in Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M. of Marblehead; of Past High Priest in Washington Chapter, R. A. 
M. of Salem; of Past Thrice Illustrious Master in Salem Council, R. & 
S. M., and of Senior Warden in Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, 
K. T. of Salem. In Sutton Lodge of Perfection he has the rank of 
Deputy Master, and he is also affiliated with Giles Fonda Yates Council of 


EDWARD HINDLE GREGORY. 

Noble Gregory was born in England, on May 13, 1871, and was edu¬ 
cated in that country. He has been, for about twenty-five years, in the 
plumbing and hardware business, and is located at No. 880 So. Water 
Street, New Bedford. In that city, on June 15, 1897, he married Miss 
Susannah Woodacre. They have a son, Clarence Samuel, and a daughter, 
Lillian Elizabeth, and reside at No. 878 So. Water Street, as above. 
Noble Gregory has attained degrees in full course in both Rites of 
Masonry. He is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Eureka Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., 
and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford; and in the 
Scottish Rite, with Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel T. Lawrence 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Matthew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. His ennoblement took 
place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 15, 1912, and 
he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 9779. Noble Gregory 
is also a member of Pacific Lodge No. 130, I. O. O. F. of New Bedford. 

GUY CHESTER WILLIS. 

Noble Willis is enrolled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, as No. 9530, and his ennoblement took place on March 28, 1912. 
He is Masonically affiliated, with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in 
which he has the rank of Senior Deacon; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all located in Boston. He is also 
a member of Lodge No. 268, of the Royal Arcanum in Allston, having 
therein the rank of Past Regent. He was born in Allston, on June 2, 
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upwards of twenty years, lie lias been connected with the Seth W. Fuller 
Company, of 100 Bedford Street, Boston, the latter part of which time, 
as treasurer and manager. In Lee, on April 18, 1900, he was married 
to Miss Elizabeth J. Hill; they have a daughter, Marjorie Louise Noble 
Willis is President of the Neighborhood Club of Allston, and resides in 
Allston. at No. 15 Allston Heights. 


GEORGE THEO SCOTT. 

For more than thirty years, Noble Scott has been engaged in the 
retail drug business in Worcester. He is a Knight Templar in the 
York Rite of Masonry, and a 32°, Mason in the Scottish Rite. His 
affiliations, in the former, are with Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester 
Countv Commandery No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester, and in the latter, 
with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Lawrence Chanter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis- 
torv. upon which Masonic foundation he was exalted to the Nobility of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., on September 
1, 1906, and was therein enrolled as No. 6616. Noble Scott was born in 
Worcester, on October 30, 1853, and there received his education. On 
October 29, 1879, also in the same city, he married Miss Emma E. Long- 
lev, who passed away on September IS, 1903, leaving him with three sons: 
Harry Lons? lev, Nelson Theo, and Sidney Mason. Noble Scott’s business 
address is No. 569 Main Street, and his residence is at No 845 Main 
Street, both in Worcester. 

CHARLES ANDREW APPEL. 

A member of John Abbot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville. 
Noble Appel has, in the Scottish Rite, affiliations with the Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and the Consistory, all located in Kansas City, Kan. 
He was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
February 8, 1906, and his enrollment in that illustrious body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, was numbered 6303. Noble Appel was born at 
Lake Mahopac, N. Y., on September 25, 1870, and obtained his educa¬ 
tion there. From 1893 to 1901, be was connected with Swift and Com¬ 
pany. at their office in Kansas City, and since 1901, has been with the 
North Packing and Provision Company, of Somerville. Noble Appel’s 
marriage to Miss Margaret Dinwiddc, took place in Kansas City, on 
October 20, 1897; they have two sons: Park D. and Robert, and reside 
at 65 Willow Avenue. Somerville. Noble Appel is a member of the 
Newtowne Club of Cambridge. 


ALBERT R. CHENEY. 

In Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Milford. Noble Cheney 
has the rank of Marshal; in Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., also of Mil¬ 
ford, he holds office in one of the Veils, and he is, likewise, affiliated with 
Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T„ holding therein the rank of Guard. 
With these preparatory Masonic Degrees, he was admitted to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 31. 1901, his enrollment 
certificate receiving the number 3605. Noble Cheney was born in Mil¬ 
ford, on February 17, 1847, and pursued his studies in the public schools 
there. His marriage was solemnized in Belfast, Me., on October 6, 
1870, to Miss Emma F. Chase, who passed away on May 15. 1885, leav¬ 
ing him with two daughters. May B. and Hazel E. The family residence 
is at 146 Main Street, Worcester. Noble Cheney has been, for ten years, 
foreman of the Charles Case Shoe Company, at No. 40 Thomas Street. 
Worcester. 

LEVI G. McKNTGHT. 


Noble McKnight received the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in 
Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Worcester. He was a Charter Mem¬ 
ber of Gardner Chapter, R. A. M.. whence he came, by demit, to the 
Royal Arch Chapter of Winchendon. Noble McKnight is a Charter 
Member of Tvanhoe Commandery No. 46. K. T., from which he came by 
demit to Athol Commandery. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of 
the Mystic Shrine took place on December 31, 1900, in which illustrious 
body lie is enrolled as No. 3483. Noble McKnight is also a member 
of the Shriners’ Club and Association of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Gardner 
Lodge, I. O. R. M.; Fitchburg Lodge No. 84, of the B. P. O. E., and was, 
formerly, Commander of David G. Farragut Post. G. A. R„ having 
served in that capacity in 1892-93. For three years, he was a Selectman 
in Gardner; and in 1897-98, was in the Massachusetts Legislative Body. 
Noble McKnight was born in Ellington, Conn., on April 30, 1843. and was 
educated in the public schools of that town. Since 1876. he has been Presi¬ 
dent of the L G McKnight and Sons Company, engaged in the manu¬ 
facture of chair machinery, in Gardner, the largest concern in that line 
of business in the United States. Tn Worcester, on January 26, 1867 he 
was married to Miss Caroline H. P. Elliott, and has a son. Noble Elliott 
John McKnight of the Oasis of North Carolina. Noble McKnight has 
the distinction of being the only member of the Confederate Veterans 



Association of North Carolina who is residing in Massachusetts, the 
Honorary Membership of which was conferred upon him many year* ago. 
Noble McKnight’s home is at No. 462 North Main Street, Gardner. 


WILLIAM A. THIBODEAU. 

Attorney-at-law at No. 6 Beacon Street, Boston, and residing at 
Stoneham, Noble Thibodeau is one of the enthusiastic members of Aleppo 
Temple’s Arab Patrol. He was born in Highgate, Vt., on April 12, 1873, 
son of John Thibodeau and Lucy Ann Chappel. Noble Thibodeau was 
married in St. Albans, Vt., on September 8, 1897, to Anna O. Holmberg 
of Cambridge, and they have two children, Paul H., born on June 20 
1904, and Philip C., December 29, 1908. He is a member of the Boston 
City Club; the Boston Press Club, and of the Bear Hill Golf Club of 
Wakefield. In politics, he is a Republican. Noble Thibodeau was entered, 
passed and raised in Golden Rule Lodge of Wakefield: exalted in Boston 
Royal Arch Chapter, and was dubbed and created a Knight Templar in 
Boston Commandery. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.b Thus qualified with prerequisite Masonic 
affiliation. Noble Thibodeau was admitted into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S.. on May 21, 1909, and his certificate of enrollment in that honored 
bodv is No. 8455. 

GEORGE HARRY MULLEN. 

Among the well known Masons and Shriners of Worcester is Noble 
Mullen, who was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine on 
August 31, 1901, and is enrolled therein as No. 3628. He has degrees, 
in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, as is indi¬ 
cated by his affiliations with Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which 
he has the rank of Past Master: Eureka Chapter. R. A. M„ wherein he 
is ranked as Past High Priest; Hiram Council, R. & S. M., which he 
serves as Past Thrice Illustrious Master, and with Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T.: and, also, with Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.". Noble 
Mullen is Past Grand Principal Conductor of the Work in the Grand 
Council. He is a member of Central Lodge No. 168, I. O. O. F. Noble 
Mullen was born in Spencer, on February 7. 1874, and studied there in 
the public schools. In Worcester, on Tune 3, 1908, his marriage to Miss 
Edith Louise Pickford took place. They have a daughter, Edith Eliza¬ 
beth, and reside in that city, at 439 Park Avenue. For more than a score 
of years Noble Mullen has been in the grocery business in Worcester, 
and is established at 239 and 241 Chandler Street. 

JAMES PARKER BUNTIN. 

The Masonic career of Noble Buntin has given him affiliations in 
the York Rite, with Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston; and 
in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus 
doubly qualified, as a Mason, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., on May 7, 1895, his enrollment therein bearing the early 
number of 316. Noble Buntin is also a member of Unity Lodge No. 77, 
I. O. O. F., and of Massasoit encampment, in which he has succes¬ 
sively filled all the offices. He is, likewise, fraternally associated in 
Lodge No. 10, of the B. P. O. E. of Boston, and among his clubs are 
the Boston City Club and the Dorchester Club. Noble Buntin has prac¬ 
ticed his profession as a chiropodist, for forty years, being established 
in offices at No. 7 Temple Place, Boston. He was born in Boston, on 
May 10, 1852, and as a youth, pursued his studies in the schools at Dun¬ 
barton, N. H„ and at Penecook Academy. On January 31, 1895, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Elizabeth M. Rand, a native of New Hampshire. Their resi¬ 
dence is at 54 Bicknell Street, Dorchester. 


HERBERT J. FISHER. 

Noble Fisher has extensive fraternal interests. In Montacute Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M of Worcester, he has the rank of Past Master, and in 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ his rank is that of Past Thrice Illustrious 
Master. He is also a member of.Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., and of 
Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. Noble Fisher has attained 
the 32° in the Scottish Rite, and also is a member of Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, in which he has been Secretary since February, 1904; God¬ 
dard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 
wherein he served both as Secretary for a like period, since December, 1896. 
and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.b With the class of December 
22, 1887, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, and his certificate of enrollment therein is numbered 888. 
Noble Fisber is also a member of Central Lodge No. 168, I. O. O. F, 
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Lodge No. 71, K. P.; of Cherokee Tribe No. 16, of the Improved Order 
of Red Men, with the rank of First Keeper of Wampum; of Aletheia 
Grotto No. 13, M. O. V. P. E. R., and of Stella Chapter No. 3, of the 
Order of the Eastern Star. In addition, he is a member of the Police 
Relief Association, and of the Worcester Mechanics’ Association. Since 
1896, Noble Fisher has been an Inspector of Police in the City of Wor¬ 
cester ; in 1885 and 1886, he was a Patrolman, then resigned, and became 
a commercial traveler for about two years, returning, in 1889, to his 
former occupation. He was born in Oakdale, on July 29, 1853. and was 
educated there. In Utica, N. Y., on October 4, 1893, be was married to 
Miss Ada E Wilcox Noble Fisher’s business address is No. 13 Waldo 
Street, Worcester, and his residence is at No. 6 Lisbon Street. 

ERNEST JOHN HAYDON. 

Noble Haydon’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 7410, and he was ennobled in that body of Shriners as a 
member of the class of June 24, 1907. He received the Symbolic Degrees 
in Masonry, in Robert Morris Lodge, of Fort Kearney, Neb., whence be 
came by demit to Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell. Tn Adon- 
iram Chapter, R. A. M., he has the rank of Excellent Scribe: in New 
Bedford Council. R. & S. M., his rank is Deputy Master, and in Sutton 
Commandery, No. 16, K. T., he is ranked as Junior Warden. He was 
born at Stratford-upon-Avon, England, and obtained an education in his 
native country. For four years, he was the manager of the Ideal Credit 
Clothing Company, and now, for more than two vears, has been a sales¬ 
man with the Furnans Clothing Store of New Bedford. On April 20. 
1892, at Fort Kearney, Neb., he was married to Miss Gertrude Blanch 
Flint Davis; they have three sons: Richard Hardina' Davis, John Ernest, 
and Waldo Emerson, and their residence is at No. 112 Main Street. 
Fairhaven. Noble Haydon’s business address is at No. 144 Union Street, 
New Bedford. 

HARRY LE VALLEY BELDEN. 

Having achieved prominence amone the Masons of Greater Boston. 
Noble Belden received the Symbolic Dearees in Evans Lodae No. 524, 
A. F. & A. M. of Evanston, Til., in which he bolds the rank of Past 
Master; he secured the Capitular Degrees in Evanston, also, and retains 
his membership in Evanston Chapter No. 144, R. A. M.. in which he 
served as Secretary. Noble Belden is. likewise, connected with Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and with Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T. In the 
Scottish Rite, Noble Belden is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodae 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'. 
R.'.S.'. In all these bodies, he is a Life Member. His ennoblement 
took place on April 19. 1906, when he was enrolled, as a Life Member, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. with the number 6401. Noble 
Belden is also a Charter and a Life Member of Gloucester Lodge No. 
892, B. P. O. E., and his name will alwavs be historical in Gloucester, 
on account of his namesake, the Sell. “Harry L. Belden,” winning the 
great anniversary race in 1892. During 1900 and 1901, he was elected 
to the Massachusetts House of Representatives by large majorities, run¬ 
ning ahead of his ticket on both occasions, serving on important com¬ 
mittees. and he has the unique distinction of never missing a session. He 
was born on January 7. 1864, at Pawtucket, R. I. Tn the public schools 
of Chicago, he obtained his education, and for ten years, was western 
agent for Cowperthwait and Conmanv. educational publishers of Phila¬ 
delphia. Tn Gloucester, on June 26, 1889, he married Miss Mary Anna 
Clark; they have one son. George Clark. For twelve years. Noble Belden 
was cashier of the Atlantic Halibut Company of Boston, and since Sep¬ 
tember, 1909, he has been treasurer of that company, at 40 Boston Fish 
Pier. His residence is at 20 Coolidge Street, Brookline. 

EDWIN S. BARRETT. 

For more than forty years, Noble Barrett has been in the Post Office 
Service of the United States, at Somerville. He was born in Lebanon, 
N. H., on July 29, 1854, and was educated in Kidders Private School 
of Boston. Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with John 
Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. 
M., and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, Iv. T. of Charlestown, he 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, of Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on April 29, 1902, and was enrolled 
therein as No. 3789. Noble Barrett is also a member of Oasis Lodge 
No. 146, I. O. O. F. of Somerville, and of Somerville Encampment No. 
48. He is unmarried and resides at 238 Washington Street, Somerville. 

WILLIAM M. BURRELL. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in 1894, in Orphan’s Hope 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Burrell was therein duly entered, passed, 
and raised, and later, in 1910, demitted to Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M. of Quincy. He obtained the Capitular Degrees in 1895, in Pentalpha 


Chapter of East Weymouth, from which he transferred his allegiance 
to St. Stephen’s Chapter of Quincy: and his Templar Degrees were 
received, in South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth, 
in 1896, later affiliating himself with Quincy Commandery No. 47. With 
this York Rite equipment, he was ordained a Noble of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 30, 1897, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 388. Noble Burrell has served in the 
Arab Patrol of that justly celebrated body. He was born in East W ey- 
mouth, on July 20. 1868. and was educated there and at the W esleyan 
Academy in Wilbraham, also at Comer’s Commercial College in Boston. 
After having been for ten years, engaged in various departments of the 
railroad business, fourteen years ago, he became associated with the Rut¬ 
land Transit Company of 294 Washington Street, Boston, being now 
their New England freight agent. On July 27, 1907, at Milton Mills, 
N. H., he was married to Miss Antoinette Berry of Boston. Their 
residence is at No. 114 Beach Street. Wollaston. 

HENRY ARMSTRONG. 

Born in Dublin, Ire., on February 14, 1856, Noble Armstrong ob¬ 
tained his education in his native country. He has now been, for about 
forty years, in the piano business in Boston, being located at 107 Stough¬ 
ton Street, Dorchester, which is also his residence address. He is 
Masonically affiliated with the following bodies of Charlestown: Faith 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur de Lion 
Commandery No. 34, K. T. His certificate of enrollment in the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple bears the number 7066, and he was admitted to that 
body of the Mystic Shrine, with the class of April 23. 1907. Noble 
Armstrong is also a member of the Eastern Star. He has been twice 
married, and has three children: Henry W., Lillian D., and Ethel V. 

JOSEPH EDWARD STRAKER. 

Noble Straker holds certificate of enrollment No. 7996. in Alepno 
Temple, being admitted to the Nobilitv of that illustrious body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of December 31, 1907. 
His Masonic affiliations are with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: 
King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., both of Attleboro; Attleboro Council. 
R. & S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro. Noble 
Straker is also a member of Lodge No. 1014, B. P. O. E. of Attleboro, 
and of the West Side Club of that town He was born in London. Eng. 
on October 3, 1865. coming to the United States early enough to secure 
his education in this country. For three years, Noble Straker was in 
business in Attleboro, as a member of the firm styled the Robbin Com¬ 
pany, manufacturing jewelers, and is now associated with the Watson 
Company, Attleboro. Mass. In Providence, R. I., on September 27. 1888, 
be was married to Miss Florence E. Darling. He has three children: 
Frank H., Maybel E„ and Everett E., and resides at 145 North .Main 
Street, Attleboro. His business address is care of Watson Company. 
Mechanic Street, Attleboro. 

HERBERT EDGAR MERRILL. 

For more than thirty-four years past. Noble Merrill has been in 
business as a manufacturer of sole leather, in the city of Boston. He is 
listed upon the membership rolls of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, as No. 7007, and he was admitted to the Nobility of that body 
of Shriners as a member of the class of February 18, 1907. The Masonic 
Degrees prerequisite to bis Shrine ennoblement, he attained in the fol¬ 
lowing bodies: Soley Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., 
Orient Council, R. & S. M., all of Somerville, and in De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston, in which he has the rank of Captain 
of the Guard. Noble Merrill was born in Parsonsfield. Me., on September 
10, 1856, and there obtained his education. In Boston on January 21, 
1881, he married Miss Anna Beane of Brownfield, Me., who passed awav. 
on May 14, 1896, leaving three children, Alice Gertrude, Anna Myrtle, and 
Herbert W. Noble Merrill’s residence is in Somerville, and he is a 
member of the Webcoit Club of that place. His business address is No. 
121 South Street, Boston. 

BENJAMIN B. FOSS. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Alenno Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S. 
on April 23, 1907, with enrollment No. 7113. Noble Foss was qualified 
for that ennoblement by the degrees conferred noon him in Golden 
Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ and Olivet Com¬ 
mandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. He is also allied with the Indepen¬ 
dent Order of Odd Fellows, being affiliated with West Lynn Lodge No. 
65, and Fraternity Encampment of Lynn, and he is, likewise, a member 
of the New England Street Railway Club. For the past decade, Noble 
Foss has been superintendent of the Lynn Division of the Bay State 
Railway Company. He was born in Parsonfield, Me,, on November 24. 
1864. and the education obtained there was supplemented by a course in 
the Scranton School. In Lynn, in September, 1910, Noble Foss was mar- 


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ried to Miss Emma Mudgett of Parsonfield. His business headquarters 
are No. 333 Union Street, Lynn, and he resides in the same city, at No. 
14 Burrill Avenue. 

EDWIN A. BAKER. 

For the past twenty-five years, Noble Baker has been connected with 
the E. T. Burrowes Company of Portland, Me., manufacturers of screens; 
also the Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Company of Detroit, Mich., 
and other manufacturers of building material, as New England sales 
agent, at No. 17 Pearl Street, Boston. He was born in Greensboro, Vt., 
on April 5, 1870, and secured his education in that place. In Boston, on 
February 22, 1900, his marriage to Miss Lulu Atwood was solemnized. 
They have two sons, Clark L. and Willis A., and reside in \\ inchester. 
Having secured the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement 
in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., 
Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Comtnandery No. 26, 
K. T., all of Roxbury, Noble Baker was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple on December 28, 1899, when his membership card, by 
order of enrollment, was numbered 3223 He is also a member of the 
Boston Athletic Association. 

EDWARD ALEXANDER BEAN. 

Ordained to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in 
the class of December 30, 1910, Noble Bean’s enrollment therein is 
registered as No. 8931. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations are in 
Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, in which he has the rank 
of Marshal; Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of the 
Boston City Club; is Commodore of the Wollaston Yacht Club, and is 
a Director of the Board of Trade of Quincy. Noble Bean was born in 
Chelsea, on June 25, 1863, and was educated there. For about a dozen 
years, he was connected with Jackson and Company, hat manufacturers, 
of Boston, and for more than that length of time, he has been manager 
for the Sphinx Hat Company of 30 Boylston Street. Boston. On Novem¬ 
ber 25. 1890. in Boston, his marriage to Miss Annie Arnsden was 
solemnized. He has his residence in Wollaston. 

HERBERT C. SUMNER. 

Noble Sumner bears Masonic allegiance to Solomon’s Temple Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Uxbridge; St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. of Boston, 
and William Parkman Commandery No. 28. K. T. of East Boston. On 
May 14, 1901, he was enrolled among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 3592. He was born in Gloucester, on Novem¬ 
ber 21, 1863, and was educated in the public schools of Spencer. Since 
January. 1907, he has been at the head of the firm of Sumner and Rice, 
of 176 Saratoga Street. East Boston; for twenty years prior, he was 
in the employ of G. W. Cobb, as a druggist. At Uxbridge, in 1886. he 
was married to Miss Rena F. Bates. They reside at 70 Bavswater Street. 
Orient Heights, Boston. 

WILLIAM WHEELER HALL. 

Since 1882. Noble Hall has been a dealer in coal, grain and groceries, 
in Malden. He was born in Revere, on April 10, 1862. but secured his 
education in Malden, and at the Lawrence Academy in Groton. In Bev¬ 
erly, on September 18, 1895, he married Miss Elizabeth Appleton Wood¬ 
bury; they have four children, William W., Jr., Marjorie A.. Katherine 
W., and Appleton. Noble Hall was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple. A. A. 0., N. M. S., on June 27, 1904. and his enrollment therein, 
received the number, 4661. He is affiliated with these Masonic bodies: 
Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ Melrose 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T.. all of 
Malden. His business address is Linden Square, Malden, and he resides 
in that city, at No. 54 Oliver Street. 

SAMUEL MEADOWS. 

Noble Meadows was for one year Treasurer of St. Omer Comman¬ 
dery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, and Past Master in Adelphi Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ of South Boston; he is also affiliated with St. Matthew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston. His enrollment number is 1901, 
upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A A. O., N. M. S., and his 
ennoblement took place in that illustrious body on October 27. 1891 He 
is also a member and Past Patron of the Eastern Star, and is connected 
with Bethesda Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F. of South Boston. Since 1880. 
Noble Meadows has been in business as a druggist and is now located at 
No 346 Washington Street. Dorchester. He Was born in Philadelphia. 
Penn., on March 9. 1862, but was educated in Massachusetts. He married 
Miss Elizabeth Adams of Boston, and they have two daughters, Mary E„ 
and Mabel Elsie. Noble Meadows resides at No. 107 Tonawanda Street, 
Dorchester. ' 


AMORY MAYNARD. 

The town of Maynard was named after Noble Maynard’s grand¬ 
father. In Masonry, Noble Maynard was raised in Eliot Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Jamaica Plain, and exalted in Walden Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Concord, demitting from these bodies to Charles A. Welch Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. of Maynard, and Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro; 
he is also a member of Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., Hiram Council, R. 

& S. M. of Worcester, and Trinity Commandery, K. T., of which he is 

Past Commander of LIudson. He was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, his enroll¬ 
ment number being 4142. Noble Maynard is a member of the Lexing¬ 
ton Minute Men, of Revolutionary fame. For about thirty years he has 
been a selling agent of woolens and worsteds, at No. 77 Summer Street, 

Boston. He was born in Sudbury, on February 28, 1855, and was edu¬ 

cated in the public schools. On July 16, 1885, at Framingham he married 
Miss Clara Morneburg, and their home is in Maynard. 

FRED A. KENISTON. 

Noble Keniston received the degrees which qualified him for Shrine 
ennoblement in Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge, in 
which he has the rank of Past Master; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.. 
Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No 42, I\. 
T. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on November 5. 
1901, and his certificate of enrollment in that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order is numbered 3666. Noble Keniston is also a member of Friend¬ 
ship Lodge No. 20, I. O. O. F. of Cambridge. For more than twenty 
years, he has been in business as a mechanical engineer, with offices at 
20 Medford Street, Boston. Noble Keniston was born in Gardner, Me., 
on August 20. 1858, and obtained his education in that place, and in a 
business college at Augusta, Me. In Cambridge, on December 6, 1887, 
he was married to Miss Alice W. Hanscom of Gardner, Me ; they have 
two daughters, Ethel Dorothy and Mildred Ruth. Noble Keniston resides 
in Cambridge. 

ALBERT SHAW LTVERMORE. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Livermore, in the York Rite, con¬ 
nected him with Zetland Lodge. A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter. 

R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M.. and Boston Commandery No. 2. 
K. T., all of Boston: and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.’.R.'.S.'. Thus doublv qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temnle. 
A. A. O.. N. M. S„ with the class of November 9, 1909. and received 
the enrollment No. 8551. Noble Livermore was born in Boston, on 
August 22, 1872. and graduated from the English High School in 1889. 
For a number of years, he has been doing business as Albert S. Liver¬ 
more and Comoany, silks and art embroideries, at 125 Kingston Street, 
Boston, and be is also president and assistant treasurer of the Salter 
Silk Comnanv. with mills at Winsted, Conn. He is a member of the 
Order of the Eastern Star, the 1st Corps Cadets of Massachusetts, the 
Boston Credit Men’s Association, and the Boston Athletic Association. 
He is married, and resides at 226 Bay State Road, Boston, with a summer 
residence at Naples. Me. 

ALBERT L. PENNOYER. 

Noble Pennoyer holds enrollment No. 8499, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., and was received into membership therein, with the class 
of August 2, 1909. His Masonic affiliations are with Gate of the Temple 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s Chapter. R. A. M., both of South 
Boston, Boston Council R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester. He has also received the degrees in the Scottish 
Rite, in these bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Noble Pen¬ 
noyer was born in Canada, in 1864, and was educated there. For three 
years, he had business connections with C. L. Ireson and Company, and 
he has, for six years and more, been superintendent of the American 
Belting and Tanning Company, at 135 Oliver Street, Boston. He is a 
widower, his marriage to Miss Mira Wilson having taken place in 1882, 
at Lowell. Noble Pennoyer has also been called upon to part with his 
only daughter, Bessie Pennoyer, who passed away in 1892, at the age 
of four years. He resides in Dorchester, at 58 Bloomfield Street. 

GEORGE WILLIAM HETHERINGTON. 

Noble Hetherington’s Masonic Degrees, qualifying for his Shrine en¬ 
noblement, were conferred in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston, and Boston Commandery No. 
2, K. T. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ took 
place on November 9, 1909: his enrollment with that body of Nobles 
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the Clark Reversible Collar Company, at No. 95 Milk Street, Boston. lie 
was born in that city, on June 29, 1876, and obtained his education in 
its public schools. On February 15, 19U4, in Revere, his marriage to 
Miss Marietta Townsend of Chicago, took place, and they have two 
daughters, Marietta Townsend and Doris Marion; their residence is at 
Norfolk Downs, Quincy. 


GEORGE E. HUNT. 

Noble Hunt is a member of Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ever¬ 
ett, and of John Cutler Lodge of Abington. Pie was formerly affiliated 
with Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M. of Abington, and is connected now with 
Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M. of Everett, in which he holds the office of 
Treasurer. TTis Commandery is the Old Colony No. 15, K. T. of Abing¬ 
ton. flis ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., 
on November 5, 1894, and his enrollment number in that body, is 1337. 
Noble Hunt is also a member of Pilgrim Lodge No. 75. T. O. O. F. of 
Abington, and of the Encampment of Everett, and he is the Supreme 
Conductor of the United Commercial Travelers of America. For nearly 
thirty years, he has been connected with the Plenry N. Clark Company, 
at 56 Union Street, Boston, and now, for more than ten years, he has 
been its treasurer. PTe was born in Abington, on December 29, 1867, 
and obtained his education in the public schools there, and in Recker’s 
and Bradford’s ("private) Commercial School, in Boston. In Abington, 
in 1893. he married Miss TTattie E. Cushing; they have a daughter, 
Gladys E„ and a son, Donald C.. and reside at 25 Pleasant Street, Everett. 

GEORGE BOWMAN SEARS. 

Noble Sears has degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. Tn Amity Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Danvers, he has 
the rank of Senior Steward, and for several years, held that position; 
also that of Treasurer. He is a member, also, of Holton Chapter, R. A. 
AT. of Danvers: Salem Council. R. & S. AT., and St. George Commandery 
No. 44. T\. T. of Beverly. His Scottish Rite attainments are indicated 
by his membership in the following bodies: Sutton Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, ATt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and ATassachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.‘.R.‘.S.\ His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
with the class of December 31, 1907, and his enrollment certificate bears 
the number 7993. Noble Sears is also a member of Danvers Lodge No. 
153, T. O. O F., Danvers Lodge No. 157, TC. P., Agawam Tribe No. 5. 
of the Order of Red ATen; and among the other bodies with which he 
has connections are: the Grange No. 263, the Appalachian ATountain Club, 
the Salem Club, the Salem Golf Club, the Salem Billiard Club, the Salem 
Board of Trade, and the Essex Congregational Club. He is likewise a 
member of the Essex Institute, the Danvers Historical Society, and of 
the Essex Bar Association. Since 1905, Noble Sears has been Judge 
of the First District Court of Essex County. He was born in Danvers, 
on Tune 5, 1865, and obtained his education in the public schools of that 
place, graduating from the high school with the class of 1884. He was 
graduated from Bowdoin College in 1890: and from the Boston Uni¬ 
versity Law School, in 1895. Tn Danvers, on October 31, 1899, he was 
married to ATiss Jennie Porter White: they have three children: Ruth 
Putnam, Miriam White, and Clark Simonds. Noble Sears’ business 
address is 114 Washington Street, Salem, and his residence is at 37 
Cherry Street, Danvers. 

.ARTHUR B. REED. 

Noble Reed, having acquired the Masonic Degrees prerequisite for 
ennoblement in Temple Lodge. A. F. & A. AT. of East Boston, ATt. Ver¬ 
non Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury. East Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. was admitted to 
membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AT. S. on September 30, 1892, 
and his enrollment was numbered 2246. He has also, for two years, held 
the office of Chaplain in Suffolk Lodge No. 8, I. O. O. F. of Boston. For 
twenty years, Noble Reed has been in the hardware business and is now 
located at 1321 Washington Street Boston. He was born in Camden, 
ATaine. September 5, 1855, and educated in that place. In Boston, on 
December 21. 1894, he married ATiss Jennie Holbrook of Camden. His 
residence it at 124 Cushing Avenue, Dorchester. 

ALDEN D. WHEELER. 

Tn Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., the enrollment number of 
Noble Wheeler is 6912, and he was ennobled in that distinguished body 
on December 17, 1906. TTis Masonic connections are with Hyde Park 
Lodge. A. F. & A. AT.. Norfolk Chapter, R. A. AT., Hyde Park Council, 
R. & S. AT., and Cyprus Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all of Hyde Park. 
He is also a member of the B. P. O E. Noble Wheeler was born in 
Littleton, in 1859, and was graduated from the TTyde Park High School. 
For twenty years, he has been a manufacturing agent, with offices at 
No. 178 Devonshire Street. Boston. In Hyde Park, in 1886, he married 


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Aliss Sarah O. Holway. They have a daughter. Ruth, and a son, Alden. 
and their residence is at Newton Centre. 

JOHN E. NEW HALL. 

Noble Newhall obtained his Alasonic Degrees in the following bodies, 
located in Salem: Essex Lodge. A. F. & A. AT., Washington Chapter, 
R. A. AT., Salem Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No. 18, K. T. With this York Rite equipment, he made the acquaintance 
of the camel in Aleppo Temple of the Afystic Shrine, on ATay 14. 1901, 
and on that eventful day. was received among the Nobility of that cele¬ 
brated body as No. 3578 Noble Newhall is President of the Colonial 
Club of Salem, and for more than a quarter of a century, has been 
manager of the Upholstery and Interior Decorating Departments of the 
John II. Pray and Sons Company, at No. 646 Washington Street, Boston. 
He was born in Salem, on January 15. 1861, and was there educated in the 
public schools. He is unmarried, and resides in Salem. 

ASHBURN C. KILGOUR. 

Noble Kilgour is numbered 4114. in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, and his ennoblement therein took place on December 4. 
1902. The prerequisite ATasonic Degrees were confererd upon Noble 
Kilgour in Alt. Tabor Lodge. A. F. & A. AT. of East Boston, St. Paul’s 
Chapter R. A. AT., and De ATolay Commandery No. 7. K. T., both of 
Boston. PTe is an ex-member of Commercial Lodge No. 97, T. O. O. F. 
of Boston, and Nathaniel Adams Encampment. Noble Kilgour has been, 
for twenty years, a sales agent for the General Electric Company, with 
offices at 84 State Street, Boston. He was born in Dorchester, on Decem¬ 
ber 19, 1865, and was educated in the public schools of Boston. He is 
married, and resides in Lexington. 

ROBERT AT. McLEISH. 

Having obtained the qualifying ATasonic Degrees for his Shrine en¬ 
noblement, in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. AT.. St. John’s Chapter, R. A. AT., 
and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston, 
Noble McLeish was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. 
O., N. Al. S.. on February 18, 1907, and on that memorable day was 
enrolled therein, as No. 7001. Noble ATcLeish is a member of the South 
Boston Aid Association, which is a benefit fraternity comprised of one 
hundred members. For nearly a quarter of a century, he was in the 
dry goods business in Boston, and since 1903, has been a Court Officer 
of the Superior Court, in the Courthouse at Boston. He was born in 
Dunfermline. Scot., on June 18, 1860. and in his native place obtained 
his education. Tn Boston, he married ATiss Sarah S. Rule: they have 
two sons, Robert AT. and John R.. and a daughter, Sarah TT. Noble 
McLeish has his residence at No. 394 K. Street, South Boston. 

ALFRED PIERCE. 

Noble Pierce is a member and Past Alaster of Simon W. Robin¬ 
son Lodge, A. F. & A. AT. of Lexington. He is affiliated also with 
Afenotomy Chapter, R. A. AT. of Arlington, and with Cambridge Com¬ 
mandery No. 42, K. T. of Cambridge. He was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 7, 1905, and his enrollment 
number in Aleppo Temple, is 6269. Among the other organizations with 
which he is connected are the Old Belfry Club of Lexington, and the 
Lexington Minute ATen, wherein he holds the rank of ATajor. Since 
1906, Noble Pierce has been the senior partner of Pierce, Billings and 
Company, clothiers, at 80 Kingston Street, Boston. Since 1876, he has 
been in the clothing business. He was born in Lexington, on February 
10, 1858, and obtained his education in the schools of that town, and in 
Lexington, in 1912, he married ATiss Cora A. Ball. He has two sons by 
a former marriage, Clifford W. and Alfred, Jr., and he resides in Lex¬ 
ington. 

EBER L. ATASON. 

The ATasonic career of Noble ATason has given him affiliations in 
ATizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge Chapter, R. A. AT., both of 
Cambridge, and with Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Upon this basis, 
the access to the Ancient Arabic Order was made by him, and be entered 
the Alystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on November 
2, 1893, with enrollment No. 1823. Noble ATason was born in Cambridge 
port, on January 10, 1857, and was educated in the public schools of 
Cambridge. He was married in Cambridgeport, in 1883, to ATiss Alice 
Hercules of Boston. They have two children, Clifford O. and Alarion 
A , and reside at 40 ATt. Vernon Street, North Cambridge. For more 
than thirty years. Noble ATason has been proprietor of ATason and Snow, 
wholesale dealers in men’s furnishings, at 104 Arch Street, Boston. 

JOHN BROOKS HOWARD. 

Born in Boston, on ATav 8, 1876, Noble Howard was educated in 
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being at present New England Sales Manager for that concern, with 
offices at 228 Tremont Street. Boston. He obtained his Masonic Degrees 
in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Medford, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. 
W ith the class of December 7, 1905, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
and his enrollment certificate therein is numbered 6229. He is also a 
member of the Medford Boat Club, as well as being a very active mem¬ 
ber of the American Canoe Association, of which he is an ex-Rear and 
Vice Commodore. Noble Howard is married and has two sons. His 
residence is at 245 Salem Street, Medford. 


AHREND C. J. POPE. 

Noble Pope is a member and Treasurer of Joseph Webb Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston; is a member of Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A 
M.; St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he has taken 
a full course of degrees, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P. .R. ,S. . Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, his number is 
2085; lie was ennobled in the Ancient Arabic Order with the class of May, 
1893. He has held the office of Selectman for his town from 1900 to 1906. 
Noble Pope was born in New York City, on July 17, 1855, and was edu¬ 
cated in that city. For eighten years, he was proprietor of the Cliff House 
at V inthrop Highlands, and for thirty-seven years has been connected with 
Jacob Dreyfus and Sons, with whom he now is credit man. He is also 
engaged in the hotel business with the firm of A. C. J. Pope and Son. 
Noble Pope has been twice married; his first wife was Miss Amanda 
C. Schadt of Allentown, Penn., and his second wife was Susan L. Won- 
son of Gloucester. He has one son by his first wife, Chester H. His 
business address is 68 Summer Street, Boston, and he resides in Winthrop. 


HENRY B. SEARS. 

Noble Sears has been in the fire insurance business in Boston for 
more than twenty-five years, and has offices at 44 Kilby Street. He was 
born in Roxbury, on December 30, 1871, and was educated in the public 
schools of Brookline. Noble Sears was married on August 8, 1903. in 
Chicago, Ill., to Miss Mary Kimball of Quincy. Ill. Their residence is 
at 7 Brown Terrace. Jamaica Plain, Mass. In Beth-horen Lodge, A. F. 
&- A. M. of Brookline, Noble Sears has the rank of Senior Steward. 
He is also a member of St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, of 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and of Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T. His number upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple 
is 2505, and he was received into the Nobility of that body as a member 
of the class of May 7, 1895. 


William Parkman Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester, whence he 
went by demit to St. Matthew’s Lodge of Andover. He is also a member 
of Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M. of La wrence, Lawrence Council, R. & 
S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., also of Lawrence. Noble 
Jealous was ennobled with the class of June 24, 1907, and his enrollment 
number is 7420, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of the Corinthian Yacht Club and of the Boston City Club. In 
Lawrence, on April 27, 1898. he married Miss Dora W. Barry. He has 
two daughters, Dorothy Vaughan and Charlotte De Wolf. He resides 
in Andover. CHARLES HENRY INGALLS. 


The degrees prerequisite for ennoblement were conferred upon Noble 
Ingalls in the following York Rite bodies: Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Danvers, in which he has the rank of Senior Warden; Holton Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ also of Danvers, in which he is Master of the Third Veil, 
and in St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T. of Beverly. He was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 1910, 
his enrollment number therein being 8890. Noble Ingalls is also a mem¬ 
ber of Danvers Lodge No. 153, I. O. O. F., in which he has the rank 
of Past Grand. For more than seventeen years, he has been a meter 
engineer with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, at 39 Boylston 
Street, Boston. Noble Ingalls was born in Danvers, on April 22, 1873, 
and after obtaining his preparatory education there, he received the degree 
of B. S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on June 9, 
18%. In Danvers, on December 1, 1907, he married Miss Nellie Florence 


Wilson, and they have five children: George Alden, Hollis Francis, Grace 


Wilson, Miriam Ethel, and Howard Albert. 
Ingalls was a member of the School Board of 
resides 

J. HENRY MERO. 


From 1906 to 1909, Noble 
Danvers, in which town he 


Aleppo Temple was called upon to mourn the demise of Noble Mero, 
who passed to the Great Beyond on February 24, 1914. The certificate 
of enrollment numbered 1874 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., was 
that of Noble Mero, who was received into the membership lists of that 
body on May 13, 18%. His Masonic Degrees were obtained in Converse 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Beasueant Commandery No. 41, K. T., in which he was 
Sword Bearer. All these bodies are located in Malden. Noble Mero 
was born in Watertown, on February 8, 1849, and was educated in New¬ 
ton. From 1880 to 1903, he was connected with Mills, Knight and Com¬ 
pany of Boston, and after that time had been proprietor of the Belmont 
Specialty Company of Malden, manufacturers of leather advertising 
devices. Noble Mero is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Annie E. 
Sumfleth of Boston, and five children: Harry E., Frank K., Gertrude 
E„ Mabel C„ and Emma F. Noble Mero had his business at 3 Cross 
Street, Malden, and he resided at 32 Belmont Street, in the same city. 


JOHN C. PENDLETON. 

Noble Pendleton has given almost a quarter of a century to his 
career as a wholesale jeweler, and is now in business at 34 Chauncy 
Street, Boston He was born on September 7, 1872, at Vinal Haven. Me., 
but came to Boston, where he received his education, and where he has 
since resided. He has affiliations in both Rites of Masonry, as follows: 
with St. John’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M„ 
Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T„ all of 
Boston; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place with the class of December, 1907, and his enrollment in 
Aleppo Temple. A A. 0., N. M. S„ is numbered 2160. Noble Pendleton 
is also a member of the I. O. O. F. He is unmarried, and resides at 11 
Crawford Street, Roxbury. 

ALBERT L. IRELAND. 

Noble Ireland received his Masonic Degrees, in Washington Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Com¬ 
mandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on June 2, 1905, and his enrollment was 
then numbered 5092. Noble Ireland was born in Newburyport, March 
2, 1855, and was educated in that city. For about a third of a century, 
he has been president of the William S. Hills Company, flour merchants, 
at 131 State Street. Boston. He married in Boston, on April 18, 1883, 
Miss Mary Wright. They have a son, Chandler W., and reside at 21 
Virginia Street, Dorchester. 

VAUGHAN JEALOUS. 

Noble Jealous was born in Warwick, Eng., on May 23, 1871, and 
was educated in his native city. He has now been engaged in the wool 
business in Boston, for more than twenty years, with offices at 61S 
Shawmut Bank Building. Noble Jealous began his Masonic career in 


CALEB READ KELLEYY 

Noble Kelley, after having been a master mariner for twenty-eight 
years, became, more than six years ago, one of the Port Wardens of 
Boston, with offices in the Chamber of Commerce. He was born at 
Dennisport on August 12, 1858, and obtained his education in the public 
schools of New Bedford. He took his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry 
in Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of West Harwich, and came by 
demit to St. John’s Lodge of Boston. He is a member also of Sylvester 
Baxter Chapter, R. A. M. of West Harwich, of East Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and of William Parkman. Commandery No. 28, K. T. of 
East Boston. Thus qualified for admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, oil August 2, 1909, and his enroll¬ 
ment number then became 8490. Noble Kelley is also a member of Mystic 
Chapter No. 34, of the Order of the Eastern Star of East Boston. At 
West Harwich, on February 2, 1881, he married Miss Lizziebelle Chase. 
The residence is at 214 Brook Street, East Boston, with a summer resi¬ 
dence at West Harwich. The business address is 715 Chamber of 
Commerce, Boston. 

WILLIS C. BRAYY 

With Masonic affiliations in Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charles¬ 
town, Noble Bray was received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1896, with certifi¬ 
cate of enrollment, in that illustrious body, numbered 358. He is also 
attached to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Tremont Lodge 
No. 15, of Boston. Noble Bray was born in Gloucester, on March 4 
1850, and was educated in the schools of that place. His marriage to 
Miss Mary Guppey of Essex was solemnized on March 30, 1870, and 
they have one son, Frank J. For more than forty years, Noble Bray 
has been the forwarding agent for the Gloucester Steamboat Company. 

He resides in Malden, and his business address is 244 Atlantic Avenue 
Boston. 


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FRANK ELIOT SAWIN. 

Noble Sawin, for more than eleven years, has been in the United 
States Mail Service, at the Back Bay Postal Station, Boston. Previously 
he had been, for six years, in the wholesale business in the same city. 
He was born in Natick, on September 12, 1877, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the schools of Boston. He is a member of Nonantum Lodge 
No. 116, I. O. O. F. of Allston, and of Brighton Lodge No. 29, of the 
Order of Rehekahs of Allston. He is also affiliated with Red Cross 
Commandery No. 165, of the Knights of Malta of Cambridge. The 
Masonic Degrees which made him eligible for admission to the Shrine 
were conferred uopn him successively in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
of Brighton, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, and Cambridge 
Commandery No. 42, K. T. Thus qualified for ennoblement, he was 
admitted to the Nohility of the Order, in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 
1913, and there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 10036. In Boston on June 20, 1900, he married Miss Geneva M. 
Freese of Medford. Me. He has five children: Edna L., Eleanor L„ 
Roger B., Mabel E., and Marion R.: one child. Florence A., having 
passed away when six years of age. Noble Sawin resides at 19 Saun¬ 
ders Street, Allston. 

MICHAEL LITTLE. 

In Freemasonry, Noble Little has achieved the Templar Degrees in 
the York Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, his affiliations being 
with Wilder Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Thomas Chapter. R. A. M., both 
of Fitchburg, Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, Jerusalem Com¬ 
mandery No. 19, K. T„ also of Fitchburg, and with the Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and the Consistory, located in Nashua, N. H. His enrollment number 
upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., is 
3827. and his ennoblement in that illustrious body of Shriners took place 
in March, 1901. Noble Little was born in Italy, on September 25. 1847, 
and was educated in that country, whence he came to the United States. 
In Boston, on April 10, 1886, he was married to Miss Thersa Dominicis, 
who also came from Italy. For the past twenty years, he has been a 
general contractor in Leominster. Noble Little has five children: 
Dominic, Arthur, Vincent, Louis, Albert and Annie. His residential, as 
well as business, address is No. 296 Pleasant Street, Leominster. 

ARTHUR F. FISH. 

In Narragansett Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Fish has the rank 
of Secretary; in Fall River Council, R. & S. M„ he is ranked as Past 
Thrice Illustrious, and in Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. 
T., his rank is that of Senior Warden. He is also a member of Trinity 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Willimantic, Conn. Noble Fish was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of August 8, 
1908, and was enrolled therein as No. 8201. He is affiliated with Chap¬ 
ter No. 57, the Order of the Eastern Star of Fall River, and with 
Azab Grotto, M. 0. V. P. E. R. of that city. For more than seven 
years, Noble Fish has been an overseer in the Carding and Spinning 
Departments of the Tecumseh Mills of Fall River. He was born in that 
city, on January 12, 1870, and was educated in the public schools there. 
On January 22, 1896, in Fitchburg, his marriage to Miss Susie C. Morrow 
of Fall River took place, and they reside in the latter city, at 90 Grove Street. 


RALPH JAMES SHERRIFF. 

Birmingham, Eng., is the birthplace of Noble Sherriff. the date being 
March 20, 1864, and he was educated in his native country. For about 
ten years he has been a traveling salesman for the James Barrett 
Manufacturing Company, makers of plumbing supplies, at 50 Pearl Street. 
Boston. In Chelsea, on September 11, 1889, Noble Sherriff was married 
to Miss Jane Maude Mary Kendall of Birmingham, Eng.: they have 
three children: Ralph Kendall, Sylvia Jessie, and Marguerite Lucy, and 
reside in West Medford. As a Mason, Noble Sherriff is a member of 
Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Medford; Medford Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 
2. K. T. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, he is enrolled 


as No. 9489, the date of his ennoblement therein being March 28, 1912. 
He is also affiliated with Mt. Vernon Lodge. I. O. O. F. of West Med¬ 
ford, in the Order of the Eastern Star, and with the Royal Arcanum. 
In addition, he holds membership in the Verncm Cluh of V est Med¬ 
ford, the Scimitar Club of Boston, and in Constantine and Alabama of 
East Boston. 

HERBERT A. BOOTH. 

Having attained degrees in full course in both the York and the 
Scottish Rites of Masonry, Noble Booth was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 13, 1896. and was 
therein enrolled as No. 355. In the York Rite, he is affiliated with 
Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Eureka Chapter. R. A. M.. Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Worcester Commandery No. 5. K. T., all of 


Worcester; in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection. 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a 
member of Central Lodge, No. 156, I. O. O. F. of Worcester. For 
more than thirty-five years, Noble Booth has been in the grocery busi¬ 
ness in Worcester, where he is now located at No. 295 Pleasant Street. 
He was born in that city, on January 13, 1862, and was educated there. 
He resides at No. 21 Dewey Street, Worcester. 

GEORGE ALFRED BROOKS. 

In both Rites of Masonry, Noble Brooks has a full course of degrees. 
As a York Rite Mason, his affiliations are with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T„ all of Boston; and in the 
Scottish Rite, he is a member of the following bodies: Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. On the occasion of his entrance to the Nobilitv of 
Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1909. he was awarded enrollment certifi¬ 
cate No. 8584. Noble Brooks was born in Boston, on February 4, 1871, 
and was educated in his native city. For fifteen years, he has been 
engaged in the grocery business, his establishment being at 18 Derne 
Street, Boston. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 12 Joy Street. 

HENRY ADAMS DANIELS. 

Ordained a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S.. on Decem¬ 
ber 17. 1906, with enrollment No. 6780, Noble Daniels had previously 
become eligible for that distinction through his affiliations with the fol¬ 
lowing York Rite bodies of Milford: Montgomery Lodge. A. F. & A. 
M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. Noble Daniels was born in 
Waltham, on October 16. 1870, and attended the public schools there. 
His marriage to Miss A. F. Hicks of South Wolfboro, N. H., took place 
in Boston, in 1898. He has conducted an insurance business for the past 
fifteen years in Milford, his present business address being No. 197 
Main Street. His residence is at No. 30 Congress Street, Milford. 

FREDERICK HUNTINGTON BRIGGS. 

As a member of the class of December, 1911, Noble Briggs was 
elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 9225. His qualifying degrees were obtained 
in bodies of both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the former, 
he is affiliated with Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Comman¬ 
dery No. 2, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Briggs is a member of the Board of Governors 
of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the Revolution, and is 
Trustee and Chairman of the Relief Committee of the Massachusetts 
Charitable Mechanic Association. He is also a Trustee of the Boston 
Penny Savings Bank, and a member of the Beta Theta Pi College 
Fraternity, of the Boston Athletic Association, the Boston Art Club, the 
Boston Yacht Club, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the New England 
Historical and Genealogical Society, and of the Bay State Automobile 
Club. Since 1889, Noble Briggs has been a manufacturer of billiard and 
pool tables, before which time he was engaged in the dry goods business. 
He was born on May 5, 1866; received his preparatory education in the 
public schools, and was graduated from Brown University in 1889. Noble 
Briggs married Miss Ada L. Langly of Boston. His business address is 
61 Essex Street, and his residence is at 449 Beacon Street, Boston. 

HARMON FAUNCE GROVER. 

Since 1901, Noble Grover has been associated with the firm of J. 
J. Grover’s Sons, in an important capacity. He obtained the York Rite 
Masonic Degrees in the following bodies of Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter. R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., 
and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. The Scottish Rite Degrees were 
conferred upon him, in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his name appears as No. 8426, 
and he was created a Noble in that body of the Mystic Shrine, on May 
21, 1909. Noble Grover is also a member of Lynn Lodge No. 117. B. 
P. O. E., in which he holds the office of Esteemed Lecturing Knight; 
of East Lynn Lodge No. 207, I. O. O. F.; of Lynn Encampment No. 58, 
I. O. O. F. of Evangeline Rebekah Lodge No. 102, I. O. O. F.; and 
he is Treasurer of Asoka Sanctorum No. 132, O. O. H. and P. 
Noble Grover was born in Lynn, on July 19, 1880, and was a student 
in the public schools there. In that city, also, on November 26, 

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1903. his marriage to Miss Anna A. Farwell took place; they have a 
son. Everett H., and reside at 94 High Rock Street, Lynn. His business 
address is 78 Buffum Street, in that city. 

FRANKLIN S. HALL. 

Noble Hall has acquired the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are with 
Giarles \Y. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19. K. T.. 
all of Fitchburg; and with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took 
place in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1901, and he was enrolled in 
that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 3728. He is 
also a member of the Fay Club of Fitchburg. Born in East Weymouth, 
on December 4, 1880. Noble Hall attended the public schools of Wor¬ 
cester and Brockton. For about a quarter of a century he has been in 
business in Fitchburg, as a jeweler and optician, and is located at No. 
194 Main Street. In Fitchburg, on June 30, 1898, he married Miss 
Josephine Fairbanks of that citjq They have two daughters, Josephine 
and Charlotte, and reside at No. 57 Brigham Park. 

FRANK N. HALEY. 

Noble Haley joined Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. in the 
pilgrim class of June 2. 1905, and holds certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 5090. His Masonic affiliations are with the following bodies: 
Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.. Zebulun 
Council. R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T.. all of Lynn; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. TTe 
is a member of Bay State Lodge, I. O. O. F.; Palestine Encampment: 
Regis Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and Beulah Lodge of 
the Order of Rebekahs. Noble Haley was born at South Lyndeboro. 
N. H., on November 4, 1868. and was educated in the public schools 
of Lynn. On June 8, 1898, he was married to Miss Eva F. Jenkins; 
they have a son. Frances N. Noble Haley’s residence is at No. 113 Grove 
Street, Lynn. Since 1902, he has been in business with the Coffins 
Hardware Company, 61 Monroe Street. Lynn. 

EDWARD BAMBER. 

Having obtained his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Temple Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of East Boston, Noble Bamber continued his Masonic 
career in the Scottish Rite, in which he has taken a full course of 
degrees, and in which he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chanter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.’. 
R.'.S.b He is enlisted as No. 7820 unoti the enrollment records of Alenno 
Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., and his ennoblement therein took place on 
December 31. 1907. Noble Bamber was born in Poland, on December 
10, 1853. and coming to Boston while young, he attended school in that 
city; and on October 23. 1888, his marriage to Miss Amelia Benari of 
Boston took place. For about forty years, he has been in business in 
Boston, and conducts a hat and furnishing goods establishment at 701 
Washington Street, under the firm name of Bamber and Company. 
Noble Bamber has his home in Brookline. 

MELVILLE S. LAWRENCE. 

Noble Lawrence was born in Oakdale, on November 3. 1852. and 
there, as well as in the public schools of Worcester, he received an edu¬ 
cation. For more than thirty-six years, he has been a dealer in provi¬ 
sions in that city. His Masonic interests have given him degrees in full 
course in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, in which he is 
connected, as follows: Morning Star Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Eureka 
Chapter. R. A. M. Hiram Council, R. & S. M.. Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5. K. T., Worcester Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Wor¬ 
cester, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Boston 
Thus prepared for Shrine ennoblement, he was received in Aleppo 
Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of May 17 1888, 
his enrollment number upon its membership lists behig 1602. Noble 
Lawrence is also a member of Quinsigamond Lodge No. 43. I. O. O F. 
of Worcester. On May 27. 1873. in Worcester, he was married to Mis< 
Emma J. Geldert: they have a daughter, Gertrude E„ and a son, Frederick 
A. Both the residence and business of Noble Lawrence are located at 
No. 20 Gates Street. Worcester. 

EDWARD B. KINGMAN. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees to Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, in Wilder Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Leominster. Thomas Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T„ both of Fitchburg. 


Noble Kingman was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order through the 
portals of Aleppo Temple, on February 18, 1907. and was therein awarded 
enrollment No. 6984. He is also a member of the Leominster Club. 
For the past twenty years, Noble Kingman has been head of the firm 
of E. B. Kingman & Company, engaged in the manufacture of combs 
and novelties, with location at 96 Exchange Street, Leominster. He was 
born in North Attleboro, on July 28. 1862. and was educated there. In 
New York City, on October 15, 1890. he married Miss Minnie Decker; 
they have two daughters, Edith and Aurora, also a son, Henry Eugene. 
Noble Kingman’s residence is at No. 72 Orchard Street, Leominster. 

JOSEPH HENRY KEYES. 

Noble Keyes has been, for eighteen years a traveling salesman for 
the Fitchburg Hardware Company, with headquarters at Nos. 314-316 
Main Street. He was born in New Ipswich, N. H.. on July 22. 1872. 
and attended the public schools of Fitchburg. In that city, also, on 
October 6, 1897, he was married to Miss May C. Russ of Bradford, 
Vt. Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Charles W. 
Moore Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ and Jerusalem 
Commandery No. 19. K. T.. all of Fitchburg. Noble Keves was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on 
December 4. 1902, when he was ennobled in that Shrine body as No. 
4116. Noble Keyes resides at No. 15 Brigham Park, Fitchburg. 

ALOIS AUGUST GRESSNICH. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Gressnich are with Aurora Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery 
No. 19. K. T.. all of Fitchburg. He was admitted to the Ancient Arabic 
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine as a member of the class of 
June 5. 1912. in Aleppo Temple, and there was then conferred upon him 
the certificate of enrollment with the number 9579. He is a member of 
the Fitchburg Bank Club and the French Horn Club. Noble Gressnich 
is an electrical engineer, with offices at No. 18 Lincoln Street, Fitchburg. 
He is unmarried. 

WALTER C. McKAY. 

Having obtained the necessary Masonic Degrees, in Eliot Lodge. A. 
F. & A. M. of Jamaica Plain, Mt. Vernon Giapter, R. A. M. Roxbury 
Council. R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T.. 
all of Roxbury. Noble McKay was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., on December 29, 1897, and his enrollment 
was numbered 1899. He was born in Boston on June 1. 1873. and was 
graduated from a Boston high school. He has been, for fifteen years, 
connected with Moulton. Thompson and Moulton, Tnc.. and with Monte 
Thompson, engaged in theatrical work, at 39 Court Street. Boston, serv¬ 
ing as a business and office manager. He is married, and resides at 7 
Webster Street, Allston. 

JOHN B. McKAY. 

Noble McKav was born in Hemmingford, Can., on August 24. 1851. 
and was educated in the public schools there, removing to Boston soon 
after his graduation. For many years, he was engaged in the building 
and contracting business in Boston; while, for more than thirty-five 
years, he has been connected with the Boston Fire Department, and. for 
the past ten years, served as engineer, with Engine Company No. 41. 
Harvard Avenue Station, Allston. He is MasonicaFy affiliated with 
the following bodies: Eliot Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica Plam Mt. 
Vernon Chapter, R. A. M.. Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T.. 
both of Roxbury; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. HE ennoble¬ 
ment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S. took place, on December 
30. 1892. his enrollment number in that bndv heffig 1805. Xnble McKav 
is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 25. I. O. O. F., in which he has 
the rank of Past Grand, and is an ex-member of Trimount Encampment, 
of the I. O. O. F. For eleven years, Noble McKay was connected with 
the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, having enlisted as a private in 
Company A. First Regiment Infantry. M. V. M. in February. 1874, and 
in 1885. retiring from same, by resignation, with the rank of Captain 
His residence is at No. 7 Webster Street. Allston. 

OSMAN FRANKLIN HINCKS. 

The Masonic interests of Noble Hincks are indicated by his member¬ 
ship in Solev Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Somerville Chapter. R. A. M.. 
Orient Council. R. & S. M., all of Somerville, and in Coeur de Lion 
Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Upon the basis of his 
Masonic preparations, he was made a Noble in Aleppo Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine, in September, 1905, his enrollment in that illustrious 
body being No. 6068. Noble Hincks is a member of Paul Revere Lodge 
No. 184, of Somerville, wherein he was a Past Grand, having been made 
an Odd Fellow in 1880. He is also a member of Erminie Rebekah Lodge 
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His political faith is in Republican principles. He was born in Thomp- 
sonville, Conn., on September 5, 1854; attended school in Marlboro, 
Mass., and Thomaston, Me., and also at the East Greenwich (R. I.) 
Academy. His marriage to Miss Clara F. Goodale of Marlboro took 
place on April 27, 1881; they have a daughter, Marion F., born on April 
26, 1889. In his younger days, Noble Hincks was interested in yachting. 
Since 1908, he has been with the Davenport Brown Company, at Union 
Square, Somerville, manufacturers of builders’ finish; and previously, 
for twelve or fourteen years, he had been with the Derby Desk Com¬ 
pany. His home is in Somerville, at 12 Oakland Avenue. 

IVERS PHILLIPS LAWRENCE. 

The Masonic Degrees preparatory to ennoblement were conferred 
upon Noble Lawrence in Charles W. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., 
all of Fitchburg. With the certificate of enrollment numbered 8442, he 
was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class 
of May 21, 1909. Noble Lawrence has been, for the past ten years, with 
the Lawrence and Klein Lumber Company, at No. 470 Main Street, 
Fitchburg. He was born in that city, on March 25, 1873, and attended 
school there. In Fitchburg, also, he married Miss Martha H. Harris. 
They have a son, Richard H., and their home is at No. 19 Brigham Park, 
Fitchburg. 

LABAN HENRY DAVIES. 

Noble Davies was born in Herefordshire, Eng., on November 29, 
1860, and obtained his education in that country before coming to the 
United States. He spent many years in the oversight of large estates, 
and for the past thirteen years, has been superintendent of the Mrs. 
Josephine Cox Estate, in Brookline. Having obtained the qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in Beth-horon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brookline, 
Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and St. George Commandery No\ 44, K. T., 
both of Beverly, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
with the class of April 3, 1907, his enrollment certificate in that renowned 
body being numbered 7102. Noble Davies is a member of the Sons of 
St. George. In York, Eng., on November 22, 1883, he was married to 
Miss Elizabeth E. Durham, and has four children: Ellen, Walter H., 
Clara, and Alice Durham. He has his residence on Cottage Street, 
Brookline. 

JOHN THOMAS HUBBARD. 

Affiliated in York Rite Masonry with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and 
Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn, Noble Hubbard is also 
a member of Peter Woodland Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on June 5, 1913, and holds certificate of enrollment, in that illustrious 
body, No. 9982. He was born in Leicester, Eng., on the first day of the 
year, 1879, and was graduated from the Lynn High School with the 
class of 1892. In Swampscott, on October 10, 1906, he married Miss H. 
Olga Webb; they have five children: John R., Constance O., Barbara 

N. , Phyllis L., and Harriet B. Noble Hubbard has been in the hard¬ 
ware business for fifteen years, being located at 28 Munroe Street. Lynn. 

FRANK S. FRENCH. 

Noble French has the Degree of Knighthood in the York Rite of 
Masonry and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He acquired the Symbolic 
Degrees in Orange Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and is also affiliated with 
Crescent Chapter, R. A. M., and a Charter Member (October 26, 1893) 
of Orange Commandery No. 45, K. T., all located in Orange. The Scot¬ 
tish Rite Degrees were conferred upon Noble French in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.'. His name appears as No. 898 upon the enrollment lists of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and he was admitted to 
the Shrine, on March 21, 1889. Noble French is also a member of the 

O. E. S. of Orange. He was for fifteen years engaged in the hotel 
business in that town. He was born on October 13, 1855, at Brattleboro, 
Vt., and was educated in the schools of Orange. On December 18, 
1883, at Webster, Noble French married Miss Ella B. Bugbee. Mrs. 
French has the distinction of being Past Grand Matron of the 0. E. S. 
of Massachusetts. Their residence is at No. 22 West Main Street, Orange. 

WALTER C. MENTZER. 

Since 1891, Noble Mentzer has been president of the Walter C. 
Mentzer Company, Incorporated, and previous to that time, for twenty- 
eight years, he had been the senior member of the W. C. and A. F. 
Mentzer partnership. He was born at Brady’s Bend, Penn., on October 
26, 1852, and was educated in the public schools of Boston, graduating 
from the Northboro High School in 1868. His Masonic affiliations are 
with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Somerville Chapter, 
R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and DeMolay Com¬ 


mandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 23, 1893, when his enrollment was numbered 
1818. In addition to his Masonic connections Noble Mentzer is a member 
of Mt. Sinai Lodge No. 169, 1. O. O. F. of Cambridge, of the Knights 
of Honor, and of the Royal Arcanum. An active Republican, he served 
as a member of the City Council of Somerville, in 1885-1888, and as a 
member of the State Republican Committee, in 1891-1894. For twenty 
years, he has been Chairman of the 8th Congressional District, and for 
twenty-five years, a member of the City Committee of Somerville, hav¬ 
ing held all the offices pertaining to same, and having served as Chair¬ 
man of that Committee for four years. In Somerville, on December 
31, 1876, Noble Mentzer was married to Miss Clara B. Thurston of 
Barre, Yt. They have one son, Charles A. Noble Mentzer’s business 
address is 92 South Market Street, Boston, and he resides at 36 Cherry 
Street, Somerville. 

FORREST EDSON BARKER. 

Aleppo Temple was called upon to mourn the demise of one of its 
distinguished characters, Noble Barker, who passed away on November 
21, 1914, while at Washington, D. C., in attendance upon the annual con¬ 
vention of the National Association of Railway Commissioners. He had 
been a well known public citizen of Boston and_ Worcester. Noble Barkei 
had attained to the 33° in the Scottish Rite and had the Templar Degrees 
in the York Rite. He was a Past Master of Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., a Past High Priest of Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., a Past Master of 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M.; a Past Master of Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, and Sovereign Prince of Goddard Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem; all these bodies are located in Worcester. He organized the Wor¬ 
cester Masonic Board of Relief, and was, for several years, its chief 
officer; was actively interested in the establishment of the Masonic Home 
at Charlton, and in the New Masonic Temple dedicated in Worcester in 
1914. Noble Barker was also affiliated with Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix of W orcester, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He attained 
the rank of Grand King of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachu¬ 
setts, and Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas¬ 
ters of Massachusetts. Noble Barker was Senior Grand Warden in the 
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and 2nd Lieutenant Commander of Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.'.R.’.S.'., and occupied the same position 
in the Massachusetts Council of Deliberation. He had Honorary Member¬ 
ship in the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, and 
the Honorary Grade of 33°, Sovereign Grand Inspector-General, was 
conferred upon him in 1912. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., his name appeared as No. 130, and he was admitted 
into the Nobility of that illustrious body as one of the class of May 19, 
1888. Noble Barker was born at Exeter, N. H„ on September 29, 1853, 
and was educated in the public schools of Worcester. He was a gradu¬ 
ate of Wesleyan University, and attended the Boston University Law 
School, being admitted to the bar in 1876. In politics, he was a Republi¬ 
can, serving at one time as chairman of the Congressional District Com¬ 
mittee, and for two years (1883-4), as Representative to the Massachu¬ 
setts Legislature. For twenty-nine years, he was on the Board of Gas 
and Electric Light Commissioners, of which board he was the highly 
efficient chairman for twenty years. In his official capacity, he went to 
Europe four times to study public lighting problems. His reputation in 
his important line of duty was national. The work accomplished by the 
Board under his guidance has been epoch-making in the new field of 
Public Service law and regulation of public utilities, so that his Com¬ 
mission is a model for other states and countries. Noble Barker was a 
member of the Middlesex Club, the Republican Club of Massachusetts, 
the University Club of Boston, the Engineers’ Club of Boston, the Wor 
cester Chamber of Commerce, and the W esleyan University Alumni 
Association, of which latter body he was at one time President- W hile 
in college he was elected to membership in the Delta Kappa Epsilon and 
Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. He early became a member of Trinity 
Methodist Episcopal Church in Worcester. He is survived by his wife, 
formerly Miss Flora I. Hovey; a daughter, Luliona M., and a son, Stan¬ 
ley G., now a lawyer in Boston. Noble Barker was a man of strong 
mentality, unobtrusive in demeanor; he was endowed with a peculiarly 
judicial mind; he was a constructive thinker and administrator. He was 
conservative, but thoroughly alive to the progress of the great industries 
under his supervision. The principles which he laid down in the decisions 
of the Board are fundamental in their nature and have been sustained 
and reinforced by the Courts and Legislature. His counsel was sought 
by officers of the State and of the companies in all parts of the country. 
Strict integrity, honorable performance of duty, sympathy and considera¬ 
tion for the needs of others, and earnest persistence in all that conduced 
to the devlopment of good results, are among the qualities which have 
endeared him to his many Masonic and personal friends. 

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SAMUEL HARRISON. 

In Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Noble Harrison 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry; he is affiliated also with 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and with De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T., both of Boston. With these qualifications, he was received into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on August 
10, 1912, and he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered, 9702 For 
twenty-one years, Noble Harrison has been a traveling salesman, with 
offices at 200 Devonshire Street, Boston. He was born in Lowell, on 
June 10, 1861, and attended the public schools in Newton and Boston. 
In Boston, on November 27, 1898, he married Miss Fannie Bowers Kimball. 
Noble Harrison resides in Somerville. 


Lodge No. 24, of the I. O. O. F., wherein he is a Past Noble Grand; 
Samaritan Encampment No. 23, and baith Lodge No. 48, of the Order 
of Rebekahs. Noble Douglass is also affiliated with that branch of the 
Odd Fellows, known as the Oriental Order of Humility and Perfection 
No. 134. He is likewise a member of Lodge No. 938, B. P. O. E. of 
Chelsea, Clan Campbell Argyle of the American Order of Scottish Clans, 
and Mayflower Lodge of the Sons of St. George. He was born in East 
Boston, on May 18, 1882, and was educated in the Chelsea schools. For 
about twenty years, he has been an undertaker and embalmer in Chelsea, 
his location being No. 411 Broadway. He was married in Chelsea, on 
April 17, 1902, to Miss Frances E. Bartlett, and has a son, Albert F. 
The residence of Noble Douglass is also at No. 411 Broadway, Chelsea. 


JACOB ARTHUR TURNER. 

On July 5, 1900, Noble Turner was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, with enrollment No. 3376. He was 
brought to light in Masonry, in 1871, in Washington Lodge of Roxbury, 
demitting therefrom in 1900, to Macedonia Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Milton. He is also affiliated in York Rite Masonry, with Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, Roxbury Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury; and in Scottish 
Rite Masonry, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles bonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. all of Boston. 
For fourteen years, Noble Turner has been a member of the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery Company, being also a member of the busiliers’ 
Veteran Corps. Among his other alliances, fraternal, social and political, 
are those with Milton Lodge of the Knights of Pythias; Joseph Hooker 
Association of Sons of Veteran's; Blue Hill Chapter No. 53, of the Eastern 
Star; Milton Educational Society; Ten of Us Club; Milton Historical 
Association; Thursday Evening Club, and the Parish Union of Milton. 
Several times he has represented his town as Selectman, having also been 
Chairman of the Board. Noble Turner was born in Wrentham, on April 
15. 1849, and was educated in Jamaica Plain In 1865, he commenced 
business in Milton, and in 1881, became a party to the firm of Pope and 
Turner, which dissolved in 1912. In all, he has spent forty-two years in 
the ice business. He has been twice married : in June, 1872, in Milton, to 
Mrs. Coralie Frost, who passed away in 1888, leaving him with a daughter, 
Lillian F„ and in May, 1890, again in Milton, to Miss Mary Corliss, from 
which union there are two sons, Jacob Lee and Roger Felix. Noble 
Turner has his residence at No. 290 Central Avenue, Milton. 

JAMES GRANT. 

Noble Grant was born in Scotland, on March 22, 1870, and was 
educated in the schools of Chirnside, Killearn, in his native country. 
He has been for some eleven years, superintendent for the James 
Edgar Company, general dry goods merchants, at 195 Main Street. 
Brockton. Noble Grant is a member of the following Masonic bodies: 
Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M , Brockton 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of 
Brockton. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took place as a member 
of the class of February 18, 1907, and he holds the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment therein, with the number, 6961. He is a member also of the Look- 
Out Club, and of the Cricket Club, of Brockton. Noble Grant is un¬ 
married. He resides at No. 45 Belmont Street, Brockton. 

CHARLES A. WEST. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Robert Lash 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ and Palestine Com¬ 
mandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea, Noble W’est was received into the 
membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of April 23, 1907, and his enrollment number is 7233. 
He is also a member of Apollo Lodge No. 94, K. P. of Chelsea. Noble 
West was born on January 12, 1873, in Manchester, and studied there 
and in the schools of Chelsea. Since 1898, he has been engaged in the 
grocery business, at 478 Broadway, Chelsea. In that city, on June 3, 
1896, Noble West married Miss Lucy H. Jones of East Boston. He has 
two daughters, Ellen and Annie, and resides at 162 Shurtleff Street, 
Chelsea. 

ARTHUR FRANCIS DOUGLASS. 

In Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. of Chelsea, Noble Douglass has the 
rank of Steward, and in Palestine Commandery No. 10. K. T. of Chel¬ 
sea, that of Standard Bearer. He is also a member of Robert Lash 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., both of Chelsea. 
In the’ ceremony of his ennoblement which took place in Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 31, 1907, he was proclaimed 
a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and was enrolled on the Temple roster 
as No. 7847. In addition to that of Masonry and the Shrine, his other 
fraternal affiliations are with Ruth Chapter No. 37, of the Order of the 
Eastern Star; Omar Grotto No. 38, M. O. V. P. E. R.; Winnisimmet 


FREDERICK ORR WOODRUFF. 

Noble Woodruff is derived from one of the famous families which 
have made important contributions to the history of New England. He 
is descended from Matthew Woodruff, who came from England and 
settled in Hartford, Conn., in 1636. His mother comes of the line of 
John Abbe, who landed in America at the age of twenty-six, in 1636, 
from the ship “Bonnaventure,” and who settled in Salem, where his will 
is on record. Noble Woodruff s maternal grandfather was Col. Robert 
M. Abbe of Enfield, Conn. In East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, on 
June 2, 1856, Noble Woodruff was born. His father was William Brad- 
dock Woodruff, and his mother was Julia Maria (Abbe) Woodruff. He 
was educated in the public schools of Chelsea and at Wheeler’s Acad¬ 
emy. Having completed his studies, at the age of nineteen, he entered 
the employ of the well known publishing house of Ira Bradley and 
Company on Cornhill. By an interesting coincidence, it happened that 
this concern started in business in the year of Noble W'oodruff’s birth. 
After some years, he became a partner in the firm, and the style was 
changed to Bradley & Woodruff. Noble Woodruff sold his interest in 
the publishing house in 1891, as he had become largely interested in real 
estate, and desired to devote his entire time to that occupation. He has 
been eminently successful, organizing large real estate trusts in both 
Boston and in New York City, and to his efforts is due the erection of 
a considerable number of the largest and best equipped modern business 
structures in those cities. He was one of the organizers, and the first 
president, of the Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange. Noble W'ood¬ 
ruff’s Masonic career began with the conferring of the Symbolic Degrees 
in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and was continued in St. Andrews 
Chapter, R. A. M., and in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of 
Boston. Thus qualified for ennoblement, he was received into the Nobil¬ 
ity of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 2, 1905, and his 
enrollment certificate is numbered 6045. Among the other organizations 
with which Noble Woodruff is connected are the patriotic orders of the 
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Massachu¬ 
setts Society of Colonial Wars. He married, on February 18, 1880, Miss 
Fannie Sturtevant, who descended from one of the old Massachusetts 
families. She is the daughter of Willima L. and Martha J. Sturtevant, 
and her ancestors owned a large portion of what is now East Boston, 
in that early period of Boston history when that section of the city 
was known as Noddle’s Island. They have three children: Lewis S., 
born on January 5, 1881, who is a graduate of Williams College and now 
engaged in business on State Street; Albert W., born April 2, 1882, now 
living in Cleveland, O.; and Frederick Scott, born May 8, 1887, now in 
the banking business in Boston. Noble Woodruff’s residence is in Lex¬ 
ington, and his business address is 95 Milk Street, Boston. 


HOWARD FRANKLIN WHIPPLE. 

Noble Whipple is a member of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Satucket Chapter. R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., 
all of Brockton. His number upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple is 9930, and he was admitted to the Shrine, in that body of Nobles, 
on February 25, 1913. Noble Whipple is a member of Brockton Lodge 
No. 669, B- P. O. E.; the Brockton Commercial Club; the Brockton Uni¬ 
versity Club, and of the Boston Dartmouth Club. For the past five years, 
he has been in the leather business in Brockton, at 280 North W arren 
Street. Noble Whipple was born in Brockton, on June 22, 1886, and was 
educated in that city. He is unmarried, and resides at 42 Green Street, 

Brockton. HORACE T. AMES. 

For a quarter of a century, Noble Ames has been a retailer of 
coal in Amesbury. On December 30, 1913, he was admitted to the 
Shrine, having safely accomplished the Desert Pilgrimage as a novice of 
the class of that date, and he then was enrolled in the Nobility of that 
illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 10167. He is a 
member of Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Trinity Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Amesbury, and of Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T. Noble 
Ames was born in Salisbury, on November 22, 1872, and was educated 
there. He is a member of the Amesbury Club, is unmarried, and makes 
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ALBERT BROWN HALE. 

Noble Hale is a Past Master of Merrimack Lodge, A. I*. & A. M. of 
Haverhill; he is a Life Member of Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., of 
that city; Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Haverhill Council, R. & S. 
M., and has served one year as Generalissimo of Haverhill Commandery 
No. 14, K. T. He lias commenced his career in the Scottish Rite, being 
affiliated with the Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection of Haverhill. 
He is also a Life Member of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with 
enrollment No. 7706, and his ennoblement therein took place on Novem¬ 
ber 7, 1907. Noble Hale is also a member of Mutual Relief Lodge No. 
83, and of Eagle Encampment No. 32, 1. O. O. F. He is a Charter Mem¬ 
ber of Indian Hill Council No. 11, Jr., O. U. A. M. of this State, bor 
twenty-four years, Noble Hale has been with Hazen B. Goodrich and Com¬ 
pany, 70 Washington Street, Haverhill, and for the past thirteen years, 
has been their superintendent. He was born in West Newbury, on August 
15, 1869, and attended the schools of that place. In Haverhill, on Janu¬ 
ary 19, 1901, he was married to Miss Minnie M. Drew. They have one 
son, and reside at No. 12 Grand Street, Haverhill. 

ALBERT A. HARRISON. 

Numbered upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as 4409, Noble Harrison was admitted into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body, on February 9, 1904. His Masonic 
attainments are indicated by his membership in King Philip Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & S. 
M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T., all of Fall 
River; and in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Harrison is also a 
member of the Quequechan Club, of the Fall River Golf Club, and of the 
Fall River Chamber of Commerce. He is the assistant manager of the 
Borden & Remington Company of Fall River, and has been connected 
with that concern for the past twenty-six years. He was born in Fall 
River, on November 22, 1873, and attended school there, where, also on 
June 28, 1909, he was married to Miss Cora B. Vestal. They have two 
sons, Kempton and Richmond, and reside at No. 3512 Main Street, Fall 
River. 

PERCY BOARDMAN SPOFFORD. 

Noble Spofford is enrolled as No. 8845 upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement 
took place in that distinguished body as one of the class of August 19, 
1910. He is affiliated with Phoenician Lodge, A. b. & A. M., and Mt. 
Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., both of Lawrence. In the Scottish Rite, he has 
acquired a full course of degrees, being associated with Lowell Lodge of 
Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Spofford was born in Haverhill, on October 10, 1883, and attended the 
schools of that city. He has been connected with the Pacific National 
Bank of Lawrence for six years; the Haverhill National Bank for two 
years; the Essex National Bank for four years, and also with the Haver¬ 
hill Mercantile Company, Inc. Noble Spofford is an ex-member of 
Company L, 8th Regiment of Massachusetts, and of the National Guard. 
In Exeter, N. H., on July 12, 1907, he was married to Miss Clara Belle 
Towle of Lawrence. They have three children: Daniel Harrison, Pauline 
Eaton, and Eleanor Janet. Noble Spofford’s business address is No. 50 
Merrimack Street, Haverhill, and his residence is at No. 27 Fourteenth 
Avenue, in that city. 

GEORGE EDWARD PREST. 

With the enrollment certificate numbered 8359 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Nohle Prest was received 
into the Nobility of that august body in April, 1909. He has Masonic 
Degrees, in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites, having become 
a member of Granite Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Whitinsville, Fall River 
Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey de Bouil¬ 
lon Commandery No. 25, K. T. of Fall River; and he is also affiliated 
with Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Prest is, likewise, a 
member of the Quequechan Club of Fall River, the Southern New Eng¬ 
land Textile Club, and the National Manufacturers’ Association. He has 
been superintendent of the Bourne Mills of Fall River for seven years, 
but was recently appointed agent of the Suncook Mills, at Suncook, N. 
H. Noble Prest was born in Hopedale, on October 18, 1870, and gradu¬ 
ated from the high school at Whitinsville, Mass., later attending Willis- 
ton Seminary and Worcester Academy. On October 18, 1910, he mar¬ 
ried Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Larter of Wilmington, Del. He has a son, 
Edward Alan Larter, also two daughters, Ruth Larter, and Marjorie 
Elizabeth. The family residence is at No. 94 Highland Avenue, Fall 
River. 




CHARLES SABIN BLAKE. 

Since 1879, Noble Blake has been in the drug business in the city 
of Fall River, where he is a well known Mason and Shriner. His 
enrollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, is 
7080, and his admission to the Nobility of the Order took place in that 
illustrious body, on April 23, 1907. His Masonic qualifications had been 
previously attained in King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Fall River Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey de 
Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T. of Fall River. Noble Blake was 
born in that city, on November 26, 1850, and attended its schools. He 
is unmarried, and resides at No. 377 Prospect Street, his business loca¬ 
tion being No. 806 North Main Street, Fall River. 


ROBERT N. HATHAWAY. 

Noble Hathaway is one of the prominent Masons and business men 
of Fall River. He has the rank of Past Master in King Philip Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; and in the York Rite, he is affiliated also with Fall River 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Fall River Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey de Bouil¬ 
lon Commandery, No. 25, K. T., in which he is ranked as Past Commander. 
In Fall River Lodge of Perfection, he has the rank of Thrice Illustrious 
Master; in Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, his rank 
is that of Senior Warden; he is also affiliated with St. Andrew’s Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Hathaway was admitted to the A. A. O., of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of November 17, 1887, when there was 
awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 1182. 
He is also a member of the Quequechan Club. He has been, for many 
years, treasurer of the Union Belt Company, of hall River. He was born 
in that city, on August 13, 1854, and was educated in the schools there. 
There, also, on September 2, 1884, he married Miss M. Louise Wilbur of 
Fall River. They have three children: Hazel L., Robert W., and Grace 
D., and reside at 514 High Street. Noble Hathaway’s business address is 
66 Troy Street. 

ARTHUR ALPHONSO VAUGHAN. 

Born in New Salem, on April 6, 1865, Noble Vaughan has long been 
one of the well known men of Worcester. I"or five years, he has been 
in charge of the Estimating Department of The Norcross Brothers Com¬ 
pany, and his connection with that firm dates back for twenty years. 
He obtained his education in the public schools of his native place and 
at the New Salem Academy, also studying in the grammar school, at 
Ware. His York Rite Masonic connections are with the following 
bodies of Worcester: Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Wor¬ 
cester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., is 8776, and his ennoblement took place therein on October 19, 
1910. Noble Vaughan is also a member of Aletheia Grotto No. 13, M. 
O. V. P. E. R. of Worcester; of Stella Chapter No. 3, O. E. S.; of the 
Worcester Chamber of Commerce, and of the Worcester Mechanics 
Association. His marriage to Miss Emma E. Vorce of Dana, took place in 
New Salem, in 1889. Noble Vaughan’s home is at 221 Lincoln Street, 
and his business address is 10 East Worcester Street, Worcester. 


DAVID ANDREW SCOTT. 

Noble Scott is president of the Union Laundry Company; president 
and treasurer of the Union French Dry Cleaning Company, and presi¬ 
dent and treasurer of the Union Linen Supply Company. He was born 
in Galt, Ont., on November 20, 1853, and graduated from school in Hes- 
peler, Can., in 1866. On February 8, 1880, he was married to Miss Eliza¬ 
beth Were of Lawrence. They have a daughter, Ellen R., and reside 
at 104 Lincoln Street, Worcester. Noble Scott’s business address is 115 
Exchange Street. As a Republican, he served in 1913 and 1914, as an 
Alderman-at-Large in the city of Worcester. Noble Scott has degrees, 
in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, his affilia¬ 
tions being with Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Worcester Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ Worcester County Commandery 
No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester; and also with Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His en¬ 
noblement took place in Aleppo Temple with the class of August 30, 1902, 
and he has the certificate of enrollment therein numbered 3943. Noble 
Scott is also a member of Central Lodge, I. O. O. F., Mt. Vernon En¬ 
campment, Worcester Canton, Aletheia Grotto of the Mystic Order of 
the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, Quinsigamond Tribe of 
Red Men, Queen Esther Lodge of Rebekah, and the Order of Scottish 
Clans, in which he has the rank of Grand Chief. He belongs to the 
Worcester Caledonian Club, the Worcester Automobile Club, and to the 
Scimitar Club of Boston. 


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ALFRED ALEXIS MADER. 

\\ ith enrollment No. 10009, Noble Mader was granted admission into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., after having reached 
that Oasis with the caravan of June 5, 1913. He has acquired Masonic 
Degrees both in York and Scottish Rite bodies, being affiliated, in the 
former, with Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M., 
and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of Beverly; and in the 
latter with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Mader also 
has affiliations with Diana Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star 
of Beverly, with Bass River Lodge No. 141, I. O. O. F. of Beverly, and 
with the New England Order of Protection. He is a member of the 
Engineers’ Club of Boston. Noble Mader was born in Beverly, on 
October 21, 1877, and was graduated from the Beverly High School with 
the class of 1893. From 1899 to 1912, he was connected with the General 
Electric Company of Lynn, and for the past two years, has been with 
Gray and Davis, Inc., manufacturers of automobile lighting and start¬ 
ing equipment, whose location is at the Charles River Boulevard, in 
Cambridge. Noble Mader is unmarried, and resides at No. 87 St. Stephen 
Street, Boston. 

' ARTHUR FREDERICK SYMONDS. 

On November 17, 1913, Noble Symonds was admitted to the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and he holds the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment in that body of Shriners with the number 10158. He received his 
preparatory Masonic Degrees in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, 
K. T. Noble Symonds enjoys membership in the New England Fat Men’s 
Club, and in the United States Fat Men’s Club. For ten years, he has 
been in the theatrical business in New England. Noble Symonds was 
born in Salem, on February 1, 1877, and attended the schools of Salem 
and Beverly. He was married in Woburn, to Miss Sarah Augusta Fitz¬ 
gerald, and their residence is at 455 Columbus Avenue, Boston. 

CHARLES S. NAUSS. 

Since 1890, Noble Nauss has been engaged in the lumber business 
in Gloucester, with the firm with which Noble Loren Harding Nauss 
also is connected. He was born in Gloucester, on January 20, 1871, and 
as a youth attended the public schools. His musical accomplishments 
have made him, for more than fifteen years, Organist in the York Rite 
bodies with which he is affiliated. These bodies are: Tyrian Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethlehem Com¬ 
mandery No. 43, K. T, all of Gloucester, and in addition, he is a mem¬ 
ber of Salem Council, R. & S. M. The Scottish Rite Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Gloucester, in Salem 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, in Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. His ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on December 16, 
1895, and the certificate of enrollment then awarded him was numbered 
1948. Noble Nauss is a member of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. 
On April 21, 1897, in Beverly, his marriage to Miss Fanny Elizabeth 
Furfey took place, and his home is at 118 Washington Street, Gloucester. 

EDW’ARD EVERETT CHAPMAN. 

For about twenty years, Noble Chapman has been in the theatrical 
business, and since the opening of the Boston Opera House on Hunting- 
ton Avenue, Boston, he has served as its property master. He was 
born in East Weymouth, on March 26, 1861, and was schooled in Han¬ 
over. The Masonic Degrees essential for his Shrine ennoblement, were 
conferred upon him successively in Charlestown bodies of the York 
Rite: Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. Thus qualified as a Mason, 
he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, with the class of 
March 28, 1912, when his certificate of enrollment, in that illustrious 
body, received the number 9345. Noble Chapman is also a member of 
Cradick Lodge No. 6, K. P.; of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E.; of 
the Theatrical Mechanics, and of the Boston Local, I. H. T. S. E. He 
has been a member of the Heavy Artillery, and is a Spanish War 
Veteran. In East Weymouth, in May, 1884, he married Miss Anna Cora 
Otis of Scituate. He has a daughter, Lillie Foster, and resides at 304 
Lynn Street, Malden. 

CHARLES R. HUNT, M. D. 

Noble Hunt has the rank of Surgeon in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, and he was admitted into the membership in 
that illustrious body in the class of September 2, 1899, his enrollment 
therein being No. 3177. He is also surgeon of the Ancient and Hon¬ 
ourable Artillery Company, and is a well known physician and surgeon 
in the city of his residence, New Bedford, where he is located, at No. 
474 County Street. As a Mason, Noble Hunt is Past Commander of 


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Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., being also affiliated with New Bed¬ 
ford Council, R. & S. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Eureka 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; while in the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. In addition, Noble Hunt is a 
member of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Association of Knights 
Templars Commanders. He is likewise fraternally connected with Acush- 
net Lodge No. 41, I. O. O. F. of New Bedford, and among his clubs 
are the Wamsutta and Country Clubs of New Bedford. His associations 
in medical societies and capacities include the following: the Massachu¬ 
setts Homeopathic Medical Society, of which he is an ex-President; the 
American Institute of Homeopathy, and the Massachusetts Surgical and 
Genaecological Society. He has served as physician for the Bristol County 
Jail and also for the House of Correction for the past seventeen years. 
His medical degrees were conferred by the Medical School of Boston 
University in 1887. Noble Hunt was born in Easton, on October 17, 
1855, and obtained his preparatory education in its schools. He was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Annie V. Haskins of Raynham, on August 22, 1888. 

HERBERT STINSON HIGGINS. 

Noble Higgins is a member of Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cam¬ 
bridge Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. As a member of the class of August 
10, 1912, he was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, and he then received the certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 9706. Noble Higgins is also a member of Friendship Lodge No. 
20, I. O. O. F. of Cambridge, and of Charles River Encampment No. 22. 
He was born in Cambridge, on May 27, 1882, and was educated in the 
schools of Cambridge and Allston. For the past ten years, he has been 
in the advertising business, distributing timetables and descriptive folders 
for railways, steamships and hotels. Noble Higgins resides at 39 Electric 
Avenue, Somerville, and his business address is 44 Federal Street, Boston. 

JOHN EDWIN RICKER. 

Noble Ricker, who was enrolled upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 7026, passed away 
on July 23, 1912, lamented not only by his brethren in Masonry, and in 
the Shrine, but by great numbers of the citizens of Cambridge. He had 
the distinction of giving an even forty years to the service of the city, 
as an engineer in the Fire Department; and spent an additional three 
years, as the head of the Department, in the repairing of apparatus, 
and especially of fire engines, a branch of services in which he had no 
superior. Noble Ricker was also the last surviving engineer, who fought 
the great Boston Fire of 1872. He was born in Manchester, N. H., on 
the last day of May, 1843, and attended its schools. He went to Cam¬ 
bridge, in 1869, and almost at once, became the engineer of Company 
No. 4, with which he remained for two score years. He served in the 
National Guards of his native state, during the Civil War. In 1872, in 
the very first Masonic service, which was held in the new Masonic 
Temple of Cambridge, the Symbolic Degrees were conferred upon him, 
in Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he had the rank of Past 
Master, and for which he was the Treasurer for many years, and until 
his demise. He was also affiliated with Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Thus prepared for his access 
to the Nobility of the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, he was therein enrolled 
as a member of the class of February 18, 1907. Noble Ricker was a 
Director in the Cambridge Masonic Hall Association; a member of the 
Massachusetts State Firemen’s Association, and of Hillsboro Lodge No. 
2, I. O. O. F. of Manchester, N. H. In that city, on Christmas Day, 
1870, he was married to Miss Helen A. Hall of Groton, N. H., and they 
have three sons: William Edwin, who is also a Shriner; Charles David, 
and Horace Winthrop. 

WILLIAM E. RICKER. 

Noble Ricker has been connected with the Fire Department of Win¬ 
throp for twelve years, and for four years, has been engineer of the 
Department. He is a member of the Massachusetts State Firemen’s 
Association, and of the Massachusetts Permanent Firemen’s Association, 
of the Winthrop Spanish War Veterans’ Association, and of the Boston 
Light Infantry Association. He was born in Cambridge, on September 
5, 1872, and attended the schools of that city. Noble Ricker is affiliated 
with Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Thus prepared for admission 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, he was ennobled therein, on December 
31, 1912, when there was awarded him the certificate of enrollment bearing 
the number 9855. In Hamilton, on July 26, 1900, he married Miss Ethel 
C. Pinkham; he has a son, Robert Edwin, and two daughters, Elizabeth 
Dora, and Margery Ethel. They reside at No. 24 Atlantic Street, Win¬ 
throp, and Noble Ricker’s business address is 416 Shirley Street, Winthrop. 

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CLARENCE NORMAN LOVELL. 

The Masonic Degrees which prepared Noble Lovell for admission 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, were conferred upon him in the following bodies: the Sym¬ 
bolic Degrees, in Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; and the Capitular 
Degrees, in Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., both of Melrose; the Cryptic 
Degrees, in Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden; and he was made 
a Knight Templar in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 
Melrose. In Aleppo Temple, with the class of July, 1912, he was created 
a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and his enrollment in that body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order is numbered 9716. Noble Lovell was born in 
East Boston, on January 21, 1874, and attained an education in the public 
schools there. For the past fourteen years, he has been a member of 
the firm of manufacturing confectioners styled the Lovell and Covel 
Company, at 128 Fulton Street, Boston. His marriage to Miss Ada 
Warren Dane of Plamilton took place in Ipswich, on June 16, 1903, 
and they have two children, Sally and Dana. Noble Lovell is a 
member of the Melrose Club, and resides in Melrose, at 87 Wyoming 
Avenue. 

SIDNEY EVERETT BAKER. 

Born in Fall River, on September 12, 1870, and educated in that 
city, Noble Baker was, for several years, chief clerk with the Fall River 
Gas Works, and since 1906, has been assistant treasurer of same. His 
York Rite Masonic bodies are: Mt. Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall 
River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey 
de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T. of Fall River. He also has 
degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus prepared, he was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on December 29, 1911, and was awarded 
membership certificate No. 9226. Noble Baker is a member of the Que- 
quechan Club of Fall River, the Fall River Yacht Club, the New England 
Association of Gas Engineers, and of Azab Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R. 
He is unmarried, and resides at 227 Grove Street, Fall River, his business 
address being 155 North Main Street. 

SYLVANUS SMITH, JR. 

Noble Smith, who is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 3682, has the rank in 
William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., of Master of the Third Veil; and 
in Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. T., of Outer Guard. He is 
affiliated also with Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. All these bodies are 
located in the city of Gloucester. The ennoblement of Noble Smith 
took place in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of November 15, 1901. 
He is, likewise, affiliated with the Knights of Pythias of Gloucester, 
having the rank of Trustee therein; and with Lodge No. 892, B. P. O. 
E. He belongs to the Camera Club of the Fishing City. For sixteen 
years, he has been the proprietor of a coal and wood business in Glou¬ 
cester, with offices at 393 Main Street. He was born, educated and mar¬ 
ried in that city. The date of his birth is March 25, 1877. Noble Smith 
has two children, Horace M. and Sylvanus, 3d. He resides at 126 Pros¬ 
pect Street, Gloucester. 


T. JOSEPH BEAUDRY. 

Born in Milton, P. Q., Can., on February 24, 1854, Noble Beaudry 
early came to the State of Vermont, and attended school in St. Albans. 
For years, he has been a manufacturer of cutting dies, at 39 Florence 
Street, Marlboro. In politics, he adheres to Republican principles, and 
served his city as a member of the Municipal Council. He was formerly 
connected with Company F, Sixth Regiment, M. V. M., holding therein 
rank of First Lieutenant. Noble Beaudry’s marriage to Miss Gertrude 
A. Hobbs, took place in Marlboro, in 1875. He has a daughter, Blanche 
G., and two sons: George H. and Charles H., and resides in Marlboro, 
at 68 Newton Street. The preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred 
upon Noble Beaudry, in United Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Marlboro, Hiram Council, R. & 
S. M. of Worcester, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. 
He has also acquired the Ineffable Degrees in the Scottish Rite, being 
affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection. As a member of the 
class of September 30, 1892, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 248. Noble Beaudry is, too, a member of 
Mizpah Chapter No. 29, of the Order of the Eastern Star; of Marlboro 
Lodge No. 85, I. O. O. F., and King Saul Encampment, also of Hope 
Chapter No. 86, of the Order of Rebekahs, and of Union Club of 
Marlboro. 

HERBERT T. GERRISH. 

Born in Portland, Me., on July 6, 1886, Noble Gerrish secured his 
preparatory education in the public schools of Melrose, graduating from 
the high school in 1904, and in 1908, he graduated from the Massa¬ 
chusetts Institute of Technology. For the past five years, he has been 
assistant manager of the Eastern Dredging Company of Boston, with 
offices at 247 Atlantic Avenue. He is a member of the Boston Society 
of Civil Engineers. Masonically, Noble Gerrish is affiliated with Wyom¬ 
ing Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., both of Melrose; 
Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, and Hugh de Payens Comman¬ 
dery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Having this qualification for admission to 
the Shrine, his ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple as a member of 
the class of November 15, 1913, and his enrollment therein was num¬ 
bered 9777. His marriage to Miss Ednah A. Whitney occurred in 
Somerville, on September 25, 1913. Noble Gerrish resides in Melrose. 

JOHN T. BALMER. 

Noble Balmer is affiliated with Granite Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Whitinsville, St. Elmo Chapter, R. A. M. of Whitinsville, and Woon¬ 
socket Commandery No. 24, K. T. of Woonsocket, R. I. Thus quali¬ 
fied for admission to the Mystic Shrine, he was received into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the 
class of June 27, 1904, and there was awarded to him the certificate 
of enrollment numbered 4625. For about four years, Noble Balmer 
has been superintendent of the Merchants Manufacturing Company, at 
Bedford and Fourteenth Streets, Fall River. He was born in Whitinsvile, 
on July 28, 1880, and studied in the public schools there. In Fall River, 
on September 7, 1909, he married Miss Susie M. Abbott. They have 
a son, John T„ and reside at 607 June Street, Fall River. 






JOHN E. PARSONS. 

Noble Parsons, whose name appears upon his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment in Aleppo Temple as No. 3422, was admitted to the Nobility of the 


S. OSCAR HOWLAND, D. D. S. 

Noble Howland is engaged in the practice of dentistry in Gloucester. 
He was born in Whitefield, N. H„ on September 24, 1856. His prepara- 



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HENRY ISAAC JENKINS. 

Noble Jenkins was born in West Newton, on February 4, 1867, and 
obtained his education in the public schools of Boston and Malden. He 

is a member of the firm of Waud & Jenkins, fine art printers and en¬ 
gravers, located at 23 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. He 

was married in Boston, on February 10, 1889, to Miss Grace L. Pratt, 

and has two children, Esther A. and Daniel A. His residence is at No. 
166 Mountain Avenue, Malden. Noble Jenkins is well known as a mili¬ 
tary man, and is an ex-member of Company A, Fifth Regiment, M. V. 
M.; has been connected with the Signal Corps of the Second Brigade, 
M. V. M., and was a member of Troop A, First Battalion of Cavalry, 
M. V. M. (Boston National Lancers). He has done a good deal of big 
game hunting in Newfoundland, the Hudson Bay Country, Nova Scotia, 
Alaska and the Rocky Mountain Country, traveling largely on foot and 
by canoe, and as a traveler has had exceedingly interesting and unique 
experiences. His Masonic interests and affiliations are in Converse 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.: Melrose Council, 
R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ all of Malden. 
Thus qualified as a Mason, he was ennobled into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 27, 1907, and his membership is 
therein designated as No. 7424. Noble Jenkins is also associated with 
Spartan Lodge No. 59, K. P. of Malden, and with Malden Lodge No. 
965, of the B. P. O. E. 



ABIEL E. LONG. 

For thirty years, Noble Long has been the Tyler in Charity Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge. He is also affiliated with Cam¬ 
bridge Chapter, R. A. M„ Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He was received into Aleppo Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine, on October 24, 1905, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 6138. In addition to these connections, Noble Long is a member 
of Mount Sinai Lodge No. 169, I. O. O. F. of Cambridge, and he is Past 
Regent of Agassi Lodge No. 45, of the Royal Arcanum. He has spent 
about thirty years in Cambridge, as an embalmer and undertaker. Noble 
Long was born in Fredericksburg, Va., on December 16. 1845. Hi?, 
marriage to Miss Sarah L. Wilkins of Ferrisburg, Vt., took place in 
North Cambridge, on September 26, 1872; they have three children: 
George Walter, Fanny Gertrude, and William Gardner. Noble Long is 
a member of the Newtowne Club. He resides at 1753 Massachusetts 
Avenue, and his business address is 2105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cam¬ 
bridge. 


JOSEPH HOYLE. 

Noble Hoyle was born in England, at Halifax, on December 4, 1865, 
and was educated in his native country. He has been, for eighteen 
years, Steward of the Exchange Club, at 22 Batterymarch Street, Boston. 
He is a member of Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Bethsaida Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of Everett; Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant 
Commandery No. 41, K. T„ both of Malden. Upon the enrollment lists 
of Aleppo Temple, he has the number 9390, and his ennoblement therein 
took place on March 28, 1912. Noble Hoyle is a member of the Sons of 
St. George, and of the B. P. O. E. He also belongs to the British 
Charitable Society of Boston. In New York City, on November 14, 
1888, he married Mrs. Eleanor Siddall of England. He has a daughter, 
Lillian Mary, and three sons, John Robert, Fred, and Percy Edward. 
He resides in Everett. 


RUSSELL JUDSON HUNTLEY. 

Enrolled as Noble No. 8745, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. 
on May 12, 1910, Noble Huntley had previously attained the requisite 
Masonic affiliations with Massachusetts Lodge. A. F. & A. M., and St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, later becoming connected with 
Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., also with Orient Council. R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Huntley is 
likewise a member of Cambridge Lodge No. 839, B. P. O. E., and of the 
New England Order of Protection, in which he has held all the offices. 
He is a Past Commodore of the Columbia Yacht Club, a member of the 
Newtowne Club of Cambridge, a retired member of the famous Handel 
and Hayden Society of Boston, with which he was connected for more 
than twenty-five years, and a member of the Boston Fruit and Produce 
Exchange. He was born in Charlestown, on May 5, 1852, and was edu¬ 
cated in its public schools. After having been in the wholesale beef 
business in Chicago, St. Louis, and Boston, with Swift and Company, 
Morris and Company, and Armour and Company, in 1893, he founded 
the wholesale beef firm of Huntley and Coaker, at 47 Blackstone Street. 
Boston. Noble Huntley was married in Chelsea, on May 5, 1873, to Miss 
Gertrude E. Fay, and they have a daughter, Inez Estelle, now Mrs. 
Arthur Gorges of Keene, N. H. He has his residence in Cambridge. 





ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM NIXON. 

Noble Nixon has been manager of the Algonquin Club of Boston 
for the past nineteen years. He was born in Paisley, Scot., on Decem¬ 
ber 24, 1863, and was educated in his native country. In New York 
City, on November 24, 1891, he married Miss Margaret J. Warnock 
of that city. There are seven children: Alexander C., Jr., John Stuart, 
Donald, McDonald, David Scott. Margaret J., Jr., and Jessie E. Noble 
Nixon is affiliated with Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., all located in Boston. On March 25, 1910, he was enrolled 
as No. 8694 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. In addition to his 
Masonic connections, Noble Nixon is a member of the Royal Arcanum. 
He is Vice President of the Scots’ Charitable Society of Boston, and is 
a member of the Boston City Club. His business address is 217 Com¬ 
monwealth Avenue, and his residence is at Brookline. 


WILLIAM WEBSTER SPRAGUE. 

Noble Sprague was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 5, 1904, and his enrollment was numbered 
4588. He is a member of Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; of Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M.; and of Orient Council, R. & S. M., all of Somer¬ 
ville, and he was dubbed and created a Knight in De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. of Boston. For a quarter of a century, Noble Sprague has 
been in the wholesale provision business with Sprague Brothers and 
Company. He was born in Uesboro, Me., December 4, 1861, and there 
obtained his education. There, also, he married on August 9, 1889, Miss 
Mildred A. Veazie. He has two daughters, Miss Marguerite E and 
Miss Beatrice M. Noble Sprague resides in Somerville, and the business 
address of his firm is 101 Blackstone Street, Boston. 


THOMAS ELLISON. 

Noble Ellison was born in Carlisle, Eng., in 1876, and there obtained 
his education. For twenty years, he has followed the profession of 
photography, and for seven years, has been in business for himself as a 
photographer of architecture. He is a member of the Boston Archi¬ 
tectural Club. Masonically, he is affiliated with Massachusetts Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Paul's Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. With this York Rite equipment, he crossed 
the burning Desert, and reaching the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., was ennobled therein in the class of December 30, 1910, with 
enrollment numbered 8941. Noble Ellison’s place of business is at No. 
52 Kilby Street, Boston. 


HARRIE MILTON GARDNER. M. D. 

With enrollment numbered 6443 on the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., N T oble Gardner was admitted into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body on April 19, 1906. He is Masonically 
affiliated with Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Union Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Athol: Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ and with Athol Com¬ 
mandery No. 37, K. T. Noble Gardner was born on February 19, 1870. 
in Wales, Mass. He obtained his education at Hitchcock Academy, in 
Brimfield; and his professional training in the Medical and Surgical 
Departments of the University of Vermont, from which he graduated 
in the class of 1895. For seven and a half years, he practiced his pro¬ 
fession in Athol, and then came to Cambridge. Noble Gardner was 
married on September 29, 1897, to Miss Margaret Sutherland of Win- 
chendon. They have three children: Rachael Parker, Richard Jordan, 
and Anne Wilson. Noble Gardner is a member of the Massachusetts 
Medical Association, and of the American Medical Association. He 
resides at 128 Magazine Street, Cambridge, where, in connection with 
his practice, he conducts a private hospital. 


VINCENT DELL’ AQUILA. 

Admitted to the membership of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on June 5, 1912, in which his enrollment is registered as No. 9537, Noble 
Dell’ Aquila received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Gate of the 
Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of South Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T., both of Boston ; also, Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix of Boston, up to the 32° of the Scottish 
Rite. For more than eleven years, he has been running business under 
the name of Bardsley and Company, at No. 1 Province Court, Boston. 
In that city, also, on July 8, 1894, he was married to Miss Jenny Holm- 
berg; they have a daughter, Italia Charlotte, and reside at No. 21 Laurel 
Street, Dorchester. 


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CLIFFORD ASHTON COOK. 

Noble Cook has had a distinguished career in Masonry. In the York 
Rite, he has attained the Templar Degrees, and in the Scottish Rite, the 32°. 
In Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he has the rank of Past Master; 
in Mt. Lebanon, Royal Arch Chapter, that of Past High Priest; in Mil¬ 
ford Commandery No. 11, K. T., he is ranked as Commander, and he 
is also affiliated with Milford Council, R. & S. M. Noble Cook’s Scot¬ 
tish Rite affiliations are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He has 
been District Deputy Grand High Priest of the Grand R. A. Chap¬ 
ter, and District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massa¬ 
chusetts. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order on April 23, 1907, and he holds the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment numbered 7099. Noble Cook is an attorney-at-law, with offices 
at 211 Main Street, Milford. For twenty-three years, he served as Treas¬ 
urer of his town; he has also been a Representative in the State Legis¬ 
lature in 1899 and 1900, and is now Justice of the Third District Court 
of South Worcester. Noble Cook was born in Milford, on September 
3, 1860, and, having obtained his preparatory education in the schools 
there, he became a student at the Boston University Law School, from 
which he was graduated in 1895. He is a member of tbe Massachusetts 
and Worcester County Bar Associations. In 1888, in Milford, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Addie E. Quiggle. Noble Cook resides at 40 Congress Street. 

CHARLES ERNEST CURRAN. 

Noble Curran holds a responsible position with the Wood Worsted 
Mills of the city of Lawrence. He is the head designer for that large 
concern, with which he has been connected since 1906. His Masonic 
Degrees were acquired in the York Rite, and his affiliations are with 
Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Law¬ 
rence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all 
of the city of Lawrence. Thus having been prepared for admission to 
the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of tbe Mystic Shrine, he was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, on August 10, 1912, with enrollment No. 9685. He 
is also a member of the Merrimack Valley Club. Noble Curran was born 
in the city of Lawrence, on May 22, 1879, and was educated in the 
schools there. He also graduated from the Lowell Textile School. In 
Lawrence, he married Miss Bertha Bennink, in 1914. The residence is 
at No. 43 Pearl Street, Lawrence. 

NORRY MIETT, D. D. S. 

The Masonic degrees preliminary to Noble Miett’s admission to the 
Nobility of tbe Mystic Shrine were conferred upon him, in Montgomery 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Council, 
R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T., all of Milford. 
Noble Miett is also a member of Milford Lodge No. 223, I. O. O. F., 
in which he has the rank of Past Noble Grand, and was formerly Presi¬ 
dent of the Board of Directors of the Y. M. C. A. He was graduated 
from the Tufts College Dental School with the class of 1892, and has 
since been practicing the profession of dentistry, his offices being at No. 
204 Main Street, Milford. Noble Miett was born in Milford, on August 
9, 1865, and obtained his preparatory education in the public schools 
there. In Taunton, he was married to Miss Edith S. Lindsey. They have 
two daughters, Ruth B. and Hazel P., and reside at No. 48 Bancroft 
Avenue, Milford. 

ELIAS EBEN GRIMES. 

For a quarter of a century, Noble Grimes has been conducting a 
plumbing and steam heating business in the city of Lawrence. He is 
enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 7128, and 
was admitted to the Nobility of that body of Shriners, on April 23, 1907, 
having previously attained Masonic affiliations, in the York Rite, with 
Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of 
Lawrence; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection. 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.". He is also a 
member of Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F., of Kearsarge Encamp¬ 
ment, and of Canton Agawam, all of Lawrence. He belongs to the Home 
Club and to the Merrimack Valley Country Club, both of that city; 
also to the Master Steam Fitters’ and the Master Plumbers’ Association. 
Noble Grimes was born on September 13, 1866, in West Andover, and 
attended the schools of Lawrence. On December 18, 1888, in Lawrence, 
his marriage to Miss Carrie M. Rutter, took place; they have three 
daughters: Bertha A., Mildred L., and Carolyn R., and reside at 146 
Haverhill Street. Noble Grimes’ business address is 526 Essex Street, 
Lawrence. 


EVERETT H. SEVERY. 

With the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 
32° in the Scottish Rite, Noble Severy has affiliations with Faxton Lodge 
No. 697, A. F. & A. M. of Utica, N. Y.; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.; 
\hasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all 
of Lowell; also with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Thus doubly qualified, he was admitted 
into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of 
the class of September 5, 1903, and was enrolled in that distinguished body 
as No. 4308. Noble Severy is also associated with West Lynn Lodge 
No. 65, I. O. O. F. of Lynn; Trimount Encampment No. 24, of Utica, 
N. Y.; Knights of Malta No. 196, Lynn Council. Among the social 
organizations with which he is connected are the Central Club of Lowell, 
and the Boston City Club. For the past fourteen years. Noble Severy 
has been treasurer of an establishment, being engaged in the manufacture 
of ladies’ hat frames, at 133 Middle Street, Lowell, where, also, he has 
his residence. He was born at Chicopee Falls, on June 9, 1859, and was 
married to Miss Katherine McLaughlin of Wrentham. 

HARVEY E. CLAP. 

Treasurer of Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Junior Warden in 
Ezekiel Bates Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of that town, Noble Clap is also 
affiliated with King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., and Bristol Commandery 
No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro. His membership number upon tbe rolls of 
Aleppo Temple is 9135, and he was admitted into the Nobility of that 
distinguished body as a member of the class of September 2, 1911. He 
is also a member of Lodge No. 1014, B. P. O. E. of Attleboro, the West 
Side Club of Attleboro and West Providence, R. I. Noble Clap was 
born in Attleboro, on May 26, 1875, and was educated at Peck’s school 
and tlie high school of Attleboro, and at the Exeter Academy of New 
Hampshire, graduating in 1894. For twenty years, he has been a manu¬ 
facturing jeweler, and is a member of the firm of Harvey Clap and 
Company, with offices and factory on Mill Street, Attleboro. In that 
town, also, on October 24, 1899, he married Miss Ruth W. Wilmarth. 
He has two daughters, Beulah and Beatrice, and the family residence is 
at No. 7 Peck Street, Attleboro. 

LATIMER HERVEY BALLOU. 

Noble Ballou is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and he has the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He has affiliations with Phoe¬ 
nician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., and in 
the Scottish Rite, his memberships are with Lowell Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple, on May 29, 1911, and his enrollment num¬ 
ber in that illustrious body of the A. A. O., N. M. S„ is 9052. Noble 
Ballou is also a member of tbe Merrimack Valley Country Club and of 
the Lyra Club of Lawrence. He was born in Pawtucket, R. I., on 
November 4, 1876, and obtained his education in that city and in Law¬ 
rence, also at the Rhode Island State College and the Lowell Textile 
School. He is unmarried, and resides at 15 Lowell Terrace, Lawrence. 
Noble Ballou has been, for eight years, overseer in the Cloth Ship¬ 
ping Department of the Wood Worsted Mills, at Lawrence. He is man¬ 
ager of the Braidless Cloth Winding Company of Lawrence. 

FREDERIC CHARLES WILMARTH. 

Noble Wilmarth, who is enrolled in Aleppo Temple, as No. 8043, has 
been since 1911, the vice president and manager of the D. F. Briggs 
Company, manufacturers of jewelry, Union and Mill Streets, Attleboro. 
He became also the treasurer of the Union Plate and Wire Company, 
in 1913. Noble Wilmarth is a member of Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ and of King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M.; he was created a 
Knight Templar in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T„ all located in 
Attleboro. He lias also the 32° in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated 
with the following bodies of Boston: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
As a member of the class of December, 1907. he was admitted to the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple. Noble Wil¬ 
marth is also a member of Orient Lodge No. 165, I O. O. F., and of 
B. P. O. E. Lodge, No. 1014. of Attleboro; of the West Side Club of 
that place, and of the Jewelers’ Club of North Attleboro. He was born 
in Boston, December 6, 1871, and attended the schools of Attleboro. Noble 
Wilmarth served in the Spanish War, with the Fifth Massachusetts 
Infantry. In Providence, R. I., he married Miss Mabelle J. Chase of 
Attleboro. They have three children, Louis Roy, Mildred Ethel, and 
Raymond Earl. They reside at No. 10 Tappan Avenue, Attleboro. 

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THEODORE H. HERMANSON. 

Noble Hermanson’s Masonic affiliations are in the various \ork 
Rite bodies of Quincy, and in the Boston Council, being a member of 
Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and of Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. 1. 
Thus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on March 28, 1912, his enrollment number being 9394. Noble Herman- 
son is also connected with Mountain Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F. of South 
Carolina, and with the Foresters of America. He is a member of the 
Quincy Yacht Club, and is the Lieutenant Chief of the First Engineer 
Division of the Massachusetts Naval Brigade. Noble Hermanson was 
born in Gotland, Swe., on October 17, 1874, and was educated in that 
country. He is superintendent of the Epping-Carpenter Pump Com¬ 
pany of Pittsburgh, Penn.; for four years, was superintendent of the 
Machine Shop of the International Steam Pump Company, at 265 Third 
Street, Cambridge, and for seven years prior to this connection, was 
with the Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy. Noble Hermanson 
is unmarried, and resides at 717 South Xegley Avenue, Pittsburgh, Penn 

LUCIUS LENWOOD GILLETT. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Gillett's name 
appears as No. 8671, and his ennoblement in that Shrine took place on 
March 25, 1910. In the York Rite, he is affiliated with Putnam Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge; St. Paul's Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Boston; Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Coeur de Lion Comman¬ 
dery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; and, in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda \ates Council, 
Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He is also a member of Lodge 
No. 839, B. P. O. E. of Cambridge. Noble Gillett was born in Canton, N. 
Y„ on March 14, 1880, and studied at the Canton High School and at the 
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. For fifteen years, he has been a 
druggist in Cambridge, being established at 571 Massachusetts Avenue. 
He is unmarried, and resides at 195 Green Street, Cambridge. 

NELSON LORD FURBUSH. 

The degrees prerequisite for ennoblement were conferred upon Noble 
Furbush in the following bodies, all located in Boston: Joseph Warren 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 

R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Thus qualified, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 21, 1909. 
and his enrollment certificate received the number 8422. Noble Furbush 
was born in Portland, Me., on September 11, 1883. He obtained his 
education in the public schools of Boston, graduating from the Dor¬ 
chester High School in 1900. He was, for five years, in the piano 
business, and has, for seven years, been a salesman for Mason and 
Hamlin, in their retail piano stores, at 492 Boylston Street, Boston. In 
Dorchester, on June 16, 1908, Noble Furbush married Miss Mabel Hage- 
now of Lincoln, Neb. He resides in Boston. 

JOHN H. MacALMAN. 

Noble MacAlman is a member of John Abbot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Somerville, in which he has the rank of Past Master. His Capitular 
Degrees were conferred in Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and the Cryptic 
Degrees in Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville. The Degrees of 
his Knighthood were conferred in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; 
and in the Scottish Rite Noble MacAlman is affiliated with, and is a 
life member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda ^ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.k His reception into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, took place 
on May 7, 1895, and his enrollment with the Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine is numbered 1853. Noble MacAlman is also a member of the B. 
A. A. Club, is a Lifq Member of the Mechanics’ Chraitable Association, 
a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and of various other clubs 
of Greater Boston. He likewise holds the rank of Sergeant, in the 
Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. Noble MacAlman was 
Iwrn, on April 12, 1859. at St. John, N. B„ and there received his edu¬ 
cation. On September 25, 1885, he married Miss Florence Spofford, of 
Merrimac; it has been their misfortune to lose two children. For six¬ 
teen years, Noble MacAlman was superintendent of the carriage factory 
of the A. M. Wood Company, of Boston, and for twelve years he has 
now been in the automobile business. His business address is 96 Massa¬ 
chusetts Avenue. Boston, and his residence. 42 Everett Avenue, Dorchester. 

ALEXANDER LESLIE. 

Noble Leslie has Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and 
in the Scottish Rite, he has the 32°. His York Rite connections are 
with the following Chelsea bodies: Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.. Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ Naphtali Council. R. & S. M., and 
Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is a mem¬ 


ber of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S. . With this double set of 
qualifications, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on April 23, 1907, and his enrollment is No. 7155. Noble Leslie is also 
a member of Winnisimett Lodge No. 25, I. O. O. F., in which he has 
the rank of Past Grand, and in which he is a Trustee; also of Samaritan 
Encampment No 23. For more than forty years, he has been a merchant 
at 25 Tremont Street, Boston. He was born in Che'sea, on October 23, 
1857, and was educated in that city. In Chelsea, on January 29, 1879, 
he married Miss Annette Carson Bennett, who passed away on June 2, 
1897. He has a daughter, Lillie Annette Butler, and resides at 69 Gar¬ 
land Street, Chelsea. 

JOHN WILLIAM LUFKIN. 

The enrollment numbered 8893 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 

S. , is that of Noble Lufkin, who was received into the Nobility of that 
body on November 11, 1910, having previously attained the qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. h. & A. M., whence 
he went by demit to William Parkman Lodge of Winchester; in Shekinah 
Chapter, R. A. M.; in Chelsea Council. R. & S. M„ and in Palestine 
Commandery No. 10, K. T„ all of Chelsea. He is also a member of the 
National Geographic Society of Washington, D. C.; the Androscoggin 
Yacht Club of Wayne, Me., and is a Charter Member of the Art Col¬ 
lectors’ Club of Philadelphia, Penn. For almost half a century, Noble 
Lufkin has been a manufacturer of pressing and button-hole machines. 
He was born in Boston, in 1849. On September 5, 1882. he married Miss 
Imogene Copeland of Dexter, Me. Noble Lufkin resides at the Hotel 
Nottingham, Boston, and his business address is 38 Chardon Street. 

PAUL MARCH BROWN. 

As both musician and teacher of music, Noble Brown is well known 
in Boston. He is a violoncellist of the Boston Opera House Orchestra, 
and is known among the music-lovers throughout the country for his 
recitals and concert performances. He was cellist in the Boston Festi¬ 
val Orchestra, under the direction of Emil Mollenhauer, from 1906 to 
1911, having also been with the Bostonia Sextette Club, from 1906 to 
1909. In addition, he was the cellist for the Boston Municipal Orches¬ 
tra, 1910-11. Noble Brown has an extensive repertoire, and his tech¬ 
nique enables him to play the most difficult compositions of the masters. 
He was born in South Boston, on March 1, 1880, and was graduated 
from the Natick High School with the class of 18%; from Burdett 
College in 1898; and in 1902, from Harvard College. He is a member 
of the Harvard Musical Association, and of the Harvard Club of Boston. 
Masonically, Noble Brown bears allegiance to Meridian Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ and to Parker Chapter, R. A. M., both of Natick, to Orient 
Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. 

T. Thus qualified for admission to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, with the class of February 8, 1906, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 6304. Noble Brown’s wife, formerly Frances 
M. B. Dunton of New York, is a well known vocalist; she was soprano 
at the New Old South Church, 1910-13, from which she resigned to 
accept the place of soprano soloist, which she now fills in the Union 
Congregational Church Choir of Boston, and in oratorio and other con¬ 
cert performances, she has appeared many times in the great arias from 
the “Messiah,” “Creation,” “Elijah,” etc. She is considered to be among 
those who best interpret the works of such composers as Arthur Foote. 
Dudley Buck, and other cantata and song writers. She is a member of 
the Professional Women’s Club of Boston. Their marriage took place 
on March 22, 1910, and they reside at No. 213 Huntington Avenue, Boston. 

CHARLES NEWMAN CARTER. 

To Noble Carter has been given the rare satisfaction of participat¬ 
ing in the ennoblement of three sons in Aleppo Temple. He was him¬ 
self admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in that 
Temple, on February 8, 1906, when his enrollment was numbered 6320. 
His Masonic membership is with Norfolk Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Needham, Newton Royal Arch Chapter, and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Noble Carter is also affiliated with 
Palestine Chapter No. 114, Order of the Eastern Star of Newtonville. 
He is a Life Member of the Horticultural Society, and, by virtue of 
his ancestry, is a Life Member of the Sons of the American Revolution. 
Noble Carter was born in Tribes Hill, N. Y., on June 14, 1843, and there 
received his education. From 1861 to 1885, he was in partnership with 
G. L. Ide and Carter, and since 1885, has been in the cloak, suit and 
fur business under his own name. He has been twice married; his 
first wife, whom he married in 1870, was Miss Fannie Louise Wood of 
Boston; and in 1880, he married Mrs. Margeannah Goldsmith White of 
Providence, R. I. The three sons, children of the first wife, are: William 
W., Charles Howard, and Frank B. Noble Carter resides in Needham, 
and his business address is 28 Chauncy Street, Boston. 




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ANDREW BRYSON. 

A Templar in the York Rite, and a 32° Mason in the Ancient and 
Accepted Scottish Rite. Noble Bryson has affiliations with Eden Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Ware: Providence Royal Arch Chapter of Providence, 
R. I.; Washington Council of Royal and Select Masters of Palmer; St. 
John’s Commandery, K. T. of Providence, R. I.: and with Scottish Rite 
bodies up to, and including, Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P. .R. -S. . of 
Boston. Noble Bryson was received into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on May 23, 1893, and is therein registered as 
No. 283. Aside from his Masonic and Shrine connections, he is fra¬ 
ternally associated in Ware Lodge No. 109, of the I. O. O. I'. Noble 
Bryson is a native of Scotland, having been born in Ayrshire, on Feb¬ 
ruary 8, 1846, where he was also schooled. For almost a third of a 
century, he has been engaged in the dry goods business, being established 
in Ware, at 70 Main St. On Sept. 8, 1880, Noble Bryson was married to 
Miss Martha Hamilton, and he resides in Ware, at 25 West Main St. 

LOUIS A. RADELL. 

Admitted to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on September 30, 1895, with membership No. 2279, Noble Radell was 
Masonically qualified for bis ordination to the Nobility of that illustrious 
body, in Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter R. A. M., 
Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, I\. 
T., all of Hyde Park. He was born in Somerville, on June 17, 1867, 
and was educated in the public schools of Hyde Park. He married 
Miss Mabelle Hudson Rich of Cambridge, and resides in Winthrop. 
Noble Radell began his business career when a mere boy, and after 
serving about twelve years in a large dental supply house he started in 
the dental laboratory business for himself, and has made a specialty 
of gold crown and bridge work, in Philadelphia and Boston since 1897. 
His business address in Boston is No. 120 Boylston Street. He also 
conducts a summer business at Marblehead. 

FRANK FARNSWORTH WATERS. 

In Masonry, Noble Waters is allied with St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M., both of Ayer, in the latter of 
which he is a Charter Member; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worces¬ 
ter; Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg; Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection; Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\ 
P.'.R.’.S.'. In politics, he adheres to Democratic principles. Noble Waters 
was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on February 25, 1913, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 
9933. He was born in Groton, on April 13, 1860, and attained an edu¬ 
cation in its schools. His marriage to Mrs. Rose E. Knight, was cele¬ 
brated in Lowell, on April 28, 1896. Noble Waters is Commissioner 
of the Groton Municipal Heating and Lighting Plant, and Sealer of 
Weights and Measures. He was engaged in developing patents, 1885-89; 
and from 1890 to 1901. was in the steam and hot water heating business. 
Having retired in 1902, he has his residence on Hollis Street, Groton. 

GEORGE RUSSELL WYMAN. 

Noble Wyman, who holds the certificate of enrollment bearing the 
number 7050, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, has been, 
since 1887, connected with the paper making concern of Bird and Son of 
East Walpole. Since 1892, he has been superintendent of the experimen¬ 
tal department in the paper box and fibre and floor covering divisions, 
and in 1912, he became manager of Division Two, including the plants 
at East Walpole, Norwood, and Hamilton, Ontario. Noble Wyman 
was born in Melrose, on April 29, 1867, and was educated in the public 
schools of Boston. He is prominently identified with various interests 
at his residence town, having been Chairman of the Board of Select¬ 
men, and having memberships in the Advisory Board of the District 
Nursing Association and in the town's Committee of Fifteen; he is 
also an Honorary Member of the Wednesday Club. Among his other 
organizations, are the Bird and Son Athletic Association, the Bird and 
Son Employees Mutual Benefit Association, the Walpole Board of Trade, 
and the Progressive Town Committee. He is Trustee of Samoset Chap¬ 
ter No. 109, Order of the Eastern Star of Norwood, and he is a member 
of the Temple Baptist Church of Dorchester. In Masonry, Noble Wyman 
was initiated, crafted, and raised in Orient Lodge of Norwood, and 
exalted in Hebron Chapter, R. A. M. of that place. He was knighted 
in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. He was a novice 
of the class of February 18, 1907, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
and having made the pilgrimage across the sands to Mecca he was 
ennobled on that date. Noble Wyman had been twice married; in Dor¬ 
chester, in 1887, he married Miss Alma M. Leslie, who passed away in 
1888; and in 1889. in Gaysville, Vt., he married Miss Emily C. Kimball. 
He has three children: Jessie A., Alice M., and G. Russell, Jr. The 
residence is at 17 Union Street, East Walpole. 


CHARLES W. HILL. 

Noble Hill has affiliations in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is connected with Quinebaug 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Doric Chapter, R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. 
& S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; in the latter, 
he is a member of Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.‘.P.’.R.'.S.’. Thus qualified, he was admitted 
to the membership of the A. A. O., N. M. S., and his ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple, on September 30, 1892, when his enrollment 
certificate was numbered 1282. Noble Hill is also affiliated with Phoenix 
Lodge No. 352, of the Royal Arcanum; and is a member of the Wor¬ 
cester Automobile Club, the Southbridge Club, and the Tatassit Canoe 
Club of Worcester. In politics, he votes the Republican ticket. For the 
past forty-six years, he has been with the Hamilton Woolen Company 
of Southbridge, 23 years of which he was agent. He is also a director 
of the Southbridge National Bank; vice president of the Southbridge 
Savings Bank, and a director of the Southbridge Water Supply. Noble 
Hill was born in Chelsea, on October 11, 1842, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the public schools there, and at Townsend Academy. In New 
York, on May 4, 1865, he married Miss Katherine Struckman. They 
have two sons: Charles F. and Henry A.; and three daughters: Carrie 
L., now the widow of G. H. Smith; Marion P., now Mrs. \Y. J. Holly, 
and Helen K. Noble Hill is a resident of Southbridge. 

CHARLES EDGAR TRIPP. 

For thirty years, Noble Tripp has been in business as an undertaker, 
under the firm name of B. A. and C. E. Tripp, the location of which 
is 10 Prospect Street, Woburn. At the age of sixteen, he began as a 
machinist; then followed engineering until 1885, when he entered his 
present profession with his father, Benjamin A. Tripp. Noble Tripp 
was born in Warren, on December 30, 1851, and was there educated. 
He has been twice married: in December, 1871, in Springfield, to Miss 
Abbie J. Day of Worcester; and in December, 1874, in Westminster, 
to Miss Flora M. Howard. He has a son, George E., by his first wife, 
and a daughter, Angie May, by his present wife. Noble Tripp is a 
member of the following Masonic bodies: Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ Woburn Chapter. R. A. M., both of Woburn, and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Thus prepared for his 
access to the Shrine Nobility, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on Feb¬ 
ruary 18, 1907, and on his membership registry was designated as No. 
7043. He is also a member of Crystal Fount Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F. 
of Woburn, and of Woburn Encampment No. 72. He resides at No. 2 
Eastern Avenue, Woburn. 

WILLIAM S. TROFATTER. 

Noble Trofatter holds Masonic membership in King Solomon Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, 
and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. With 
these qualifying affiliations, he gained admission to the Order of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 11. 1909, and in that 
illustrious body, he has enrollment No. 8920. He is also a member of 
the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. Noble Trofatter was born 
in Salem, on November 30, 1871, and obtained his education in the public 
schools of that city, graduating in 1885. He has been twice married: 
first, on October 19, 1894, to Miss Martha E* Dennison of Canton, who 
passed away on October 31, 1898: and second, on November 27, 1900, 
to Miss Virginia W. Haseltine of Boston. Since March 1, 1909, Noble 
Trofatter has been chief engineer of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company 
of Boston, and for three years previously, he held a similar position 
with the Warner Cotton Mills of Newburyport, and also with the Marl¬ 
boro Electric Company. His home is in Somerville, at 82 Thurston Street. 

HAROLD LEROY GODDARD. 

From July 1, 1908, to August 1, 1914, Noble Goddard was connected 
with the famous paper manufacturing establishment of Bird and Son, 
at East Walpole, and on September 1, 1914, he became associated with 
Frank W. Morse, at 516 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. He was born in North 
Brookfield, on December 8, 1883, and, having taken his preparatory 
courses in the schools there, he entered Amherst College, and was grad¬ 
uated with the class of 1901. Noble Goddard was entered, passed, and 
raised in Meridian Sun Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Brookfield; 
exalted in Hebron Chapter, R. A. M. of Norwood, and knighted in 
Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. On June 4, 1914. he 
made the pilgrimage to Mecca, as one of the novices of the class then 
taken into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, under the auspices 
of Aleppo Temple, and his enrollment in that illustrious body of the 
Mystic Shrine was numbered 10262. Noble Goddard is a member of 
the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity of Amherst, and politically, he is a Republi¬ 
can. He is unmarried, and resides in Walpole, at 841 Main Street. 

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JOHN KILLACKY, JR. 

Noble Killacky has been engaged in the merchant tailoring line in 
Andover, for the past thirteen years. He was born in Dundee, Scotland, 
on September 15, 1879, hut came to this country early enough to receive 
his education in the schools of Andover. His Masonic attainments are 
indicated by his affiliations with York and Scottish Rite bodies, both in 
full course. He is a member of St. Matthew’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Andover, of Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. AL, Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., 
and Rethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence; and in the 
Scottish Rite, he has affiliations with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ennoblement took place 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 21, 1909, and his enrollment number upon the 
membership lists of that Temple is 8438. Noble Killacky is also a mem¬ 
ber of the Andover Lodge of the I. O. O. F. He is unmarried, and resides 
at 11 Cuba Street, Andover, while his place of business is at 13 Alain 
Street. 

ARVID EDWARD STOLBRAND. 

Masonically affiliated with Corinthian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., \\ alden 
Chapter, R. A. Al., both of Concord, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, 
K. T. of Hudson, Noble Stolbrand was subsequently ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 4, 1914, and was enrolled in that 
illustrious body as No. 10309. Noble Stolbrand was born at Karlskrona. 
Sweden, on February 18, 1873, and obtained an education in his native 
country. For the past twenty years, he has been chef or steward in some 
of the leading hotels in New England. He is unmarried, and resides in 
Concord. 

ERNEST LINCOLN COOK. 

Noble Cook, son of Levi A. and Sylvia Holbrook Cook, was born 
in Milford, on July 22, 1865. He attended the public schools of that 
town, and after graduating from the high school, learned the machinist’s 
trade in Providence, R. I. In 1891, he became engaged in the manufacture 
of brick at Bridgewater, and since that time, has resided at 14 Summer 
Street, Bridgewater. On October 26, 1896, he was married to Georgiana 
Wrisley of Orange. Three children have been born to them: Sylvia, Alice 
Rice, and Ernest Lincoln. In 1895, the Symbolic Degrees of Alasonry 
were conferred upon Noble Cook in Fellowship Lodge, A. F. & A. AL at 
Bridgewater; the Capitular Degrees in Harmony Chapter, R. A. AL, in 
the same year; the Cryptic Degrees were acquired by him in Brockton 
Council, R. & S. AL, in 1906, and in the same year, he was dubbed and 
created a Knight in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton 
With these qualifying Alasonic Degrees, he was received into the mem¬ 
bership of the Ancient Arabic Order, his ennoblement taking place in 
Aleppo Temple with the other members of the class of September 1, 
1906, when his certificate of enrollment was numbered 6547. 

HENRY GRAY PHILLIPS. 

Ranked as Past High Priest in Orient Chapter, R. A. M. of Hyannis, 
Noble Phillips also owes Alasonic allegiance to Fraternal Lodge, A. F. 
& A. AL of Hyannis, New Bedford Council, R. & S. AL, and to Sutton 
Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford. He was welcomed into-the 
Nobility of the Alystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, 
and was enrolled therein as No. 7971. He is also a member of Cape Cod 
Lodge No. 226, I. O. O. F., and his political faith is in the principles of 
Republicanism. Noble Phillips was born in Dennis, on April 3, 1866, and 
was educated in the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Annetta 
Augusta Titus of New Brunswick took place in Yarmouth, on September 
23, 1891. Since 1896, Noble Phillips has been engaged in the hardware 
and plumbing business, and he has been appointed to serve Hyannis as 
Inspector of Plumbing, for the years 1914-15-16. Both his business and 
home are located in Hyannis. 

HADLEY B. JONES. 

As recipient No. 9606 of the Order of the Nobility of the Alystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912, Noble Jones was made eligi¬ 
ble, for that exaltation, by his affiliation in Scottish Rite Alasonry. He 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
I.ynn; the Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; 
the Ancient Traditional Grades in Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; the Philosophical and Doctrinal Grades in Alt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Cioix, and the Alodern Historical and Chivalric Grades 
in Alassachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Jones is a mem¬ 
ber of Richard W. Drown Lodge No. 106, I. O. O. F. of Lynn; of Lynn En¬ 
campment No. 52; and of Lynn Lodge of Elks No. 117. In 1910, he retired 


from active business life, after having spent over a third of a centuiy 
with Littlefield & Plummer Corp. Noble Jones was born in Westfield, 
N. B., Can., on November 16, 1856, and attended school in that town. 
In Lynn, on November 5, 1879, he was married to Aliss Eva L. W alters 
of St. John, N. B„ and they reside at No. 6 King Street, Lynn. 

CHARLES A. COLSON. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Alystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Colson was taken into its 
fold on September 2, 1911, with enrollment No. 9136. His Alasonic 
Degrees were obtained in the following York Rite bodies: Good Samari¬ 
tan Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of Reading; Reading Royal Arch Chapter, 
and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, Iv. T. of Alelrose. In addition 
to Alasonry and the Shrine, Noble Colson is affiliated with Lodge No. 
1309, B. P. O. E. of Beverly; and in clubdom, with the Jubilee Yacht 
and U. S. A. A. Clubs of Beverly, and with the Bridgeport Club of 
Conn. He was born in Beverly, and by profession, is a fire insurance 
surveyor. Noble Colson is unmarried, and resides in Beverly, his busi¬ 
ness address being No. 11 Broadway, New York. 


JOHN FRITZ YEAGER. 

Alanager, for thirty years, of the A. D. Club of Harvard University, 
of Cambridge, Noble Yeager was born in Baden, Ger., Alay 4, 1852, and 
obtained his education in his native country before coming to the United 
States. He was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, on August 8, 
1908, being recipient No. 8248 of the Order from Aleppo Temple. 1 he 
qualifying Alasonic Degrees were conferred in Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. 
& A. AL of Cambridge, in Cambridge Chapter, R. A. AL, Cambridge 
Council, R. & S. AL, and in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. 
Noble Yeager’s marriage to Aliss Louisa Ramseier, of Switzerland, took 
place in Boston, on June 15, 1878; they have three children: Frederick 
Louis, Louis Ernest, and Alice Alabel, and reside at 241 Huron Avenue, 
Cambridge. The business address is the A. D. Club, Cambridge. 

WILLIAA1 PLATTNER. 

On August 12, 1912, Noble Plattner made the pilgrimage to the 
Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, under the escort of Nobles of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AL S., and holds the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment with the number 9728. His Masonic preparatory degrees were con¬ 
ferred in Bluffton Lodge No. 432 F. & A. AL, Bluffton, Ohio. Lime Chap¬ 
ter No. 49, R. A. AL, afterward becoming a Charter Al ember of Rabboni 
Royal Arch Chapter, North Attleboro, and Bristol Commandery No. 29, 
K. T. of Attleboro. Noble Plattner is a member of the North Attleboro 
Board of Trade, and the Jewelers Club of that place; also an Associate 
Al ember of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American 
Water Works Association, and National Geographic Society. He was 
born in Bluffton, Ohio, on June 14, 1883, and was educated in the Bluff¬ 
ton and Chicago schools. For the past fifteen years, Noble Plattner has 
been an electrical engineer, having been connected with North Western 
Elevated Railroad Company; Chicago Edison Company of Chicago, Ill.: 
North Shore Electric Co. of Harvey, Chicago Heights and Evanston, 111., 
and General Electric Co. of Chicago, Ill. For the past six years he has 
been a consulting and managing engineer, serving several towns and 
cities in rate regulating cases and valuations of public utilities. Noble 
Plattner is at present in charge of the Electric Light and Water Depart¬ 
ments of North Attleboro, and is widely known as a general consulting 
and mechanical engineer. 

FREDERICK SUTTER. 

Noble Sutter gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Alystic Shrine through the portals of Aleppo Temple, 
on August 8, 1908, in which he is numerically enrolled as No. 8230. His 
Alasonic qualifications for that ennoblement were attained in King Solo¬ 
mon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. AL, 
Boston Council, R. & S. AL, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T. of Charlestown. He also has memberships in Oak Lodge of the K. 
of P. of Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., and in the B. W. and C. Club of 
Concord. Noble Sutter was born in Germany on Alarch 13, 1860, and was 
educated in his native country. In New York City, on October 14, 1886, 
lie was married to Aliss ATarie Louise Boesch of Germany; they have one 
daughter, brieda, their daughter Henrietta having passed away at the 
age of six. Noble Sutter has been in the hotel business for thirty years, 
and for the past three years, he has been proprietor of the “Colonial 
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FRANK EVERETT WRIGHT. 

Noble Wright has attained the Templar Degrees, in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and the 32°, in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with the 
following York Rite bodies of Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. I 4 . & A. 
M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet 
Connnandery No. 36, K. T. His Scottish Rite affiliations are with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. On November 17, 1913, on the basis of these 
Masonic affiliations, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and there was then conferred upon him 
the certificate of enrollment with the number, 10164. Noble Wright is 
a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce; of the Boston Boot and 
Shoe Club; the Boston Athletic Association; and the Tedesco Country 
Club of Swampscott. For the past eight years, he has been the treasurer 
of the Wright and Wright Company, Inc., leather manufacturers, located 
at 109 Lincoln Street, Boston; and he also is a director in the Fidelity 
Trust Company of Boston, and is the owner of the Frank E. Wright 
Leather Company of Salem. He was born in Lynn, on November 10, 1881. 
and studied there in the public schools. On June 20, 1907, in Lynn, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Grace Osgood. They have two sons, Kenneth Osgood and 
Frank E., Jr., and a daughter, Joan. They reside at 46 Beach Bluff. 
Swampscott. 

SAMUEL PURNELL CHADWICK. 

For the past six years, Noble Chadwick has been overseer in the 
Dyeing and Finishing Department of the Walworth Brothers, located 
on Merrimack Street, Lawrence. He was born in the City of Brotherly 
Love, on August 24, 1881, and attended school in Philadelphia, Penn., and 
in Lawrence. In Providence, R. L, on July 30, 1907, he married Miss 
Maud E. Tomlinson of Lawrence. They have a son, Samuel A., and a 
daughter, Ruth, and reside at No. 75 Cambridge Street, Lawrence. Noble 
Chadwick’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 9138, and his elevation to the Shrine Nobility in 
that honorable body took place on September 2, 1911. His preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were conferred in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Connnandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. 

CHESTER ARTHUR CLEGG. 

The late Noble Clegg entered the Unseen Temple on January 28, 1914. 
He was born in Westminster, on July 24, 1882, and attended the public 
schools of that town and of Fitchburg, graduating from high school in 
1899. From August 22, 1910, he had been secretary of the Fitchburg 
Mutual Insurance Company, with offices at 181 Main Street, Fitchburg. 
The Masonic Degrees, in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites 
were conferred upon him in Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Connnandery No. 19, K. T., all of 
Fitchburg; and he was also a member of Worcester Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Clegg was admitted to the Shrine as a member of the class of March 
25, 1910, and he was then enrolled in Aleppo Temple and given the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment numbered 8656. He was a member of the Fay 
Club of Fitchburg. The lamented Noble’s late residence was at 26 Vernon 
Street, Fitchburg. 

ROBERT LEMON PEDLER. 

Noble Pedler has the enrollment No. 9913, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, and he was admitted to the Shrine in that body of 
the Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order, on February 25, 1913. He 
received his Masonic Degrees in the following York Rite bodies of Law¬ 
rence: Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., 
Lawrence Council, R. & S M„ and Bethany Connnandery. No 17, K. T. 
Noble Pedler is also a member of Hope Lodge No. 34, I. O. O. F. of 
Methuen, and of Kearsarge Encampment No. 26, of Lawrence. For about 
eight years, he has been connected with the firm of George Bancroft and 
Company, located at 264 Lowell Street, Lawrence. Noble Pedler was 
born at Methuen, on September 3, 1875, and attended the public schools 
there. In Lawrence, on September 18, 1901, he married Miss Alice Cur¬ 
rier. Their residence is No. 1 Reservoir Terrace, Lawrence. 

EDWARD AIME ARTHUR LAMERE, D. M. D. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Lamere are indicated by his affili¬ 
ations with the following bodies, all of Fitchburg: Charles W. Moore 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has 
the rank of Master of the Second Veil, and Jerusalem Connnandery No. 


19, K. T. Thus qualified for admission to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, he was received in Aleppo Temple, with the class of December, 
1906, and he now has Life Membership therein, and holds the certificate 
of enrollment with the number 6850. Noble Lamere is a member of the 
Fay Club of Fitchburg, and of the Harvard Dental Alumni Association. 
He was born in Lowell, on February 14, 1872: was graduated from the 
high school there, in 1889; and from the Harvard Dental School, with 
the class of 1893. Noble Lamere’s marriage to Miss Grace Sawyer, took 
place in Methuen, on August 1, 1899. He maintains his dental offices at 
470 Main Street, Fitchburg, and resides at 97 Pleasant Street. 

ROBERT L. COOKE. 

Noble Cooke obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Eureka 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New Bedford; the Capitular Degrees in King 
Hiram Chapter, R. A. M. of Attleboro; the Cryptic Degrees in Attleboro 
Council, R. & S. M., and the degrees of Knighthood in Bristol Com- 
mandery No. 29, K. T., also of Attleboro. Thus prepared for admission 
to the Shrine, he was ennobled as one of the class of June 24, 1907, in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, his certificate of enrollment 
in that exalted body being numbered 7320. For three or more years, 
Noble Cooke has been a manufacturer of watch chains and jewelry, at 
54 Banks Street, Attleboro. He was born in Whitman, on March 14, 
1875, and was educated in the schools of that town. In New Bedford, 
on June 23, 1897, he married Miss Nannie C. Gifford. They have five 
children: Millicent B., Robert L., Jr., Rebecca C., Bertha H., and Vir¬ 
ginia A. Noble Cooke resides at 54 Banks Street, Attleboro. 

RUSSELL FOX. 

Noble Fox, who has the enrollment number 7365 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple, has been, for three years, secretary of 
the Lowell Board of Underwriters, and was previously, for three years, 
connected with the stamping office of a New England Insurance Exchange, 
for Lowell and Lawrence. He was born in Dracut, on June 27, 1867, 
and obtained his education in the public schools of Dracut, the Lowell 
Commercial College, and at Colby Academy of New London, N. H. In 
Lowell, on December 10, 1888, he married Miss Fannie Metcalf. The 
Masonic degrees preparatory to his admission to the Shrine, were con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Fox in William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., in which he 
has the rank of Chaplain, and Pilgrim Connnandery No. 9, K. T., all 
located in Lowell. He was accordingly received into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on June 24, 1907. Noble Fox is, likewise, a member of Lodge 
No. 215 I. O. O. F. of Lowell. He served, for two years, as Chaplain 
of Lodge No. 24, Knights of Pythias, and of Columbia Council, O. U. 
A. M. He is also a member of the United States Bunting Cricket and 
Athletics Club. The office of Noble Fox is at No. 53 Central Street, and 
the residence. No. 359 Beacon Street, Lowell. 

WILLIAM MAGEE THORUP. 

Noble Thorup has taken an active part in the Masonic bodies with 
which he is affiliated, being the Treasurer of Star in the East Lodge, 
with a continuous service of thirty years. He is a Past High Priest of 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and was its Secretary from 1890 to 1910. 
He was Recorder of Sutton Commandery from January, 1893, to October, 
1910, all these bodies being in New Bedford, and is also a Grand Officer 
in the Grand Chapter of the State. He is also a member of New Bed¬ 
ford Council, R. & S. M. and has taken the 32° in the Scottish Rite, 
having connections with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus doubly 
qualified, Noble Thorup was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of December 31, 1912, and was 
recorded on the membership lists with the designating number of 9866. 
Aside from Masonry, he is a member of many organizations, including 
the Wamsutta Club, the Boston City Club, the Appalachian Mountain Club, 
the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, the Leighton Club of Fair- 
haven, and the Fairhaven Improvement Association. Noble Thorup has re¬ 
tired from active business life, having been formerly connected, for twenty- 
three years, with the New Bedford Safe Deposit and Trust Company as its 
bookkeeper. He was born in New Bedford, on November 25, 1851, and 
was educated in its schools. In Boston, on October 8, 1885, his marriage 
to Miss Amelia D. Davis, was celebrated, and they have two surviving 
children, Oscar and Gretchen, Hilda, the oldest having passed away in 
infancy. Noble Thorup’s residence is at No. 9 Parker Street, New 
Bedford. 

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SARGENT MORSS. 

Xoble Morss is enrolled as Xo. 3261, upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order. His ennoblement took 
place in that body of Shriners, on December 28, 1899. In Cceur de Lion 
Commandery Xo. 34, K. T. of Charlestown, Xoble Morss has had the 
rank of Warden. Hs is affiliated also with Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Somerville Chapter, R. A. M.. and Orient Council. R. & S. M., all of 
Somerville. Xoble Morss was born in Charlestown, on February 21, 1868, 
and secured his education in the public schools of Somerville. For twenty 
years, he was engaged in the woolen commission business, and he now, 
for six years, has been in the insurance business, at 159 Devonshire 
Street. Boston. He is a member of the Boston Life Underwriters’ Associ¬ 
ation and of the Hillside Club of Somerville. He is unmarried, and 
resides at West Somerville. 

ROBERT SEWALL PREBLE. 

Enrollment Xo. 9804, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, is that of Xoble Preble, who was wel¬ 
comed into the Xobility of that illustrious body on Xovember 15, 1912. 
The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Joseph \\ ebb Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Dor¬ 
chester Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Com¬ 
mandery Xo. 2, K. T. Formerly, Xoble Preble was a member of the 
First Corps Cadets of Boston. He was born in Richmond, Me., on 
October 22. 1883, and attended the schools there. In Dorchester, on 
January 8, 1912, Xoble Preble was married to Miss Marguerite Pelletier. 
They reside in East Orange. Xew jersey. Xoble Preble is general man¬ 
ager of the Apple Electric Company, located in Xewark, Xew Jersey. 

RALPH DOUGLAS WHITTEX. 

Having acquired the prerequisite Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, in Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery Xo. 36, K. T„ 
all of Lynn. Xoble Whitten was received into the Xobility of the A. A. 
O., X. M. S., in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of June, 
1913, and he then received the enrollment certificate bearing the number 
10054. For about seven years, he has been connected with the Hastings 
and Son Publishing Company, having his business at 38 Exchange Street. 
Xoble W hitten was born at Berwick, Me., on July 31, 1889, and obtained 
his education in the schools of that place, and in the Lynn grammar 
and high schools, subsequently taking courses in the Burdett Business 
College of Lynn. Xoble Whitten resides at 48 Fiske Avenue, Lynn. 

ELMER ALOXZO OXTHAXK. 

Xoble Onthank has the rank of Past Master in Aurora Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M.; and is also Masonically affiliated in the York Rite, with 
Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery Xo. 19, K. T. of 
Fitchburg. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection. Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix. Thus qualified for admission to the Shrine 
Xobility, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class 
of March. 1912, and is therein enrolled as Xo. 9463. Xoble Onthank is 
a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, of the Boston Athletic 
Association, and of the Fay Club of Fitchburg. After spending about 
twenty-five years in the banking business, he became president of the 
Safety Fund Xational Bank of Fitchburg, which post he has filled for 
the past five years. Xoble Onthank was born in West Xewton, on 
April 5, 1870, and was educated in Boston. On March 10. 1903, in 
Boston, he was married to Miss Grace B. Pierce. They have three sons: 
Pierce, Curtis Heath, and Elmer A., Jr., and reside at Xo. 34 Beacon 
Street. Fitchburg. Xoble Onthank’s address is Xo. 470 Main Street, 
Fitchburg. 

FRAXK AXTHOXY ROMAX. 

Xoble Roman has degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. 
He is a member of Faith Lodge. A. F. & A. M., a Life Member of 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown; and he is also affili¬ 
ated in the York Rite, with Xaphtali Council, R. & S. M. of Chelsea, 
and Coeur de Lion Commandery Xo. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. In the 
Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., with 
the class of Xovember 9, 1909. and upon the membership lists of that 
illustrious body he appears as Xo. 8565. Xoble Roman is also a mem¬ 
ber of Bunker Hill Lodge Xo. 92, Order of Rebekahs. of Charlestown. 
He was born in Italy, on July 8, 1861, and attended the schools of his 
native country. He has now been, for more than twenty-seven years, a 
fruit and produce dealer in Charlestown, and is located at Xo. 305 Main 


Street. In Somerville, on December 16, 1894. he married Miss May Guidi, 
and they have a son, John B. They reside at Xo. 42 W inthrop Street, 
Charlestown. 

CHRISTY WEYER. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, the name of Xoble Weyer appears as Xo. 3691. His ennoblement 
took place in that illustrious body with the class of Xovember 15. 1901. 
His prerequisite Masonic Degrees were obtained in the following bodies 
of Worcester: Quinsigantond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Worcester County Commandery Xo. 5, K. T. Xoble 
Weyer is also a member of the Tatasset Canoe Club of Worcester. He 
was born in Italy, on July 8, 1861, and attended the schools of his 
his education in the schools of W orcester. Formerly for about twenty- 
four years, he was connected with the Liscomb Company of W orcester, 
dealers in hats and furs, and for the past twenty years he has been a 
buyer for the Ware Pratt Company of that city. The office address is 
Xo. 400 Main Street, and his residence is Xo. 5 State Street, W orcester. 

WALTER K. WILEY. 

The Masonic attainments of Xoble W iley are indicated by his affili¬ 
ations with the following bodies: in the York Rite, with Aurora Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., both of Fitchburg, Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Commandery Xo. 19, 
K. T„ also of Fitchburg: and. in the Scottish Rite, with W orcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Thus prepared for admission to the Shrine, he was received into the 
Xobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on April 29, 
1902 and he holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 3882. 
Xoble Wiley is also a member of Apollo Lodge Xo. 205, I. O. O. F.; of 
King David Encampment; of Lodge Xo. 846, B. P. O. E., and of the 
Fay and Columbia Clubs, all of Fitchburg. For the past twenty-one years 
he has been a builder and contractor in Fitchburg, where he has an office 
at the corner of Central and Brook Streets. He was born in that city, 
on July 8, 1867. and attended the public schools there. On July 28, 1892, 
in Fitchburg, he was married to Miss Annie A. Michael; they have two 
children: Robert H. and Margaret P., and reside at 52 Central Street, 
Fitchburg. 

WILLIAM FREDERICK ALLEX. 

Xoble Allen is manager of the Safe Deposit Department of the 
Brockton Xational Bank. He was born in Boston, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the schools of that city. His Masonic Degrees were conferred 
upon him, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. 
M., and Bay State Commandery Xo. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. Thus 
qualified, he was received into the Xobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of Xovember, 1909, when 
there was conferred upon him the certificate of enrollment with the 
number 8518. He is a member of the Trade Club and of the Economic 
Club of Brockton. In that city, on February 6, 1895, he married Miss 
Jennie Holbrook of Brockton. He has two children, S. Holbrook and 
Margaret J. His business address is 90 Main Street and he resides in 
Brockton. 

WILLIAM GREEXLEAF WARD. M. D. 

Masonic Light first dawned on Xoble Ward in Belmont Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ and its effulgence was more and more perceived in each 
succeeding advance through the bodies of the Scottish Rite, in which 
he has affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. As a 
32° Mason, the Order of Xobility of the Mystic Shrine was duly exem¬ 
plified on him in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, when certificate of 
enrollment Xo. 7586, was granted him. Xoble Ward is also fraternally 
connected with East Lynn Lodge, Xo. 207, of the I. O. O. F.; with 
Winnepeket Tribe, of the I. O. R. M.; with Paul Revere Lodge of the 

K. P.; and with East Lynn Social Club, besides having Republican 
political affiliations. Xoble Ward was born in Hubbardston, on Decem¬ 
ber 28, 1873, and was educated in Lynn, and at the Cambridge Latin 
School, from which he graduated in 1894, and from Harvard Medical 
School, in 1899, being engaged in the practice of his profession at Xo. 
150 Essex Street, Lynn. On April 16. 1902, he was married to Miss Ethel 

L. Furber, and they have a daughter, Margery Furber. 

CHARLES DELBERT XEVIXS. 

Xoble Xevins was born in Mills County, la.. Xovember 6, 1873, but 
early came to Brockton, and attended school in that city. For about 
a quarter of a century, he has been connected with the W . L. Douglas 
Shoe Companx having served twelve years as an accountant, and for a 
similar period as assistant treasurer. He has Masonic affiliations indi- 


















































































































































































































































































































































cated by membership in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M-, Brockton Council, R. & S. M., Bay State Commandery 
No. 38,, K. T., all of firockton, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Thus 
doubly qualified? for hi^ ennoblement in the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
he was admitted to Aleppo Temple, in the class of April 29, 1902, and 
was ^herein awarded enrollment certificate No. 3836. He is also a member 
of the Comnl^rcial Club of Brockton. In Brockton, on June S, 1905, he 
was married 1 to Miss Winifred M. Livingston, and they have a son, 
Delbert Livingston. They reside at No. 59 Highland Terrace, Brockton, 
and Noble Nevins’ business address is No. 191 Spark Street, also in 
Brockton. 

PIETRO P. CAPRONI. 

As a maker of statuary, Noble Caproni has supplied copies of the 
most famous works of tire old masters to public schools and museums 
throughout* the United States. He was born in Barga, Province of 
Lucca, Italy, on November 18, 1862, and was educated in his native 
country. In 1876, he came to the city of Boston, where he engaged in the 
statuary business, being located at No. 1920 Washington Street, Boston. 
Noble Caproni is affiliated in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, 
being connected in the former, with the following bodies of Roxbury; 

W ashington Lodge, A. F. & A. M-, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Rox¬ 
bury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T.; 
and in the latter, with the Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
s Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus 
doubly qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 27, 1894, with enrollment No. 583. Noble 
Caproni is also a member of the Boston Athletic Association. In Auburn, 
N, H., on September 8, 1909, he was married to Miss Gertrude L. Brink- 
haus. Noble Caproni has his residence at Salem, N. H. 

. JAMES HENRY -PAIGE. 

Noble Paige, whose enrollment number ujfon the registry of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A- O., N..AL S., is 6017, is Organist for a number of Masonic 
bodies, including Golcfen Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ Zebulun; Council, R. & S. M„ Olivet Commandery No. 
36, K. T., Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Damascus Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., alb of jLynn, and of William Sutton Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Saugus. As a Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, he 
was received into the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, on June 
2, 1905. For fourteen years, Noble Paige has been connected with 
the H. M. Curtis Company of 60 Andrews. Street, Lynn, dealers 
in pianos. He was born in Lynn, on March 11, 1881, and attended 
school there. On August 3, 1904, he was married to Miss Georgianna 
Hurd Stackpole, and they have two sons, Ralph H. and Howard E. They 
reside at No. 25 Sewall Street, Lynn. 

HARRY W. WOODWARD. 

*^he Masonic attainments of Noble Woodward, whq. holds the enroll¬ 
ment numbered 4249 upon the membership lists of Xleppo Temple, are 
ifklicated by his affiliations, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Mt. 
Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; 
and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the basis of these 
Masonic .qualifications, he was admitted to the Shrine of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 4, 1902. Noble Woodward was born on February 5, 1866, 
and 4% now a real estate and investment broker, with offices at 309 Item 
Building, Lynn. He is also treasurer of the Lynn Storage Warehouse 
Company. In 1896, in Stoneham, he married Miss Leah B. Hinkley. 
They have one child, Merle G., and reside at 19 Red Rock Street, Lynn. 
Noble Woodward is a director hi the Manufacturers’ and Merchants’ Fire 
Insurance Company; is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of 
Lynn, and of the Oxford Club of that city. 

ALEXANDER M. CLUTE. 

With enrollment No. 6774, Noble Clute was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 17, 1906. He is Past 
Secretary and Past Junior Steward in Prospect Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Roslindale; Assistant Steward in Boston Council, R. & S. M,; and is also 
a member of St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery 
1 No. 2, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Clute also is Past Patron of Keystone Chapter of 
the Easterfl Star, and a member of the Boston City Club. He was born in 


Fredericksburg, Out., October 15 1849, and acquired his education in the 
schools of Trenton, Ont. He married in Columbus, O., on September 6, 
1884, Miss Mary E. Gale. For five years, he was agent in Chicago, for 
the H. O. Company of Buffalo, and then, for five years, represented 
that company in Boston. He has now been, for twenty years, manager of 
the Rumford Company for New England, with offices at 101 Commercial 
Street, Boston. He resides at 903 South Street, Roslindale. 

CLARENCE LYNNE PACKARD. ^ 

Noble Packard was born in Brockton, on September 5, 1866, and'was 
graduated from its high school, with the class of 1884. For the jfast 
twenty-nine years, he has been employed in the Brockton National Bank, 
as bookkeeper, at No. 90 Main Street, Brockton. He is also the Treasurer 
of the Commercial Club of that City. The Masonic Degrees prerequisite 
to his admission to Aleppo Temple, which took place on December 29, 
1909, with enrollment No. 8626, were conferred in Paul Revere Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T. Noble Packard is unmarried and resides at No. 29 Cherry 
Street, Brockton. 

FRANKLIN HORTON STACEY. • 

Born in Lynn, on June 11, 1880, Noble Stacey was educated in the 
public schools of Lynn and Winchester. His degrees of Ph. C. and 
Jr’h. D. were conferred upon him in the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. 
For the past ten. years, he has conducted a drug store in xVndover. He 
serves as a milk inspector of his town, and is chairman of the Board 
of Health. In Lawrence, on March 29, 1904, he was married to Miss 
Nellie A. Bradbury. They have a son, Alfred Charles, and reside at 9 
Brook Street, Andover. The ennoblement of Noble Stacey took place on 
June 5, 1912, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and he holds the 
certificate of enrollment with the number 9648. He has acquired Masonic 
Degrees, in full course, in both Rites. His affiliations, in the Y ork Rite, 
are in St. Matthew’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., 
Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T.; 
also in the Scottish Rite, in Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Alassachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Stacey is also a 
member of Andover Lodge No. 230, 1. O. O. F.; Omar Grotto, Al. O. V. 
P. E. R.; Council No. 1002, of the Royal Arcanum of Winchester, and 
of the Republican Club of Massachusetts. 

OSCAR STORER. 

In Alasonry, Noble Storer is associated with Joseph Webb Lodge, 
A. F. & A. Al., in which he is ranked as Past Alaster, St. Paul’s Chapter, 

R. A. Al., wherein he has the rank of Past High Priest, both of Boston, 
Boston Council, R. & S. AL, Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of 
Newtonville; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, in which he has 
the rank of Thrice Potent Alaster; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes 
of Jerusalem; Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Alystic Shrine, on November 9, 1900, with mem¬ 
bership No. 3430. He is also a member of Alelrose Lodge No. 157, I. O. 
O. F.; of Winter Hill Lodge No. 64, K. of P. of Somerville;- and, politi¬ 
cally, of the Republican Party. Noble Storer was born in Morrill, Ale., 
September 14, 1867, attending the schools there and the East Alaine.Con* 
ference Seminary, of Bucksport, Ale.; the degrees of A. B. and LL. B. 
were conferred upon him in Boston University, the former, in the class 
of 1892, and the latter, in 1895. i Sinc^ then, he has practiced his profes¬ 
sion as an attorney-at-law, and is now Established with offices at 53£ State 
Street, Boston, while his homq is in Melrose, at 105 Aleridian Street. 
His marriage to Aliss Alary Annette Wood, took place in Hillsboro, Tex., 
June 28, 1906; they have two daughters: Elizabeth and Adelaide Robert¬ 
son. 

WILLIAM L. SARGENT. 

Prepared for admission to the Shrine, in Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. Al., 
Thomas Chapter, R. A. AL, both of Fitchburg, Hiram Council, R. & 

S. Al. of Worcester, and Jerusalem’Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitch¬ 
burg, Noble Sargent was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
as a member of the class of December, 1899, and his enrollment'therein 
was numbered 3277. He is also affiliated with Apollo Lodge No. 205, 
I. O. O. F. of Fitchburg. As a Republican, he has been, for three years, 
a member of the Common Council of that city. Noble Sargent wasrborn 
in Hopkinton, N. H., on April 12, 1858, and attended the public schools 
of Weare, N. H. For-the past twenty-five years, he has been in business 
as a machine tool manufacturer. On November 2, 1886, Noble Sargent 
married Miss Ida M. Savage of La Grange, Ale., who passed away 
on September 8, 1898. He has since married Aliss Della Angel PieKe, 
who was born in Royalton, Vt. His home is at 39 Alt. Vernon Stfid&fai 
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GEORGE WOOD. 

Noble Wood entered the Unseen Temple on September 24, 1910. He 
was born on Prince Edward Island, on March 23, 1838, and was educated 
in the schools of his native place. He had been, for years, a boot and 
shoe inspector in the city of Lynn, and his residence was at 23 Broad 
Street, in that place. He was a widower, his marriage to Miss May Jane 
Allston having taken place on April 28, 1868, at St. John, N. B. Noble 
Wood is survived by two sons, George A. and Fred A.; also a daughter, 
Effie May Leavitt, all of Lynn. Noble Wood was No. 9113 in Aleppo 
Temple, and he was received into the Nobility of that body of Shriners, 
in May, 1911. His Masonic preparation had been secured in Golden 
Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. 

GEORGE W. WORCESTER. 

The Order of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Worcester, in Aleppo Temple, on May 5, 1899, and on that event¬ 
ful day, he was enrolled therein as No. 3165. He first saw Masonic Light 
in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was advanced and exalted in King 
Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M.; received and greeted in Amesbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and elevated to the rank of Knighthood in Newburyport 
Commandery No. 3, K. T. For more than thirty years. Noble Worcester 
has been engaged in the practice of homeopathic medicine in Newbury¬ 
port. He is a member of the State Medical Society, of the American 
Institute of Homeopathy, of the Surgical and Gynecological Society of 
Boston, and of the Essex County Society. He is an Ex-President of the 
Newburyport Medical Club, and President of the New England Wor¬ 
cester Association and of the Newburyport Homeopathic Hospital Staff, 
of which he is Senior Member. In clubdom, his affiliations are with 
the Dalton and the American Yacht Clubs. For twelve years, Noble 
Worcester has served his city as a member of the School Board. He 
was born in West WInsor, Vt., on September 1, 1860, and obtained his 
early education at the Green Mountain Perkins Academy; he spent one 
year at the University of Vermont, and was graduated from the Hanne- 
man Homeopathic College of Chicago in 1883, which medical education 
he later supplemented by three post-graduate courses in New York. 
Noble Worcester’s marriage to Miss Hattie C. Morrison of West Winsor, 
Vt.. took place in Springfield, on March 10, 1885; they have two children; 
Chauncy W. and Carmin M. Both his residence and office are located at 
No. 124 High Street, Newburyport. 

GEORGE E. BRYANT. 

Noble Bryant has served, for nearly thirty years, as Tyler of all the 
York Rite Masonic bodies with which he is connected. These bodies are 
Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Satucket' Chapter, R. A. M„ Brock¬ 
ton Council. R. & S. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. He 
was raised in Eureka Lodge of New Bedford, and he had also been con¬ 
nected with Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M„ of that city, and Sutton Com¬ 
mandery No. 16, K. T. He has attained the 32° in the Scottish Rite, and 
is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. SAP-bRAS.'. Noble Bryant was admitted 
to the Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class of September 30. 
1895. in Aleppo Temple, and his certificate of enrollment has the number 
333 He is also a member of the New England Order of Protection. By 
occupation a collector, he has been, for sixteen years. Assistant Assessor 
in Brockton and Warden for Precinct B, Ward 2. He was born in South 
Abington on March 4, 1848. and was educated in the schools there^ In 
Fairhaven. on May 14, 1868. he married Miss Sarah E. Delano They 
have two sons, George Fielding and William Edward, and reside at 50 
Fuller Street, Brockton. 

RICHARD B. CLARK. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on January 21 1890, 
and therein enrolled as No. 464, Noble Clark is affiliated with Mt. Vernon 
T odsre A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ Melrose Councd, 
R & S M and Beauseant Commandery No. 41. K. T„ all of Malden. 
He is^also 'a member of the Malden Club. Noble Clark was born in 
Bristol N H on May 14, 1845. In Taunton, he was married to Miss 
Label A Taylor, who passed away, leaving a daughter, Mabel Rebecca, 
born May 6. 1880. Noble Clark is in the wool business, his office being 
in the John Hancock Building, Boston, while his residence is at 33 Maple 

Street. Malden. HENRY ROGERS WRIGLEY. 

Masonically, Noble Wrigley is affiliated with Golden Fleece Lodge, 
A F &' A M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ and Olivet Commandery 
No 36 K T all of Lynn. Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, when he was given 


the enrollment number 4261. He is connected with the Oxford Club, 
the Lynn Club, and the Park Club, all of Lynn; also with Saugus River 
Yacht Club. In politics he is a Republican. Noble Wrigley has been 
connected with the firm of Wrigley, Fry and Johnson of Lynn, for 
about fifteen years. He was born in Newark, N. J., on November 8, 
1870, and was educated there. In Lynn, on June 1, 1897, he married 
Miss Martha A. Pike. They have a daughter, Hermione A„ and a son, 
Robert R., and reside at No. 231 Boston Street, Lynn. Noble Wrigley’s 
business address is No. 221 Market Street, in that city. 

RAYNOLD H. SUTHERLAND. 

Noble Sutherland, who is the son of Noble Daniel A. Sutherland, 
was born in Lynn, on August 6, 1866. He attained his education in the 
schools of that city, at a preparatory school, and at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology. He has now been, for about eleven years, the 
chief in the Engineering and Drafting Department of the Lynn Water 
Works. He is a member of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers. 

In Masonry, Noble Sutherland has acquired degrees in both York and 
Scottish Rites. He has affiliations with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M.. Sutton Chapter. R. A. M„ in which he is a Past High Priest, 
and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. His Scottish Rite 
bodies are as follows: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix: and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R. .S. . Noble 
Sutherland is numbered as 2442, upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple. of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and he 
was received into the Nobility of that body, on December 30. 1892. On 
October 4. 1894. in Lynn, be was married to Miss Gertrude B. Skinner, 
who had come from Lewiston, Me., to Lynn, when four years of age. 
Thev have a son, Kenneth R., and reside at 1 Fortesque Terrace, E. Lynn. 
Noble Sutherland’s business address is Lynn City Hall. 

ERNEST D. PARSONS. 

Noble Parsons acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Deer- 
ing Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Portland. Me.; the Capitular Degrees, in 
Waltham Chapter, R. A. M.: the Cryptic Degrees, in Adoniram Council, 
R. & S. M„ also of Waltham: and he was dubbed and created a Knight, 
in Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Having these 
qualifications,^he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S.. with the class of June, 1907, and his enrollment number 
therein, is 7503 Honors have been received by Noble Parsons in other 
fraternal bodies. He is a Past Grand of the Prospect Lodge No. 35, I. O. 

O. F. of Waltham; a Past Chief Patriarch, of Waltham Encampment, 
and is affiliated with Rocky Hill Lodge. K. P. of Portland, Me., with 
Eastern Star Lodge of Newtonville. with Hawthorn Rebekah Lodge of 
the T. O. O F. of Waltham, and with Norumbega Temple of the Pythian 
Sisters of Waltham. Noble Parsons was born in Glenburn, Me., on 
April 15. 1873, and attended the public schools of the city of Portland. 
For fourteen years, he has been in the lumber business, and for the 
past four years, has been superintendent, for C. J. Larivie Lumber Com¬ 
pany, at 516 Albany Street, Boston. In Waltham, on August 6, 1902, he 
was married to Miss Sally J. Christmas. His residence is at 139 Myrtle 
Street, Waltham. 

DANIEL MURPHY. 

Born in Ashby, on November 30, 1876, and educated there. Noble 
Murphy has, for more than fifteen years, been a manufacturer of candy 
in Fitchburg. In Leominster, on July 20, 1910, he was married to Miss 
Carrie D. Sawyer, and has a daughter, Florence E. He resides at No. 27 
Pavson Street. Fitchburg. In Masonry, the degrees qualifying him for 
Shrine ennoblement were conferred in Charles W. Moore Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
K. T„ all of Fitchburg. On December 31, 1907, he was ordained a Noble, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ and his certificate of enrollment 
in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order bears the number 
7925. 

RUSSELL HARRISON NICHOLS. 

In the band of footsore and weary pilgrims who knocked at the 
outer portals of Aleppo Temple, on November 17, 1913, imploring their 
admittance to its Nobility, Noble Nichols was one of the fortunates who 
was received and, on that memorable day, he was enrolled as No. 10153 
in that renowned body: He obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in 
St Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, in which he has 
the rank of Guard. Noble Nichols was born in Wollaston, on August 
19 1888, and attended the public schools in South Boston and Boston. 
For five years, he has been in the hardware business in South Boston, 
at No. 443 Broadway, with the Hoyt Hardware Company. Noble Nichols 
is married and resides at No. 18 Englewood Avenue, Brookline. 







































































































































































































JOHN RUSSELL NORTH. 

Noble North has advanced through the successive grades in Masonry, 
having reached the Templar Degrees, in the York Rite, and the 32° 
in the Scottish Rite. In the former, he has the following affiliations: 
with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of 
Lynn; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all of 
Boston. In a company of pilgrims, he made the journey across the 
desert sands and was admitted through the portals of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1907, his certificate of enrollment 
hearing the number 7951. Noble North is a member also of East Lynn 
Lodge No. 207, I. O. O. F., and of Lynn Encampment No. 58. He was 
born at Canning, N. S., Can., on May 10, 1869, and was a student in the 
schools there. For thirteen years, he has been a carriage and wagon 
manufacturer, at No. 75 Williams Avenue and 130 Essex Street, Lynn. 
On March 22, 1905, he was married, in Lynn, to Miss Hattie Peters; they 
have a son, John R. Jr., and a daughter. Hazel M., and their residence 
is at No. 124 Essex Street, Lynn. 

FRED LINDSEY HILLER. 

Noble Hiller is affiliated with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Cambridge, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, 

R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His enrollment cer¬ 
tificate in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, is numbered 
8679, and he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in that 
body, on March 25, 1910. Noble Hiller was born in Marblehead, on May 

1, 1872 and was educated in the schools there. He was, for some time, 
connected with the Boston and Maine Railroad, and for seventeen years, 
has been manager of the S. S. Pierce Company, wholesale and retail 
grocers in the Tremont Building, Boston. In Marblehead, on September 

2, 1896, he married Miss Manilla M. Morehouse; he has a daughter, 
Grace, and a son, Carl, and has residences at Swampseott and Marble¬ 
head. 

DANIEL A. SUTHERLAND. 

Noble Sutherland has attained the Templar Degrees in the York 
Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with 
Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; also with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.’. 

S. '. Upon the basis of this qualification, he was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on January 20, 1886, and his 
enrollment certificate in that body of Shriners bears the number 2323. 
Noble Sutherland is a member of Regis Chapter No. 77, of Lynn, O. 

E. S and of Bay State Lodge, I. O. O. F. His political affiliations are 
Republican. He has been connected with the Water Works of Lynn 
for the past twenty-two years, fifteen years of which time he has been 
superintendent. Noble Sutherland was born in China, Maine, on April 
9, 1840, and received his education in the public schools of Brunswick and 
Durham, Maine. In Lynn, on November 2, 1865, he was married to Miss 
Abbie A. Stevens. They have a son, Raynold H., who is also a Noble 
of Aleppo Temple, and the family resides in Lynn. The business address 
of Noble Sutherland is City Hall, Lynn. 

FREDERICK ALLEN. 

Noble Allen is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and 
has reached the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated 
with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebu¬ 
lun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandry No. 36, K. T., all of 
Lynn. In the latter, his connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix; and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Thus doubly qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 

M. S., on June 5, 1912, and his enrollment therein received the number 
9536. Noble Allen is also connected with Lynn Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E.; 
is a member of the Oxford Club, and in politics, he is a Republican. For 
the past five years, Noble Allen has been treasurer of the Allen, Foster 
and Willett Company, located at 9 Harrison Court, Lynn; for twelve 
years previously, he had been president of the Joseph Caunt Company. 
Noble Allen was born in Leicester, Eng., on March 6, 1870, and received 
an education in the schools of his native country. In Lynn, on June 29. 
1900, he married Miss Mary Lillian Johnson. They have three daughters: 
Gertrude Vivian, Louise Johnson, and Lillian; and a son, Frederick, Jr. 
The residence of Noble Allen is at 22 Walcoat Road, Lynn. 

ARTHUR L. BANGS. 

Noble Bangs received the preliminary Masonic Degrees in Palestine 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of 

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was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order in Aleppo 
Temple, on August 2, 1909, and the enrollment certificate numbered 8471 
was awarded to him. Since 1910, Noble Bangs has been a druggist at 
208 Columbia Road, Dorchester. He was born in Portland, Me., April 20, 
1883, and was graduated from the Everett High School with the class 
of 1902. He was graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy 
in 1907 and was married in Everett, on June 21, 1911, to Miss Ethel Louise 
Brackenbush. Their residence is at 261 Columbia Road, Dorchester. 

JOHN F. BLAMY. 

In the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Blamy 
is enrolled as No. 6533, his membership dating from September, 1904. The 
Masonic affiliations of Noble Blamy are with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of Malden, Melrose Council, R. & 
S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble 
Blamy has been, for thirteen years, a salesman. He was born on May 13, 
1875, at Massawippi, in the Province of Quebec. Noble Blamy was grad¬ 
uated from the public schools of Charlestown in 1891. In October, 1910, 
in Whitman, he married Miss Margaret H. Hersey. He has one child, 
John, Jr., born on May 1, 1912. The business addreses of Noble Blamy 
is 73 Essex Street, Boston, and his residence is in Whitman. 

CHARLES GRANDISON BIRD. 

On November 7, 1904, Noble Bird was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., when his enrollment therein 
was numbered 4798. In 1908 and 1909, be served as a member of the 
Arab Patrol. Noble Bird’s Masonic career was begun by his initiation, on 
December 14, 1871, in Washington Lodge of Roxbury. He was crafted, 
on January 11, 1872, and raised on February 29, 1872. In 1887, he took his 
demit to Winthrop Lodge, of which he is a Charter Member and a Past 
Master, and in which for nineteen years, he has served as Marshal. Further 
degrees in bodies of the York Rite, were conferred in Winthrop Chapter, 
R. A. M„ in which he has the rank of Past High Priest, and in Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury, being therein Associate 
Prelate. Noble Bird is also Secretary of the Past Masters’ Association of 
the Third Masonic District; is a member of the High Priesthood of Massa¬ 
chusetts, and of the First Past High Priests’ Association of Massachu¬ 
setts. For forty-five years Noble Bird has been connected with the 
Chadwick-Boston Lead Company, of which he is the auditor. He was 
born in Roxbury, on January 6, 1850, and was graduated from the Rox¬ 
bury Latin School in 1867. On October 2, 1872, he was married in 
Roxbury, to Miss Emily E. Rockwell. There are two children, Jennie 
M„ and Frederick W. Noble Bird is fond of yachting, and on January 
21, 1913, for the twenty-seventh time, he was elected Secretary of the 
Winthrop Yacht Club. His business address is No. 162 Congress Street. 
Boston, and the residence, at No. 7 Newbury Street, also in Boston. 

IRVING MILLS BUTTERWORTH. 

Noble Butterworth began his Masonic career by taking the Symbolic 
Degrees in Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; he is also con¬ 
nected with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and with De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
dates from August 8, 1908, and his enrollment number in that honored 
body is 8181. Noble Butterworth was born in Somerville, on May 9, 
1885, and was graduated from the Somerville High School with the class 
of 1903. For ten years, he has been associated with the Standard Under¬ 
ground Cable Company, with offices at 10 Post Office Square, Boston. 
Noble Butterworth is unmarried, and resides in Somerville. 

ALBERT AMMANN. 

Born in Burlington, la., on April 6, 1866, Noble Ammann came to 
Boston sufficiently early to obtain his education in the schools of that 
city and of Malden, graduating from the Centre Grammar School of 
Malden, with the class of 1882. From 1882 to 1892, he was engaged in 
mining enterprises in Peru and in Mexico. For twenty years, he was 
with Henry W. Savage in the real estate business, at 129 Tremont Street, 
Boston, and is now in business for himself, at 30 State Street, Boston. 
Noble Ammann has attained high rank both in the York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with the following 
Malden bodies: Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. 
A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T.; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
With these preparatory degrees, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S„ on June 27, 1904, and his enrollment certificate was num¬ 
bered 4614. Noble Ammann is also a member of Middlesex Lodge No. 
17, I. O. O. F.; of the Royal Arcanum, and of the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen. Politically, he is a follower of the Republican Party. 
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Ruth. He resides in Malden, at SO Acorn Street. 

THAXTON ARGYLE BALLANCE. 

Noble Ballance obtained the Masonic Degrees requisite for his admis¬ 
sion to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in Zetland Locfee, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 
7, K. T. Thus Masonically qualified, he made the perilous journey across 
the burning sands to Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and 
was received into the fellowship of its Nobility with the class of May 
29, 1911, his membership in that illustrious body being designated as No. 
9051. He was born in Newbefn, N. C., on August 7, 1884, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of Boston. For twelve years, he has 
been in the w'ool business, at 200 Summer Street, Boston. Noble Ballance 
is unmarried, and resides at 29 Cleveland Street, Arlington 

ARTHUR G. BURNHAM. 

Noble Burnham entered the Unseen Temple, on June 24, 1914. He 
was affiliated, in Masonry, with Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle 
Chapter, R. A. M., Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden, and 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. 0., N. M. S., took place on May 19, 1892. He was also a member of 
the Kernwood Club of Malden, the Algonquin Club of Boston, and the 
Tedesco Club of Clifton. In politics, he was a Republican. Noble Burn¬ 
ham was born in Montague City, on May 4, 1863, and was educated in 
Westminster. In Gardner, on November 21, 1883, he married Miss Alice 
L Hingman, and they had two sons. Edwin Lewis and George H. Noble 
Burnham was connected with the Westminster National. Bank, and with 
P. Derby and Company of Boston. 

JOHN GILMORE WILLIAMS. 

Noble Williams has the Masonic attainments which are indicated by 
his membership in the following bodies: Charles H. Titus Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., and St. Marks’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Taunton; St. John’s 
Commandery No. 1, K. T. of Providence, R. I.; and in the Scottish Rite, 
in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, 
Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. His number upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple is 9523, and he was admitted to the Nobility 
of that body of Shriners as a member of the class of March 28, 1912. 
Noble Williams was born in Taunton, on November 25. 1859. and as a 
youth attended the public schools of that city. He has now been, for 
nearly a quarter of a century, one of the firm styled the Williams Stove 
Lining Company, whose works are located on West Water Street,, Taun¬ 
ton. On June 30, 1892, in Taunton, he married Miss Bertha F. Walker. 
He has a daughter, Gladys G., and resides at 48 Summer Street, Tamtton. 

FRANK OSCAR CLARK. 

As a 32 6 Mason, Noble Clark is a member of Joseph Webb Lodge; 
A. F. & A. M. and St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Boston; ol 
Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T.. Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, his ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on May 12, 1910. his enrollment 
therein being numbered 8725. Noble Clark was born in St. George, Me. 
October 15, 1870, and there obtained his public school education. For 
fifteen years, he was connected with Jos/Breck and Sons, and for the past 
ten years, has conducted an engraving business bearing his name, at 147 
Summer Street. Boston. He was married to Miss Alice Davis of Boston, 
on Christmas Day, 1900, and resides at River Bank Court. Cambridge. 

FREDERICK N. BATES. 

Enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ as No. 139, on Sep- 
teber 20, 1888. Noble Bates has Masonic affiliations with Orphan’s Hope 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of which, his father was one of the Pioneer 
Members; Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M„ and South Shore Commandery 
No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth. He is also a member of Crescent 
Lodge, of the I. O. O. F„ and of the New England Order of Protection. 
Noble Bates was born in East Weymouth, on March 26. 1861, where also 
he attended school. For many years, he was in the provision business, 
from which, however, he is now' retired. His earlier business years were 
spent in the shoe trade. On June 26, 1877, he was married, in Holbrook, 
to Miss M. Addie Paine. His residence address is No. 845 Commercial 
Street, East Weymouth. 

GEORGE H. COATES. 

Since 1877, Noble Coates has been,.; president of the Coates Clipper 
Manufacturing Company, at 237 Chandler Street, Worcester, and for 
about seven years previously, he had been with the Efhaft Allen Firearms 
Manufacturing Company. He was bgxrn in Windsor, Vt., on June 2, 1849, 
and was educated there in the public schools. Noble Coates is a mem¬ 


ber of the Commonwealth Club of Worcester, and is President of the 
Mechanics’ Association of that city. From 1907 to 1912, he was a mem¬ 
ber of the Board of Aldermen of Worcester, and has served as Presi- 
' dent of that body for one year. In Worcester, on June 23, 1872, he 
married Miss Adelaide Long. They have had two children, a daughter, ( 
Beatrice, and a son, B. Austin, the daughter having passed away. Nbbfe 
Coates was admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in AlepQp 
Temple, on May 19, 1892, and his certificate of enrollment in that illusf 
trious body is numbered 511. Masonically, he is affiliated with QuinsigaJ J 
mond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, 
R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all of 
Worcester. He, likewise, has degrees, in full course, in the Scottish J 
Rite, being affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 'arwT'“ 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The residence of Noble 
Coates is at 235 Chandler Street, Worcester. 

CHARLES B. BURLEIGH. 

Noble Burleigh is affiliated with two Masonic Lodges, in both of 
which he has the rank of Past Master; one is Star of Bethlehem Lodge 
of Chelsea, and the other is the Lodge of Stirling of Malden. Hg is 
also President of the Past Masters’ Association of the 3d Masonic Dis¬ 
trict ; is a member of Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. of Chelsea; is affiliated 
with Naphtali Council, R. & S. M. of Chelsea, and with Beauseant Com¬ 
mandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble Burleigh has likewise obtained < 
the 32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, and is associated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis-- 
tory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place, on May 8, 1891, iti 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., of which he is a Life Member, and 
his enrollment certificate in that body bears the number 202. ‘ Noble Bur¬ 
leigh has been interested in army affairs, and he entered the service dur¬ 
ing the war with Spain as an engineer. He is a former member of Bat¬ 
tery H, First Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. In the Span¬ 
ish War, Noble Burleigh served under the direction of the engineer 
corps, U. S. A., and had charge of the submarine mining of Boston 
Harbor. Among the clubs and other organizations with which he is con¬ 
nected are: the Engineers’ Club; the Boston City Club; the Kernwood 
Club of Malden: the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston; the Na¬ 
tional Association of Stationary Engineers; the American Institute of 
Electrical Engineers; the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the 
National Electric Light Association: the National Association of Cotton 
Manufacturers, which association presented him with their silver medal, 
in 1907, for a paper on steam turbines; the Charitable Mechanics Associa¬ 
tion of Boston: the New England Historical Genealogical Association; the 
Telephone Pioneers of America, and the New England Association of 
Commercial Engineers. Noble Burleigh was born in Chelsea, on March 1, 
-1862, and was educated in the public schools of that city. For twenty- 
nine vears, he has been with the General Electric Company of Boston, in 
which he has filled various positions, and for which he is now district 
manager of the Lighting Department. Noble Burleigh was married to 
Miss Nellie A. Belding, in Chelsea, on Tune 24. 1885. He has a son, 
Theodore E.. who is also a member of Aleppo Temple. Noble Burleigh 
resides at 11 Oak Terrace. Malden, and his business address is 84 State 
Street, Boston. v* • ■ 

CHARLES DUDLEY BRAY. 

The enrollment numbered 8407, upon the membership lists of Aleppo- t 
Temple, is that of Noble Bray, who was welcomed into that body of the’ 
Ancient Arabic Order, on May 21. 1909. Masonically, he is a member of * 
the following York Rite bodies: Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 4. A. F. & A. M. 1 
of Providence, R. I., Keystone Chapter, R. A. M. of Foxboro. and Bristol- 
Commandery* No. 29. K. T. of Attleboro. He also has affiliations with 
Excelsior Lodge.No. 87, I. O. O. F. of Foxboro: Easter Chapter'of the 
Eastern Star, and with the Sons of the American Revolution of Provi¬ 
dence, R. I. Among the clubs in which he has membership are the Cape 
Cod Central Club of Yarmouth, and the Foxboro Club. Noble Bray was 
born at ^ armouth. on June 3, 1868, and was educated in the public schools 
of that place. At South Framingham, on May 28. 1903, he married Miss 
Mabel T. Turner of Foxboro. He had formerly been in the hardware--' 
business in Providence, R. I., from which, however, he retired about six j 
years ago. He resides at No. 10 Baker Street. Foxboro. 

AUGUSTUS FERDINAND SMALL. : V‘ ' A 

As a member of the class of pilgrims of November’ 9, 1908, Noble / 
Small reached the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, and was therein ennobled and 
enrolled as No. 8265. His prerequisite Masonic Degrees were obtained in 
Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Trinity Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Ames- j 
bury, and in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T. of Charlestown. ! 
He is a member of Everett Lodge No. 642, B. P. O. E„ and of the Ames- 
bury Club. Noble Small was born in' East- Boston, on August 10, 1870, 





































































































































































































and obtained his education in the public schools of Somerville. On 
June 23, 1905, at Dorchester, he married Miss Margaret Miller. For th? 
past thiee years, Noble Small has been in the men’s furnishing business 
in -Amesbury. He resides at 2 Osgood Place. 

FRED ALLEN: 

THe Noble enrolled as No. 4796, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
T^rabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is Fred Allen,' who was 
received into membership, on November 7, 1904. The Masonic connec¬ 
tions of Noble Allen are with Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown; and Coeur de Lion Commandery 
No. 34. K. T. of Charlestown. He is a member, also, of Olive Branch 
Lodge Nd. 78, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown, in which he has the rank of 
Past Noble Grand. Noble Allen has been, for twenty-five years, a whole¬ 
sale produce dealer, and has his place of business at 5 Fanned Hall, 
Boston. He was born in Centreville, Me., on December 23, 1867, and 
there obtained his education. He married at Lanesboro, October 6, 1896, 
Miss Cora M. Wood. They have two children. John E. and Drusilla H. 

The, family home is at 121 Central Street, Somerville. 

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.. ‘ • ,,i THOMAS GORDON BURCKES. 

As No/-8526, Noble Burckes was enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.'. 
N. M. , 'S., on November 9. 1909, having previously secured the' quali¬ 
fying Masonic Degrees in the Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sut¬ 
ton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulrin Council. R. & S. M., and Olivet Comman¬ 
dery Noir36, K. T., all of Lynn. For seven v^ars. he has been a collector 
for the NeW England Telephone and Telegraph Company, his office 
address’ being 173 Oxford Street. Lynn. He was born in that city, on 
August 10. 1886, and was graduated from the hich school, later attending 
the Burdett Business College, in which he completed his course of studv 
in 1906: His marriage to Miss Mildred L. Varrill, was solemnized in 
Lynn, on Christmas Day, 1913. 

CHARLES IRVING BURROWS. „ 

Noble Burrows is prominently identified with the Masonic Order and 
with various other fraternal organizations of Lynn. He is a well known 
business man of that city, and was received into the membership of the 
A, A. O.. N. M. S., in Aleppo Temple, in November. 1895, when there 
was awarded 1 to him the certificate of' enrollment with the number 359. 
He is a member of Bay State Lodge, I. O O. F„ of Palestine Encamp¬ 
ment, "both of Lynn, and of Regis Chapter, of the Order of the Eastern 
Star, in which Mrs.' Burrows holds the rank of Marshal. He is also a 
member of the Oxford Club. Noble Burrows began his Masonic career 
in Manchester. N. H„ when he took the Symbolic Degrees in Lafavette 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He is also affiliated with kit. Horeb Chapter. R. 
A. M„ of' that city, in which he has the rank of Past High Priesf: 
Adoniram Council. R. & S. M. of Manchester. N. H.. and Olivet Com¬ 
mandery No. 36. K. T. of Lynn. In the Scottish Rite, he has the 32°. and 
his affiliations are with the following bodies, located in Nashua. N. H.: 
Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection. Oriental Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, St. George Chapter of Rose Croix, and New Hampshire Con¬ 
sistory. S.’.P.’.R.Noble Burrows is a Republican in politics and is 
a meruhpr of the Board of Health .of Lvnn. For vears, he has be.en 
engaged in the real estate and insurance business in that city. He was 
born iii .Eynn, on January 17. 1855. and attended the Lynn Grammar 
School; also Miss Bonton’s English and Classical School. In 1910. he 
marrietJ^Dr. Marion Cowen, daughter of Jane and James Cowen. Their 
residence is at 68 Ocean Street, Lynn. 

ALBERT KINGSLEY CHENEY. 

For thirty years. Noble Cheney has been in business as a silversmith; 
in Newburyport, where he is still located. He was born in that' city 
on August 21, 1865, and was educated there in its schools. Noble Cheney 
has taken Masonic Degrees in full course in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and has affiliations, also, with Haverhill Lodge of Perfection, in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite. He is a member, with the rank of Junior Deacon, of St. John’s 
Lodge, A! F. & A. M. of Newburyport ;'with the rank of Scribe, he is also 
affiliated with King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M„ and he was made a Knight 
Templarfrin Newburyport Commandery, wherein he now holds the rank of 
Junior Warded. Noble Cheney obtained access to the Slirine in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ in December, 1911, and his enrollment therein 
is numbeied 9233. He is a member also of Quaseacumkin Lodge .No. 39, 
I. O. O. F. In 1888, in Newburyport, he married Miss Nelly C Pike, arid 
has a son, Lawrence B., who is also an Aleppo Noble. Noble Cheney 
resides onTTurkey Hill Road, Newburyport. 

h i: ALFRED S. BURBANK. 

Noble' Burbank has the rank of Master in Plymouth Lodge. .A. F. .& 
A. M.; in S.amoset Chapter, R. A. M„ he also has the rank of King, and 
he was dubbed and created a Knight Templar in Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T. These Masonic attainments were recognized by his admis¬ 


sion to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a 
member of the class of June 24, 1907, and his enrollment number therein 
is. .7292. Noble Burbank is a member and secretary of the Plymouth 
Commercial Club. For about forty years, he has conducted the Pilgrim 
Book and Stationery Store, at 21 Court Street, Plymouth. On March 
f5, 1856, he was born in that town, and obtained his education in the 
public schools there. In September, 1895, he was married to Miss Mary 
Foster Bailey of Plymouth. They have a daughter, Elizabeth H., and 
reside at 5 South Green Avenue, Plymouth. 

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MAURICE MANDELLE ISRAEL. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Israel 
in Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Worcester. Having then 
elected to continue his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, he became 
affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
o.f Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. Thus qualified for admission to the Shrine, 
he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of June 5, 1912, from which he received 
the certificate of enrollment numbered 9603. Noble Israel is a member 
of Damascus Lodge No. 50, K. P. of Worcester; of Worcester Lodge 
No. 600, of the Independent Order of Bnai Brith;- of the Pride of Wor¬ 
cester Lodge No. 638, of the Independent Order of Brith Abraham; and 
of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association. .He is also connected with 
Aletheia Grotto No. 13, of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the 
Enchanted Realm. In his Pythian Lodge he has the rank of Past Chan¬ 
cellor, and is a Past President of the Maccabees Society. Noble Israel 
was born on June 12. 1885, in Russia, and studied* in his native country, 
and in the schools of Worcester. For eleven years, he has been a manu¬ 
facturer of muslin underwear, at No. 69 Water Street, Worcester. He is 
unmarried, and resides at No. 100 Harrison Steet, Worcester. 

LEWIS M. HUDSON. 

On September 3, 1913, Noble Hudson entered the Unseen Temple. 
He received the Master Mason’s Degrees in United Brethren Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Marlboro: the Capitular Degrees in Houghton Chapter, 
R. A. M„ also of Marlboro; the Cryptic Degrees in Hiram Council, 
R. & S. M. of Worcester, and he was created a Knight in Trinity Com¬ 
mandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. In the Scottish Rite, he had attained 
the 32°, and his affiliations were with the Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Thus prepared for 
ennoblement, the lamented Noble was admitted into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temole. and he was 
awarded the certificate of enrollment numbered 3571. For more than 
twenty years, Noble Hudson had conducted a drug business in Marl¬ 
boro. He was born in that city, on October 25, 1878, and attended its 
public schools. His home was at 91 Mechanic Street, Marlboro. 

SOLON FRANCIS MONTICELLO BADGER. 

Noble Badger has had a distinguished career in Masonrv. and has also 
achieved distinction in his profession, as a marine artist. He was born in 
Charlestown, on February 13, 1873. and as a youth attended the public 
schools. Since 1889. he has maintained a studio in Charlestown, making 
all his paintings from exact scientific measurements, with perspective in 
every detail, and specializing in pictures of sailing craft. Noble Badger 
is affiliated in Masonry, with Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Signet 
Chanter. R. A. M. and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of 
Charlestown: and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mr. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.". 
Thus qualified, he was admitted to Aleppo Temple, of the Mvstic Shrine, 
on November 2. 1899, and has enrollment No. 3187. Noble Badger is a 
Life Member of Signet Chapter, and of the four Scottish Rite bodies. 
He is a bachelor, and has both studio and residence at No. 5 Trenton 
Street. Charleston. 

CHARLES E. LEWIS. . 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Lewis made the pilgrimage over the 
burping sands to .the Oasis of Boston, and on December 31, 1907,- was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, wherein he was enrolled 
as No. 7920. He is a Past Master of Golden Flee,eg Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Lynn, and is a 32° Mason in the Scottish Rite, having received the 
Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection: the Ancient 
Traditional Grades, in Giles Fonda Yates Council. Princes of Jerusalem: 
the Philosophical and Doctrinal Grades, in Mt.- Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and the Modern Historical and-Chivalric Grades, in Massachusetts 
Consistory, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.',. For a third of a century, Noble Lewis 
has been engaged as a salesman, and previously, was in the retail gro- 



























































































































































eery business for fourteen years. He was born on February 25, 1856, at 
Lynn, where he attended school. His marriage to Miss Sarah T. Anthony 
of Lynn was solemnized in that city, on February 25, 1878; they have a 
son, Joseph W„ born on September 16, 1888; also a daughter, Cora M., 
born on December 27, 1879. Noble Lewis’ business address is No. 57 
Chatham Street, Boston, and his residence is at No. 4 Warren Street, 
Montserrat, Beverly. 

GEORGE EDWARD WHITE. 

Having acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Joseph War¬ 
ren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Noble White continued his Masonic 
career in the Scottish Rite, and he holds degrees in full course up to 
and including the 32°. He is affiliated with Boston Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus pre¬ 
pared for Shrine ennoblement, he was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of 
June 5, 1913, with enrollment No. 10059. Noble White is also a member 
of Commonwealth Lodge No. 19, K. P. of Boston, and of Monument 
Council of the Royal Arcanum. He was born in New York City, on 
August 11, 1872, but was educated in Boston. He has been in business 
as a haberdasher for twenty-eight years, and is located at No. 11 Boyl- 
ston Street, Boston. In that city, on November 26, 1896, Noble White 
married Miss Fannie Morris. They have two daughters. Alice G., and 
Harriet G., and reside at No. 65 Chester Street, Allston. 

WILLIAM M. CLARKE. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on November 9, 1900, and therein en¬ 
rolled as No. 3390, Noble Clarke had previously attained Masonic member¬ 
ship in 1868, in Long Island Lodge No. 382, A. F. & A. M„ Brooklyn, 
N. Y„ and later demitted to Eliot Lodge, Jamaica Plain, Mass. He was 
received in Mt. Vernon R. A. Chapter, and was knighted in Joseph War¬ 
ren Commandery, No. 26, both of Roxbury. Noble Clark is also a member 
of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S/. He was born in Washington, 
D. C., on June 19, 1841, and secured his education in that city. In 
Chicago, Ill., on February 19, 1863, he was married to Miss Ella V. Wilder of 
Syracuse, N. Y., who passed away on February 24, 1906, leaving two 
children, Ernest Wilder and Florence A., both of whom are married. 
For the past seven years, Noble Clarke has been treasurer of the 
Glendale Laundry, Inc., at 740 Broadway, Everett. Previously, for thir¬ 
teen years, he had been in the laundry business as proprietor; for nine¬ 
teen years, he was in the U. S. Service, and for twenty-two years, he 
was engaged in other business pursuits. Noble Clarke resides at 45 
Highland Avenue, Winthrop. 

SILAS BOYES. 

Enrolled as No. 7818 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 31, 1907, Noble Boyes had previously become eligible for that 
exaltation through his affiliations, in the York Rite of Masonry, in Essex 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Salem Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Winslow Lewis Commandery, No. 18, K. T., all of 
Salem. Noble Boyes is also a member of Bunker Hill Lodge, I. O. O. F. 
of Charlestown, Naumkeag Encampment No. 13; Salem Lodge No. 799, 
B. P. O. E., the Order of Rebekahs, and the Order of the Eastern Star, 
both of Salem. He was born in the Province of Quebec, on June 17, 
1864, and obtained his education in that place. For more than six years 
Noble Boyes has been president of the Wenham Lake Ice Company, and for 
twelve years prior to that connection, he had been proprietor of the 
same firm. Noble Boyes is a member of the Board of Trade of that 
city. In Everett, on May 23, 1893, he married Miss Mary Reece. Their 
residence is at 82 Bridge Street, Salem, and his business is located at 
No. 20 March Street, in the same city. 

JAMES EDWARD BLAIS DELL, M. D. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Blais- 
dell in Canongate Lodge No. 2, A. F. & A. M. of Edinburgh, Scotland; 
the Capitular Degrees, in Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic 
Degrees, in Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., both of Chelsea, and the Degrees 
of Knighthood, in William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of East 
Boston. Thus prepared for Shrine ennoblement, he was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, upon the enrollment lists 
of which, his name appears as No. 9318. Noble Blaisdell was born in 
Chelsea, on February 12, 1854, and obtained his preparatory education in 
the Chelsea schools. He graduated from Wesleyan University, with the 
class of 1876, and from the Boston University School of Medicine, class 
of 1879. He is a member of the Massachusetts Homeopathic Society and 
of the Review Club of Chelsea. In East Boston, on March 22, 1888, he 
married Miss Colena Cook; they have two daughters, Esther and Ruth. 
His office and residence are both at No. 109 Washington Avenue. Chelsea. 


FRANK ELWOOD BURBANK. 

Noble Burbank has been, for more than a quarter of a century, 
treasurer of the Workingmen’s Cooperative Bank, at 101 Tremont Street, 
Boston. He was born in Brighton, on October 22, 1858, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of Boston. In Brighton, on October 
7, 1885, he married Miss Sadie C. Hall. Upon the enrollment lists of 
Aleppo Temple, he appears as No. 9763, and his ennoblement took place 
in that body of Shriners, in November, 1912. For four years, he was 
Secretary of Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, and he is a 
member of St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 
7, K. T., both of Boston. Noble Burbank is also affiliated with the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen of America, with Star Council No. 214, of the 
Royal Arcanum, and with Harmony Lodge No. 901, of the Golden Cross 
of Somerville. Among his clubs are: the Bank Officers’ Association of 
Boston, the Boston City Club, and the Cooperative Bank Club, of which 
he has been President. He resides in Sharon. 

GUILFORD DUDLEY BROWN. 

For more than a quarter of a century, Noble Brown has been a drug¬ 
gist in South Boston. He was born in New Brunswick, on February 26, 
1858, and obtained his education in his native place. On July 30, 1880, 
in Lowell, he married Miss Nettie Abare of New York. They have two 
daughters, Mrs. William Mitchell of New York, and Miss Claire F. 
Noble Brown’s residence and store are at 701 East Broadway, South 
Boston. His admission to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order took 
place in Aleppo Temple with the class of June 24, 1907, and his enrollment 
certificate was then numbered 7254. He has the following Masonic affili¬ 
ations; in the York Rite, with Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown, 
in which he has the rank of Past Master; Signet Chapter, R. A. M., also 
of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Cceur de Lion Comman¬ 
dery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; while in the Scottish Rite, he is con¬ 
nected with Boston Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S/. Noble Brown is also a member of 
Oberlin Lodge No. 28, I. O. O. F. of Lowell. 

FRANK H. CHAMBERLAIN. 

For more than thirty-five years. Noble Chamberlain has been a dealer 
in men’s hats and furnishing goods, in Boston. He was born in that city, 
on February 25, 1860, and attended the public schools in his youth. In 
Roxbury, on November 9, 1886, he married Miss Helen L. Flint of Man¬ 
chester. They have a son, Roy Flint, and reside at 69 Lyndhurst Street, 
Dorchester. Noble Chamberlaini acquired the Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry in Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, his number is 9964, and with the 
class of June 5, 1913, he was received into the Nobility of that body of 
the Ancient Arabic Order. 

J. MYRON MOORE. 

Noble Moore was born in Gardner, on November 4, 1866, and was 
a student in the public schools there, graduating from high school in 
1884. For thirty years, he was connected with the First National Bank 
of Gardner, and for one and a half years, has been with S. K. Pierce & 
Son, of Gardner. He was a member of the House of Representatives of 
the Massachusetts Legislature, in the years 1900, 1901, and 1902. In 
Masonry, his affiliations are with Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which 
he was Worshipful Master, in 1908 and 1909; Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T., which he served as Recorder, 
for five years. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple is 6143, and 
his admission to its Nobility is dated October 24, 1905. He is a member 
of the Gardner Boat Club and of the Ridgely Club. In Gardner, he was 
married, on June 1, 1893, to Miss Amy F. Potter, and they have two 
children, M. Alan, and Althea M. They reside at 35 Glazier Street, 
Gardner. 

ARCHIBALD GILMAN PIKE. 

In Masonry, Noble Pike holds membership in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M., both of Ayer, and Jerusalem 
Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg, in the York Rite; and in the 
Scottish Rite, in Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection, Oriental Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, St. George Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S/., all of Nashua, N. H. 
Thus doubly qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on March 28, 1912, and was enrolled therein as No. 9474. Noble 
Pike is a member of the Pepperell Country Club, and, politically, adheres 
to Republican principles. His birth took place at Pepperell, on April 17, 
1884, and he was graduated from the Pepperell High School with the 
class of 1901; also from Bryant and Stratton Commercial School of 
Boston in 1902. Since then, he has been bookkeeper for the Pepperell 
Card and Paper Company of East Pepperell, where he also resides, on 























































































































































































































































Hollis Street. Noble Pike’s marriage to Miss Florence G. White was 
solemnized in Norwich, Conn., on September 5, 1908, and they have a son, 
Richard G., born on August 12, 1910, and a daughter, Margaret, born 
on June 9, 1912. 

GILBERT LUTHER PITMAN. 

Noble Pitman has affiliations in Masonry, both with Mt. Carmel 
Lodge, A. b. & A. M. of Lynn, and Wayfarers’ Lodge of Swainpscott; 
his Capitular Degrees were conferred in Sutton Chapter. R. A. M. of 
Lynn, his Cryptic Degrees in Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ also of the 
Shoe City; and in Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., he acquired the 
Degrees of Templar Masonry. As a novice of the class of August 23, 
1913, he was permitted to make the pilgrimage across the sands to 
Mecca under the auspices of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. wherein 
his exaltation to the Nobility of the Sublime Order took place, and he 
was enrolled as No. 10114. Outside of Masonry, Noble Pitman is a 
member of the Swampscott Club. Since 1909, he has been a salesman 
with Bacheller and Spence, dealers in cut soles, at No. 239 Broad Street, 
Lynn. He was born in Swampscott, on November 14, 1886, and was a 
graduate of the schools there with the class of 1904. He resides at No. 
167 Burrill Street, Swampscott. 

FRED A. TRAFTON. 

Noble Trafton, who holds enrollment No. 9286, in Aleppo Temple, 
and who was received into the Nobility of that illustrious body on 
December 29. 1911, has the rank of Junior Warden in Golden Fleece 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn. His other Masonic affiliations are with 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. He is also a member of Lodge 
No. 65. of the I. O. O. F. of West Lynn, and of Regis Chapter of the 
Order of the Eastern Star, with the rank of Past Patron. In politics, he 
is a Republican, and he is a member of the Swampscott Club. For fifteen 
years, he has been foreman with the Williams Clark Company of 361 
Washington Street, Lynn. Noble Trafton was born in Lynn, on Decem¬ 
ber 20, 1872, and was married to Miss Mary C. Fantom, on June 27, 1895. 
They have a son, Walter R., and a daughter, Charlotte R., and their 
residence is at No. 35 Millett Street, Swampscott. 

FRED JEWELL THOMPSON. 

Noble Thompson has the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated 
with Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M.; 
Haverhill Council. R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. 
In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.L 
He was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of December 17, 1906, and there was 
then awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the number 6897. 
Noble Thompson is a member also of Mizpah Lodge, I. O. O. F. of 
Haverhill, and of the Pentucket Club of that city. For twenty years, he 
has been a shoe manufacturer at 58 Essex Street, Haverhill. Noble 
Thompson was born in Sanford, Me., on July 20, 1863, and attended 
the schools of South Berwick, Me. In Haverhill, on January 3. 1889, he 
married Miss Cora Hayes of Farmington, N. H. They have four chil¬ 
dren, Myrtle Staples, Fred, Jr., Blanche P. and Ralph N. The residence 
is at 7 Sixth Avenue, Haverhill. 

WILLIAM H. TOWNSEND. 

Noble Townsend is manager of The Warren Toppan Company, 

corner Union and Pearl Streets, Lynn, and he has been connected with 
that firm for the past eighteen years. The Masonic Degrees pre¬ 

paratory to Shrine ennoblement were conferred upon him in Golden 
Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T„ all of Lynn. Thus qualified, he was admitted 
into the membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, of Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of May 5, 
1904, when there was awarded him the certificate of enrollent numbered 
4599. Noble Townsend was born in Lynn, on March 19, 1869, and 

received his education in the public schools of that city. In Lynn, also, 

on October 29, 1890, he married Miss Mary E. Gale. Noble Townsend 
resides at 192 Essex Street. 

ARTHUR S. BRYANT. 

Noble Bryant was born in Allston, on November 13, 1876, and 
attended the public schools, graduating from the Boston High School in 
June, 1894. His marriage to Miss Nellie L. Marble took place in Lewis¬ 
ton Me., on April 27, 1903; they have a son, Thomas M„ born June 17, 
1904 Since February 20, 1899, Noble Bryant has been with the American 
Radiator Company, at 131 Federal Street, having been credit man 
of their Boston branch since 1905. Previously, he had been a clerk for 


the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, from 1897 to 1899; 
and, from 1895 to 1897, was with J. B. Moors and Company. Masonically. 
Noble Bryant is connected with Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wol¬ 
laston, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy, and Quincy Com¬ 
mandery No. 47, K. T. He was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1912, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 9825. Noble Bryant’s political faith is in the principles of Repub¬ 
licanism. His home is in Wollaston, at 398 Highland Avenue. 

THOMAS PARKER NICHOLS. 

Noble Nichols was admitted to Masonic Light in Golden Fleece 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was advanced through Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Zebulun Council, R. & S. M.; and was dubbed and created a Knight 
in Olivet Commandery No. 36, all of Lynn. With these qualifications, he 
was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., on 
September 30, 1892, when his membership certificate received the num¬ 
ber 1930. Noble Nichols has long been a member of most of the promi¬ 
nent clubs and orders that abound in Lynn, including the Oxford and 
Park Clubs; Bay State Lodge and Palestine Encampment, I. O. O. F., the 
Lynn Yacht Club, and the Universalist Club. He was a former vice- 
president of the Boston Master Printers' Club and the Boston TypothetJe: 
a director of the Lynn Mutual Fire Insurance Company; a trustee of the 
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank; a member of the Lynn Historical 
Society, Lynn Board of Trade, Lynn Merchants’ Association, Houghton 
Horticultural Society, New England Water Works Association, and 
other organizations. Noble Nichols was born on August 28, 1830, in 
Lynn, and was educated in the public schools of that city. In 1843, he 
began work in a printing office, which line he still follows, having 
established a business for himself in 1855. His first connection was with 
the “Lynn Washingtonian,” a paper representing the great temperance 
wave that swept this country in the “forties.” Noble Nichols enjoyed 
the distinction of putting in type a portion of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” from 
the original manuscript of Harriet Beecher Stowe. He is now president 
of the Thomas P. Nichols and Son Company. On May 5, 1853, Noble 
Nichols married Miss Caroline Smith of Lynn, and they had four chil¬ 
dren, Frank H., Fred H., Carrie H. (now Mrs. John C. Aborn), and 
S. Lizzie (now Mrs. Samuel S. Shepard.) Frank H. has passed to the 
Great Beyond. Noble Nichols and his wife celebrated their golden wed¬ 
ding anniversary on May 5, 1903. The business address of Noble Nichols 
is No. 113 Market Street, Lynn, in which city he resides. 

DAVID DAMON NICKERSON. 

Noble Nickerson was born on September 26, 1877, in Clyde, N. S. 
Removing to Boston at an early age, he attended school there, and 
graduated from high school in the year 1897. He entered business in 
that city, and has, for a number of years, been engaged in the publish¬ 
ing line, with offices at 212 Summer Street. Having received the Sym¬ 
bolic Degrees in Masonry, in Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capit¬ 
ular Degrees, in Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and the Templar Degrees, 
in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden, Noble Nicker¬ 
son was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
with the class of March, 1912, and his enrollment number therein is 9460. 
He is also a member of the Kernwood Club of Malden, the Masonic Club 
of New York, the Quincy Yacht Club, the Printers’ Club of Boston, and 
of the New Hampshire Club. He was married, in Malden, on October 
3, 1905, to Miss Anna Robertson, and they reside in Malden. 

STANLEY AUSTIN SPARROW. 

Noble Sparrow’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations 
with the following York Rite bodies of Gardner: Hope Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.; Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of Past 
High Priest, and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T. Thus qualified, 
he was received into the membership of Aleppo Temple, on February 18, 
1907, and the enrollment certificate then conferrd upon him was num¬ 
bered 7029. Noble Sparrow is also a member of Puritan Council of the 
Royal Arcanum of Gardner, and of the Gardner Boat Club. Politically, 
his interests are with the Republican Party. He was born in Cambridge, 
on November 2, 1875, and was graduated from the high school of that 
city, with the class of 1895. In Somerville, on June 4, 1902, he was 
married to Miss Edith N. Bailey. They have two daughters: Doris B. 
and Ruth E„ and reside at 19 Walnut Street. Gardner. For the past 
ten years, Noble Sparrow has been the president and secretary of the 
firm styled Gordon and Sparrow Company, located in Gardner. 

JOHN CHENEY MURDOCK. 

Noble Murdock has been, for eight years, the manager of the 
C. F. Paige Company of Athol, where he was born September 15, 1876, and 
where also he obtained his education in the public schools. He is a mem¬ 
ber of Tully Lodge No. 136, I. O. O. F„ of Mt. Pleasant Encampment 
No. 68, of Canton No. 60, all of Athol, and of the Poquaig Club. 
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his affiliations are with the following Athol bodies: Star Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Union Chapter, R. A. M„ and Athol Commandery No. 37. K. T., 
in which he has the rank of Sword Bearer. Upon the enrollment 
lists of Aleppo Temple, he has the number 9627, and he was ennobled 
in that body, on June 5i 1912. In Athol, on February 22, 1900, Noble 
Murdock married Miss Edith Paige. The business address is 454 Main 
Street, and the residence is at 225 Union Street, Athol. 


WILLIAM' A. FORBES. 

Since 1897, Noble Forbes has filled several offices in the city of Cam¬ 
bridge. For ten years, he was assistant clerk of the Third District 
Court, and in 1910, was advanced to the clerkship. He was born in Cam¬ 
bridge, on March 4, 1875, and was educated there and at the Chauncy Hall 
School of Boston, from which he graduated in 1893. His marriage to Miss 
Lillian B. Coffin was solemnized in Cambridge, on November 11, 1903; 
they have two sons, Curtis B. and Sherman Henman; also a daughter, 
Barbara Coolidge. Noble Forbes is Masonically affiliated, in the York 
Rite, with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. 
M„ in which he had the rank of Junior Steward; Cambridge Council, 
R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., wherein he was 
ranked as Guard, all of Cambridge. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on December 4, 1902, and his enrollment 
therein is numbered 4055. Noble Forbes is also a member of the Masonic 
Association of Boston. He resides at 108 Jason Street, Arlington, and 
his business address is Court House, East Cambridge. 

JAMES T. HIBBARD. 

Engaged in the piano business as agent, for the past eleven years, 
Noble Hibbard has been with Chickering and Company from February, 
1914, prior to that time having been with the Freeman Piano Company 
for ten years. Noble Hibbard was born in South Boston, on August 17, 
1848, and attended school in Boston. His marriage to Miss Katherine 
Swift of Falmouth took place in Chicago, Ill., in 1882; they have two 
children: Adeline P. and Aldro Andrews. Upon the membership lists 
of' Aleppo Temple, Noble Hibbard’s name appears as No: 7620, and he 
was welcomed into the Nobility of that body of the Mystic Shrine as a 
member of the class of August 4. 1907, having previously qualified as a 
Mason in Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chap¬ 
ter R. A. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. 
Noble Hibbard’s business is located at 169 Tremont Street, Boston, and his 
home is at 19 Howe Street, Dorchester. 


FRANK SAVAGE PREBLE. 

Noble Preble was born in York, Me., on April 29, 1863, and came 
to Haverhill sufficiently early to secure his education in the public schools 
of that city. For the past twenty-seven years, he has been a druggist in 
Haverhill, with an establishment at 1 Monument Square. He acquired 
his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: 
his Capitular Degrees in Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M„ his Cryptic 
Degrees in Haverhill Council, R. & S. M„ and his Templar Degrees in 
Haverhill Commanderv No. 14, K. T. Through the medium of the 
latter, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ in the class of May 5. 1904, with enrollment No. 4573. Noble 
Preble was married in Haverhill on September 16, 1890, to Mrs. Eliza¬ 
beth Louisa Fielden. Their residence is at No. 55 Highland Avenue, 
Haverhill. 


JOHN TRIPP. 

Noble Tripp’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations with 
the following York Rite bodies: Blue Hill Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Can¬ 
ton, Mt. Zion Chanter, R. A. M. of Stoughton, Hyde Park Council, R. & 
S. M. pf Hyde Park, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Thus 
qualified, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, on Mav 7, 1895, the designation of his enrollment 
being No. 2683. Noble Tripp was born .in Boston, on September 4, 
1859, and obtained his education in the schools of Waltham. He has 
been twice married: first, in Arlington, to Miss Belle Aldrich, who 
passed away on March 26, 1894, leaving him with a daughter, Lillian 
Maude; second, in Boston, on February .3. 1900, to Miss Belle C. Clark 
of Bethel, Vt. For the past twenty-eight years. Noble Tripp has been 
in the Transportation Department of the New York, New Haven and 
Hartford Railroad. His home is at No. 58 Boylston Street, Jamaica 

PI rlin 

IOHN A. EMERY. 

Through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Emery gained entrance 
to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, the Order of the Nobility having 
been exemplified upon him on March 30, 1894, with all the formalities 
pertaining to that important function of reclamation of a wandering 
Son of the Desert. His membership in that illustrious body is numbered 
865. He was Masonically qualified for his Shrine ennoblement, through 
his Masonic affiliations with Winslow Lewis Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 


St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all 
of Boston: He is also a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company; of the Quincy Yacht Club; the Point Shirley Club of Win- 
throp; and, politically, of the Republican Party. Noble Emery wai born 
at Falmouth, Me., March 6, 1845, and received his schooling in Portland 
and South Portland. In Lowell, in 1873, he married Miss Olive W. Ham¬ 
lin, who passed away, leaving him with a son, Alvin H., and a daughter, 
Blanche O. For half a century, Noble Emery has been a contractor and 
builder, having his office headquarters at 166 Devonshire Street, Boston, 
and his residence at 111 St. Botolph Street, Boston. 

SAMUEL WALLACE KILLPARTRICK. 

Having obtained the preliminary Masonic Degrees in William North 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, 

R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell, Noble 
Killpartrick was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 21, 1913, on which memorable date, also, he 
became a Life Member. His certificate of enrollment in that illustrious 
body bears the number 1832. He is likewise a member of Wamesit 
Lodge No. 25, K. P., and of Puritan Chapter of the Eastern Star, in 
which, for two years, he had the rank of Patron. For nine years, Noble 
Killpartrick has conducted a restaurant business in Lowell. He was born 
in New York, on January 6, 1857, and attended the public schools of that 
place. In Lowell, on December 24, 1875, he was married to Miss Almira 
F. Btizzell of Ellsworth, N. H. They have one child, Edwin W., and 
reside at 1057 Middlesex Street, Lowell. Noble Killpartrick’s business 
address is 36 Goreham Street. 

. - WILMOT L. MARDEN. 

Enrolled as No. 6996, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 18, 1907. Noble Marden had previously, become eligible for that 
exaltation through his Masonic affiliations in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, his connections are with Golden 
Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Royal Arch Chapter, Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M.; and Olivet Commandery No. 36. K. T., in which 
he is Warden, all of Lynn; in the latter, Noble Marden is a 32° 
Mason, with affiliations in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, in which he is Captain 
of the Guard: Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. He is a member of Providence Lodee No. 171, I. O. O. F.. 
Palestine Encampment of Lynn, the Oxford Club of Lynn, and of the 
Tedesco Club of Swampscott and Marblehead. Noble Marden has been 
a practicing obysician in Lynn, for eieiiteen years, with residence at No. 
22 Portland Street. He was born in North Woburn, on April 2, 1876; and 
was graduated from Boston University. Noble Marden has been twice 
married: first, to Miss Lillian Brower of Hamilton: and on June 4. 1914, 
at Lvnn. to Miss Alice F. Trussed of Northport, Me. By his first mar¬ 
riage he has a daughter, Marion L.. born in 1902. 

FRANK W. PALMER. 

Noble Palmer has degrees, in full course, in the bodies of the 
.York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with Golden Fleece 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun Council, R. & 

S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and also with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda. Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory. 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Thus prepared for entrance to the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, he was admitted into Alenno Temple on 
December 31. 1907, and was therein registered as No. 7964. In politics. 
Noble Palmer is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in 
Lynn, on January 17, 1868. and was educated in that city. Noble Palmer 
is connected with a mercantile aeenev. as its representative having an 
office in Lynn, at No. 25 Exchange Street. He is unmarried and resides 
at No. 10 Cobbet Place. Lynn. 

FRANKLIN G. TAYLOR. 

For more than a score of years, Noble Tavlor has conducted a 
grocery business, at 252 Main Street, Marlboro. He was born in Ayles- 
ford. N. S., on June 12, 1869, and attended the schools of the Provinces. 
Coming to the United States, he became a member of the M. V. M., and 
is a Maior of the Sixth Regiment, having served as a First Lieutenant 
in the Spanish War. In E. D. Marshall Camp of United Spanish War 
Veterans, he is a Past Commander. His marriage to Miss Marian Berry, 
took place in Marlboro, on June 14, 1893 and they reside there, at 388 Lin¬ 
coln Street. They have a daughter, Edna E. Having acquired the prepara¬ 
tory Masonic Degrees, in United Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Marl¬ 
boro, Concord Royal Arch Chapter of South Framingham, and in Trinity 
Commanderv No. 32. K. T. of Hudson, Noble Taylor was welcomed 
into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, as No. 5036, with the class of March 27, 1905. He is a 


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Past Grand of Marlboro Lodge No. 8$, I. O. O. F\; the fexalted kuler 
of Lodge No. 1239, B. P. O. E., also a member of Mizpah Chapter of 
the Order of the Eastern Star; and of Star of Hope Lodge of the 
Order of Rebekahs, all of Marlboro. 

ERNEST T. UPHAM. 

Noble Upham has the rank of Senior Warden in Bristol Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Principal Sojourner in King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., 
while in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., he is serving as Warden. 
Thus prepared for admission to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order 
of the Mystic Shrine, he was admitted to Aleppo Temple as a member 
of the class of June, 1912, when there was conferred upon him the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollmet numbered 9660. Noble Upham was born in Boston, 
on July 7, 1882, and attended the public schools in that seat of learning. 
For the past five years, he has been a jewelry manufacturer in North 
Attleboro. His marriage to Miss Annie F. Cheever was solemnized in 
that city, on August 11, 1908. They reside at No. 257 Elm Street, North 
Attleboro. 

ARTHUR WILLIAM SHARPLES. 

Noble Sharpies was born at Blackburn, in Lancashire, Eng., on Jan¬ 
uary 31, 1871, and obtained his education before coming across the 
Atlantic. For the past seventeen years and more, he has been a salesman 
for the Lucas Shoe Company, at 801 Purchase Street, New Bedford. He 
is a member of Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. 
M„ New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, 
K. T. of New Bedford. With these prerequisite Masonic Degrees, he 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple as a member of the 
class of June 5, 1912, and he is enrolled in that illustrious body of the 
Mystic Shrine as No. 9645. Noble Sharpies is also a member of Veta 
Lodge, and of Annawan Encampment, I. O. O. F.; New Bedford Chap¬ 
ter No. 49, O. E. S.; the New England Order of Protection, and of the 
Y. M. C. A. In the city of New Bedford, on September 11, 1893, he 
was married to Miss Ellen A. Davis, and they reside at 106 Chestnut 
Street, New Bedford. 

ISAIAH F. SPINDELL. 

Born in Brewster, Me., on October 7, 1864, Noble Spindell obtained 
his preparatory education in the public schools of Middleboro, and 
entered the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy of Boston. He was, 
for some time, with the drug concern styled Curtis and Spindell, and 
for eighteen years, has been in business for himself at 205 Oxford Street, 
Lynn, where he deals especially in surgical goods. Noble Spindell has 
taken York Rite Degrees in full course in the following bodies of Lynn: 
Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., and in the 
Scottish Rite, he has attained the 32°, with affiliations in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.*. 
R.'.S.'. As one of the company of pilgrims of December 30, 1901, he 
made the journey over the desert to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, and was enrolled as No. 3769, in Aleppo Temple. In Lynn, on 
July 28, 1887, Noble Spindell was married to Miss Williametta Poole. 
They have a son, Louis F. P., and reside at 84 Hawthorne Street, Lynn. 

THOMAS G. WALLER, A. M„ M. D. 

Noble Waller, who has the certificate of enrollment in Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order bearing the number 2948, has had a distin¬ 
guished career in Masonry. Degrees have been conferred upon him in 
full course in the bodies of both York and Scottish Rites, and in addi¬ 
tion, he was crowned with the 33° by the Supreme Council, S. G. I. G. 
His York Rite affiliations are with the following bodies of Lowell: Kil¬ 
winning Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus 
Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T.; and in the 
Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Middlesex Lodge of Perfection, DeWitt 
Clinton Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Middlesex Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ennoble¬ 
ment of Noble Waller took place in Aleppo Temple, on May 13, 1896. 
Noble Waller has held, for six years, the office of Grand Chancellor of 
the Grand Consistory of Massachusetts, and is now Grand Seneschal 
General of the Supreme Body of the United States. In addition, he is 
Past Chief Patriarch of Pilgrim Encampment No. 4, I. O. O. F., and is 
a member of Grand Union Lodge No. 7, I. O. O. F. of Lowell. He is 
also a member and Past Commander of Lowell Commandery No. 251, 
of the Knights of Malta, in which body he has the rank of Past District 
Deputy Grand Commander. Noble Waller was born in Franklin, Quebec, 
Can., on October 5, 1858, and bis education was obtained in the public 
schools of that town, and at the University of Galesville, Wis. He 
studied medicine at the University of Vermont, and also received medical 
degrees at Dartmouth Medical College and at Bellevue, New York City. 
For twenty-two years, Noble Waller has been engaged in a general 


medical practice in Lowell, with his office at 40 Middlesex Street. Lie is 
a Lieutenant Surgeon in the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, 
and a member of the Vermont and New Hampshire State Medical 
Societies. On June 24, 1880, in Chateaugay, N. Y., he was married to 
Miss Cyrenie O. Johnson of Franklin, Quebec, Can.; they have two 
children, Schuyler R. and R. Ethel. Their residence is at 100 Prince¬ 
ton Street, Lowell 

WILLIAM T. La MOURE. 

Since 1907, Noble La Moure has been foreign freight agent for the 
Boston and Maine Railroad, and he has been connected with that com¬ 
pany for about twenty-four years. He is a member of Mt. Zion Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Troy, N. Y.; Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown; 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and of Coeur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. With these prerequisite degrees. 
Noble La Moure was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., as a member of the class of December 2, 1902, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 4126. He is a member of the Traffic Club of New England. 
Noble La Moure was born in Worcester, N. Y., on October 14, 1861, and 
was educated in the schools of that town. On May 27, 1884, his marriage 
to Miss Erminie J. File of Mechanicsville, N. Y., was celebrated, and they 
have a daughter, now Mrs. D. J. Caldwell of Somerville. The residence 
of Noble La Moure is in Somerville, at No. 73 Boston Street, and his 
business address is No. 101 Chamber of Commerce Building, Boston. 

WILLIAM H. MOULTON. 

Noble Moulton is one of the oldest Nobles of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S.; he was one of the company of pilgrims who made the 
journey to the Oasis of Boston, under escort, on May 23, 1890, his 
enrollment being numbered 1762. He acquired the eligibility for that 
ennoblement through his Masonic affiliations with Doric Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ in which he has been Trustee of the Relief Fund for the past 
forty-five years; Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro; Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester; and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. 
of Hudson, in which he is also Trustee of the Relief Fund. Having 
been engaged in the carriage and harness business for about thirty-five 
years, Noble Moulton retired about three years ago, and since that time 
has been looking after his personal real estate belongings. He was 
born in Phillips, Me., on September 20, 1839, and was educated in the 
schools of that place. He is a Republican in politics, and for three years, 
has been a Park Commissioner of Hudson. Noble Moulton, who takes 
a lively interest in the public life of his community, was Chairman of the 
Hudson Electric Light Commission, holding that office until he resigned, 
and to him fell the honor of installing the municipal light. He was on 
several other important committees, including the one which took charge 
of the erection of the New German School Building. In Hudson, on 
January 19, 1873, he was married to Miss Emma Goodwin; they have 
three children: Ivan N., Earl G., and Mildred E., now Mrs. G. D. Rob¬ 
bins. The residence of Noble Moulton is at No. 51 Washington Street, 
Hudson. 

EBEN F. RICHARDSON. 

Noble Richardson, whose enrollment number upon the lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 5024, is a member of the Band. He is 
a musician by profession, and the composer of a number of instrumental 
works, including the Aleppo Temple March and the Shriners’ Song. The 
words for the song were written by Miss Mary Devereux, daughter of 
Colonel John Devereux, Thrice Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand 
Council of the State of Tennessee, which distinction was conferred upon 
Colonel Devereux in 1860, when but twenty-eight years of age. Noble 
Richardson plays the piano, organ and trombone, and is the organist in 
the Universalist Church of Marblehead. He was born in that quaint old 
town, on July 11, 1861, and was educated there. On January 17, 1882, 
he was married to Miss Susie T. Northup. They have three children: 
Henry K., Bessie A., and Chester N., and reside at 35 Autumn Street, 
Lynn. Noble Richardson has acquired the Templar Degrees in the York 
Rite of Masonry, has affiliations with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. He has also attained the 32° 
in the Scottish Rite, and is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'. 
R. .S. . On March 27, 1905, with a caravan of sons of the desert, he 
reached the gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and was admitted 
to its Nobility. Noble Richardson is also a member of Atlantic Lodge 
No. 55, I. O. O. F. of Marblehead; of Fraternity Encampment No. 67, of 
West Lynn, and of Manataug Tribe No. 1, of the I. O. R. M. 

THOMAS PRANKER PARSONS. 

A York Rite Mason of Saugus, Noble Parsons was born at Steeple 
Ashton, Wiltshire, Eng., July 3, 1856, but came to Massachusetts suffi¬ 
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Andover Academy, from which latter he was graduated with the class of 
1874. His marriage to Miss Carrie H. Wilson took place in Saugus, on 
January 3, 1884: they have a son Donald W., born January 16, 1890. 
Xoble Parsons’ Masonic connections are with William Sutton Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Saugus, in which he is ranked as Past Master; Malden 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and with Beauseant Commandery Xo. 41, K. T. of 
Malden. He was received in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine and 
therein enrolled as Xo. 7766. on Xovember 11, 1907. He is a member 
of the Bellevue Golf Club of Melrose, of the Boston City Club, of the 
Certified Public Accountants of Massachusetts, and of the American Asso¬ 
ciation of Public Accountants. For the last eighteen years, Noble Par¬ 
sons has been a public accountant, and is now established with offices 
at 812 Tremont Building, Boston, while his home is in Saugus, at 35 
Main Street. 

OSCAR H. STEVEXS. 

Xoble Stevens received his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in United 
Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Marlboro; his Capitular Degrees, in 
Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., and his Templar Degrees, in Trinity Com¬ 
mandery Xo. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He has also Scottish Rite Degrees 
in full course, and is a Life Member of the following bodies: Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’. 
R.'.S.C Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., 
in which he is a Life Member, his name appears as No. 3116, and he 
was ennobled in that illustrious Shrine body with the class of October 
26, 1900. For eighteen years, Xoble Stevens has been in the manufactur¬ 
ing business in Marlboro, located at Xo. 39 Elm Street. For a score of 
years before engaging in his present business, he practiced dentistry in 
Marlboro. He was born in that place, on November 16, 1854, and was 
educated in the schools there, later graduating from the Boston Dental 
College, now the Dental School of Tufts College. On May 6, 1885, he 
was married to Miss Charlotte Howe of Marlboro, they have two sons, 
Herbert H. and Louis W„ and they reside at No. 32 Pleasant Street, 
Marlboro. CHARLES S. PERRY. 

Affiliated in Freemasonry with Wilder Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Leominster, formerly a member of Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Chelsea and of Palestine Commandery Xo. 10, K. T. of Chelsea, from 
which he demitted, Xoble Perry is enrolled upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple as Xo. 2116, having been admitted into the Nobility of 
the Mystic Shrine in that renowned body, on May 7, 1895. Some ten 
years ago, Xoble Perry confined his attention to the advertising business, 
in which he has become a specialist, previously for ten years having been 
in the insurance business in Fitchburg. He was born at Saxton’s River, 
Vt., on March 23, 1852, and attended school in Leominster. In Leo¬ 
minster, also, on December 27, 1876, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Jeannie C. Allen; they had a daughter, Edith M., who passed away on 
March 26, 1902. Xoble Perry has his residence at Xo. 5 Park Street, 

Leominster. CHARLES STAINSBY. 

Xoble Stainsby was born in Sheffield, Eng., on July 11, 1870, and was 
educated in the city of London. Up to the present time, for the past 
twenty-eight years, he has been connected with the management of sum¬ 
mer and winter resort hotels, and makes his permanent home at 11 Hale 
Street, Leominster. He married in that place, in March 1890, Miss K. E. 
Gilchrist. Noble Stainsby acquired his Masonic Degrees, in the York 
Rite, in Atlantic Phoenix Ledge No. 224, A. F. & A. M., also, in the 
Chapter and the Commandery, all of which are located in Bermuda, B. 
W. I. He is now affiliated with Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Waverly 
Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Melrose, and with Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took place on August 10, 
1912, and he holds the certificate of enrollment in that illustrious body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, numbered 9736. 

FRANK W. NEAL. 

Noble Neal was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 12, 1894, his enrollment bearing the number 1941. He was made 
a Mason in Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M.; received and greeted in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
dubbed and created a Knight Templar in De Molay Commandery Xo. 
7, K. T. Noble Neal has also attained the 32° in the Scottish Rite, hav¬ 
ing received the Ineffable Degrees in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, the Historical and Traditional Grades in Giles bonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Philosophical and Christian Grades 
in Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and the Chivalric Grades in 
Massachusetts Consistory, S. .P. .R. .S. . Xoble Xeal holds membership 
in Eastern Star Lodge Xo. 143, I. O. O. F. For thirty-six years, he has 
been a wholesale fish merchant, being vice president and treasurer of 
the John R. Neal Company, at Boston Fish Pier, Boston. Noble Neal was 
born in Wellfleet, on August 19. 1855, and obtained his education there in 
the public schools. He was married on April 3, 1879, in East Boston, to 


Miss iJelen M. Marshall oi Deer Isle, Me. They have oiie son, l r rank 
R. Xeal. The family residence is on Summit Avenue, Wollaston. 

F. D. FIELD. 

Elevated to membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
March 15, 1892, with enrollment numbered 929, Noble Field had pre¬ 
viously attained Masonic relations with the following bodies of Milford: 
Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. He was born in Milford, on De¬ 
cember 8, 1861, and studied in the schools there. For two years, he has 
been a member of the Board of Registry of that town, and for the past 
thirty-five years, has been in the employ of Z. C. Field of Milford, with 
offices at 18 Front Street. Noble Field has been twice married: his 
first wife was Miss E. Luella Taft of Holliston; and on August 14, 1894, 
he married Miss Sylvia E. Stewartson, at West Medway. His home is 
in Milford, at 150 Congress Street. 

FRANK HARRISON BRIGGS. 

Noble Briggs has the rank of Junior Deacon in Winslow Lewis 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and that of Principal Sojourner in 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston. He is also affiliated with 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and with Boston Commandery Xo. 2, K. 
T. Xoble Briggs’ membership in Aleppo Temple dates from July 5, 
1900, when he was received and enrolled in that illustrious body of the 
Mystic Shrine as Xo. 3358. He is also a member of the University 
Club of Boston; the Executive Committee of the Barnstable Agricultural 
Society, and, politically, of the Republican Party. On February 5, 
1884, Xoble Briggs enlisted in Company K. First Regiment Infantry, 
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; on March 6, 1884, he was appointed 
Sergeant Major of the Regiment; on April 11, 1884, he was elected 
Second Lieutenant of Company A; on May 6, 1885, First Lieutenant of 
Company A; on May 27, 1885, Captain of Company A, and on June 
2, 1900, he was appointed Assistant Inspector-general of the First Brigade, 
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, with the rank of Major. He was 
placed on the Retired List of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, on 
September 7, 1897, with the rank of Major. In 1891-97, inclusive, 
Xoble Briggs was a member of the Common Council of the City of 
Boston. From 1899 to 1910, he was chairman of the Advisory Council 
on Athletics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and from 1911 
to 1914, served as treasurer. Xoble Briggs was born in Boston, on 
February 26, 1860, and graduated from the Rice Grammar School in 
1874; from the English High School in 1877, and from the Massachu¬ 
setts Institute of Technology in 1881. In 1881, he was an assayer and 
agent for the Miners’ Smelting and Reduction Company of Colorado. 
Since 1882, Xoble Briggs has been with the firm of W. L. Montgomery 
and Company, at 10 High Street, Boston; in 1899, he became a member 
of the firm, and for the past three years, has been senior member. He 
is unmarried, and resides at the Hotel Puritan, 390 Commonwealth 
Avenue, Boston. 

JOSEPH LEONARD ANTHONY. 

For the past fifteen years, Noble Anthony has been the superinten¬ 
dent of the Weir Stove Company of Taunton. He was born in Boston, 
on March 26, 1866, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
Taunton. Having acquired the preliminary Masonic Degrees in Ionic 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Taun¬ 
ton, and in St. John s Commandery No. 1, K. T. of Providence, R. I., 
he was ennobled as a member of the class of April 23, 1907, in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and he holds the certificate of 
enrollment with the number 7065. Noble Anthony is a member of the 
Winthrop Club of Taunton. In that city, on February 21, 1885, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Frances R. Carpenter. He has four children: Luther J„ Bertha 
C., William R„ and John D. Noble Anthony’s residence is at 77 Somerset 
Avenue, Taunton. 

WILLIAM FREDERICK DAMMON. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees, in George H. Taber 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford 
Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., Noble 
Dammon was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on June 5, 1913, his membership number, by order of enroll¬ 
ment, being 9969. He is also affiliated with Gifford Chapter No. 105, 
Order of the Eastern Star of Fairhaven. Among his social bodies are 
the Leighton Club of Fairhaven and the Fairhaven Improvement Asso¬ 
ciation. For the past eleven years, Noble Dammon has been the receiv¬ 
ing teller of the First National Bank of New Bedford, and he has been 
connected with that bank since May 15, 1891. He was born in New 
Bedford, on March 20, 1871, and attained an education there. In that 
city, also, on October 13, 1903, his marriage to Miss Florence A. Trull 
took place; they have a daughter. Ruby, and a son, George Kempton, 
and reside on Laurel Street, Fairhaven. Noble Dammon’s business 
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JOHN PAUL GAUGES. 

Noble Gaudes has been, for more than five years, overseer of the 
Weaving Department of the Wood Worsted Mills of Lawrence. He 
was born in Germany, bn May 29, 1858, and was educated in the schools 
o'f his native country. Masonically, he has connections with John Han¬ 
cock* Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Methuen,'and with the following bodies 
of Lawrence: Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M.y Lawrence Council, R. & S. 
M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. "T. Upon the basis of these 
Masonic attainments, he was received info the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabi'c Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a merWber of the class of Novem¬ 
ber, 1907. His enrollment is numbered 7696. Noble Gaudes is also a 
member - of the Lyra Club of Lawrence. : In Manchester, N. H., he 
married Miss Rosa Daley of Scotland. They have two daughters, Eva 
and Ella Josephine, and two sons, Edward and Paul Ernest. The family 
residence is at 70 Salem Street, Lawrence. 

JOSEPH SANFORD WILLIAMS. 

The gate of Aleppo Temple swung open to admit the class of .Feb¬ 
ruary 18, 1907, on which eventful day Noble Williams received the Order,,, 
with due formality, and was therein enrolled as No. 7053. He has obtained; 
Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and a full course of decrees in the'/Scoff 
tish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with Charles H. Titus 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of'Taunton, 
and St.John’s Commandery No. 1, K. T. of Providence, R. I.; andinthelat- 
ter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection^ Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter,ofediose Croix, and-Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Williams is also a member 
of the Bristol Club of Taunton; and his interest in, yachting; is indicated 
by his connections with the Taunton YachtsClub,.' dfi which he. was the 
Commodore in 1911-12; the Boston YachtoClub; th£ Winthrop Yacht 
Club, the Rhode, Island Yacht Club of Pro-vidence, and with the East 
Greenwich Yacht Club., He was born in Taunton, on February 7, 1847, 
and attended the public schools of that city. When of age, he became 
associated with his father, John R. Williams, a manufacturer, of stove lin¬ 
ings, and since the incorporation of the concern in 1906, as the Williams 
Stove Lining Company of Taunton, he has been its president. Noble Wil¬ 
liams is unmarried, and resides at 44 West Water Street, Taunton. 

WILLIAM E. FRAME. 

Noble Frame’s Masonic affiliations, -‘iri ^.the York Rite, are with 
Lygonia Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Arcadia-Cb'a’pfef, R- A. M., in which he-is 
Master of the Third Veil, and Blanquefokt Commandery, K. T., all of 
Ellsworth, Maine. In the'Scottish Rite, h>6-is connected with the Merri¬ 
mack Valley Lodge* of Perfection. His'ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. ;S, : , as a’member of the class of August 30, 
1902, when he received the enrollment number 3910. Noble Frame is a 
member of Ellsworth LodgeANo. 91, I. O. O. F. For the past sixteen 
years, he has been in the employ of the E. E. Taylor Company, shoe 
manufacturers, of Brockton.-LiMe was born in Raymond,- N: H., on 
December 17, 1855, and wa§' ; educated in the schools of Newburyport. Ih* 
Brockton, on November 5, '4904, he married Miss Inez B. Lewis 6f 
Springfield. Vt. They have a 1 daughter, Vivian H., and reside at Net* 48- 
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ALFRED EL WIN BECK. 

Noble Beck, having acquired the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in 
Phoenician Lodge, A. F.'& A. M:; Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M.; Law¬ 
rence Council, R. & S. M.; and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple as No. 8525, November 9, 1909. He is a member, also, of 
the Grange of North A-Pdover, and of the Turn Verein oj Lawrence. 
Noble Beck was .born in that city, on November 7, 1886, and was edu¬ 
cated there. He has been, for about thirteen years, a member of the 
firm styled William and Charles Beck, manufacturers of fire hose, located 
at 83 Holly Street, Lawrence. Noble Beck is unmarried, and resides ip 
North Andover. ,,j~ 

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FREDERICK OTIS CHURCHILL. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees in St. George 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.*,-'Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, 
R. & S. M., and Bay *State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, 
Noble Churchill ,was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A; 
O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1909, and he was then enrolled therein 
as No. 8593. He was born in Rockland, on October 27, 1872, and attended 
the public schools ‘ of Whitman. For the past eighteen years, Noble 


Churchill has conducted a drug business in Brockton, at 168 Main Street. 
His marriage to Miss Ida F. Terry 'took place on June 21, 1903, in Brock¬ 
ton, and they reside in that city, at 90 Belcher Avenue. 

CHARLES SUMNER COHEN. 

Noble Cohen received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Roswell 
Lee Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Springfield, and continued his Masonic 
career in the Scottish Rite, in which he is affiliated with Merrimac Valley 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified for admission to the Mystic Shrine, he 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of May, 1910, and holds the certificate 
of enrollment numbered 8730. Noble Cohen is also a member of the 
Pentucket Club of Haverhill. He ,has been, for the last six years, a 
merchant, in business in that city, at 61 Merrimac Street. He was born 
on September 9, 1884, in Boston.,, Later, he moved to Somerville, and 
attended its, public schools, from which he entered Harvard College and 
was graduated with the class of 1907. In New York City, on Decem¬ 
ber 29, 1912, he was married to Miss Goldie Grunberg. Their .residence 
is at the Columbia Apartments, Columbia Park, Haverhill.. 

THOMAS CHANDLEY. 

In Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lawrence, Noble Chandley has 
the rank of Inside Sentinel;'in Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., that'of 
King; in Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., Steward, and in Bethany Cbm- 
mandery No. 17, K. T., he was formerly Guard. Thus prepared 1 ' for 
admission to the'Order of'the Mystic Shrine, he was received into its 
Nobility, in Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, with enrollment No. 
7671. For the past twenty years, Noble ChMidley has been connected 
with the George E. Kunhardt Company, wors'fed manufacturers, of North 
Union Street, Lawrence. He was born,in Stockport, Eng., on October 
9, 1862, and obtained his education in that city. Noble Chandley- is a 
widower, and has a daughter, Maude Cleveland. He resides at No. 219 
Essex Street, Lawrence. 

- JAMES ROBERT LIFTER. 

Noble Lister was'inducted into the mysteries of the Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on August 10, 1912, and was enrolled as No. 9714. His Masonic 
Degrees previously attained as his passport for admission to Aleppo 
Terfiple, were conferred by Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he 
was*' raised; Mt. Sinai Chapter,' R. A. M., which advanced and exalted 
him; Lawrence Council R. & S. M„ in which he was received and greeted, 
and Bethany Conttnandery No. 17, K. T., in which he was created a Sir 
Knight. Noble Lister is also a member of the Merrimack Valley Coun¬ 
try Club' of Lawrence. He' was born at Sheffield, Eng., on September 
24, 1877, and obtained his education in the schools of Bradford, York¬ 
shire, Eng. Since 1904, hq has, been superintendent for the Walworth 
Brothers, located on Merrimack Street, Lawrence. On December 24, 1904, 
Nable Lister was united ii^ marriage to Miss Johanna A. Arndt of Ger¬ 
many ; they have twp daughters, A/ny Victoria and Mildred Emma, and 
rgsjde at 1,99., Oakland Avenue, Methuen. 

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DANIEL CLARK HUNT. I 

PJ.oble Hunt has taken ibe Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. For almost'a quarter of 
century, he has been Secretary of the Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Haverhill; and in Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M.,of that city, he has the 
rank of Past High Priest. He is also affiliated with Haverhill Council, 
R. & S. M., in which he has the ranks of Past Thrice Illustrious Master 
and of Treasurer; while in Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., his rank¬ 
ing is Past Commander and Prelate. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated 
with Merrimack' Valley Lodge of Perfection, in which he has- the 
rank of Thrice Potent Master; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts- 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of' the Ancient Arabic Order, his name appears as No. 4098, 
and he was ennobled therein, on December 4,' 1902. Noble Hunt is 
Vice President of the Pentucket Club, and President of--the Universalist 
( 'lull - if Haverhill. For the past ten years, he has been' a meniber of 
the' firm styled Carlsjbn dnd Hunt, manufacturers of children’s and misSes’ 
slfoes, located, at 37 Washington Street, Haverhill. Noble Hunt was 
l>BnY in Chelsea, Vt., on October 13, 1867, and attended the schools' of 
f^averhill and a' busm fss college at Manchester, N. H. In Haverhill, on' 
September 20, 1&95, hq'was married to Miss Evelyn Merryman; they 
liave three children:. Olive S., *Harriet O., and Paul M. Noble Hunt’s 

residence is at 8 Sagamore Blace, Haverhill. 

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WILLIAM CHESTER WOOLNER. 

Noble Woolner is a landscape architect of wide reputation. He was, 
for four years, associated with the Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, and 
for ten years, has practiced His profession independently, having offices 
at 131 State Street, Boston. Noble Woolner was born on Prince Edward 
Island, September 9, 1871, and graduated from a high school on that 
Island in 1888, whence he came to Harvard University. In Cambridge, 
on April 4, 1905, he was married to Miss Emma C. Ford. He has a 
daughter, Muriel Ford, and resides at 200 Erie Street, Cambridge. 
The Masonic qualifications of Noble Woolner were secured in Ami¬ 
cable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. 
A. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Upon the membership 
register of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he is listed as No. 8782, 
his ennoblement having taken place in that body on May 12, 1910. Noble 
Woolner is a member of the Boston City Club, and of the Boston Society 
of Architects, and he was formerly associated with the Worcester County 
Society of Civil Engineers. 

GUSTAV H. WOLL. 

On July 11, 1881, Noble Woll arrived in the city of Boston, from 
Norway. In his native country, he had served the usual five years’ 
apprenticeship in the carpenter’s trade in three years, and had begun busi¬ 
ness as a cabinet maker before he crossed the ocean. He has been, for 
twenty-two or more years, a manufacturer of billiard tables, at 24 Thayer 
Street, Boston. Noble Woll was born on November 3, 1857, and studied 
in the schools of Norway. He is a Life Member of St. John’s Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Woll is also a Life Member in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in which body he was ennobled with the class of March, 1912, 
when he received the certificate of enrollment numbered 9525. In Putnam 
Lodge No. 81, I. O. O. F. of Roxbury, he has the rank of Past Grand; 
is Past District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachu¬ 
setts, and has the rank of Past Chief Patriarch of Paul Revere Encamp¬ 
ment. Formerly, Noble Wool was the Fleet Captain in the Squantum 
\acht Club, and he is an ex-member of the Veterans’ Association, leaving 
that body in good and regular standing. In Cambridge, on November 25, 
1882, he married Miss Ellen A. C. Green; he has a daughter, Elsie M. S., 
and a son, H. Norman. Noble Woll resides at 48 Walker Street. Atlantic, 
in the summer. 

FRED CLARK HODGMAN. 

Since 1903, Noble Hodgman has been a mechanical engineer at Hope- 
dale, and for many years previously, he had been engaged elsewhere in 
that trade and also as a machinist. Noble Hodgman was born in Little¬ 
ton, N. H., on December 14, 1864. He was educated in Littleton, N. H.; 
at the Springfield (Vt.) High School, from which he graduated in 1881, 
and also at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1891. His 
Masonic attainments were received in Montgomery Lodge, F. & A. M„ 
Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R A. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T., 
all of Milford. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., Noble Hodgman is No. 6134, and his ennoblement took place 
on October 24, 1905. In Trenton, N. J., on January 22, 1893, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Clara Bell Brown of Springfield, Vt. Noble Hodgman’s 
business address is 131 State Street, Boston, and he resides at 77 Auburn 
Street, Auburndale. 

JOHN EDWARD GRAHAM. 

The Masonic interests of Noble Graham have induced him to seek 
and secure the highest degrees both in the York and Scottish Rites of 
Masonry. In the former, his memberships are with William North 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. 
In the Scottish Rite, he has affiliations with Lowell Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.". Thus 
doubly qualified, Noble Graham was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of May 5, 1904, when his 
enrollment was numbered 4527. He is a member also of Wawinet 
Lodge No. Ill, I. O. O. F. of North Andover, and of Lawrence En¬ 
campment No. 31, of Lawrence. Among the clubs with which he is con¬ 
nected are, the Vesper Country Club, the Martin Luther Club, and the 
Central Club of Lowell, and the Drysalters Club of Boston. After hav¬ 
ing been, for about nine years, superintendent of dyeing, at the Bay 
State Mills, of Lowell, Noble Graham became associated with F. E. 
Atteaux and Company, in May, 1909, and, in November, 1912, he became 
a director of that concern, and a salesman of dyestuffs. He acquired 
his knowledge of the dyeing business under the instruction of Noble 
Robert T. Todd, at the Washington Mills, in Lawrence. Noble Graham 


was born in Exeter, N. H., on September 7, 1874, and obtained his 
education in the schools of Lawrence, and those of North Andover. On 
June 27, 1900, at the Lawrence Street Church, he married Miss Edith 
St. Clair Williams. They have a son, J. Sidney, born June 18, 1901. The 
residence is No. 669 Westford Street, Lowell, and the business address, 
No. 176 Purchase Street, Boston. 

CHARLES CUSHING FEARING. 

Noble Fearing is a prominent Knight Templar, and holds high rank 
in several other fraternal societies. In the York Rite of Masonry, he 
is a member of Eliot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica Plain; St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury, in which he has served as 
Captain of the Guard and Sword Bearer. In Aleppo Temple, with the 
class of December, 1907, Noble Fearing was ennobled, and his certificate 
of enrollment bears the number 7062. In the A. O. U. W., he is Grand 
Recorder, and in Washington Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F., he has the rank 
of Past Grand. Noble Fearing is a member of Roxbury Chapter No. 56, 
of the Eastern Star, and of the New England Order of Protection. He 
was born in South Boston, on November 30, 1868, and was educated in 
the public schools there. After having been, for ten years, a commission 
merchant, in Boston, he has, since 1904, given all his time to the duties 
of Grand Recorder of the A. O. U. W. In Boston, on January 1, 1896, 

he married Miss Frances Scanned. He has a son, Charles C., Jr., and 

resides at 83 Gainsborough Street, Boston. Noble Fearing is superin¬ 
tendent of the Sunday School of the Second Universalist Society. His 
business address is 12 Walnut Street, Boston. 

THOMAS W. FERGUSON. 

Alchemist of Aleppo Temple, Noble Ferguson is, by order of enroll¬ 
ment, No. 973 in that illustrious body, and he was welcomed into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on 
September 30, 1895. For eight years, he has served on the Arab Patrol 

of Aleppo Temple, and he is now in his eighth year as Alchemist. 

His Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred in Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Natick; Parker 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Natick, in which he has the rank of Past 
High Priest, and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T., of which he is 

Past Commander. He is also a member of Wellesley Lodge. A. F. & 

A. Ml of Wellesley. Noble Ferguson was born on January 25, 1842, in 

Scotland, but coming to the United States in 1862, he at once enlisted 
in the United States Army, and served during the Civil War, successively, 
as Private, Corporal, Sergeant and First Sergeant. On April 1, 1865, in 
the Battle of Five Forks he was wounded while in command of his 
company. During the war, he had several narrow escapes, five horses 
were shot under him, and he carried a bullet in his own body for five 
years. Noble Ferguson’s marriage to Miss Mary J. Lovewell of Wel¬ 
lesley occurred in that place in 1869. They have two daughters, Jean¬ 
ette and Ellen L., and reside in Wellesley. Noble Ferguson is a sales¬ 

man for the Singer Manufacturing Company, at 128 Essex Street, Bos¬ 
ton, with which firm he has been associated for the past thirty-three 
years. 

CHARLES E. PEAKES. 

After having been, for sometime, with the Hallet and Davis Piano 
Company, the Revere Rubber Company, and the W. P. Mosser Com¬ 
pany, Noble Peakes has now been connected, for fifteen years, with F. 
E. Atteaux and Company, Inc., and for fourteen years of that period, he 
has been treasurer of that firm. He was born in Boston, on December 
24, 1870, and attained an education in the public schools at Natick, Ded¬ 
ham, and Boston, graduating from the grammar school in 1885, and 
later attending the evening high school. He has traveled extensively over 
North America, including Canada and Mexico; he has also visited Eng¬ 
land and the Continent of Europe, and has voyaged among the Islands 
of the Pacific Ocean. His Masonic career has given him affiliations with 
Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waltham Chapter, R. A. M., Adoniram 
Council, R. & S. M., all of Waltham, and Gethsemane Commandery No. 
35, K. T. of Newtonville. He has also received the degrees in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite up to and including the 32°, in the following bodies: Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S.'. Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Nobil¬ 
ity of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on June 24, 1907, and his 
enrollment was numbered 7501. Noble Peakes is also a member of tne 

B. P. O. E., the Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Club, and the 
Dry salters Club. Politically, he is a Prohibitionist. His marriage to 
Miss Mabel E. Washburn, took place in Waltham, on November 9, 1898; 
they have three sons: Gilbert E„ Herman L., and Seldon C.; and two 
daughters. Helen Marjorie and Dorothy. Their residence is on Merriam 
Street, Weston. 


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ERNEST BURLEIGH MOORE. 

Noble Moore is one of the best known Masons and Nobles of Med¬ 
ford. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him 
in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in Mystic 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Medford; the Cryptic Degrees in Medford 
Council, R. & S. M., and he was dubbed and created a Knight in Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. He, likewise, has attained degrees, in full 
course, in the Scottish Rite bodies, and he is a member of Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Moore has also acquired the dis¬ 
tinction of the 33°, the highest honorary grade which can be received, and 
it was conferred upon him on September 20, 1910, by the Supreme Coun¬ 
cil S.'.G.'.I.'.G.'. As a member of the class of December 29, 1911, he was 
admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple, and his name appears upon the enrollment lists of that body of 
Shriners as No. 9259. Noble Moore is a member of the Boston City 
Club, the Technology Club of both Boston and New York, and of the 
Medford Club, of which he is Vice President and a Director; a Director 
of the Fidelity Trust Company of Boston; Vice President and a Director 
of the Medford Trust Company; a Director of the Medford Publishing 
Company, which issues the Medford Mercury, and a Trustee of the 
Medford Public Library. He is associated with the Veteran Association 
of the Lawrence Light Guards, and a Trustee of the Medford Armory. 
Noble Moore was born in Lisbon, Me., on August 8, 1866. He studied 
in the public schools of Malden; at the Nichols Preparatory School of 
Boston, and then entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
graduating with the class of 1888. He is now a trustee of the Estate 
of Samuel C. Lawrence of Medford, with offices at 18 Tremont Street, 
Boston. On November 19, 1890, in Medford, he was married to Miss 
Grace M. Badger. He has a son, Lawrence Badger; also two daughters, 
Margaret, and Brenda, and resides at 24 Rural Avenue, Medford. 

ELMER VV. WALKER. 

A well known citizen and business man of Brockton, Mass., Noble 
Walker was born in Turner, Me., on April 2, 1848, and studied there and 
at Westbrook Seminary. He came to Massachusetts in 1865. Noble 
Walker has been twice married: first, at Hingham, on November 18, 1869, 
to Miss E. Adelaide Leavitt, who passed away on November 19, 1907, and 
at Brockton, on June 3, 1909, to Mrs. Theresa E. Lewis. He has an 
adopted daughter, now Mrs. G. Decatur Appleton of Wellesley Hills. In 
1883-4-5, Noble Walker was President of the Common Council of 
Brockton, and has been Chairman of the Registrars of Voters up to 
and including the present time. In the York Rite of Masonry, he has 
attained the Templar Degree, and in the Scottish Rite, the 32°. His 
York Rite Masonic affiliations are with Rising Star Lodge, of which he 
is Past Master; Mount Zion Chapter, wherein he is Past High Priest, 
both of Stoughton, and Bay State Commandery of Brockton, in which 
he is ranked as Past Commander. At one time, he was Recorder of 
Brockton Council R. & S. Masters, for thirteen and a half years. He 
is now a member of all the bodies, also a Life Member of Paul Revere 
Lodge of Brockton. He is, too, a Life Member of Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ceremony attendant upon his elevation to 
Aleppo Temple Nobility was conducted on December 16, 1895, when he 
was registered as No. 2943. Noble Walker is also a member of Massa- 
soit Lodge of the I. O. O. F. of Brockton, and a Charter Member of 
the Brockton Commercial Club. His residence is at No. 124 West Bart¬ 
lett Street, Brockton. 

CARL EMIL DAHLBORG. 

Noble Dahlborg acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his 
Shrine ennoblement in St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brock¬ 
ton, and was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple with the 
class of November 11, 1908, in which he holds enrollment certificate 
numbered 8257. He is also a member of Campello Lodge No. 227, I. O. 
O. F., and of John Ericsson Lodge, K. P. of that place. For the past 
ten years, he has been a member of the firm of C. F. Dahlborg and Sons, 
undertakers, at 975 and 981 Main Street, Campello. That concern is 
also engaged in the plumbing, heating, sheet metal work and hardware 
business. Noble Dahlborg was born in North Easton, on October 16, 
1882. He attended the schools of Brockton, and the Bryant and Strat¬ 
ton Business College of Boston. In Brockton, on July 2, 1904, he was 
married to Miss Evelyn Wenstrom, and has two daughters, Irene 
Evelyn and Hazel Laura; also a son, Carl Ferdinand. Noble Dahlborg 
resides at No. 17 Hillberg Avenue, Brockton. 


J. RODNEY BALL. 

Listed as No. 7258, upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple, Noble Ball 
was elevated to the Nobility of that illustrious body of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on June 24, 1907. The Masonic degrees prerequisite to 
his admission to the Order of the Mystic Shrine were conferred, in 
Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of 
Lawrence. Noble Ball is also a member of Monadnock Lodge No. 145, 

I. O. O. F., and of Kearsarge Encampment; is a director in the Y. M. 
C. A., and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Noble 
Ball was born in Lawrence, on June 17, 1881, and attended its public 
schools. On February 24, 1909, in Boston, he married Miss Maude R. 
Peary of Chester Springs, Penn., and Haverhill—cousin of Rear Admiral 
Robert E. Peary, the discoverer of the North Pole. They have a son, 

J. Rodney, Jr., and a daughter, Gertrude Mary; and their residence is 
at No. 93 Saunders Street, Lawrence. For eight years, Noble Ball was 
connected with the Lawrence American and the Boston Record, but 
gave up his position on the latter when appointed to the Federal Ser¬ 
vice, on July 1, 1906. He is Assistant Postmaster of Lawrence, and 
his business address is the Lawrence Post Office. 

HARRY L. MARSTON. 

Noble Marston, enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
as, No. 7002, and ennobled in that body of Shriners, on February 18, 
1907, is chief engineer of the Fire Department of Brockton, which posi¬ 
tion he has held for the past twenty-one years. He was born in that 
city, on March 26, 1862, and obtained his education in the schools there. 
On November 10, 1888, he was married to Mrs. Annie RI. Carver of 
Brockton; they have two daughters: Mrs. Harry C. Howard of Brock¬ 
ton, and R. Marie. Noble Marston’s preparatory Masonic Degrees were 
conferred upon him, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. His 
business address is Pleasant Street, Fire Department, and he resides at 44 
Belcher Avenue, Brockton. 

NATHAN NICHOLS. 

Descended from Nathan Nichols, also a native of South Malden, 
who, as a boy of ten, witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill, Noble 
Nichols, the son of John S. and Elizabeth Perkins Nichols, was born in 
South Malden (now Everett,), on January 18, 1848, a day before the 
remarkable discovery of gold in California. He was educated in the 
schools of his birthplace, graduating from the Malden High School 
in the class of 1865. In Chelsea, on July 19, 1877, he married Miss Alice 
W. D. Plumer, who passed away in February, 1906, leaving a son, Ells¬ 
worth Plumer. Noble Nichols is a member of the Board of Trade of 
Everett; is an ex-member of the Water Commission and of the School 
Committee of that city; and for the past twenty-five years, has been 
Treasurer and Tax Collector of the same place. Prior to that time, 
for six years, he was entry clerk for the Wellington Brothers of Boston, 
and also bookkeeper for Henry C. Cook, and successors, for seventeen 
years. The business address of Noble Nichols is City Hall, Everett, and 
his residence is at Noi 29 Ferry Street, Everett. Noble Nichols was 
raised in Freemasonry in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, 
in which he has the rank of Past Master; was advanced and exalted 
in \\ averly Chapter of Melrose, from which he demitted to join Taber¬ 
nacle Chapter of Malden, wherein he is ranked as ex-King; on Febru¬ 
ary 22, 1911, he came, by demit, to Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M., of Ever¬ 
ett; was received and greeted, in Naphtali Council, R. & S. M. of 
Chelsea; was Knighted in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 
Melrose, in 1871, and demitting therefrom joined Palestine Commandery 
No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea, in 1872, in which, for four years, he held 
the rank of Junior Warden. Upon the basis of this Masonic quali¬ 
fication, Noble Nichols was received into the Nobility of the A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on May 21, 1908, and is enrolled therein as No. 8144. 

HARRY HERBERT WILLIAMS. 

Masonically qualified, Noble Williams is serving as an officer in 
Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brockton, and he holds mem¬ 
bership in Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. Thus equipped for his elevation 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he became a 
Noble in that splendid Shrine body on the last day of the year, 1909, 
and was therein enrolled as No. 8643. For the past three years'Noble 
Williams has been office manager for the G. E. Keith Company of Brock¬ 
ton , for four years, he was a member of the Brockton Common Council, 
in 1908 having served as President of that body, and he is now acting 
as chairman of the Water Commission of Brockton, with office at No. 
23 Station Avenue. Noble Williams was born at North Easton, on 
December 28, 1881, and studied in Brockton. He is a bachelor, and 
resides at No. 6, Fuller Street. Brockton. 


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BRADLEY MORTIMER ROCKWOOD. 

Noble Rockwood is one of the well known business men of the Com¬ 
monwealth of Massachusetts and for many years has been identified with 
the public affairs of his town and State. In 1906-1907, he represented 
the Tenth Norfolk District in the Massachusetts Legislature; in 1909- 
1910, was a member of the Senate; and for thirty-five years, he has been 
engaged in business as a woolen manufacturer, fifteen years of which 
time he has been treasurer of the Norfolk Woolen Company and the 
Ray Fabric Mills, established in Franklin. Noble Rockwood is the second 
son of William and Laura (Blake) Rockwood, and was born in Union- 
ville, on May 24, 1862. After graduating from the Franklin High School 
with the class of 1877, he took a commercial course at the Bryant and 
Stratton Business College, in Providence, R. I.; and in 1879, entered the 
office of F. B. Ray of Franklin, beginning at once the business with 
which he has been connected ever since. Noble Rockwood married, on 
June 30, 1887, Miss Alice I. Bowers, daughter of John and Emily (Ropes) 
Bowers. His political responsibilities were fulfilled as Selectman, in 1890 
and 1904-05, for the town of Franklin. He has been Chairman of the 
Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, for six years, since the town 
purchased the works from a private corporation, the works having been 
extended and improved under his direction. Noble Rockwood has also 
been honored by his fellow townsmen by the election as Moderator for 
the last four years. He is second vice president and a director of the 
Franklin National Bank; has been president of the Franklin Business 
Association; is a member of the Executive Committee of the Y. M. C. A.; 
is a member of the Executive Committee of the Norfolk Club; and he 
is also connected with the Home Market Club of New England, the 
Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association, and with the 
Franklin Country Club. His political faith is indicated by his connec¬ 
tion with the Republican Club of Masssachusetts, and with the Republi¬ 
can Town Committee of Franklin, Noble Rockwood is also a member 
of King David Lodge No. 71, I. O. O. F. of Franklin, and of the New 
England Order of Protection. Masonically, he has attained the Templar 
Degrees in the York Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He has 
affiliations, in the York Rite, with Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Miller 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Franklin, Woonsocket Council No 4, R. & 
S. M. of Woonsocket, R. I., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of 
Boston; also, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
His ennoblement in the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine took place as a member of the class of September 1, 1906, 
in Aleppo Temple, at Boston and his name appears upon the enrollment 
lists of that body of Shriners as No. 6609. Noble Rockwood has a 
daughter, Grace Muriel. He resides at 53 Union Street, Franklin. 

WILLIAM HERBERT HACKETT. 

Noble Hackett acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to ennoble¬ 
ment in Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg. Thus equipped 
for admission to the Shrine, he was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class of June 6, 1912, in 
Aleppo Temple, and there was then conferred upon him the certificate 
of enrollment with the number 9591. He is also affiliated with Mt. 
Roulstone Lodge No. 98, I. O. O. F.; King David Encampment No. 42; 
Canton Hebron No. 11, and E. Victoria Morse Lodge No. 143, of the 
Order of Rebekahs. For the past eighteen years, Noble Hackett has 
been a musician in the city of Fitchburg, playing violin, viola and horn. 
He is secretary and treasurer of the Fitchburg Band and director and 
manager of the Fitchburg Band Orchestra. Noble Hackett was born in 
Littleton, on Feb. 4, 1878, and attended the public schools of that place and 
of the city of Fitchburg. On Sept. 27, 1901, in Fitchburg, he married Miss 
H. J. Sjulsen of Tonsberg, Norway. They have a daughter, Barbara Sar¬ 
gent, and reside at 101 Milk St., where also Noble Hackett has his studio. 

OMAN ELIJAH BENNETT. 

Noble Bennett was born in Kings County, N. S., on February 7, 
1870, and was a student in the schools of that place. Since 1890, he has 
been a market gardener at 450 Summer Street, Arlington, where he also 
makes his home. In Arlington, on November 26, 1886, Noble Bennett 
married Miss Elizabeth Roden. He has five children: Austin O., Grace 
B., William R., Ethel, and Charlotte. Noble Bennett is a member of 
Bethel Lodge No 12, of Arlington; Ida F. Butler Lodge No. 40, I. O. 
O. F. of North Cambridge; Lodge of Rebekahs No 52, of Arlington, 
and of the Arlington Business Men’s Association. In Masonry, he has 
connections with Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and Menotomy Chapter. 
R. A. M,., both of Arlington, and with Cambridge Commandery No. 42, 
K. T. Noble Bennett was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., on August 10, 1912, and there was then awarded him the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment numbered 9681. 



FREDERICK LINCOLN HOWARD. 

Having received the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Paul Revere 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. 
& S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, 
Noble Howard was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo 1 emple as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of February 25, 1913, and there was then conferred 
upon him the certificate of enrollment with the number 9899. He is a 
member of the Economic Club of Brockton. For the past five years, 
Noble Howard has been treasurer and general manager of the Simpson 
Spring Company of Easton. He was born in Easton, on September 12, 

1874, and attended the schools there and at Boston. In Brockton, on 
August 11, 1900, he married Miss Rena M. Foster of Easton. They 
have three children: Walter Lincoln, Lawrence Foster, and Frederick 
William. The residence is at 23 Hazel Street, Brockton. 

HORACE BEDFORD HOYLE. 

Noble Hoyle has Masonic Degrees in full course both in the York and 
Scottish Rites. He is affiliated, in the York Rite, with the following 
bodies of Lowell: William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb 
Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is connected with Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Cal¬ 
vary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P. . 
R.'.S.'. With this double qualification for admission to the Shrine, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on May 21, 1908, and he holds the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment in that body of the A. A. O., N. M. S., which 
bears the number 8123. Noble Hoyle has been, for five years, a distributing 
clerk in the Lowell Post Office. He was born in that city, on July 28, 

1875, and attended the public schools there. Noble Hoyle is unmarried, 
and resides at 197 Appleton Street, Lowell. 

EDWIN F. PACKARD. 

For more than forty-five years, Noble Packard has been in the 
confectionery business in Brockton, Mass., and Providence, R. I. He was 
born in North Easton, on September 18, 1846, and was educated in the 
schools of North Bridgewater. Noble Packard was married on January 
24, 1869, in Brockton, to Miss Adriana E. Snow. His Masonic attain¬ 
ments are indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies of 
Brockton: Paul Revere Lodge, A. F,. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. 
A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 
38, K. T. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple as one of the 
class of March 20, 1890, and he is numbered upon the enrollment lists 
of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order as 2030. Noble 
Packard resides at No. 19 Warren Avenue, Brockton. 

JABEZ F. FISHER. 

Past Master of Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, and, at 
one time, for fourteen years, Secretary of Thomas Royal Arch Chapter 
of that city, Noble Fisher is also affiliated, in Masonry, with Hiram Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. 
of Fitchburg. Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class 
of March 28, 1912, and was awarded the certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 9368. Noble Fisher is president of the Fitchburg Cooperative 
Bank, and since 1886, has been accountant for the Parkhill Manufac¬ 
turing Company of that city. He is also a Registrar of Voters of 
Fitchburg. Noble Fisher was born in Cambridge, on August 30, 1850. 
His preparatory education was obtained in the public schools of Fitch¬ 
burg, later graduating from the Massachusetts Agricultural College with 
the class of 1871, where he became a member of Kappa Sigma Frater¬ 
nity. In Leominster, on August 20, 1879, he married Miss Clarissa A. 
Bernard of Fitchburg; they have three children: Mrs. Arthur O. Scott 
of Lunenburg: Jabez William, and Austin W. Noble Fisher’s business 
address is Fitchburg, and his residence is at No. 73 Congress Street. 

JOHN W. CAWLEY. 

Noble Cawley gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, 
and was enrolled therein as No. 4897. In Masonry, he is affiliated with 
King Cyrus Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Stoneham, Reading Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Reading, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 
Melrose, in the York Rite; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'. 
S. . in the Scottish Rite. Noble Cawley is also a member of the Boston 
Athletic Association; of the Metropolitan Driving Club; and for three 
years was Chairman of the Republican Town Committee of Stoneham. 
He was born at East Haverhill, N. H., on May 25, 1866, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools of Meredith, N. H. His marriage to Miss Kate B. 
Chase, took place in Stoneham, on June 17, 1891; they have a daughter, 
Clarice G. For the past ten years, Noble Cawley has been a broker, 
established at 53 State Street, Boston. He has his home in Brookline. 


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FRANK WARREN EAMES. 

Noble Eames is enrolled as No. 7856, upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and he was ennobled in that body, 
on December 31, 1907. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations are with the 
following bodies: Siloam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Westboro, Houghton 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, Walcott Council No. 1, of Hartford, 
Conn., and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He has 
been, for twelve years, an insurance agent and special inspector for the 
Factory Insurance Association, of Hartford, Conn. Previously, he had 
been, for six years, upon the Metropolitan Water Board. He was born 
at Northboro, on August 21, 1875, and was a student of the schools of 
Northboro and of Boston. He attended the Massachusetts Normal 
Art School, in 1896. On June 29, 1905, he married Miss Annie Potter. 
They have a son, John Potter, and reside at Northboro. 

CHARLES HENRY WEARE, JR. 

The journey to the Oasis of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine 
was made by Noble Weare, accompanied by the other pilgrims of the 
class of December 31, 1912, and he was enrolled in that illustrious body 
as No. 9871. His qualifying degrees in Masonry were attained in Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Ayer, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. Noble 
Weare is a member of Fredonia Lodge No. 103, of the I. O. O. F. of 
Shirley, and for eight years, has been a member of its Board of Trus¬ 
tees. He is also a member of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the 
Jurisdiction of Massachusetts, and of the National Association of Cotton 
Manufacturers. Noble Weare was born in South Boston on October 
24, 1876, and was there educated, graduating from high school in 1895. 
For five years, he has been superintendent of the Samson Cordage 
Works of Shirley. In Boston, on June 15, 1901, he married Miss May 
M. Henry, and they have a son, Earle Maxwell. They reside in Shirley, 
where he is a well known citizen. Noble Weare has served, for five 
years, upon the School Committee there; for four years, as a Trustee 
of the Library; and is serving his first year as a member of the Ceme¬ 
tery Committee and its Chairman, being, also, Secretary of the Board of 
Water Commissioners of the Shirley Village Water District. 

LAMBERT B. LAWRENCE. 

Noble Lawrence is a prominent Mason and business man of Foxboro. 
He was, for seven years, with the S. H. Howe Shoe Company of Marl¬ 
boro, and for the greater part of the last fifteen years, has been in the 
employ of Caton Brothers, manufacturers of ladies’ straw and felt hats, 
at Foxboro. For ten years, he has been a director of the Northboro 
National Bank, and for five years, a trustee of the Foxboro Savings 
Bank. He is a member of the Foxboro Club, the New England Llistoric 
Genealogical Society of Boston, and the Northboro Historical Society. 
Noble Lawrence’s Masonic Degrees were conferred by the United Breth¬ 
ren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Marl¬ 
boro, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K T. of Hudson. His enrollment 
number in Aleppo Temple is 3735, and his ennoblement took place in 
that body, on December 30, 1901. He is also a member of Easter Chapter 
of the Order of the Eastern Star of Foxboro. He was born in Marl¬ 
boro, on May 2, 1872, a descendant of Revolutionary stock; was brought 
up on a farm, and graduated from the Northboro High School in 1890. 
In Northboro, on June 13, 1906, he was married to Miss Aurora Alice 
Heath. They have a daughter, Evelyn Heath, and reside on Orchard 
Street, Foxboro. 

GUSTEN NORDENSTIERNA. 

Noble Nordenstierna, who is a York Rite Mason of North Andover, 
was born at Oppmanna, Sweden, August 7, 1871, and was graduated from 
the schools of Helsingborg, Sweden, on June 24, 1887. His marriage to 
Miss Ellen Sjostrom, took place in Lawrence, on November 28, 1895; 
they have two children: Vera E., born April 11, 1900, and Ebba M., 
born September 8, 1902. Noble Nordenstierna’s Masonic attachments arc 
with Charles River Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of West Medway, Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. He was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on August 19, 1910, with enrollment No. 
8826. His political faith is in the principles of Republicanism. From 
1902 to 1907, he was associated in business with the Medway Woolen 
Mills; from 1907 to 1913, with the Lawrence Dye Works; and, since 
October 1, 1913, he has had a half interest in the Merrimack Valley Mills. 
His home is in North Andover, on Railroad Avenue. 

GEORGE PARKER FRANCIS. 

The prerequisite Masonic Degrees having been conferred upon Noble 
Francis in Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Franklin, St. Albans 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Foxboro. and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. 
of North Attleboro, he was guided across the desert to the Shrine by the 


Nobles of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on March 28, 
1912, and he holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 9372, 
in that illustrious body. He is a member of Wampum Lodge No. 195, 
I. O. O. F. of Wrentham, of Easter Chapter of the Order of the Eastern 
Star, and of the Board of Registrars of his town. Noble Francis was 
born in Boston, on March 19, 1874, and was educated in the public 
schools of that city. Formerly, he was a box maker, and now, for five 
years, he has been a newsdealer in Wrentham. In that town, on March 
27, 1899, he was married to Miss Ethel W. Dart. They have a son. 
Roland, and reside on East Street, Wrentham. 

CLIFFORD H. MACOMBER. 

As recipient No. 10193 of the Order of the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, Noble Macomber was admitted into that 
illustrious Shrine body on December 30, 1913. In Symbolic Masonry, he 
was initiated in King David Lodge, A. L. & A. M. of Taunton, in which 
he holds the rank of Junior Deacon; was exalted in St. Mark’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., also of Taunton; entered the Cryptic Circle in Attleboro Council, 
R. & S. M„ and was Knighted in Bristol Commandery, K. T. of Attleboro. 
Noble Macomber was born in Taunton, on June 23, 1887, and obtained 
his education there at the Thibodeau Business College of Fall River. 
Since 1910, he has been an office clerk with the New York, New Haven 
and Hartford Railroad, formerly having been, for three years, with the 
Whittenton Manufacturing Company, and for two years, in the employ 
of Blodgett, Ordway and Webber of Boston. Noble Macomber is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides at No. 47 Vernon Street, Taunton, his business address 
being the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad of Taunton. 

LEONARD BENJAMIN ALLEN. 

Noble Allen received the Order of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple, on December 7, 1905, his enrollment certificate in that exalted 
body being given the number 6175. He had previously qualified as a 
Mason in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mystic Chapter, R. A. 
M , Medford Council, R. & S. M., all of Medford, and Cceur de Lion 
Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Lie is a member of the 
Medford Boat Club, and, politically, of the Republican party. Noble 
Allen was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on April 26. 1874, and was educated 
in the public schools of Medford. In Malden, on February 2, 1898, he 
was married to Miss May Eldora Bentley, who passed away on January 
29, 1904, leaving him with a son, George B., born May 23, 1899. Noble 
Allen is a salesman for the Burditt and Williams Company, at No. 4 
High Street, Boston, and his connection with that firm dates back twenty- 
five years. His home is in Medford, at No. 38 Otis Street. 

FRANK LESLIE McCOOL. 

Born in Lowell, on February 23, 1889, Noble McCool obtained his 
preparatory education in the schools of Mansfield, and entered the Lowell 
Textile School, whence he was graduated with the class of 1910. For 
about two years, he has been a technical expert with the Cassell Color 
Company, at 39 Oliver Street, Boston, and previously, for a year and a 
half, he had been engaged in mill work. Noble McCool was entered, 
crafted and raised in William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell; 
exalted in Keystone Chapter, R. A. M. of Foxboro, wherein he is ranked 
as Steward, and knighted in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde 
Park. With the enrollment No. 10289, he was received into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, having successfully 
accomplished the pilgrimage to the Shrine as a novice of the class of 
June 4, 1914. Noble McCool is a member of the Mansfield Winthrop 
Club and of the Masonic Club. He is unmarried, and resides at 118 
Church Street, Mansfield. 

ARTHUR WILBUR GODFREY. 

The order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was duly exemplified on 
Noble Godfrey, in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912, with enrollment 
No. 9574. The Masonic Degrees qualifying him for the title of Noble, 
in that illustrious body, were conferred upon him, in the following named 
\ork and Scottish Rite bodies: Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all of 
Boston. He is a member of the Exchange Club, the Harvard Club of 
Boston, the Harvard Club of New York, and of the Corinthian Yacht 
Club of Marblehead. Noble Godfrey was born in Milton, on June 10, 
1883, and was graduated from Harvard University with the class of 1904. 
For the past ten years, he has been engaged in the lumber business, being 
president of the L. N. Godfrey Company, with offices at 60 Congress 
Street, Boston, and 45 Broadway, New York City, and resides at Hotel 
Westminster, Boston. 


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JAMES MONTGOMERY. 

In both the York and Scottish Rite Masonic bodies of Worcester 
Noble Motngomery lias degrees in full course, being affiliated, in the 
former, with Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. 
M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery 
No. 5, K. I.; and, in the latter, with Worcester Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h 
W ith the class of December 7, 1905, be was created a Shriner, in Aleppo 
Temple, and was enrolled therein as No. 6253. Noble Montgomery is also 
a member of Aletheia Grotto No. 13, M. O. V. P. E. R. of Worcester, 
and of the Worcester Automobile Club. He was born in Scotland, in the 
city of Glasgow, on August 29, 1867, and obtained his education in the 
schools of his native land. More than fourteen years, he became treasurer 
and manager of the W achusett Thread Company, of Worcester, after hav¬ 
ing been engaged in a similar line of business, for twelve years. His 
marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mathie of Glasgow, took place in Worcester, 
in August, 1892; they have a son, James, Jr., and two daughters: Jane 
D. and Agnes. Noble Montgomery’s business address is Middle River 
Road, Worcester, and his home is at 22 Richards Street. 

JAMES DAVID COLLINS. 

Noble Collins acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his 
ennoblement in Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Worcester Chapter, 
R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery 
No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester. Thus equipped for admission to the 
Shrine, he was received into the membership of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of November 15, 1912, and he 
has the enrollment therein numbered 9765. Noble Collins is also a mem¬ 
ber of Rathbone Lodge No. 171, K. P.; Iroquois Tribe No. 8, Improved 
Order of Red Men, and Central Lodge No. 168, I. O. O. F., all of Wor¬ 
cester. He was born at St. John, N. B., on September 10, 1860, and 
obtained his education there in the public schools. For about a quarter 
of a century, he has been in the shoe business in Worcester, and is located 
at 501 Main Street, Worcester. Noble Collins has been twice married: 
on January 8, 1885, to Miss Sarah Ann Laycock of St. John; and on 
August 23, 1910, to Miss Sarah E. Eddy of Worcester. His first wife 
left him a son, William John. Noble Collins’ residence is at 226 Bloom- 
ingdale Road, Worcester. 

THOMAS OSCAR G1LLIATT. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Gilliatt are with the following 
York Rite bodies of Beverly: Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity 
Chapter, R. A. M., and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, he is numbered 9979, having 
been admitted to the Nobility of that illustrious body with the class of 
June 5, 1913. Noble Gilliatt is also a member of Consort Lodge No. 88, 
I. O. O. F. of Beverly, of the Eastern Star of Salem, and of the Rebekah 
Lodge of Beverly. He was born in Nova Scotia, on July 31, 1866, and 
was educated in that Canadian Province. For more than two years, he 
has been with the Gray and Davis Company, manufacturers of a light¬ 
ing and starting system for automobiles, at 55 Lansdowne Street, Boston. 
For a year, he was with the General Electric Company of Lynn, prior 
to that time having been, for a like period, in Providence, with the 
American Locomotive Company. Sixteen years previously, he was with 
the United Shoe Machinery Company of Beverly. His marriage to Miss 
Joanna Gladwin was solemnized on February 21, 1894. They have a 
daughter, Blanche G., and reside at No. 8 Harvard Terrace, Allston. 

JOHN HENRY HILDRETH. 

Noble Hildreth is a member of Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Charlestown; of St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and of Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T. Thus Masonically equipped, he was admitted to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 27, 1904, and 
was therein enrolled as No. 4659. Aside from his Masonic and Shrine 
affiliations, Noble Hildreth has fraternal ties in Eliot Council of the Royal 
Arcanum, and in the Metropolitan Mutual Aid Association. He was born 
in Brooklyn, N. Y., on July 11, 1860, and attained his education in the 
public schools of the town of Islip, N Y., and at the Y. M. C. A. Law 
School, graduating from the former, in 1878, and from the latter, in 1907. 
Noble Hildretli is now adjuster for the Frankfort General Insurance 
Company, with offices at No. 70 Kilby Street, Boston. He is married and 
has two sons: John Henry, Jr. and Joseph Duryea, and a daughter, May 
Althea. He resides in Brookline, at No. 8 Park Drive. 

FRANCIS A. HARRINGTON. 

Noble Harrington not only has the 32° in the Scottish Rite of 
Masonry, but to him has been awarded the honorary grade of the 33°. He 
is a member of Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., with the rank of Past 


Master, Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., and Hiram Council, R. & S. M., all 
of Worcester, and of the Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., 
with the rank of Past Commander. His Scottish Rite bodies are: Wor¬ 
cester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 -. 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h The Supreme Council then conferred upon him the 33° 
Sovereign Grand Inspector-General. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple on March 30. i897, and his certificate of membership in the 
Ancient Arabic Order is numbered 1398 Noble Harrington has had a 
prominent public career in Worcester. In 1890, 1891 and 1892, he was 
Mayor of the City, and from 19C0 to 1902, he served as State Senator. 
For the past twenty years, he has been in the insurance business. His 
address is No. 518 Main Street, Worcester. Formerly, for twenty-five 
years, be had conducted a stable and carriage business in that city. He 
has always been fond of farming, and conducts an estate which has been 
a family possesion for the long period of one hundred and seventy years. 
He was born in Worcester, on November 17, 1846, and attended the public 
schools of that city. Noble Harrington has been twice married: on 
November 16, 1871, he married Miss Roxanna M. Grout of Spencer, who 
passed away on December 23, 1900, leaving two sons, Charles A. and 
Frank C., and a daughter, May E., now Mrs. J. P. Gray; and on May 28, 
1902, he married Miss Lillia H. Leighton of Worcester. Noble Harring¬ 
ton has had the satisfaction of seeing his two sons follow his Masonic 
example, and occupy the same offices in their Masonic bodies which previ¬ 
ously had been held by himself. He resides at 856 Main Street. 

EDGAR NOBLE HUNT. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., as No. 9708, Noble Hunt was admitted into the Nobility of 
that body of Shriners on August 10, 1912. His Masonic qualifications 
were obtained in Good Samaritan Lodge, A F. & A. M., Reading Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Malden. 
He is also a member of the Bay State Lodge of the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen of Chelsea, and of Reading Council of the Royal 
Arcanum. He is fraternally connected with the Boston Athletic Associa¬ 
tion, the Carpet Club of New York, the Meadow Brook Golf Club of 
Reading, and of the Reading Club. Noble Hunt was formerly a member 
of the Charlestown Cadets, Company A, Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts 
Voluntary Militia. He has held the offices of Water Commissioner and 
Sewer Commssioner of Reading. Since 1905, he has been treasurer of the 
Roxbury Carpet Company and the Saxonville Mills, with offices at 93 
Summer Street, Boston ; in 1903-04, he had been a bookkeeper with that 
concern, and previous to that time, for twenty-two years, he had been 
head bookkeeper for Parkinson and Burr, bankers, at 53 State Street, 
Boston. Noble Hunt was born in Readfield, Me., on June 7, 1851, and 
obtained his early education there and in Malden, afterward graduating 
from the English High School of Boston in 1870. He was married in 
Chelsea, on Christmas Day, 1877, to Miss Frances Adeline Gould. They 
have two daughters, Florence A. and Elvy J.; also a son, Norman. Noble 
Hunt resides in Reading. 

HENRY DWIGHT FARNSWORTH. 

The Masonic Degrees preparatory to admission to the Mystic Shrine 
were acquired by Noble Farnsworth in Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., both of Melrose; Melrose Council, R. 
& S. M. of Malden, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T., 
also of Melrose. He is enrolled as No. 4891, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement 
took place in that body with the other members of the class of Decem¬ 
ber, 1903. In his Chapter, Noble Farnsworth is Master of the Third 
Veil. The birthplace of Noble Farnsworth is Keene, N. H„ and the 
date, October 12, 1867; he attended the public schools in Templeton, 
hor about nineteen years, he was a dealer in men’s furnishings in Bos¬ 
ton, and he is now with Scott and Company, clothiers, at 340 Washing¬ 
ton Street, Boston. His residence is at 15 Gorham Avenue, Brookline. 

GEORGE HUFCUT JENNINGS. 

Noble Jennings was born in Poughkeepsie, N Y., on May 25, 1856, 
and was educated in the schools of New Haven, Conn. In the latter city, 
on March 25, 1885, he was married to Miss Addie Ames. The Masonic 
Degrees which made him eligible for membership in the Order of the 
Mystic Shrine, were conferred upon him in the following York Rite 
bodies: Hiram Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M. of New Haven, Conn., St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., took place in December, 1901, and upon the enrollment 
lists of that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, his name appears as No. 
4104. Noble Jennings resides at No. 1911 Beacon Street, Brookline. 


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ALBERT B. FREEMAN. 

For about a quarter of a century, Noble Freeman has been 
second manager and treasurer of a large trucking business, with head¬ 
quarters at 89 Bedford Street, Boston. He was born in Boston, on 
August 15, 1871, and secured his education in the public schools. In 
Winthrop, on December 5, 1890, he married Miss Etta L. Smith of 
Boston. They have two daughters, Mildred and Dorothy, and reside in 
Winthrop. Noble Freeman is interested in yachting, being a member 
of the Boston Yacht Club, and Winthrop Yacht Club; he is also con¬ 
nected with the Cottage Park Yacht Club of Winthrop. Noble Free¬ 
man has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Winthrop Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and with Boston Com- 
mandery No. 2, K. T. His degrees in the Scottish Rite were conferred 
in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.L He was admitted to the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of February 25, 1913, 
and the certificate of enrollment granted him bears the number 9891. 


ADOLPH ABRAHAM ROSENBUSH. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry have been conferred upon Noble 
Rosenbush, in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Boston. He 
continued his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles honda \ ates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. Thus prepared for ennoblement, 
he was admitted to the membership of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Mystic Shrine, with the class of May 21, 1909, his enroll¬ 
ment certificate bearing the number 8448. Noble Rosenbush is also a 
member of Garden City Lodge No. 156, K. P. of Chicago, Ill.; the Bos¬ 
ton City Club, and of the Elysium Club. He is in the wholesale shoe 
business at 146 Lincoln Street, Boston. He was born on March 6, 1868, 
in Hemsbach, Baden, Ger., and acquired his education in his native coun¬ 
try. Coming to America in 1882, he married, in Philadelphia, Penn., on 
November 27, 1894, Miss Bertha Mitchell of that city. He has a son 
and a daughter: Arthur Mitchell and Ernestine. His residence is at 135 
Thorndike Street, Brookline. 



GEORGE HENRY RIMBACH. 

Noble Rimbach is a well known hotel man. He has been engaged 
in that occupation for more than forty years, and is now the proprietor 
of the Crawford House, at 83 Court Street, Boston. Noble Rimbach was 
born in Lansingburgh, N. Y., on May 3, 1855, and was educated in Bos¬ 
ton. The range of his interests is indicated by the fact that he is an 
ex-member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and of 
the Boston Lancers; that he is connected with the Fruit and Produce 
Exchange, and of the Board of Trade of Boston: that he is a member, and 
formerly was secretary, of the Society of the Massachusetts Hotel Asso¬ 
ciation ; a director of the City of Boston Hotel Association, and vice 
president of the Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association of the United 
States. His Masonic career has given him affiliations in Union Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of 

Boston. He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S., in November, 1909, and his enrollment bears the number 7770. 
In Boston, on November 25, 1875, he married Miss Freeda E. Rothe. 

They have a son, C. Milford; also a daughter, Madie, and reside at 119 

Washington Street, Dorchester. 


HALSEY ELEAZER ABBEY. 

Noble Abbey is affiliated with the following Masonic bodies, all of 
Malden: Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. 
M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T. His ennoblement took place, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of 
Mairch 12, 1912, and his certificate of enrollment in that body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order was then numbered 9303. He was born in 
Orwell, Vt., on November 29, 1868, and obtained his education in his 
native place. For more than thirteen years, he has been a credit man 
with a shoe machinery company, at 205 Lincoln Street, Boston. Noble 
Abbey was married on October 12, 1895, in Malden, to Miss Idella Eaton. 
They have two daughters, Ruth and Ethel, and reside in Malden. 


LESLIE E. GRIFFIN. 

Noble Griffin, who received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Win¬ 
throp Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Commandery Nov 2, K. T., was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, on November 15, 1912, when his enrollment number became 
9780. Noble Griffin is also a member of George F. Loring Lodge No. 
1439, of the Royal Arcanum of West Medford. Among the other bodies 
with which he is connected are: the Cottage Park Yacht Club, of Win¬ 
throp; the Scimitar Club; the Boston Chamber of Commerce; the 
Fruit and Produce Exchange of Boston, and Dean Winthrop Lodge 
No. 180, K. of P. Noble Griffin is a director in the Winthrop Coopera¬ 
tive Bank; a Trustee of the Winthrop Savings Bank; a member of 
the Advisory Board of the town of Winthrop, and Treasurer of the 
Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association. For more than 
twenty years. Noble Griffin has been in the provision business with the 
P. C. Gray Company; also occupying quarters in the Boston Chamber 
of Commerce. He was born in Livermore, Me., on March 25, 1878, 
being educated in the public schools there. He was married, in Boston, 
to Miss Lucy F. Riley of Somerville. They have five children: Chester 
F., Richard K., Claire M„ Edward H., and Gracie A. Elis residence 
is at 112 Bartlett Road, Winthrop. 


HERBERT LE ROY GROGAN. 

Noble Grogan received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Zet¬ 
land Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and having elected to continue 
his Masonic career through the Scottish Rite, he became affiliated with 
the following bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Thus 
prepared for admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of December 3, 1903, and 
was therein enrolled as No. 4323. Noble Grogan has been for more 
than seven years, a member of The Grogan Lumber Company, of 88 
Broad Street, Boston; for twenty-three years prior to that, he had also 
been engaged in the lumber business. He was born in Newcastle, N. 
H., on June 21, 1864, and was educated in its schools and at Hampton 
Academy of Hampton, N. H. 


CHARLES J. MIERS. 

For more than the past forty-two years, Noble Miers has been 
engaged in the roofing business in Charlestown, with location at No. 
142 Cambridge Street. He was born in Greenville, N. S., on October 1, 
1857, but came to the United States as a lad and obtained an education 
in the schools of Charlestown. In Somerville, in 1878, he was married 
to Miss Mary G. Wheaton. They have one child, and they reside at 
No. 74 Mt. Vernon Street, Somerville. In Freemasonry, he was raised 
in Spicket Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Salem. N. H., whence he came by 
demit to Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; he was advanced 
and exalted in Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, and was 
knighted in Coeur de Lion Commandery No 34, K. T., also of Charles¬ 
town. Thus Masonically qualified, he ventured on the perilous journey 
across the burning sands, and reaching the Oasis of Boston, was on the 
last day of the year, 1909, admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with enrollment No. 8623, Noble Miers is also a 
member of Franklin Lodge No. 41, K. P. of Somerville. 


FRANCIS DOANE. 

Aleppo Temple was called upon to mourn the demise of Noble 
Doane, who entered the Unseen Temple on July 19, 1914. The late 
Noble had attained high rank, in Masonry, in both York and Scottish 
Rites, being affiliated with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Hebron 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Norwood; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’. 
R.'.S.'. Having secured these Masonic qualifications, he was admitted into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple on March 15, 1888, and his certificate of 
enrollment in that exalted body is numbered 682. Noble Doane was also 
a member of John Hancock Council No. 452, of the Royal Arcanum 
For the extremely long period of fifty-four years, he had been a stationer 
and blank book manufacturer under the name of Francis Doane and Com¬ 
pany, at 116 State Street, Boston. The lamented Noble Doane was born in 
Orleans, on July 8, 1843, and by his ancestry, was entitled to membership 
in the Society of Mayflower Descendants. In Norwood, on March 7, 1878, 
he was married to Miss Henrietta Augusta Winslow, who survives him. 
Noble Doane was a member of the Chamber of Commerce. His late 
residence was in Norwood, at 269 Walpole Street. 

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EDWARD G. WHITNEY. 

Established as a pharmacist and druggist at 286 Acushnet Avenue, 
New Bedford, Noble Whitney has been, for about a third of a century, 
engaged in that profession. In Masonry, he has the rank of Past Master 
in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ayer, being also a member of 
Worcester Chapter, R. A M., Adoniram Council, R. & S. M., and of 
Sutton Coinmandery No. 16, lv T., both of New Bedford. Upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, he is enrolled as No. 9110, having been 
admitted into the Nobility of that illustrious body, of the Mystic Shrine, 
on May 29, 1911. Noble Whitney is also a member of Prospect Lodge, 
No. 35, I. O. O. F. He was born, educated, and married in Waltham. 
The date of his birth is November 6, 1867, and that of his marriage, 
October 29, 1901, his wife having been Miss Esther Mansfield. Noble 
Whitney has two sons, Edward T. and Charles C., and resides at No. 
56 State Street, New Bedford. 

GEORGE ALBERT MORRILL, M. D. 

Noble Morrill was born in Providence, R. I., on May 8, 1869. His 
education was obtained at the Boston Latin School, and the Harvard 
Medical School, class of 1890. On June 9, 1892, he married Miss Charlie 
May Hughson of Boston. Noble Morrill first saw light in Masonry, in 
St. John’s Lodge, in which he was raised on May 2, 1904; he was 
advanced and exalted in Dorchester Royal Arch Chapter on January 
23, 1903; was created a Sir Knight in Joseph Warren Coinmandery No. 
26, K. T., on June 2, 1913; and he was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in which his enrollment is No. 10010, 
on June 5, 1913, becoming a ife Member of that illustrious body, on June 
7, 1913. Noble Morrill is also a member of the Boston Y. M. C. A., 
and is actively identified with other societies and organizations. He has 
been in the practice of medicine for twenty-four years, and resides at 
No. 614 Columbus Avenue, Boston. 

JOHN MANFORD HARVEY. 

Noble Harvey was prepared for admission to the Shrine by the 
Masonic Degrees conferred in the following bodies of New Bedford: 
Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., 
New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple with the class of June 
5, 1913, and he was enrolled upon the membership lists of the Ancient 
Arabic Order as No. 9988. Noble Harvey is a member also of New 
Bedford Chapter No. 49, of the Order of the Eastern Star, and of the 
Branch 18, of the National Association of the Letter Carriers. He was 
born in Adams, on April 3, 1885, and obtained his education in the schools 
of New Bedford. In New Bedford, Noble Harvey is located at the Post 
Office, where he is employed as letter carrier No. 31. 

ALBERT A. SMITH. 

Noble Smith has degrees, in full course, in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, with affiliations in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Brighton, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. &. S. M., and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; and he is also a mem¬ 
ber of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. With these prerequisite Masonic 
Degrees, he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on December 30, 1901, and his enrollment was certified as 
No. 3760. Noble Smith was born in Boston, on January 9, 1867, and was 
educated in the public schools of that city. Since 1888, he has been a 
provision dealer, now located at 362 Cambridge Street, Allston. Noble 
Smith was the first to introduce the exhibitions of French bulldogs into 
the United States, which have since become popular, the first show having 
been held under the auspices of the Massachusetts Agricultural Society 
in Agricultural Hall in 1906. He is unmarried, and resides at 16 B. 
Highgate Street, Allston. 

JAMES R. WOOD, JR. 

Noble Wood acquired the Masonic Degrees which prepared him for 
admission to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order in the following 
Masonic bodies: Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Woburn, Woburn 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 
Melrose. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on April 29, 1902, and 
to him there was awarded the certificate of enrollment numbered 3871. 
Noble Wood was born in Boston, on February 21, 1880, and attended 
the public schools of Woburn. Since 1898, he has been a professional 
detective, and he now is the president of the Wood, Morgan Detective 
Agency of Boston, founding that corps on July 8, 1908. He is a member 
of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, and 
is also a member of the Scimitar Club. In Providence, R. I., on March 
31, 1904, he married Miss Louise E. Messer of Somerville. The offices are 
at 61 Court St., Boston, and the residence is at 14 Austin St., Somerville. 


WILLIAM A. MacCORD. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble MacCord’s name appears as No. 8900, and he was elevated to the 
Nobility of that body, on November 11, 1910, having previously attained 
degrees in full course in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. In 
the York Rite, he is affiliated with Winslow Lewis Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Boston, Newton Chapter, R. A. M. of Newtonville, New Bedford 
Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New 
Bedford. In the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.'.S.b Noble MacCord is a member of New Bedford Lodge, 
No. 73, B. P. O. E., and in 1899 and 1900, served therein as Exalted 
Ruler; he is connected also with Acushnet Lodge, I. O. O. F, Nasha- 
wena Tribe, I. O. R. M., and he is a member of the Dartmouth Club, 
and many other organizations. Noble MacCord was born in the city of 
Quebec, Can., on March 14, 1870, and studied in the schools of Quebec 
and at Morrin College of that city, taking his degree in law, witli the 
class of 18%, at Yale College, New Haven. Since that time, he has been 
practicing his profession in New Bedford, with offices at 37 Purchase 
Street. He is a member of the New Bedford Bar Association, and in 
1900 and 1901, he served in the General Court of Massachusetts as a 
Representative from New Bedford. In that city, on Christmas Day, 
19(40, his marriage to Miss Katherine Kilburn, took place. Noble Mac¬ 
Cord resides at 744 County Street, New Bedford. 

THOMAS PILKINGTON KNOWLES. 

Noble Knowles has Masonic attainments which are indicated by 
his membership in the following bodies, all of New Bedford: Eureka 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton Com¬ 
mandery No. 16, K. T. Thus qualified for admission to the Ancient 
Arabic Order, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple as a member of the 
class of February 18, 1907, when he received the certificate of enrollment 
with the number 6983. Noble Knowles was born in England, on October 
19, 1870, but came to the United States early enough to receive his edu¬ 
cation in New Bedford. After having been for about twenty years 
associated in business with his father, he has now been, for five years, 
engaged, for himself, in plumbing, steam fitting and sheet-metal work, at 
1651 Purchase Street, New Bedford. In England, on September 26, 
1900, he was married to Miss Lillian Jones. He has three children, 
Lillian E., Myra, and Thomas A. He is a member of Dartmouth Chapter 
No. 106, of the Order of the Eastern Star, and of the New Bedford Mas¬ 
ter Plumbers’ Association. His residence is at 1653 Purchase St. 

WILLIAM ELLSWORTH BARNES, M. D. 

In April, 1913, Noble Barnes received the appointment of Surgeon 
to Aleppo Temple, and upon the enrollment lists of that illustrious body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, his name appears as No. 4369, having been 
received into its Nobility, on February 9, 1904. Noble Barnes’ prepara¬ 
tory degrees in Masonry were acquired in Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Boston, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and St. Omer Com¬ 
mandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Aside from Masonry, his fra¬ 
ternal connections are with Mt. Pleasant Lodge, I. O. O. F., and 
Marathon Lodge, K. P., both of Dorchester. Noble Barnes was born in 
Utica, N. Y., on January 23, 1862. His preparatory education was 
obtained in the public schools of Utica; from which he went to the 
State Normal School at Albany, and thence to the Medical Department 
Boston University, graduating in 1893. Since his graduation he has prac¬ 
ticed his profession as a physician He is a member of the American 
Institute of Homeopathy, the Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical So¬ 
ciety, the Massachusetts Surgical and Gynecological Society, and of the 
Dorchester Medical Society. On April 30, 1889, in New York City, he 
was married to Miss Nora F. Moriarty of Boston; they have two sons, 
William E., Jr., and John Waldron. Noble Barnes has his residence 
at No. 432 Columbia Road, Dorchester. 

GEORGE SNEDDEN. 

Noble Snedden has enrollment No. 10037, upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, to which exalted 
membership he was elevated, on June 5, 1913, after making that perilous 
journey across the burning sands. His previously acquired Masonic 
attainments are in the following bodies, all of New Bedford: Star in 
the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New 
Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. 
He is also a member of the Dartmouth Club of that city. For three 
years, Noble Snedden has been superintendent for the Grinnell Manu¬ 
facturing Company, of Kilburn Street, New Bedford, and for a quarter 
of a century he was a master mechanic. The date of his birth is May 
12, 1858, and the place, Scotland, where, also, he received an education. 
Noble Snedden is a widower, with three children: May S., Jennie W., and 
George A. His residence is at 759 County Street, New Bedford. 


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ARTHUR H. JENKINS. 

As a Knight Templar Mason, Noble Jenkins is Masonically affiliated 
with Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde 
Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. 
Thereupon the ceremony of his elevation to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on September 14, 1897, was exemplified on him 
with all the formalities pertaining to that impressive function; his numeri¬ 
cal designation in that illustrious body, being No. 1496. He has spent 
more than twenty years in the service of the George E. Keith Company, 
as a traveling salesman. Noble Jenkins was born in New Bedford, on 
March 12, 1866, and was educated in the schools of Hyde Park. In 
Brockton, in 1899, he was married to Miss Bertha C. Taber. His business 
address is No. .23 Station Avenue, Brockton and the residence is at 20 
Keith Avenue. 


HARRY R. CLOUDMAN, M.D. 

Prepared for Shrine ennoblement, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and 
in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, Noble Cloud¬ 
man was welcomed in Aleppo Temple on November 11, 1910, his enroll¬ 
ment number being 8866. He was born in Hingham, on November 27, 
1876, and obtained hjs preparatory education in the schools of Natick. 
He was graduated from Harvard College with the class of 1900, and is 
now engaged in the general practice of medicine in the city of Brock¬ 
ton. Noble Cloudman is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Asso¬ 
ciation ; the Brockton Medical Society, and of the Commercial Club 
of Brockton. His marriage to Miss Ida G. Fiske of Natick took place 
in Boston, on October 31, 1905. Both the residence and office are located 
at 33 Clinton Avenue, Brockton. 


GEORGE LEONARD KNOWLES. 

Noble Knowles was born in East Bridgewater on January 13, 1873. 
and attended the public schools of Brockton. He has been in the grocery 
business in that city, for a quarter of a century, and is established at 
1048 and 1050 Main Street. The preparatory Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him, in St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T., and he was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order as a member of the class of June 5, 1913, in Aleppo Temple, 
wherein he was enrolled as No. 9997. Noble Knowles is a member, also, 
of Campello Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of the Golden Cross of Brockton. 
In that city, on December 13, 1894, he married Miss Hattie B. Pierce. 
They have a son, Ervin P., and a daughter, Bernice Louise, and reside at 
64 South Street. 


WILLIAM HENRY ERRGONG. 

Admitted to the membership of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on May 21, 1908, and therein enrolled as No. 8107, Noble Errgong was 
Masonically equipped therefor, in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East Boston Council, R. & S. M. and William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. He is also a 
member of Eastern Star Lodge No. 143; of the I. O. O. F.; of the 
National Marine Engineers’ Benefit Association, and of the Engineers’ 
Blue Room Club. For more than fifteen years, he has been engaged in 
marine engineering, in the service of the United States. He was born 
in Fort Plain, N. Y., on June 5, 1881, and attended school there. He 
was married in Fort Plain, also, on June 26, 1897, to Miss Delia Marsh, 
of that place, and has a son, Gordon Marsh. They reside at No. 440 
Meridian Street, East Boston. 


FREDERICK E. BODMAN. 

With rank of Senior Deacon, Noble Bodman is affiliated in Ezekial 
Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; of Captain of the Host, in King Hiram 
Chapter, R. A. M., and in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., he was 
created a Knight; all these bodies are of Attleboro. His ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on June 24, 1907, when 
there was awarded him certificate of enrollment No. 7255. He is also a 
member of the Royal Arcanum. Noble Bodman was born in Bement, 
Ill., on March 10, 1859, but obtained his education in Massachusetts. In 
Norton, on October 25, 1882, he was married to Miss Lydia A. Walker; 




they have two sons, Ralph H. and Ivan F., and reside at No. 9 Pros¬ 
pect Street, Attleboro. For about twelve years, Noble Bodman has 
been with the D. E. Makepeace Company of Attleboro, with location at 
the intersection of Pine and Durham Streets. 


CHARLES BLOSSOM. 

Having obtained the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Eureka Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. 
& S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford, 
Noble Blossom was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December, 1902, when he was enrolled as 
No. 3987. He is a member of the Dartmouth Club of New Bedford, and 
of the New Bedford Yacht Club. For about thirty years, he has been 
a builder of window frames, sash and blinds, and is established at 159 
North Second Street, New Bedford. Noble Blossom was born in Fair- 
haven, on November 18, 1860, and was also educated there. He was 
married to Miss Aurelia C. Searell, in New Bedford. He has four chil¬ 
dren: Everett T., Carlton S., James W., and Ruth. Noble Blossom resides 
at 286 Maple Street, New Bedford. 


EMERSON A. SLADE. 

As the proprietor of the E. A. Slade Company, jewelers, a concern 
which was founded in July, 1910, Noble Slade is well known in Attle¬ 
boro. He was born at Mattapoisett, on October 11, 1876, and obtained his 
education in the schools of New Bedford. The Masonic Degrees pre¬ 
liminary to his admission to the Shrine, were conferred in Ezekiel 
Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M., King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., and Bristol 
Commandery No. 29, K. T., all of Attleboro. Thus qualified, Noble Slade 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on March 28, 1912, and there was conferred upon him the enroll¬ 
ment number 9494. In New Bedford, on December 1, 1899, he married 
Miss Alice R. Reynolds. He has a daughter, Dorothy Howard, and 
resides at 27 John Street, Attleboro. The business address is 45 Union 
Street. 


WILLIAM A. PUTNAM. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees, in Wilder Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Leominster, in which he has the rank of Past Master; 
Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., 
both of Fitchburg, Noble Putnam was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 17, 1906, and he 
holds therein certificate of enrollment No. 6876. Noble Putnam is also a 
member of Lodge No. 1237, of the B. P. O. E. of Leominster, in which 
he has the rank of First Past Excellent Ruler; of the Royal Arcanum, 
and of the Leominster Club. He is, too, a member of the Board of 
Selectmen of Leominster, for 1913 and 1914. After having been, eight 
years, in the banking business in Leominster, in 1890, Noble Putnam 
entered the insurance business, being established at No. 12 Main Street, 
in that town. Noble Putnam was born at Wilton, N. H., on February 

13, 1864, and attended the schools there. In Leominster, on January 

14, 1886, he married Miss Florence T. Morse, and they have a daughter, 
Ruth. Their home is at No. 234 Merriam Avenue, Leominster. 


OSCAR HOWE NELSON. 

The preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Noble Nelson 
in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newburyport, in which he has the 
rank of Senior Warden; King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., and Newbury¬ 
port Commandery No. 3, K. T., in which he is Guard. Thus qualified 
for admission to the Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., as a member of the class of December 29, 1911, and his 
enrollment certificate therein bears the number 9261. Noble Nelson is a 
well known citizen of Newburyport, having served his town as Council¬ 
man during the year 1902 and as Alderman for the year 1911. In poli¬ 
tics, he is a Republican. Noble Nelson was born in West Newburyport, on 
August 31, 1876, and received his preparatory education in the public 
schools of Georgetown and Newburyport, later going to the Dummer 
Academy of Byfield. In 1898, he graduated from the Boston University 
Law School, and is now practicing law, with offices at 43J6 Pleasant Street, 
Newburyport. In that city, on October 15, 1904, Noble Nelson married 
Miss Cassine H. Brown. They have three children: David O., Robert 
B. and May C., and reside at 274 High Street. 


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THOMAS J. OLYS. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Decem¬ 
ber 27, 1894, with enrollment No. 1976, Noble Olys first saw Masonic 
light in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has been 
Marshal, for two years. He is also affiliated, in the York Rite of 
Masonry, with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Boston Connnandery No. 2, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, 
Noble Olys is a 32° Mason, being affiliated with the bodies situated in the 
Valley of Boston. He is also a member of John Hancock Council No. 
52, Royal Arcanum of Boston; of the Boston City Club; of the Fifteen 
Club of Boston; of the Old South Church Club, and is an ex-Captain of 
the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston. For the past 
forty years, Noble Olys has been a merchant tailor in Boston, now located 
at 34 Merchants Row. He was born in Bath, Me., on November 29, 1849, 
and was also there educated. He is a widower, and resides at No. 27 
Greenwich Park, Boston. 

EDWARD I. MARTIN. 

Noble Martin began his Masonic career in Illinois. The Symbolic 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Lambert Lodge No. 659, A. F. & 
A. M. of Quincy, Ill.; and the Capitular Degrees in Quincy Chapter, 
R. A. M. He was dubbed and created a Knight Templar in El Aska Com- 
mandery No. 55, K. T. of Quincy, Ill. In 1885, his membership was 
transferred, and he was made a member, in Boston, of De Molay Com- 
ntandery No. 7, K. T., about 1900. His enrollment among the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is No. 3420, and his enrollment 
took place with the class of .November 9, 1900. Noble Martin was born 
in Tonawanda, N. Y., on July 11, 1856. He spent fifteen years as a retail 
dry goods merchant in Quincy, Ill., and came to Boston fourteen years 
ago to engage in the wholesale of furs. In Quincy, 111., on January 25, 
1883, he was married to Miss Charlena Hodgden of Weymouth, Mass., 
and they have a daughter, May Charlena. Noble Martin’s residence is at 
351 Commercial Street, Weymouth, and his business address is No. 33 
Bedford Street, Boston. 

ASHTON HAMILTON. 

Enrolled as No. 10340 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
August 15, 1914, Noble Hamilton had previously become eligible for that 
exaltation by his affiliations in the York Rite of Masonry. He was first 
welcomed as a Masonic brother in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
was made a Royal and Select Master in Brockton Council, and a Knight 
Templar in Bay State Commandery No. 38, all of Brockton. He is a 
member of the Commercial Club of Brockton. For the past ten years, 
Noble Plamilton has been a manufacturer of shoe supplies, with business 
location at No. 52 Haverhill Street, Brockton. He was born in Calais, 
Me., on December 5, 1875, and was educated in the schools of Calais and 
in Boston. In Brockton, he was married to Miss Helen E. Wade of that 
city, and they reside at No. 57 Haverhill Street, Brockton. 

JOHN CHARLES JUTHE. 

Noble Juthe gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on September 
1, 1906, and is therein enrolled as No. 6580. He has Masonic affiliations 
in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Charlestown, and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. He is also 
a member of the Royal Arcanum and of the Viking Club of Boston. Noble 
Juthe was born in Norway, Europe, on July 3, 1880, but came to the 
United States early enough to attain an education in the schools of 
Massachusetts. He married Miss Josephine Scoley, and they reside at 30 
Hancock Street, Everett. On September 1, 1914, he became connected 
with the Wheelock Lovejoy Company, at Sidney Street, Cambridge, after 
having been a mechanical engineer for the Firth Sterling Steel Company 
for twelve years. 

GEORGE BRINTNALL SMITH. 

Noble Smith, a well known artist of Boston and New York, 
attained his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Orpheus Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Providence, R. 1., and he is also affiliated with and is a Char¬ 
ter Member of Dorchester Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston. The Capit¬ 
ular Degrees were conferred in Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.; the 
Cryptic Degrees, in Boston Council, R. & S. M.; the Templar Degrees, 
in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; the Ineffable Degrees, in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; the Historical and Traditional Grades, 
in Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; the Philosophical 
and Christian Grades, in Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and the 
Chivalric, Philosophical Grades, in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With the class of December 30, 1904, he was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and the registration number given him 
as his numerical designation in that illustrious body, is No. 4949. Noble 
Smith is also a member of Wenona Chapter No. 59, of the Order of 
Eastern Star of Dorchester. He was born in the West End of the city 
of Boston, and resides at No. 8 Gaylord Street, Dorchester. 


RUPERT WARD JAQUES. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Jaques is affiliated with Mount 
Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M, and Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., all of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on June 5, 1913, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 9994. He is Secretary of Sutton Royal Arch Chapter. lie is also 
a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Noble Jaques was 
born in Rowley, on February 3, 1886, and was educated in the public 
schools there and in Lynn. His marriage to Miss Helen Woodbury 
Downing of Lynn, took place in Waverly, on October 25, 1914, and they 
reside at No. 13 Cedar Hill Terrace, Swampscott. Noble Jaques is a 
certified public accountant, his office being at No. 110 State Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM H. THAYER. 

Noble Thayer is a Past Master of St. George Lodge, A. I*. & A. M. 
of Brockton, and he is affiliated also with the following York Rite bodies 
of that city: Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., 
and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. Thus having acquired the 
prerequisite Degrees for ennoblement, he was received into the mem¬ 
bership of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the 
class of November 22, 1889, and he holds the certificate of enrollment with 
the number 2622, in that illustrious body. Noble Thayer is also a mem¬ 
ber of the Past Masters Association of the Twenty-fourth Masonic Dis¬ 
trict. He is affiliated with Campello Lodge, I. O. O. F., and he is a 
member of the Commercial Club of Brockton. For the past thirty-five 
years, he has been one of the firm styled Thayer Brothers, dealers in 
sporting goods, at 1114 Main Street, Campello. He was born in Chelsea, 
on August 9, 1852, and as a youth, attended the public schools of Brock¬ 
ton. On December 18, 1878, he married Miss Della V. Crocker of Brock¬ 
ton. They have a son, Herbert Allen, and reside at 1329 Main Street, 
Campello. 

ALVAFI S. BAKER. 

Admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 9, 1900, 
with membership No. 3389, Noble Baker has degrees in full course in 
both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, 
with the following bodies of Lowell: William North Lodge A. F. & A. 
M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M. and 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T.; and, in the latter, with Lowell Lodge 
of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. lie 
is also a member of the Vesper Country Club of Lowell. Noble Baker 
was born in Veazie, Me., on March 13, 1862, and obtained his education 
in the public schools of Lowell, where also, on April 19, 1899, he married 
Miss Ida M. Wright. Since 1906, lie has been superintendent of the 
Reformatory at Concord. 

HENRY SUMNER RICKETT. 

The enrollment numbered 7637 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., is that of Noble Rickett, who was received into the 
membership of that exalted body on June 24, 1907. His Masonic career 
has given him affiliations in bodies of the York and Scottish Rites, being 
connected with Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For the past thirty-three years, Noble Rickett has been 
with W. Bixby and Company of Boston, importers of wines and liquors, 
and for the last twelve years, he has been manager of that company. He 
was born in Irvington, N. J., on July 26, 1860, but obtained his education 
in Boston. Noble Rickett was married in Dorchester, on June 23, 1897, 
to Miss Laura May Wellington of Somerville, and has one child, Doris 
W. His business addresses are 118 Blackstone Street, and 153 Hanover 
Street, Boston, and he resides at 343 Park Street, Dorchester. 

DANIEL ARTHUR BROWN. 

Noble Brown crossed the burning sands of the desert, and was created 
a Noble of Aleppo Temple, on December 7, 1905, with certificate of en¬ 
rollment in that renowned body, numbered 6183. His Masonic affiliations 
are with Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winthrop, Shekinah Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery 
No. 10, K. T., all of Chelsea. He is also a member of the Boston City 
Club. Noble Brown was born in Jamaica Plain, on November 1, 1877, 
and attended the public schools of Boston. His marriage to Miss Lillian 
Ray took place in East Boston in 1899. They have a son, Daniel A., Jr., 
born in 1901; also a daughter, Elinor R., born in 1907. For the past four 
years, Noble Brown has been one of the firm of Brown and Stackpole, 


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dealers m real estate, at Rooms 1109 and 1110 Paddock Pudding, Poston; 
and previously, he had been engaged in the same line of business. His 
home is in Winthrop, at 132 Loring Road. 

KRISTIAN AUGUST JUTHE. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on September 1, 1906, and registered therein 
as No. 6579, Noble Juthe received his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in 
Chicopee Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; his Capitular Degrees, in Signet Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, and his Templar Degrees, in Beauseant 
Commandery K. T. of Malden. He is also a member of the 1. O. O. F. 
of Everett, the Royal Arcanum, of the \V est Side Club of Providence, 
the Viking Club of Boston, the Masonic Club of Chicopee, and of the 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Noble Juthe is with the 
Wheelock Lovejoy Company of Cambridge, previously, for ten years, 
having been a mechanical engineer for the Firth Sterling Steel Company, 
and for twelve years, superintendent of several large manufacturing com¬ 
panies. He has, also, been a member of the City Government of Ever¬ 
ett. In Norway, he was born on June 24, 1871, and was educated there 
and in Boston. His marriage to Miss Geneva M. Tracy of Chicopee took 
place in Chicopee, on June 30, 1896; they have a son, Stanley N., born 
on August 25, 1898, and a daughter, Marion E., born .on April 12, 1903. 
Their residence is at 261 Homer Street, Newton Centre, and Noble Juthe’s 
business location is Sidney Street, Cambridge. 

WILLIAM JOHNSON TYLER. 

Noble Tyler, who has been for more than seventeen years in the 
real estate business in Boston, with offices at 24 Milk Street, was born 
on March 12, 1873, at Vernon, Vt. Later he came to Massachusetts and 
studied at the Powers Institute of Bernardston, Franklin County. At 
Bernardston, also, on October 17, 1896, he married Miss Susie N. Browne; 
they have a son, Roger Browne, now a student at Harvard University, 
and a daughter, Edith M. Noble Tyler resides at 24 Dakota Street, 
Dorchester. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Orange 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Orange, and soon after moving to Boston, 
became affiliated with the famous old St. John Lodge of that city. In the 
York Rite, Noble Tyler is a member of Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Roxbury, Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery, 
No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury. In the Scottish Rite, he is associated 
with the following bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Tyler 
holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 4594, in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., and was admitted to the Nobility of that body, as a 
member of the class of May 5, 1904. He is connected with the Boston 
Athletic Association, and the Boston Real Estate Exchange. 

EVERETT M. MYRICK. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Myrick made the pilgrimage across 
the hot sands, and, on March 28, 1912, was admitted through the portals 
of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, wherein he was ennobled and 
enrolled as No. 9438. In Masonry, he was raised in Damascus Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, and then, continuing in the Scottish Rite of 
Masonry, became affiliated with the following bodies, in the Valley of 
Boston: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Myrick is a mem¬ 
ber of the Sons of the American Revolution, Chamber of Commerce of 
Lynn, and is the Treasurer of the Lynn City Council. He has been in 
the real estate and insurance business for over a score of years, formerly 
having been a school teacher. Noble Myrick was born in Troy, Me., on 
July 17, 1867, and obtained an education in his native town. In Unity, 
Me., in November, 1888, he was married to Miss Annie Watson of Thorn¬ 
dike, Me., who passed away in 1898; and at Newburyport, in April, 1903, 
he was again married to Miss Mane E. Greenough. Noble Myrick has 
two children: Guy C. and Merle M. His business address is Item Build¬ 
ing, Lynn, and his home is at No. 50 Newhall Street, in the same city. 

CLAUDE L. ALLEN. 

Noble Allen, who by order of his enrollment upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, is No. 7611, was received into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, on August 31, 1907, his Masonic requirements having been met 
through his affiliations with the following bodies, all of Melrose: Wyom¬ 
ing Lodge, A. F. & A. M. in which he has the rank of Junior Warden, 
Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. T., which he is serving as Senior Warden. He is likewise a member of 
the B. P. O. E„ of the Boston City Club, the Middlesex Club, and the 
Melrose Club. As a Republican, Noble Allen was elected and served as 
Senator of the Fourth Middlesex District, having also served his home 
city, in the capacities of Solicitor and Alderman. He was born at South 


Thomaston, Me., on January 11, 1878, but was educated in Boston, grad¬ 
uating from the Boston University Law School, with the class of 1900: 
and since then has been practicing his profession as a member of the firm 
of Allen and Barnes, with offices in the Old South Building, Boston. On 
June 15, 1904, in Melrose, Noble Allen was married to Miss Lovisa A. 
Delamater, and they have a son, Claude L„ Jr., born January 21, 1906, and 
a daughter, Beatrice D., January 18, 1911. They have their residence in 
Melrose. 

JEFFERSON A. WINSLOW. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees in Masonry in 
Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Adomram Royal Arch Chapter; 
New Bedford Council of Royal and Select Masters; and Sutton Com¬ 
mandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford, Noble W inslow ventured 
on the perilous journey across the desert, and was permitted as one of 
the class of October 22, 1897, to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, wherein he was enrolled 
among its Nobility as No. 2968. Since 1906, Noble Winslow has been a 
salesman with the Tingue Manufacturing Company of No. 120 East 
25th Street, New York, previously having been connected with the New 
England Cotton Yarn Company of New Bedford and Philadelphia. He 
was born in New Bedford, on October 28, 1871, and was there educated. 
In Newark, N. J„ on June 8, 1910, Noble Winslow was married to Miss 
Mabel F. Warner of that city, and they reside at No. 473 North Grove 
Street, East Orange, N. J. 

LAWSON WALKER OAKES. 

Noble Oakes has degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry; in the former, being affiliated with Eliot Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Jamaica Plain, in which he has the rank of Junior Warden; 
Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M. of Dorchester; Boston Council, R. & S. M.; 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in the latter, with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, in which he is Master of Ceremonies; Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus 
doubly qualified, Noble Oakes was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on March 26, 1909, his enrollment in that 
illustrious body being numbered 8356. Politically, he is a member of 
the Republican Party. Noble Oakes was born in Rockport, on June 2, 
1876, and was educated in the public schools of that place and at the 
Phillips Andover Academy. At Lee, on May 28, 1902, he married Miss 
Emma L. Simader; they have a son, Frederick Hamilton, and a daughter, 
Margaret Simader. For the past nine years, Noble Oakes has been con¬ 
nected with the Whitcomb and Kavanaugh Company, at No. 6 Beacon 
Street, Boston. His home address is 235 Lincoln Street, Newton High¬ 
lands. 

CHESTER D.,HOLMES. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Holmes into its Mystic Shrine Nobility 
on August 31, 1907, enrolling him on its membership lists as No. 7623. In 
Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated in Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
was advanced and exalted in Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, 
and was knighted in Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abing- 
ton. Noble Holmes is a member of the Commercial Club of Plymouth ; 
a Charter Member of the Sinfonia Fraternity; and is a graduate of the 
New England Conservatory of Music. Since 1906, he has been a cran¬ 
berry grower in Plymouth. Noble Holmes was born in that town, on 
November 9, 1877, and there also, obtained his education. He is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides in Plymouth. 

HERBERT THOMAS CAPERS. 

Enrolled as No. 10074 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., Noble Capers was ennobled in that body of Shriners 
in August, 1913. Masonically, he is connected with Pequossette Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Watertown, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Noble 
Capers was born in Warwick, Eng., in 1878, but came to Massachusetts 
early enough to attend the public schools of Watertown and Boston, from 
which he graduated in 1894. Since then, he has been a wholesale florist, 
and is now established at 260 Devonshire Street, Boston. For four years, 
Noble Capers has been a member of the Society of American Florists. 
In politics, he is a Republican. On June 16, 1907, Noble Capers was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Alice J. Evans, and they reside at 672 Main Street, Water- 
town. 

EMERY F. BLODGETT. 

Noble Blodgett has Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry 
and he has the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are as follows: 
in the York Rite, with William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Command¬ 
ery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell ; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
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Order, on November 9, 1900, and he was enrolled therein as No. 3388. 
Noble Rlodgett is a member also of Chevalier Lodge of the Knights 
of Pythias, in which lie has held all offices. For the past two years, he 
has been a clerk in the Saco Lowell Shops of Lowell; and for nine years 
previous, he had been superintendent of the Lowell Division of the United 
States Bobbin and Shuttle Company. He was born in Lowell, on Febru¬ 
ary 26, 1859, and graduated from high school there with the class of 
1878. In 1904, in Lowell, he married Miss Susie A. Johnson. Noble 
Blodgett resides at 585 Chelmsford Street, Lowell. 

EDWIN CHESTER TRAVER. 

Noble Traver secured the Masonic Degrees necessary for ennoble¬ 
ment in Harmony Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Northfield, in which he has 
the rank of Senior Deacon: Crescent Chapter, R. A. M. of Orange, and 
Orange Commandery No. 45, K. T. His number is 9170 upon the enroll¬ 
ment lists of Aleppo Temple, and with the class of September 2, 1911, 
he was admitted into the Nobility of that illustrious body. After ten 
years’ experience in the drug business, he became manager for “Gard¬ 
ner, the Druggist,” at 1525 Washington Street, Boston, about seven years 
ago. Noble Traver was born in Portland, Me., on June 19, 1869, and 
graduated from the Bath High School in 1887. He was married in 
Barre, Mass., on February 19, 1894, to Miss Lillian Matthews of that 
place. Noble Traver’s residence is at 29 Worcester Square, Boston. 

FREDERIC E. SPRAGUE. 

Welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on September 20, 1888, Noble Sprague was given the enrollment number 
2342 in that illustrious body. In the York Rite of Masonry, he is affiliated 
with the following bodies of Skowhegan, Maine: Somerset Lodge No. 
34, F. & A. M.; Somerset Chapter, R. A. M.; Mt. Moriah Council No. 
10, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 10, K. T. In the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, he is connected with Lewiston Lodge of Perfection, of Lewiston, 
Maine; Portland Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Dunlap Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Maine Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all of Portland, 
Me. Noble Sprague served in the Civil War, in the Second Company of 
Andrew Sharpshooters, and was discharged in October, 1864. at the 
expiration of his term of service. From January, 1865, until 1878, he 
served in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and was discharged by 
request, as First Lieutenant. He holds membership in General Lander 
Post No. 5. G. A. R. Noble Sprague was born in Lynn, on March 31, 
1843, and was graduated from the public schools of that city in 1860. 
His first wife was Emma M. Elmer, of Lexington, who passed away at 
Skowhegan, Maine, in 1880. leaving a son, Clarence E., born March 3, 
1870. On September 2, 1890 at Skowhegan, Noble Sprague married Kate 
W. Redmond, and they reside in Lynn, at No. 24 Estes Street. Since 
March, 1908, Noble Sprague has been Inspector of Water Works for the 
City of Lynn. Previously, from 1865 to 1895, he was engaged as fore¬ 
man in a shoe factory and from 1895 to 1908, was a salesman in the 
leather business. Noble Sprague’s office address is City Hall, Lynn. 

FRED HORNE. 

Having obtained the preparatory Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, in William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pilgrim Comandery No. 9, K. T., 
all located in Lowell, Noble Horne was received into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on November 10, 1911, and there 
was then awarded him the certificate of enrollent with the number 9187, 
He is also a member of the Masonic Club, the Vesper Country Club, the 
Yorick Club, and of the Highland Club of Lowell. For two years, he has 
been a member of the Citv Council of the Republican City Committee. 
For the past thirty years Noble Horne has conducted a retail coal business 
in the city of Lowell, with offices at 9 Central Street, and at 251 Thorn¬ 
dike Street. He was born in Lowell, on November 2, 1856, and attended 
the schools of that city. In Lowell, also, he married Miss Martha W. 
Conlan. They have a son, Herbert W.: also two daughters, Bertha M. 
and Augusta M., and reside at 150 Westford Street. Lowell. 

FRANK C. BROWN. 

Enrolled as No. 3603, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on 
August 31, 1901, for which exaltation Noble Brown had previously become 
eligible through the Masonic Degrees obtained in Belmont Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., in which he has held all the offices up to and including that of 
Senior Deacon: Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M. of Arlington: Cambridge 
Council, R. & S. M. of which he is a Charter Member, and St. Bernard 
Commandery No. 12. K. T. of Boston. He is also a member of the Boston 
City Club, and of the Republican Town Committee of Belmont, of which 
latter he is a Past Chairman. Noble Brown was born in Belmont, on 
June 28, 1867, and was graduated from its high school, with the class 
of 1884. For the past twenty-six years, he has been a clerk for Little, 
Brown and Company, hook publishers and sellers, at No. 34 Beacon Street, 
Boston. Noble Brown is unmarried, and resides in Belmont. 


JAMES SMITH NARROWER. 

Senior Warden in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Har- 
rower is also affiliated with Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ Naphtali Council, 
R. & S. M., and is Eminent Commander of Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T„ all of which bodies are located in Chelsea. Through the medium 
of his Masonic affiliations, on April 19, 1906, he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and was therein enrolled as No. 6444. Noble 
Harrower is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Charity Fund, in 
the Royal Arch Chapter. He is also a member of Mystic Lodge No. 51, 
1. O. O. F., with rank of Past Noble Grand; and of Samaritan Encamp¬ 
ment No. 23, with rank of Past Chief Patriarch. He was born in New- 
buryport, on October 31, 1861, and there received an education. For 
twenty-five years, he has been in the wall paper business, in Boston. He 
has served the city of Chelsea as President of its Board of Trade. In 
Chelsea, on June 16, 1890, his marriage to Miss Georgietta Dexter, was 
solemnized. They have one son, Paul Dexter. Noble Harrower is a 
member of the Middlesex Club. He resides in Chelsea, and his business 
address is No. 25 Cornhill, Boston. 

CHARLES W. HARWOOD. 

Having had prerequisite Masonic affiliations in Golden Fleece Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., 
all of Lynn, and Bradford Commandery, K. T. of Biddeford, Me., Noble 
Harwood was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1910, with enrollment No. 8949. He 
is a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn. Noble Harwood is a counter 
manufacturer; is president of the Lynn Grease Extracting Company, and 
is also vice president of the National City Bank of Lynn. He was born 
in Lynn, on September 6, 1871, and obtained an education in the schools 
of that city. In Lynn, also, on June 30, 1897, Noble Harwood was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Nellie S. Morse of that Shoe City; they have a daughter, 
Marion L„ born on December 1, 1898, and a son, Charles E„ 2nd. Febru¬ 
ary 15, 1905. His business address is No. 63 Allerton Street, Lynn, and 
his residence is in the same city, at No. 55 Eastern Avenue. 

WILLIAM G. BROWN, JR. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Tyrian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethlehem Com- 
mandery No. 43, K. T., all of Gloucester, Noble Brown was admitted 
to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 15, 1914, and he is enrolled 
therein as No. 10330. He is also a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity 
of Dartmouth College, the Cape Ann Camera Club, and of the Glou¬ 
cester Yacht Club. Noble Brown was born in Gloucester, on September 
25. 1886, and obtained his education in the public schools of that place, 
and at Dartmouth College. His marriage to Miss Hester Fisher took 
place in Gloucester, on April 29, 1914. For the past two and a half 
years, Noble Brown has been assistant manager of the department store 
conducted under the firm name of W. G. Brown and Company; and, 
previously, for two years, he had been with Callender, McAuslan and 
Troup Company of Providence, R. I. His business is located in Glou¬ 
cester, where he also resides, at 26 Granite Street. 

CLEMENT THORNDIKE DAME. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Golden Fleece 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, Noble Dame chose to continue his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and he is now affiliated with Salem 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory 
32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, he was admitted into the member¬ 
ship lists of the Mystic Shrine, and his ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 1, 1906, when his certificate 
of enrollment in that exalted body was numbered 6558. Noble Dame 
has connections with Bay State Lodge No. 40, I. O. O. F., with the B. 
P. O. E. of Lynn; and he is a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn. 
For the past fourteen years, Noble Dame has been connected with the 
M. A. Dame and Son Company, located at 90 Monroe Street, Lynn. He 
was born in the Shoe City, on November 7, 1880, and also received his 
education in the public schools there. In Princeton, Me., on June 17, 
1903, Noble Dame married Miss Georgia Belmore; they have two children, 
Virginia and Thorndike. Noble Dame resides at 18 Walker Road, 
Swampscott. 

EDWARD C. LIBBY. 

Exalted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on May 21, 1905, with enrollment No. 6002, Noble Libby had 
previously become eligible for Shrine ennoblement through the Masonic 
Degrees obtained in Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery 
No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell; and in the Lodge of Perfection situated in 
the Valley of Bangor, Me.; Bangor Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
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S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Libby is also a member of the Vesper Country Club 
of Lowell. Fr the past eleven years, be has been a representative for the 
National Biscuit Company. Noble Libby was born in Springfield, Vt.. on 
November 18, 1876, but was educated in Lowell. He is unmarried, and 
resides at No. 399 Stevens Street, Lowell. 

ARCHIBALD THOMAS SAMPSON. 

Noble Sampson was born in England, on September 24, 1869, and 
pursued his education at the Gilford College of North Carolina. For 
twenty-two years, he has been in business, under the firm name of Samp¬ 
son and Allen, of 434 Union Street, Lynn, dealers in electrical engineers’ 
construction supplies, and electric fixtures. He is a member of the Oxford 
Club, of the Park Club of Lynn, and of the Boston City Club. His Masonic 
attainments are indicated by his affiliations of both Rites: Golden Fleece 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn, and Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'., all of 
Boston. He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S., on December 4, 1902, and his certificate of enrollment therein 
bears the number, 4199. Noble Sampson is a member of Lynn Lodge 
No. 117, B. P. O. E., and adheres to Republican principles in politics. In 
1894, in Smithtown, N. H., he was married to Miss Mary S. Smith, and 
they have a daughter, Dorothy. Their residence is at 196 Washington 
Street, Lynn. 

ALBERT C. SAWYER. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Sawyer is affiliated with Mt. 
Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston. 
Likewise, he has a full course of degrees in the Scottish Rite, having- 
connections in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. As a member of the 
class of December 27, 1898, Noble Sawyer was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine with membership No. 3113. He 
is also a member of Commercial Lodge No. 37, K. P. Noble Sawyer was 
born at Cape Elizabeth, Me., on October 6, 1861, and was educated in 
the schools there. His marriage to Miss Nellie J. Bray of Boston took 
place in Cambridge, on February 19, 1899. For the past thirty years, 
Noble Sawyer has been a salesman, at 28 Summer Street, Boston, and he 
resides in Brookline, at 1892 Beacon Street. 

FRED W. LORD. 

Noble Lord, who, since 1877, has been in the drug business in Athol, 
was born in that place, on September 22, 1860, and attended the public 
schools there. As a Democrat, he was elected to the House of Repre¬ 
sentatives in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1904-05. The qualifying 
degrees for admission to the Shrine were conferred upon him in Star 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Comman¬ 
dery, No. 37, K. T., in which he is Past Commander, all located in Athol. 
His certificate of enrollment in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, bears the number 1662, and he was admitted to the Mystic 
Shrine, in that body, on May 23, 1890. Noble Lord is a member of Tully 
Lodge No. 136, I. O. O. F. of Athol, and of the Poquaig Club, also 
of Athol. He was married, in 1886, at Athol, to Miss Addie J. Stowell 
of Orange, who passed away in December, 1905. leaving him with two 
sons. Harold S. and Frank G. Noble Lord’s business address is 427 Main 
Street, and his residence is at 488 Main Street, Athol. 

WILLIAM M. JONES, M. D. 

Noble Jones is engaged in the general practice of medicine and 
surgery in the city of Lowell, with offices at 145 Merrimac Street. He 
was born in Canaan, Me., on April 18, 1865; obtained his preparatory edu¬ 
cation in the schools of Newton, Mass.; was graduated from Harvard 
College, with the degree of A. B., in 1890, and from Harvard Medical 
School, with the rtegree of M. D., in 1893. In the Masonic fraternity, Noble 
Jones has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of which 
he is Past Master; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A M., being ranked therein 
as E. H. P.; Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., all located in Lowell; and 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Noble Jones is 
enrolled as No. 6837, and his ennoblement dates from December 17, 1906. 
He is also a member of the Yoriek Club. His marriage to Miss Helen 
Frances Knowlton of Rockport took place in Newton, on August 9, 1894, 
and his residence is at 290 Branch Street, Lowell. 


EDWARD FRANK KENT. 

Enrolled as No. 1555 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S, Noble 
Kent was admitted to that distinguished Order on March 30, 1894, hav¬ 
ing previously attained Masonic membership in Mt. Hermon Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., and Medford Council, R. & 
S. M„ all of Medford; Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is a Past Patron of Middlesex Chapter 
No. 64, O. E. S., and a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 184, I. O. O. F., 
of West Medford. Noble Kent was born in Wilton, N. H., on October 23, 
1871, and received his education in the schools of that place; at 
Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, and at Comer’s Business College. At 
the age of eighteen, he graduated from the last named institution, and 
started a general store in Wilton, N. H., with his father. In 1889, they 
sold out and removed to West Medford, where the firm of F. P. Kent, 
grocers, was established, and is now located at No. 440 High Street. 
Noble Kent’s marriage to Miss Harriett Gates took place in Medway, on 
January 14, 1897. They have a daughter, Kathleen, born on November 4, 
1902, and reside at No. 67 Brooks Street, West Medford. 

EDGAR P. LEWIS. 

Noble Lewis has taken the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Baalbec 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all 
of East Boston; and his Scottish Rite bodies are Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With this double qualification, he was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 19, 1892, and 
his enrollment was numbered 1463. Noble Lewis is also a member of 
Zenith Lodge No. 43, I. O. O. F. of East Boston, and of Ridgely En¬ 
campment, in which body he has the rank of Junior Warden. He has 
been, for thirty years, a manufacturer of confectionery, in Boston. He 
was born in East Boston, on February 20, 1859, and was educated in the 
public schools there. At Acushnet, on April 26, 1883, he was married 
to Miss Carrie I. Taber of Acushnet. They had six children: Ralph T., 
deceased on March 12, 1913; Edgar P., Guy R., Sybil, Chauncy N. and 
Mildred. His residence is at 154 Princeton Street, East Boston, and his 
business address is 221 and 223 Endicott Street, Boston. 

CHARLES EDWARD HIGHAM. 

Having secured the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Star in the 
East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton 
Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. Noble Hingham was 
admitted, as a member of the class of March 25, 1910, to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and was enrolled in that 
illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine as No. 8674. He is also a member 
of the Dartmouth Club of New York, and the New Bedford Yacht Club. 
For many years, be has been a druggist in New Bedford, being now 
located at No. 1339 Purchase Street. He was born in that city, on Sep¬ 
tember 15, 1880, and was educated in the public schools. He is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides in New Bedford, at No. 61 Locust Street. 

BAYARD THOMAS DeMALLIE. 

Noble DeMallie has the Masonic attainments which are indicated 
by his affiliations with the following Masonic bodies: in the York Rite, 
with Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all 
of Worcester, and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, all of Worcester, and with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.C 
R.'.S.'. of Boston. Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, with the 
class of May, 1911, when his certificate of enrollment received the num¬ 
ber, 9064. He was born in Rochester, N. Y., March 16, 1884, and was 
educated in the public schools there and at the University of Rochester. 
For ten years, he has been a hat merchant in Worcester, with present 
business location at 292 Main Street. In Rochester, on November 14, 
1906, he married Miss Edna Graves. They have three children, Bayard T., 
Gardner G., and Francis B. The residence is at 222 Park Avenue, 
Worcester. 

HORACE ALLAN HART. 

Raised in Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, Noble 
Hart continued his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa- 












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chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. He was elevated to membership 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., in the class of June, 1904, and 
was enrolled as Xo. 5085. Noble Hart has been, for ten years, president 
of the Hart Packing Company, at 144 High Street, Boston, and, previ¬ 
ously, for seven years, he had been with the Garlock Packing Company, 
as manager. He was born on September 1, 1874, at Palmyra, X. \and 
was educated there in the public schools. In New York City, on June 28, 
1903, his marriage to Miss Jane Austin of Farmington, Me., took place; 
they have a son. Horace Hart, Jr., and reside in Jamaica Plain, at 46 
St. John Street. 

ALBIX F. KXUEPFER. 

Noble Kneupfer, having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, 
in St. John’s Lodge, No. 1, A. F. & A. M. of Portsmouth, X. H„ elected 
to continue his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite. In the Lodge of 
Perfection of Portsmouth, X. H., he has the rank of Ineffable Grand; 
in the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, of Dover, X. H.. his rank is that 
of Grand; he is also affiliated with New Hampshire Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and with New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Nashua. X. H. 
Thus prepared for admission to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, he 
was received at the Shrine of Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907. and 
there was conferred upon him the enrollment number 8047. Noble 
Knuepfer is a professional musician of Lynn. He was born in Germany, 
at Greiz, on November 17, 1864, and was a student in the schools there. 
He has followed his profession for sixteen years in Lynn, where, on 
January 20. 1897. he married Miss Dorothy Young. 1 hey have a 
daughter, Plelen Louise, and reside at 55 Burrill Avenue, Lynn. 

FREDERICK H. HAGER. 

For more than twenty-three years, Noble Hager was employed as an 
engineer and fireman, and is now an engineer on the Boston and Maine 
Railroad, and second relief assistant on the Fitchburg and Boston Rail¬ 
road. In all, he has spent a total of more than thirty years in railroad 
work. His Masonic career has given him affiliations with Belmont 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. of Boston. Boston 
Council, R. & S. M , and Boston Commandery Xo. 2, K. T. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place on December 4, 1902, when his enrollment among the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., X. M. S„ was numbered 4092. He 
is also a member of Vesta Chapter of the Eastern Star of Charlestown. 
Noble Hager was born in Weston, on December 7. 1859. and graduated 
from the Weston High School with the class of 1878. At Belmont, on 
November 9, 1887. he married Miss Mildred M. Lennan of that place. 
They har e a daughter, Mildred L., and reside at Xo. 17 Edmands Street. 
Somerville. Noble Hager’s business address is in care of the Boston 
and Maine Railroad, Boston. 

ARTHUR HENRY KENDRICK. 

Noble Kendrick is the proprietor of the Hotel Pelham of \\ orcester, 
and has conducted that business for the past twenty-six years. He was 
born in North Brookfield, on November 2, 1863, and studied there in the 
public schools. In New York City, on January 28, 1893. he married Miss 
Margaret A. Thomas of Norwich. Conn. They have a daughter, Beatrice 
Audrey, and their home is at 3 and 5 V alnut Street, V orcester, which 
is also the business address. The Masonic affiliations of Noble Ken¬ 
drick are as follows: with Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Eureka 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T.: Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.*. Noble Kendrick’s name appears 
as No. 6690. upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, and his en¬ 
noblement took place in that body of Shriners with the class of February 
11. 1907. 

GEORGE SIDNEY MACFARLANE. 

For the past twenty-five years. Noble Macfarlane has been a master 
printer with John Macfarlane and Company of Lynn. He is a direct de¬ 
scendant of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth, and of Theophilus 
Eaton, founder and first Governor of the colony of New Haven. He 
was born on February 10, 1869, in Lynn, where he also obtained his educa¬ 
tion. In Masonry, Noble Macfarlane has served as Worshipful Master and 
Secretary of Golden Fleece Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Lynn; in 1903 and 
1904, as High Priest of Sutton Royal Arch Chapter of that city; as the 
First Thrice Illustrious Master of Zebulun Council of Royal and Select 
Masters of Lynn; and he was dubbed and created a Sir Knight in Olivet 
Commandery No. 36. K. T„ also of Lynn. Having secured the Ineffable 
Degrees in the Scottish Rite of Masonry in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection. Noble Macfarlane continued his career in the Valley of Burling¬ 
ton, Vt., being affiliated with Joseph W. Roby Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem. Delta Chapter of Rose Croix, and Vermont Consistory. 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Fie was received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 5, 1896, with enrollment No. 1880. In addition 
to his Masonic and Shrine affiliations, he is connected with the Sons of 


Veterans’ Camp No. 1. of Lynn, the Society of Mayflower Descendants, 
the Society of Colonial Wars and with the Sons of the American Revolu- 
tion. He is also a Companion of the Royal Order of Scotland, a member 
of the United Typothetae of America, and trustee and treasurer of the 
Lynn Public Library. His marriage to Miss Mabel Esther Hiserd of 
IJoosick Falls, N. Y„ took place on October 23, 1903. They have a 
daughter, Cora Emily, and reside at No. 110 Beacon Hill Avenue, Lynn. 

SAMUEL S. LURVEY. 

Noble Lurvey is a well known Mason, being a member of the Band 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order; the leader of Lurvey s 
Orchestra, and of the Lynn Cadet Band. Noble Lurvey was born in 
Norway, Me., on October 31, 1859, and was educated in the schools of 
Bethel, in that State. His profession is that of a musician, which he has 
followed from boyhood, and his studio is at No. 34 Central Square, 
Lynn. In Lewiston. Me., in 1880, he married Miss Addie M. Keene: 
they have a daughter, Maud E., now Mrs. S. L. Strong. Noble Lurvey 
resides at No. 28 Lincoln Street, Lynn. In Masonry, he has taken degrees 
in full course in both York and Scottish Rites, in which his affiliations 
are as follows: with Mt. Carmel Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., 
all of Lynn; and Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’., all of Boston. 
Thus doubly qualified for admission to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S„ 
Noble Lurvey’s ennoblement therein took place on December 28, 1899, with 
enrollment No. 3257. He is also a member of Richard Drown Lodge 
No. 106, I. O. O. F. and of Lodge No. 117 B. P. O. E. 

EDGAR C. FOWLER. 

After six years of service in various clerical capacities, Noble Fowler 
entered the agency ranks, and in 1902, was appointed general agent at 
Buffalo, N. Y., for the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company of 
Hartford, Conn , and since November 1, 1908, has been superintendent of 
agencies of the State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, in 
which he is well known. He was horn in Hartford. Conn., on April 16. 
1873. and at the age of sixteen, left the Hartford High School to enter 
the life insurance business, which has been his life work. Noble Fowler 
has the following Masonic connections: with Lafayette Lodge No. 100. 
A. F. & A. M., of Hartford Conn.: Dunkirk Chapter No. 191. R. A. M. 
of Dunkirk, N. Y„ and with Hugh de Payens Commandery No 30, K. T. 
of Buffalo. X. Y. Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., with the class of March 28, 1912, 
and was therein enrolled as No. 9369. Noble Fowler is also a member of 
the Worcester Club, the Commonwealth Club and of the Tatnuck Coun¬ 
try Club of Worcester. Politically, he is Democratic, with Independent 
tendencies. In Dunkirk, N. Y., on January 30. 1900, he was married to 
Miss Fauna B. Martin, and they have two daughters, Janet and Nancy 
Steele. Their home is in Worcester, on Military Road. 

TOSEPH W. HAINES. 

The honors of Nobility in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., were 
conferred upon Noble Haines on December 27. 1894, his enrollment there¬ 
in being designated as No. 1344. In the York Rite of Masonry, he has 
secured degrees in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Sutton Chap¬ 
ter. R. A. M.; Zebulun Council. R. & S. M.; and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T„ all of Lynn : and in the Scottish Rite, in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection: Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem: 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Noble Haines is a member of the Lynn Yacht Club, 
and is Chairman of the Board of Registrars of Lynn, his political 
affiliations being Democratic. He has retired from active business affairs, 
after a service of almost a quarter of a century as bookkeeper. Noble 
Haines was born in Lynn, on September 26. 1844, and attended school 
in that city. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 45 Sachem Street, Lynn. 

TOSEPH CARLETOX LEWIS. 

Noble Lewis has affiliations in the following York Rite bodies of 
Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. Upon 
the basis of these Masonic attainments, he was received into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, with the 
number 7914, as a member of the class of December 31, 1907. Noble 
Lewis is also a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, and of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen. In politics, he is a Republican. 
For thirty-five years, Noble Lewis has followed the business of sign paint¬ 
ing. with an office at 153 Oxford Street, Lynn. He was born in that 
city, on January 13, 1863, and attended the public schools there. On 
Thanksgiving Day, in 1889, Noble Lewis married Miss A. Florence 
Churchill. They have a son, Earl C., and reside at 12 F.utaw Avenue, 
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DAVID A. SNELL. 

Noble Snell is one of the oldest members of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0 , 
N. M. S., and he was admitted to membership in that illustrious body, on 
May 26, 1897, when he was given the enrollment certificate numbered 
2563. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Aberdour Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ and the Capitular Degrees in St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. 
In the Scottish Rite, he has taken degrees in full course, and is affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. Noble Snell is a Charter Mem¬ 
ber of the K. P. of New Bedford, and of the B. P. O. E. of that city, 
and is also connected with the I. O. O. F. He has membership in the 
V amsutta Club and the New Bedford Club, and served for two years 
upon the City Council. He retired from active pursuits fifteen years ago. 
Noble Snell may be called a self-made man. He was born in Dedham, 
on November 6, 1826. and for many years was engaged in business as a 
bracket manufacturer, in New Bedford, that industry being now carried 
on by his only son, \\ illiam G., under the name of Snell and Simpson. 
During the Civil V ar, he was engaged as a contractor, to supply the 
army with bread. Noble Snell has been married three times. His resi¬ 
dence is at No. 215 Mt. Pleasant Street, New Bedford. 

EUGENE G. HOTTT. M. D. 

Noble Hoitt was graduated from the Buffalo University, with the 
degree of M. D„ in the class of 1881: and is engaged in the practice 
of his profession, at No. 12 Howe Street. Marlboro. His Masonic affiia- 
tions, in the York Rite, are with United Brethren Lodge. A. F. & A. M., 
of Marlboro; Mount William Lodge, F. & A. M. of Port Jervis, N. Y., 
in which he was Master, in 1873-74; Houghton Chanter. R. A. M. of 
Marlboro, and Trinity Commanderv No. 32, K. T. of Hudson: and in 
the Scottish Rite, with the Lodge of Perfection, Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Chapter of Rose Croix, and Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. 
of the City of New York. Thus prepared for admission to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was received in Aleppo Temple on 
March 30. 1897, and was enrolled in that honorable body as No. 1390 
Noble Hoitt was born in Manchester, N. H., and was educated in Port 
Tervis, N. Y. He has been twice married; on Tanuarv 28. 1873. to Miss 
Sarah Frances Barrett: and. on March 12. 1914, to Miss Gladys Hoitt 
of San Francisco, Cal. The residence and office of Noble Hoitt are at 
12 Howe Street. Marlboro. 

CHARLES E. HUDSON. 

Noble Hudson retired from business about three years ago. after 
having been, for thirtv-five vears. connected with street railway systems, 
phosphate mining enterprises in Florida, and a manufacturer of hardware 
specialties. He was born in Leominster, on June 12. 1856. and was there 
educated. He was twice married: first, in Jersey City. N. J.. to Miss 
Fanny Ennes: and again, in Canton, to Miss Catherine Cushing. By his 
first wife, he has a daughter. Emily L. Noble Hudson resides at 668 
Merriam Street. Leominster. He is a member of the Leominster Club, 
the Leominster Country Club, and politically, of the Republican Partv. 
Noble Hudson also has fraternal associations with Lodge No. 1237, B. P. 
O. E. of Leominster, and with Monoosnoek Council of the Royal Arca¬ 
num. He has acquired the Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and the 
32° in the Scottis Rite, having affiliations with Wilder Lodge. A. E. & 
A. M. of Leominster, Thomas Chanter, R. A. M. of Fitchburg. Hiram 
Council. R. & S. M. of Worcester, Terusalem Commanderv No. 19. K. T. 
of Fitchburg; Worcester Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chanter of Rose Croix, and with Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory. 32°. S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. His enrollment number upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, is 1363, and his ennoblement 
therein dates from September 30. 1895. 

CHARLES HERMAN LOCKEY. 

Noble Lockey was born at Leominster, on July 22, 1869, and received 
his preparatory education in the public schools of that citv. Tn Tanuarv, 
1886, he graduated from the Eastman Business College of Poughkeepsie. 
N. Y.. and has since been connected with the Chicago packing house of 
Swift and Company, being manager of their branch at Milford for the 
past sixteen years. In Worcester, on October 29, 1895. he married Miss 
Marion C. Holden. Thev have two sons. Harold H. and Carlton C.. and 
reside at 354 Main Street. Milford. Noble Lockey has the enrollment 
number 7160 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and he was 
received into that distinguished body of the Ancient Arabic Order on 
April 23. 1907. He was raised in United Brethren Lodge of White 
River Junction. Vt„ and is also affiliated with Cascadnac Chapter. R. A. M . 
Milford Council. R. & S. M.. and Milford Commanderv No. 11, T\ T. 
Outside of Masonry, Noble Lockey is a member of the Cinosam Club, 
and of the Milford Board of Trade. 


EDMUND H. KINGSBURY. 

Noble Kingsbury attained the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his 
admission to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, in United Brethren Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Marlboro, and 
Trinity Commanderv No. 32. K. T. of Hudson. Thus Masonically quali¬ 
fied, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. Ancient Arabic 
Order, as a member of the class of December 30, 1904. when there was 
conferred upon him the enrollment No. 4915. Noble Kingsbury is also 
a member of the Union Club of Marlboro. He was born in Boston, on 
May 29, 1877, and attended the schools of that city, and of West Med¬ 
way. Noble Kingsbury has been, for about five years, secretary of the 
S. H. Howe Shoe Company of Marlboro. In Somerville, on June 20, 
1911, he married Miss Marian F. Bunker. His business address is 110 
Pleasant Street, and he resides at No. 179 Pleasant Street, Marlboro. 

BERRY LAYCOCK. 

Noble Laycock was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng., on March 28, 
1861, and obtained his education in the schools of his native country. For 
the past three years, he has been superintendent of the Musketaquid 
Mills, at 131 Davidson Street. Lowell. In Lawrence, on March 17, 1884. 
he was married to Miss Mary A. Midgley, also of England: they have 
four children: Frank E., Clarissa S.. Edith L., and Alice M., and reside 
at 11 Porter Street, Lowell. Noble Laycock is a member of King David 
Lodge. I. O. O. F. of Franklin, and of Puritan Chapter No. 54. of the 
Order of the Eastern Star of Lowell. He is a member of Excelsior 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Miller Chapter. R. A. M., both of Franklin, and 
Milford Commandery No. 11. K. T. Noble Laycock was received into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of 
November 11, 1907, in Aleppo Temple, and was enrolled as No. 7736, 
in that illustrious body. 

GEORGE WESLEY KILMER. 

Noble Kilmer is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with St. 
Andrew’s Lodge No. 64. A. F. & A. M.. Meridian Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Tyrian Council, R. & S. M„ of Winsted, Conn., and with Worcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T. of Worcester; also, in the Scottish 
Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, and Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Worcester, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. Thus qualified, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28. 1912, 
when his enrollment certificate received the number 9418. Noble Kilmer 
is a member of Quinsigamond Lodge No. 43. T. O. O. F., Freedom Lodge 
No. 121, K. P., Magnolia Chapter, O. E. S.. and Alert Rebekah Lodge 
No. 180, of Worcester. For about four years, he was president of the 
New England Steel Roofing Company, of which he was previously the 
proprietor, and he is president of the Builders’ Exchange. Noble Kilmer 
was born at Hillsdale. N. Y„ on April 16, 1848, and received his education 
there. He married Miss Ida A. Blackmer. at Great Barrington. on 
March 27. 1872, and they have two children. Herschel H., and Stella K. 
Noble Kilmer’s business address is No. 274 Main Street. Worcester, and 
his home is in that city, at No. 10 Jaques Avenue. 

GEORGE WALTER LORING. 

Noble Loring is a member of the firm of Loring and Howard, dealers 
in carpets, rugs and draperies, at 172 Main Street, Brockton, and con¬ 
nected with that concern for the past thirty-two years. He was born in 
North Bridgewater, on March 17. 1865, and attended school there. His 
Masonic Degrees were conferred in Paul Revere Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. 
Satucket Chapter. R. A. M., Brockton Council. R. & S. M„ and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38. K. T. Thus prepared for admission to Aleppo 
Temple Nobility, of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was therein received, 
on April 23, 1907, and enrolled as No. 7154. Noble Loring is also a 
member of Damocles Lodge. K. P. of Brockton. In Stoughton, on 
June 14, 1887, he was married to Miss Mabel E. Wilkins; they have a 
daughter, Henrietta W„ and a son, Augustus H. Noble Loring resides 
at No. 78 Byron Avenue. Brockton. 

FRANK A. LELAND. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Leland are indicated by his mem¬ 
bership in the following bodies of Worcester: Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ in which he has served as Secretary; Eureka Chapter, R. A. M.. 
and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. His ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, took place with the other 
members of the class of September 15. 1887. when he was given enroll¬ 
ment number 1595. Noble Leland was born in Worcester, on April 23. 
1846, and was educated in the public schools of that city, and at the 
Highland Military Academy of Worcester, graduating as Captain, in 
1864. His militarv interest is indicated by his rank as Adjutant of the 
10th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Since 1865. Noble 
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No. 518 Main Street, Worcester. He was married, in that city, on 
November 2, 1873, to Miss Harriet M. Lapham. They have a daughter. 
Hattie M., and reside at No. 653 Main Street, Worcester. 

JOHN D. EDGELL. 

Noble Edgell has been, for almost half a century, a bank officer in 
the town of Gardner. He was elected cashier of the First National 
Bank in 1865, and held that office until 1882, when he assumed the presi¬ 
dency, from which he resigned in 1903; he was also elected treasurer 
of the Gardner Savings Bank in 1868; and in 1910, became president of 
that bank, which position he still continues to fill. Noble Edgell was 
born in Gardner, on September 16, 1836; was graduated from the public 
schools there, and from Brown University with the class of 1864. He 
is a member of the Gardner Boat Club, the Monononac Sporting Club, 
and of D. C. Farragut Post No. 116, G. A. R. In 1882, as a Republican, 
Noble Edgell served in the Massachusetts State Legislature. In Masonry, 
he has acquired degrees in both Rites, being affiliated, in the York Rite, 
with Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter. R. A. M., both of 
Gardner; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Ivanhoe Com- 
mandery No. 46, K. T. of Gardner; and in the Scottish Rite, with Worces¬ 
ter Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.'. 
R.'.S.'. Noble Edgell was admitted to the Mystic Shrine, under the guid¬ 
ance of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple, on November 19, 1900, and his 
name was then placed upon the enrollment registry as No. 3304. In 
Gardner, on December 24, 1863, be married Miss Sarah A. Greenwood, 
who passed away on December 13, 1912, leaving him a daughter. Harriet 
G.. now the widow of Noble George H Haywood, a lamented Noble of 
Aleppo Temple. The residence of Noble Edgell is at No. 98 Elm Street, 
Gardner. 

ELIPHALET ALBREE LOUD. 

Noble Loud acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his recep¬ 
tion into the Ancient Arabic Order, in the following bodies of Chelsea: 
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. Through the medium of the 
latter, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
December, 1912. and was enrolled on the membership lists of that Shrine 
body, as No. 9849. Noble Loud is also a member of Lodge No. 1171. 
B. P. O. E., in which he serves as Chaplain; and of Loder No. 106, 
Knights of Pythias of Revere. For more than five vears. Noble Loud 
was connected with the Paine Furniture Comnanv of Boston, and for 
more than nine years, has been a salesman in the Furniture Department 
of the Jordan Marsh Company. He was born in South Weymouth, on 
December 19, 1864, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
that place. On January 1. 1885, he was married to Miss Nettie Alice 
Walker, and they have two daughters, Marion A. and Caroline. Noble 
Loud has served the town of Revere in several important capacities as 
a member of the New Town Government Committee; as a member of the 
School Board for three years: as a member of the Finance Committee 
for four years; and for fifteen years, he was connected with the Fire 
Department. Noble Loud’s business address is No 450 Washington Street, 
Boston, and his residence is at No. 75 Thornton Street, Revere. 

JOHN GANNON. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees, in Masonry, in 
Washington Lodge No. 61, A. F. & A. M„ Mt Horeb Chapter, No. 11. 
R. A. M„ Adoniram Council No. 3, R. & S. M„ and Trinity Commandery. 
K. T., all of Manchester, N. H., Noble Gannon ventured on the perilous 
journey across the desert, and was permitted as one of the class of March 2, 
1893, to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ and was enrolled in that noted body as No. 8925. Noble 
Gannon has been a fresco painter since 1883. The date of his birth was 
March 2. 1852, and the place, Belfast. Me., where he was also educated. 
In Brockton, on November 29, 1900, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Harriet E. Daniels of Manchester, N. H. Noble Gannon’s business 
address is No. 51 Ossipee Road, West Somerville, where he also resides. 

FRANKLIN PIERCE LEE. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Montgomery 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M„ and Milford 
Commandery No. 11, K. T., all of Milford, Noble Lee was admitted to 
the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of May 5, 1904, 
and his enrollment certificate was numbered 4558. He is also connected 
with Woonsocket Lodge No. 10, I. O. O. F. in which he is Past Noble 
Grand. Noble Lee was born in Woonsocket, R. I., on September 2, 1853, 
and was also educated there. For the past twenty-one years, he has been 
treasurer of the F. W. Mann Company, manufacturers of bone cutters, at 
No. 100 Central Street, Milford. On June 27. 1878. in Woonsocket, 
Noble Lee married Miss Clara Louise Cook of that city. Thev have a 
daughter, Evelyn Irene, and reside at No. 88 Central Street, Milford. 


EDWIN W. KTLLPARTRTCK. 

Noble Killpartrick was born in the city of Lowell, on June 6, 1881. 
He attended the public schools of that place, and was graduated from 
the Lowell Business and Commercial College, having had charge of the 
books of that institution for six years. He has been, for four years, 
engaged in the restaurant business, at 36 Gorham Street, Lowell. He 
served the city, in 1909 and 1910, as a member of the Board of Council- 
men, and is a member of the B. P. O. E., the Royal Arcanum, and of 
Puritan Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, in which he has the 
rank of Past Patron. Noble Killpartrick is a Life Member of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ and was admitted to that body of Shriners 
on June 24, 1907, with certificate of enrollment therein numbered 7433. 
He obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in \\ illiam North Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter. R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. In 
Lowell, Noble Killpartrick married Miss Adeline M. Barlow; they have 
two daughters, Lillian M. and Mildred L., and reside at 360 \\ ilder Street, 
Lowell. 

FRED ALONZO LEAVITT. 

For about twenty ysars, Noble Leavitt has been in the advertising 
business, and is a member of Waterman and Leavitt, at No. 107 Eustis 
Street, Boston. He was born in Waterboro, Me., on January 26. 1860, and 
obtained an education in the public schools of Saco. The Masonic Degrees 
of Noble Leavitt were conferred in Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Boston. Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, Boston Council, 
R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7. K. T. also of Boston. 
Having these qualifying degrees, he was received into Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of April 23, 1907, and on that 
eventful day, was enrolled upon its membership lists as No. 7158. Noble 
Leavitt is married, and resides on Mt. Pleasant Terrace, Boston. 

WILLIAM W. RISK. 

Noble Risk received the Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
on September 3, 1904, in Aleppo Temple, his number therein, being 
4779, and he is serving as Guard in that illustrious body. He was made 
a Mason in Mount Tabor Lodge; was exalted in St. John’s Royal Arch 
Chapter; passed the nine arches of the Crvpt, in Boston Council of 
Royal and Select Masters; and received his Temolar Orders in William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. Besides bis Masonic attachments. 
Noble Risk has affiliations with the Knights of Pythias, in which he is a 
Past Chancellor of Red Cross Lodge No. 129. Noble Risk was born in 
Boston, on July 23, 1874, and was educated at Boston University. He 
was admitted to the bar in 1897, and has since been engaged in the 
practice of law, being established at No. 615 Pemberton Building, Boston. 
Noble Risk is unmarried, and resides at 242 East Eagle Street. East 
Boston. 

EDWIN MORRIS. 

Life Member of Aleppo Temple, Noble Morris was received into the 
Nobilitv of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, with the 
class of November 9. 1892, and was enrolled as No. 3417, in that illustrious 
body. His Masonic attainments are indicated by his affiliations with 
the following bodies: in the York Rite, with Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.. Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown, Orient Council, 
R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. 
of Charlestown : and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.*. 
R.'.S.'. He has Life Membership in all his Scottish Rite bodies and in his 
York Rite Chapter and Council. Noble Morris is also a member of 
Howard Lodge No. 22, I. O. O. F.. and of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 13, K. P. 
of Charlestown. December 20, 1852, marked the date of his birth in 
Charlestown, where he attained an education in the public schools. He 
was, for twenty-seven years, employed in the Lamp Department of the 
city of Boston, and has now retired from business. Noble Morris is a 
widower, and resides at 119 A, Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown. 

WILLIAM EMERSON PARSONS. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Parsons is en¬ 
rolled as No. 2054, and he was received in the Nobility of that body of 
Shriners. as a member of the class of November 19, 1891, having pre¬ 
viously given his Masonic allegiance to the following bodies of Gloucester, 
in all of which he has held high offices: Tvrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
William Ferson Chapter. R. A. M., and Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, 
K. T. In his Lodge, he has the rank of Past Master; in his Chapter, 
that of Past High Priest; and in his Commandery, he is ranked as 
Past Commander. Noble Parsons is also a member of Wingaersheck 
Tribe No. 12, of the Order of Red Men. He was born in Rockport, on 
January 30, 1862, and was a student in the public schools there. For sev¬ 
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ance Company, with offices at 187 Main Street. Noble Parsons is unmarried, 
and resides in Gloucester, at 16 Middle Street. 

FRANK H. TYLER. 

Noble 1 yler has been, for more than a quarter of a century, engaged 
in the grain, hay and flour business, and he now conducts the concern 
known as the Tyler Grain Company, at 1265 River Street, Hyde Park. 
He was born in Gorham, Me., on December 5, 1867, and early removed 
to Boston, obtaining his education in the schools of Newton Centre, and 
of Hyde Park. He was married in Hyde Park, on October 31, 1906, 
to Miss Mary F. Gurney. They have a son, Benjamin Francis, and they 
reside at No. 48 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park. Noble Tyler has received 
degrees in full course, in both Rites of Masonry. He is a member of 
Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., also of 
Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M, and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. 
of Hyde Park, in which he is a Past Commander; Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of December 29, 1897, his enroll¬ 
ment therein being No. 2714. Noble Tyler is also a member of Forest 
Lodge No. 148, of the I. O. O. F„ and of the Past Commanders’ Associa¬ 
tion of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 

CHARLES JOHN GRAY. 

For about a third of a century. Noble Gray has been engaged in the 
sale of sporting goods, in Gloucester. He was born in Nova Scotia, on 
May 23, 1857, and obtained his education in the United States. He acquired 
the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his Shrine ennoblement, in Tyrian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M„ and Beth¬ 
lehem Commandery No. 43, K. T., all of Gloucester and was admitted 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the 
class of December, 1910. His enrollment number therein is 7881. Noble 
Gray has the rank of Past Grand and of Past District Deputy in Ocean 
Lodge No. 90, I. O. O. F. of Gloucester. On December 28, 1882, he 
married Miss Effie C. Thurston of Gloucester. They have five children: 
Ethel M., Charles A., Carlton W., Marion and Dorothy, and reside at 166 
Washington Street, Gloucester. His business address is No. 129 Main 
Street, in that city. 

EDWARD M. THOMPSON. 

Elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, 
on November 17, 1887, and therein enrolled as No. 2607, Noble Thomp¬ 
son had been duly qualified as a Mason, for his Shrine ennoblement, 
through membership in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brockton, 
in which he served two years as Secretary; and coordinately, held simi¬ 
lar rank in Satucket Royal Arch Chapter of that city. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of Brockton Council of Royal and Select Masters, and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T. In addition to the above York Rite affilia¬ 
tions, he has a full course of Scottish Rite Degrees, in Boston bodies. 
Noble Thompson was born in Brockton, on the last day of the year 1856, 
and attended its schools. For the past thirty-two years, he has conducted 
a book and stationery store at No. 17 Centre Street, Brockton. He is 
vice president of the Brockton Savings Bank, a director in the Brockton 
National Bank, and is ex-president of the Commercial Club of Brock¬ 
ton. His marriage to Miss Mattie Allen took place in Brockton, and 
they reside at N^o. 39 Newbury Street, in that city. 

SAMUEL THOMAS PATTERSON. 

A York Rite Mason, with affiliations in Golden Fleece Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ Sutton Chapter. R. A. M„ Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Olivet Commandery No. 36. K. T„ all of Lynn. Noble Patterson was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
April 23, 1907, and was therein enrolled as No. 7182. He is also a mem- 
ber of Peter Woodland Lodge, K. P„ and of Regis Chapter No. 7/. 
O E. S. both of Lynn. Noble Patterson was born at Dromore, County 
Tyrone. Ire., on November 8, 1864, and obtained his education there. His 
marriage to Miss Mary Frances Lockwood took place in Lvnn. on Aug¬ 
ust 29, 1888, and they reside in Saugus. For the past twenty-five years 
Noble Patterson has been in the retail clothing business in Lynn and 
Boston, and be is now located at No. 340 Washington Street Boston, 
as the managing director of Scott and Company. Ltd., being also the senior 
partner and principal owner of the Patteison store in vnn. 

ARTHUR C. WOODARD. 

A York Rite Mason of 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple 
1914, with enrollment No. 10423. 

St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M. < 

Royal Arch Mason in Satucket Chapter, 
mitted to the Ninth Arch 


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Brockton, Noble Woodard was admitted 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 10, 
He was made a Master Mason in 
M Campello; received the degree of 
R. A. M. of Brockton: was ad- 
Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and was 


knighted in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton. Noble 
Woodard is also a member of the Brockton Country Club. For the past 
five years, he has been engaged as a last maker. He was born in Brock¬ 
ton, on May 13, 1889, and attended the schools of that city. Noble Wood¬ 
ard is unmarried, and resides at No. 28 East Chestnut Street, Campello. 

WILLIAM CHARLES DAWE. 

Noble Dawe has a full course of degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and is affiliated with the following bodies of New Bedford: 
Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., 
New Bedford Council, R. & S. M„ and Sutton Commandery No. 16, 
K. T. Thus qualified, he was received into the membership of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 9, 1908, and his enrollment 
was then numbered 8256. He is a member also of Loyal Alpha Lodge 
No. 6463, I. O. O. F. Noble Dawe was born in New Bedford, on April 29, 
1881, and obtained his education in the public schools of that city. In June, 
1904, he married Miss Sadie Maxim, and they have a son, William C., 
born April 1, 1911. They reside at 159 Myrtle Street, New Bedford. 
For the past five years, Noble Dawe has been a dealer in hardware and 
bicycles, previously, having been connected with his father in the same 
business; he is now established at 1364 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 

FRED HOBBS. 

Senior Steward of Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, King 
of Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M. of Everett, and Warden of Beauseant 
Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden, Noble Hobbs was created a Noble 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on August 19, 1910, with enrollment 
No. 8809. He is a Past Warden of the New England Order of Protec¬ 
tion. and an ex-president of the Shoe Trade’s Salesmen Association of 
Boston. For the past eighteen years, Noble Hobbs has been engaged 
as a leather salesman. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on January 29, 
1878, but attended school in Malden. His marriage to Miss Alice 
Maud Kimball of Brooklyn, was celebrated in that city, on August 20. 
1902. Noble Hobbs’ business address is No. 118 South Street, Boston, 
while his residence is in Everett, at No. 231 Belmont Street. 

EDGAR P. HAY. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with Mount Olivet Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Cambridge, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., Noble Hay was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on February 18, 1907, 
and was therein enrolled as No. 6972. He is now a member of Fra¬ 
ternity Lodge. Noble Hay was born in Toronto, Can., on May 11, 1881. 
For eight years, he has been Boston representative for the American 
Paper Goods Company, with offices in the Hancock Building. In Cam¬ 
bridge, on May 28, 1907, Noble Hay married Miss Daisy E. Stevenson. 
He has a daughter, Ruth, and their residence is at 18 Warwick Road. 
West N ewton. 

SIDNEY M. SCOTT. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Scott, on August 15, 1914, in Aleppo Temple, and on that event¬ 
ful day, he was enrolled therein as No. 10369. He received the Symbolic 
Degrees in Masonry, in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., the Capitular 
Degrees, in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M.; and the Templar Degrees, in 
Worcester County Commandery No. 5. K. T., all of Worcester. He is 
also a member of the Lakeside Boat Club of Worcester. Noble Scott 
has been connected with the Colonial Envelope Company of Worcester, 
for the past year, and formerly, for three years, was in the Engineering 
Department of the American Steel and Wire Company. He was born 
in Worcester, on June 4, 1889, and was educated in Worcester schools, 
also at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Noble Scott is unmarried, 
and resides at No. 845 Main Street, Worcester, his business address being 
No. 68 Prescott Street, in the same city. 

CHARLES E. THWING. 

Noble Thwing has Masonic membership as follows: in Quinsigamond 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & 
S. M., Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ all of Worcester; 
and in the Scottish Rite, in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S/.P.'.R/.S.’. His number upon the 
enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 2654, and he 
was admitted to the Nobility of that body, on March 2, 1893. He is also 
a member of Anchoria Lodge No. 142, I. O. O. F. of Worcester, and of 
Worcester Lodge of the B. P. O. E. Among his clubs are the Up Town 
Club, and the Frohisnn Club, both of Worcester. He was born in Milford, 
on September 27, 1861. and attended the public schools of Worcester. For 
seven years, he was sales manager for the Whitcomb Blaisdell Machine 
Tool Company, manufacturers of machine tools. In Worcester, on 
December 28. 1887, he married Miss Charlotte M. Maynard, who passed 
away on July 13, 1903. He resides at 24 Elm Street, Worcester. 


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WILLIAM HENRY DEAN. 

Noble Dean resides at 1251 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, and 
is a well known shoe manufacturer, with offices at 183 Essex Street, 
Boston, and a factory at Middleboro. He was, for some time, a sales¬ 
man for Hathaway, Soule and Harrington, shoe manufacturers, of New 
Bedford, but for about twenty years, has been in business for himself. 
He was born in Chelsea, on October 18, 1859, and was educated in Quincy 
and at a business college in Boston. Having received the prerequisite 
Masonic Degrees in Mayflower Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Middleboro, 
Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. of Bridgewater, and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., Noble Dean was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment in that illustrious body is designated 
as No. 7327. He has been married twice, his first wife having been Miss 
Isabel R. Gillis of Bradford, N. H. In 1912 he married Miss Gertrude E. 
McKenzie of East Boston. 

EMMONS R. ELLIS. 

Through the portals of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order. 
Noble Ellis was admitted to the Mystic Shrine, on November 11, 1898, 
and was enrolled as No. 3024, upon the membership lists of that illus¬ 
trious body. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him 
in Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter. 
R. A. M„ and in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Ellis was born 
in Cambridge, in 1850, and obtained an education in the public schools of 
that city. His marriage to Miss Jennie S. Ives took place in Rye, N. Y., 
in 1888; they have a son, E. Raymond. Jr., and reside in Cambridge. For 
more than forty years, Noble Ellis has been a member of the firm of 
J. R. Ellis and Sons, located at 50 South Market Street, Boston. 

GEORGE E. CROISSANT. 

Noble Croissant, who is No. 4297 in Aleppo Temple, was admitted 
to its Nobility on September 5, 1903, being Masonically affiliated with 
Pisgah Lodge No. 720, A. F. & A. M. of Evans Mills. N. Y.; Carthage 
Chapter No. 259, R. A. M. of Carthage, N. Y„ and Milford Commandery 
No. 11, K. T. Fie is a member of the Boston Traffic Club, the Boston 
Traffic Golf Club, the Traffic Club of New England, the Boston Associa¬ 
tion of Railroad and Steamship Agents, and, politically, of the Republican 
Party. Noble Croissant was born at Evans Mills, N. Y„ on July 2. 1873, 
and was educated in the schools there. His marriage to Miss Ethel K. 
Downer took place in Boston, on June 5, 1907, and thev have a son, 
Edward Downer. For the past ten years. Noble Croissant has been New 
England agent for the Atlantic Coast Despatch: previously, for three 
years, he had been a traveling freight and passenger agent for the 
Atlantic Coast Line R. R., and. for eight years, he had been with the 
N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. His office address is Room 310. Old South 
Building. Boston, and he is a resident of Medford. 

WILLIS F. FTADLOCK. 

Admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S.. and therein en¬ 
nobled on November 11, 1907. with membership No. 7715. Noble Hadlock 
was qualified therefor in York Rite Masonry, through affiliations with 
the following bodies of Newtonville: Dalhousie Lodee. A. F. & A. M., 
Newton Chapter, R. A. M . Cryptic Council, R. & S. M.. and Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. He is also a member of the Ancient Order 
of United Workmen ; of the New England Order of Protection, and of 
the American Benefit Association. For the past twenty-two years, Noble 
Hadlock has been in the stationery business, and was. formerly, for 
twenty-seven years, a carpenter. He was born in Ellsworth, Me., on 
March 4. 1849, and was educated in Portland. Me. His marriage to Mrs. 
Georgette Falkenbury of Auburndale was celebrated on April 25, 1894. 
Noble Hadlock’s business address is No. 343 Auburndale Street. Auburn- 
dale, and his residence, also in Auburndale, is at No. 321 Lexington 
Street. 

WILLIAM J. STEWART. 

A member of Aleppo Temple, A A. O.. N. M. S., since March 26, 
1909, Noble Stewart’s enrollment number, in that illustrious body, is 8373. 
He received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement, 
in Columbian Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He is president of the New England Trade Press Association; ex-secre¬ 
tary and ex-president of the Society of American Florists; a member of 
the Horticultural Club of Boston, and of the Gardeners’ and Florists’ 
Club of that city. His political affiliations are Republican. Noble Stewart 
was born in Cambridge, on March 17. 1849, and was educated in the 
schools of that city. There, also, on April 23, 1874, he was married to 
Miss Martha P. Snow: they bad four children: Sarah Jane, born Feb¬ 
ruary 14, 1875: Harry Morse, born February 20, 1876, who passed away; 
Louise Greenwood, born December 10, 1877; and Ellen Cooke, M^y 31, 
1886. Their residence is in Winchester. Since 1904, Noble Stewart has 


been editor and manager of the Horticulture Publishing Company, at 11 
Hamilton Place, Boston; previously, he had been a wholesale florist, and 
from 1893 to 1904, he had been a florists’ trade paper manager. 

SAMUEL H. PALMER. 

Noble Palmer, who is Assistant Steward in Aleppo Temple, was 
ennobled in that illustrious body, on April 29, 1902, with membership No. 
3842. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in 
Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden; and in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Fie is also a member of the Boston 
Athletic Association. Noble Palmer was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on 
February 12, 1862, and was educated in the public schools of that city. 
For the past thirty-five years, he has been in the dry goods business, 
being now located at 149 Tremont Street, Boston. Noble Palmer is mar¬ 
ried, and resides in Malden. 

CLINTON HARRISON HART. 

Noble Hart’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations with 
the following York Rite bodies of Gardner: Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T. 
Thus qualified, he was received into the membership of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 10, 1912, and his enrollment certificate 
was numbered 9704. Politically, be is a member of the Republican Party. 
Noble Hart was born in Marlboro, N. H.. on November 4, 1884, and 
obtained his preparatory education in the schools of Gardner. He was 
graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy with the class 
of 1905. For six years, he was a chemist with the Independent Pharma¬ 
ceutical Company, and for the past two years, has been a salesman for 
the Massachusetts Breweries Co. Noble Hart’s business address is Nos. 
36-38 Hawley Street, Boston, and his residence is at No. 23 Charlotte 
Street, Worcester. 

FREDERICK GEORGE FISCHER. 

As a member of the class of March 20, 1911, Noble Fischer was 
admitted into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment 
certificate was then given the number 9012. He has Masonic affiliations 
in Worcester Lodge No. 79, A. F. & A. M., Franklin Chapter No. 2, 
R. A. M„ Harmony Council No. 8, R. & S. M., and New Haven Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T.. all of New Haven, Conn. He is also a member 
of Keystone Chapter No. 18, Order of the Eastern Star of Boston, Mass.; 
Past Grand of Polar Star Lodge No. 77. and a member of Golden Rule 
Encampment No. 24. of the I. O. O. F., both of New Haven, Conn.; 
also a member of the Boston Rotary Club, the Boston Chamber of Com¬ 
merce. and of the New England Confectioners’ Club. Noble Fischer was 
born in New Haven, Conn., on March 31, 1887, and was educated in the 
schools there. Since 1910, he has been a traveling salesman for the 
National Folding Box and Paper Company of New Haven, Conn., with 
Boston office at 76 Chauncy Street. Noble Fischer is unmarried, and 
resides at No. 2 Mount Pleasant Terrace, Boston. 

WILLIAM ANTHONY GILMAN. 

Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Eliot Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica Plain, Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter, and 
Toseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T„ both of Roxbury, Noble 
Gilman was admitted to the Nobility of the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
November 11, 1910, and there was then conferred upon him the mem¬ 
bership card bearing the number 8880. He was born in Jamaica Plain, 
on February 1, 1887, and obtained his education in the Agassiz Grammar 
School and the West Roxbury High School. For the past eleven years, 
Noble Gilman has been connected witli the Boston Elevated Railway 
Company, and at present is confidential secretary to the second vice presi¬ 
dent of that company. His business address is 101 Milk Street, Boston, 
and he resides at 133 Belgrade Avenue, Roslindale. 

WILLIAM P. KINGMAN. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Kingman’s name 
appears as No. 1540, and he was enrolled in that illustrious body of the 
Mystic Shrine on September 30, 1892 He has degrees, in full course, in 
both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with Paul 
Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton 
Council. R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T„ all of 
Brockton; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Kingman is 
also a member of the Vesper Country Club of Lowell. He was born in 
New York City, on June 18, 1859, and was a student in the schools 
there and at Brooklyn. His marriage to Miss Mary Frances Wood- 
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children: Rufus M., born July 14, 1884; Harry W., March 19, 1886; 
Agnes R.. January 13, 1892, and William C., June 17. 1895. Xoble King- 
man resides at 845 Main Street, Worcester. 

LINCOLN A. COUCH. 

Noble Couch, created a Noble in Aleppo Temple of tbe Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on November 5, 1906, with 
enrollment No. 6653, was first welcomed as a Masonic Brother in Halcyon 
Lodge No. 498, F. & A. M. of Cleveland, O.; later, was advanced and 
exalted in Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and was dubbed and created a Sir 
Knight in Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., both of Charlestown. 
He is also affiliated with Maccabean Kendall Tent No. 5, of Bradford, 
Penn. For the past fifteen years, Noble Couch has been engaged in busi¬ 
ness as a dealer in steam specialties in Boston, established at 85 High 
Street. He was born in Pittsburg, Penn., and received his education in 
the schools of Oil City, Penn. On October 8, 1883, in Conneautville, 
Penn., Noble Coucb was married to Miss Hattie Lawrence, and their 
residence is in Brighton. 

WILLIAM M. SMITH.- 

Noble Smith received his degrees in Zetland Lodge in 1888, and 
passed through the various chairs to Senior Warden, to which office he 
was twice elected. During his second term his business called him to 
New York, where he remained for several years. Noble Smith is also 
affiliated with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. and De Molay Comman¬ 
dery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. He was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 19, 1891, and was 
enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 2399. He is also a member of the 
Boston Athletic Association, the Boston City Club, and the Point Shirley 
Club. Noble Smith was born in Naubuck, Conn., May 11, 1860, and was 
educated in the schools of Hartford, Conn. In Philadelphia, Penn., on 
June 8, 18%, he was married to Miss Hattie Cobb of Brockton, Mass., 
and they reside at No. 5 Winchester Street, Brookline. For the past 
eight years, Noble Smith has been representative for James Buchanan 
and Company of London, Eng., and previously, for a like period, he 
had represented a New York manufacturing business in Boston. His 
office address is No. 444 Tremont Building, Boston. 

WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD. 

Bearing allegiance, in the Y’ork Rite of Masonry, to Soley Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; Somerville Royal Arch Chapter; Orient 
Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T. of Boston, Noble Littlefield was initiated into the mysteries of the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on September 4, 1897, being enrolled in that 
celebrated body as No. 1700. He is a member of Somerville Lodge of 
Elks No. 917; Paul Revere Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Somerville; the Central 
Club of Somerville, and of the Belmont Spring Country Club. Noble 
Littlefield has been an architect for a quarter of a century, and for 
the past fourteen years, has filled the office of Commissioner of Public 
Buildings for Somerville. He was born in Somerville, on July 26, 
1869, and attended school in that city, also studying at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology. In Somerville, on October 14, 1903, Noble 
Littlefield was married to Miss Alice M. Libby of the same place. His 
official address is City Hall, Somerville, and his residence is in the same 
city, at No. 166 Summer Street. 

WALTER JOSIAH BRIGHAM. 

Noble Brigham is now affiliated with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, 
R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He is also a 
Charter Member of Somerville Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Somerville. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 24, 1907, and he is enrolled upon the membership lists of that body 
as No. 7281. In addition to his Masonic and Shrine affiliations, Noble 
Brigham is a member of Hockomocko Lodge No. 79, I. O. O. F. of West- 
boro; Signet Chapter No. 22, O. E. S. of Cambridge; and of the Rotary 
Club. He was born in Cambridge, on July 28, 1868, and was educated in the 
public schools there. Noble Brigham is manager and treasurer of the Legal 
Process Company, with offices at 294 Washington Street, Boston. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Mabel E. Pierson of Tenants Harbor, Me., took place in 
Boston, on December 22, 1892. Noble Brigham resides at 65 Highland 
Road, West Somerville. 

FRED A. WRIGHT. 

Ranked as Junior Warden of Dorchester Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Past High Priest of Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and Past Grand 
Master of the Third Veil of the Grand Chapter of Massachusetts, Noble 
Wright is also affiliated, in York Rite Masonry, with St. Paul’s Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Thus 
Masonically equipped for the journey across the Desert, he traveled over 
the burning sands to the Boston Oasis, and was received into the Nobility 


of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on December 27, 1898, with 
enrollment No. 3120. Noble Wright is also an Odd Fellow, being con¬ 
nected with Bethesda Lodge No. 30 of South Boston. I'or the past seven¬ 
teen years, he has been with the National Spring Bed Company. Noble 
V right was born in Boston, on November 30, 1865, and attended school 
in that city, where, also, on March 18, 1888, he married Miss Charlotte 
M. Lockhart. They have two children, Dorothy and V hitelaw. Noble 
Wright’s business address is No. 103 Richmond Street, Boston, and he 
resides in Winchester. 

ROSS VROOM, D. D. S„ D. M. D. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in 
November, 1911, with membership No. 9214, Noble Vroom had previously 
received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Hingham, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. He is a 
member of the Wompatucket Club of Hingham, wherein he is a Direc¬ 
tor; of Tufts Alumni Association, and of the Boston Tufts Dental 
Alumni Association. Noble Vroom was born in Clementsport, N. S., on 
April 3, 1877; obtained his preparatory education in Digby Academy of 
Nova Scotia, and was graduated from Tufts Dental College with the 
class of 1909. His marriage to Miss Caroline Mosley Potter took place 
in Somerville, on September 30, 1903; they have two daughters: Sybil, 
born in 1904, and Caroline, born in 1911; and a son, Ross, Jr., born in 
1912. For the past ten years, Noble Vroom has been in the dental pro¬ 
fession, being established at 419 Boylston Street, Boston, while his home 
is in Hingham. 

CHARLES EDWARD LANE. 

The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
were conferred on Noble Lane, on February 20, 1895, when he was 
enrolled upon the membership lists of that dstinguished body as No. 
1677. He was first welcomed as a Masonic brother in John Cutler Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., on June 22, 1891; was advanced and exalted in Pilgrim 
Chapter, R. A. M., on April 15, 1892, and attained to the orders of 
Christian Knighthood in Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., on 
June 5, 1893, all of Abington. Noble Lane, later, became a member of 
Honesdale Lodge No. 218, Honesdale, Penn., on September 7, 1911. 
He is also a member of Standish Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Rockland. For 
25 years of his business life, Noble Lane was a prominent manufacturer 
at Rockland. Since 1900, he has been superintendent of a shoe factory. 
He was born in Rockland, on August 15, 1852, and was educated in his 
native town. In Rockland, on October 24, 1874, Noble Lane was married 
to Miss Josephine R. Randall of Abington, and they have a son, George 
Edward, born on November 24, 1877, also two daughters: Josephine A., 
born on May 21, 1884, and Ruth E., born on May 6, 1889. Noble Lane’s 
business address is Main Street, Stoneham, while his residence is in New- 
buryport, on Milk Street. 

HUGH M. TOLAR. 

Past High Priest of Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Captain General 
of Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., Noble Tolar is also affiliated in 
the York Rite of Masonry, with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Cambridge Council. R. & S. M. His elevation to the rank of Noble 
in Aleppo Temple, A A. O, N. M. S., took place on December 7, 1905, 
his enrollment in that renowned body being No. 6286. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of the Newtowne Club. For the past score of years, Noble Tolar 
has been secretary of the George G. Page Box Company of Cambridge, 
formerly for thirteen years, having been in the cotton business. He was 
born in Mullins, S. C., on November 5, 1859, and was educated in the 
schools of Fayetteville, N. C. In Marion, S. C., on June 19, 1889, he 
was married to Miss Bell Buck of Bucksport, S. C.; they have a son, 
Thomas N., born February 27, 1892. Noble Tolar’s address is No. 1 
Hampshire Street, Cambridge, and his residence, at No. 30 Rindge Street, 
North Cambridge. 

ORVID CLARK MOSELEY. 

Noble Moseley is a member of Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., both of Roxbury; Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., also of Roxbury. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 24, 1907, and his enrollment therein is numbered 7455. He was 
born in Boston, on April 29, 1875, and studied successively in the Rox¬ 
bury Latin School, the Hale School of Boston, and at Harvard Uni¬ 
versity. After having been, for a number of years, engaged in clerical 
work in Boston, he entered the Government Service, and since 1904, has 
been in the employ of the Engineer Department of the United States 
Army, with offices in Barristers’ Hall, Boston. On April 21, 1913, he 
married Miss Alice G. Taylor of Roxbury. In 1913, he was President 
of the Dudley Club of Roxbury, and he makes his residence in that 
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W. W. MORSE. 

Received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 7, 
1905, Noble Morse was enrolled as No. 6255, upon the membership 
lists of that illustrious body. He is Masonically affiliated with St. 
Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
South Boston, and with De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. 
Noble Morse was born in Ryegate, Vt., in April, 1858, and secured his 
education in the public schools of his native state. His marriage to Miss 
M. Christiana Hadtield took place in South Boston, in 1889; they have 
two daughters: Maude R. and Marian W., and reside at 447 Talbot 
Avenue, Dorchester. Noble Morse has been, for twenty-five years, in 
the teaming business, and has his offices at 129 Essex Street, Boston. 

GEORGE W. BLINN. 

Ranked as Senior Warden in Starr King Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; as 
King in Washington Chapter, R. A. M.; as Steward in Salem Council, 
R. & S. M., and as Commander in Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, 
K. T., all of Salem, Noble Blinn likewise has degrees in full course 

in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection, 

wherein he has the grade of Master of Ceremonies; Giles Fonda Yates 
Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. The ennoblement 
of Noble Blinn took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in the 
class of April 19, 1906, his certificate of enrollment in that illustrious’ 
body bearing the number 6396. He is also a member of the Massa¬ 
chusetts and Rhode Island Association of Knight Templar Commanders. 
He is connected with the Colonial and the Now and Then Clubs of 

Salem, and served for fifteen years, from 1890 to 1905, in the Second 

Corps of Cadets, M. V. M. of Salem, having been discharged therefrom 
with the rank of Sergeant Major, and he is a member of the Veteran 
Cadets’ Association. Noble Blinn was born in Salem, on December 11, 
1872, and was educated in that city. There, also, on December 4, 1907, 
his marriage to Miss Nellie H. Smart took place. For more than 
twenty years he has been engaged in the storage Warehouse business, and, 
for eleven years, has been manager of a warehouse at 84 Purchase Street, 
Boston. His home is in Salem, at 17 Pleasant Street. 

J. LOVELL JOHNSON. 

Noble Johnson is one of the well known business men and public 
citizens of the City of Fitchburg. Since 1896, he has been a member, and 
one of the managers, of the iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works, located 
at 109 River Street, Fitchburg. He is vice president of the Fitchburg 
National Bank; a director of the Merchants’ National Bank of Wor¬ 
cester; vice president of the Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insurance Com¬ 
pany; a trustee, and on the Board of Investment, of the Fitchburg Sav¬ 
ings Bank; a director, and on the Finance Committee, of the Fitchburg 
Co-operative Bank; a director of the Boston Casualty Company, and 
vice president of the Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company of Boston, 
Worcester and Fitchburg. The public career of Noble Johnson has made 
him an Alderman of Fitchburg, 1901-1903, and President of the Board for 
the last two years; a State Senator for the Third Worcester Senatorial 
District for two years; a member of the Governors’ Council for the 
Seventh District for two years; Treasurer of the State Republican Com¬ 
mittee for the year 1913; Vice President of the Worcester County Republi¬ 
can Club; and he was Chairman of the Republican City Committee of 
Fitchburg. Noble Johnson’s Masonic attainments are indicated by his 
affiliations with Charles W. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, 
in which he has the rank of Past Master; Thomas Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Fitchburg; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem 
Commandery No 19, K. T. of Fitchburg; and, in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, he was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order as a 
member of the class of May 14, 1901, with enrollment numbered 3572. 
He is a member of the Past Masters’ Association, 13th Masonic District; 
and among the other bodies with which he is affiliated are the Fitch¬ 
burg Lodge of Elks, of which he is a Past Exalted Ruler; and the Massa¬ 
chusetts Elks. Noble Johnson is a member of the Worcester County 
Mechanics’ Association; the Fitchburg Board of Trade and the Mer¬ 
chants’ Association; the Fay, Alpine, and Sportsmen’s Clubs of Fitch¬ 
burg; the Algonquin Club of Boston, the Boston Athletic Association, 
the Boston City Club; the Tatasset and Uptown Club of Worcester; the 


Country Club of Leominster; the Watatic Club of Ashburnham, and of 
the Republican Club of Massachusetts. Noble Johnson was born in 
Worcester, on June 26, 1876, son of Iver and Mary Elizabeth (Spiers) 
Johnson. He was educated in the Worcester Grammar and the Fitch¬ 
burg High Schools, and at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, class of 
1898. He is unmarried, and resides at the Johnsonia, Fitchburg. 

ALLEN FRANCIS CARPENTER. 

Noble Carpenter, second and only survivor of the three sons of 
Francis Rice and Achsah (Holbrook) Carpenter, was born in Water¬ 
ford, Vt., on February 28, 1842. He was educated in the common 
schools of his native town, and at St. Johnsbury Academy. Noble Car¬ 
penter enlisted for service in the Civil War, in Company H, Twelfth 
Regiment Vermont Volunteers; and was mustered in October, 1862, being 
about twenty years of age. His regiment was assigned to the Army of 
the Potomac, and he participated in all the stirring campaigns of that 
great army until the expiration of his term, and was honorably dis¬ 
charged in July, 1863. In the following year. Noble Carpenter located 
m Somerville, Mass., where he has since resided. He gave his first atten¬ 
tion to learning the grocery business; and in 1869 established a concern of 
his own, in the same line. His business has extended from year to year; 
and that he is recognized as of the highest ability in his trade circles is 
attested by the responsible positions to which he has been called, as well 
as the associations he enjoys. He was one of the organizing members 
of the Boston Retail Grocers’ Association, in which he served as president 
in 1896 and 1897; was general manager of the Boston Food Fair, which 
was held in Mechanics’ Building of Boston, m October, 1897; and was 
treasurer of the New England Grocers’ Publishing Company for a 
number of years. Noble Carpenter is a director of the Sprague and 
Hathaway Company, and a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. 
He is actively identified with the principal public, and semi-public, inter¬ 
ests of Somerville. Noble Carpenter has been a director of the Somer¬ 
ville National Bank from its organization; was one of the prime movers 
in the organization of the Somerville Trust Company, in the fall of 
1907, being, also, a member of its directorate; and is a trustee of the 
Somerville Savings Bank. He was a member of the Common Council in 
1889; of the Board of Aldermen, 1890-91; represented the city in the 
general court, 1893-94, serving on the committee on public reservations, 
and other important committees; was a member of the Somerville Board 
of Health, of which he was chairman for several years; is a trustee 
of the Somerville Home for the Aged; of the Hutchinson Home for 
Aged Women, and in the Somerville Hospital. In Masonry, he is affili¬ 
ated with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Somerville Chapter, R. A. M.; 
Cceur de Lion Commandery, and Somerville Council. Noble Car¬ 
penter was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple on January 21, 
1890 and his enrollment certificate in that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order is numbered 469. He is also a member of Oasis Lodge and Som¬ 
erville Encampment, I. O. O. F.; the Independent Order of Red Men; 
Willard C. Kinsley Post, G. A. R.; the Central Club of Somerville; 
Somerville Historical Society, and of the Vermont Veterans’ Association 
of Boston and vicinity. He is treasurer of the First Congregational 
(Unitarian) Church in Somerville. In politics, he is a Republican. Noble 
Carpenter was married, on December 26, 1873, to Caroline S. Pratt of 
Cohasset, daughter of Job and Susan (Nichols) Pratt, who passed away 
on March 1, 1903, leaving a son, Irving Francis, born on November 27, 
1886, who is practicing law in Boston. On October 14, 1908, Noble Car¬ 
penter was again married to Miss Sara A. Stone of Somerville. 

ADELBERT MORTON FULLERTON. 

For the past sixteen years, Noble Fullerton has been in the wholesale 
and retail feed and grain business in Brockton, with the firm of E. and 
A. M. Fullerton. He was born in -North Bridgewater, on August 13, 
1866, and attended the schools of that place. Having acquired the quali¬ 
fying Masonic Degrees in St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of 
Brockton, he was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, the latter order 
having been conferred on him, in full form, on April 23. 1907, by Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and he was enrolled as No. 7112. 
Noble Fullerton was married, in Boston, to Miss N. Genevieve Tibbetts of 
Brockton. They have three daughters : Emma G„ Gertrude J., and Mabel L., 
and reside at No. 25 Tribon Street, Brockton. 




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JONATHAN S. SWINGLE. 

An initiate of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, in the class of 
March 30, 1897, and enrolled therein as No. 2555, is Noble Swingle. 
His York Rite Degrees in Masonry were conferred in Muckingum Lodge No. 
368, A. F. & A. M. of Fultonham, O., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Quincy, Boston Council, R. & S. M. and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T., 
of which he is Treasurer; and his Scottish Rite Degrees, in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He also has memberships in Quincy Chapter No. 88, of 
the Order of the Eastern Star, the Quincy Y’acht Club, the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, and in the Quincy Board of Trade. Noble 
Swingle was born in Muskingum County, O., on April 12, 1856, and 
attended school in Taylorsville, O. His marriage to Miss Florence A. 
Rowley was solemnized on June 29, 1892; and their children are: Paul¬ 
ine Vivian, J. Sumner, and Maxine Louise. For the past thirty years. 
Noble Swingle has been in the granite business. His business address is 
No. 1382 Hancock Street, Quincy, his home being at No. 1230 Hancock 
Street, also in Quincy. 

ALFRED FRANCIS NYE. 

Noble Nye is numbered upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 
as 9600, and his admission to that illustrious body oi the Ancient Arabic 
Urder, took place on November 13, iyi2. 'llie preparatory Masonic degrees 
v\ere attained by AOble Aye m George PL. labor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Adoniram Chapter, R A. hi., Aew Bedford Council, R. & S. M. and 
c>utton Commandery No. 16, iv. 1., all of New Bedlord. Aoble Nye, 
who was born in fairhaven, on January 7, 1891, became interested in 
masonry, at an early age, and took his ihrmer’s Degree, when but 
twenty-one. He is now pursuing a course of study in the Massachusetts 
institute of Technology, and has permanent residence at No. 64 Green 
Street, Fairhaven. 

HORACE KIMBALL NYE. 

Noble Nye’s name appears upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., as No. 8903; he became a member ot that illustrious body, 
on November 11, l9iU. '1 he Masonic Degrees qualifying him for admis¬ 
sion thereto, were obtained in full course in both lorn and Scottish Rites. 
In the former, he is affiliated with George H. Tabor Lodge, A. P. & A. 
M. of Fairhaven, Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, 
R. & S. if., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. F. all oi which bodies are 
located in New Bedford. His Scottish Rite connections are with the fol¬ 
lowing-named Boston bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge oi Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Aoble 
Nye is also affiliated with Gifford Chapter No. 59, O. E. S., and among 
the social organizations with which he is connected are, the Leighton 
Club of Fairhaven, and the New Bedford 3. acht Club. He was born in 
Fairhaven, was educated there, and there has his residence, at 84 Greene 
Street. The date of his birth is, May 31, 1861. Since 1881, he has con¬ 
ducted a grocery business in his home city. In Fairhaven, also, on April 
22, 1886, he married Miss Lizzie F’. Williams; they have a son, Allred 
Francis, who is also a Noble of Aleppo Temple. 

LOUIS PAPP. 

Noble Papp was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, under the escort of the Nobles of that illustrious 
body, on February 25, 1913, and was awarded certificate No 9916. He had 
received his prerequisite degrees in Masonry, in Shawmut Lodge, A. F. 
& A M., in which he has rank of Senior Deacon, and St. Paul’s Royal 
Arch Chapter, both of Boston; and in the following bodies of the Scot¬ 
tish Rite: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Oiapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Papp is also identi¬ 
fied with the Bay State Conclave of the Improved Order of Heptasophs, 
of which organization he has been Treasurer for the past three years. 
He has also membership in the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Bos¬ 
ton Salesmanagers’ Club, and in the Massachusetts State Laundrymen’s 
Association. Noble Papp was born in West Hartlepool, Eng., on April 
1, 1875, and was educated in the schools of his native country. For the 
past eleven years, he has been one of the firm of the Mechanics Apron 
and Towel Supply Company, of Boston. Noble Papp is a bachelor, and 
resides at No. 6 Brimsley Street, Dorchester; his business address is 
No. 8 Island Street, Roxbury. 

HERBERT W. WOODWORTH. 

No. 6625 in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, who was ennobled 
therein on September 1, 1906, bears allegiance to Delta Lodge of Ancient 
Free and Accepted Masons; to Pentalpha Chapter of Royal Arch Masons: 


Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, and Quincy Commandery of 
Knights Templar. Besides his Masonic affiliations he is connected with Puri¬ 
tan Lodge No. 179, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and with 
Blue Hill Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Noble 
W oodworth is treasurer of the American Tool and Machine Company of 
109 Beach Street, Boston. He was born in Boston, on December 2, 1870, 
and was educated in its public schools and those of Braintree. He mar¬ 
ried Sarah N. Sims of Norfolk, and they have one son, Russell, born 
March 14, 1906. They reside at 30 Mt Vernon Avenue. Braintree. 

EVERETT G. PRIEST. 

Noble Priest, who is ranked as Assistant Steward in Aleppo Temple, 
A A. O., N. M. S., was ennoDied in that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Urder, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on March 30, 1897, and was enrolled 
therein as No 2144. He was raised in Winslow Lewis Lodge, A. F. & 
A. A1., and demitted to Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester. He 
is also affiliated with Signet Chapter, R. A. 31., and Cceur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T., both of Charlestown. Noble Priest was born in 
Boston, on December 31, 1867, and obtained his preparatory education in 
the schools of that city; and was graduated from the Massachusetts Col¬ 
lege of Pharmacy with the class of 1890. He was superintendent of the 
Boston Emergency and General Hospital, for seven years, and since 
then, has been a druggist, being established at 79 Berkley Street, Boston. 
He is a member of the New England Retail Druggists’ Association. 
Noble Priest’s marriage to Miss Clara G. Woodward of Newtonville, 
took place in Boston, on November 30, 1898, and they reside in Dor¬ 
chester, at 31 Rosedale Street. 

WILLIAM HENRY CALLIS. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Hammott Lodge, 
A. F. & A. AL, St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of East Boston, East 
Boston Council, R. & S. 31., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble 
Callis was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the 3Iystic Shrine, on June 
4, 1914, and was enrolled therein, as No. 10241. He is a member of 
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 78, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown; Erminie Lodge 
No. 76, Order of Rebekahs of Somerville; Mystic Chapter No. 34, O. 
E. S. of East Boston; the Engineers’ Blue Room Club; the Stationary 
Engineers’ Union No. 16, Boston; the Young 3Ien’s Christian Association; 
the Young 3Ien’s Christian Union, and of the Congregational Church, 
a.l of Boston. Noble Callis was born in Foster, Va., on January 4, 
1880, and obtained his education in the public schools of that place, 
which was later supplemented by a course in the International Corres¬ 
pondence Schools. In 1903-04, he was in the Revenue Cutter Service, 
and saw a considerable part of the eastern coast. Since 1912, Noble 
Callis has been engineer at the St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Boston, where 
also he resides, and previously, he had been an engineer for the Loose- 
Wiles Biscuit Company, of Boston. 

CHARLES NICHOLS. 

Noble Nichols is the treasurer of the Nichols and Stone Company, 
with whom he became connected in 1870, when the business was started 
by his brothers. He was born in Westminster, on Independence Day, 1847, 
and was a student in the high school there, and at the Appleton Academy 
at New Ipswich, N. H., graduating in 1868. He is a member of Charles 
W. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, Gardner Chapter, R. A 
31., and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T. of Gardner. His enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
31. S., is 4821, and he was received into that body of Shriners, on Novem¬ 
ber 7, 1904. He is a member also of the Gardner Boat Club and of the 
Gardner Business Alen’s Association. On December 10, 1871, in W est- 
minster, he married 31iss Alice A. Brown, who passed away on Novem¬ 
ber 24, 1901. He has three children: Abbie M., now 31rs. C. A. Ray¬ 
mond, Louis C., and Edmund L. The business address is 82 Logan 
Street, Gardner, and the residence is at 35 Lincoln Street. 

CLARENCE LENDALL TROWBRIDGE. 

Having acquired the preparatory Alasonic Degrees in Aurora Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank 
of Past High Priest, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., all of 
Fitchburg, Noble Trowbridge was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of 3Iarch 28, 
1912, when there was awarded to him certificate of enrollment No. 9515. 
He is also a member of the 31onoosnock Country Club of Leominster. 
For the past eight years, he has been connected with the Simonds Manu¬ 
facturing Company of Fitchburg, located at No. 35 North Street. Noble 
Trowbridge was born in Lowell, on February 24, 1881, and attended 
school there. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 61 Clinton Street, 
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PRESTON WILBAR HOWARD. 

Noble Howard’s Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Paul 
Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brock¬ 
ton. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple as a member of the 
class of March 28, 1912, and his enrollment number in that illustrious 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order is 9391. Noble Howard was born in 
Brockton, on January 6, 1882. With the class of 1899, he graduated from 
the Brockton High School, and in 1903, received his degrees at Dartmouth 
College, where he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. 
Noble Howard is also connected with the Commercial Club, the Uni¬ 
versity Club, and the Republican Club, all of Brockton. For ten years, 
he has been a contractor in that city, with offices at No. 633 Warren 
Avenue. There, also, on September 28, 1910, he married Miss Henrietta 
J. Williamson of that place. They have a daughter, Rhoda Marian, born 
September 16, 1911, and reside at No. 25 Central Square, Brockton. 

CHARLES EDWARD LOVELL, M. D. 

Registered upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order as No. 8895, Noble Lovell was initiated into its Nobility, on 
November 11, 1910. In Masonry, he has served with Puritan Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., as Junior Steward, and has affiliations with Pilgrim Royal Arch 
Chapter, Abington Council of Royal and Select Masters, and with Old 
Colony Commandery No. 15, of Knights Templar. Noble Lovell is also 
fraternally associated with Webster Lodge No. 113, I. O. O. F., and with 
Plymouth Lodge of Knights of Pythias, both of Whitman. He is a 
member of the Board of Trade of Whitman, and of various medical 
associations; is President of the Plymouth District Society; for eight 
years, he has been a member of the W hitman Board of Selectmen; for 
nine years, Chairman of the Whitman Board of Health; is both Town and 
School Physician, and is Surgeon for the Massachusetts Employees’ Insur¬ 
ance Association in the Whitman District. Noble Lovell filled the post of 
United States Examining Surgeon, at Brockton, in 1900-01-02-03. He 
was born at Woodstock, Vt., on April 13, 1861; prepared for his profes¬ 
sional courses in Middleboro, and was graduated from Dartmouth with 
the class of 1885. For years, Noble Lovell has been engaged in the general 
practice of medicine and surgery in Whitman. He married Miss Eugenia 
F. Bartlett, in Middleboro, on September 11, 1889; and they have a son, 
Lathrop Bartlett, who is a Dartmouth, B. A., class of 1912. They reside 
at No. 167 South Avenue, Whitman. 

HARRY AUGUSTUS WARE. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Ware are indicated by his affilia¬ 
tions in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T. All these bodies are located in the city of W orcester. His number 
upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 8989, 
and he was given access to the Shrine in that body of Nobles as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of December 30, 1910. In Freedom Lodge No. 121, K. 
P. of Worcester, Noble Ware has the rank of Past Chancellor. He was 
born at Northboro, on July 25, 1883, and was educated in the public 
schools of Worcester. He was with the Walker Armington Company, 
grocers, for five years, and since 1907, he has been a fireman on the New 
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Noble Ware is unmarried, 
and resides at 6 Hollis Street, Worcester. 

MINOT H. EDSON. 

Through his Masonic affiliations in Puritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Whitman, Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, 
K. T., both of Abington, Noble Easton was welcomed into the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 
1909, and was enrolled upon the membership lists of that illustrious body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 8597. Noble Edson has been engaged 
in the leather business in V hitman for the past fifteen years. He was 
born in West. Bridgewater, on October 19, 1866, and attended the public 
schools of Whitman. Noble Edson was married to Miss Dora E. Penni- 
man of that town, on June 14, 1886, at East Bridgewater. They have 
three children: John Murray, Leon D„ and Flora May, and their home is 
in Whitman, at No. 152 Temple Street. 

THOMAS ARNOLD. 

Engaged in commercial pursuits in North Abington, for a quarter of 
a century, Noble Arnold is prominent there both as a citizen and as a 
business man. His business is conducted under the firm name of the 
M. N. Arnold Company. Noble Arnold is prominently identified with 
the York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, 
with John Cutler Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., all of Abington; and, in 
the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. .S. . He has the 


early number, 58, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and was 
ennobled in that body of the Mystic Shrine, on November 2, 1893. Noble 
Arnold is also a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Com¬ 
pany, Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Club of Brockton, the Old Colony 
Club of Plymouth, and the Commercial Club of Plymouth. He was 
born in North Abington, on April 7, 1856, and was a student in the 
schools there. His marriage to Miss Susan Emily Paine, of South 
Weymouth, took place on November 29, 1876; they have three children: 
Alice Hall, Eugene Homer, and Harold Shelton. Noble Arnold s home 
is on Adams Street, North Abington. 

HERBERT BREWSTER. 

The admission into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. 
S., of Noble Brewster was with the class of December 29, 1897, his 
enrollment in that celebrated Shrine body being No. 4000. In Symbolic 
Masonry, he was initiated in Jefferson Lodge No. 97, A. F. & A. M. of 
La Porte, Cal.; he received the Capitular Degrees in Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and the 
Templar Degrees in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brock¬ 
ton. Since 1911, Noble Brewster has been with the Brockton City Water 
Works, formerly for seventeen years, having been connected with the Brock¬ 
ton Transportation Co. He was born in Westboro, on July 31, 1861, and 
attended school in that town. In Brockton, on Sept. 2, 1899, Noble Brewster 
was married to Miss Inez M. Gill of that city. They have a daughter, 
Hope G„ born on April 13, 1903, and reside at 724 Pleasant St., Brockton. 

FRANK S. ELLIOTT. 

District Deputy Grand High Priest, District No. 2, and Past High 
Priest of William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M. of Gloucester; and Past 
Commander of Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. T. of Gloucester, 
Noble Elliott, is also affiliated, in York Rite Masonry, with Tyrian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Gloucester, and with Boston Council, R. & S. M. In 
the Scottish Rite of Masonry, he has attained the 32°, having affiliations 
in the Boston bodies. Upon this Masonic foundation, Noble Elliott was 
exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Decem¬ 
ber 30, 1901, with enrollment No. 4887. He is a member of Gloucester 
Lodge of Elks No. 892, and of the Commonwealth and Camera Clubs of 
Gloucester; and is a Major in the 8th Massachusetts Infantry. Since 1907, 
Noble Elliott has been treasurer of the Perry and Searle Co., of Lynn. 
He was born in Gloucester, on Feb. 8, 1882, and graduated from the Mas¬ 
sachusetts Institute of Technology, class of 1905. In Gloucester, on July 
10, 1907, Noble Elliott was married to Miss Marion P. Tarr of that town, 
and they have a.son, Frank S., Jr., born April 10, 1914. His business address 
is 17 Stewart St., Lynn, while he resides in Gloucester, at 21 Lookout St. 

CHARLES O. EMERSON. 

Treasurer of the Emerson Shoe Company of Rockland, Noble Emer¬ 
son has been connected with that concern for more than twenty- 
five years, and has spent thirty-five years in the shoe manufacturing 
business. He was born in Brockton, on July 14, 1856, and attended 
school in that city. He has served upon the Common Council of Brock¬ 
ton, and is a member of the Brockton Commercial Club, and of the 
Boston Athletic Association. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Ma¬ 
sonry, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brockton, and attained 
the other York Rite Degrees in the following Brockton bodies: Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Com¬ 
mandery No. 38, K. T. His name appears upon the enrollment lists of 
Aleppo Temple as No. 825, he having been ennobled in that illustrious 
body with the class of November 15, 1888. In Brockton, on June 5, 
1887, Noble Emerson was married to Miss Lena F. Lunn of that city, 
and they have two daughters, Minnie Grover and Madeline Hayden; also 
a son, Charles O., Jr. They reside at No. 126 Belmont Street, Brockton, 
and Noble Emerson’s business address is Rockland. 

STEPHEN E. WOODBURY. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 30, 1913, with enrollment No. 10213, Noble Woodbury was 
previously qualified for Shrine ennoblement by his affiliations in the fol¬ 
lowing Masonic bodies: Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Beverly; Amity 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Beverly, in which he has the rank of Master of the 
Second Veil; Salem Council, R. & S. M.; St. George Commandery No. 
44, K. T. of Beverly, in which he is Senior Warden; Sutton Lodge of 
Perfection of Salem; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Woodbury is also connected with Diana Chapter 
No. 101, O. E. S. of Beverly. For the past thirteen years, he has been an 
electrical engineer, being with the Simplex Electric Heating Company, 
formerly for seven years, having been engaged as a machinist and in the 
study of his profession. Noble Woodbury was born in Beverly on August 
14, 1875, and attended school in his native town, later studying at the 
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HARRY AUGUSTIN THOMPSON. 

Noble Thompson has attained Masonic affiliations in both York and 
Scottish Rite bodies of Lowell. In the former, he is a member of Kill- 
wining Lodge, A. F. & A. M., with the rank of Senior Warden; Mt. 
Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.; Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim 
Commandery No. 9, K. T., in which he is Senior Warden. He is also a 
member of the Lodge of Perfection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
the Chapter of Rose Croix, located in Lowell, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Boston. In the registration of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he is numbered 6902, and his ennoblement 
therein took place with the class of pilgrims of December 17, 1906. Noble 
Thompson is also a member of the Vesper Country Club, the Yorick Club, 
and of the Masonic Club, all of Lowell; and he is Past Senior Sergeant 
of the Ambulance Corps of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. He was 
born in Lowell, on February 7, 1872, and was educated there, graduating 
from the Lowell High School in 1888. For a year and a half, he was in 
the banking business in Lowell; and for more than twenty years, he has 
been connected with the Moxie Company, some twelve years ago having 
become treasurer and a director. In Lowell, on April 15, 1896, he was 
married to Miss Mary Maude Smith; they have a daughter, Virginia, 
and a son, Harry A., Jr. His business address is No. 69 Haverhill 
Street, Boston; and his residence is in Lowell. 

JAMES ALEXANDER HEUGHAN. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, as No. 4414, 
Noble Heughan was admitted to Nobility in that illustrious Shrine body, 
on F'ebruary 9, 1904. As a Mason, he is a member of King Solomon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charles¬ 
town, Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, and Beauseant Com¬ 
mandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble Heughan also acquired full 
course of degrees in the Scottish Rite, being a member of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was born in Port Hastings, N. S. on 
December 19, 1858, and was educated there. For twenty-two years, he 
has been in the produce business, being located at Nos. 11 and 12, Boston 
and Main Produce Market, Charlestown. Noble Heughan is unmarried, 
and resides in Roxbury. 

ROBERT ROY McNUTT. 

F’or more than twelve years, Noble McNutt has been engaged in the 
building wrecking business in Boston and suburbs. He was born in 
Nova Scotia, on January 16, 1876, and was educated in its provincial 
schools. In Dorchester, on June 28, 1910, his marriage to Miss Mary 
Ellen Fulton took place. They have a son, Robert Roy, Jr., and reside 
in Winthrop Centre. The Symbolic Degrees were conferred upon Noble 
McNutt in Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, and he con¬ 
tinued his career, in Masonry, in the Scottish Rite, with affiliations in 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on June 24, 1907, and his 
enrollment in that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine is designated as 
No. 7457. Noble McNutt is also a member of the Cottage Park Yacht 
Club of Winthrop. 

WILFORD T. MASTERS. 

Noble Masters is superintendent of Power Distribution for the 
Elevated Railroad Company of Boston, having tilled that post for more 
than seven years; while, for eight years prior to that time, he was 
chief operator with the same company. Noble Masters comes from 
Australia, where he was born, in the city of Melbourne, on November 15, 
1869. Before coming to this country, he had completed his education 
in the schools of that continent. He is a member of the American Insti¬ 
tute of Electrical Engineers, of the American Railway Association, and 
of the New England Street Railway Club. His Masonic Degrees were 
acquired, in Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Cambridge, St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, 
K. T. of East Boston. His name appears as No. 9850, upon the enroll¬ 
ment lists of Aleppo Temple, and his ennoblement therein took place 
with the class of December, 1912. In Boston, on June 5, 1907, he was 
married to Annie L. Bourne of Woodstock, N. B. He resides at 73 
Adams Street. Dorchester, and his business address is 6% East First 
Street, South Boston. 

ARTHUR LEAVITT NORTON. 

Noble Norton’s ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
dates from September 1, 1906, when he was entered upon its enrollment 
lists, as No. 6601. He attained the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in 
Evans Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Evanston, Ill., and came by demit to 
Eleusis Lodge of Boston, where also he has affiliations with St. Andrew’s 


Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T. Noble Norton 
is a member of the Algonquin Club, the Dedham Club, the Engineers 
Club, the Dedham Country and Polo Clubs, the Drysalters’ Club, the 
Chemist Club of New York, and of the Point Shirley Club. He is 
treasurer of the National Aniline and Chemical Company, with offices 
at No. 36 Purchase Street, Boston. Noble Norton was born in Boston, 
on May 7, 1869, and was graduated from its English High School in 
1886. In Philadelphia, on June 9, 1896, he married Miss Carolein Stel- 
wagon. They have two daughters, Jane and Margaret, and reside at No. 
201 Village Avenue, Dedham. 

HARRY FREDERICK BOWER. 

Noble Bower was born in the city of Philadelphia, on March 6, 1860, 
and attended the public schools there. He is established as a heating 
engineer at 1828 E. Willard Street, Philadelphia, Penn. His preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were obtained in the York Rite, in Joseph Warren 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. • 
& S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. Upon 
the membership lists in Aleppo Temple he has the number 10127, and 
his ennoblement took place therein on November 17, 1913. Noble Bower 
is unmarried, and resides in Boston. 

ERNEST L. MUNGER. 

Noble Munger has the rank of Past Master, and serves as Treasurer 
in Acacia Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Gloucester. He is also a member 
of William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., and of Bethlehem Commandery 
No. 43, K. T., both of Gloucester. Thus qualified for reception into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple 
on September 1, 1906, and his certificate of enrollment in that illustrious 
body bears the number 6600. For the past eighteen years, Noble 
Munger has been superintendent and manager of the Gloucester Electric 
Company, with offices at 22 Vincent Street, Gloucester. He was born in 
Torrington, Conn., on January 28, 1869, and was educated in the schools 
of Hartford, Conn. In September, 1890, he was married to Miss Nellie 
Stone of Lynn, and resides at 15 Trask Street, Gloucester. 

CHARLES FI. SIMS. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Noble Sims appears as No. 10027, and was admitted to the 
Nobility of that body with the class of June, 1913. He has acquired 
Masonic Degrees in full course in both York and Scottish Rites. Noble 
Sims is now affiliated with the following bodies in the York Rite: 
Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. 51., Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. 51., and Worcester County Commandery No. 
5, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, his connections are as follows: with 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 5Iassachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In addition to these Masonic interests, Noble Sims is a 
member of Quinsigamond Lodge No. 43, I. O. O. F. of Worcester; of 
Freedom Lodge No. 121, K. of P.; of Cherokee Tribe No. 16, Improved 
Order of Redmen; of Worcester Lodge No. 608, Loyal Order of 51oose, 
of Alethea Grotto No. 13, of Worcester; while he has the rank of First 
Lieutenant in Bay State Company, and Uniform Rank, K. of P. Noble 
Sims was born in Dudleyville, Ala., on July 18, 1859, and obtained his 
education in that place; also at Roanoake, Ala., Louisville, Ky., and at 
Tufts College. He took courses in medicine under James Rhodes 
Buchanan of Boston, and George Dutton, A. 51. M. D. of Rutland, Vt., 
Dean of the Vermont Medical College, at that place. He planned to 
take a thorough course in some leading college of physicians and surgeons, 
but failed to do so, through combination of adverse circumstances. From 
the age of nineteen to that of twenty-two, he taught in both public and 
private schools of Alabama and other southern states. For a time, Noble 
Sims conducted a general merchandise business in Alabama, but later, 
took a special line in Boston, and traveled through every state in the 
Union, east of the Rocky Mountains, in the sale and introduction of his 
goods. He has, for the past six years, been engaged as hotel manager, 
at 168 Front Street, Worcester, but has kept up the mail order business, 
built up by several years of travel and detail work. On February 17, 
1881, he married 5Iiss 5Iartha Griffin, in Lafayette, Ala. They have a 
son, Griffin, and reside at the Worcester address given. Noble Sims 
contemplates closing the hotel business in Worcester, and has made 
arrangements to settle permanently in West Brookfield, where he expects 
to run a summer house, The Park View, and establish a permanent home 
for his business, which is the manufacture of specialties, and the sale of 
pencil points, nickel and steel pens. Captain Alonzo Eaton, General 
Grant’s depot quartermaster, whom Noble Sims met on his travels, fifteen 
years ago, is directly responsible for his connection with the hotel busi¬ 
ness. and, best of all, for his desire to learn more of the virtues incul¬ 
cated and practiced by 51asons, and ultimately of his affiliation with the 
5Iasonic Fraternity. 




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WILLIAM G. DODGE. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with St. John’s 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M., King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., and Newbury- 
port Commandery No. 3, K. T„ all of Newburyport, Noble Dodge was 
admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, on November 15, 1912, and 
enrolled therein as No. 9770. He is also a member of the Dalton Club. 
He was born in Newburyport on August 14, 1882, and was educated 
in the schools of that city. For the past six years, he has been treas¬ 
urer of the Nathan D. Dodge Shoe Company, at Newburyport. Noble 
Dodge is unmarried, and resides in Newbury, at 10 East High Street. 

CHARLES A. STEWART. 

Upon the Masonic foundation of affiliation in the following York Rite 
bodies: Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Medford, St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No 2, K. T., Noble Stewart 
gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, through the portals cf Aleppo Temple, on August 15, 1914, his 
enrollment therein being No. 10370. Noble Stewart has been a contractor 
and builder in Boston, for eight years, and is president of the Marr Bros. 
& Stewart Company of Boston. He was born in Aroostook County, Me., 
on November 30, 1873, and was educated in his native state. In Dor¬ 
chester, on December 14, 1904, Noble Stewart’s marriage to Miss Har¬ 
riet M. Heal of Dorchester was solemnized; they have a daughter, Har¬ 
riet M. His business address is No. 319 Washington Street, Boston, and 
his home is in Dorchester, at No. 71 Brent Street. 

HERBERT C. CLEVELAND. 

The Masonic career of Noble Cleveland began when he was intro¬ 
duced to Masonic Light in Puritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Whitman; 
advanced and exalted in Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., and received the 
Templar Degrees in Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. 
He was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, through the 
portals of Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 7669. Since 1885, Noble Cleveland has been interested in the 
drug business, being proprietor of a pharmacy in Roxbury. He is also 
a member of the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Association. Noble 
Cleveland was born in Greenwich, on November 17, 1865. and attended 
school there and in Athol. His business address is No. 459 Dudley 
Street, Roxbury, and he resides at No. 461 Dudley Street 

LEVY HERMAN. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Herman’s name appears as No. 1382, and he was received among 
that exalted Nobility on November 5, 1896. His Masonic affiliations in¬ 
clude Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s Royal Arch 
Chapter of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32P, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For the past twelve years, he has been in the real estate 
business in Boston, having formerly conducted a gentlemen’s furnishing 
establishment for a quarter of a century. Noble Herman was born in 
Austria, on December 4, 1842, and was educated in his native country and 
in Boston. He was married in Boston to Miss Sarah Levi of that city, 
on May 28, 1874. Noble Herman’s home is in Roxbury, at No. 164 Hum¬ 
boldt Avenue, and his business address is No. 43 Tremont Street, Boston. 

ALBERT MONROE MILLER, M. D. 

V ith the rank of Past Junior Deacon, in Norfolk Lodge, A. F. & A. 
AI. of Needham; that of Past High Priest, in Newton Chapter, R. A. 
M. of Newtonville; and Thrice Illustrious Alaster, in Adoniram Council. 
R. & S. M. of Waltham; also with membership in Gethsemane Comman¬ 
dery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Miller was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AI. S., on February 
9, 1904, and was therein constituted and enrolled as Noble No. 4429. He 
is also a Past Noble Grand of Elliott Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F\ of Need¬ 
ham, and a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Association; likewise of 
the Alassachusetts Association of Boards of Health; of the Needham 
Aledical Club, and, for ten years, was a member of the Needham Board 
of Health. Noble Aliller was born in Virgil, N. Y., on August 30, 1857, 
and obtained his preparatory education at the public schools of his birth¬ 
place, also in Boston, and at the Willow Park Seminary; later, having 
attended the State Normal School at Cortland, N. Y. The degree of AI. 
D. was conferred upon him in the Dartmouth Aledical School, in 1882, and 
since then, he has practiced his profession. He was married in Needham, 
on January 26, 1887, to Miss Isabelle B. Alann, who passed away on 
November 11, 1913, leaving him a son, Harold L. Aliller, born January 7, 
1895. 


ALBERT WHITWORTH. 

Noble Whitworth has the enrollment No. 10062 upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AI. S., having been ennobled with the 
class of June 5, 1913. He was born in Lancashire, Eng., on January 4, 
1877. Noble Whitworth came to the United States early, and obtained his 
education in the public schools of the city of Lowell. For six years, he 
has been assistant superintendent and purchasing agent of the U. S. 
Bunting Company, located on Crosby Street, Lowell. The Alasonic 
Degrees preliminary for admission to the Shrine were conferred upon 
Noble Whitworth in William North Lodge, A. F. & A. AI.; Alt. Horeb 
Chapter, R. A. AL, in which he is Alaster of the Second Veil; Ahasuerus 
Council, R. & S. AL, and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. 
He was married, in Lowell, to Aliss Sarah Calverley, who, like himself, 
is derived from England. They have two sons, Albert Alilton and Paul 
Roland. Noble Whitworth resides at 31 Sydney Street, Lowell. 

RUSSELL W. HOOK. 

Eligible as a York Rite Alason to the Nobility of the Alystic Shrine, 
Noble Hook was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AL S., on 
August 15, 1914, and enrolled among its distinguished fellowship as No. 
10345. He received his Symbolic Degrees in Alasonry, in Henry Price 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of Junior Steward; his 
Capitular Degrees, in Signet Royal Arch Chapter, and his Templar 
Degrees, in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charles¬ 
town. He is also a member of Alt. Vernon Lodge No. 186, I. O. O. F., 
and of the Society of Chemical Industries. For the past five years, Noble 
Hook has been a chemist in Boston, with business location at No. 93 Broad 
Street. He was born in East Boston, on September 9, 1883, and received 
his preliminary education in Aledford, graduating from the Lowell Tex¬ 
tile School in 1905. Noble Hook is unmarried, and resides in West Aled¬ 
ford, at No. 8 Holton Street. 

ASHBEL V. BARTLETT. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Bartlett crossed the burning sands, 
and, reaching the Oasis of Boston, on December 7, 1905, was initiated 
into the mysteries of the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, his enrollment 
therein being numbered 6189. In Masonry, he was made a Alaster Alason 
in Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. AI. of Somerville; was exalted to the degree 
of Royal Arch Alason in Somerville Chapter, R. A. AL, entered the 
Cryptic Circle in Orient Council, R. & S. AI. of Somerville; and was 
elevated to Knighthood in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of 
Charlestown; and in the Scottish Rite, he has received the degrees 
from the fourth up to, and inclusive of, the 32° in the following bodies 

situated in the Valley of Boston: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 

fection; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Alt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He is also a member of the New England Railroad Club. Noble Bartlett 
was born in Newburyport, on June 29, 1851, and graduated from the 
high school of that city. His marriage to Aliss Alary S. Ripley, was 
solemnized in Wakefield, in 1876, and they have a daughter, Daisy. For 
the past twenty years, Noble Bartlett has been the passenger yard master 
of the Terminal Division of the Boston and Alaine Railroad, at the 
North Station, Boston, his connection with that railroad dating back 

for forty-three years. His home is in Somerville, at No. 47 Aladison 

Street. 

GEORGE EBEN A1ILLER. 

Noble Aliller is a Past Alaster of Jewell Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of 
Suncook, N. H.. and a member of Hiram Chapter. R. A. AI. of that place. 
His Cryptic Degrees were conferred upon him in Horace Chase Council, 
R. & S. AL of Concord, N. H., and he was made a Knight Templar in 
Alt. Horeb Commandery, K. T. of that city. He also has Scottish Rite 
affiliations, in full course, in Alpha Lodge of Perfection, Ariel Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Acacia Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Concord, 
N. H., and in Edward A. Raymond Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of 
Nashua, N. H. Thus prominently identified in Alasonry, Noble Aliller 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on February 26, 1896, and bis enroll¬ 
ment number therein is 1868. He is also a member of Howard Lodge No. 
31, I. O. O. F. of Suncook, with the rank of Past Grand, and of the 
Order of the Eastern Star in Alanchester, N. H. Noble Aliller has been 
a resident of Suncook for forty-two years. For two years be has served 
as Selectman of that town; in 1897, he represented his district in the 
State Legislature; in 1899, as a Republican, he was made" a State Senator, 
and was a member of the Constitutional Convention, of 1902. Noble 
Aliller is a member of the Suncook Board of Trade. Since 1884, he has 
conducted a general store at Suncook, N. H„ under the firm name of the 
Simpson Miller Company. Noble Aliller was born at Deerfield, N. H., on 
October 30, 1850, and was a student in the schools of that town, and those 
of Alanchester, N. H. He was married in Woburn, Alass., to Aliss Nellie 
Jones, and they reside on Alaple Street, Suncook, N. H. 































































































































































































































































































































































GEORGE MOODY INGALLS. 

Noble Ingalls, who is enrolled as No. 4540, on the membership rolls 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., entered the ranks of the Nobility 
of that illustrious body, in December, 1892. He is Masonically connected 
with Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Chelsea, St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. 
T., also of Chelsea. Aside from Masonry, he is allied with Neptune 
Lodge No. 110, I. O. O. F. of Revere; Bunker Hill Encampment of 
Charlestown; Canton Ridgeley of Chelsea; Boston Lodge No. 10, of 
the B. P. O; E.; Paul Revere Lodge No. 128, A. O. U. W.; Neried 
Lodge of Rebekahs of Revere; the Boston Athletic Association, and with 
the Dorchester Club. Noble Ingalls was born in Cambridgeport, on May 
24, 1856, and was graduated from its grammar school, in 1868, later 
attending the high school. His marriage to Miss Georgianna A. Brennan, 
took place in Stoughton, on December 25, 1883, and they have two chil¬ 
dren: Marion O. and Edward Cyrene. From November 13, 1883, Noble 
Ingalls has been a wholesale fish dealer, in Boston: under the name of 
Ingalls and Company, until February 1, 1909, when it was changed to 
George M. Ingalls and Company; previously, frcm 1872, he had been in 
the same business with P. H. Prior and Company. His business address 
is No. 5 Boston Fish Pier, and his home is in Dorchester, at No. 66 
Columbia Road. 

CHAUNCEY WINSLOW LEE. 

For four years, Noble Lee has been president of the firm of Whit¬ 
man, Ward and Lee, wholesale fish dealers, and for the past twenty-seven 
years has been engaged in that line in Boston, for eighteen years of which 
time he has been foreman for the C. J. Whitman Company. Noble Lee 
first saw Masonic Light in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett; 
was advanced and exalted in Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M. of Everett, 
and was knighted in Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea. 
He attained to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 4, 1914, the number of his enrollment therein being 10277. He is 
also a member of De Sota Lodge, of the K. P. of Boston. Noble Lee 
was born in Truro, on August 19, 1854, and was educated in its schools. 
In that same town, he was married to Miss Ella \V. Grove of Truro 
on November 29, 1877, and they have a son Lewis H. Noble Lee’s 
business address is No 9 Fish Pier, South Boston, and his residence, No. 
47 Walnut Street, Everett. 

FRED HENRY LITTLEFIELD. 

Noble Littlefield’s membership in Aleppo Temple dates from Septem¬ 
ber, 1913, when he was enrolled as No. 10099 in that illustrious body, 
having previously qualified as a Mason in Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., also of Charles¬ 
town. He is a member of Bay Path Lodge No. 234, I. O. O. F.; Morn¬ 
ing Star Rebekah Lodge of Springfield; Williamsburg Lodge, K. of P. 
of Northampton, and of the Brotherhood of Signal Men of Boston. 
Noble Littlefield was born in Grafton, Vt., on December 16, 1878, and 
graduated from the public schools there in 1893. Since 1899, he has 
been signal man for the Boston and Maine Railroad Terminal Division, at 
Tower B, Boston, and previously, had been in the hack and express 
business in Northampton. His home is in Charlestown, at 3 Haverhill 
Street. 

HERBERT STEED. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees having been received by Noble 
Steed in Delta Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Braintree, Pentalpha Chapter, 
R. A. M. of East Weymouth, and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T., 
was admitted into the Order of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on August 2, 1909, and was enrolled in that illustrious body, as No. 
8510. He is allied with the Elks, in Somerville Lodge No. 917; with 
the Craftsmen’s Club, and with the Boston Typographical Union, of 
which he has been a member for the past twenty years. Noble Steed 
was born at Ramsgate, Eng., on June 16, 1871. He was educated in 
its public schools and at a commercial school, from which he graduated 
in 1883. Noble Steed has been twice married; in London, Eng., on 
July 19, 1892, to Miss Emma M„ Clark, and in Medford, on March 4, 
1903, to Miss Minnie B. Clark. There are five children : Hazel M„ born 
in 1896, Beatrice Maud, in 1900; Alfred James, in 1904; Constance R., 
in 1906, and Laura E., in 1909. Noble Steed is president and manager 
of the Rapid Service Press, at 530 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, and has 
filled that post from 1909; he is also president of the Apothecary Pub¬ 
lishing Company, and prior to 1909, for twelve years was superintendent 
of the New England Druggist Publishing Company. On the occasion 
of his association with the last named company, he instituted and organ¬ 
ized day and night forces of men, which have run steadily ever since. 
His home is in Somerville, at No. 82 Highland Road. 


CHARLES WILLIAM ALDEN. 

On May 23, 1893, Noble Alden was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and according to its renumbering, 
has since been designated as No. 54. As a Mason, he is a member of 
King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, and was raised to 
the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Mishum Hall, Charlestown, on 
August 16, 1864; he was exalted in the Royal Arch Chapter of the Signet, 
on April 11, 1878; was initiated in Naphtali Council of Royal and Select 
Masters, in Chelsea, on September 23, 1887, and was knighted in Coeur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., on June 18, 1878, taking member¬ 
ship on that date. He was also initiated in Vesta Chapter No. 10, of 
the Order of the Eastern Star, in Charlestown, in December, 1879, with 
his late wife, formerly Miss Ellen J. Reed of Waltham, who passed 
away on July 31, 1910. Soon after their duel initiation in that body, she 
was elected to its highest office, that of Matron. In 1894 he also served 
Vesta Chapter as best as a mere man could, by being its Worthy 
Patron, and as one of the Past Worthy Patrons, was presented with a 
jewel, on January 25, 1905. Noble Alden takes considerable pride in 
being one of the oldest members of Aleppo Temple, having been born 
in Needham, on January 29, 1833, and has, therefore, far exceeded the 
Psalmist’s limit of “three score and ten.” He attended school in Need¬ 
ham, followed the trade of a shoemaker, and conducted a retail boot 
and shoe business from 1861 to 1882, when he entered the insurance line 
as a broker, continuing as such until his retirement in 1914. He has a 
daughter, Annie I., who resides with him at No. 175 Bunker Hill 
Street, Charlestown. 

CHARLES FOWLES. 

Having attained his qualifying Masonic Degrees in Hammatt Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council. R. & 
S. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East 
Boston, Noble Fowles ventured on the perilous journey across the 
desert, and, as one of the class of August 15, 1914, was permitted to 
penetrate the Shrine Mysteries of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, where, among its distinguished Nobility, he was enrolled as No. 
10334. Noble Fowles is an expert in mining engineering, mineralogy 
and smelting, operating at San Lucas, Durango, Mex., with offices at 
50 Congress Street, Boston, in which city he also resides. He was born 
on June 25, 1871, in Whitefield, Me., where he received his preliminary 
education, which he supplemented by study in Montana, South Africa, 
Germany (under Professor O. H. Hahn), and at San Lucas de Ocampo 
of Durango, Mex. 

WILLIAM J. FLEMING. 

As recipient No. 9569, of the Order of the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, Noble Fleming was received in that renowned 
body on June 5. 1912. His first insight into Masonry was gained in 
Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and continuing in the 
York Rite of Masonry, he received the Capitular Degrees, in St. Paul’s 
Royal Arch Chapter; the Cryptic Degrees, in Roxbury Council of Royal 
and Select Masters, and the Order of Knighthood, in Cyprus Com¬ 
mandery No. 39, of Hyde Park. For the past fifteen years. Noble 
Fleming has been a locomotive engineer with the New York, New Haven 
and Hartford Railroad, previously, for ten years, having been a news 
agent on the same road, and is a member of the Brotherhood of Loco¬ 
motive Firemen and Enginemen. He was horn in Southampton, Eng., 
on November 23. 1877, and was educated in his native city. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Charlotte McNevin of Boston was solemnized in that 
city, on September 2, 1906: they have two children. Helen Beatrice, born 
June 25, 1908, and William Douglas. July 2, 1912. Noble Fleming’s resi¬ 
dence is in Dorchester, at No. 12 Norwell Street. 

WILLIAM E. NEAL. 

Admitted to the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 
1907, with membership No. 7478, Noble Neal was Masonically qualified 
in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn; Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.'. He is one of the founders of the Oxford Club, and on 
May 1, 1914, he retired from his position as Treasurer of that club, 
after having held that office for a period of thirty-five years. He is 
also a member of the Maolis Club of Nahant, and his political affiliation 
is Republican. Noble Neal was born in Lynn, on June 16, 1854, and 
obtained his education in the grammar and high schools of that city. 
His marriage to Miss Harriet Louise Scholfield, took place in Norwich, 
Conn., on June 16, 1888: they have a daughter, Louise. For the past 
year, Noble Neal has been one of the firm of Ewer and Neal, bank 
examiners and auditors, with offices at 161 Devonshire Street, Boston, 
and, formerly, for thirteen years, he had been a national bank examiner. 
His home is in Lynn, at 127 Nahant Street. 



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WILLIAM B. LANTZ. 

Noble Lantz is an inventor in Gloucester, among his notable inven¬ 
tions being his seine purser, which he patented in 1894. He was born in 
that city, on December 27, 1858, and was educated there also. As a 
Republican, he served in the City Council in 1899. Noble Lantz is an ex- 
Sergeant of the Ancient and Honourable Artilery Company, and a mem¬ 
ber of the Commonwealth Club of Gloucester. In William Ferson Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., he is Master of the Third Veil; in Bethlehem Commandery 
No. 43, K. T., he has the rank of Guard, and he is also affiliated with 
Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., all being located in Gloucester. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of 
December 28, 1899, and his enrollment number in that illustrious body is 
3259. In Gloucester, on May 9, 1893, Noble Lantz was married to Miss 
Carrie Stimpson. He has two daughters, Lucretia May and Pauline 
Stimpson, and resides at 18 Conant Avenue, Gloucester. 

KENNETH SPURR DeWITT. 

Noble DeWitt was born in Waterville, Kings County, N. S., on 
April 12, 1869, and was educated in the schools of the city of St. John, 

N. B. In that city, in November, 1898, he married Miss Nettie Hamm 
of Grand Bay, N. B. They have two daughters, Isabelle and Marjorie, 
and their residence is at 221 Eliot Street, Milton. Having obtained his 
preliminary Masonic Degrees in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, 
K. T., all of Roxbury, Noble DeWitt was admitted to the Order of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912, and was enrolled upon 
the membership registry as No. 9563. 

WILLIAM HAWKESWORTH. 

Noble Hawkesworth was born in Staffordshire, Eng., on September 
6, 1874, and obtained his education in his native place. For the past 
fourteen years and more, he has been superintendent of the William 
Hooper Estate on Highland Avenue, Manchester. He is a member of the 
Manchester Club. He married at Cohasset, on March 2, 1898, Miss Mary 
F. Silvia. Noble Hawkesworth was admitted to the Shrine of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and was then awarded 
the enrollment number, 9392. He has the Templar Degrees in the York 
Rite of Masonry, and in the Scottish Rite, has received the Ineffable 
Degrees, in Sutton Lodge of Perfection. In the York Rite, he is a mem¬ 
ber of Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and St. 
George Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of Beverly. 


GEORGE EVERETT MORRILL. 

Noble Morrill is Masonically affiliated with William Parkman Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Winchester, Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., Medford 
Council, R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. T. of Melrose. His admission to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
took place on May 5, 1904, and there was then conferred upon him the 
certificate of enrollment with the number 4567. He is also a member of 
Waterfield Lodge No. 231, I. O. O. F.; Abojona Council No. 1002, of the 
Royal Arcanum, and Winchester Lodge No. 158, A. O, U. W., all of Win¬ 
chester. Noble Morrill was born in Amesbury, on June 6, 1853, and 
obtained his educational training in the public schools there. For the 
past twenty-three years, he has been in the grocery business, and is now 
established at 3 Church Street, Winchester. Noble Morrill is a widower, 
and resides at 24 Vine Street. 


CLARENCE H. SOUTHERLAND. 

Noble Southerland reached Aleppo’s portals on May 14, 1901, and was 
therein enrolled as No. 3595, after having received the Templar Degrees 
in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park, on April 25, 1901. 
He first saw Masonic Light in Lygonia Lodge No. 40, A. F. & A. M. of 
Ellsworth, Me., May 9, 1883, and was exalted in Hebron Chapter, R. A. 
M. of Norwood, May 26, 1899. He is also a member of the Men’s Club 
of Westwood, and of the Republican Town Committee of Westwood. 
Noble Southerland was born in Clifton, Me., on September 24, 1853, and 
was educated in the schools of that place and in those of Hancock, Me. 
He has been twice married: first, in Llancock, Me., on May 1, 1876, to 
Miss Harriett A. Stratton, who passed away on April 15, 1913, leaving 
him a son, William W., and a daughter, Beulah E., now Mrs. C. D. 
Savage; and second, in Norwood, on October 4, 1913, to Miss Sarah W. 
Currier. For the past eighteen years, Noble Southerland has been Super¬ 
intendent of Streets of Westwood, and previously, he had been engaged 
in farming, and had also followed the sea for a short time. His home is 
in Westwood. 



JOHN A. F. TRUEMAN. 

Past Master of John Abbot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, and 
Secretary^, for six years, of Somerville Royal Arch Chapter, Noble True¬ 
man is also affiliated with Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Thus Masonically equipped, he gained 
admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, his enrollment 
number therein being 7571. Noble Trueman is also a member of the 
Central Club. For the past ten years, he has been secretary of W. M. 
Weston Company of Boston. He was born in New Brunswick, Can., on 
December 19, 1859, and was educated in his native country. Noble True¬ 
man was united in marriage with Miss Jessie Taylor of Cambridge, in 
that city, on September 10, 1889; they have a son, Paul T., and a 
daughter, Dorothy. Noble Trueman’s business address is No. 120 Milk 
Street, Boston, while his residence is in Somerville, at No. 7 Westwood 
Road. 


JOHN A. CONWAY. 

Noble Conway resides in West Brookfield, where, from 1856, he has 
been in business as a contractor and builder; also as a dealer in lumber 
and building materials. He was born in Haverhill, on August 17, 1848, 
and was a student in the public schools of Brookfield, and at the Howe 
Commercial College of Worcester. For four years, he has served as 
Selectman in West Brookfield, and for seven years, as Assessor. He 
is a member of the West Brookfield Social and Improvement Club, and 
Vice President of its Board of Trade, while in politics, he is a Pro¬ 
gressive. Noble Conway is also a Past Sachem of Quaboag Tribe, I. 

O. R. M., and is a Past Patron of Forest Chapter, of the Order of the 
Eastern Star of Warren. He is a member of Aletheia Grotto, M. O. V. 

P. E. R. In Masonry, he has affiliations with Hayden Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M. of Brookfield; is a Past High Priest of King Solomon Chapter, 

R. A. M. of Warren; is a member of Washington Council, R. & S. M. 

of Palmer, and of Worcester County Commandery No. 5. K. T. He 
has also acquired the 32° in the Scottish Rite, having affiliations with 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 

S. '.P.'.R.'.S.'. On November 18, 1886, he was received into the Nobili- 
ity of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and certificate of 
enrollment No. 424 was granted him on that date. In West Brookfield, 
on June 29, 1869, he was married to Miss Mary Louisa Richards. They 
have had two sons, Robert A., who passed away, and Bernard A. 


JOHN GARDNER SHACKLEY. 

Noble Shackley has enrollment No. 4952, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and he was one of the 
pilgrims, who made the journey to the Shrine, on December 30, 1904. 
He has Masonic affiliations with Hayden Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Brookfield, King Solomon Chapter, R. A. M. of Warren, Hiram Council, 
R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., both of 
Worcester. He is also a member of Scottish Rite bodies located in Wor¬ 
cester: Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Noble Shackley was born in Industry, Me., on 
October 2, 1849. He obtained his preparatory education in West Brook¬ 
field schools and was graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Insti¬ 
tute in 1876. For about a score of years, he has been a manufacturer of 
corsets in West Brookfield. In that place, on April 29, 1879, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Ella G. Luther; they have a daughter, Llelen, and reside in 
West Brookfield. 

GEORGE WILLIAM SHOULTS HYDE. 

In John Cutler Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Hyde has the rank of 
Past Master; in Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., his rank is that of Past High 
Priest: he is Deputy Master in Abington Council, R. & S. M„ and is now 
Generalissimo in Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. 
Noble Hyde has obtained the Scottish Rite Degrees in Masonry in full 
course, and has affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His en¬ 
rollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple is 6449, and 
he was received into the Nobility of that body on April 19, 1906. He is a 
member of the Union Glee Club of Rockland, of the Past Masters’ Asso¬ 
ciation of Eastern Massachusetts, and of the Past High Priest’s Associa¬ 
tion of Boston. For twelve years, Noble Hyde has been connected with 
the Fire Department of Rockland, and for twenty-one years, he has been 
in business as a blacksmith, at 56 Webster Street, Rockland. He was 
born on June 10, 1865, on Prince Edward Island, and attended the public 
schools there. Flis residence is at 66 Webster Street, Rockland. 


























































































































































































































































































FRANK TOPHAM WOODMAN. 

Brought to Light in Masonry in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., Noble Woodman received the Capitular Degrees in St. Paul’s Chapter. 

R. A. M., and the 1 emplar Degrees in De Molay Coinmandery No. 7. 
K. T. Thus qualified, he began the perilous journey across the Desert 
sands toward the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, and on reaching there, he 
gained access to its tabernacle, having been permitted to penetrate its 
mysteries on June 5, 1913, on which memorable date he was also con¬ 
stituted a Noble in that illustrious body, with enrollment No. 10058. 
Noble W oodman is a member of the Scimitar Club of Boston. For the 
past ten years, he has been a traveling salesman for the Peerless Knit¬ 
ting Mills, with offices at 77 Summer Street, Boston. Noble Woodman 
was born in Boston, on May 31, 1880, and received his education in that 
city. He is unmarried, and resides in Mattapan. 

MAX WILHELM NAEFE. 

Noble Naefe was born in Germany, at Hohenstein, on February 2, 
1864, and attended school in that country. Since 1896, he has been con¬ 
nected with the Pacific Mills in the city of Lawrence. His Masonic 
attainments are indicated by his affiliations in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bethany Commandery No. 17, K T. Noble Naefe’s enrollment number 
in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is 6860, and he was 
received into the Nobility of that honored body on December 17, 1906. 
He is also a member of Lawrence Lodge No. 25, I. O. O. F„ and of the 
Turn Verein Club of Lawrence. Noble Naefe has been twice married, 
and has two daughters, Bertha Pauline and Emily Gertrude. His resi¬ 
dence is at No. 8 Cornish Street, Lawrence. 

BERNARD SAMUELS. 

Noble Samuels, who is Masonically connected with Germania Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., gained 
admittance to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, at its last meeting, in Jan¬ 
uary, 1912, and in that illustrious body, his enrollment is numbered 
10208. He is also a member of King Solomon Lodge No. 236, I. O. O. F., 
and politically, of the Republican Party. Noble Samuels was born in 
Austria, on August 15, 1871, but early came to Massachusetts, and received 
his education in Boston, where, also, on January 9, 1898, his marriage to 
Miss Melanie Levy, of Jamaica Plain, took place: they have a daughter, 
Selma S., born on Aug. 26, 1899, and a son, Harold S., born on Aug. 26, 1903. 
Since 1895. Noble Samuels has been dealing in men’s neckwear, previously, 
from 1884, having been in the men’s furnishing business. His business address 
is 77 Summer St., Boston, and his home is in Roxbury, at 69 Maywood St. 

ALFRED B. HODGES. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple. A. A. 0., N. M. S„ opened to admit 
Noble Hodges to its illustrious Nobility, on January 20, 1887, where he 
was enrolled on its membership register as No. 1174. He is a Past 
Master of King David Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Taunton: Thrice Illus¬ 
trious Master of New Bedford Council, R. & S. M.: Eminent Commander 
of Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro: and also bears 
Masonic allegiance to St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Taunton; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.N Noble Hodges is affiliated with Orient 
Lodge No. 107, K. P.; Sabbaotia Lodge No. 225. I. O. O. F.; Taunton 
Lodge No. 150, B. P. O. E.: the Bristol Club, and with the Taunton 
Yacht Club. He is a Veteran of the Civil War: a member of the G. A. 
R.: has served as Captain Major and Lieutenant Colonel of 1st Regiment 
Mass. Vol. Militia: Colonel of 1st Reariment Uniform Rank K. of P. and 
Colonel of 3d Regiment Uniform Rank K. of P. Noble Hodges has been 
in the fire insurance business for the past two years, formerly, for seven¬ 
teen years, having served on the state district police force, and, for seven 
v ears, as chief of police of Taunton. He was born in Norton, on Aug. 17, 
1840, and obtained an education in his native town. His marriage to Miss 
Ellen A. Pratt of Norton was celebrated in that town, on Dec. 10, 1864: they 
have a daughter. Bertha E. Noble Hodges resides at 23 Harrison Street, 
Taunton, his business address being Room 4, Rand Block, in the same city. 

IRWIN O. WRIGHT. 

Born on June 5, 1856, in Winchester. N. H., Noble Wright prepared 
for college in the public schools, and he was a member of the class of 
1875 of New Hampshire College. From 1890 to 1896 he was in the 
employ of the New England Telephone Company, as district superin¬ 
tendent and assistant division superintendent, and sice 1896. he has been 
division superintendent of the Plant Department of that firm, with offices 
at 50 Oliver Street, Boston. His marriage to Miss Mary E. Dearborn of 
Hampton, N. H., took place on February 19. 1882: they have a daughter. 


Hope, and make their home at 28 Boston Avenue, West Medford. Noble 
Wright is a member of the Medford Club, the Medford Boat Club, the 
Boston City Club, the Middlesex Club, the Economic Club, the Medford 
Board of Trade, the Medford Historical Association, the Boston Chamber 
of Commerce, and of the Park Commission of Medford. Flis Masonic 
affiliations are with Star in the East Lodge No. 59, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Alban Chapter, R. A. M., both of Exeter, N. H., Medford Council, R. 
& S. M., and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T. of Charlestown 
In June, 1898, he was one of the novices inducted into the mysteries of 
the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, wherein he was enrolled as No. 3951. 
Noble Wright is also attached to the Order of the Eastern Star, in Middle¬ 
sex Chapter of Medford. 

MYRON B. DAMON. 

Having been admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., with the class of November 19, 1890, Noble Damon appears 
upon the membership lists of that honored body with the enrollment 
number 715. He has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Fitchburg; 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Commandery 
No. 19, K. T., also of Fitchburg; and with Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.N Noble 
Damon is likewise a member of Apollo Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Fitchburg; 
the Board of Trade and Merchants’ Association of Fitchburg; the Fay 
Club, and of the Fitchburg Historical Society. He was born in Lex¬ 
ington, on June 27, 1854, and obtained his education in the schools of 
that town and in Boston. Noble Damon has been, for more than forty- 
five years, in the hardware business, and is now president of the Gardner 
Hardware Company; president of the Fitchburg Hardware Company, 
and also president and treasurer of the C. F. Paige Company of Athol. 
He is a director of the Fitchl urg Bark and Trust Company, and a 
trustee in the Worcester North Savings Institution. As a Republican, 
Noble Damon has served upon the Board of Aldermen of his city for 
three years, and for two years of that time, was Chairman of that Board. 
In Fitchburg, he married Miss Ella S. Wright They have a son, Isaac 
N.; also a daughter. Elsie Cushing, who is now Mrs. Harlan K. Simonds 
of Fitchburg. Noble Damon's business address is 314-316 Main Street, 
Fitchburg, and his residence is at 14 Beacon Street. 

GEORGE HENRY GREENE, D. D. S. 

In June. 1913, Noble Greene was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple, with enrollment No. 9978, having previously attained Masonic 
membership in the following bodies: Marine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Falmouth, in which he has the rank of Senior Warden: Wareham 
Chapter, R. A. AI., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New 
Bedford: after which he joined Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.NP.NR.N 

S. N He is also a member of Middleboro Lodge No. 1274, B. P. O. E.; 
Good Will Chapter No. 123, O. E. S. of Falmouth, in which he is ranked 
as P. P.: Nobska Lodge No. 133, K. of P. of Falmouth: the South¬ 
eastern Massachusetts Matrons’ and Patrons’ Association : Tataket Tribe 
No. 152, I. O. R. M. of Falmouth; the Scimitar Club; the Woods Hole 
Yacht Club, and of the Succannessett Club, both of Falmouth. He is 
Treasurer of the Democratic Town Committee of Falmouth, and serves 
that town as Registrar of Voters. Noble Greene was born in Racine, 

is., on March 31, 1880. and attended the grammar school, at Moosup, 
Conn.; he was graduated from the Woonsocket (R. I.) High School with 
the class of 1898, and from the Philadelphia Dental College, with the 
class of 1902, receiving the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He 
is a member of the Massachusetts Dental Society, Southeastern District; 
of the National Dental Association; of the Northeastern Dental Asso¬ 
ciation, and of Psi Omega Dental Fraternity, Eta Chapter. Since 
1902, Noble Greene has been engaged in the practice of the profession of 
dentistry, with offices in Falmouth, on Main Street, where, also he resides. 

NATHAN O. OAKMAN. 

Noble Oak man entered the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine with the class of December, 1904, and was enrolled therein as 
No. 4929. He had previously gained his Masonic qualifications in Phtenix 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hanover, Pilgrim Chapter. R. A. M. of Abington, 
Abington Council, R. & S. M„ and Old Colonv Commandery No. 15. K. 

T. of Abington. He is also affiliated with Lodge No. 143. Sons of Vet- 
erans, and is a member of the Republican Club of Massachusetts. Noble 
Oakman was born in Hanover, on October 2/, 1867, and w'as educated in 
the schools there. Tn that town also, on Tanuary 1. 1911, his marriage to 
Miss Clara Redsell of North Pointeco, Eng., took place. Noble Oakman 
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AUGUSTUS \Y. WESTCOTT. 

Xoble Westcott was born in Scituate, R. I., on August 29, 1851. He 
was educated in the schools of that state, and also spent one year in 
school at Woodstock, Conn. On June 15, 1873, he married Miss Hattie 
A. Steere. They have two sons, Asa A. and Roy E., and reside in 
Hopedale. Xoble Westcott moved to Hopedale in 1873, and entered ti e 
firm of A. A. Westcott and Sons manufacturers of spindles and flyers, 
of which he has been head for the past fourteen years. Xoble Westcott 
achieved the York Rite Degrees, in Masonry, in Montgomery Lodge, A. E. 
& A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Council, R. & S. M., 
and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T., all of Milford. With these 
Masonic affiliations, he was received into the membership of Aleppo 
Temple as a member of the class of May 19, 1892, when he was awarded 
the enrollment certificate bearing the number 2853. Xoble Westcott is also 
a member of Mendon Grange, and the Holstein-Friesian Association of 
America; and he is a breeder of the Holstein-Friesian cow. 


EDWARD DISNEY. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
on September 2, 1905, with membership No. 6056 therein, Noble Disney 
has Masonic connections with Hammatt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East 
Boston, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and with Cambridge Commandery 
No. 42, K. T. 


R. & S. M., Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., and with Sutton 
Lodge of Perfection, all of Salem. Xoble Sawyer was received into the 
Nobility, of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on September 30, 
1892, and was enrolled therein as No. 2426. He served two years on the 
Arab Patrol, under Potentate Frank Welch. He is a Past President 
of the Now and Then Association of Salem, and is a member of the 
Salem Colonial Club, and of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead. 
Xoble Sawyer was born in South Amesbury, now Merrimackport, on 
April 27, 1860, and was graduated from the Salem High School with 
the class of 1878. In 1884 and 1885, he was with the Travelers’ Insurance 
Company of Hartford, Conn., and since 1886, has been a wholesale oil 
merchant, at No. 65 Long Wharf, Boston. 


WARREN E. MORSE. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on April 23, 1907, with enrollment Xo. 7162, Noble Morse had prepared 
himself for that high distinction by his attainments in York Rite Masonry. 
He is affiliated with Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and with De Molay Commandery 
Xo. 2, K. T. Noble Morse is New England representative for Wells and 
Richardson Company. He was born in Boston, on February 16, 1871, and 
obtained his education in that city. Noble Morse is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 1 Kerwin Street, Dorchester. 


JOHN R. NOYES. 

As a Son of the Desert, Xoble Noyes made the pilgrimage over the 
hot sands, and reaching the Oasis of Boston, on December 30, 1910, was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., with 
enrollment No. 8973. He was raised in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M.; was received and greeted in Brockton Council. R. & S. M., and was 
knighted in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. In 
the Knights of Pythias, he is affiliated with Damocles Lodge No. 16. He 
is President of the Brockton Medical Society, and a member of the 
Massachusetts Medical Society, the Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical 
Society, the American Opthalmological, Otological, and Laryngeal Society, 
and of the Commercial Club of Brockton. Since 1905, Noble Noyes has 
practiced his profession in Brockton, as a specialist on the eye, ear, nose 
and throat. He is also aural and opthalmic surgeon in the Brockton City 
Hospital. Noble Noyes was born in Landaff, N. H., on December 13, 
1873, and was educated in the public schools of Lisbon, N. H., at Dart¬ 
mouth College, at the Boston University Medical School, and at the New 
York Post Graduate College and Hospital. He is unmarried, and has his 
professional office at No. 63 Main Street, Brockton, while his residence 
is at No. 262 Spring Street, in the same city. 


HUGH C ROM IE. 

Noble Cromie was born in Ireland, in Rathfriland on September 18, 
1867, and received an education in the schools of his loved County Down. 
For eighteen years, he has been an Overseer in the machine shop of 
the Lancaster Mills. In Clinton, on July 24, 1894, he was married to 
Miss Lizzie Copeland; they have a daughter, E. Victoria, and reside at 
No. 32 Chestnut Street, Clinton. Noble Cromie’s Masonic affiliations 
in both York and Scottish Rite bodies, are as follows: Trinity Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Clinton; Clinton Chapter, R. A. M.; Trinity Com¬ 
mandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson; Worcester Lodge of Perfection; 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoble¬ 
ment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on March 27. 
1905, his enrollment therein being No. 4882. Noble Cromie is a’so an 
Orangeman. 


HOWARD B. SAWYER. 

In the recent Salem fire of June 25, 1914, Noble Sawyer lost all his 
property, including silver and priceless relics which had been handed 
down through several generations, as well as all his Masonic diplomas, 
and a very large collection of metalic badges, collected by him at the 26th 
Masonic Conclave held in Boston. It had been his intention to present 
this collection of badges, suitably framed, to his Commandery. He has 
a full course of degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and also the 
Ineffable Degrees in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Star King 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter R. A. M., Salem Council, 


ARTHUR H. TIRRELL. 

As a member of the caravan of June 5, 1913, which reached Aleppo 
Temple Oasis, praying admittance into the Mystic Nobility, Noble Tirrell 
was one of those on whom that privilege was conferred, and on whom 
the Order was exemplified in full form and ceremony. His enrollment 
in that illustrious body is No. 10044. He was initiated into Symbolic 
Masonry, in Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Natick; was exalted to 
the degree of Royal Arch Mason, in Parker Chapter, R. A. M., of Natick, 
and was knighted in NAtick Commandery No. 3, K. T. Meridian Club 
of Natick also claims Noble Tirrell’s membership. From 1910, he has 
been a trustee of estate, formerly for ten years, having served as pri¬ 
vate secretary to his father National Congressman Tirrell. Noble Tirrell 
was born in Natick, on January 4, 1881, and was educated there and in 
Boston. In Washington, D. C., on January 2, 1908, he was married to 
Miss Grace Viola Richards of Easton, Penn. They have a daughter, 
Dorothy V.. born on May 16, 1914, and they have their residence in Natick. 


DAVID BOGGS MACLARY, JR. 

Xoble Maclary crossed the burning sands and entered the Mystic 
Shrine through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, his enroll¬ 
ment number being 10285. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Dorchester, Dor¬ 
chester Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council. R. & S. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T., in which he is ranked as Guard. Noble 
Maclary was born in Boston, on March 7, 1889, and was educated in the 
schools of that city. For the past eight years, he has been one of the 
firm of D. B. Maclary and Son Company, manufacturers of elevators, at 
129 Pearl Street, Boston, and his home is in Dorchester. 


ARTHUR BERTRAM BUCKNAM. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Buck- 
nam in Western Star Lodge No. 37, A. F. & A. M. of Norfolk, Conn., 
the Capitular Degrees, in Cheshire Chapter, R. A. M. of Keene, N. H., 
and the Templar Degrees, in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 7, K. 
T. of Keene, N. H. Through the medium of those Masonic affiliations, 
he made the acquaintance of the camel in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S„ on June 4, 1914, when he was enrolled in that noted body as No. 
10224. Noble Bucknam is a member of the Dartmouth Club of Boston, 
and of the Brookfield Teachers’ Club. Since 1910, he has been engaged 
in teaching, having filled the following posts: assistant principal of Rob¬ 
bins School of Norfolk, Conn., 1910-12; principal of High School of 
Hinsdale, N. H„ 1912-13, and principal of High School of Brookfield, 
1913-15. Noble Bucknam was born in Stoneham, on May 20, 1887, and 
was graduated from the Dartmouth College with the class of 1910. He 
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CHARLES F. FORD. 

A Life Member in all his Masonic bodies, Noble Ford is affiliated, 
in the York Rite, with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, R. & S. M„ all of Roxbury, and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Ford’s name appears as No. 4520 upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and he was welcomed into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order on May 
5, 1904. He was born in Chelsea, on June 4, 1877. After having been 
educated in the public schools of Roxbury, he became associated in busi¬ 
ness with the United States Trust Company of Boston. Noble Ford is 
married and resides at No. 22 Byron Street. Bradford. 

GUY PERRY HOWE. 

Noble Howe is a member of Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T., in which he 
has the rank of Warden. With the number 9597, he was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on June 5, 
1912. For a quarter of a century, Noble Howe has been a druggist in 
Athol. He was born in Brattleboro, Vt., on October 27, 1871, and having 
secured his preparatory education in the public schools there, he entered 
the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, graduating in 1897. On August 
1, 1898, in Athol, he was married to Miss Minnie S. Stoll of that place. 
Noble Howe's residence is at No. 215 School Street, and his business 
location is 1485 Main Street, Athol. 

ROBERT F. FORD. 

Noble Ford, who has the enrollment number 948 upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, is con¬ 
nected with the following Masonic bodies of Boston: in the York Rite, 
with Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. 
A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M. and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’. 
S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took place with the class of 
May 23, 1893. Noble Ford is a Republican in politics and is a member 
of the Fish and Game Protective Association. Born in 1848, on April 
4, at North Berwick, Me., and educated in the common schools of that 
place, he has now been, for more than forty-six years, manager of 
the well known Young’s Hotel, Boston. On November 9, 1873, in Tre- 
mont Temple, he married Miss Hannah A. Preble. They have two 
daughters, Maud and Roxanna, and a son, Charles, who is associated 
with his father in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. Noble Ford resides 
at 20 Park Avenue, Boston. 

JAMES SEWELL HANSON. 

Noble Hanson was born in Barnston, Can., on July 1, 1855, but came 
to Massachusetts early enough to secure his education in the public 
schools of Lowell. For the past twenty-five years, he has been treasurer 
and part owner of the concern styled, C. H. Hanson and Company, 
located at 61 Rock Street, Lowell. He married Miss Myra A. Hobart 
of Lowell, in Nashua, N. H., on May 16, 1877; they have two daughters, 
one of whom is Mrs. Daniel Fitts of Lowell, and the other, Mrs. Charles 
F. Lightner of Camden, N. J. Noble Hanson’s residence is at No. 584 
Westford Street, Lowell. He has served as Councilman in the city Coun¬ 
cil, for two years; has been a member of the Board of Charity of Lowell, 
for three years; and he is a member of the Highland Club, the Vesper 
Country Club, and the Mt. Pleasant Golf Club, of his home city. In 
Masonry, he has degrees in full course in bodies of the York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites, as follows: Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: St. Andrew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M.; Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Hanson’s enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ is 8742, and his ennoblement therein took place with the class 
of May 12, 1910. His other fraternal associations are with Lowell Coun¬ 
cil of the Royal Arcanum, the Greenhalge Royal Addition, and with the 
United Workmen of America. 

EDWARD F. TURNER. 

For the past ten years, Noble Turner has been president and treasurer 
of the Averall and Thayer Company, manufacturers of rubber cement 
blacking and shoe,manufacturing supplies, at Brockton. The Masonic 
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George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. He was admitted to the 
Shrine as a member of the class of June 27, 1904, in Aleppo Temple, and 
there was then awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bearing the 
number 4727. Noble Turner was born in Plympton, on November 26, 
1861, and attended the schools of that place. There, also on November 
24, 1885, he was married to Miss Jennie Murdock. He has two daughters, 
Lillian Blanche and Hazel Murdock, and resides at No. 15 Highland 
Terrace, Brockton. Noble Turner’s business address is No. 11 Kingsman 
Avenue, Brockton. 

WILLIAM HUNT GOFF. 

After receiving the qualifying Masonic Degrees in the following 
York Rite bodies of Attleboro: Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M„ Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., Noble Goff was admitted to the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, and enrolled therein, as 
No. 7875. He is also a member of Attleboro Lodge No. 1014, B. P. O. 
E.; Pennington Lodge, A. O. U. W.; William A. Streater Post, G. A. 
R., of which he is a Past Commander; the 24th Regiment of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Volunteer Infantry, and, politically, of the Republican Party. 
He is one of the trustees of the Attleboro Savings Bank; a member 
of the Attleboro Board of Trade; a member of Company C, which is 
the oldest Republican organization in the state, and a member of the 
Menahuant Improvement Society. He served on the Board of Selectmen 
for nine years, acting as Clerk for one year, and as Chairman for seven 
years; on the Board of Assessors for eleven years, acting as Clerk for 
one year, and as Chairman for ten years; as Clerk of the Board of 
Overseers of the Poor for four years; as Superintendent of Streets for 
six years, and as Inspector of Buildings for one year. At the age of 
sixteen years, Noble Goff enlisted in Company H, 24th Regiment, Volun¬ 
teer Infantry, on October 18, 1861. He re-enlisted, on January 4. 1864, 
in the same regiment and company, and mustered out of service at 
Richmond, Va„ on January 20, 1866, returning home 1 efore he was 
twenty-one years of age. He held the ranks of Corporal and Sergeant, 
and was First Captain of Company I, Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia, which was organized on November 18. 1887. He held 
that rank for nine years, when he resigned to accept the position of 
Assistant Inspector General with the rank of Major, on the staff of Gen¬ 
eral William A. Bancroft, Second Brigade of Massachusetts Volunteer 
Militia, resigning from that office after four years. Noble Goff was 
born in Rehoboth, on April 10, 1845, and was educated in the schools 
there and in Atteboro, where, also, on December 17, 1877, he married 
Miss Clara R. Shaw. They have four children: William H. Goff, Jr., 
Rena May, Anna Grace, and Herbert Bancroft. In 1904, Noble Goff 
retired from business, after having been a general contractor from 1872 
His home is in Attleboro, at 141 South Main Street. 

GEORGE CHASE ANDERSON. 

Noble Anderson was born on January 28, 1880, in Cambridge, and 
he also attained his educational training in that University City. For 
the past ten years, he has been manager of the A. M. Creighton Company, 
at 27 Willow Street, Lynn. In West Somerville, on June 24, 1908, he 
was married to Miss Jean McClellan. They have two children, Jean L. 
and George M„ and reside at 86 Eastern Street, Lynn. Noble Anderson 
has excellent attainments in both Rites of Masonry, being associated 
with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all 
of Lynn; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 
29, 1911, and in that venerable body he holds the enrollment number 9223. 
Noble Anderson is also a member of Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E„ and of 
the Oxford Club; and in politics, he is a Republican. 

DUDLEY B. HILLIARD. 

Noble Hilliard has the enrollment number 9782 upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement 
took place in that body of Shriners on November 17, 1913. The Masonic 
Degrees preparatory for his admission were conferred upon him in Sagga- 
hew Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M„ Haverhill Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., all of Haverhill. 
Noble Hilliard is also a member of Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E. of Haver¬ 
hill, and of the Pentucket Club of that city. For three years, he has been 
connected with the George B. Leavitt Company, shoe manufacturers, of 
Haverhill. Noble Hilliard was born in Atkinson, N. H., on September 
15, 1878, and was educated in the schools of Haverhill. He is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides at 24 Saltonstall Road, Haverhill. 


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JOHN S. DOANE. 

Noble Doane, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 693, was received into that illustrious body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of tbe Mystic Shrine, on March 21, 1889. 
Masonically, he is affiliated with Hammatt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East 
Boston, Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T„ both of Chelsea. He is also a member of the Ancient and Hon¬ 
ourable Artillery Company; Naphtali Council of Royal Arcanum, and the 
Grand Army of the Republic. Noble Doane was born at Wellfleet, on 
June 1. 1841, and was educated in the public schools of Boston, where, 
also, on January 25, 1869, he was married to Miss Sarah Louise Wheeler. 
They had a son, Walter Wheeler, born on January 5, 1874, who passed 
away on November 30, 1885. Noble Doane retired in 1909, after having 
been in the wholesale liquor business in Boston since 1884. I* or eighteen 
years previously he was proprietor of a restaurant and cafe. His home 
address is No. 677 Dudley Street, Dorchester. 

BENJAMIN FISCHER. 

About three years ago, Noble Fischer retired from business, after 
having conducted bakeries in Holland and America for about thirty- 
eight years. He was born in Holland, at Amsterdam, on July 23, 1862, 
and obtained his education in that city. Noble Fischer emigrated to 
America when he was thirty-one years of age. In Holland, on October 18, 
1883, he was married to Miss Jennie Van Item. He has a daughter. 
Johanna, and resides at 630 Beach Street, Revere. Noble Fischer is a 
member of Neptune Lodge No. 137, I. O. O. F. of Revere , Eagle Lodge 
No. 106, K. P. of Revere; Undine Chapter of the Order of the Eastern 
Star, and of the Master Bakers’ Association of Boston. His political 
affiliation is Republican. Masonically, Noble Fischer is affiliated with 
Germania Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of Boston, and Palestine Commandery No. 10. Iv. T. of Chelsea. With 
the enrollment No. 8741. he was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 12, 1910. 

WILLIAM RENDALL HILL. 

Noble Hill, after having obtained the preparatory Masonic Degrees 
in Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Waltham Chapter, R. A. M„ and 
Adoniram Council, R. & S. M., all of Waltham, and in Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. was received into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the 
class of June 17, 1904, and be holds the certificate of enrollment with 
the number 4664. Noble Hill is a member also of Lodge No. 953, 
B. P. O. E. of Waltham. He was born in Portland, Me., on November 19, 
1869, and attended the public schools of that place. For tbe past fifteen 
years, be has been an amusement manager, with offices at 6 Elm Street, 
Waltham. On June 11, 1912, at Hampton, N. H, be married Miss 
Gratia L. Godfrey. The residence is at 55 Howard Street, Waltham. 

MILTON ELLSWORTH BAILEY. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N M S., as No. 9551, Noble Bailey was received into the Nobility of 
that celebrated body, June 5, 1912. He is affiliated, in the York Rite of 
Masonry, with Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Boston. St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston and William Parkman Commandery No. 28. 
K T of East Boston, in which he was Captain General in 1912-13. He 
is also a member of Zenith Lodge No. 42. I. O. O. F, in which he has 
the rank of Past Grand; Star of the Zenith Lodge No. 131, Order of 
Rebekahs of East Boston, and Ruth Chapter, O. E. S. of Chelsea. Noble 
Bailey was born in Woolwich, Maine, on November 14. 1867. and obtained 
his preparatory education in the public schools there, from which he grad¬ 
uated in 1883* later taking a course, in penmanship and bookkeeping at 
the Y. M. C. A. Up to the age of twenty-one, he worked on a farm in 
Maine, of which he is now the owner. Since 1892, Noble Bailey has been 
a patrolman on the Boston police force, and is a member of the Police 
Club of that city. Formerly, for two years, he was in the Shipping- 
Department of the Paine Furniture Company. In Boston, on March 12, 
1893. he married Miss Louise Coulter. Noble Bailey’s business address 
is Station 7, East Boston, and his residence is at No. 105 Lexington 
Street, in that city. 

FREDERICK C. FITZ. 

As recipient No. 957, of the Order of the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine in Aleppo Temple, Noble Fitz was received in that celebrated 
body, on May 30, 1894. He was raised to the sublime degree of a Master 
Mason, in Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; was exalted to the 
degree of Royal Arch Mason in Somerville Chapter, R. A. M„ and was 
elevated to the dignity of Knight Templar in De Molay Commandery of 
Boston. Noble Fitz is a representative for the Boston Plate Glass V in- 
dow Companv of Boston, with business location at No. 287 A Street. 
South Boston" He was born in Somerville, and was there educated. Noble 
Fitz is married, and resides in Somerville, at No. 33 Browning Road. 


CHESTER E. SAWYER. 

As a member of the class of February 9, 1904, Noble Sawyer was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ and his 
enrollment certificate was numbered 4465. He is a member of Momtor 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, of Waltham Chapter, R. A. M., and 
of Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Noble Sawyer 
is also connected with Governor Gore Lodge No. 198, I. O. O. P. o 
Waltham. He was born in Windham. Me., May 11, 1874. For twenty 
years, he has been engaged in the drug business in Waltham and Boston, 
and is located in the latter city, at 150 Huntington Avenue. Noble Sawyer 
is unmarried, and resides at 108 Huntington Avenue. 

CHARLES HENRY KNAPP. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Knapp are indicated by his mem¬ 
bership in Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which he has tbe rank of 
Past Master; Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., wherein he is Past High 
Priest; Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T., all located in Malden. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple, he is numbered 6235, and his ennoblement in the Ancient Arabic 
Order took place with tbe class of December 7, 1905. In Malden, May 10, 
1911, he married Miss Harriett Gaffney of Meriden, Conn. Noble Knapp 
was born in Chelsea, on August 25, 1866, and was educated in the public 
schools there. He entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
as a member of the class of 1888, but left the school to enter tbe 
employ of I. A. Evans and Company, bankers and brokers. For more 
than a quarter of a century, he has been well known in State Street, 
and from March 2, 1905 to June 6, 1910, be was a member of the Boston 
Stock Exchange. Noble Knapp maintains a business office at 50 Congress 
Street, Boston, and resides in Malden. 

CHARLES A. BAILEY. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
November 7, 1895, with enrollment No. 318, Noble Bailey became eligible 
for entrance to Mystic Shrine Nobility through his affiliations in York 
Rite Masonry. He was raised to the degree of Master Mason in North 
Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lancaster, N. H.; is now a member of 
King Cyrus Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Stoneham; was advanced to the 
rank of Royal Arch Mason in Northern Star Chapter, R. A. M., of 
Lancaster, N. H. and was elevated to the dignity of Sir Knight in North 
Star Commandery, K. T. of Lancaster, N. H. For a quarter of a cen¬ 
tury, Noble Bailey has been cashier of the Stoneham National Bank. 
He was born in Newbury, Vt., on the first day of December, 1856, and 
was educated there and at Comer College. In Stoneham, on August 6, 
1901, Noble Bailey was married to Miss Bertha O. Gilbert of that town, 
and they have a son, Charles A., Jr., born on June 2, 1909. Noble Bailey’s 
business address is tbe Stoneham National Bank, and he resides at No. 35 
Maple Street, Stoneham. 

EDWIN FOSTER RIPLEY. 

With enrollment No. 9921, Noble Ripley was granted admission to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. after having made 
tbe pilgrimage to that Oasis with tbe class of novices of February 25, 
1913. He has secured degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites. Noble Ripley is affiliated in the York Rite with Dalhousie Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., in which be is Junior Deacon; Newton Chapter, R. A. M.. 
in which he is Senior Steward; and with Cryptic Council, R. & S. M. 
of Newtonville; with Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. In the Scottish Rite, he is 
likewise affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He is 
also a member of Palestine Chapter No. 114, O. E. S. of Newtomille, 
and of Omar Grotto No. 38, M. O. V. P. E. R. of Boston, and politically, 
is identified with the Republican Party. For the past eight years, Noble 
Ripley has been a traveling salesman for tbe Welsbach Company of New 
England. He was born in Malden, on October 21, 1878. and for three 
years, attended the Malden High School. His marriage to Miss Viola M. 
Bryant was celebrated in Cambridge, in August, 1901; they have two 
daughters. Phyllis Kathleen and Barbara Bryant. Noble Ripley’s business 
address is No. 16 Oliver Street, Boston, and his home is in Auburn- 
dale, at No. 457 Wolcott Street. 

JOHN D. KAZAR. 

Noble Kazar, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 9415, was received into tbe Nobility of that body, on 
March 28, 1912. He is affiliated with Crystal Lake Lodge No. 34, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lake City, Col., in which he has the rank of Past 
Junior Warden; Dorchester Chapter. R. A. M., and Cyprus Commandery 
No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. Noble Kazar is also a member of Lake City 
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August 26, 1873, and obtained his education in the public schools of that 
city. Since boyhood, he has been interested in mining. Noble Kazar’s 
office address is 49 Journal Building, Boston, and his home is in Hyde Park. 

.ALBERT VERNON WILSON. 

Having been entered, crafted, and raised in St. James Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Mansfield, exalted in Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., and Knighted 
in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro, Noble Wilson made 
the pilgrimage across the Desert as a novice of the class of February 25, 
1913, in Aleppo Temple, and upon that date he was ennobled and 
awarded the diploma of enrollment numbered 9934. He is a member of 
the Masonic Club, and of the Young Men’s Club of Mansfield. Noble 
Wilson was born in Dorchester, on September 17, 1887, and was a gradu¬ 
ate of the Mansfield High School, the Demeritt’s Private School of 
Boston, and also specialized at Boston University. From 1909 to 1914, 
he was purchasing agent for the Henry Siegel Company of Boston, and 
since March 1, 1914, has been assistant manager of the Credit Protec¬ 
tive Association, with offices in the Tremont Building, Boston. Noble 
Wilson is unmarried, and resides at 114 Rumford Avenue, Mansfield. 

HAROLD G. SALMON. 

Having the certificate of enrollment numbered 10368 upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Salmon was received into that 
celebrated Shrine body on August 15, 1914. His prerequisite Masonic 
Degrees were secured, in the \ork Rite of Masonry, in W inthrop Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M„ and William Parkman 

Commandery No. 28, K. 1. of East Boston. P'or the past thirteen years, 

Noble Salmon has been a pay clerk in the Quartermaster’s Corps. U. S. A., 
attached to Fort Warren; previously having been identified with the 

canning business. He was born in New York, on June 24, 1875, and 

attended school in that city. Noble Salmon was married in St. Paul, 
Minn., on April 20, 1906, to Miss Edith Deverell of that place. They 
have a daughter, Edith, born March 26, 1908, and reside at Fort Banks. 

HARRY GRANT BAGLEY. 

Noble Bagley has the enrollment number 9947 upon the rolls of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and he has the 32° in the Scottish 
Rite of Masonry. His ennoblement took place on June 5, 1913. Having 
secured the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Jordan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Peabody, he entered upon a Scottish Rite career, and has affiliations 
now with Sutton Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.h Noble Bagley is a member of Holton 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Peabody, and of Asoka Sanctorum, O. O. H.&P. 
of Lynn. He was born in Nashua, N. H., on January 22, 1872, and was 
graduated from the Peabody High School in 1892. Noble Bagley is a 
salesman, unmarried, and resides at 39 franklin Street, Peabody. 

GEORGE EDWIN GRAY. 

Noble Gray, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, is 4529, was received into the Nobility of that lllus- 
trious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
on May 5, 1904. Masonically, he is affiliated with the following York 
Rite bodies of Roxbury; Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T. He is also a member of Putnam Lodge, and 
of Paul Revere Encampment of the I. O. O. F., in which he has the 
rank of Past Noble Grand and Past Chief Patriarch. Noble Gray was 
born at Athens, Me., on February 1, 1855, and was educated in the public 
schools of that place. In Boston, in 1889, he was married to Miss Minnie 
E. Graham. They have a son, Stanley N., born in 1890; and a daughter, 
Doris B„ born in 1894. For the past thirty-five years, Noble Gray has 
been a photographer. He is established at 1030 Tremont Street, Roxbury, 
his home address being 16 Congreve Street, Roslindale. 

FRED E. LOMBARD. 

Noble Lombard was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on May 21, 1909, when his certificate of enrollment in that exalted body 
was given the number 8441. He received the Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett; the Capitular 
Degrees in Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. of Chelsea; the Cryptic Degrees 
in Boston Council. R. & S. M.; and the Templar Degrees in Beauseant 
Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble Lombard is a Past Exalted 
Ruler of Lodge No. 642, B. P. O. E„ and a member of the Royal Arcanum 
and the U. C. T. of Everett. For a score of years, he has dealt in build¬ 
ing specialties, his business address being No. 161 Devonshire Street, 
Boston. Noble Lombard was born in Boston, on July 21, 1863, and 
attended school in that city. In Everett, in June, 1900, he was married 
to Miss Florence L. Blake of Lowell. They have two children, Willard P., 
and Mary V. The family resides at No. 31 Pleasant Street, West Everett. 


GEORGE W. SMALLWOOD, M. D. 

Noble Smallwood is a well-known physician, practicing in Boston. 
He was born on February 12, 1862, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward 
Island, and obtained his preparatory education in the schools there and 
at Prince of Wales College. He was graduated with the degree of 
M. D. from New York University in 1887. Noble Smallwood is a mem¬ 
ber of the Theosophical Society of Boston, the Intercolonial Club of 
Roxbury, and the Society for Relief of V idows and Orphans of Phy¬ 
sicians in New York City. He is treasurer of the “Christian Wisdom 
Society” of Boston. On September 13, 1888, he married Miss Nellie 
Ashcroft in Boston. He has three children, George Ashcroft, Florence 
Gertrude, and Ellen Ashcroft. His Masonic connections are with Charity 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge, Menotomy Chapter R. A. M. 
of Arlington, Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Boston Com¬ 
mandery, No. 2, K. T. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, November 11, 
1907; his certificate of enrollment is numbered 7788. Noble Smallwood 
resides at 53 Chester Street, West Somerville, and his office address is 100 
Boylston Street. Boston. 

CHARLES W. BARNARD, JR. 

Noble Barnard was knighted in Newburyport Commandery No. 3, 
K. T.; he is also affiliated with Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. T. of Melrose, Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. Paul s 
Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Boston. He was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine on June 10, 1903, where he was 
enrolled as No. 4292. Noble Barnard has the rank of Past Grand in 
Washington Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F. of Boston; Past High Priest in 
Tremont Encampment, I. O. O. F. of Boston; Past Exalted Ruler in 
Melrose Lodge No. 1031, B. P. O. E., and, in the United Commercial 
Travelers of America, he is ranked as P. G. C. He is a member of the 
White Mountain Travelers’ Association, of which he is an ex-President; 
the Grand Lodge of Elks; the Melrose Club; the Alumni Association of 
the Salisbury High School, of which he is President, and, politically, 
he is affiliated with the Republican Party. Noble Barnard was born in 
Amesbury, on July 31, 1862, and was graduated from the Salisbury Higii 
bchool with the class of 1879, later attending the Bryant and Stratton 
Lommercial School of Boston. His marriage to Miss Ida S. Higgins 
took place in Orleans, on January i9, 189/; they have a daughter, Ida 
Bernice, and a son, Charles Thomas. Eor the past thirty-two years, 
Noble Barnard has been connected with the Jones, McDutfee and Strat¬ 
ton Company, as traveling salesman. His business address is 33 hranklin 
Street, Boston, while his home is in Melrose, at 179 East hoster Street. 

EVERETT AUSTIN FROST. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement having been 
conferred upon Noble brost in Belmont Lodge, A. I’. & A. M., Menotomy 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Arlington, and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. 1., 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 19!)/, 
with enrollment No. ?3oi. Noble brost was born in Belmont, on Novem¬ 
ber 7, 1853, and was there educated. In Boston, on March 6, 1895, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Ella A. Tarbell of Somerville. He has made market gardening 
his life work, and resides at 280 Pleasant Street, Belmont. 

FREDERICK STANLEY SHEPHERD. 

For about fifteen years, Noble Shepherd has been connected with the 
meter testing division of the Edison Electric Illuminating Company in 
Boston, in which he now holds the position of chief clerk. He was born 
in Quincy, on March 28, 1883, and was educated there. In Malden, on 
June 9, 1909, he married Miss Mabelle A. Skoog. They reside at No. 17 
Silber Street, Quincy, and Noble Shepherd’s business address is No. 39 
Boylston Street, Boston. The degrees qualifying him for reception into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple were conferred in Rural Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Stephen's Chapter, R. A. M„ and Quincy Commandery No. 47, 
K. T., of Quincy. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on September 1. 1906, and his enrollment certificate is No. 6615. 

LAWRENCE MITCHELL. 

Noble Mitchell was born in Somerville, in 1883, and, for ten years, 
has been in the newspaper advertising business, with offices at No. 85 
Devonshire Street, Boston. He is a member of John Abbott Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, and is also affiliated with Sagamore Lodge 
of W est Medford, Somerville Royal Arch Chapter, St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Boston, Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Thus qualified as a 
Knight Templar Mason, Noble Mitchell was enrolled in the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 18, 1907, as No. 7008. 
He is also a member of the Park Street Club, the South Boston \ acht 
Club, and of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club of Maine. Noble Mit¬ 
chell was married at Boothbay Harbor, in 1907, to Miss Ruth A. Pullen. 
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GEORGE A. MEDBERY. 

I'he Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Medbery, on April 27, 1907, in Aleppo Temple, and, on that 
eventful day, he was enrolled therein as No. 7161. His prerequisite 

Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement were obtained in the follow¬ 

ing York Rite bodies: Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Com- 
mandery No. 26, K. T. He is also a member of Oriental Lodge No. 10, 

L O. O. I’., Marathon Lodge No. 52, K. P. of Dorchester, and of the 

Succannessett Club of Falmouth. For the past thirty years, Noble Med¬ 
bery has been engaged in real estate, insurance, and also in the auto¬ 
mobile business. He was born in South Boston, on April 21, 1864; and 
was educated in the schools of that place and Roxbury. His marriage 
to Miss Kate E. Brewing of St. John, N. B., took place in Boston, on 
Tune 22, 1895. Noble Medbery’s business is located at No. 15 Court 
Street, Boston, and his home is in Roxbury, at No. 1 Maple Street. 

BENNET A. MACOMBER. 

Since 1906, Noble Macomber has been an engineer in the employ of 
tlie State Hospital, of Danvers. He had formerly been on the police 
force of Danvers, serving from March 18. 1905, to August, 1906. Prior 
to 1905, he had been employed in various lines in the state. Noble 
Macomber was born in Bristol. R. I., on August 26, 1876, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools of Rhode Island and also in those of New York. He 
is a member of the Now and Then Club of Salem, and of the Engineers’ 
Union No. 93, of Salem. His Masonic Degrees were acquired in Amity 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Danvers, and Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No. 18, K. 1 . of Salem. With this Masonic preparation, he made the 
pilgrimage to the Oasis in Boston, and with the caravan of sons of the 
Desert, was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ March 28, 
1912, wherein he was enrolled as No. 9444. His business address is 
No. 72 Locust Street, Danvers, where also he resides. 

MAX LEVENSOHN. 

Noble Levensohn received his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in 
Morning Star Lodge of Worcester; the Capitular Degrees, in Worcester 
Royal Arch Chapter, and he has attained the 32° in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the basis of these qualifications, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., on June 4, 1914, and 
was enrolled on its register as No. 10280. Noble Levensohn is a mem¬ 
ber of Ridgeley Lodge No. 112, I. O. O. E. of Worcester. For about 
eighteen years, he has been senior member of the firm of Levensohn and 
Cheiffetz. with location at 90 Mechanic Street. Worcester. Noble Leven- 
sohn was born on February 28, 1870, at Keydan, Russia. In Providence, 
R. I., on Christmas Day. 1892, he was married to Miss Ida Cohen, and 
they have seven children : Sarah A.. Abraham S., Annie, Hyman J., Louis, 
Minnie, and Jacob. Noble Levensobn’s residence is at No. 98 Dorchester 
Street, Worcester. 

EVERETT MORSE. 

Noble Morse, who is numbered 3737 in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 

N. M. S.. was received into its Nobility on December 30. 1901, having 

previously affiliated with United Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Houghton Chapter. R. A. M., both of Marlboro, and also with Trinity 
Commanderv No. 32. K. T. of Hudson. He was born at Melvern Square. 
N. S., on September 11, 1863. and was educated there. His marriage to 
Miss Caroline O. Barnes took place in Marlboro, on Tanuary 20, 1897. 
Noble Morse is treasurer and general manager for J. R. Downing Com- 
panv. ice dealers, at 128 Kenrick Street, Brighton. The Morse home is 
at No. 120 A, on the same street. 

NILS TOHN SODERLUND. 

Born in Sweden, on July 7, 1869. Noble Soderlund came to Boston 

earlv in life and obtained his education in the schools of that city. Since 

1898. be has been eneaged in the real estate and building business, at 
384 Main Street. Medford. In Somerville, on November 28, 1892, he was 
married to Miss Maud Chase; they have a daughter. Winifred Maud, and 
reside at 353 Main Street, Medford. The admission of Noble Soderlund 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temnle took place on May 21. 1909, when he 
was enrolled therein as No. 8453. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Mt. TTermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mystic Chapter, R. A. M„ Med¬ 
ford Council, R. & S. M„ all of Medford, and Beauseant Commandery 
No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble Soderlund is also a member of Harmony 
Lodge No. 68, T. O. O. F. of Medford, and of the Medford Club. 

GILBERT ERVING CHANDLER. 

After having been, for more than a quarter of a century, engaged 
in the banking business in Boston, with the New England Trust Com¬ 
pany, Noble Chandler has now retired. He was born in the city of 


Boston, on February 21, 1849, and obtained his education in the public 
schools of Cambridge. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, his name appears as No. 9062, and his ennoble¬ 
ment took place therein on May 29, 1911. Noble Chandler is a member 
of Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Royal Arch 
Chapter, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of 
the Colonial and Cambridge Clubs, both of Cambridge; the Boston Ath¬ 
letic Association; the Boston City Club; the Circumnavigators’ Club of 
New York City, and of Camp Skagway No. 1, Arctic Brotherhood of 
Skagway, Alaska. Noble Chandler is unmarried, and resides at 10 Dana 
Street, Cambridge. His business address is Boston Athletic Association, 
Boston. 

RICHARD THOMAS MACK. 

Received in Aleppo Temple, on August 31, 1907, with enrollment No. 
7627, Noble Mack was admitted to that illustrious Shrine body through 
his Masonic connections with Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Woburn, in which he was Worshipful Master, having held the rank of 
Master in 1910 and 1911; Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Noble Mack was born 
in Woburn, on May 4, 1876, and was educated in the schools of that 
town. In Woburn also, on May 10, 1904, he married Miss Eva M. Warren 
of the same place, and they have a daughter, Elizabeth Mack, born 
April 16, 1908. Since 1912, he has been bookkeeper for the Saco-Lowell 
Shops, manufacturers of cotton machinery, whose Boston office is at No. 77 
Franklin Street, and he was previously, for thirteen years, with the New 
England Rubber Shoe Company. He resides in Woburn, at No. 399 
Washington Street. 

WARREN P. WILDER. 

A Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry and a 32° Mason in 
the Scottish Rite, Noble Wilder’s membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., dates from November 17, 1887, and his enrollment therein is 
No. 2766. His York Rite affiliations are in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown: and in the Scottish 
Rite, he is connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Wilder 
is also prominent in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and other 
fraternal organizations. He is a Past Noble Grand in Franklin Lodge 
No. 23, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and when Trimount Encampment No. 2 was 
known as Boston Encampment, he was its Past Chief Patriarch. Noble 
Wilder is a Charter Member of Somerville Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E.: 
ex-Governor of the Pilgrim Fathers, and a member of Delft Haven Col. 
Lodge Colony No. 27. He has also been a member of the Roxbury 
Horseguard, with the rank of Corporal. Noble Wilder has been in the 
cigar business in Boston for thirty-five years. He was born in East 
Cambridge, on July 19, 1847, and was educated in Brookline. He was 
married in Boston, in May, 1869, to Miss Emily F. Eaton, and they reside 
in Brookline. His business address is 141 Milk Street, Boston. 

NATHANIEL J. PRATT. 

For forty years, Noble Pratt has been connected with the leather 
firm which bears his name, doing business at 79 South Street, Boston. He 
was born in that city, on January 6, 1848, and obtained his education 
in the Boston public schools. He was among the very young men whose 
patriotic impulses caused them to enlist in the armies of the North, and 
is now therefore one of the younger veterans of the Civil War. His 
Masonic career has brought him connections in the York Rite of Masonry, 
with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Newton Chapter R. A. M., and 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T, all of Newtonville; and in the 
Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection: 
Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem: Mount Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Sep¬ 
tember 2, 1905 and his enrollment was then entered as No. 6080. Noble 
Pratt married in Boston, on November 22, 1868, Miss Maria Louise 
Gerry: they have two sons, William W. and Clifton W., and reside at 575 
Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury. 

HERVEY SHELDON DAWLEY. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., as No. 806, Noble Dawley was received into the Nobility of that 
illustrious body of Shriners, in the class of October 27, 1897. He was 
raised in Concordia Lodge of Baltimore, Md., and is affiliated with 
Orange Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of which he is Treasurer; Crescent Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M. of Orange, and Orange Commandery No. 45, K. T., being 
also Treasurer of the two latter bodies. Noble Dawley is vice-president 
of the New Home Sewing Machine Company of Orange. He was born in 
Boston, and is a widower. 11 is wife passed away in January, 1912, leaving 
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HERBERT WATSON COAKER. 

Noble Coaker was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., on November 11, 1910, and enrolled on its membership 
lists as No. 8864. In Masonry, he was entered, passed and raised in 
John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was advanced and exalted in Somer¬ 
ville Chapter, R. A. M.; entered the Cryptic Circle in Orient Council, 
R. & S. M., and attained the Orders of Christian Knighthood in De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. For the past fifteen years, Noble 
Coaker has been in the wholesale beef business, having formerly been, 
for four years, traveling auditor for Morris and Company of Chicago, 
111., and for three years, auditor for the Chain Manufacturing Associa¬ 
tion. Noble Coaker was born on December 31, 1863, at Torquay, Eng., 
but obtained his education in Highland Park, Ill. In Chicago, Ill., on 
October 10, 1893, he married Miss Lottie E. Whitefield of that city; they 
have four children: Lucille H., Anna W., George \V., and Catherine E. 
Noble Coaker’s business address is No. 47 Blackstone Street, Boston, and 
he resides in West Somerville, at No. 76 Curtis Street. 

GEORGE RUBEN WHITCHER. 

With enrollment number 6048 upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, Noble Whitcher was received into that exalted body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on June 2, 1905. In 
Masonry, he is affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of 
Brockton. He was also a member of Damocles Lodge No. 16, K. P. of 
Brockton, and has the rank of Past Chancellor in Craddock Lodge No. 
104, K. P. of Medford. Noble Whitcher belongs to the Medford Board 
of Trade. Since 1502, he has been proprietor of a drug business, located 
at 151 Salem Street, Medford. For several years previously, he had 
been a drug clerk in various towns in New England, and at a still later 
period was, for fifteen years, in the wholesale leather business in Brock¬ 
ton. Noble Whitcher was born in Sanbornton, N. H., on August 11, 
1855, and obtained his education at the Tilton Seminary, in Tilton, N. H. 
In Woburn, in September, 1885, he married Miss Lillian Knox. They 
have two sons, Ralph E. and Frank L., also a daughter, Eleanor. The 
family residence is at No. 234 Riverside Avenue, Medford. 

WILLIS MABRY. 

Besides being a member of Pequossette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Watertown, Noble Mabry is also affiliated with Aurora Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Cornish, Me., and with Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. As a 
Knight Templar, he was welcomed into the illustrious Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, through the medium of Aleppo Temple, where he was 
ennobled as a novice of the class of December 31, 1900, and enrolled as 
No. 3484. Noble Mabry was born in Hiram, Me., on February 4, 1857, 
and acquired his education in that town. He has been, for twenty-five 
years, connected in business with the Standard Piano Action Company 
of which he is now treasurer. Noble Mabry was married in Cornish, 
Me., on September 10, 1882, to Miss Maria L. W atson of that town. 
Their residence is at 248 School Street, Watertown. 

WALTER WADE WHEELER. 

Noble Wheeler, who upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 
appears as No. 8578, and whose ennoblement took place in that body, on 
November 9, 1909, is a member in full course of all the Masonic bodies 
in both the York and Scottish Rites. In the former, he is connected with 
Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T. In the latter, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Noble Wheeler was born in Manchester, on June 20, 1854, 
and obtained his education in the public schools of Boston, and at the 
Chauncy Hall School. For more than twenty-five years, he has been 
connected with the Boston Elevated Railroad, and is now chief clerk. 
At Henniker, N. H., on Christmas Day, 1883, he married Miss Ida M. 
Davis of Warner, N. H. They have a daughter, Hazel A., and a son, 
Walter H., and reside at 673 Columbia Road, Dorchester. The business 
address is 101 Milk Street, Boston. 

FRANK ARIEL WHIPPLE. 

Noble Whipple is Past Master in Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Past High Priest in Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M.; Sword Bearer in 
Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T„ and is Thrice Illustrious Past Master 
of Milford Council, R. & S. M. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, took 
place on December 30, 1904, and he holds certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 4965. Noble Whipple is also a member of the B. P. O. E„ and 
of the Cinosam Club of Milford. For the past five years, he has been 
superintendent in the Granite Department of the Norcross Brothers, 
being located at No. 10 East Worcester Street, Milford. He was born 
at Diamond Hill, R. I., on October 31, 1866, and attended the schools 



of that town, and those of Worcester. In September, 1894, in Brockton, 
he married Miss E. Maud Quiggle of Milford. I hey have a daughter, 
Dorcas Whipple, and they reside at No. 20 Church Street, Milford. 

HERMAN WINSLOW SPOONER. 

Past Commander of Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. T. of Glou¬ 
cester, Noble Spooner is also affiliated with lyrian Lodge, A. I - . N A. M. 
of Gloucester, Blue Hill Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Canton, and William 
Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., of Gloucester. For more than twenty-six 
years, he has been a civil engineer and architect, with offices at 6 Proctor 
Street, Gloucester, where he also resides. Noble Spooner was born in 
Boston, on November 13, 1870, and was educated in the schools of that 
city. In Canton, on July 4, 1896, he was married to Miss Sarali Ger¬ 
trude Nutting, and has a daughter, Dorothy. Upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Spooner’s name 
appears as No. 4213, and he was admitted to the Nobility of that body 
of Shriners as a member of the class of December 4, 1902. 

ARTHUR WARREN JENKINS. 

For nearly a score of years, Noble Jenkins has been connected with 
the Boston Consolidated Gas Company of Brookline. He is now district 
superintendent, with an office at 21 Walter Avenue. Noble Jenkins was 
born in Dorchester, on October 11, 1869, and was educated in the schools 
of that city. He is Secretary of Macedonian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Milton, in which he received his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry. Noble 
Jenkins is affiliated, in the York Rite also, with Dorchester Chapter, 
R. A. M., with Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and with Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. The Scottish Rite degrees have 
been successively conferred upon him in Boston Lafayette Lodge of ler- 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. -S. . 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
September 1, 1906, when his certificate of enrollment in that body of 
Shriners was numbered 6583. Noble Jenkins was married in Everett, in 
September, 1908, to Miss Flora Steele. They reside in Brookline. 

CHARLES HENRY HARTSHORN. 

Noble Hartshorn was born in Gardner, on February 11, 1859, and 
attended the public schools. For over twenty years he has been propri¬ 
etor of the chair and baby carriage manufacturing business now located 
in his new factory at No. 562 North Main Street, Gardner. As a 
Republican, he has served for six years on the Board of Selectmen of 
Gardner, and as Chairman of the Board for two years; he is also a 
member of the Advisory Board and of the Board of Trade. Noble 
Hartshorn has acquired Masonic Degrees in full course in both Rites of 
Masonry. In the York Rite, he is affiliated with Hope Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, 
K. T., all of Gardner, with the rank of Past Eminent Commander in 
the Commandery. His Scottish Rite affiliations are with \\ orcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Worcester, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. .S. . Noble Hartshorn was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on March 27, 
1905, when he was given enrollment No. 5002. He is a member of William 
Ellison Lodge No. 185, I. O. O. F„ and has filled in succession all the 
chairs in that body; he is connected with Gardner Encampment No. 61, 
in which he has filled offices in full course, and is a member of Puritan 
Council No. 1018 of the Royal Arcanum, and of the Gardner Boat Club. 
On April 25, 1889, Noble Hartshorn married Lillian M. Sawyer, daughter 
of James Sawyer of Gardner. They have four children, Stanford H., 
Dorothy F., C. Henry, and Edward H. The family residence is at No. 15 
Reservoir Street, Gardner. 

ERNEST WILLIAM FURNANS. 

Noble Furnans, who is No. 9973 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, has the rank of Junior Steward in Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., 
in which he received the Capitular Degrees in Masonry, on December 27, 
1911; he is also affiliated with Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., where he was 
raised, on September 22, 1911; New Bedford Council, R. & S. M„ in which 
the Cryptic Degrees were conferred upon him on June 18, 1912, and with 
Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., wherein he was knighted, on May 16, 
1912. All these bodies are located in New Bedford. His ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1913. Noble Furnans was born 
in New Bedford, on July 17, 1889, and attended the schools in Dartmouth. 
He is a buyer for the Furnans Clothing Store, at 144 Union Street, New 
Bedford. He is unmarried, and resides in New Bedford, at 1187 Pleasant 
Street. 

EDWARD CLAYTON MATHEWSON. 

Noble Mathewson was initiated into the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple, on December 30, 1910, with enrollment No. 8967. His Masonic 
affiliations, in the York Rite, are with Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 

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Boston Council. R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all 
of Boston; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is a Life Member of all the above-named bodies. 

LEWIS ROSENBERG. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Rosenberg is a member of 
Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and in the Scottish Rite, 
he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles honda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. With the class 
of December 3, 1903, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his enrollment in that most 
celebrated body was then given the number 4331. Noble Rosenberg was 
born in Cambridge, on June 20, 1877, and was educated in the public 
schools of that place. For about twenty years, he has been in the shoe 
business in Boston, and is now located at 209 Essex Street, Boston. 
On March 12, 1901, Noble Rosenberg married Miss Emma Abraham. 
He has a son, Arnold F.: also a daughter, Nanette Y., and resides at 
2 Strathmore Road, Brookline. 

EDWARD A. FERNALD. 

As a member of the class of March 28, 1912, Noble Fernald was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O,, N. M. S., and he 
is enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 9374. He is a Life Member 
of Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and is also affiliated with 
Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M„ and with Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. 
In addition to his Shrine and Masonic affiliations, he was a member of 
the Scimitar Club and many others of Boston. Noble Fernald was 
born in Chelsea, on June 7, 1877, and was educated in the public schools 
of that city. His marriage to Miss Gertrude Snow took place in Ded¬ 
ham, on June 22. 1899. They have a daughter, Constance, and reside in 
Winthrop. For the past fifteen years. Noble Fernald has been department 
manager of the Tremont Stores, Inc., at 90 Tremont Street, Boston. 

ELLIOT F. UPHAM. 

Brought to light in Masonry in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Lynn, Noble Upham received his Capitular Degrees in Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M.: his Cryptic Degrees in Zebulun Council, R. & S. M.: 
and his Templar Degrees in Olivet Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of 
Lynn. Through the medium of the latter, he was admitted into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 7, 
1904, with enrollment No. 4838. For over a quarter of a century, Noble 
Upham has been engaged in the government service, as a railway postal 
clerk. He was born on August 19. 1864, in Needham, where he obtained 
an education. In Lynn, on October 15, 1890, Noble Upham was married 
to Miss Elbe Mabelle Crowell of that city. They have a daughter, 
Bertha F„ born September 19, 1899, and they reside at No. 16 Garland 
Street, Lynn. 

TESSE THOMAS SUTHERLAND. 

In Masonry, Noble Sutherland bears allegiance to Mt. Carmel Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M.. and Sutton Chapter. R. A. M.. both of Lvnn; Salem 
Council. R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36. K. T., of Lynn. 
He was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on June 24, 1907, and his number upon the membership lists 
of that renowned body of Shriners is 7534. Noble Sutherland is a promi¬ 
nent Mason and business man of the city of Lynn. By political affilia¬ 
tions. he is a Republican, and a member of the Oxford Club. For fifteen 
years. Noble Sutherland was in the leather business, and for the past 
twenty years, has been engaged in real estate. He was born in Freeport, 
Me., on February 13, 1837, and attended school in Durham. Me. Noble 
Sutherland has been twice married: in Cambridgeport. to Miss Emma L. 
Porter and in Lvnn, on September 15, 1903. to Mrs. Marguerite Lincoln. 
He has a son, Chauncy Sutherland, also a noble of Aleppo Temple. Noble 
Sutherland has his residence at 216 Washington Street, Lynn. 

WALTER SUMNER BAGLEY. 

The Masonic achievements of Noble Bagley are indicated by his 
affiliations with the following York Rite bodies: Orient Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M. of Norwood, in which he has the rank of Past Master; Hebron 
Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of High Priest; Hyde Park 
Council. R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde 
Park. Upon the basis of these degrees, Noble Bagley was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on April 29. 1907, his 
enrollment therein being No. 7072. He is also a member of the Orient 
Club of Norwood. For the past five years, he has been serving as Guard 
at the Norfolk County Tail of Dedham: formerly, for several years, hav¬ 
ing been the foreman for the Paroid Mills of Norwood. Noble Bagley 


was born in Norwood, on March 29, 1877, and obtained an education in 
the public schools of his birthplace. In Dedham, on December 6, 1899, lie 
was married to Miss Alice Chamberlain; they have four childien. Isabelle 
Winslow, Edmund Sumner, Louis Carver, and Faith Marcia, and reside 
at No. 1384 Washington Street, Norwood. 

CHARLES W. ENRIGHT. 

Having received the York Rite Degrees in Masonry, Noble Enright 
made the acquaintance of the camel in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine on December 30, 1901, and in that illustrious body, was em oiled as 
No. 3711. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations are in Mt. llermon Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., Medford Council, R. & S. M., 
and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Noble 
Enright was born in Guildhall, Vt., on October 15, 1855, and was educated 
in the public schools of Vermont. In September, 1877, he was married to 
Miss Frances M. Stevens of Norwich, Vt., and they have a daughter, 
Flora L. Noble Enright’s home is in Medford, at No. 14 Capen Street. 
For the past twenty-seven years, he has been with the Edison Electric 
Illuminating Company of Boston. Noble Enright served the city of 
Medford as Water and Sewer Commissioner in 1905-06. His business 
address is No. 39 Boylston Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM HENRY PALMER. 

Enrolled as No. 8149 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
May 21, 1907, Noble Palmer had previously become eligible for that 
exaltation through his Masonic affiliations in Mt. Vernon Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council. R. & S. M., and 
Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of Centerville Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Lowell; the Traffic Club of 
New York, and of the Crescent Athletic Club. Since 1896, Noble Palmer 
has been with the United States Rubber Company. He was born in 
Tewksbury, in 1869, and was educated in the public schools there, and at 
Lowell. Noble Palmer is unmarried, and resides at the Crescent Athletic 
Club, in Brooklyn, N. Y., his business address being No. 1790 Broadway, 
New York City. 

CHARLES LYMAN BURNES. 

Noble Burnes lias pursued bis Masonic career in the following bodies 
of Hyde Park: Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, 

R. A. M„ Hyde Park Council. R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, 
K. T. Having thus obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees for his admis¬ 
sion to the Mystic Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order in the class of November 11, 1907, with enrollment 
No. 7655. Noble Burnes is also interested in other fraternal organiza¬ 
tions, being a member of Forest Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Monterey Encamp¬ 
ment, and of Hyde Park Lodge No. 138, K. P. He was born in Kings 
County, N. B.. on November 6, 1871, and there obtained an education. 
For more than twenty years, he has been engaged in the furniture business 
in Hyde Park, with present address at No. 1287 Hyde Park Avenue. In 
Hyde Park, on June 12, 1901, Noble Burnes was married to Miss Agnes 
McDonald; they have two children, Marion and Bessie. Noble Burnes’ 
residence is at No. 1052 River Street, Hyde Park. 

JAMES ARNOLD McLANE. 

Noble McLane, enrolled in Aleppo Temple as No. 9619, has been for 
years the superintendent of the Hargraves and Parker Mills, of Fall 
River. He was born in that city, on August 12, 1874, and attended the 
public schools there. In Masonry, Noble McLane has taken degrees in 
full course in both Rites. He is affiliated with King Philip Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter. R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & 

S. M„ and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T. In the 
Scottish Rite, Noble McLane is a member of Fall River Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. 
Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. All of these bodies, except the Consistory, are located in 
Fall River. His ennoblement took nlace in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on June 5. 1912. Noble McLane is a member also of the 
Quequechan Club of Fall River. In that city, on June 14. 1905. he mar¬ 
ried Miss Addie B. Reynolds. They have a son, James Bradford, and 
reside at 95 June Street, Fall River. 

CHESTER CHARLES BECKLEY, M. D. 

Noble Beckley is a practicing physician of Lancaster, having main¬ 
tained an office there for about fifteen years; also visiting physician for 
the Clinton Hospital and for the Lancaster State Industrial School, and 
school physician for the public schools of Lancaster. Among the various 
medical organizations to which Noble Beckley belongs are: the American 
Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Worcester 
District Medical Society, the Boston Medical Library, the Boston Society 
of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Academy of Medicine, the 
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ciation for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Noble Beekley was 
born in Plainfield. X. H., on January 25, 1876; attended school in that 
place; graduated from the St. Johnsbury Academy in 1895, and from the 
Medical Department of the University of Vermont in 1898. He is also a 
member of the Board of Health of Lancaster, and of the Boston Athletic 
Association. His preparatory degrees in Masonry were conferred in Trin¬ 
ity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Clinton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Clinton, and 
1 rinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He was admitted to the 
X'obility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on April 19. 
1906, when he was awarded enrollment A T o. 6400 in its membership. 

CHAUNCEY HOMER GARD. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and 
Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn, Noble Gard was welcomed 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., as a member of the 
class of December 30, 1913, when his certificate of enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious body was numbered 10184. In politics, he is a member of the Republican 
party. Since 1905, Noble Gard has been connected with Thomas P. Gard 
and Company, located at No. 706 Washington Street, Lynn. He was born 
in that city, on June 4, 1885, and was educated in the public schools. 
Noble Gard is unmarried, and resides at No. 155 Shepard Street, Lynn. 

EDWARD JAMES VOYE. 

Noble Voye was accepted and initiated as an Entered Apprentice in 
Prospect Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roslindale, and therein crafted and 
raised to the Degree of Master Mason. He took the course of degrees, 
in Capitular Masonry, in St. Paul’s Royal Arch Chapter of Boston, and 
in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.. he was dubbed and created a Knight. 
Noble Voye received the right to wear the fez as a Noble of the Ancient 
Arabic Order on March 28, 1912, when he was admitted to the Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, and he holds the enrollment certificate therein with the 
number 9518. Outside of Masonry, Noble Voye is a member of Lodge 
No. 188, B. P. O. E. of Portland, Me., and U. C. T. N’o. 44. Boston. 
He also holds Potential No. 8106, of the Jovian Order of America. 
Born in Boston, on December 12, 1886, Noble Voye graduated from the 
Dorchester High School with the class of 1904. He was connected with 
the Stuart-Howland Company of Boston for seven years, and is now a 
manufacturers’ agent for electrical supplies. His business address is 54 
High Street, Boston, and he resides at 458 Columbia Road, Dorchester. 

GEORGE FREEMAN BLACK. 

Received in Aleppo Temple, in September, 1907, with enrollment No. 
7085, Noble Black had previously given his allegiance in Masonry to the 
following York and Scottish Rite bodies: Pequossette Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Watertown, Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Melrose Council, R. & S. M., Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T., all of Malden; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member 
of Lafayette Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Watertown. N T oble Black was born in 
Hillsborough, N. B., on April 16. 1868, and was educated in the schools 
of St. John, N. B., Tyngsboro, Mass,, and Lowell, from which he was 
graduated, in 1884. His marriage to Miss Alice May Moody, took place 
in Watertown, on December 25. 1894. Since 1906, he has been proprietor 
of a drug store, at 98 Main Street, Malden, and previously, for about 
fifteen years, he had been a druggist in Watertown. His home is in 
Malden, at 10 Howard Street. 

SIDNEY M. HEDGES. 

Noble Hedges was born in St. Louis, Mo., on September 27, 1844, 
and was educated in that city and in Cincinnati, O. For many years, he 
was connected with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of 
Newark. N T . J.; for thirty-four years, he had been their general agent 
at Boston, but resigned his position in July, 1913. His Masonic career 
began in St. John’s Lodge of Hartford, Conn., and his Capitular Degrees 
were conferred in Hartford Chapter, R. A. M. He is now affiliated with 
Joseph Warren Lodge. A. F. & A. M.; Boston Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T„ in which he 
has the rank of Sword Bearer. In the Scottish Rite, he is connected with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection: Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., in which he was, some years ago, 
the Standard Bearer. With these qualifications, he was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on April 15, 1886, and his 
enrollment bears the number 1157. Noble Hedges is also a former Com¬ 
mander of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, having held 
that office in 1894 and 1903: and he is a member of the Algonquin Club, 
the Boston Athletic Association, the Middlesex Club, and various other 
similar organizations. He was married in Chicago, 111., on September 


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16, 1868, to Miss Anna M. Vinton. Their children are: Mrs. Edith M. 
H. Baylor, Mrs. Zaidee A. Tillinghast. and Mrs. Belle M. Eastwick. 
The business address of Noble Hedges is 30 State Street, Boston and his 
residence is in Brookline, with a summer residence at Eastern Point, 
Gloucester. 

HERBERT G. MORSE. 

Noble Morse, after having spent twenty-five years with the Wachu- 
sett National Bank of Fitchburg, has been, since 1906, the secretary of 
the Fitchburg Bank and Trust Company of that city. He was born in 
Lowell, on August 19, 1865, and attended the high school of Fitchburg. 
For ten years, he has served that city as its Treasurer, and in politics, 
he is a Republican. His clubs are: the P ay Club, the Alpine Golf Club, 
and the Fitchburg Club. In Masonry, Noble Morse has affiliations with 
these York Rite bodies of the city of his residence: Aurora Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Thomas Chapter R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
K. T. With these degrees rendering him eligible to the Nobility of the 
sublime Order, he was admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple, on 
November 5, 1906, and there was awarded to him the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment with the number 6702. Tn Sterling, on October 23, 1893, he was 
married to Miss Mary-F. Sibley. They have two sons. Harold T. and 
Carl S„ and they reside at 25 Atlantic Avenue, Fitchburg. His business 
address is 306 Main Street, in that city. 

ERNEST W. HALL. 

Noble Hall, having been employed, for fifteen years, by the Laconia 
Car Company, became, more than two years ago, the assistant treasurer 
of that concern, with offices at 60 Congress Street, Boston. He was born 
in Boston, on November 8, 1866, and obtained his education in the public 
schools there. Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Dal- 
housie Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and Newton Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Newtonville, Boston Council R. & S. M., and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T., also of Newtonville, he was ennobled, on November 5. 
1894, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment was num¬ 
bered 1340. In Somerville, in 1889, Noble Hall married Miss Mary H. 
Read of Roxbury; they have a son, Asa Read, and reside at Auburndale. 

ADAMS FRANKLIN BROWN. 

Elevated to the X T obility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
May 23, 1890, with the early enrollment No. 182, Noble Brown has 
achieved high distinction in Masonic and other fraternal organizations 
with which he is affiliated. He is a Past Master of Siloam Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Westboro, Mass.: a Past High Priest of Goldfield Chapter 
No. 10. R. A. M., a Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Nevada Council 
No. 1. R. & S. M., a Past Commander of Malta Commandery No. 3. K. T., 
all of Goldfield, Nev.; and he is also a member of Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem of Worcester: a Life Member of Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Boston. Noble Brown served as District 
Deputy Grand Master of the 20th District of Massachusetts from 1890 
to 1892, and at present, is Grand Captain of the Host in the Grand Royal 
Arch Chapter of X T evada. In addition, he is a Past Patron of Bethany 
Chapter X T o. 13, O. E. S. of Westboro; a Past Grand Patron of the 
O. E. S. of Massachusetts; a Past Noble Grand of Hockomocko Lodge 
No. 79, I. O. O. F. of Westboro; a Past President of the 32° Scottish 
Rite Mason’s Club of Goldfield, Nev., and a member of the Goldfield 
Unity Club of Goldfield, K'ev. Noble Brown served as Selectman of 
Westboro for five years, and from 1909 to 1912, he occupied the office 
of Public Administrator of Esmeralda County, Nev. He was born in 
Littleton, on February 4, 1857, and attended the district and high schools 
in that place. Noble Brown was admitted to the Massachusetts bar on 
July 1, 1891, and in October. 1906. removed to Goldfield, N T ev., where he 
is engaged in the practice of law, at No. 314 East Crook Avenue. He is 
director, secretary and treasurer of several mining companies, and has 
also served on the directorate of several street railwav companies in 
Massachusetts, being the organizer of the Westboro and Worcester Street 
Railway Company. In Westboro, May 8, 1894, Noble Brown was united 
in marriage to Miss Mahalah Annie Adams of Houlton. Me. They hav e 
two sons, Rolf Eric, born on March 24, 1896, and Paul Erwin Novem¬ 
ber 11, 1898, and reside at No. 314 East Crook Avenue, Goldfield, Nev. 

MILLARD F. DAVIS. 

The Order of X'obility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Davis, in Aleppo Temple, on February 8, 1906, and he was enrolled 
on the membership lists of that exalted body as No. 6327. In the York 
Rite of Masonry, he was raised in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was 
advanced and exalted in Mt. PToreb Chapter, R. A. M.: is a member of 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., having entered the Cryptic Circle in 
Pilgrim Council No. 9, R. & S. M.; and was knighted in Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9. K. T. of Lowell. Noble Davis is also a 32° Mason in the 
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Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Me is connected with 
Council No. 8, Royal Arcanum of Lowell, and with Lowell Lodge No. 2-, 
of the United Order of Workmen. He is also a member of the Boaid 
of Trade, the Masonic Club, the Vesper Country Club, the Highland 
Club, and Mt. Pleasant Golf Club, all of Lowell. Noble Davis is an 
architect in that city, and designed the new appointments and furniture 
of the Masonic Temple there. He was born in Bradford, \ t., and latci 
moved to Wisconsin. He married Miss A. Josephine W heeler of Amherst, 
N. H„ on October 14, 1885. Noble Davis’ business address is No. 402 
Hildreth Building, and his residence is at No. 11 Burtt Street. Lowell. 

THOMAS B. INNESS. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Inness 
in Pulaski Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Pottsville, Penn., in 1869. He 
received the Capitular Degrees in Mountain City Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Pennsylvania, in which he has the rank of Past High Priest. He was 
formerly connected with Constantine Commandery, K. T., of Pottsville, 
Penn., and later became affiliated with Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 23, 
of New York City, in which he has the rank of Past Commander. Noble 
Inness is a member of the Past Commanders’ Association of Massachu¬ 
setts and Rhode Island. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order took place with the class of June 24, 1907, am' 
his certificate of enrollment in that illustrious body is numbered 7415. 
Noble Inness is a member of the Commercial Club of Brockton, and is 
President of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Club, also of that city. 
For twenty years, Noble Inness was connected with a business firm in 
New York City, and he is now manager of the Checkerton Building of 
Brockton, which was designed and built by him. He was born in I otts- 
ville, Penn., on March 4, 1848, and studied in the schools of that city, 
New Haven and New York. Noble Inness has been twice married. in 
Pottsville, Penn., to Miss Addie Sillyman, who passed away in 1889, leav¬ 
ing him a daughter, Ada S., and two sons, James A. and Arthur B., and 
later to Miss Mary F. Robinson of Brockton. Noble Inness resides at the 
Checkerton, 12 Cottage Street, Brockton. 

JAMES F. BLISS. 

Noble Bliss is distinguished as having the 99th enrollment among the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enumerating from the 
institution of the Temple, to January 20, 1886. He is a Life Member in 
the following York and Scottish Rite bodies: Joseph Warren Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & 
S. M.; Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., in which, for three years, he was 
Standard Bearer: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . Noble Bliss 
has long been well known in Boston, in political, social and business life. 
In the Massachusetts House of Representatives, session of 1900 and 1901, 
he was a member from Ward 12 of Boston, and among the other organiza¬ 
tions in which he holds memberships are, the Boston Art Club, the Bos¬ 
ton City Club, the Exchange Club, the Economic Cluh, the Boston Yacht 
Club, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Massachusetts’ Chari¬ 
table Association. He is a Life Member of the Mercantile Library Asso¬ 
ciation, having formerly been its President, an ex-member of the Second 
Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteer Militia, organized by Colonel 
Charles R. Codman, at the close of the Civil War, in which he held the 
rank of Corporal and an associate member of Edward W r . Kinsley Post 
No. 113, G. A. R. Noble Bliss is in the ship chandlery and ship supply 
business’, under the style of James Bliss and Company, this firm having 
been founded by his father, in 1832. Noble Bliss was born in Boston, on 
April 7, 1847, and was there educated. He is unmarried, and resides at 
No. 189 West Brookline Street, his place of business being No. 91 Broad 
Street, both of Boston. 

WILLIAM B. HAWES. 

For the past third of a century. Noble Hawes has been employed by 
Howard and Caldwell, a gentlemen’s clothing and furnishing establish¬ 
ment conducted at 134 Main Street, Brockton. He is enrolled upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., as No. 1307, his 
ennoblement therein dating from May 23, 1893. His preparatory degrees 
in Masonry were conferred in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Satucket Chapter. R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T„ all of Brockton. Noble Hawes was born on 
Washington’s Birthday, 1859, in Barnstable, Cape Cod, and attended school 
there. In Brockton, on September 12, 1906. he was married to Miss M. E. 
Dunbar, and they reside at 224 Pleasant Street, Brockton. 

ISAAC ALLEN BISSELL. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Eastern Star 
Lodge No. 44, A. F. & A. M„ Trinity Chapter No. 9, R. A. M„ both of 
Willimantic, Conn., Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Com¬ 


mandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park, Noble Bissell was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 1 emple, on June 4, 1914, 
when his enrollment upon the membership lists of that illustrious >o y 
was numbered 10231. He is also affiliated with Blue Hill Chapter No. 53 
of the Order of the Eastern Star, and politically, lie is a member ol 
the Republican Party. Noble Bissell was born at Van Hornesville ; . .. 

on October 25, 1873, and was educated in the public schools of Wilh- 
mantic, Conn., where, on December 27, 1897, he was married to Miss 
Jessie M Ford. For the past seventeen years, he has been associate! 
with the F. J. Kennedy Company, at 1269 Hyde Park Avenue Hyde 
Park, of which concern he is president. Noble Bissell’s home address is 
1056 River Street, Hyde Park. 

T. CARLETON DOLE. 

Enrolled as No. 7682 and ennobled in the class of November 11. 
1907, upon the roster of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ Noble 
Dole was raised in Lincoln Lodge No. 3, A. F. & A. M. of Wwcasset, Me., 
in January, 1870, and served as Master of that Lodge in 1880-1881. He 
came thence by demit to Paul Revere Lodge of Brockton in 1884, and is 
also a member of Satucket Chapter, R. A. M. of Brockton, having come >y 
demit from New Jerusalem Chapter in 1884, in which he was exaltec m 
1870. From 1881 to 1882, he served as D. D. G. M. of the 10th Masonic 
District in Maine. In 1885, he was knighted by Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T., of Brockton. In 1892, he became a member of Electric 
Lodge No. 204, of the I. O. O. F. of Brockton. From 1882 until 1892, 
Noble Dole was a member of the dry goods firm of Dole and Johnson, 
Brockton. For more than fifteen years past, he has been a bookkeeper, a 
dealer in real estate, and a notary public, being located at 256 Mam Stieet, 
Brockton. He was born in Aina, Lincoln County, Me., on July 12, 184-, 
and was a student at Lincoln Academy, New Castle, Me., and East Pitts- 
ton Academy, Me. On August 28, 1871, he was married in the town of 
his birth to Miss Ella H. Weeks, and has two sons, Arthur Clarence and 
Chester Carleton. His residence is at No. 19 Winthrop Street, Brockton. 

WILLIAM D. CURRIER. 

Noble Currier has been, for the past ten years, a member of the 
firm styled the Currier Todd Company, wholesale grocers, at 291 Lowell 
Street, Lawrence. He was born in Exeter, N. H., in August, 1863, and 

was educated in the schools of his birthplace and of tlie city of Law¬ 

rence. In the latter city, he married, and he makes his residence in 
Andover. Noble Currier is a member of the Home Club of Lawrence, of 
Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F, and Kearsarge Encampment 
No. 36. He has Masonic attainments which are indicated by his affiliations 
in full course with bodies in both the York and Scottish Rites. In the 
former, he is a member of Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T.; and in the latter, of Lowell Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chaptei of 

Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. -S. . Noble 
Currier has the enrollment number 7315, upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ and he was admitted to the Nobility 
of that body of Shriners, on June 24, 1907. 

ABRAHAM S. COHEN. 

Noble Cohen was born on March 25, 1863, and obtained his prepara¬ 
tory education in the public schools of Boston. He is a graduate of the 
Law School of Boston University, and for nearly thirty years, has been 
practicing his profession in that city. He is a member of the legal firm 
of Cohen, Sawyer and Cohen, at the Kimball Building, IS Tremont Stieet, 
Boston. In June, 1884, in Boston. Noble Cohen married Miss Minnie 
Levi; they have three children: Franklin M., Pauline 1'. Sawyer, and 
Theresa E. Cohen. His residence is at 1483 Beacon Street, Brookline. 
Noble Cohen has Masonic affiliations with the following \ ork Rite bodies. 
Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of the follow¬ 
ing bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. Upon the enrollment lists 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he appears as No. 3364, and his 
ennoblement took place on July 5, 1900. Noble Cohen is also a member 
of the Royal Arcanum, and many other public, religious and charitable 
organizations. He is also a director and trustee of various social and 
charitable organizations, Vice President of the Temple Ohabei Sholem, a 
Director of Federation of Charities, and he has been, for twenty-one 
years, the treasurer of the Society for the Relief of the Sick. 

ARTHUR H. BURTON. 

Noble Burton has had a distinguished career in Masonry. He is a 
member, with the rank of Past Master, of Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.; in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., he has the rank of Past High 
Priest; is rated as Past Deputy Master in Hiram Council, R. & S. M.; 



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and in Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., as a Past Com¬ 
mander. In addition to the above York Rite connections, Noble Burton 
has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, with the following affilia¬ 
tions : in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, he has the grade of Past Thrice 
Potent Master; is a member of Goddard Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
in Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, he serves as Most Wise Master, and 
in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., he received the Chivalric 
Philosophical Grades. Besides, in Freemasonry, he has received the 
crowning and honorary grade of the 33°, Sovereign Grand Inspector 
General, conferred by the Supreme Council, S. G. I. G. In 1894, he 
organized the Worcester Masonic Board of Relief, and from that time, 
has served as its Secretary and Treasurer. He is also Treasurer of the 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, and of the Worcester Masonic Charitable 
and Educational Association, which corporation erected the new Masonic 
Temple in Worcester. He is Past President of the Past Masters’ Associ¬ 
ation of the Eighteenth Masonic District, having the rank of Past Dis¬ 
trict Deputy Grand Master. Noble Burton has the remarkable record of 
having held from one to three Masonic offices, continuously, for a third 
of a century. The enrollment number 314 was given to Noble Burton 
when he was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Febru¬ 
ary 20, 1895. He is a Past Patron of Stella Chapter No. 3, of the Order 
of the Eastern Star of Worcester, and Past Monarch of Aletheia Grotto, 
of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Noble 
Burton was born in Tburton, Eng., on October 4, 1852, and obtained his 
education in his native country. For eight years, he was Secretary of the 
Masonic Relief Association of Worcester, while for the past fifteen years 
and more, he has been City Assessor. In Ottawa, Can., he was married to 
Miss Eliza Beers, and they have a daughter. Mrs. E. C. Harrington. They 
reside at No. 4 Franconia Street, Worcester. His business address is 21 
City Hall, Worcester. 

ALEXANDER C. BURKE. 

Noble Burke was admitted to the Ancient Araic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on the last day of December, 1899, with his enrollment therein 
numbered 3453, having acquired the Masonic Degrees preliminary to his 
admission to the Shrine Nobility, in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston. Noble Burke is also a mem¬ 
ber of the B. P. O. E. He was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on July 17, 
1869, and coming East early, acquired his education in the public schools 
of Chelsea and Melrose, graduating from high school in 1885. He has been 
engaged in the lumber business. Noble Burke is unmarried, and he 
resides at No. 990 Main Street, Melrose. 

EVERETT CLINTON HALL. 

Born in Brockton, on September 4, 1860, Noble Hall attended the 
public schools of that city. He is now the president of the E. C. Hall 
Company, wholesale dealers in groceries, at 284 Montello Street, and he 
has been connected with that concern for eighteen years. Having acquired 
the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Satucket Chapter, R. A. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., 
he was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, 
and he holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 4094. Noble 
Hall is also a member of the Brockton Commercial Club. In Whitman, 
on April 22. 1884, he married Miss Lottie W. Cliff. They have two 
daughters, Mildred C. and Hazel Louise, and reside at 93 Belcher Avenue, 
Brockton. 

A. ROGERS PERKINS. 

For more than seven years, Noble Perkins has been manager 
of the C. A. Noyes Corporation, hardware dealers in Brockton, and has 
been connected with that concern for about twenty-eight years. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple his name appears as No. 4166, and 
his ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners. on December 4. 
1902. The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his ennoblement, were con¬ 
ferred upon him in the following bodies: Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.; Satucket Chapter, R. A. M.; Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. He was born in Bridgewater, on 
February 24. 1871, and atended the schools there. In Dorchester, on 
June 21, 1898, he was married to Miss Edith M. Howe; they have a son, 
Fred Noyes, and reside at 44 Newbury Street, Brockton. 1 be business 
address of Noble Perkins is 207 Main Street. 

BERNARD SCHWARTZ. 

Noble Schwartz became a member of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., on December 31, 1907, with enrollment No. 8012, having pre¬ 
viously qualified as a Mason in Salt Springs Lodge No. 520, A. F. & 
A. M. of Syracuse, N. Y.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. He is 
also attached to the Elks, in New Bedford Lodge No. 73; to the Boston 


City Club, and, politically, to the Independent Party. Since 1898, he 
has been a member of the firm of Schwartz, Strauss and Company, pre¬ 
viously, for nineteen years, having been a traveling salesman. Noble 
Schwartz was born in Germany, on October 14, 1861, and attended school 
in his native country. His marriage to Miss Elizabeth D. Sutherland 
took place on June 10, 1914, and his home is at 23 Townsend Street, 
Boston. 

WILLIAM DANIEL WILMOT. 

Since 1896. Noble Wilmot has been proprietor of a sporting goods 
establishment, at 101 North Main Street, Fall River. He was born in 
Albion, R. I., on July 20, 1855, and attended the public schools of Mil¬ 
ford. He secured the Masonic Degrees prerequisite to his Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in the following bodies of Fall River: King Philip Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T. Upon the basis of bis 
York Rite qualification in Masonry, his elevation to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S„ took place on June 24, 1907. with enrollment 
No. 7592. Noble Wilmot is also a member of the A. O. U. W.; of the 
New England Order of Protection; of Azab Grotto of the Mystic Order 
of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, and of other fraternal bodies 
and clubs, including the Quequechan Club; and he is President of the 
Fall River Merchants’ Association. In Boston, on July 3, 1885, he was 
married to Miss E. B. Hatch, and they reside at No. 90 New Boston 
Road, Fall River. 

GEORGE A. WHEELER. 

Since 1870, Noble Wheeler has been a Deputy Sheriff in the County 
of Plymouth. He was raised in Puritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and is 
a Charter Member of Satucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Bridge- 
water, in which he has the rank of Junior Deacon. He is affiliated 
also with Satucket Chapter, R. A. M. of Brockton, and Bay State Com¬ 
mandery No. 38, K. T. of that city. Noble Wheeler has taken degrees 
in the Scottish Rite, in full course, and is a member of Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his name 
appears as No. 7228, and he was ennobled in that body of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, with the class of April 23. 1907. Noble Wheeler is a 
Charter Member of Damocles Lodge, K. P. of Brockton, and he is con¬ 
nected with Justin Dimick Post 124, G. A. R. He was born in East 
Abington, on June 6, 1842, and studied in the schools of East Bridge- 
water, and at the State Normal School. Noble Wheeler is unmarried, 
and resides at 106 Main Street, Brockton, which is also his office address. 

WALTER GARFIELD SMALL. 

Noble Small received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Pentucket 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell: the Capitular Degrees, in Pilgrim 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Abington; the Cryptic Degrees, in Abington Council, 
R. & S. M., and the Degrees of Knighthood, in Old Colony Commandery 
No. 15, K. T. of Abington. Thus qualified for admission to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled therein, 
on June 5, 1912, his enrollment being numbered 9644. Noble Small was 
born in Whitfield, N. H„ on January 28, 1881, and was graduated from 
high school there in 1900, and he took his college course at Dartmouth, 
class of 1905. For five years, he was in the electrical business in Lowell; 
and for more than two years, has been sales agent for the Edison Elec¬ 
tric Illuminating Company, in Brockton, with offices at 42 Main Street, 
in that city. Noble Small is unmarried, and he resides at No. 12 Cottage 
Street, Brockton. 

JOHN ANGUS BRUCE. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Bruce into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, on December 4, 1902, enrolling him on its membership lists as 
No. 3998. In Freemasonry, he first saw light in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.; was raised to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason in Signet Chapter, 
R. A. M., and received the Chivalric Orders in Beauseant Commandery 
No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble Bruce is also a member of Zinoni 
Lodge. I. O. O. F. of Mandan, North Dakota. He is a practicing phy¬ 
sician and surgeon in Everett. Noble Bruce was born on Prince Edward 
Island, on December 18. 1859, and received his preliminary education 
there, later graduating from a New York University in 1893. In Chicago. 
Ill., on October 24, 1906, Noble Bruce was married to Miss Ada B. 
Lake of Chicago. They have one child, Ada Josephine, and reside at 
No. 699 Broadway, Everett. 

FREDERICK THOMAS WALSH. 

Noble Walsh is a member of Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
in which he is a Past Master; of Mt. Horeb Royal Arch Chapter, and 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. K. T., all located in Lowell. His enroll¬ 
ment certificate is numbered 8080 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, Nobles 
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place with the class of February 25, 1908. Noble Walsh was Colonel 
and Assistant Quartermaster-General on the staff of the late Governor 
Greenhalge, and is an ex-member of the First Corps of Cadets. Among 
the organizations with which he is connected are the \ orick Club, the 
Vesper Country Club of Lowell, the Brae Burn Country Club and the 
Neighborhood Club of West Newton, the Engineers’ Club of Boston, and 
the Arkwright Club of New York City. He is a member of the class 
of ’81 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is partner 
in the firm of Thomas Leyland and Company, manufacturers and 
importers of gums, dextrines, starches, etc., Boston. Previously, he was 
for fifteen years, assistant superintendent of the Hamilton Print Works, 
at Lowell, and for four years was agent for the Lowell Bleachery. He 
was born in Pawtucket, on March 1, 1859. At the time of his birth, his 
parents lived in a portion of Pawtucket which was then in Massachusetts. 
This territory was afterwards taken into Rhode Island, in exchange for a 
part of Fall River, which was in that state. He is married and resides 
at No. 12 Valentine Street, West Newton. 

JOHN LOUIS BAILEY. 

The Order of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Bailey, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 26, 1909, 
when he was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 8318. He has taken 
degrees in full course in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being 
affiliated, in the former, with the following bodies of Fitchburg: Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Com- 
mandery No. 19, K. T.. in which his rank is that of Guard; and in the 
latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Nates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Bailey is also a 
member of Lodge No. 847, B. P. O. E. of Fitchburg; the Vesper Country 
Club, and of the Tatnuck Country Club of Worcester. After spending 
fifteen years in candy manufacturing in Boston, about seven years ago. 
he went to Fitchburg, locating at No. 675 Main Street, where he has 
become established in the same line of business as formerly in Boston. 
Noble Bailey was born in Lowell, on August 29, 1873. and attended private 
schools in Boston. In Nashua. N. H., on January 7, 1903, he married Miss 
Orie M. Raymond of Mt. Vernon, N. H. They have their residence at No. 
973 Main Street, Fitchburg. 

JAMES FERGUS GTFFORD. 

Noble Gifford is registered as No. 6440 upon the rolls of Aleppo 
Temple, A; A. O., N. M. S., and was received into its Nobility on 
April 19, 1906. He has taken Masonic Degrees, in the York Rite, in 
the following bodies; Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Olivet Commanderv No. 36. K. T. of Lynn: and 
in the Scottish Rite, he has the 32°, and is affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Terusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For fifteen years. Noble Gifford has been manager for 
W. B. Gifford, of 97 Market Street, Lynn. He was born in Lynn, on 
May 15, 1884. and graduated from its high school with the class of 1903. 
On October 18, 1911, he was there married to Miss Jessie F. Whitten. 
They have a son, James Fergus, Jr., and have their residence at No. 49 
Hawthorne Street, Lynn. 

IRVING FRANCIS RIDLON. 

High Priest of Waverly Chapter, R. A. M. of Melrose, and Past 
Thrice Illustrious Master of Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, 
Nohle Ridlon is also affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Golden 
Rule Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, and with Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Thus qualified in Masonry, he 
was received into Aleppo Temple Nobility of the Mystic Shrine on 
April 23, 1907. his enrollment therein, by sequence, being No. 7187. For 
the past sixteen years. Noble Ridlon has been with the Andrew J. Lloyd 
Company, formerly having been with the Dame, Stoddard Company from 
1892 to 1895. He was born in Chelsea, on March 5. 1876, and graduated 
from its public schools in 1892. In Chicago. Til., on September 5. 1911, 
Noble Ridlon was married to Miss Harriet E. Cohn of Kankakee, Ill., 
and they have a daughter, born on September 15. 1912. His business 
address is No. 5 Brattle Street, Cambridge, while his home is on Green 
wood Avenue. Greenwood. 

JOSEPH LYMAN RANKIN. 

Noble Rankin, who has come to be well known during his thirty 
years or more as a produce dealer in the city of Boston, was qualified for 
ennoblement by the degrees conferred upon him in the following Masonic 
bodies; Orange Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Orange: Mt. Vernon Chapter. 
R. A. M. of Roxlmry, and De Molay Commandery No. 7. K. T. of Boston. 
He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, with the members of 
the class of December 31, 1912, and upon his enrollment certificate appears 
the number 9857. Noble Rankin is also a member of John Hancock 


Council No. 452. of the Royal Arcanum of Boston. He is a member 
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Boston Fruit and Produce 
Exchange, and of the Republican Club of Massachusetts. He was born 
in Erving, on New Year’s Day, 1871, and his education was secured in 
the public schools of his birthplace, and of Boston. In that city on 
June 21, 1905, he married Miss Helen A. Rexford of Dorchester. The busi¬ 
ness address is 176 State Street, Boston, and the residence is on Lind¬ 
say Street, Dorchester. 

HAYWARD MOORE BARTLETT. 

Born in Lowell, on August 25, 1877, and educated in the schools 
of that city, Noble Bartlett has been, for five years, clerk in the Hotel 
Richardson, on Middlesex Street, Lowell. He is a member of Lowell 
Lodge No. 87. B. P. O. E.; Lowell Lodge of Eagles No. 223: Admiral 
Farragut Camp, Sons of Veterans. S. V. U. S. A. No. 78: Order of 
Owls. Lowell Nest No. 1255, and of the N. E. Hotel Clerks’ Association. 
In Masonry, Noble Bartlett is affiliated with William North Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M.. 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. K. T., all of Lowell. V ith these 
Masonic qualifications, he was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of June 5. 1913, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 9950. Noble Bartlett is unmarried and 
resides at the address given above. 

ALFRED B. UNDERWOOD. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. 
on May 14. 1901, Noble Underwood’s enrollment upon the membership 
lists of that body is numbered 3596. He is Masonically affiliated with 
the following bodies of Natick. Meridian Lodge. A. F. & A. M., in 
which he has the rank of Past Master; Parker Chapter. R. A. M.. and 
Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T. He is also a member of the Meridian 
Club, the Home Furnishers’ Association of Massachusetts, and politically, 
of the Republican Party. Noble Underwood was born at Natick, on 
September 23. 1865, and obtained his education in the grammar and high 
schools of that town. Since 1888, he has been in the house furnishing 
business, and is established at 7 West Central Street, Natick; his home 
is at No. 11 Walnut Street. 

WALDO HOWLAND BROWNELL, D. V. S. 

Noble Browmell was born in New Bedford, on November 15. 1866. 
He received the degree of D. V. S. at the American Veterinary College of 
New York City, from which he graduated in 1889. Noble Brownell is 
Inspector of Slaughter Houses and Inspector of Animals for the city of 
Brockton, as well as State Agent for the Department of Animal Industry. 
His Masonic affiliations were obtained in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & 
A M„ Satucket Chapter. R. A. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38. 
K. T.. all of Brockton. He is enrolled as number 6640 upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, his ennoble¬ 
ment in that exalted body having taken place on November 5, 1906. 
Noble Brownell is also a member of Electric Lodge No. 204, I. O. O. F.. 
and of Harmony Lodge No. 27, K. P. of Brockton. In that city, on 
April 18. 1894. be married Miss Mattie M. Tiley. His business address 
is No. 190 Highland Street, Brockton, where he also resides. 

angus g. McKenzie. 

For more than thirty years. Noble McKenzie has practiced his pro¬ 
fession as an optician and eye specialist in Boston. He was born in Nova 
Scotia, on June 6, 1849. and obtained his education in his native province. 
As a member of the class of November 11. 1907, he was admitted to the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and he holds the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment bearing the number 7752. The Masonic attain¬ 
ments of Noble McKenzie are indicated bv his membership in the fol¬ 
lowing York and Scottish Rite bodies of Boston: Mt. Lebanon Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chanter, R. A. M.. Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T.: Boston Lafayette Lodee of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chanter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is a member of the 
Order of Scottish Clans: also of the St. Andrew’s Society, and of the 
Intercolonial Club of Boston. His marriasre to Miss Margaret T. Holmes 
of Nova Scotia, took place in Reno, Nev.. in 1876. He has three 
daughters: Annie G.. Mary T., and Irma F. His office and residence are 
at 156 Charles Street, Boston. 

ISRAEL EMERSON DECROW. 

Noble Decrow received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Amity 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M., of Camden, Maine. The succeeding degrees in 
the York Rite were bestowed upon him in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M , 
of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M.. and Boston Commandery, No. 2, 
K. T. He acquired the Scottish Rite Degrees, in full course, in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda ates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 



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Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment number 
in that illustrious body is 7325. Noble Decrow was born on May 29, 1844, 
at Lincolnville, Maine, and was educated in that town and Camden. 
Since 1862, he has been in business as a ship chandler, and is located 
at No. 91 Broad Street, Boston. Noble Decrow has been twice married, 
his first wife having been Miss Sarah Brigham of Northboro. On 
October 24, 1889, he married Miss Carrie L. Russell, of East Camden, 
Maine. They have a son, Marion L., and their residence is at No. 3 
Algonquin Street, Dorchester. 

BENJAMIN O. CALDWELL. 

One of the oldest Nobles of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Caldwell was therein ennobled on November 19, 1891, and enrolled 
as No. 501. He had the rank of Lieutenant in the State Militia, and was 
a member of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, which served in the Civil 
War, under General Banks. He was born in North Bridgewater, on 
October 14. 1845, and was educated in the schools there. For forty-three 
years he was a merchant in the city of Brockton, but, having retired from 
business three years ago, he now resides in that city at 730 Main Street. 
The prerequisite Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Noble Caldwell, in 
Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., wherein is ranked as Marshal, Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of 
Brockton. He is also a member of the Commercial Club of Brockton and 
of the Brockton Country Club. His marriage to Miss Emma Fairbanks of 
Milford, took place in Brockton; they had two sons, Arthur Fairbanks 
and Harry Souther, who has passed away. 

WILLIAM EDWARD BRYANT. 

Noble Bryant, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 7263, obtained the Masonic Degrees preparatory 
to his Shrine ennoblement, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Satucket Royal Arch Chapter, Brockton Council, R. & S. M.. and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. Thus MasonicalL 
prepared for admission to the Shrine, he was elevated to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907. Noble Bryant was born in Fairhaven, 
on May 29, 1875. and attended the public schools of Brockton. For the 
past ten years, he has been practicing optometry in that city, at No. 106 
Main Street. In Brockton, on April 15, 1909. Noble Bryant was married 
to Miss Maude B. Snow. They reside at 32 Chester Avenue, Brockton. 

FREDERICK CLIFTON WASHBURN. 

Junior Steward in Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which 
be was also made a Master Mason. Noble Washburn was exalted in 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., was received and greeted in New Bedford 
Council, R. & S. M„ and was Knighted in Sutton Commandery No. 16, 
K. T. of New Bedford. He was received in Aleppo Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine as a Noble on March 28, 1912, and on that memorable 
date, was registered on its membership lists as No. 9527. Since 1892, 
Noble Washburn has been a manufacturer of mill furniture and cabinets, 
with business location at Nos. 226-28 No. Water Street, New Bedford. 
He was born in that city, on November 27, 1872, and there attended 
school. In New Bedford, on November 27, 1897, he was married to 
Miss Olive Belle Gifford, and they reside at No. 890 Pleasant Street, 
New Bedford. 

SEBASTIAN A. CUTTER. 

Noble Cutter served for three years, in the Union Army, during 
the Civil War, and was seriously wounded in the Battle of Spottsylvama 
Court House. He was a member of the Fifth Army Corps, under 
General Warren. Noble Cutter was born in Everett, on March 12, 
1842, and was educated in its schools. For twenty years, he was con¬ 
nected with the Chickering Piano Company, and for more than seven¬ 
teen years with the Boston Elevated Railroad Company, retiring from 
business in 1911. In Roxbury, on October 9, 1866, Noble Cutter mar¬ 
ried Miss Margaret A. Rae, who passed away on January 21, 1896, in 
Dorchester. He has two sons, George R. and Fred A.; also a daughter, 
Mrs. Leonard Lillian Taylor of Medford. Noble Cutter was received 
into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine in Aleppo Temple with the class of December 30, 1910. and his 
certificate of enrollment is numbered 8936. The preparatory Masonic 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Roxbury St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston, and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Noble Cutter is also a member of 
Warren Lodge No. 18, I. O. O. F. of Roxbury, and of Massassoit 
Encampment No. 1, of Boston. He is likewise affiliated with Brighton 
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and with Brighton Lodge, 
of the Order of Rebekahs. Noble Cutter is also a member of the Kear- 
sarge Association of Naval Veterans, and of John A. Andrew Post No. 
15, of the G. A. R. He resides at 1290 Washington Street, Boston. 



Walter adaMs hardv. 

Noble Hardy has the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated with the 
following bodies of Fitchburg: Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas 
Chapter. R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., wherein 
he has the rank of Junior Warden. In the Scottish Rite, his member¬ 
ships are in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With this double qualification for Shrine 
ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1906. and 
he holds the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 6679. Noble 
Hardy is also a member of Apollo Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Fitchburg: of 
Lodge No. 847, B. P. O. E. of that city, and of the Fay Club. He is 
president of the firm styled William A. Hardy and Sons, manufacturers 
of bronze and brass castings and of screen plates for paper mill use. 
For two years, he was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Fitch¬ 
burg. Noble Hardy was born in Fitchburg, on December 15, 1866, and 
attended the schools there. He is married, and has one daughter. His 
residence is at 16 Allston Place, Fitchburg. 

EDWARD M. HAMLIN. 

Noble Hamlin is listed as No. 9984, upon the enrollment books of 
Aleppo Temple. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Mt. 
Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Medford. Continuing his Masonic 
career he has attained to the Commandery in the York Rite and the 32° 
in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Mystic Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Medford; Medford Council, R. & S. M., and Creur de Lion Commandery 
No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He is also a member of Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Tates Council, Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on June 
5, 1913. Noble Hamlin has the rank of Esteemed Loyal Knight in 
Lodge No. 915, B. P. O. E. of Medford. He is a member of the Boston 
Athletic Association; the Belmont Country Club; the Scimitar dub, the 
Medford Club; the Boston Chamber of Commerce; the Medford Board 
of Trade, and the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. Recently 
he was elected to the Board of Aldermen of Medford, and formerly 
he was a member of the First Corps of Cadets of Boston. Noble 
Hamlin is a director of the Fidelity Trust Company of Boston, and of 
the Medford Trust Company. He has been associated with Wrenn 
Brothers and Company, for nearly three years, previous to which, he was 
joint manager of Dick Brothers and Company. Noble Hamlin was born 
on December 19, 1887, at Medford, and was graduated from the Medford 
schools. He is a bachelor, and resides with his mother in Medford. 


ALBERT FREEMAN PARKER. 

Noble Parker entered the Mystic Shrine by way of Aleppo Temple 
on June 5, 1912, his enrollment number in that distinguished body being 
9635. In Masonry, he is affiliated with St. Paul Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
in which he is ranked as Senior Deacon; Bancroft Chapter. R. A. M., 
both of Ayer; and with Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection, Oriental 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. George Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. all of Nashua, N. H. 
He is also a member of Beacon Lodge, No. 175, I. O. O. F. of Pepperell, 
the New England Hardware Dealers Association, and, politically, of 
the Progressive Partv. Noble Parker was l>orn at Pepperell, on 
December 20, 1876, and was graduated from the high school at 

Nashua, N. H., with the class of 1897. His marriage to Miss Maude 
Carrie Charlotte Smith took place at Pepperell, on April 5, 1906; they 
have three children: Clayton Smith, born on May 13, 1908; Gwenne 
Elberta, October 18, 1909, and Albert Freeman, October 28, 1910. Since 
1908, Noble Parker has been in the hardware business, at Main Street, 
East Pepperell, and previously, he had been superintendent and fore¬ 
man in a shoe manufacturing establishment for ten years. His home is 
in East Pepperell. 

FRED WILLIS PIPER. 

Noble Piper, who is enrolled as No. 8357 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S., was received in that illustrious body on March 26, 1909, 
having previously become Masonically qualified in St. John’s Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Newburyport, in which he has been Treasurer for five 
years; King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., of the same city; Amesbury Council, 
R. & S. M. of Amesbury, in which he is ranked as Captain of the Guard, 
and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T. of Newburyport, in which 
he has the rank of Guard. Noble Piper was born in Newburyport, on 
March 22, 1880, and attained his education in the public schools of that 
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Miss Edith M. Barton took place, on March 1, 1907. They have one 
son, George Barton. For the past three years, Noble Piper has been a 
manufacturer of gas appliances, and is now established at No. 33 Water 
Street, Newburyport. His home is at No. 88 Federal Street, in that 
same city. 

FRANCIS W. GLEASON. 

For more than two score years, Noble Gleason has been a contractor 
and builder in Athol. He is a member of Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Union Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Comtnandery No. 37, K. T„ all 
located in Athol, and he was admitted to Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 
N. M. S., as a member of the class of May 8, 1891. His certificate in that 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order bears the number 1053. Noble Gleason 
is a member also of Tully Lodge No. 123, I. O. O. F. He was born at 
North Dana, on April 3, 1852, and was educated at New Salem Academy. 
He married Miss Ella J. Lindsay of North Dana. The residence is at 
106 Allen Street, Athol. 

ELMER ELLSWORTH BICKFORD. 

Noble Bickford, who made the pilgrimage across the Desert as a 
member of the caravan of September 1, 1906, under an escort, and who 
was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple as No. 6541, in that 
illustrious body, was born on April 6, 1862, in Rochester, N. H. He 
is the son of Samuel and Betsey Bickford, and lived on a farm, attend¬ 
ing school in the district until he came to Lynn, in 1875. He was em¬ 
ployed by his father in the grocery business as a clerk, while he attended 
the Whiting Grammar School, and later he was graduated from the 
Johnson Private High School. He married Miss Frances R. Smith of 
Lynn, on June 27, 1885. They have a son, Everett Ellsworth, who was 
born in Lynn, on June 30, 1886. On May 1, 1882, Noble Bickford entered 
the employ of the Lynn and Boston Street Railway Company as con¬ 
ductor. On November 1, 1889, he was appointed superintendent of the 
Wyoma Division of the Lynn and Boston Railway Company, filling the 
duties of that post with credit to himself. Noble Bickford was also a 
member of the Railroad Branch of the Knights of Labor, and for three 
years was Master Workman, always taking an active part in the Union, in 
the settling of claims, and in increasing the pay of employees. He was 
sent to Philadelphia in 1886, as a Representative to the General Assembly 
of the Knights of Labor. In February, 1886, he was elected Chairman 
of the Board of Directors of the Lynn and Boston Mutual Aid Asso¬ 
ciation, an office which he held until May, 1893, when he resigned his 
position with the Street Railway Company, to become a conductor in the 
employ of the Pullman Palace Company. Noble Bickford was elected an 
instructor in the Bouffet Service, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., to 
serve throughout the period of the Cotton State Exposition in 1895, and 
continued in that line of service until January, 1897, when he entered the 
Police Department of the city of Lynn, in which he was reserve officer 
until May 1, 1899, at that time entering the service of the Metropolitan 
Park Commission, as a reserve officer, and was stationed on the Revere 
Beach Division until September 30, 1900, when he was transferred to the 
Nantasket Beach Division. Noble Bickford was appointed regular officer, 
on May 30. 1901: Acting Sergeant of Police, on May 30, 1902: Regular 
Sergeant of Police, on October 28, 1903 ; Lieutenant, on June 8, 1910, and 
Acting Superintendent, on June 10, 1910. He took charge of the Nan- 
tasket Beach Division, on June 12, 1910, and was made Captain of Police 
on May 27, 1911. He is now Captain of Police, and Superintendent of 
Nantasket Beach Division in the Metropolitan Park Commission. Noble 
Bickford is a member of the Wampatuck Club of Hingham, and of 
A. C. Moody Lodge No. 99, K. P. of Lynn. His Masonic Degrees were 
conferred in Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hingham, Pentalpha 
Chapter, R. A. M. of East Weymouth, and South Shore Contmandery 
No. 31, K. T., also of East Weymouth. 

DANIEL C. FISHER. 

Noble Fisher has achieved a wide reputation as an expert in the 
construction of textile machinery and as an inventor of textile machin¬ 
ery, and it is a remarkable fact that many of his useful inventions were 
made after he had become blind. He was born in Hinsdale, N. H., on 
December 27, 1847, and was educated in the public schools there. Noble 
Fisher comes of a patriotic ancestry; his great-grandfather was with 
Ethan Allen ; his grandfather served in the Revolutionary War and his 
father went to the Mexican War. At the age of fifteen years, he was 
first employed in a textile mill, working on carding machines, for Daniel 
Taintor of Worcester. Two years later, he was employed by the Lathe 
and Morse Machine Tool Company of Worcester, and in 1868 went 
to Pennsylvania to work on spinning machinery, returning, a year later. 


to Worcester as an operator on finishing machinery for the Cleveland and 
Basset Company. In 1870, Noble Fisher collaborated in the construc¬ 
tion and demonstration of the Johnson and Bassett Spinning Machine; 
in 1873, perfected and demonstrated the Bancroft Self-Operator for Kent 
and Bancroft of Worcester, and in 1877, perfected and demonstrated 
the Bancroft Mule Machine for J. B. Parker and Company of Clinton. 
From 1879 to 1888, he was employed by Harwood and Quincy of Boston, 
in perfecting several machines, including the Springborn Press. After 
several years as a salesman, he was employed, from 1894 to 1902, by the 
Woonsocket Machine and Press Company of Woonsocket, R. I., as an 
inventor and demonstrator of the Fisher Card Feeding Machine, the 
patents for which he now owns. In 1902, he lost his sight, but continued 
the study of textile machinery, improved several of his previous inven¬ 
tions, and now has patents pending in many countries. The Masonic 
career of Noble Fisher has given him affiliations with Meriden Lodge 
No. 77, A. F. & A. M., of Meriden, Conn., and with Union Chapter No. 5, 

R. A. M. of Woonsocket, R. I. He is a Life Member of the following 
Scottish Rite bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 26, 
1896, and his enrollment bears the number 3028. In New York City, on 
July 12, 1877, Noble Fisher married Miss Carrie A. Wright of Flint. 
Mich; they have a daughter, Mary Augusta, and reside at 10 Thane 
Street, Dorchester. 

HAROLD T. STURTEVANT. 

Noble Sturtevant obtained the Masonic Degrees preliminary to 
ennoblement, in the following bodies of New Bedford: Star in the East 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. In the Command- 
ery he has held the rank of Guard. He was admitted to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, with these qualifications, 
as a member of the class of March 28, 1912, and his enrollment certificate 
received the number 94%. Noble Sturtevant was born on June 2, 1884, in 
New Bedford, and attended the schools of that city. He has been, for 
ten years, in the employ of the First National Bank of New Bedford, 
as bookkeeper and assistant teller, and for the past two years, has had 
charge of Sturtevant’s Garage at 14 Ward Street. He is unmarried, and 
resides at that address. 

JOHN MILLAR RENNIE. 

Noble Rennie was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on May 12, 1910, his enrollment in that illustrious body being 
Xo. 8762. He is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with Cochech- 
wick Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Andover; and in the Scottish Rite, 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.’.R.'.S.'. Politically, he is an adherent to Republican principles. 
Noble Rennie was born on May 5, 1876, in Scotland, and was educated 
in the schools of that country. His occupation is that of a worsted 
spinner. Noble Rennie is unmarried, and resides in North Andover, at 
40 May Street. 

ULYSSES LINCOLN BURNS. 

For twenty-five years, Noble Burns was engaged in the real estate 
business, with offices in the city of Boston; from October, 1883, to April, 
1898, he conducted a grocery business on Washington Street; from 1898 
to November, 1912, he was engaged in the real estate business, exclusively, 
with offices most of that time on Devonshire Street, all in Boston, and 
he is now established at 117 Alpine Street, Franklin, where he also 
makes his residence. He was born in Boston, on August 18, 1865, and 
received his education in the public schools of that city, and those 
of Milford, N. H. On June 25, 1891, he married Miss Mary Grace 
Blanchard of Wilton, N. H. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Burns in both York and Scottish Rites, and he 
is Masonically affiliated with the following bodies: Excelsior Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Miller Chapter, R. A. M., both of Franklin, and Milford 
Commandery No. 11, K. T. of Milford, Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Thus doubly qualified, Noble Burns was admitted to the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic, Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of November 11, 1907. His enrollment 
certificate in that body of Nobles bears the number 7646. Noble Burns 
is also a member of Fern Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of 
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PAUL WE1NMANN. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A A. O., N. M. S., on June a, 
1912, with enrollment No. 9674, Noble Weinmann was previously quali- 
tied for that exaltation by his affiliations, as a Life Member in the fol¬ 
lowing York Rite bodies: St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Bos¬ 
ton, on September 3, 1907; St. Matthew’s Chapter R. A. M., also of 
South Boston, on June 8, 1908: Boston Council, R. & S. M., on March 25, 
1909, and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, on Apiil 
17, 1911. He is also a Life Member in the Shrine, and is a member of 
tl e South Boston Yacht Club. Noble Weinmann was born in Brooklyn, 

N Y„ on September 16, 1865, and there attended school. For many years, 
he was a foreman for a Brooklyn concern, and is now a foreman at the 
corner of C. and Anchor Streets, South Boston. Noble \\ einmann is 
unmarried, and resides at No. 867 East bourth Street, South Boston. 

WILLIAM HUDSON AMES. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Ames was taken into its 
fold on June 24, 1907, when he was enrolled as No. 7241. He was raised, 
in Freemasonry, in Rising Sun Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Orland, .Me., in 
June, 1882, but demitted to Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Rox¬ 
bury’; was made a Royal Arch Mason in Mt. Vernon Chapter; in Cryptic 
Masonry, he was made a Royal Master in Orient Council, on December 
10, 1902, and he was Knighted in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, 
on' June 12, 1907. Noble Ames was also made a Sublime Prince of the 
Royal Secret in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, on June 24, 1907, and 
is affiliated with the Scottish Rite bodies located in the Valley of Boston. 

In the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Roxbnry Lodge No. 211, 
Noble Ames has occupied high rank, having held all the chairs m Paul 
Revere Encampment No. 57, and served as Deputy Grand Patriarch of 
that Encampment. He is also an ex-member of the Roxbnry Horse 
Guards; a member of the Roxbury Lodge of Knights of Pythias; the 
New England Order of Protection, in which he has held all the chairs; 
the United Commercial Travelers’ Association; the Fruit and Produce 
Exchange, and of many other social bodies. For the past eight years, 
Noble Ames has been in the wholesale produce business, at 25 Boston 
and Maine Produce Market, in Charlestown. Formerly, for ten and a half 
years he was with Lowell Brothers and Bailey of Boston, and for six 
seasons, was in the employ of the Government, surveying the Coast of 
Maine under A. W. Longfellow. Noble Ames was born in Orland, i e., 
on March 1, 1858, and obtained his education there. His marriage to 
Miss Mary A. Phillips of Ellsworth, Me., took place in that city, on 
December 25,1881, and they reside in Dorchester, at No. 12 Harlow Street. 

T. WESTON BRYANT. 

Noble Bryant is a well known funeral director in Charlestown, and 
has been in business since 1872. He was born in Charlestown, on 
December 20, 1851, and obtained his education in the public schools. In 
the following Masonic bodies, he has affiliations: Henry Price Lodge, A. 
F & A M Signet Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M., and 
Osar de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T„ all of Charlestown. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, his name appears as No. 369, and 
his ennoblement took place in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order 
on December 28, 18%. Noble Bryant is a member also of Bunker Hill 
Lodge No. 14. I. O. O. F„ of which he is a Past Grand, and of Bunker 
Hill Encampment No. 5, both of Charlestown. In Charlestown, in 1876, 
he married Miss Jennie M. Doe. He has a daughter, Marion A., and 
resides at 27 Wood Street. His business address is 15 Austin Street, 
Charlestown. 

THOMAS BENJAMIN STEER. 

Noble Steer was born on October 20. 1870, in East Grinstead, Eng., 
and there received his education. He was in the hotel business in Europe 
for ten years, and since 1903, has been engaged in the same capacity in 
Boston, Mass., being superintendent of apartments at 48 Beacon Street, 
where he also has his residence. His Masonic affiliations are in Liberty 
Lodge \ F & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Beverly, and 
with Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Steer was ennobled with 
the class of November 9, 1909, in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ and 
his enrollment number in that illustrious body is 8573. In Boston, on 
August 2 1898, he was married to Miss Maria Lagg, and they have a 
daughter, Alice Gertrude. Noble Steer is a member of the Unicorn, and 
Stewards Clubs. 

ABRAHAM L. KILLAM. 
enrollment number, upon the membership lists of 
A O N. M. S„ is 4668, and his ennoblement took 
place in that body, on June 27, 1904. 'He acquired the qualifying Masonic 
Degrees, in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John s Chapter, . . • • 
East Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and William Parkman Commandery 


No. 28, K T„ in which lie has the rank of Warder, all of Last Boston 
Noble Killam is also a member, with rank of Past Noble Grand, ot 

Zenith Lodge No. 42, I. O. O. F. of East Boston, and a member of 

Rebekah Lodge No. 31. of East Boston. He was born in Waterville 
Vt. November 19, 1860, and was educated there. He has, for several 
years, been connected with the police force of Boston, serving four years 
"in Charlestown, and now for more than a year as sergeant in V\ est ox - 
bury. In Westwood, on May 11, 1884, he married Miss Elizabeth J. 

Morse of Dedham: they have a son, William A., and reside at )- rat- 

held Ave., Roslindale. The business address is Station 


17, West Roxbury. 


SILAS HUDSON BUNCE. 
years, Noble Bunce has come 


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be well known in 
proprietor of the 


In the past ten 

Boston as a theatrical manager. He is now 
Olympia Theatre in South Boston; has the Savoy and Strand Theatres 
in Buffalo N. Y.; the New Strand in New York City, and many other 
theatres in various parts of the United States. Noble Bunce was born 
in Buffalo, N. Y„ on September 22, 1880, and was graduated from a high 
school of that city with the class of 1896. He has attained the Templar 
Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated, in the former, with Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M Signet 
Chapter R A. M„ both of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & S. 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. In the latter he has connections 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Mas¬ 
sachusetts Consistory, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He was admitted to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ with the class of April 
23, 1907, and his enrollment in that body was numbered 7076. 

Bunce is unmarried, and resides at 247 Tremont Street, Boston, 
is also his business address. 


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ERNEST FRANCIS RICH. 

Noble Rich was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo 1 emple, A. A. 

O N. M. S., on September 1, 1906, his enrollment in that illustrious 
body being numbered 6611. His qualifying degrees for that Shrine en¬ 
noblement were obtained in the York Rite, in which he is affiliated with 
Dorchester and Union Lodges, A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter, R. 
A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. /, 
K. T. Noble Rich also has membership in Keystone Chapter of the 
Order of the Eastern Star of Boston, the Acacia Club of Dorchester, 
and of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Noble Rich has business con¬ 
nections in various lines with many concerns, and is one of Boston’s well 
known business men. For nearly a quarter of a century, he has been a 
member of the A. F. Rich Company, wholesale fish merchants, m Boston. 
He was born in Charlestown, on January 17, 1875, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the public schools there and in the Boston High School, lie 
was married in Charlestown, on November 28, 1899 to Miss Jennie Lun- 
deville of Newport, Vt. 

GEORGE L. GOSS. 

Noble Goss has the 32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, and for 
twenty-two years has served as Guard in his Commandery in the York 
Rite. The Masonic bodies with which he is affiliated are Starr King 
Lodge A F. & A. M„ Washington Chapter, R. A. M., in which he ’.s 
Master of the Second Veil; Salem Council, R. & S. M., having served 
therein as Conductor for two years, and Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No 18, K. T„ all of Salem ; Sutton Lodge of Perfection, wherein he holds 
the rank of Hospitaler; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., is 1055, and he was ennobled in that illustrious body on May 8, 1891. 
In the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, he has been connected with 
Essex Lodge No. 26 for almost half a century, and for forty-four years 
has been Scene Supporter in the Lodge: he is a member of Naumkeag 
Encampment, a Charter Member of John Endicott Lodge, A. O. U. W„ 
and for seventeen years has served that body as Guide. Noble Goss ga\e 
several years of his life to the service of the Union in the Civil War, 
enlisting in the 23d Wisconsin Regiment in 1862. and in the 6th Massa¬ 
chusetts in 1864. For three years he was Color Sergeant, and after the 
war he was appointed First Lieutenant, holding that rank for three years 
He is a member of Post No. 34, G. A. R., the Salem Veteran Infantry Asso¬ 
ciation and the Firemen’s Relief Association. Noble Goss was born in Salem, 
on November (y 1843, and was educated in the schools of that city. After 
spending ten years in the bakery business, he took up that of carpenter 
and builder in 1849. In Salem, on November 22, 1877, he married Miss 
Hannah E. Clark of Beverly. They have two children, George Richard 
and Lillian May Laywood of Salem. Noble Goss resides at No. 123 North 
Street, Salem. 




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ERNEST O. POWERS. 

For about twenty years, Noble Powers has been associated with the 
firm of O. J. Powers and Sons, straw hat manufacturers, located on 
River Bend Street, Athol. He was born in North Dana, on April 13, 1878. 
Noble Powers obtained his preparatory education in the schools there 
and at the Wilbraham Academy, later graduating from the Wesleyan 
University of Middletown, Conn. Having taken the Masonic Degrees, pre¬ 
liminary to his ennoblement, in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T., Noble Powers was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple,, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a 
member of the class of April 19, 1906, when he was awarded certificate of 
enrollment numbered 6494. He is also a member of the Poquaig Club. 
Noble Powers is unmarried, and resides at 529 School Street; Athol. 


HENRY C. ROWE. 

Noble Rowe, having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees in 
Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haver¬ 
hill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T„ was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 30, 1901, when there was awarded to him the certificate of 
enrollment with the number 3754. For the past sixteen years, he has 
been a manufacturer of shoes, at 64 W ashington Street, Haverhill, but 
is now located in Amesbury. Noble Rowe was born in Haverhill, on 
October 17, 1872. On October 7, 1897, he was married to Miss Myrtle 
Maud Bickford of Haverhill. They have a son, Philip Alison, and reside 
at 23 Bartlett Street, Haverhill. 


RUFUS T. SHUMWAY. 

A prominent citizen of Orange, Noble Shumway has been, for twenty 
years, a lumber dealer; and before that time, for ten years, he was in 
business as a builder and contractor. For eight years, as a Republican, 
he was Chairman of the Board of Selectmen; and, for a like period, was 
Overseer of the Poor. He was born in Dana, on October 2, 1846, and 
attended the public schools of Petersham and Athol. On June 16, 1870, in 
Athol, he married Miss Georgie E. Goodridge, who passed away on March 
29, 1907. Noble Shumway has two daughters: Lucy M., now Mrs. A. 
F. Whitney, and Gertrude L., now Mrs. F. L. Batchelder; and two sons: 
George O. and Warren P., both of whom are Nobles in affiliation with 
Troy Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine. Noble Shumway’s enrollment number, upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, is 2592, and he was created a Shriner, on March 
1, 1898. The Masonic qualifications, which admitted him to the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, were, secured in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Athol, and in Orange Commandery No. 45, 
K. T. He is also a member of the Camp Cheeney Association of Orange, 
and of Hockinum Tribe No. 63, I. O. R. M. of Orange. He resides at 
28 Highland Street, Orange. 


WILLIAM HENRY SAUNDERS. 

For the past seven years. Noble Saunders has conducted an under¬ 
taking establishment, at 12 Hurd Street, Lowell. He has Masonic affilia¬ 
tions with the following York Rite bodies of Lowell: Kilwinning Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & 
S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. His ennoblement took 
place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1912, and 
he was then awarded the certificate of enrollment numbered 9860. Noble 
Saunders is also a member of the Knights of Pythias, Middlesex Lodge 
No. 2, Manchester Unity, I. O. O. F., Excelsior Lodge No. 163, and of 
the Knights of Malta, Lowell Commandery No. 251 in which he has 
the rank of Past Commander. He belongs also to the Vesper Country 
Club and to the Martin Luther Club of Lowell. He was born on J anuary 
23, 1884, in Prospect, N. Y., and was graduated from the high school 
of the city of Utica. His marriage to Miss Linnea W. Hahn, took place 
on September 26, 1906, in Lowell, and they reside in that city, at 618 
Beacon Street. 


SIMON MACKAY. 

Born in Larne, Picton County, N. S., on November 8, 1867, Noble 
Mackay was educated in the schools there. For seven years, he was 
superintendent of the Union Twist Drill Company of Athol, and for 
three years, he has been the works manager of the L. S. S. Company of 
Athol. His marriage to Miss Mabel F. Shurtleff took place in Provi¬ 
dence, R. I., on August 11, 1897; they have four children: Margaret A., 
Thornton W., Jean, and Richmond C. Noble Mackay is a member of the 
Poquaig Club of Athol. Masonically, he is a member of Star Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Union Chapter, R. A. M, both of Athol; Titus Strong Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M. of Greenfield, and of Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. 
He has also attained the 32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being 
affiliated with Greenfield Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.h Noble Mackay was elevated to the rank of 
Nobility in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on June 5, 1912, and 
was therein enrolled as No. 9629. His business address is 121 Crescent 
Street, and his home is at 387 School Street, Athol. 


JAY B. REYNOLDS. 

Noble Reynolds was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, on 
May 2, 1854; his education was obtained in the public schools there. 
In Brockton, on November 6, 1878, he married Miss Ellen M. Phillips of 
Stoughton; and they reside in Athol. After having been in the shoe man¬ 
ufacturing business for twenty-eight years, he retired from active busi¬ 
ness life, in May, 1902. In politics he is Republican. The qualifying 
degrees in Masonry, were conferred upon Noble Reynolds, in Paul Revere 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Com- 
mandery No. 38, K. T. Upon the basis of this preparation, he was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of September 30, 
1892, and his enrollment number in that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, is 2244. The business address is 
Masonic Building, Orange. 


FRED RICHARDSON HANSON. 

For about twenty-two years, Noble Hanson has been a barber in 
Athol, with a shop at 613 Main Street. He was born in that town, on 
October 10, 1873, and was educated in the schools there. His marriage 
to Miss Gertrude B. Bissell, took place on November 25, 1897, in Athol, 
in which town they reside at 609 Main Street. For a year, Noble Hanson 
has been a Warder in Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T., and he is a 
member also of Star Lodge, A. h. & A. M., and Union Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Athol. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, is 9595, and 
he was ennobled in that body, on June 5, 1912. 


ELISHA SEARS HALL. 

Having acquired the qualifying degrees in Masonry, in Orange Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Crescent Chapter, R. A. M., and Orange Commandery No. 
45, K. T., all of Orange, Noble Hall was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 25, 1910, and there was 
then conferred upon him the certificate of enrollment bearing the num¬ 
ber 8677. He has been Judge of the District Court, at Eastern Franklin, 
since 1899. Politically, he is a member of the Republican Party. Noble 
Hall was born at Brewster, on November 4, 1861, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation, consecutively, at the public schools of that place, the East Green¬ 
wich Academy, the Bridgewater Normal School, and the Boston Univer¬ 
sity Law School, from which he was graduated with the class of 1887. 
For the past twenty-five years, he has been an attorney-at-law, and has 
offices at No. 3J4 South Main Street, Orange. In Hartford, Conn., on 
Thanksgiving Day, 1892, he was married to Miss J. Elena Davis. They 
reside at 155 East Main Street, Orange. 


CHARLES LEWIS ROGERS. 

Noble Rogers was born in Canaseraga, N. Y., on August 14, 1876, 
and obtained his education at Olean, N. Y. At Seneca Falls, N. Y., 
he married Miss Ella M. Pease. They have two sons, Philip and Lewis, 
and reside at 153 A So. Main Street, Attleboro, Mass. For the past 
four years, he has been proprietor of a garage on Wall Street, Attle¬ 
boro; previously, he had been a constructor of street railoads for twelve 
years, and then he became superintendent of street railroads in Uxbridge, 
Franklin and Attleboro. Noble Rogers is Masonically affiliated with Solo¬ 
mon’s Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Uxbridge, St. Elmo Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Whitinsville, and Woonsocket Commandery No. 24, K. T. of 
Woonsocket, R. I. Thus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1913, when there was awarded him the 
membership card bearing the number 10022. Noble Rogers is also a mem¬ 
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WILLIAM HENRY PINKHAM. 

Noble Pinkham was one of the company of pilgrims who crossed 
the desert sands, reaching the Oasis of Boston, in Aleppo Temple, of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, on December 30, 1913. He was enrolled upon the reg- 
istory of that illustrious body as No. 1019. His preparatory Masonic degrees 
were conferred, in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hebron Chapter, R. 
A. M., and Cyprus Commandtry No. 39, K. T. He is also a member of 
Contentment Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Norwood. Noble Pinkham was born 
on hebruary 10, 1863, at East Boston, and was a pupil in the schools 
there. For about thirty years, he has been engaged in carriage and auto¬ 
mobile painting, the last six years of which period he has spent in Nor¬ 
wood. In Jamaica Plain, on February 7, 1895, he was married to Miss 
Nellie Balkatn. Their residence is at 235 Railroad Avenue, Norwood. 

CHARLES A. BADGER. 

The ennoblement of Noble Badger, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., took place on September 30, 1892, and in that body of 
Shriners, he is ranked as Guard. His certificate of enrollment therein 
bears the number 249. As a Mason, he was raised in Rural Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. of Quincy; was advanced and exalted in Stephen’s Chapter, 

R. A. M. of Quincy; was received and greeted in Orient Councd, R. 
& S. M. of Somerville, and in Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. 
T. of Charlestown, he was knighted. For about twenty-one years, Noble 
Badger served as an afficer on the Boston police force, having retired 
from that service, on October 13, 1908. He was born in New Hamp¬ 
shire, at Dunbarton, on October 1, 1856, and as a youth, attended the 
schools there. In Boston, he married Miss Ella McArthur, and they have 
a daughter, Bertha. Noble Badger is a member of Temple Lodge No. 
9, A. O. U. W., and of the Boston Police Relief Association. He resides 
at 58 Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester. 

ALBERT EDWARD ROBERTS. 

Having Masonic affiliations with Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East Boston Council, R. & S. M. and William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., Noble Roberts was admitted to 
the Nobility of Aleppo, A. A. Order, on March 27, 1905, and was enrolled 
therein as No. 5026. He was born in Liverpool, Eng., on November 22, 
1875, and attended school there. For seven years, he has been in the 
plumbing business under the firm name of Roberts and Browning, No. 
31 Bowker Street, Boston. He married in East Boston, on November 22, 1900, 
Miss Emma J. Schupbach, and they have two daughters, Florence Made¬ 
leine, and Alberta Edwina. They reside in Braintree. 

WILLIAM A. ALLEN. 

Noble Allen was inducted into the mysteries of the Noble Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, and was enrolled therein as No. 
7244. In Masonry, he is connected with St. Matthew’s Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Andover, in which he is ranked as Past Master; Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Lawrence; Lawrence Council, R. & S. M.; Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., also of Lawrence; and Lowell Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
is also a member of Priscilla Chapter, O. E. S.; Andover Grange of the 
Patrons of Husbandry, and Indian Ridge of the Lodge of Rebekahs; 
of Andover Lodge No. 230, I. O. O. F., in which he has the rank of 
Past Noble Grand; of Garfield Lodge No. 172, K. of P., being ranked as 
Past Chancellor, and of the Andover Club, all of Andover. Noble Allen 
is a Republican, and for eight years, has served his town as Warden. 
He was born at Keswick Ridge, N. B., Can., on May 4, 1870, and was 
educated in that province; also at the Massachusetts College of Phar¬ 
macy, from which he was graduated in 1893. His marriage to 
Mrs. Helen Richardson Carruth took place in Andover, on June 29, 
1904. Noble Allen is a dealer in musical instruments, and, for six years, 
has had an interest in a drug store in Hanover, N. H., he having also 
been a druggist in Andover, for eighteen years. His home is in Andover, 
at 30 Chestnut Street. 

ANDREW KERR. 

Enrolled as No. 4912 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 30, 1904, Noble Kerr had previously become eligible for that 
exaltation through his affiliations in the York Rite of Masonry. He 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
the Capitular Degrees in Mystic Chapter, R. A. M„ the Cryptic Degrees 
in Medford Council R. & S. M., in which he has the rank of Herald, 

and the Templar Degrees in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble 

Kerr is a Spanish War Veteran, having served nine months in U. S. 
Volunteers, and he has also served nine years in the Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia. He is a member of the Officer’s Association of New 
York, Past Senior Vice Commander of Camp No. 30, S. W. V. of Med¬ 
ford, and is also connected with the Commercial Club of Plymouth, the 

Old Colony Club of Plymouth, Plymouth Country and Yacht Clubs, the 

Technology Clubs of New Y'ork and Chicago, the National Shell Fish 


Association, the Biology Club of the United States, and the American 
Chemical Society. Noble Kerr is president of The Andrew Kerr Com¬ 
pany of Plymouth, packers and growers of triangle brand of clams, with 
factories in Plymouth, Mass, Essex, Mass., and Eastport, Me., having 
been connected with that business for ten years. He was born in Stew- 
yache, N. S., on September 19, 1878, and was educated in Cambridge and 
Medford, Chauncey Hall School and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech¬ 
nology, class of 1906. Noble Kerr is unmarried and resides in Plymouth. 

WARREN A. ROGERS. 

Assistant Master of the Wardrobe in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., Noble Rogers was ordained a Noble in that renowned body on 
May 23, 1893. His enrollment therein is designated as No. 2262. He is 
a 32°, Mason, and received his prerequisite Masonic degrees in Mt. 
Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. F„ St Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 

R. & S. M., Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 

S. '.P.'.R.’.S.’. Noble Rogers is, too, a member of the Sons of Veterans, 
and of the Neighborhood Club of Allston. He was born in Charlestown, 
on October 13, 1867, and attended school in Boston, and graduated in 
1884. On December 29, 1896, in Rochester, N. H., he was married to 
Miss Grace C. Varney, and they have two children: Marian Endicott, 
born in Revere, and Frederick Smith, in Allston. Noble Rogers is a civil 
engineer in the employ of the city of Boston, which post he has filled 
from 1896; and prior to that was employed by the State of Massachusetts 
from 1889-94. His office is at City Hall Annex, and he has his residence 
at No. 31 Bradbury Street, Allston. 

FREDERICK S. RAMSAY. 

Noble Ramsay received the Masonic Degrees qualifying for his 
Shrine ennoblement, in Oriental Lodge No. 158, A. F. & A. M. of Balti¬ 
more, Md., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. AL of South Boston; Boston Coun 
cil, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, in May, 1902, with membership No. 3852, and now has 
the rank of Assistant Steward in that illustrious body. He is also a 
member of the Boston Athletic Club. Noble Ramsay was born in Balti¬ 
more, Md., on May 20, 1862, and attained an education at the Baltimore 
City College. He came to Boston, in 1889, as New England Representa¬ 
tive of the Tunis Lumber Company of Baltimore, Md., and Norfolk, Va., 
leaving them, in 1900, to act in that capacity for the Cummer Lumber 
Company of Jacksonvill, Fla.; the Cummer Company of Norfolk, Va., 
and Cummer, Diggins and Company of Cadillac, Mich. For the past 
twelve years, he has been in the wholesale lumber business, on his own 
account. His office address is No. 79 Milk Street, Boston, his home 
being at No. 52 Westland Avenue, also in Boston. 

ALBERT ELLIS BILLINGS. 

For more than a quarter century, Noble Billings has been an umbrella 
manufacturer, his establishment being at No. 73 Summer Street, Boston. 
He was born in Newton, on August 8, 1866, and was there educated. In 
Freemasonry, he is affiliated with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Newtonville, Newton Chapter, R. A. M. in which his rank is that of 
Master of the Third Veil, Cryptic Council, R. & S. M., and Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville, in which he serves as Adju¬ 
tant of Escort. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
took place on June 24, 1907, and in that illustrious body his registration 
number of 7269. Noble Billings is also a member of Newton Lodge 
No. 92, I. O. O. F., of Alt. Ida Council No. 1347, of the Royal Arcanum, 
of the A. O. U. W., and of Palestine Chapter of the Order of the 
Eastern Star, in which he has the rank of Patron. He has been twice 
married, his former wife having been Emma Alarie Alorton. She passed 
away on December 29, 1911, and about two years later, on December 
17, 1913, in Newton, his marriage to Aliss Izabelle Wentworth Woodbury 
of Leominster was solemnized. They reside at 39 Eddy St., West Newton. 

WILLIAM ELLIOTT A1ETCALF. 

For twelve years, Noble Aletcalf has been a silversmith, and is con¬ 
nected with the well known firm of Reed and Barton, in their plant at 
Taunton. He was born in that city, on May 8, 1888, and was educated in 
its schools there. His Masonic Degrees were conferred in King David 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M , St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. AL, both of Taunton, 
Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. 

T. of Attleboro. Through the medium of the latter, he was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on June 4, 1914, and he 
holds the registry number of 10288, in that Shrine body. He is also a 
member of Good Samaritan Lodge No. 19, I. O. O. F. of Taunton, and 
of Elizabeth Poole Lodge No. 25, Order of Rebekahs of Taunton. His 
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ALFRED CROCKER, JR. 

A York Rite Mason, bearing allegiance to Passumpsic Lodge No. 27, 
of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Fraternal Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hyannis, 
Orient Royal Arch Chapter, also of Hyannis, and Sutton Commandery 
No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford, Noble Crocker was admitted into 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1907, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 7832. He is a member of the Cape Cod Board of Trade; 
Cape Cod Commercial Travelers’ Association; Boston Commercial Trav¬ 
elers’ Benefit Association; Eastern Commercial Travelers’ Association, 
and is very much interested in village improvement work, being Presi¬ 
dent of Village Hall Corporation of Barnstable. For the past twenty 
years, Noble Crocker has been with Swift & Company, Chicago, being 
with the Brockton branch since 1903, and has traveled extensively all 
over New England, New Jersey, and New York representing that con¬ 
cern. Formerly, he was from February, 1892, to May, 1904, with the 
Wadsworth, Howland Company, dealers in wholesale paints; and from 
November, 1891, to February, 1892, with Rust & Richardson, wholesale 
druggists. Noble Crocker was born in Barnstable, on January 20, 1875, 
and was educated in its public schools. His marriage to Miss Katherine 
Weller Hazeltine of New Bedford, was solemnized in Trinity Church, 
Boston, on February 14, 1899; they have a daughter, Ruth H., born 
January 26, 1900, and two sons, David L., born November 22, 1909, and 
John H., born July 26, 1914. Noble Crocker is exceedingly fond of 
hunting and fishing, and has acquired an enviable reputation as a sports¬ 
man. His business address is No. 240 Montello Street, Brockton, and he 
has his residence in Barnstable. 

GEORGE KEATING. 

For a third of a century Noble Keating has been in the railroad ser¬ 
vice ; for some four years of which he was in the employ of the Boston 
and Albany Railroad Company, latterly with the Boston and Maine. The 
past eleven years he has been serving that Company as station agent at 
Hookset, N. H. and for some' years he has also been a Notary Public 
and Justice of the Peace. He also served on the School Board for six 
years, and for several years, as a Special Justice of the Police Court, and 
Police Justice of the Court. He is also a member of the New England 
Veterans’ Association of Railroad Men; of the Boston and Maine Rail¬ 
road Agents’ Association, and of the Railroad Agents’ Association of 
New England. Noble Keating has Masonic membership in Alpha Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of South Framingham, St. Paul Chapter R. A. M. of Bos¬ 
ton, East Boston Council, R. & S. M„ Boston Commandery No. 2, K. 
T.; Alpha Lodge of Perfection, Ariel Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Acacia Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Concord, N. TL. and New Hamp¬ 
shire Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.'.S.\ of Nashua, N. H. Upon this as a 
Masonic foundation, he was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on May 13, 1896, and was therein enrolled as No. 1574. 
He also has fraternal affiliations with Pericles Lodge No. 4. K. P. of 
South Framingham, and with Hookset Grange No. 148 of Hookset, N. H. 
Noble Keating was born in Augusta, Me., on March 18, 1862, and was 
educated in its schools and those of Bath, Me., and subsequently read law 
for several years, with an attorney at Manchester, N. H. He was married 
in Fitchburg, on June 10, 1891, to Miss Ellen M. Reynolds, and they have 
four children: Laura M., Frank R., Winifred M. and Isabel M. They 
reside on Main Street, Hookset, N. H. 



WILLIAM HENRY BURGESS. 

Noble Burgess is a member of Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Somerville, Somerville Chapter Chapter, R. A. M„ and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He also has the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite of Masonry, with affiliations in Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistorv. 32°. S.'.PA 
RASA With the class of August 8. 1908. in Alenno Temnle of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Burgess was received into the Nobility of 
the Mystic Shrine, with enrollment No. 8185. He is a member of the 
Puritan and of the Boston City Clubs. For ten years past he has 
been connected with the banking concern of Burgess, Lang and Com¬ 
pany of No. 50 State Street, Boston. He was born in Somerville, on 
October 3, 1878, and attended school there. In Somerville, also, on Octo¬ 
ber 21, 1903, he was married to Miss Ethel M. Butterworth, and they 
reside in Lexington. 

CHARLES E. HADCOCK, M. D. V. 

Noble Hadcock passed to the Unseen Temple on Tune 20. 1913. 
He was ranked as Junior Deacon in Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Cambridge; Past High Priest in Cambridge Chapter. R. A. M.; Deputy 
Master in Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ and as Past Commander in 
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ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on November 11, 1907 
and his enrollment therein is numbered 1327. He obtained the degree o 
M. D. V. at Harvard, of which institution he was a graduate, and tor 
thirty years, he had been practicing his profession. He was born in New¬ 
port N Y on April 17, 1852, and obtained his early education there. 
His’widow,’formerly Miss Mary Pierce, and a daughter, Edith A., survive 
him. The lamented Noble Hadcock had his residence at 473 Broadway, 

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CHARLES E. BALL. 

With prerequisite qualification in the York Rite of Masonry, Noble 
Ball was admitted into Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on 
May 21, 1908, being enrolled in that noted Shrine body as No. 809- He 
was raised to Master Mason in Joseph Webb Lodge; was exalted to the 
Degree of Royal Arch Mason in St. Paul’s Chapter; received the Royal 
and Select Master’s Degrees in Boston Council, and attained the order of 
Christian Knighthood in St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dor¬ 
chester. Aside from Masonry, he is a member of Lodge No. 10, B. T. 
O. E. Noble Hall is proprietor of the Boston Bundle Wood Company, at 
69 Commercial Avenue, Cambridge, Mass., and he has been a representa¬ 
tive of H. Ford of Stratford, Conn., for thirty-three years, also being a 
selling agent for an automobile concern for the past year. He was born 
in Westville, Conn., November 18, 1851, and was educated in that place. 
Noble Drake’s marriage to Miss Mary S. Woodruff of Bethany, Conn., 
was celebrated in that place, on February 4, 1876, and they have one son, 
William G. 


CHARLES HENRY WORDELL. 

The order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, was exemplified on Noble 
Wordell, in Aleppo Temple, on February 25, 1913, and on that eventful 
day he was enrolled therein as No. 9931. He was raised in Masonry in 
King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fall River; and continuing his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, secured affiliations in Fall River 
Lodge of Perfection; Samuel C. Lawrence Council, Princes of Jei usalem, 
and St. Andrew Chapter of Rose Croix, all in the Valley of Fall River, 
and in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.*. Noble Wordell 
was born in Fall River, on July 13, 1868, and obtained an education in his 
native city. For the past thirty years, he has dealt in hardware and mill 
supplies, with business location at No. 80 South Main Street, Fall River. 
In New Bedford, in November, 1903, Noble Wordell was married to Miss 
Ada H. Durfee of that city. They have a son, Harold F„ born in May, 
1905, and they reside at No. 83 Barnaby Street, Fall River. 


HERBERT V. HUNT. 

For seven years, Noble Hunt has been president of the Hunt-Rankin 
Leather Company, of Peabody. He was born in Brunswick, Me., on 
December 18, 1868, and was educated in the schools of Lowell. He is a 
member of the Boston Athletic Association, the Corinthian N acht Club 
of Marblehead, and the Vesper Country Cub of Lowell. His Masonic 
bodies, all of the York Rite, are also located in Lowell, and are as fol¬ 
lows: Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. 
He made the pilgrimage to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ on December 30. 1891, and has therein enrollment No. 3721. 
On June 18, 1890. in Lowell. Noble Hunt married Miss Mary E. Shepard. 
They have three sons: Frank S., Phillip L., and Leonard C., and reside 
at 216 Lowell Street, Peabody. 


JOHN WARREN MOULTON. 

For fifteen years. Noble Moulton has been a woolen manufacturer 
in Rutland, where he was also born, on April 30, 1867, and where, too, 
he received his schooling. In Paxton, on May 3, 1886, he was married to 
Miss May Belle Taylor; they have three children: John Warren, Jr., 
Mable Greta, and Doris, and they now reside in Rutland. His Masonic 
affiliations are with Mt. Zion Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Unity Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Athol, and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. On December 30, 
1913, after making the perilous pilgrimage across the hot sands of the 
desert. Noble Moulton reached the Boston Oasis and was admitted into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ with enrollment No. 10192. 
He is a member of the Holden Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, of 
Rutland Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, and of the Order of Owls 
Nest No. 1116. In 1913, Noble Moulton served as a member of the Legis¬ 
lature from the 3d Worcester District; has been on the Board of Select¬ 
men of his town for nine consecutive years; has acted as Chairman of 
that Board, and for twenty years, he has served as constable. TTe is a 
member of the Western Massachusetts Club of Springfield. 

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CHARLES EDWARD STEVENS, D. M. D. 

Noble Stevens is a well known practicing dentist of Boston, and was 
graduated from the Harvard Dental School with the class of 1905. He 
is a member of the Harvard Odontological Society; Harvard Dental 
Alumni Association, and of the American Academy of Dental Science. 
He is also an instructor in dentistry at Harvard University. He was 
born in Cambridge, on November 10, 1870, and was graduated from the 
Cambridge High School with the class of 1888. He gave ten years to 
business, with the Globe National Bank of Boston before entering the 
dental school. The Masonic affiliations of Noble Stevens are with the 
following bodies: Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Cam¬ 
bridge Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Com- 
mandery No. 2, K. T. For thirteen years ending 1913, Noble Stevens was 
Treasurer of his Lodge. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 18, 1907, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment therein is numbered 7035. Among the clubs with which Noble 
Stevens is connected are: the Harvard Club of Boston, the Colonial Club 
of Cambridge, and the Past Officers’ Association of Amicable Lodge. 
On September 1, 1898, at Hebron, Me., he was married to Miss Ger¬ 
trude M. Glover. He has a son, Charles E., Jr., and resides in Waban. 
His office address is 419 Boylston Street, Boston. 


LARKIN L. DAVIS. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Wyoming Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Waverly Chapter, R. A. M„ and Hugh de Payens Com- 
mandery No. 20, K. T„ Noble Davis was admitted into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 29, 1897, with enroll¬ 
ment number 809. He is also a member of Revere Lodge No. 171, I. 
O. O. F„ of Lynn, Melrose Lodge No. 1031, B. P. O. E„ in which he has 
the rank of Past Exalted Ruler, and of the Melrose Club. From 
1885 to 1903, he was bookkeeper for the S. S. White Dental Manufactur¬ 
ing Company, at No. 120 Boylston Street, Boston, and since then has been 
credit manager for that concern. Noble Davis was born in Beverly, on 
July 9, 1849, and was educated there. In Lynn, on September 29, 1874, 
he was married to Miss S. Isadora Latham, and they have a daughter, 
Mabel Florence, now Mrs. Small of Melrose. Noble Davis is a member 
of the Melrose Club, and resides at No. 68 Laurel Street, Melrose. 


WILLIAM BRUNSWICK HAMMOND. 

Noble Hammond’s name appears as No. 6681, upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoble¬ 
ment in that illustrious body took place, on November 5, 1906. He is a 
member of Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and De 
Molay Commandery No. 7. K. T. of Boston. Noble Hammond is also a 
member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and of the 
Boston Chamber of Commerce. He was born in St. John, N. B„ on 
July 17, 1872. His education was obtained partly in St. John, and partly 
in the schools of Boston and Worcester. For thirteen years, he was a 
manager for G. W. Armstrong of Boston, which afterward became the G. 
W Armstrong Dining Room and News Company, and now for nearly ten 
years, he has been with the Massachusetts Stables, at 35 Endicott Street. 
Boston. In Somerville, on January 4, 1898, he married Miss Alice West: 
they have two sons, twins, William F. and Walter D., and reside in Somer¬ 
ville. 

GEORGE BUTLER WASON. 

Noble Wason is a well known business man of Boston, and an emi¬ 
nent Mason. He has Life Membership in the bodies of the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ as one of the 
class of June 5, 1912. and there was then awarded to him the certificate 
of enrollment numbered 9667. Noble Wason is a member of the Boston 
City Club and an ex-Director of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. 
Since 1889, he has been in the wholesale grocery business in Boston, at 
61 Chatham Street, and is President of the Wholesale Grocers’ Associa¬ 
tion, and of the Liberty Trust Company of Boston. Noble Wason was 
born in New Boston, N. H„ on April 2, 1869, and graduated from the 
high school there in 1889. He has been twice married: his first wife, 
whom he married on April 20, 1896, was Miss Lillian Maud Fletcher of 
South Orange, N. J„ who passed away on May 7, 1906, leaving two sons, 
George Fletcher and Richard Austin: his second wife, to whom he was 
married on June 6, 1909. was Miss Estella Lillian Rierstead of Norton, 
N. B. The family residence is at 7 Walnut Street, Cambridge. 


HERBERT O. EDGERTON. 

President of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company. Noble 
Edgerton, was welcomed into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order 
in Aleppo Temple, on December 17, 1906, and his enrollment with the 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine was then numbered 6791. His Masonic 
Degrees were conferred in Republican Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Franklin 
Chapter, R. A. M., Titus Strong Council, R. & S. M., and Connecticut 
Valley Commandery No. 23, K. T., all of Greenfield. He has also 
received the Scottish Rite Degrees, and is affiliated with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h Noble Edgerton was born in Conway, on 
March 24, 1862. His education was obtained at the Montague High 
School and the Brimfield Academy. Having been, for some time, cashier 
of the Franklin County National Bank of Greenfield, he became secre¬ 
tary and vice president of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, 
and was then advanced to the presidency. In \\ illiamstown, in Decem¬ 
ber, 1887, Noble Edgerton was married to Miss Emma T. Houghton. 
He has two sons, Gurdon and Herbert. Among his clubs are. the 
Boston Yacht Club, the Boston Press Club, and the Boston City Club. 
In politics, he is a Republican. His business address is 77 Kilby Street, 
Boston, and his residence is at 3 Whittier Street, North Cambridge. 

EL WOOD TRACY EASTON, M.D. 

One of the well known oculists of New England, Noble Easton is 
professor of ophthalmology in the Tufts College Medical School and 
ophthalmic surgeon to the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear In¬ 
firmary. He was born in Rockland, on March 11, 1876, and obtained 
his early education in the schools of that town, graduating from the 
high school in 1894. Entering Harvard Medical School in the following 
year, he received his degree in June, 1899, and, after a service as oph¬ 
thalmic house surgeon in the Eye and Ear Infirmary, he began private 
practice in Boston. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical 
Society and of the New England Ophthalmological Society. Noble 
Easton is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and lias taken 
the 32° in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Zetland Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Boston, in which he has the rank of Senior Deacon; Mt. 
Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury; Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.h He as elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine, on March 20, 1911, and was enrolled therein as No. 9010. 
His marriage to Miss Sarah L. Blaisdell of Rockland took place in 
Boston, on October 15, 1901; they have six children: Millet Dearborn, 
Merle Louise, Mildred Rust, Mahlon Tracy, Marion Wilder, and Luther 
Waite. Noble Easton’s home is at 209 Newbury Street, Boston. 

OSMAN C. BAILEY. 

Noble Bailey is a member of Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Naphtali Council, R. & S. M„ all of 
Chelsea, and of Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea, of 
which he was Eminent Commander. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on March 9, 1899, with enrollment No. 
3125. Noble Bailey is also a member of Bunker Hill Lodge No. 14, 
I. O. O. F. He was born in Salem, N. H., on February 7. 1850, and was 
educated there. For more than thirty-eight years, he has been a com¬ 
mission merchant in Boston, being located at No. 75 Clinton Street. 
On January 31, 1872, in Derry, N. H., he married Miss Alby C. Shute. 
Three of his children have passed away, leaving him two daughters, 
Ethel A. and Helen S. The residence of Noble Bailey is No. 90 Bab¬ 
cock Street, Brookline. 

JAMES ROBERTSON. 

Noble Robertson is a member of Hammatt Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
East Boston, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, Boston Council, 
R. & S. M. of Boston, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No 34, K. T. of 
Charlestown. He was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on 
May 29, 1911, when his enrollment certificate in the Ancient Arabic Order 
received the number, 9098. Noble Robertson is also a member of Tremont 
Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F., and of Massasoit Encampment. Among other 
organizations with which he is connected is the Scottish Charitable 
Society. Noble Robertson was born in Dundee, Scot., on March 2, 1835, 
receiving his early education there, and completing it in this country. 
For thirty-five years, he has been a manufacturer of machinery in East 
Boston, with shops at No. 17 Nay Street. He was married in Boston, on 
May 15. 1853, to Miss Martha Chase of Bucksport, Maine, who passed 
away about fourteen years ago. Noble Robertson has two daughters, May 
Hill and Jeanette and resides at No. 100 Lexington Street, East Boston. 

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WILLIAM HENRY FIELD, JR. 

For the past twelve years, connected with the firm of William H. 
Field Company, dealers in wood working machinery, at 36-39 North 
Washington Street, Boston, Noble Field was born in Boston, on October 
24, 1884. He was admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, when he was enrolled as No. 10255. He 
is affiliated, as a Mason, with the following York Rite bodies of Boston: 
Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of the Boston 
City Club, and of the First Corps Cadets of Boston, and is politically 
affiliated with the Republican Party. His home address is No. 54 Colum¬ 
bia Road, Dorchester. 

WILLIAM ALFRED LANG. 

Noble Lang has a full course of degrees in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with Tuscan Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lawrence, Reading Chapter, R. A. M. of Reading, 
Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., also of Lawrence, and Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, of Melrose; while in the latter, his affiliations are 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Mount Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the basis of this double qualification, 
Noble Lang was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in June, 1904, with enrollment No. 7446. After 
three years as treasurer of the Briggs and Allyn Company of Lawrence, 
and seven years as cashier for the First National Bank of Reading, 
Noble Lang retired from business life, in 1908. He is the trustee of the 
estate of James M. Fairfield of Lawrence, and in politics, is Republican. 
He was born in Boston, on March 10, 1847, but was educated in Law¬ 
rence, graduating from its high school in 1865. On October 22, 1878, 
in Lowell, he was married to Miss Josephine Lang of Brookfield, N. H. 
Their residence is at No. 211 E. Foster Street, Melrose. 

GEORGE LAURIAT REYNOLDS. 

Noble Reynolds has Masonic membership, in the York Rite, in Hyde 
Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde Park 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T., all of Hyde 
Park. With these prerequisite affiliations, he was admitted into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the class 
of December 31. 1912, when he received the certificate of enrollment 
bearing the number 9856. Noble Reynolds was born in Hyde Park, on 
January 9, 1873. He obtained his preparatory education in the public 
schools there, later attending the Bryant and Stratton Business College 
of Boston; and he also studied with private tutors. For about fifteen 
years, Noble Reynolds has been treasurer and manager of the S. H. 
Reynolds’ Sons Company, manufacturers of dental filling materials and 
dealers in dental supplies, at 100 Boylston St., Boston. He was married in 
Hyde Park, in Oct., 1897, to Miss Ella F. Brown. They have three chil¬ 
dren: George L„ Harold Carlton, and Virginia, and reside in Hyde Park. 

REINHARD GUSTAV KNEUPFER 

Noble Kneupfer was born in Germany, on December 15, 1870. and 
coming to this country when young, he acquired an education in Law¬ 
rence. He is a senior member of the firm of Kneupfer and Dimmick, 
dealers in musical instruments, at 254 Essex Street, Lawrence, and has 
been connected with that concern for nearly twenty years. Noble 
Kneupfer has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, all in Massachusetts. Thus doubly 
qualified as a Mason to become a candidate for ennoblement in the Order 
of the Mystic Shrine, and having set his heart on reaching the Oasis 
of Boston, he joined the caravan which journeyed thither on June 24, 
1907, that day of days in Boston in which Aleppo Temple had invited 
all other Temples from West, South and further North to meet in one 
grand conclave. The gorgeousness of the occasion with all of the usual 
formalities and court splendor was a spectacle long to be remembered 
by those fortunates who witnessed it, and especially by the poor sons of 
the desert who were that day admitted to become Nobles, and upon 
whom the Sublime Order was exemplified. By order of his enrollment 
in that illustrious body, he was registered therein as No. 7426. Noble 
Kneupfer is also a member of William B. Gale Lodge No. 140, K. P., 
and of Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. E., both of Lawrence, and among his 
clubs are the Merrimack Valley Country Club, and the Home Club of 
that city. In Boston, on July 7, 1897. he married Miss Fannie Burke Hatch 
of Madison, N. H., and their residence is at 22 Buswell St.. Lawrence. 

WILLIAM VENSON TRIPP. 

Noble Tripp is affiliated with the following York Rite bodies of 
Chelsea: Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Shekinah Chapter. R. A. 
M.. Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T. He was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 
2, 1909. when there was conferred upon him the enrollment certificate 
with the number 8513. He is also a member of Star of Bethlehem Lodge 


No. 10, I. O. O. F., and, politically, his interests are with the Repub¬ 
lican party. Noble Tripp was born at Plymouth, on May 26, 1875, and 
graduated from the high school in that place, with the class of 1889. 
On October 4, 1898, in Chelsea, he married Miss Lillian Cecelia Le Baron, 
and they reside in that city, at 689 Broadway. For the past two years, 
Noble Tripp has been floor superintendent for the William Filene s Sons 
Company of Boston, and previously, for twelve years, was a buyer of 
men’s furnishings for the Kennedy Company, A. Shuman and Company 
and the T. H. Lane Company. 

ADDISON R. SAUNDERS. 

For the past fourteen years, Noble Saunders has been in the insur¬ 
ance and real estate business in the city of Lawrence, and previously, 
for nine years, he had taught engineering in the State College of Wash¬ 
ington and South Dakota. He was born in Hanover, Me., on December 
19, 1861, and is a graduate of the University of Maine, class of 87. 
Having secured the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Phoenician Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. 
M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence, he was 
admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of October 
24, 1905, and there was then awarded him the certificate of enrollment 
with the number 6161. Noble Saunders is also a member of the Merri¬ 
mack Valley Country Club, and of the Home Club of Lawrence. He is 
unmarried, and resides at 17 \ alley Street, Lawrence, his business loca¬ 
tion being 362 Essex Street. 

HARRY WATERHOUSE READ. 

On December 30, 1913, Noble Read was admitted to the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and he was enrolled upon 
the membership registry of that body, as No. 10203. His Masonic 
Degrees in the York Rite, were conferred in Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M„ St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Quincy Commandery No. 47. 
K. T„ all of Quincy. For thirty-seven years, he has been with the firm 
of Hawley, Folsom Company, at 81 Essex Street, Boston, manufacturers 
of men’s furnishings. Noble Read is a Trustee of the 1 homas Crane 
Public Library of Quincy, the President of the Atlantic Mens’ Club and 
a former Councilman of that city. He was born in Wakefield, R. I., 
on December 1, 1861, and was educated in the schools of Providence. 
In Deerfield, on October 20, 1887, he was married to Miss Mary Wil¬ 
liams. They have four children, Mabel, Ralph, Maude, and Margaret, 
and reside on Squantum Street, Atlantic. 

WILLARD A. ENGLEY. 

For the past twelve years, Noble Engley has been a Trustee of 
Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Attleboro, of which he is a 
member; he is likewise affiliated with King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., 
Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T„ 
all of Attleboro; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’., all of Boston 
The Order of Noble of the Mystic Shrine, was exemplified on him, in 
Aleppo Temple, on May 12, 1887, and his enrollment in that body of 
Shriners, is numbered 821. Noble Engley is a member of the West Side 
Club of Attleboro, and of the Pomham Club of Providence, R. I. For 
twenty years, Noble Engley was in business as a manufacturing jeweler, 
in Attleboro, from which he retired about twelve years afterward. He was 
born in Attleboro, on Aug. 18, 1856, and was educated there. On Nov. 6, 
1888, in Attleboro, he was married to Miss Bessie H. Webber, also of that 
city. He has a daughter, Bernice W„ and resides at 143 Union St., Attleboro. 

THOMAS WILLIAM GARDINER. 

Noble Gardiner has Masonic affiliations in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Worcester; Worcester Chapter, R. A. M.; Zebulun Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M. of Lynn, and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. 

T. ; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. His ennoblement took place 
in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of December 31, 1907, and 
he was enrolled in that body as No. 7872. Noble Gardiner is also a 
member of the Oxford Club, and of the Park Club of Lynn; of Ridgeley 
Lodge No. 112, I. O. O. F. of Worcester, and of Mystic Lodge, A. O. 

U. W. of Lynn. For almost fifty years, he has been a manufacturer of 
lasts at 110 Sea Street, Lynn. He is a well known business man of 
Lynn and has been, for two years, president of the Board of Trade; 
also, a director in the Security Trust Company Bank, the Manufacturers’ 
and Merchants’ Fire Insurance Company, and in the Franklin Trust 
Company. Noble Gardiner was born at Bertheirville, Can., on March 
31, 1849, and was educated at the John May Classical School, in Kings¬ 
ton. In Poland, N. Y„ in October, 1865, he was married to Miss Mary 

A. Kay. They have two daughters, Nettie L., now Mrs. H. L. Wood; 
and Nellie K„ now Mrs. F. C. Hall; also two sons, Harry K. and George 

B. Noble Gardiner resides at 37 Harwood Street, Lynn. 

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ANDREW ANGUS BRUCE. 

Senior Steward of Hebron Chapter, R. A. M. of Norwood, Noble 
Bruce, is also affiliated, in Masonry, with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Norwood, and with Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. 
Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1913, his enrollment in that cele¬ 
brated body being No. 10170. He is a member of the Carpenter’s Union 
No. 1479, of Walpole. Noble Bruce is a superintendent of the Allen 
Construction Company of Walpole, which post he has filled for the past 
four years. From 1902 to 1906, he served in the United States Navy, 
having an honorable discharge as an Electrician. He worked as a wire- 
man at the Charlestown Navy Yard from 1906 to 1907. Noble Bruce was 
born in Aberdeen, Scot., on May 11, 1886, but coming to this country 
early, he attended school in both Norwood and Walpole. In Boston, on 
April 18, 1909, he was united in marriage to Miss Ethel Verne McKenzir 
of Foxboro, and they have a son, Kenneth Earle, born on November 11, 
1910. Noble Bruce’s business address is Box No. 162, East Walpole, and 
he resides on Walcott Avenue, East Walpole. 

HORACE WASHBURN HOSIE. 

Noble Hosie is a member of Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Franklin, and of Miller Chapter, R. A. M. also of Franklin, wherein he 
has the rank of Past High Priest; his grade is Captain General in Mil¬ 
ford Commandery No 11, K. T. of Milford. He is also a member of 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Tates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. V ith the other pilgrims of the 
class of March 23, 1907, he trod the way to the Oasis in Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, and having been admitted to its Nobility, 
received tbe enrollment number 7136. Noble Hosie is a memebr of Fern 
Chapter of the Eastern Star, of Franklin; also of the Norfolk Club of 
Boston, the Franklin Business Men’s Association, the Massachusetts 
Hardware Dealers’ Association, the Massachusetts Master Plumbers 
Association, and of the New England Builders’ Supply Association. For 
twenty-eight years, he has conducted a hardware and plumbing business in 
Franklin. Noble Hosie was born in tbe town of Cochecton, Sullivan Co.. 
N. Y„ on February 2, 1864, and was a student at Cook’s Academy, Schuy¬ 
ler Co., N Y. He was married to Miss Ada D. Hysom of Winthrop, Me.; 
they have two daughters, Helen M., and Hazel Dean, and their residence 
is at 38 Emmons Street, Franklin. For five years, Noble Hosie served 
upon the Board of Selectmen of his town, and for three years, he was 
Chairman of the Board. He is Vice President and a member of the 
Investment Committee of the Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank. 

FRANK W. PECKHAM. 

Noble Peckham was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 2, 1911, with membership No. 9165, 
having previously attained Masonic connections with Mizpah Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. of Cambridge, wherein he has held the rank of Marshal for 
eight years; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; Cambridge Council, R. & S. M.. 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. I. He is likewise a member of 
New England Lodge No. 4, I. O. O. F„ of Cambridge, and of tbe Boston 
City Club. Noble Peckham was born in Rome, N. Y., on July 1, 1860, 
and attended school there. His marriage to Miss Josephine Hughes of 
Providence, R. I., took place in 1888, in Pascoag, R. I., they have a daughter 
Agnes J. For the past eighteen years, Noble Peckham has been pro¬ 
prietor of a brass foundry, being established at 88 Dorchester Avenue, 
South Boston, with his home in Watertown. 

FRANK C. FELLOWS. 

Noble Fellows has a full course of degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies of 
Malden: Sterling Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. 
Thus Masonically qualified as a Knight Templar Mason, he was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on September 3, 1904, and there 
was then conferred upon him the certificate of enrollment with the num¬ 
ber 4755. He is also a member of the Boston City Club. Noble Fel¬ 
lows was born in Malden, on October 12, 1874, and he was educated in 
the public schools of that city. In Boston, on June 24. 1908, he married 
Miss Kate Glenister of Dorchester. For the past twenty-two years, he 
has been a wholesale dealer in wooden ware. His business establish¬ 
ment is at 127 Portland Street, Boston; and his home, at 12 Oak Ter¬ 
race, Malden. BURTON GUY ELLIS. 

Noble Ellis has degrees, in full course, in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations in Mt. Hermon Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of Junior Warden; Mystic Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M.; Medford Council, R. & S. M., all of Medford, and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. of Boston; and also in Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt, 


Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 3_ , S. .P. 
R.'.S.h With this two-fold Masonic qualification, he was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple on June 24, 1907, and there was then 
conferred upon him the membership card with the number 7345. Noble 
Ellis is a member of the Medford Club, the Society of Automobile 
Engineers, and, politically, his interests are with the Republican Party. 
Fie was born at Huntington Centre, Vt., on November 1. 1873, and was 
educated in the public schools of that place and at the V aterburv Sem¬ 
inary of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1891. In Medford, on 
October 3, 19C0, he married Miss Eliza Mabel Taylor; they have a 
daughter, Marjorie Norton, and a son, Burton Taylor For the past 
seventeen years, Noble Ellis has been an adjuster for the Boston Insur¬ 
ance Company, located at 87 Kilby Street, Boston. 11 is home is 27 Dudley 

Street, Medford. WILLIAM TSCHUMMI PICKEN. 

October 4, 1884, marked the date of Noble Picken’s birth, at Broad 
Brook, Conn. He was graduated from tbe grammar school at Lawrence, 
in 1898: from the high school of that city, in 1502; from the Fitchburg 
Business College with the class of 1903, and from the Lowell Textile 
School with the class of 1906. His marriage to Miss Nellie R. Redman 
took place in Lowell, on June 7, 1913. Since 1904, he has been purchasing 
agent and cashier for the United States V orsted Company, in the Silesia 
Mills, of North Chelmsford, where he also resides. In Masonry, Noble 
Picken is connected with William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Comman¬ 
dery No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple on 
March 28, 1912, and is enrolled therein as No. 9477. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of the Mt. Pleasant Golf Club of Lowell, the Country Club of Tyngs- 
boro, and, politically of the Republican Party. 

WILLIAM F. E. MacKAY. 

Admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, on June 26, 1912, with 
enrollment No. 9630, upon its membership lists, Noble MacKay had previ¬ 
ously been qualified as a Mason in Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A M., St. 
Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston; Boston Council. 
R. & S. M., St Omer Commandery No. 21. K. T. of Dorchester; and 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda T ates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. Noble MacKay is a Life Member in 
all the Masonic bodies. He is also a member of Nonantum Lodge No. 116, 

I. O. O. F., of Allston and of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club. Noble 
MacKay was born in Picton, N. S., on November 25, 1879, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools there. For the past fourteen years, he has been an 
engineer, his business being located in the Castle Square Hotel, while 
his home is at 89 Warren Avenue, Boston. 

HERBERT DUANE TAYLOR. 

For twenty-seven years, Noble Taylor has been an operating engineer 
for F. W. Bird and Sons of East Walpole. He was born in Palmer, 
on November 27, 1842, and was educated in Clinton. On February 1. 
1866, in Stafford, Conn., Noble Taylor was married to Miss Elizabeth 
King of Clinton. He has an interesting war record, having been a mem¬ 
ber of Company A, 15th Massachusetts Regiment, mustered in at Camp 
Scott on July 12, 1861, and was one of the comparatively small number 
of men who served throughout the war, a remnant of his regiment having 
been captured, on June 22, 1864, on tbe Jerusalem Plank Road, in Vir¬ 
ginia, near Petersburg. Noble Taylor was confined in Libby Prison; was 
then removed to Belle Isle, and afterward to Andersonville. It was not 
until the close of the war, however, that he was released, and sent to 
Vicksburg, Miss., whence he returned North by way of St. Louis, having 
been honorably discharged on May 29, 1865. His Masonic connections 
are with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of Norwood, and with Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde 
Park. Noble Taylor’s enrollment upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is designated as No. 7214, having 
been admitted into that illustrious body on April 23, 1907. He also has 
fraternal affiliations with Fredonia Lodge No. 103, of the I. O. O. F. of 
Shirley, and is a member of the Blue Room Club of Steam Engineers of 
Boston. . Noble Taylor resides on Walcott Avenue, East Walpole. 

ARTHUR E. SIAS. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 30, 1913, with enrollment No. 10207. Noble Sias had previously 
become eligible for that elevation, by his affiliations in the following York 
Rite bodies of East Boston: Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John’s 
Royal Arch Chapter, East Boston Council, R. & S. M., and William Park- 
man Commandery No. 28, K. T. For the past fifteen years, he has been 
engaged as a cloth sponger, his business address being No. 289 Congress 
Street, Boston. Noble Sias was born in East Boston, on December 9. 
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DANIEL WEBSTER BAKER. 

Noble Baker, who has enrollment No. 9307 upon the membership 
'Sts Of Aleppo Temple, has the rank of Junior Warden in Eureka 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; of Guard, in Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.; 
and also of Guard, in Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
n the \ork Rite of Masonry, he has affiliations with Adoniram Chap- 
ter R. A. M., and New Bedford Council, R. & S. M.; and in the Scot- 
tis 1 Rite, with Fall River Lodge of Perfection, St. Andrew’s Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. The 
Baker was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of March 28, 1912. He is a member 
of the Dartmouth Club, and of the Brooks Club of New Bedford. For 
twenty years, he has been in the real estate brokerage business in New 
Bedford, and is now a member of the Finance Commission of that city. 
Noble Baker was born in Dartmouth, on August 7, 1867, and attended 
the schools of his native place. Noble Baker is a widower; his late 
wife, whom he married in Fair Haven, on October 15, 1892, was Miss 
Grace Gifford; she passed to the Great Beyond, on April 6, 1901. He 
has a son, Stanley G., and a daughter, Elizabeth H. Noble Baker’s resi¬ 
dence is at No. 290 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, and his business loca¬ 
tion is in The Five Cents Savings Bank Building, New Bedford. 

THOMAS W. WHITFIELD. 

Noble Whitfield’s name appears upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ as No. 8273, and he was admitted to the 
Nobility of that body of Shriners on November 9, 1908 The Masonic 
Degrees qualifying his ennoblement were conferred upon him, in the York 
Rite, in George H. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Adoniram Chapter, R. 
A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, 
K. T. Noble W hitfield is also a member of Gifford Chapter No. 105, of 
the Order of the Eastern Star of Fairhaven, and he belongs to the Leigh¬ 
ton Club of Fairhaven and the Fairhaven Improvement Association. 
Since 1904, Noble Whitfield has been a caterer and park manager at Fort 
Phoenix and Perry’s Grove. He was born in Fairhaven, on February 14, 
1882, and was educated in the public schools there. On October 10, 1910, 
in Lynn, lie married Miss Marie Louise Gunn, and they have one son, 
W lllard Delano, born September 2, 1913. Noble Whitfield resides at 79 
Laurel Street, Fairhaven. 

ASAPH LEONARD BLISS. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Bliss is affiliated with George 
H. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New 
Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel 
C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. Thus 
Masonically qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., on August 10, 1912, and was enrolled as No. 9682. Noble Bliss 
is also a member of Gifford Chapter No. 105, Order of the Eastern 
Star, and among the social bodies with which he is connected are the 
Leighton Club, the Fairhaven Improvement Association, and the Grin¬ 
ned Brotherhood. Noble Bliss is a master painter, and has been engaged 
in that occupation for the past twenty-five years. He was born in 
Taunton, on November 26, 1868, and received his education in the public 
schools of Taunton and Fairhaven. In the latter place, also, on January 
3, 1893, he married Miss Maybelle D. Hardy of New Bedford. His 
business address is No. 107 Main Street, and his residence is at No. 10 
Spring Street, both in Fairhaven. 

EDGAR M. ALMY. 

Noble Almy has been engaged in the business of cotton manufac¬ 
turing in the city of New Bedford, for the past twenty-one years. He 
was born there, on January 20, 1867, and as a youth, attended its public 
schools. He has taken degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry, 
being affiliated with Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter^ 

R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M„ and Sutton Commandery 
No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford, Fall River Lodge of Perfection, 
Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’. 

S. ’. There upon, he was elevated to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of June 5, 1913, 
his certificate of enrollment bearing the number 9938. Noble Almy is 
also a member of Pacific Lodge No. 123, I. O. O. F. On June 11, 1894. 
in New Bedford, he was married to Miss Ethel W. Denham, and they 
have four children, Dorothy D., Tilson B., Robert F., and Edgar M„ Tr. 
Their residence is at No. 81 Butler Street, New Bedford, and his busi¬ 
ness location is Acushnet Mills. 

LOREN HARDING NAUSS. 

Noble Nauss is one of the prominent Masons and Shriners of Glou¬ 
cester. He has the rank of Master in Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; is 


Captain of the Host in William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M.; is a membei 
of Salem Council, R. & S. M., and has the rank of Junior Warden in 
Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. 1. In the Scottish Rite, he is affili¬ 
ated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Gloucester, and with Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R. .S. . lhe Order of Nobility 
was conferred upon him in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class ot 
February 25, 1908, and his enrollment certificate therein is numbered 8069. 
Noble Nauss is a member of Lodge No. 892, B. P. O. E., and he is a mem¬ 
ber of the Episcopalian Club of Boston; the Men s Club of St. John s 
Church, Gloucester; the Essex County Club, and the Essex County Episco¬ 
palian Club. Noble Nauss was born in Gloucester, on April 3, 1875, and at¬ 
tended the schools of that city and of Boston, tor about a quaiter of a 
century, he has been engaged in the lumber business with L. B. Nauss and 
Sons, located on Railroad Avenue, Gloucester. In that city, on December 
15, 1897, he was married to Miss Grace Smith, and they have six chil¬ 
dren: Dorothy, Robert Wier, Rachael, Richard Harding, Loren Harding, 
Jr., and Charles Strum, 2nd. Noble Nauss has residences at 215 Wash¬ 
ington Street, and at 42 Commercial Street, Gloucester. 

LINNEUS W. MORTON. 

Upon the membership registry of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, the name of Noble Morton appears as No. 9797, he having 
made that perilous journey across the burning sands, under the escort 
of Nobles of that illustrous body, on November 15, 1912. He was Mason¬ 
ically qualified for entrance to the Nobility, in George H. Tabor Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. 
& S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. 
Noble Morton is also a member of Gifford Chapter No. 105, of the Order 
of the Eastern Star of Fairhaven, and of the Fairhaven Improvement 
Association. For eight years, he has been engaged in the business of 
plumbing and heating, and is a member of the New Bedford Plumbers’ 
Association, of the Massachusetts Plumbers’ Association, and of the 
National Association of Plumbers. He was born at Fairhaven, on July 
24, 1879, and attended school in that town. There, also, on December 21, 
1908, he married Miss Betsey Dennison Gifford. Business and residence 
addresses of Noble Morton, are both No. 55 Main Street, Fairhaven. 

MYER KAUFMAN. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Kauf¬ 
man in Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Worcester, and he continued 
his Masonic course in the Scottish Rite, having affiliations in Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. 
Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to membership in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order with the class of December 
4, 1902, when his certificate of enrollment was numbered 4111. Noble 
Kaufman is also a member of the Uniform Rank of Blake Lodge No. 49. 
K. P. of Worcester. He was born in Russia, on Christmas Day, 1874, and 
obtained his early education in that country, but later he came to the 
United States, and attended school there, also. For about seventeen years, 
Noble Kaufmann has been engaged in the jewelry business in Worcester, 
and is now located at 130 Front Street. On August 19, 1902, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Ida Shulman of Worcester. They have three daughters: Hilda, 
Goldie C., and Lillian S. Noble Kaufman’s residence is at 202 Pleasant 
Street, Worcester. 

LYMAN CARLETON BAULDRY. 

Noble Bauldry, who is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 9761, has attained the Templar 
Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with George H. 
Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of Master; 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M.; New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and 
Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. Thus Mason¬ 
ically equipped for Shrine ennoblement, Noble Bauldry was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on 
November 15, 1912. He is a member of the Leighton Club of Fair¬ 
haven ; is Past President of the Fairhaven Improvement Association, 
also Past President of the Grinnell Brotherhood of Fairhaven; Trustee 
of the Millicent Library, and a member of the Fairhaven School Board. 
For the past sixteen years, Noble Bauldry has been superintendent of 
the Paper Department of the Pairpoint Corporation of New Bedford, 
and for eight years previously, was associated with the same firm, in 
various other capacities. Noble Bauldry was born in the town of Sand¬ 
wich, now Bourne, on April 2, 1870, and received his education in the 
public schools of that place, graduating from the Bourne High School, 
on June 21, 1888. In New Bedford, on April 2, 1891, he was married 
to Miss Julia E. Cahoon, and they have a son, Carleton E. Their resi¬ 
dence is at No. 69 Green Street, Fairhaven. 

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JOHN STARK. 

Noble Stark, whose name appears, upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 4717, was born in 
Scotland, in the city of Glasgow, on February 24, 1847, but came to this 
country early enough to attend the public schools of Waltham. In 1869, 
in Salem, he married Miss Jennie Burgess. For the long period of fifty- 
two years, he has been connected with the Stark Tool Company of Wal¬ 
tham. He is a director in the Waltham National Bank, and the treasurer 
of the Waltham Clock Company. For six years, he has served upon the 
School Board of that city. Noble Stark is affiliated with the following 
Masonic bodies: Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, Waltham 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of New- 
tonville. Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Shrine 
in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of January 27, 1904. Noble Stark 
is also a Charter Member of Governor Gore Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Wal¬ 
tham, and of the Waltham Encampment. In addition to these affiliations, 
he is a member of the Scimitar Club, with which he became connected 
on October 14, 1913, and is a Charter Member of Quinobequin Tribe 
No. 36, Improved O. R. M. The business address is 218J-4 Moody Street, 
and the residence is at 222 Moody Street, Waltham. 

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 
19, 1910, with enrollment No. 8853, Noble Williams had previously attained 
to the orders of Christian Knighthood, in De Molay Commandery No. 
7, K. T. of Boston. He first saw light in Masonry, in Massachusetts 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was advanced and exalted, in St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M.; and was received and greeted, in Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
all of Boston. Noble Williams is affiliated with Suffolk Lodge No. 8, I. 
O. O. F., and is a member of the South Boston Yacht Club. For over 
a third of a century, he has been a machinist and draftsman. He was 
born in Auburn, N. Y., on April 9, 1862, and was educated at South Han- 
nable, N. Y. In Boston, in April, 1883, he was married to Miss Grace 
Atwood of that city; they have two daughters: Mabel, born March 20, 
1885, and Ethel, born October 23, 1890; also a son, Lester, born October 
21, 1887. Noble Williams’ business address is No. 40 Sudbury Street, 
Boston, and he resides at No. 782 Dudley Street. Dorchester. 

EARL S. SLOAN. 

Bearing Masonic allegiance to Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Malden, Malden Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T. of Boston, Noble Sloan was welcomed into the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 19, 1891, when he was 
enrolled therein as No. 23%. Noble Sloan was born in Zanesville, O , 
on September 8, 1848, but attained his education in the schools of Boston, 
where, also, on February 8, 1899, his marriage to Miss Bertha P. Wool- 
aver took place. He retired from active business in September, 1913. 
after having been engaged in the manufacturing of Sloan’s Liniment for 
twenty-seven years. .Noble Sloan’s summer residence is in West Roxbury, 
at 19 Cottage Avenue, and his winter home is at New Bern, N. C. 

F'RED J. BOYNTON. 

The 128th enrollment in Aleppo Temple is that of Fred J. Boynton, 
who was ennobled in that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine, on 
March 15, 1888. His Masonic qualifications came through his affiliations 
in the York Rite, with Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb 
Royal Arch Chapter, Ahasuerus Council of Royal and Select Masters, 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. all of Lowell; and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S/ P/ R/ S/. He is also a member of the Order 
of Red Men, the Boston City Club, the Masonic Relief Association of 
Lowell, and of Telephone Pioneers of America. Noble Boynton is a 
descendant from the family of John Boynton, who came from Eng¬ 
land to America in 1638. He was born in Lowell, on May 10, 1855, 
and attained an education in the schools of that city, being a graduate 
of the Varnum School and of the high school. Upon leaving school, 
he entered the Prescott National Bank of Lowell, as clerk and messenger, 
and worked up through the various positions to that of head book¬ 
keeper. After being connected with that bank for ten years, he left, in 
1881, to accept the position of auditor for various telephone companies, 
which later were absorbed in the organization of the New England 
Telephone and Telegraph Company. He has filled a number of posi¬ 
tions of great responsibility from the time of entering the telephone 
service, being appointed in June 1911, chief traveling auditor of the 
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company which position he 
still holds. Since July 3, 1901, Noble Boynton has been a Justice of 
the Peace of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His marriage to 
Miss Annie C. Poster of Tewksbury, took place in Lowell, on September 
26. 1883, and they reside in that city at 727 Andover Street. 







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CHARLES AUGUSTUS BRIGGS. 

Noble Griggs’ Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Blue 
Hill Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Canton; Mt. Zion Chapter of Royal Arch 
Masons of Stoughton, and in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde 
Park. Thus prepared for the pilgrimage to the Shrine, he made the 
Desert journey under the auspices of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. 
on July 5, 1900, and he now holds the registration certificate in that 
exalted body numbered 3369. Well known as a citizen and business man 
of Milton, Noble Griggs has been connected, for a quarter of a century, 
with the G. H. Bent Company, of which he is proprietor. That concern 
manuactures the famous Bent’s Water Crackers, and is located at 7 
Pleasant Street, Milton. Two years after becoming associated with the 
Bent Company, he was made sole proprietor; and from 1867 to 1889, he 
was in the wholesale fish business. Noble Griggs was born in Canton, 
on July 6, 1849, and attended the schools of that place. Noble Griggs had 
five children: Lillian Frances, Ella Augusta, Frank Eldon, Helen Louisa, 
and Charles Augustus, Jr. Noble Griggs’ home is at 435 Highland Street, 
Milton. He was a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company for many years, having been honorably discharged in 1913. 

BENJAMIN T. MORGAN. 

Noble Morgan has a full course of degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies: 
William Parkman Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester, in which he has 
the rank of Past Master; Woburn Chapter, R. A. M„ wherein he is 
ranked as Past High Priest; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, 
and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He has 
also held the rank of District Deputy Grand High Priest in the Eighth 
Capitular District. He was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, in 
June, 1904, and his enrollment in that body received the number 4566. 
Noble Morgan is also a member of Waterfield Lodge No. 231, I. O. O. 
F. of Winchester, and Woburn Encampment No. 72. I. O. O. F., in both 
of which he is a past officer. The Calumet Club likewise claims his 
membership. He was born in New Gloucester, Me., on January 17, 1860, 
and was educated in the public schools of that place. At Winchester, on 
December 8, 1898, he married Miss Cora M. Simonds. For the past 
twenty-five years, Noble Morgan has been manager of the George W. 
Blanchard Company, coal and lumber dealers, established at 695 Main 
Street, Winchester; his home is at 420 Main Street. 

ALBIN KINQUIST. 

Noble Kinquist was born in Sweden, on March 17, 1880, and obtained 
his education in that country. Coming to Boston, he became engaged in 
the machinery business, and for the past fifteen years, has been established 
at 319 Washington Street. On October 18, 1913, in Boston, he married 
Miss S. W. Johnson. Noble Kinquist’s residence is at 159 Blake Street, 
Mattapan. Noble Kinquist acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to 
his admission to the Shrine in St. John’s Lodge, A. F & A. M., St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., all of Boston. His enrollment number upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple is 9906, and his ennoblement took place on 
February 25, 1913. Noble Kinquist is also a member of Norden Lodge 
No. 241, I. O. O. F. of Boston. 

CHARLES S. BEAL. 

Noble Beal is a well known citizen of Rockland, and an eminent 
member of the Masonic Order. He has the rank of Past Master in John 
Cutler Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Abington, and of Past Commander of 
Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., also of Abington. Noble Beal is 
also a member of the Past Masters’ Association of Southeastern Massa¬ 
chusetts, and of the Commanders’ Union. In the York Rite, he is, like¬ 
wise, a member of Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., and of Abington Council, 
R. & S. M., both of Abington. Noble Beal has attained the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite, with affiliations in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.b Noble Beal 
was admitted into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on September 30, 
1892, when he was enrolled as No. 242. Noble Beal is a Past Captain 
of Howard Wheeler Camp No. 50, of the Sons of Veterans, and is con¬ 
nected with the Pilgrim Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of 
Whitman. He is also a member of the Union Glee Club, and has served 
as clerk of that organization for twenty-five years. Noble Beal is Park 
Commissioner for the town of Rockland; he was a Representative from 
the Fourth Plymouth District, in the Massachusetts Legislature, in 1910; 
on November 3, 1914, was elected Senator from the First Plymouth Dis¬ 
trict, and is Chairman of the Republican Town Committee. He retired 
from business about five years ago, and for fourteen years, was superin¬ 
tendent for the W. L. Douglas Tannery in Brockton. Noble Beal was 
born on August 14, 1856, in East Abington. and attended the public schools 
of that place. On June 3, 1877, in Rockland, he was married to Miss 
Mary Alice Hebberd, and they reside at No. 724 Main Street, Rockland. 



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GEORCE E. WOOD ILL. 

Noble Woodill was introduced to Masonic Light in the \ork Rite, in 
Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, and continuing in the 
Scottish Rite, he secured affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 S. .P. . 
R.'.S.'. Thus qualified for ennoblement, he was received into Aleppo 
Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 31, 1907, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 8044. Noble Woodill is also a member of West Lynn Lodge 
No. 65, I. O. O. F. For the past twenty years, he has practiced medi¬ 
cine in Lynn. He was born in Sydney, N. B., on December 4, 1867, 
and was graduated from the Tufts Medical School. In Natick, on 
December 25, 1893, he married Miss Edith F. Hoyt of that town, and 
they have a daughter, Dorothy M., born August 6, 1896. Noble Woodill s 
office and residence are at No. 185 North Common Street, Lynn. 

FRANK ADAMS METCALF. 

Listed upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple as No. 7449, Noble Metcalf 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in that body, on 
lune 24, 1907. He is well known in Masonry and in the various other 
orders and associations with which he is connected. His preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were conferred in Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ and Cteur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T„ 
all of Charlestown. In Olive Branch Lodge, I. O. O. F., he has the 
rank of Senior Past Grand; in Ivanhoe Lodge No. 13, K. P., that of 
Past Chancellor; and, he is a member of Abraham Lincoln Post No. 11, 
G. A. R., wherein, for nearly thirty years, he has served as Quarter¬ 
master. Noble Metcalf is a member also of Prescott Lodge No. 55, of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen, of the Schoolboys’ Association of 
Boston, and of the Bank Clerks’ Association. He has been in the bank¬ 
ing business in Charlestown, for more than a score of years. Noble 
Metcalf was born in Boston, on February 21, 1847, and attained an 
education in the schools of that city. His marriage to Miss Ella H. 
Reynolds, took place in New Bedford, on September 11, 1871. His 
business address is the Warren Institution for Savings, 25 Main Street, 
Charlestown, and his home is in Somerville, at 59 Dartmouth Street. 

LYMAN S. HAPGOOD, M. D. 

Noble Hapgood was born in Gloucester, on July 22, 1874. He obtained 
his preparatory education in the Chauncy Hall School, in Boston; and 
graduated from Harvard University, with the degree of A. B„ in 1897, 
and in 1901, from the medical school. He is a member of the Cam¬ 
bridge Medical Improvement Society, the Boston Society of Medical Sci¬ 
ences. the Massachusetts Medical Society, and of the American Medical 
Association. Noble Hapgood has the 32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, 
and he is a member of three York Rite bodies, being affiliated, in the latter, 
with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, in which he has the 
rank of Junior Deacon; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and with Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Y ates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. With this Masonic qualification, he was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 18, 1907, and his enrollment certificate was numbered 6975. In 
Boston, on April 2, 1902, he married Miss Clara Gertrude Locke, and 
they have a son, Richard Locke. Noble Hapgood is a member of the 
Colonial Club of Cambridge. He has his residence and office, as a practic¬ 
ing physician, at No. 6 Garden Street, Cambridge. 

GEORGE H. MORRILL, JR. 

Enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 1742, Noble 
Morrill was admitted to the Shrine, in that body, on May 16, 1889, hav¬ 
ing become eligible to membership therein through his Masonic con¬ 
nections with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Hebron Chapter, R. A. M„ 
both of Norwood; Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M. of Hyde Park; Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. of Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. 
He is also a member of Boston Athletic Association, the Massachusetts 
Yutomobile Club, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and of the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery Company. In politics he is an adherent to 
Republican principles. Noble Morrill was born at North Woburn, Octo¬ 
ber 18, 1855, and was educated in the schools of Norwood and in Allen’s 
School of West Newton. His marriage to Miss Mary Elizabeth Gilbert 
took place at Norwood, on May 2, 1878, and they have a son, Leon G. 
Noble Morrill is president of the George H. Morrill Company, and he 
has been with that firm since he entered business. His home is in 
Norwood, at 84 Bond Street, while his business address is 155 Pearl 

Street. Boston. 


CECIL HENRY MARBLE. 

Noble Marble has taken degrees in full course in both the York 
and Scottish Rites of Masonry; in the former, he is a member of Wollas¬ 
ton Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of 
Quincy, Boston Council, R. & S. M„ in which he takes part in the work¬ 
ing of the degrees, and of South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. 1. of 
East Weymouth. In the Scottish Rite, he is enrolled in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, in which for four years he served as Guard; Giles 
Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . lie also 
takes part in the working of these degrees. The ennoblement of Noble 
Marble took place in Aleppo Temple of the A. A. O., N. M. S., with 
the class of June 24, 1907, at which time his enrollment was numbered 
7472. Noble Marble is also a member of John Hancock Lodge No. 221, 

I. O. O. F. of Wollaston; of the Quincy Lodge, B. P. O. E.; of Lambda 
Chapter, and Theta Delta Chi of Boston University. Noble Marble was 
born in Harmony, Me., on May 14, 1872. He obtained his preparatory 
education in that place and at the Bucksport Seminary of Bucksport, Me., 
whence he came to Boston University, graduating in 1897. From 1898 
to 1906, he was in business with the Crosby Brothers, at Quincy Market, 
Boston, and from 1904 to 1906, he was a member of the firm. For seven 
years, he has been a salesman for Lewis, Mears and Company, at 4_ South 
Market Street, Boston, and he is now a member of the corporation, act¬ 
ing as sales manager. In Weymouth, on March 27, 1901, Noble Marble 
was married to Miss Nellie Plorence Pray. He has a son, C. Carlton, who 
was born in Weymouth, on August 14, 1902. Noble Marble lesides at 
95 East Squantum Street, Atlantic. 

THOMAS R. BROOKE. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Brooke into its Mystic Nobility on 
May 30, 1894, and enrolled him on its membership lists of No. 296. He 
was made a Master Mason in Winslow Lewis Lodge, A. F. & A. M., on 
October 12, 1888; was exalted to the degree of a Royal Arch Mason 
in Newtonville Chapter, R. A. M., on January 27, 1891; and took the 
Orders of Knighthood, in Gethseinane Commandery No. 35, K. T., of 
Newtonville. Noble Brooke retired from active business life in 1904, 
having been engaged in the wholesale and retail grain business from 
1882 until his retirement. He was born in New \ork City, on January 4, 
1855, and was educated at the Wilton (Conn.) Preparatory Academy. 
His marriage to Miss Lizzie Dodge of Allston was celebrated in that 
place, on September 9, 1891. 1 hey have a daughter, Helen Dodge, born 

on November 17, 1898, and they reside at No. 6 Vernon Street, Newton. 

CHARLES B. BLAIR. 

Noble Blair has been, for twenty-three years, treasurer of the town 
of Warren, and for thirty-eight years, has been in business as a coal 
dealer in that place. He was born on April 10, 1852, in Warren, and was 
a student in the public schools there and at the Bryant and Stratton 
Business College of Boston. He is a Republican in politics, and a member 
of the Mattawampa Club of Warren. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Quaboag Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ King Solomon Chapter, R. A. M„ both 
of Warren; Washington Council, R. & S. M. of Palmer, and Worcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T. of Worcester. He holds the enrollment 
certificate with the number 3360, and was admitted to the Shrine m 
Aleppo Temple, on July 5, 1900. In Warren, on September 7, 1875, he 
married Miss Mary L. Gould. I hey have a son, Carl M., and a daughter, 
Florence M„ the wife of the Reverend R. H. Dix of North Weymouth. 
Noble Blair resides in Warren, and his office is in the Town Hall Block, 
of that town. 

WILLIAM PITT RADFORD. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Radford are indicated by his mem¬ 
bership in the following bodies: Starr King Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Wash¬ 
ington Chapter, R. A. M„ Salem Council, R. & S. M., and V inslow Lewis 
Commandery No. 18, K. T„ all located in Salem. With these qualifica¬ 
tions, he was welcomed into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 9, 1904, when his enrollment certificate received the number 4457. 
He is also a member of Fraternity Lodge No. 118, I. O. O. 1’., and of 
the Colonial Club of Salem. For thirty-five years, he has been in business 
in Salem as a tobacconist. Noble Radford was born in Salem, on Novem¬ 
ber 8, 1864, and was educated in that city. There, also, on October 29, 
1889, he married Miss Louise Hutchins, of Danvers. The family residence 
is at Danvers, and Noble Radford’s business address is No. 163 \\ ashing- 
ton Street, Salem. 

JAMES FRANK ROSS. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple the enrollment num¬ 
bered 9733 is that of Noble Ross, who was received into that distinguished 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on 
August 10, 1912. In Masonry, he is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, 
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Reauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Since 1906, Noble 
Ross has been chief clerk for the American Express Company, at the 
North Station, Boston. He was born in Everett, in October, 1890, and 
attended the public schools of that city, graduating from the high school 
with the class of 1907. Noble Ross is unmarried, and resides at No. 34 
Cleveland Avenue, Everett. 

MAURICE L. KATZ. 

Noble Katz is a practicing attorney in the State Mutual Building, 
Worcester. He obtained his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Lafayette 
Lodge No. 41, A. F. & A. M. of Manchester, N. H., and elected to con¬ 
tinue his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite bodies. He is affiliated 
with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified for Shrine ennoblement, he 
was admitted to Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of June 2, 
1905, and there was then awarded to him the certificate of enrollment 
numbered 5098. Noble Katz has extensive connections with fraternal and 
other organizations. He is a member of Stella Chapter No. 3, of the 
Order of the Eastern Star; a Life Member of the National Geographical 
Association; a member of Worcester Lodge No. 56, 1. O. O. F-.; of 
Aletheia Grotto No. 13, M. O. V. P. E. R.; Wachusett Encampment No. 
10, I. O. O. F.; Lodge No. 243, of the B. P. O. E.; Naomi Lodge No. 18, 
of the Order of Rebekahs; the Independent Order of Bnai Brith; the 
Independent Order of Brith Abraham; the Order of Maccabees of 
Worcester; the Scimitar Club of Boston; the Hebrew Immigrant Aid 
Society; the Massachusetts Bar Association; the Commercial Law League 
of America; the American Bar Association; the Worcester County Bar 
Association; the Commonwealth Club of Worcester; the New Century 
Club of Boston; the Worcester Chamber of Commerce; the Worcester 
Continentals; the Worcester Educational Association; the National Lib¬ 
eral Immigration League; the Associated Charities of Worcester, and the 
Sons and Daughters of New Hampshire. Noble Katz was born in Russia, 
at Ramigole, in the state of Ivowna, on April 5, 1882. He was educated in 
the public schools of Manchester, N. H„ at the Penbroke Academy; 
and the Bryant and Stratton Business College, and was graduated from 
the Law School of Boston University in 1902. Since 1903, he has prac¬ 
ticed law in Worcester; in 1903 and 1904, he was in the office of Kent 
and Dfewey, and since that time he has practiced individually. Noble 
Katz is unmarried, and resides at No. 491 Pleasant Street, Worcester. 

|1 CHARLES N. JAMES. 

The enrollment number 6460 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., is that of Noble James, and his ennoblement in that 
distinguished body took place on April 19, 1906. In Masonry, he is a 
member of Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, St. Andrews 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Noble James is also affiliated with 
Mt. Sinai Lodge No : 169, 1. O. O. F. of Cambridge, and with the United 
Commercial Travelers of Boston. He was formerly a member of Com¬ 
pany B, First Regiment, M. V. M. of Cambridge. Noble James was 
born in Cambridge, on September 3, 1873, and was. educated in that city. 
He was formerly a commercial traveler for Dodge and Haley, dealers 
in heavy hardware, and for the past four years, has been a member of 
the firm of Penniman and James, builders of automobile bodies. Noble 
James is unmarried, and resides at No. 151 Austin Street, Cambridge. 
His business addresses are No. 864 Main Street, and No. 1 State Street, 
Cambridge. 

JAMES E. WALLIS. 

Having obtained his qualifying York Rite Degrees in Masonry in 
Mount Moriah Lodge No. 145, A. F. & A. M., Western Sun Royal Arch 
Chapter No. 61, and in Jamestown Commandery No. 67, Knights Tem¬ 
plar, all of Jamestown, N. Y., Noble Wallis ventured on the perilous 
journey across the desert, and was permitted as one of the class of 
December 29, 1897, to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, being enrolled among its 
Nobility as No. 2971. He is now a member of Blazing Star Lodge 
No. 694, of East Aurora, N. Y.; Cambridge Council of Royal and Select 
Masters; Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter, and Cambridge Commandery 
No. 42, Knights Teffiplar. Noble Wallis was born in East Aurora, N. Y., 
on February 25, 1860, and has been New England manager for the White 
Sewing Machine Company for the past twenty years. He was twice mar¬ 
ried; first, at Tonawanda, N. Y., on June 13, 1888, to Miss Effie R. Rork 
of that place, who passed away on September 9, 1902, leaving him with 
one daughter, and two sons; Ruth E., boiu on August 21, 1889, Charles 
E„ November 20, 1892, and James E. Jr., January 2, 1895. His second 
marriage was in Brookline, on Decembei 13, 1904, to Miss Maude E. 
Ryder. Noble Wallis’ . business address is 509 Tremont Street, Boston, 
and he resides in Cambridge, at 11 Bigelow Street. 


JAMES H. ADAMS. 

In the infancy of Aleppo Temple, the Order of Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine was exemplified on Noble Adams on March 30, 1894, and 
on that eventful day, he was enrolled in that sublime body as No. 61. 
He has taken full degrees in York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being 
affiliated, in the former, with Hammatt Lodge, A. b. & A. M., East Boston 
Chapter, R. A. M„ East Boston Council, R. & S. M., and William Park- 
man Commandery No. 28, K. T.; and is an ex-member of all the Scottish 
Rite bodies of Boston. Noble Adams retired from the Boston police 
force in 1914, after a continuous service of forty-two years and nineteen 
days in East Boston, and he is a member of the Police Relief Association. 
He was born in East Boston, on May 20, 1849, and attended school in that 
place. Noble Adams was twice married; first, to Miss Lizzie G. Lawlei 
of Rockland, Me., who passed away in 1876, leaving him a daughter, 
Lizzie S.; and second, in East Boston, in August, 1881, to Miss Mary F. 
Adams of that same place, from which union there are two daughters, 
Lillian and Mabel. Noble Adams makes his home in Dorchester, at No. 17 
Oakley Street. 

CHARLES FRANCIS BERRY, M. D. 

Noble Berry is a graduate with the class of 1909 of the College of 
Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, and has been practicing his pro¬ 
fession and specializing in surgery in Boston, since that time. He was 
born in Newton, on May 11, 1872, and obtained his preparatory education 
in the schools of Newton, Needham and Boston. He was married on 
July 28, 1897, in Boston, to Miss Lorette C. Hawkins, of Milford, N. IT. 
They have a son, Charles F. and one daughter, Lorette May, and reside 
at 541 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, where also Noble Berry has his 
office. The Masonic connections of Noble Berry are with the following 
York Rite bodies: St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Upon the rolls of 
Aleppo Temple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, his name appears as 
No. 8319, and his ennoblement in that illustrious body took place in the 
class of March, 1910. 

GEORGE H. PERRY. 

Noble Perry was born in Boston, on November 30, 1866, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of that city, graduating from Boston 
High School, with the class of 1883. He has been, for twenty-five years, 
connected with the George E. Gilchrist Company, dealers in plumbing 
and steam supplies, their establishment being at No. 106 High Street, 
Boston, and is sales manager of the concern. In Boston, on January 5, 
1888, Noble Perry married Miss Ella Frances Poole, and has his resi¬ 
dence in Winthrop, on Court Road. His Masonic degrees were conferred 
respectively in Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, in which 
body he holds the rank of Past Master; Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., in 
which he was R. A. Captain; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T., also of Boston. His ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on August 30, 1902, when he 
entered that Sublime Order, enrolled as No. 3932. Noble Perry is also a 
member of the Fourth District Past Masters’ Association. 

CHRISTOPHER W. BRIAN. 

Born at Florence, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 1875, and edu¬ 
cated in Danbury, Conn., Noble Brian has for the past four years filled 
a clerkship with J. H. Campion and Company of Andover. He is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides at No. 22 Lake Street, Lawrence. Masonically, he is 
affiliated with the following York Rite bodies of Lawrence: Grecian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, 
R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. Thus qualified as 
a Mason, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on February 25, 1913, when, in the order of enrollment upon 
the membership lists of that illustrious body, he was designated as 
No. 9877. He is also a member of William B. Gale Lodge No. 140, K. P. 
of Lawrence, and, politically, gives his adherence to Republican principles. 

GEORGE ISHAM HALL. 

Noble Hall is No. 6820, upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 
and his ennoblement therein took place on December 17, 1906. He is a 
member of Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Cceur de Lion Commandery, No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown. Noble 
Hall was born in Melbourne, Quebec, on March 4, 1855, and was educated 
there. He was, for seven years, the proprietor of a hotel in Richmond, 
Quebec, and for twenty-two years, he has been a salesman for I. H. Bal¬ 
lou and Company, dealers in produce at 75 South Market Street, Boston. 
Noble Hall is a widower, and resides at 660 Massachusetts Avenue, 
Boston. 

CHARLES BROWN. 

Ordained a Shriner in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Sep¬ 
tember 2, 1911, Noble Brown was therein enrolled as No. 9126. In the 
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Belvidere Chapter, R, A. M„ both of Arlington, Md. His Scottish Rite 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Masonic bodies of Baltimore, Md., 
as follows: 4° to 14°, May 29, 1911; 15° to 18°, May 30, 1911, and 19° 
to 32°, May 31, 1911. Noble Brown is also a member of the Turk’s Head 
Club of Providence, R. I., and of the Xi Psi Phi Dental Fraternity. He 
was born in New York, in 1885; secured his preparatory education in 
the public schools of Lawrence, Mass., and was graduated from the 
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1908. Noble Brown is treasurer 
of the Standard Shoe Machinery Company, and the Colonial Clothing 
Company, both of Lawrence, also of the Rhode Island Malleable Iron 
Works of Hillsgrove, R. I.; and is a director in the Rhode Island Fit¬ 
tings Company of Providence. He is unmarried, and resides at the Narra- 
gansett Hotel. Providence, R. I. 

FRANK A. MILLETT, M. D. 

In Templarism, Noble Millett is connected with Olivet Commandery 
No. 10, K. T. of Lynn; in Cryptic Masonry, with Zebulun Council, R. & 
S. M.; in Capitular Masonry, with Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. of Lynn, 
and his Blue Lodge is Damascus of Lynn. Upon this York Rite founda¬ 
tion, he was received into Mystic Shrine Nobility, in Aleppo Temple, on 
May 29, 1911, his enrollment in that exalted body, by sequence, being 
No. 9090. Noble Millett is also a member of Paul Revere Lodge No. 156, 
K. P. of Lynn, and of the Greenfield Country Club. For the past three 
years, he has practiced as a physician and surgeon, and is on the staff of 
the Franklin County Hospital. He was born in Charlestown, on Septem¬ 
ber 29, 1878, and obtained his education in Charlestown, Cambridge and 
Boston. In the latter city, on August 31, 1906, Noble Millett was married 
to Miss Ruby Perry of Lynn. His professional offices are situated at 
No. 17 Federal Street, Greenfield, his residence being in that town, at 
No. 10 George Street. 

JULIUS KALLMAN. 

Noble Kallman began his Masonic career in Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Boston, and then continued his course upwards through the vari¬ 
ous bodies of the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus equipped for reception into the Order of the Mystic 
Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
with the class of December 30, 1910, and his certificate of enrollment then 
received the number 8961. Noble Kallman was born in Boston, on 
April 29. 1880, and obtained his education in the public schools of that 
city. He has been, for more than eighteen years, engaged in business 
as a dealer in shoe manufacturers’ goods, and has his office at No. 17 
South Street. Boston. He is married, and resides at No. 6 Shailer Street, 
Brookline. 

CHARLES F. HEAP. 

Noble Heap was prepared for recention into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order by the Masonic Degrees which were conferred 
upon him in Eureka Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. His en¬ 
noblement took place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
on December 4, 1902, and there was conferred upon him the certificate 
of enrollment with the number 4102. He was born in New Bedford, on 
October 16, 1879, and attended the schools of the city. There, also, he 
married on October 18. 1905, Miss Angeline R. Tripp. They have three 
children, Lillian H„ Mildred F.. and Elizabeth H„ and reside at 63 Rotch 
Street. New Bedford. Noble Heap has been, for six years, an overseer 
in the emplov of the Potomska Mills Corporation, at 774 South Water 
Street, New Bedford. He also has been, for twelve years, an instructor 
in an evening school of the New Bedford Textile School. 

ERNEST WARREN TYLER. 

Noble Tyler has been engaged in the grocery business in Athol for 
about sixteen years, and from that place he was elected as a Republican, 
to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1912 and 1913. He 
has also served as Selectman for two years and as Water Commissioner 
for four years, in Athol. He was born there, on February 19, 1874. 
and was educated in the Athol schools. On October 31, 1907, in Westboro, 
he married Miss Bertha L. Matthews. They have two daughters, Eleanor 
and Rachel, and one son, Robert Matthews, and reside at No. 168 Drury 
Avenue, Athol. His Masonic Degrees were attained in Star Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.. Union Chapter, R. A. M„ and Athol Commandery No. 47, 
K. T„ all of Athol. With enrollment number 9659 he was received into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member 
of the class of June 5. 1912. Noble Tyler is a member of the Poquaig 
Club and the Sportsman Club of Athol. 

GEORGE J. MTLLER. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S„ on March 27, 1905, with enrollment No. 5017, 


Noble Miller had previously been raised to the dignity of Sir Knight 
in Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea. In Symbolic Masonry, 
he was initiated in Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and obtained 
the Capitular Degrees in Masonry in Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of Chelsea. Noble Miller has been in the silk business, in Boston, with 
Belding Brothers and Company for the past sixteen years. He was born 
in Glasgow, Scot., on December 5, 1873, and received an education there. 
In Chelsea, on June 21, 1907, his marriage to Miss Maud Denton of 
Chelsea was solemnized: they have a son, Stuart Denton. Noble Miller’s 
business is located at No. 68 Essex Street, Boston, and he resides in 
Chelsea, at No. 224 Webster Avenue. 

HAROLD G. MORSE. 

For the past fifteen years, Noble Morse has been connected with 
the Brockton Transportation Company, with offices at No. 24 Centre 
Street, Brockton. He was born at Westboro, on November 25, 1880, 
and was educated in the public schools of Brockton. Having secured 
the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
the Capitular Degrees, in Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and the Degrees 
of Knighthood in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T„ all of Brockton, 
Noble Morse was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class of February, 1904, and 
was listed on its membership rolls as No. 4433. In Brockton, on Febru¬ 
ary 14, 1908. Noble Morse was married to Miss Winnie Selig. They 
have a son, John Harold, and reside at No. 885 North Main Street, 
Brockton. 

HARRIE E. MASON. 

Noble Mason served four years as Junior Deacon in Mizpah Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, and as Royal Arch Captain in Cambridge 
Chapter. He is also connected with Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Thus Masonically qualified, he was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 17, 1887, 
and was enrolled as No. 1727. For forty years, Noble Mason has been 
in the wholesale grocery business, in Boston. He was born in Cam¬ 
bridge. on April 22, 1858, and in that city acquired his education. On 
August 18, 1880, he was married to Miss Emma H. Whitney of Boston. 
His business address is No. 206 State Street, Boston, and his residence, 
No. 16% Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 

JOHN RUSSELL. 

With degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry, Noble Russell 
is a member in the York Rite of Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council. R. & S. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. In the Scottish Rite, he is 
affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the rolls of 
Aleppo Temple, he received the number 2176, and his ennoblement took 
place on November 19, 1885. Noble Russell has the distinction of having 
been one of the first eighty members of Aleppo Temple. He is also 
a member of Unity Lodge No. 77, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and of the 
Boston City Club. For more than half a century, he has been a buyer 
for Bigelow. Kennard and Company, the famous jewelry and silverware 
house at 511 Washington Street, Boston. Noble Russell was born on 
August 20, 1842, in Providence, R. L, and was educated in that city. 
Noble Russell is unmarried, and resides at 124 Newbury Street, Boston. 

HENRY OLIVER BARRETT. 

On June 10, 1914, Noble Barrett entered the Unseen Temple. For 
many years he was head of the firm of Braman, Dow and Company, 
mill and plumbing supplies, of No. 239 Causeway Street, Boston, retiring 
from active affairs about two years ago, after a lifetime in the same con¬ 
cern which his father founded. Noble Barrett was born in Ashburnham, 
on January 28, 1843, the son of Oliver Stone Barrett and Lucy Wyman 
Barrett, and traced his ancestry to early Colonial stock. His paternal 
grandfather was Humphrey Barrett, one of the first settlers of Concord, 
who came from England in 1639: and his maternal ancestors, the Wymans, 
were pioneer residents of Woburn. He was educated in Malden and at 
Greenwood Academy, after which he entered business with his father, 
advancing to the position of senior member. He was a director in the 
Malden Trust Company and connected with many societies and organi¬ 
zations. Noble Barrett is survived by his widow, who was Miss Mary 
Forsyth, and three children: Harry Wyman Barrett, Mrs. Elizabeth Bar¬ 
rett Seavey of Malden, and Mrs. William C. Keen of Boston. The family 
residence was at No. 185 Main Street, Malden. Noble Barrett was 
Masonically affiliated with Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ and Beauseant Com¬ 
mandery No. 41, K. T„ all of Malden. Thus qualified, he was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 8, 1891. 
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JOHN RIEACH McKENZIE. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble McKenzie was taken into 
its fold with enrollment No. 8901, on November 11, 1910. In 

Masonry, he is a member of Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East 
Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He is also affiliated with 
the I. O. O. F., in Mount Auburn Lodge No. 94, of Cambridge; the 
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, in Cambridge Lodge No. 139, 
and the American Order of Scottish Clans. Noble McKenzie was born in 
Forres, Morryshire, Scot., on December 6, 1866, and was educated in 
that country. He was married, in Roxbury, to Miss Jennie Scullien. 
Their children are: Arthur George of St. John, N. B., who was born in 
Roxbury, and Ella Jennie. For the past sixteen years, Noble McKenzie 
has been in the bakery business, being located at No. 1220 Cambridge 
Street, Cambridge, where he also resides. 

HARRY J. COLE. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Cole s name 
appears as No. 587. He was received into the Nobility of that illustrious 
Shrine body, on February 20, 1895. The Masonic attainments of Noble 
Cole are indicated by his affiliations with Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
in which, for two years, he held the office of Secretary; Pentucket Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., wherein he has the rank of Past High Priest; Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M„ in which he has the rank of Past Thrice Illustrious 
Master, and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., all located in the city 
of Haverhill. Noble Cole as inducted into Masonry in Jewel Lodge 
No. 94, of Suncook, N. H. He is also a member of Palestine Lodge 
No. 26, K. of P.; of Lodge No. 165. B. P. O. E„ and of the Wachusett 
Club. He was born on August 15. 1859. in Spencer, and since 1886, has 
been a practicing attorney, connected with the firm of Peters, Cole and 
Tilton, with offices at 195 Merrimac Street, Haverhill. In 1887. in that 
city, Noble Cole married Miss Bessie P. Garland. They have a son, 
Arthur H. and a daughter Luella W„ and reside at 59 Arlington Street. 
Haverhill. 

EDWIN COTTON MORTON. 

Noble Morton, who is affiliated Masonically with Paul Revere Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Brockton. Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ and Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T., both of Roxbury, was received into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the 
class of June 5, 1913. He has the enrollment certificate which bears the 
number 10011. For more than twenty-two years, he has been superin¬ 
tendent of the Steam Blacking Works, located at 346 Congress Street, 
Boston. He was born in Plymouth, on September 22, 1866. and secured 
his education in the public schools of Brockton and Boston. In Boston, 
on Christmas Day, 1898, he married Miss M. Josephine Shattuck of 
Allston. The residence is at 79 Brighton Avenue, Allston. 

JAMES W. SPRATT. 

As a Knight Templar Mason, Noble Spratt is a member of Faith 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ and Cceur de Lion Com- 
mandery No. 34, K. T„ all of Charlestown. Through the medium of 
the latter, he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, with 
the class of November 5, 1896, and was enrolled in the membership lists 
of that exalted body of Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 2540. 
Noble Spratt was born in Palermo, Me., on July 1, 1856. Coming to 
Charlestown as a youth, he pursued his studies in that city. On August 5, 
1880, he was married to Miss Abbie Anna Locke of Saugus, in North- 
boro; they have two daughters. Florence Louise and Anna Mabel, now 
Mrs. Billingham. His residence is at No. 14 Essex Street, Charlestown, 
and his business location is No. 19 Merrimac Street. Boston. 

ROBERT G. PATTEN. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Warren Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Amesbury, Noble Patten was therein duly entered, passed and 
raised. He was advanced and exalted in Trinity Chapter, R. A. M.: 
entered the Cryptic Circle in Amesbury Council, R. & S. M„ and was 
dubbed a Knight of the Temple and Malta in Newburyport Commandery 
No. 3, K. T. of Newburyport. Thus qualified, he was elevated to the 
rank of Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 
1901, his enrollment number in that celebrated body being 3747. He is 
affiliated in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with Powwow 
River Lodge No. 90. of Amesbury, Harmony Encampment of Amesbury, 
and he also belongs to the Amesbury Club. For the past seven years, 
Noble Patten has been Supervisor of Assessors, Tax Department, 
State House, having formerly been engaged in real estate, and fire and 
liability insurance for fifteen years. He was born in Amesbury, on July 15, 
1871, and attended school there. In Amesbury. on November 18, 1896, 
he married Miss Myra H. Hawley of that place, and they have two chil¬ 


dren, Robert W„ born June 6, 1902, and Hawley. September 21, 1904 
Noble Patten’s business address is Room 242, State House, Boston, anc 
his home is in Amesbury. 

JAMES WATSON ORR. 

Noble Orr has degrees in full course in the York and the Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with Ezekiel Bates 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M„ Attleboro Council. 

R. & S. M„ and Bristol Commandery No. 39, K. T„ all of Attleboro; 
and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.bP.'.R.'.S.'. With 
these qualifications, he was welcomed into the membership of Aleppo 
Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 31, 1907, when his enrollment 
certificate received the number 7955. Noble Orr is also a member of the 
Attleboro Board of Trade; Eureka Lodge No. 5. K. P. of Pawtucket, 

R. I., and Attleboro Lodge, B. P. O. E. He was born in Smithfield, 

R. I., on October 12, 1860, and obtained his education in the schools of 
Attleboro. In Lonsdale. R. I., he married Miss Maria Broomfield,^ and 
they have a son, James R. Orr. Their home is in South Attleboro. Noble 
Orr has served his town as Selectman, for two years. He is president of 
the James Orr Dyeing and Braiding Company, located in South Attleboro. 

DAVID SMITH. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees having been conferred upon Noble 
Smith in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Naphtali Council, R. & S. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T„ 
all of Chelsea, he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., on December 15, 1908, when his enrollment in that 
renowned body received the number 8297. Noble Smith is also a member 
of the Knights of Honor and the International Club. He has conducted 
a bakery in Boston for over forty-five years, and is now located at 
No. 115 Tyler Street. He was born in St. John, N. B„ on l ebruaiy 13, 
1858, and was also educated there. Noble Smith is a widower, and 
resides at No. 27 Burrows Place, Boston. 

ELWYN WHEELER HARRIS. 

Noble Harris has been in the employ of the Bay State Street, Railway 
Company, for eleven years. He is a member of Security Lodge No. 208, 

I. O. O. F., of Quannapowitt Lodge No. 50, I. O. R. M. and Priscilla 
Chapter No. 52, of the Order of the Eastern Star. His Masonic affilia¬ 
tions are as follows: with Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Read¬ 
ing Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Reading: Melrose Council, R. & S. M. 
of Malden, and Hugh de Payeus Commandery No. 20 K. T. of Melrose. 
The enrollment number of Noble Harris upon the books of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 7401, and the date of his ennoblement, 
June 24, 1907. He is a Republican in politics. Noble Harris was born 
in Acton, on February 28, 1870, and was educated in the schools of his 
native place. On January 18. 1899. in Acton, he married Miss Ida A. 
Hapgood. Their residence is at 223 Lowell Street. Reading. 

FREDERIC THOMAS GOODMAN. 

Noble Goodman has been for ten years a ladies’ tailor in the City of 
Boston, where he is established at 739 Boylston Street. He was born in 
Launceston, Cornwall, England, on June 16. 1875, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation before coming to this country. The Masonic Degrees preparatory 
to ennoblement were conferred upon him in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.. Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of the City of Boston. He has 
the enrollment number 9896 upon the 1 membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
and his ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners as a member 
of the class of February 25, 1913. 

GEORGE C. BARKER. 

Noble Barker was born on November 24, 1848, in Athens, Me.; and 
as a youth, attended the public schools of that place and of Skowhegan. 
For the past forty years, he has been a machinist in Waltham. The 
Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in Ashley Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lewiston, Me. Noble Barker is also affiliated with 
Waltham Chapter, R. A. M„ and with Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, 
K. T. of Newtonvillc. His number upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple is 4365, and he was received into the Nobility of that body of 
Shriners on February 9, 1904. Noble Barker is a widower. Fie has one 
son, Fred P., and resides at 124 Chestnut Street, Waltham. 

JAMES ALEXANDER CALDER. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on March 20, 1911, with 
membership No. 9007, Noble Calder had previously received the qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, in 




















































































































































































































































































































































Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and in Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. 1., 
both of Chelsea. For more than three years, he has been a salesman 
for the L. P. Hollander Company, at 202 Boylston Street, Boston, and 
formerly, for eleven years, he had been with the Gilchrist Company of 
Boston. Noble Calder was born in Nova Scotia, on January 1. 1870, and 
attained an education in the schools there. His marriage to Miss Annie 
MacNeil of New Glasgow, N. S., was solemnized on July IS, 1900, in 
Everett, where they reside, at 54 Glendale Street. 

GRANVILLE MELLIN STODDARD. 

Noble Stoddard, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 8769, was admitted to the Nobility of the Shrine, 
as one of the class of May 12, 1910. The degrees qualifying him for 
ennoblement were conferred in Constellation Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Dedham, Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and 
Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T„ all of Hyde Park. He is also a 
member of the Dedham Business Men’s Club. For the past fifteen years, 
Noble Stoddard has conducted a bakery at No. 404 Washington Street, 
Dedham, and for fifteen years previously he was engaged in the same 
business in Winchester and Hyde Park. He was born in Greenfield, 
Maine, on September 22, 1859, and received his education in the public 
schools of that place and at Lawrence. On June 5, 1888, at Mt. Healthy, 
O., he married Miss Elsie T. Van Zant. They have a daughter, Rosalie 
Mae, born July 15, 1892. and reside at No. 40 Willow Street, Dedham. 

FRANK WILLIS CLARK. 

Enrollment No. 9137, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is that 
of Noble Clark who was received into the Nobility of that justly cele¬ 
brated body, on September 2, 1911. He has the Templar Degrees in the 
York Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with Washington Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery 
No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury; and the 32°, in the Scottish Rite, being 
affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodce of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Clark is a member 
of the Boston Citv Club, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Boston 
Society of Civil Engineers, and of the Engineers’ Club of Boston. For 
the past eighteen years, he has been connected with the Portland Stone 
Ware Company of No. 49 Federal Street, Boston, being manager for the 
past two years. He was born in Portland, Me., in 1875, and obtained an 
education in the public schools of that city. Tn Stoneham, on February 18, 
1903, he was married to Miss Ethel W. Davies. They have a son, Frank 
Willis, and reside at No. 114 Belmont Street, Somerville. 

EDMOND ADAM RAMSAY. 

As No. 7024, Noble Ramsay was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S.. in February, 1907. He attained the qualify¬ 
ing Masonic Degrees preparatory to that exaltation, in V illiam North 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. Ahasuerus Coun¬ 
cil of Royal and Select Masters, and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. K. T. 
of Lowell. He is also a member of the Lowell Masonic Club. Noble 
Ramsay is connected with the Massachusetts Cotton Mills of Lowell, and 
he resides in that city. 

CHESTER ALEXANDER SMITH. 

Noble Smith is a well known Shriner and business man of Attle¬ 
boro. He was raised in Ezekiel Bates Lodge. A. F. & A. M.; exalted in 
King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M.. and was dubbed and created a Knight in 
Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T„ all of Attleboro. Thus qualified, his 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of 
March 28, 1912, and upon the membership lists of that honored body, he 
is enrolled as No. 9502. In 1912, Noble Smith was Registrar of Voters in 
his town, and he has also served upon the Town Committee. He was 
born in Seekonk, on September 26. 1886, and was educated in the schools 
of Attleboro and Providence. Noble Smith is engaged in the manufacture 
of bowling alley sandpaper machines. He is unmarried, and resides on 
South Main Street, Attleboro. 

WILLIAM SHAW. 

Noble Shaw was received in Aleppo Temple. A. A. 0., N. M. S„ cn 
June 4, 1914. with enrollment No. 10312. He was admitted to that illus¬ 
trious body through his Masonic connections with Solev Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Somerville, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T. of Charlestown. He is also affiliated 
with Somerville Lodge No. 184, I. O. O. F„ and with Winter Hill Lodge, 
K. of P. of Somerville. Noble Shaw was born in Charlestown, on 
December 29, 1877, and was educated in the public schools there. Tn 
Somerville, on October 9, 1905, he married Miss Grace E. Spike, and 
they have three sons: William Shaw, Jr., born September 26, 1906: 


Clayton M., born February 19, 1908, and Robert \\., born August 19, 
1910. Noble Shaw is superintendent of the agency of the John Hancock 
Insurance Company, at No. 6 Court Street, Taunton. His home is also 
in Taunton, at No. 183 Highland Street. 

WALTER R. HOLDEN. 

Into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, Noble 
Plolden was admitted, with the class of August 23, 1913. His enrollment 
in that illustrious body is No. 10089. To Thomas 1 albot Lodge. A. F. & A. M., 
of Billerica, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, and De Molav 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston, he owes Masonic allegiance, and 
is also fraternally attached to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
in Shawsheene Lodge No. 64, of Billerica. Noble Holden was born at 
Williamsburg, la., on November 13, 1875. and having settled in Massa¬ 
chusetts. he attended the schools of Billerica, where, on October 25, 1905, 
he married Miss Annie May Wright. They have a son, Roland W., born 
on October 27, 1909. Noble Holden is a salesman, his business address 
being 260 Devonshire Street. Boston. His home is in Reading, at 132 
West Street. 

LESTER M. BARTLETT. 

Noble Bartlett has degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, in the former, being affiliated with Doric Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Hudson, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston. 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and St. Omer Commandery 
No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester; while in the latter, his affiliations are with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, on February 8, 1906, when he was enrolled as No. 6312. 
Among his social bodies is the Apollo Club. Noble Bartlett was born 
in the town of Berlin, and was educated in its public schools. He is 
married, and resides at No. 133 St. Botolph Street, Boston. Noble 
Bartlett is a professional vocalist, to which vocation he has given his 
entire time. He is located at No. 218 Tremont Street, Boston. 

CHARLES RICHMOND METCHEAR. 

Noble Metchear has had an interesting career in the United States 
Navy. He served, for five years, as gunner and was in action many 
times in the Spanish-American War. Noble Metchear was present at the 
bombardment of Santiago, and had been in the famous cable-cutting 
expedition off Cienfuegoes, Cuba, when several were killed. He was 
fortunate enough to escape unhurt, and a medal was conferred upon him 
for his services. Noble Metchear was born in Providence, R. I., on 
May 19, 1879, and was educated in the public schools of that city. For 
two years, he was with the General Electric Company at Lynn: then, 
for five years, with the Crocker Wheeler Company at Boston, and now, 
for seven years, he has been a salesman with the General Electric Com¬ 
pany of Boston, having quarters at 84 State Street. In Ashby, on 
August 26, 1901, he married Miss Florence Piper. They have a son, 
Charles Richmond, Jr., and a daughter, Dorothy Louise. Noble Metchear 
resides at 93 Broomfield Road, Somerville. Noble Metchear is a mem¬ 
ber of Corner Stone Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brooklyn. N. Y.; Signet 
Chapter, R. A. M., and of Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. 
both of Charlestown. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 7, 1904, when he received the certificate 
of enrollment numbered 4919. 

GEORGE H. GUNTHER. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on April 19, 1906. 
with membership 6433. Noble Gunther received the qualifying Masonic 
Degrees in the following York Rite bodies of Boston: Joseph Webb 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which, for two years, he was Marshal; St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T„ wherein, for two years, he served as Adjutant. 
Noble Gunther is a member of the W. H. Williams Club of Boston, an 
organization to which he secured admission through his Masonic Lodge. 
He was, for six years, a member of the State Militia, and was First 
Sergeant of Company C of the famous old First Regiment of Infantry, 
familiarly called the “Coast Artillery.” Noble Gunther’s business address 
is 96 Federal Street, Boston, and he resides at 69 Bird Street, Dorchester. 

FRANK ELMER LOCKE. 

Noble Locke, who has been in the real estate and insurance business 
for twenty years in Salem, is a well known Mason and a member of 
other fraternal organizations. His Masonic attainments are indicated 
by his membership in the following bodies: Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Washington Chapter, R. A. M„ Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T„ 
and Sutton Lodge of Perfection, all of Salem; and in the Scottish Rite, 
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Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. 
Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his 
enrollment certificate was given the number 8136, and he was admitted to 
that illustrious body of Shriners on May 21, 1908. Xoble Locke is also a 
member of Lodge No. 799, B. P. O. E. of Salem, the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen, the New England Order of Protection, the Hepto- 
sophs, the Home Benefit Association of Boston, the Now and Then 
Association, the Salem Board of Trade, and the Essex Institute. He 
was born in Salem, on June 16, 1860, and was educated in the schools 
there. On April 28, 1886, he was married to Miss Florence M. Stoddard 
of Boston. They have two daughters, Mrs. Helen F. Hall and Miss Mar¬ 
garet F. Locke. The family residence is at No. 31 Dearborn Street, 
Salem, and Noble Locke’s business address is No. 81 Washington Street, 
in that city. 

LESLIE ADAMS PIKE. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple opened to admit Noble Pike to its 
illustrious Nobility on September 2, 1905. and enrolled him on its mem¬ 
bership lists as No. 6079. He received the Masonic Degrees which 
qualified him for Shrine ennoblement in the York Rite, being affiliated 
with Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown. Noble 
Pike is a Past Chancellor Commander of Damon Lodge No. 12, Knights 
of Pythias of Boston. He is a member of the City Government of Mel¬ 
rose, and was elected Alderman of Ward 3 in the year 1909. For over 
twenty-eight years, he has been in inspector of hay, with offices at the 
Chamber of Commerce Building, Boston. Noble Pike was born in East- 
port, Me, on August 24, 1864, and attended school in that town. His 
marriage to Miss Bessie E. Smith of Charlestown was celebrated in 
Boston, on June 1, 1895. They have a daughter, Myrtle Grace, born 
on May 12, 1896, and their residence is in Melrose, at No. 26 Warren 
Street. 

CHARLES EMERSON WYMAN. 

With Symbolic, Capitular, and Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and with the Scottish Rite Degrees in full course, all in Boston 
bodies. Noble Wyman, as a novice of the class of December, 1902. made 
the journey over the Desert sands to the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O.. N. M. S., and was therein ennobled and enrolled as No. 6292. 
He was born in Boston, on November 9, 1863, and attended the public 
schools, also the Chauncy Hall School of that city. Since 1885, Noble 
Wyman has been treasurer and general manager of the Moore & Wyman 
Elevator and Machine Works of Boston, manufacturers of passenger and 
freight elevators and special machinery. He was married to Miss Maud 
Banister of Manchester, Eng., on February 8, 1883, in Boston and they 
have three children: Arthur William, Florence Emerson, and Charles 
Emerson, Jr. Noble Wyman’s home is at No. 47 Crawford Street, Rox- 
bury. 

ARTHUR CLIFFORD. 

Since June 18. 1882. Noble Clifford has been in the produce business 
in Boston. His firm is named Arthur Clifford and Company, and their 
location is No. 11 Essex Avenue. He was born in Sudbury. Stafford¬ 
shire, Eng., on August 22, 1867, and obtained his education in his native 
country. In Boston, on March 11. 1896, he married Miss Emma I. Mac¬ 
millan of Pictou, N. S. They have two children, James Philip and Annie 
Elizabeth, and their residence is at No. 86 Brooks Street. West Medford. 
Noble Clifford is a member of Mt. Hermon Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of 
Medford: Mystic Chapter. R. A. M. of Medford, in which he has the 
rank of High Priest: Medford Council. R. & S. M.. where his rank is 
Thrice Illustrious Master, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T. of 
Charlestown, his rank therein being that of Standard Bearer. The Scot¬ 
tish Rite attainments of Noble Clifford are indicated by his membership 
in the following bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was ad¬ 
mitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
on February 9. 1904. bearing enrollment No. 4376. Noble Clifford is a 
member of the United Order of the Golden Cross of Winter Hill, in 
which organization he is a Past Noble Commander. He is also a member 
of the Medford Club. 

CHARLES D. NORRIS. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Norris into its Mvstic Shrine Nobility, 
in December, 1902. enrolling him on its membership lists as No. 3834. He 
was made a Master Mason in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: was 
exalted to the degree of Royal Arch Mason in Mt. Vernon Chapter: and 
was created a Sir Knight in Toseph Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T. 
Noble Norris was born in Milton, in 1862. and attended school in East 
Boston. At the age of fourteen, he went to sea. where he remained for 
eight years: and then entered the carpentry business, which still occupies 
his attention. In Hightstown, N. J., Noble Norris was married to Miss 


Katherine A. Fulmer of that same place. His business address is No. 155 
Harrison Avenue, Boston, and he resides at No. 108 Appleton Street, 
Boston. 

WILLARD J. DUNBAR. 

Noble Dunbar was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 4, 1902, and he was then awarded 
the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 4044. His Masonic 
Degrees were conferred in Orphan’s Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Weymouth; Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M. and South Shore Commandery 
No. 31, K. T., both of East Weymouth. Noble Dunbar served in the 
Civil War with distinction. He was with General Banks in New Orleans, 
having been connected with Company A, of the Forty-second Massachu¬ 
setts Volunteers. He is a past Commander of Reynolds Post No. 58. 
G. A. R. of East Weymouth, and belongs to the National Staff of the 
G. A. R. He was born in Weymouth, on December 22, 1839, and was 
educated in the public schools of that place. For many years, he was a 
dealer in shoes, and in 1900, he became an undertaker. He is a Select¬ 
man, Overseer of th£ Poor, and member of the Board of Trade of East 
Weymouth : and in politics, is a Republican. In Weymouth, in 1860, he 
married Miss Mary E. W. F’rench, who passed away on February 7. 1912, 
leaving a son, Charlie W. Noble Dunbar’s residence and business are 
located at 802 Broad Street, East Weymouth. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON ORR. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Orr 
in Barney Merry Lodge No. 29. F. & A. M. of Pawtucket, R. I. He is 
also affiliated with King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., and Bristol Comman¬ 
dery No. 29, K. T., both of Attleboro. In Aleppo Temple, he was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, as one of the class of March 26, 1909. The enrollment 
certificate then given him is numbered 8358. Noble Orr is a member 
of the James Orr Company, dyers and bleachers of South Attleboro. 
The firm was established by the father of Noble Orr in 1856, and was 
incorporated in 1907. Noble Orr was born in Smithfield, R. I., on Feb¬ 
ruary 22, 1865, and obtained his education in the schools of Attleboro. 
In Pawtucket, in July, 1905, he married Miss Mary G. Mertz of that 
city, and they reside on Newport Avenue, South Attleboro. Noble Orr 
is a member of the Attleboro Board of Trade. 

JAMES EDWARD DUNCAN. 

A native of Scotland, where he was born in Aberdeen, on February 1, 
1862. Noble Duncan came to this country early enough to secure his edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of Maine. He has been, for more than fifteen 
years, a manufacturer of monuments, and is located now at 280 Elm 
Street. Everett. The Masonic memberships of Noble Duncan are with 
Mt. Tabor Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of East Boston. Shekinah Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Chelsea. Bethsaida Chapter of Everett, Naphtali Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea. He 
was created a Shriner in Aleppo Temnle in June. 1907, and was enrolled 
therein as No. 7339. In Boston, on November 12, 1891, Noble Duncan 
married Miss Harriet Bates Flvnn of East Boston. He has three chil¬ 
dren : Arthur Gordon, Esther Elizabeth, and Peter Donald, and his home 
is in Everett, at 277 Elm Street. 

WILLIAM EDWARD MUNDAY. 

Bearing Masonic allegiance to Tuscan Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Sinai Chapter. R. A. M.. Lawrence Council. R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. Noble Munday was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temnle, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on Tune 24. 1907. and his enroll¬ 
ment in that illustrious body is numbered 7458. His political faith is in 
the principles of Republicanism. Noble Munday was born in Hamilton. 
Ont., on November 29, 1869, and was educated in the schools there. 
His marriage to Miss Isabelle I. Pelkey occurred in Boston, on Novem¬ 
ber 26, 1890. For the past seven years. Noble Munday lias been a lumber 
salesman, representing several firms in New England territory, and in all. 
he has been engaged in the lumber business for eighteen years. His home 
is in Lawrence, at No. 11 Lowell Terrace. 

FRED L. MINER. 

With the rank of Past High Priest, Noble Miner is affiliated with 
Tabernacle Chapter. R. A. M.: of Past Thrice Illustrious Master, with 
Melrose Council. R. & S. M.. and he is also a member of Mt. Vernon 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ and of Beauseant Commandery No. 41. K. T., all 
of which bodies are located in Malden. Upon the basis of the foregoing 
affiliations, Noble Miner was duly ordained a Noble in Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in the class of Wanderers of the Desert, 
in Tune. 1907. and in that illustrious body, was enrolled as No. 7451. He 
was born in Lowell, on June 5. 1865, and was schooled in that city, and 
in Cambridge. For fifteen years, he has been a manufacturer of soda 
water flavors, with location at No. 134 Fulton Street. Boston. Noble 
Miner is unmarried, and resides in Malden. 

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THOMAS TRAIN CLARK. 

With membership No. 9336, Noble Clark entered Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28, 1912. His Masonic connections are 
with Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Law¬ 
rence Council. R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all 
of Lawrence. He is a member of Lawrence Lodge No. 150, I. O. O. F. 
Noble Clark was born in Glasgow, Scot., on May 30, 1880, but came to 
Massachusetts sufficiently early to receive his education in the public 
schools of Lawrence. In that city, also, on June 21, 1905, he married 
Miss Louisa A. Dufton; they have two children: Wilbur T. and Phylis L. 
For the past twenty years, Noble Clark has been an employee of the 
American Woolen Company; from 1893 to 1906. he filled various positions 
in the Spinning and Dry Finishing Departments of the W ashington Mills: 
in 1906, he was transferred to the Wood Worsted Mills, where he has 
spent six years in charge of the Crabbing, Steaming and Singeing Depart¬ 
ments ; one year, as general second hand of the \\ et Finishing Depart¬ 
ment, and one year, in the position he now holds, that of overseer of 
Dry Finishing. His home is in Andover, at 86 Haverhill Street. 

HERBERT TURNER. 

Noble Turner was initiated, crafted, and raised in Central Lodge 
No. 45, A. F. & A. M. of China, Me., in 1878: the Capitular Degrees 
were conferred upon him in Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, in 
1885, and he was made a Knight in Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. 
of Hudson. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on August 29, 1884. his enrollment number in that exalted 
body being 2619. Noble Turner is a member of the Order of the Eastern 
Star, and his yachting interests have identified him with the Boston \ acht 
Club, and the New Meadows Yacht Club of Maine. He is a traveling 
salesman, and since 1902, has been in business for himself, dealing in 
tanner’s oil and supplies, at 214 Purchase Street, Boston. Noble Turner 
was born in Palermo, Me., in 1855, and was educated in that state. He 
was also married there, and his home is in Topsham, Maine. 

FRED W. SHAW. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. 
Noble Shaw is registered as No. 8634, and he was received into the 
Nobility of that exalted body on December 31, 1910. He first saw 
Masonic Light in Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston: was 
exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason in Cambridge Chapter, 
R. A. M.; entered the Cryptic Circle in Cambridge Council. R. & S. M., 
and received the Chivalric Orders in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, 
K. T. For the past twelve years, Nobie Shaw has been superintendent 
of the George G. Page Box Company, at No. 1 Hampshire Street, Cam 
bridge, formerly, for one year having been an assistant in the shop. He 
was born in Beekmantown, N. Y., on May 27, 1872, and was educated 
in the schools of that town. In Cambridge, on September 3, 1911, he was 
married to Miss Carrie M. Lewis of Chateaugay, N. \. Noble Shaw s 
residence is in North Cambridge, at No. 38 Rice Street. 

JOHN JOSEPH HIGGINS. 

Noble Higgins, who is registered upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as No. 10093, 
is engaged in the general practice of law, with offices at 60 State Street, 
Boston. He was born in Boston, on May 17, 1865, and obtained his pre¬ 
paratory education in the public schools of that city, and at the district 
school in Madbury, N. H.; he graduated from the Phillips Exeter 
Academy, with the class of 1887, and in 1890. received the degree of 
LL. B. from the Harvard Law School. In 1892, he removed to Somer¬ 
ville. and was there elected a member of the Board of Aldermen, in 
which capacity he served for three years; during the last year of his 
term, he acted as President of the Board and as ex-officio member of 
the School Committee. He represented his district in the Massachusetts 
House of Representatives in 1906 and 1907; and in the latter year, he 
was elected District Attorney for Middlesex County, to which office 
he was re-elected in 1910, thus having served six years in that official 
capacity. He is a member of the Central Club of Somerville, and of the 
Harvard Clubs of Boston and Somerville. The Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry were conferred upon him in Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Somerville, and in Somerville Chapter, R. A. M„ he had the rank of 
Master of the Third Veil, from which he resigned, on account of 
business; he is also affiliated with Boston Council. R. & S. M.. and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he has the 32°, with the 
following affiliations: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.\P/.R.'.S.\ His ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple took place as a member of the class of August -3, 1913. 
Noble Higgins is a Charter Member of Somerville Lodge No. 917 of the 
B. P. O. E., and was its first Secretary for three years, resigning on 


account of his duties in the House of Representatixes. On June 30, 189/, 
in Somerville, he was married to Miss Isabel Goldwait, and they ia\t a 
son. Robert Plummer. Their residence is at No. 16 Dartmouth -treet, 

. Somerville. 

GEORGE H. PERKINS. 

Past Master of Cochichewick Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Norti 

Andover, for the years 1895-96, and District Deputy Grand Master for 
the 10th Masonic District for the years 1906-07. Noble Perkins is a so 
affiliated in Masonry, with Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council. 
R. & S. M„ and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all of Lawrence, 
in the York Rite: and in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Per¬ 
fection. Lowell Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of 
Rose Croix, all in the Valley of Lowell, and with Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory. 32°, S.\P.\R.-.S.\ He was initiated into the mysteries of the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., on December 17, 1906. 
with enrollment No. 6870. Noble Perkins is a member of the North 

Andover Club, and since 1890. has been Town Treasurer of North 

Andover. Politically, he is an adherent to the prihciples advanced by 
the Independent Party. Noble Perkins was born in North Andover, on 
May 10, 1863, and was graduated from the schools of that town, in June, 
1879. There, also, his marriage to Miss Lillian Berry took place, on 
April 26, 1890; they have a son, Lyman G.. born May 6, 1892. Since 
1882, Noble Perkins has been a druggist, being established at No. 50 
M ater Street, North Andover, which is also his home address. 

LEVIN BENJAMIN TIMMONS. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees for Shrine en¬ 
noblement in Warwick Lodge No. 16, A. F. & A. M. of Phcenix, R. I., 
Landmark Chapter No. 10. R. A. M. of the same place. Providence 

Council, No. 1, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. 1 
of Hyde Park, Noble Timmons was admitted into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 29, 1913. and 
his enrollment certificate in that body of Shriners received the numbei 
10210. Noble Timmons is a freight agent on the New \ ork, New 
Haven & Hartford Railroad, having served in that capacity for the 
past three years. For ten years previously, be had been in the tower 
service for the same company, at Providence, R. I. Among the fraternal 
organizations with which Noble Timmons is connected are the Junior 
Order of United Mechanics, and the Order of Railway Telegraphers. 
Noble Timmons was born in Dagsboro, Del. on May 12, 1877. and 
received his education in the public schools of that place. He is unmai- 
ried. and resides in East Walpole. 

ABBOTT A. JENKINS. 

On December 16, 1895, the Nobles of Aleppo Temple exemplified 
the Order of the Mystic Shrine on Noble Jenkins, who was then enrolled 
on the membership lists of that distinguished body as No. 1487. He bears 
Masonic allegiance to Caleb Butler Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ayer, 
Marlboro Chapter, R. A. M„ Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T., and 
to Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Noble Jenkins is a Past 
Noble Grand of Harvard Lodge No. 60, I. O. O. F. He has been a 
Deputy Sheriff of Worcester County for thirty-eight years, and is also 
a Special Sheriff and Court Officer of Worcester County. Noble Jen¬ 
kins was born in Townsend, on February 24. 1849, and was educated in 
Leominster. He was married in Acton, on June 6, 1872, to Miss Emma 
L. Knight of Ayer, who is his second wife. He has a son. Arthur A., 
born on July 28, 1869. Noble Jenkins’ official address is the Court 
House, Worcester, and he also resides in that city, at No. 32 Lincoln 
Street. 

VERNON WESLEY JEWELL. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in V ebster Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Webster, Noble Jewell continued his career in the 
Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated with the following bodies: Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Jewell was born in Webster, on January 6, 1881, and received 
his education there. On May 19, 1908. he married Miss Mary A. McKins- 
try in that town, where they reside, at No. 7 Boyden Street. For the 
past nine years, Noble Jewell has been connected with the Worcester Street 
Railway Company. He was received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S„ as a member of the class of May 29. 1911, and his enrollment 
certificate bears the number 9078. In politics he is an Independent. 

FRANK EDWARD HARRIS. 

Having obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Kilwinning 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell, Noble Harris elected to continue his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated with Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 


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Thus equipped for the pilgrimage across the desert, he made the journey 
to the Shrine with the caravan of December 29, 1911, and was then enrolled 
as No. 9244 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. Noble Harris is also 
a member of Lodge No. 87, B. P. O. E. of Lowell, of the Vesper Coun¬ 
try Club of that city, and of the New England Hotel Association. He 
is an independent in politics. Noble Harris was born in Warren, N. H., 
on June 13, 1869, and was a student in the schools of Franklin, N. H., 
of Manchester, and at the Bryant and Stratton Business College of Bos¬ 
ton. For ten years, he has been in the real estate business, developing 
and selling his own property, and he is now proprietor of the Harrisonia 
Hotel, at 17-21 Central Street, Lowell. In that city on December 28, 
1889, he married Miss Emma L. Smith. They have a son, Chauncev 
Everett, and reside at 24 Belmont Street, Lowell. 

FRANK MARCUS MARBLE. 

No. 4676, upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 

that of Noble Marble, who was admitted into the Nobility of that body 

of Shriners as a member of the class of June 27, 1904. He was qualified 
for admission to that illustrious body by the degrees conferred upon him, 
in the York and Scottish Rites, in Quinebaug Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Doric Chapter. R. A. M., both of Southbridge; Worcester County Com- 
mandery No 5. K. T.; Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.b His political affiliation is Repub¬ 
lican. Noble Marble was born in Southbridge, on April 19, 1861, and 

was educated in the public schools there. He has been twice married: 

first, in Colchester, Conn., on December 9, 1885, to Miss Mary A. Blodgett, 
who passed away on October 6, 1910: and again, on November 1, 1911, 
to Miss Josephine Kibbe. For the past twenty-five years. Noble Marble 
has been engaged in the provision business in Southbridge, where he 
also has his residence. 

WILLIAM EVERETT CROSBY. 

Noble Crosby is treasurer of the Loose-Wiles Company, confec¬ 
tioners, at 119 Washington Street, Boston, and has been connected with 
that concern for five years. For twenty-six years, he was a director 
of the F. B. Washburn Company, confectioners and bakers, of Brock¬ 
ton. Noble Crosby was born in Middleboro, on August 31, 1864, and 
was educated in the schools there. The Masonic Degrees preliminary to 
Shrine ennoblement were conferred upon him in Lafayette Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury Council, R. & 
S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T„ all of Roxbury. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1912, and 
his certificate of enrollment was numbered 9835. He is a member of 
Middleboro Lodge No. 135. I. O. O. F. of Middleboro, and has the rank 
of Past Grand therein. At Centreville, Cape Cod, he married Miss Abby 
J. Backus. He has a son. Everett L„ and resides at 2 Powclton Road, 
Dorchester. 

HERMAN ARIAL BRAGG. 

Noble Bragg has the Symbolic, Capitular, and Templar Degrees, in 
the York Rite of Masonry, and a full course of Degrees in the Scottish 
Rite, his affiliations being with Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all 
of Charlestown; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also 
a member of the Masonic Club of Springfield, the Charlestown Improve¬ 
ment Association, and the Dudley Club of Roxbury. In politics, he votes 
the Democratic ticket. Since 1901, Noble Bragg has been a traveling 
salesman for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, and previously, he had 
been with George R. Kelly and Company, for seven years. He was born 
at Holliston, on August 22, 1874, and obtained his education at Gunnison, 
Col., and at the Boston English High School, from which he was gradu¬ 
ated' with the class of 1894. Noble Bragg is unmarried, and resides at 
the Waverly House, City Square, Charlestown; his business address is 
99 Portland Street, Boston. He was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple with the class of May 21, 1908, when there was conferred 
upon him the certificate of enrollment with the number 8091. 

PRESTON ABBOTT. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
No. 7642 is that of Noble Abbott, who crossed the hot sands of the 
desert and joined the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine with the caravan of 
November 11, 1907. The affiliations in Masonry qualifying him for rank 
of Noble were obtained in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M.’, Brockton Council, R. & S. M., with the rank of 
Steward, and in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T„ which he serves 
as Standard Bearer. Among his other fraternal connections are: Mas- 


sasoit Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F. and Lodge No. 16, K. P., both of 
Brockton. Noble Abbott has been, for four years, an inspector for the 
Bay State Street Railway of Brockton, and has been connected with 
that concern for twenty-three years. He was born in Randolph, on 
July 31, 1851, and attended school there. In Providence, R. I., on 
August 31, 1892, he married Miss Nelly Henderson. His residence is 
at 24 Somerset Place. Brockton, and his business address is care of the 
Bay State Railway, Brockton. 

WILLIAM W. LEAVITT, M. D. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S , on 
November 5, 1894, with enrollment No. 1673, Noble Leavitt had previously 
become eligible for that exaltation by his affiliations in the 'S ork Rite 
of Masonry. He was made a Master Mason in W isdom Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M. of West Stockbridge; was advanced to the rank of Royal Arch 
Mason in Pittsfield Chapter, R. A. M.: was received and greeted in 
Pittsfield Council, R. & S. M., and was knighted in Berkshire Comman¬ 
dery, K. T. of Pittsfield. For over half a century, Noble Leavitt has 
practiced as a physician and surgeon, and he also served three years in 
the Civil War as Surgeon. He is a member of the Massachusetts and 
Berkshire Medical Societies. Noble Leavitt was born in West Stock- 
bridge, on September 1, 1837, and was graduated from the W illiams Col¬ 
lege. In Fernandina. Fla., on December 23, 1895, he was married to 
Miss Ida May of Pittsfield, and they reside at No. 120 South Street, 
Pittsfield. 

CLARENCE PERRY LEWISSON. 

Since May, 1904, Noble Lewisson has been cashier for Browning 
King and Company, clothiers, at 407 Washington Street, Boston. He 
was born in Lowell, on January 19, 1879, and attained an education in 
the schools of Boston, where, also, on September 2, 1911, he married Miss 
Jessie Dunn Cail, and he has a daughter, Ruth Warren Lewisson, born 
June 9, 1914. Noble Lewisson’s Masonic interests comprise membership 
in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.. all 
of Boston. He was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 12, 1910, with membership No. 8753. He is 
a member of Roger Wolcott Camp of the Spanish W ar Veterans, and 
his political affiliations are Republican. Noble Lewisson’s home is at Som¬ 
erville Highlands, at No. 33 Spencer Avenue. 

BOWDOIN STRONG PARKER. 

With affiliations in the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Parker was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 28, 1907, and was enrolled, on that eventful day, as No. 7914 
upon the membership lists of that illustrious body. He is associated with 
Republican Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which he is Senior Past Master; 
Franklin Royal Arch Chapter, being ranked as Past High Priest therein; 
Titus Strong Council, R. & S. M., and with Connecticut Valley Com¬ 
mandery No. 23, K. T„ of which he is Past Eminent Commander, all of 
Greenfield; also, in Boston, with the Massachusetts and Rhode Island 
Association of K. T„ in which he is Commander and Past Vice President. 
Noble Parker was a member of the Common Council of Boston, in 
1889-90-91 ; a Representative in the Legislature from Old Ward 10, in 
1892-93, in which he served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee; 
and was City Collector of Boston, in 1910-11-12-13-14. He is a member 
of the Economic Club; the Grand Army Club; the Old Guard of Massa¬ 
chusetts ; the Hooker Association; Past Commander and Historian of 
Edward W. Kinsley Post No. 113, G. A. R., and belongs to other bodies. 
He is a Civil War veteran and an officer of the M. V. M., with the 
rank of Colonel (retired). Noble Parker was born in Conway, on 
August 10, 1841, and was educated in Greenfield and Boston. He gradu¬ 
ated from the Boston University Law School with the degree of LL. B.; 
has been a practicing lawyer in Boston for over thirty years, and is also 
a director of the Tremont Trust Company. His marriage took place in 
New York, on June 25, 1867, to Miss Catherine Helen Eagen, who passed 
away on September 22, 1899, leaving a daughter, Helen Caroline, now 
Mrs. Charles W. McConnel. Noble Parker’s residence is at No. 19 Mont¬ 
rose Street, Roxbury District of Boston. 

EDWIN ALLEN. 

Having previously attained Masonic connections with Athelstau 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.j Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council. R. & 
S. M„ and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ all of Worcester, 
Noble Allen was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 4, 1914, and was therein enrolled as No. 10219. He is also a member 
of Fidelity Lodge No. 78, K. of P. of Spencer. Noble Allen was born 
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of Vermont and Massachusetts. On May 31, 1906, he married Miss 
Bertha Piper Whipple. For forty years, he has been in the shoe manu¬ 
facturing business, and for the past six years, has been an Inspector in 
the Quartermaster’s Corps, for the United States Army. His home is at 
202 West Brookline Street, Boston. 

EARL AUGUSTUS MOWER. 

For a quarter of a century, Noble Mower has been a well known 
undertaker in the city of Lynn. He was born there, on October 11, 1846, 
and obtained an education in the public schools. Having received the 
Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Lynn, he chose to go forward in the Scottish Rite, and became affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple took place with the class of March 25, 1913, and his enrollment 
in that Shrine body is No. 8687. Noble Mower is also a member of 
Bay State Lodge No. 40, I. O. O. F. of Lynn, and is connected with the 
Oxford Club of that city. He was married in Boston, on April 12, 188/, 
to Miss Emma F. Page. They reside at 16 Nahant Place. Lynn, and 
the business address of Noble Mower is 170 Union Street, in the same city. 

JOHN P. S. BRUCE. 

Masonically, Noble Bruce is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ and Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M., both of Everett, and with 
Beauseant Commandery No. 41. K. T. of Malden. He was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, in September, 1908, 
when his enrollment upon the membership lists of that exalted body was 
numbered 7649. He is also a member of the Pilgrim Fathers Common¬ 
wealth Colony of Boston, and politically, of the Republican party. Noble 
Bruce was born in Montreal. Can., on April 18, 1854, and was educated 
in the public schools of Chelsea, from which he graduated in 1869. In 
Dartmouth, N. S., on June 3, 1882, he married Miss Laura A. Trefry 
of Arcadia, N. S., and they have two daughters. Clara H„ born on 
November 1, 1885, and Mary E., born on August 23, 1887. Since 1900, 
Noble Bruce has been foreman carpenter for the New England Gas and 
Coke Company of South Everett, and previously, he was in a similar 
line of work for six years. From 1872 to 1896, he was at sea, in the 
Mercantile Marine Service. Noble Bruce’s home address is No. 5 Elm 
Road. Everett. 

JOHN W. LOWE. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., opened to admit 
Noble Lowe into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on March 28, 1912, 
when he was enrolled on its register as No. 9428. His York Rite Degrees 
were obtained in Wooster Lodge No. 79, A. F. & A. M.. Pulaski Royal 
Arch Chapter, and Crawford Council, R. & S. M., all of New Haven, 
and in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He is also a 
member of America Lodge, Knights of Pythias of New Haven. Politi¬ 
cally Noble Lowe has been very active, being Vice President of the 
Republican League Club, and he has served as Alderman in New Haven 
for eight years. In the National Guard, he has taken a prominent part, 
being a member of the New Haven Grays, and the Connecticut National 
Guard. He was Paymaster of the 2d Regiment for six years, and on the 
Governor’s staff for two years. Noble Lowe has been a salesman for the 
past ten years, having formerly been a druggist. He was President of 
the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association, and Treasurer of the National 
Association of Retail Druggists. Noble Lowe was born in New Haven. 
Conn., on April 25, 1859, and was educated in the schools of his native 
city. He married Miss Castilla Z. Bradley, in 1866, and they have four 
sons: John W„ Jr., Brent B., Clarence W., and Dwight M.; also a 
daughter, Margery. 

PHILLIP PINKNEY. 

Noble Pinkney is a graduate of the Boston University Law School 
with the class of 1900. and is engaged in the practice of law with offices 
at 34 Ames Building, corner of State and Court Streets, Boston. He 
was born in Paris, France, on September 20, 1875, and obtained his pre¬ 
paratory education in the public schools of Boston. On December 30, 
1893, in New York, he was married to Miss Harriet Rosen. The Sym¬ 
bolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in Rabboni Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester; continuing his career in the Scottish 
Rite, he attained affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is 
enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 9729, and 
was admitted to the Shrine, in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
on August 10, 1912. Noble Pinkney is also a member, with the rank of 
Past Chancellor, of Unity Lodge No. 44, K. P. His residence is at 280 
Humboldt Avenue, Roxbury. 


CLARENCE RYAN GODDARD. 

Noble Goddard has the rank of Marshal in Montacute Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., and is Principal Sojourner in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M. Upon 
the rolls of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order he is listed as 
No. 7394, and was admitted to the Nobility of that body of Shriners 
as a member of the class of June 24, 1907. In the York Rite of Masonry 
he has affiliations with Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T. Noble Goddard has also acquired a full course 
of degrees in the Scottish Rite, and is connected with Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . 
Noble Goddard was born in Worcester, on February 21, 1873, and was 
educated in the schools there. After having been, for seventeen years, 
an accountant for the W. J. Woods Company of Worcester, he became, 
a year ago, a salesman. In Worcester, October 14. 1910, he married 
Mrs. Annie Blanche Allen Boardman, she having a daughter, Nellie B., 
and a son, George N. Boardman. Noble Goddard has a daughter, Mary V. 
The residence is at 652 Pleasant Street, Worcester. 

CHESTER F. TIRRELL. 

Brought to Light in Masonry in Harmon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Noble Tirrell received the Capitular Degrees in Doric Chapter, R. A. M., 
and the Templar Degrees in Gardiner Commandery No. 1, K. T„ all of 
Gardiner, Me. Thus Masonically qualified, he was ordained a Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 10, 1914, with enrollment 
No. 10417. Noble Tirrell is also enrolled in the Benevolent Protective 
Order of Elks, being affiliated with the Gardiner (Me.) Lodge. For the 
past year, he has been superintendent of the A. J. Bates Shoe Company 
of Webster, previously, for three years, having occupied a similar position 
with the Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company of Gardiner, Me. 
Noble Tirrell was born in East Weymouth, Mass. On January 4, 1899, 
he was married to Miss Isabel Walker of the same place. They have a 
daughter, Natalie, born on July 4, 1900; and a son. Malcolm, born on 
July 23, 1902. Noble Tirrell resides at No. 23 Elm Street, Webster. 

RALPH NORMAN BUTTERWORTH. 

Having gained the requisite Masonic qualifications, in Joseph Webb 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Butterworth was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 
1909, and was enrolled therein as No. 8587. He is also a member of the 

B. P. O. E., in Lodge No. 1171, of Revere; the Bank Officers’ Association 
of Boston: the American Institute of Banking, and serves on the School 
Committee of Revere. Noble Butterworth was born in Revere, on June 22, 
1877, and was graduated from the Chelsea High School with the class of 
1896. In 1910, he also graduated from the Y. M. C. A. Law School, and 
since then, has been practicing as an attorney-at-law. He is unmarried, 
and resides at Revere; his office address is No. 15 Congress Street, Boston. 

GEORGE HENRY WOOD. 

Having taken his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Bethesda Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, Noble Wood chose to go forward in the 
Scottish Rite, and he took his Ineffable Degrees in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection; the Historical and Traditional Grades in Giles 
Eonda Yates Council. Princes of Jerusalem; the Philosophical and Chris¬ 
tian Grades in Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix: and the Chivalric 
Philosophical Grades, including the 32°, in Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, he was admitted into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, with 
enrollment No. 8026. For fourteen years. Noble Wood has been a trav¬ 
eling salesman for Griffith Stillings Company, of 368 Congress Street, 
Boston. He was born in Brighton, on September 13, 1880, and was grad¬ 
uated from Comer’s Commercial College in 1897. He was married in 
Brighton, on June 20. 1906, to Miss Edna May Zoller. They have a 
son, George H., Jr. Noble Wood’s residence is at 39 Oakland Street, 
Brighton. 

FRED H. LEAVITT. 

Since 1883, Noble Leavitt has been a tobacco manufacturer in Cam¬ 
bridge. He was born in Sanbornton, N. PL, June 23, 1861, but was edu¬ 
cated in Boston. He is affiliated with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is dated April 5, 
1894, and his enrollment number is 1668. Noble Leavitt is affiliated also 
with Dunster Lodge, T. O. O. F. of Cambridge, and with Pomenah Tribe 
of Red Men of that city. Noble Leavitt is an Honorary Member of the 
College Club, the Institute of 1770, the Dickey Club, and the Pi Eta. In 
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that city; they have a son, fierce Henry, and a daughter, Helen Ela. 
The residence is at 8 Irving Terrace, and the business address is 1316 
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 

DEXTER L. CRANDALL. 

Having acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees, in Orange Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M.; Crescent Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of 
Past High Priest, both of Orange; Titus Strong Council, R. & S. M. of 
Greenfield, and Orange Commandery No. 45, K. T., in which he has 
been Prelate for the past ten years, and a Past Eminent Commander, 
Noble Crandall was received into the ranks of Aleppo Temple, in Novem¬ 
ber, 1913, and his enrollment in that illustrious body was numbered 10129. 
For the past nine years, he has served his town as an Assessor; for two 
years, as Tax Collector; for five years, on the School Committee, and for 
eight years, as a Library Trustee. Noble Crandall was born at Lunen¬ 
burg, on September 7, 1846, and was educated in Amherst. In Boston, on 
November 16, 1882, his marriage to Miss Rose M. Keyes was celebrated, 
and they have a daughter, Edith L. He is President of the New England 
Tourist Association of St. Petersburg, Fla., and from 1891 to 1901, was 
editor and proprietor of “The Enterprise and Journal” of Orange, pre¬ 
viously for sixteen years having been in the Government Mail Sevice. 
Noble Crandall’s business address is Town Hall, Orange, and his resi¬ 
dence, No. 151 South Main Street. Politically, he belongs to the Inde¬ 
pendent Party. 


in Hopewell, N. S„ Noble Davis was united in marriage to Miss Mary 
McPhie of that same place, on October 3, 1891. Noble Davis is attached 
to Police Station No. 10, Roxbury, and resides at No. 14 Cleaves Street, 
Roxbury. 

GEORGE F. LORD. 

Noble Lord, for more than a quarter of a century, conducted hotels 
in Athol and Winchendon, and since his retirement from that business, 
he has. for the past six years, been interested in real estate. He was 
born in Athol, on December 13, 1855, and was educated in the schools 
there. Noble Lord is a Past Master of Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Athol; and he is also affiliated with Union Chapter, R. A. M. of Athol, 
Titus Strong Council. R. & S. M., of Greenfield, and Athol Commandery 
No. 37, K. T„ in which he has the rank of Junior Deacon. His name 
appears as No. 1606, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0.. N. M. S„ and he was admitted to that illustrious Shrine body, 
on March 21, 1889. Noble Lord is also a member of Thermis Chapter 
No. 30, of the Eastern Star of Athol, in which he has the rank of Patron, 
and he is Treasurer of Poquaig Club, of Athol. On May 26, 1885, at 
Montague, he married Miss Helen B. Cheney. His business address is 
56 Exchange Street, and his residence is at 223 Union Street, Athol. 

ALBERT HENRY STONE. 

Noble Stone has been, since 1902, the secretary of the Nichols and 


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FRANK WALTER FULLER. 

The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his Shrine ennoblement were 
conferred upon Noble Fuller in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T., all of Athol. He was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 
9572, with the class of June 5, 1912. Noble Fuller is also a member of the 
Sportsman’s Club of Athol. Noble Fuller was born at New Salem, on 
March 23, 1877, and was educated in Athol. For five years or more, he 
has been conducting a drug business at 8 School Street, in that town. He 
is married, and resides at No. 43 Traverse Street, Athol. 

GEORGE H. HASTINGS. 

Since 1869, Noble Hastings has been a photographer, and is now 
established at 92 Bowers Street, Newtonville. He was born in Irasburg, 
Vt., on January 3, 1852, and obtained his education in the public schools 
of St. Johnsbury, Vt. In Newton, in 1881, he married Miss Ella G. 
Briggs; they have two sons: Norman Hubbard, born on October 2, 1883, 
and Kenneth Briggs, born on August 11, 1887. They reside at 15 Turner 
Street, Newtonville. In Masonry, Noble Hastings is affiliated with Pas- 
sumpsic Lodge No. 27, A. F. & A. M.; Haswell Chapter No. 11, R. A. M., 
both of St. Johnsbury, Vt.; Haverhill Council, R. & S. M„ and Palestine 
Commandery No. 5, K. T., also of St. Johnsbury. He is a Charter 
Member, with the rank of Past Grand, in Shawmut Lodge No. 37, 
I. O. O. F.; and has membership in the Photographers’ Association of 
America, in which he is Past President, as well as a Life Member; the 
Photographers Association of New England, of which he is the originator, 
with the rank of Past President and Secretary, holding the latter office 
for the past eight years, and the Newton Bicycle Club, of which he is an 
ex-President. Politically, he is a member of the Republican Party. Noble 
Hastings was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 2, 
1893. and his enrollment therein was then numbered 1295. 

F. B. WING. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite degrees in Masonry, in 
Waterville Lodge No. 33, A. F. & A. M. of Waterville, Me.; Teconet 
Chapter No. 52, R. A. M., also of Waterville; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. 
of Worcester; and St. Omer Commandery No. 12, K. T. of Waterville, 
Noble Wing ventured on the perilous journey across the desert, and was 
permitted, as one of the class of August 15, 1914 to penetrate the mysteries 
of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order in Aleppo Temple, wherein he 
was enrolled among its Nobility as No. 10375. Noble Wing was born in 
Waterville, Me., on December 15, 1886, and attended school in that place. 
He is unmarried, and resides at No. 38 Harvard Street, Worcester. 

GARDNER M. DAVIS. 

As recipient No. 794 of the Order of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, Noble Davis was admitted into the membership of that illus¬ 
trious body, on November 5, 1896. In Masonry, he saw light in Aberdour 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was exalted to the degree of Royal Arch Mason 
in St. Paul’s Chapter, and attained the orders of Christian Knighthood 
in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He is also a 
member of Mt. Pleasant Lodge No. 176, I. O. O. F. of Dorchester. For 
a quarter of a century, Noble Davis has been a police officer in Boston. 
He was born in Boston, on August 16, 1865, and was also educated there. 


Gardner, on October 8, 1882, and was a student in the schools there. 
He has degrees of Knighthood in the York Rite of Masonry, and has 
Masonic affiliations with Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T., all of Gardner. Noble 
Stone was admitted, with the enrollment number 6167, into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, on October 24, 1905. He is a member of the Gard¬ 
ner Boat Club, and of the Fitchburg Lodge of Elks. On June 15, 1909, 
in Leominster, he married Miss Martha Jones. The residence is at 117 
Chestnut Street, Gardner. 

RALPH WARREN FITTS. 

Affiliated with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
to which he was admitted on June 24, 1907, with enrollment No. 7363, 
Noble Fitts has Masonic connections in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14„ K. T., 
all of Haverhill. He also belongs to Enterprise Council, Junior Order 
American Mechanics; the Alpha Delta Sigma High School Fraternity, 
and to the Agawam Club. In politics, he is a member of the Progressive 
party. For the past two years, Noble Fitts has been a salesman with 
Jones, Peterson and Newhall. at No. 49 Temple Place, Boston, having 
formerly been with the Thayer, McNeil Company. He was born in 
Haverhill, and graduated from the Haverhill High School. Noble Fitts 
was married to Miss Goldie A. Adams, on July 2, 1910, and their residence 
is in Haverhill. 

HENRY RICHARDSON. 

Noble Richardson has been, for eleven years, the treasurer of the 
Waltham Emery Wheel Company, and from 1889 to 1902, he was president 
of that concern. He was born in West Concord. Vt., on September 16. 
1855, and attended the schools of that place. In Waltham, in 1879, he 
married Miss Mary K. Churchill; they have two children, Wells C. and 
Amy P. Tebbets, and reside at 29 Harris Street, and Ellison Road, 
Waltham. Noble Richardson is a member of Monitor Lodge of Waltham, 
and he is affiliated with Waltham Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. He is enrolled upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, as No. 2224, and he was ennobled in 
that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, as one of the class of May 8, 
1891. The business address of Noble Richardson is 115 Bacon Street, 
Waltham. 

WALTER H. MILLIKEN. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 18, 1907, with enrollment No. 7006, Noble Milliken became 
eligible for Shrine ennoblement through his Masonic Degrees obtained 
in Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M. and Lodge of Sterling, A. F. & 
A. M.; Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden. He is also 
a member of Cliftondale Lodge No. 93, I. O. O. F. For over a quarter 
of a century, Noble Milliken has been a traveling salesman for the 
Hawkridge Brothers of Boston. He was born in East Boston, July 24, 
1860, and was educated in Boston and Somerville. Noble Milliken 
has been twice married; first to Miss Alice Mabel Leighton, from which 
union there were three children : M. Pearl, born March 10, 1883, Ralph 
N., June 30, 1890, and John P., April 26, 1893. His second wife, whom 
he married June 30, 1902, in Fall River, was Miss Geneva M. Sawyer 
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WiLLiaM m. olive. 

Noble Olive was welcomed into the Xobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., X. M. S., in March, 1911, when he was given the enrollment 
number 9461. His Masonic Degrees were obtained, in the York Rite, in 
Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, in which he has the rank 
of Sentinel; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Cambridge Commandery 
No. 42, K. T. Noble Olive has been in the insurance business for fifteen 
years, and in March, 1912, he entered into partnership with his brother, 
under the firm name of Olive and Olive. He was born in Cambridge, 
on February 16, 1878, and obtained his education in that city. Noble 
Olive has membership in the Newtowne Club of Cambridge, in which city 
he makes his residence. His business address is 159 Devonshire Street, 
Boston. 

FRANK LEONARD SHEPARD. 

Noble Shepard, who is well known as a business man in Worcester, 
has been engaged in the manufacture of photographers’ goods since 188o. 
He received the Symbolic Degrees, in 5Iasonry, in Montacute Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of that city, and ihen continued his Masonic career in the 
bodies of the Scottish Rite, having affiliations in Worcester Lodge of 
Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, with the class of June 5, 1913, and his certificate of enrollment 
in that body of Shriners is numbered 10033. Noble Shepard was born 
in Oakdale, on August 28, 1865, and he obtained his educational training 
in the public schools there and in Worcester. In Whitinsville, on July 16, 
1887, he was married to Miss Lena J. Hall. They ha\e five children: 
Inez G., Warren S., Harold H., Mildred F., and Philip T. The business 
address of Noble Shepard is 10 Rockdale Road, Worcester, and his resi¬ 
dence is also in that city, at 7 Francis Street. 

WILLIAM HENRY WYE. 

A Knight Templar Mason, Noble W ye has reached the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite. His affiliations in the bodies of the York Rite are with 
Norfolk Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Needham, of which he is a Life Member; 
Newton Chapter, R. A. M.; Adoniram Council, R. & S. M. of Waltham, 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. In the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, he is a Life Member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With 
this qualification, Noble W ye was admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., X. M. S., on December 30, 1911, when he also became a Life 
Member of that body, and was granted a certificate of enrollment bear¬ 
ing the number 9290. He is a Past Master of Needham Lodge No. 75, 
A. O. U. W., and among the various organizations with which he is con¬ 
nected are the Knights of Alabama, the Constantine Club, the Norfolk 
Club of Dedham, the Scimitar Club of Boston, the Boston Chamber of 
Commerce, the Wessagassett Yacht Club of North Weymouth, the Wol¬ 
laston Golf Club, the Unitarian Club of Needham, the Oak Bluffs Coun¬ 
try Club, the Automobile League Association, and the Needham Board 
of Trade. Noble Wye was born in Leicester, Eng., on November 4, 
1860, and received his education in England. In his native country at 
Leicester, he was married to Miss Sarah Ann Lilly of that place. They 
have four children: Ernest Alfred, Harvard, A. M.; Lillian Florence, 
Wellesley, A. B.; Percy Edwin, Harvard, A. B., and William Henry 
Jr., who holds a responsible position as superintendent for William H. 
Wye and Company, manufacturers of athletic knit goods, of which Noble 
Wye is proprietor. His business and residence are both at No. 845 High¬ 
land Avenue, Needham. 

ROLAND HUXLEY. 

Admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 9, 
1909, Noble Huxley was therein exalted to its Nobility, and his enroll¬ 
ment in that illustrious body is designated as No. 8544. His prerequisite 
Masonic connections were made with Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery, K. T. He was 
afterward granted a demit from Boston Commandery, and joined Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. of Cambridge; also Boston Council, 
R. & S. M. He was born in Bolton, Eng., on November 4, 1882, and 
having come to Massachusetts sufficiently early, he attended school in 
Lowell. Noble Huxley has been a musician throughout his career, and 
is now connected with the Boston Opera Company, previously having 
been with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. He is unmarried, 
and resides in Boston, at 17 Hanson Street. 

JORDAN G. PERCY. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Solar Lodge No. 14, 
A. F. & A. M., of Bath, Me., Noble Percy was therein duly entered, passed 
and raised. He was made a Rolay Arch Mason in St. Paul’s Chapter, 


R. A. M. of Loston; a Royal and Select Master in East feoston Council, 
R. & S. M.; and a Knight Templar in William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. Thus Masonically qualified for Shrine 
ennoblement, he was exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., on December 30, 1904, with enrollment No. 4932 Noble Percy 
is also a member of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of Bos¬ 
ton. He has been engaged in marine engineering, for the past quarter 
of a century. Noble Percy was born on August 16, 1868, at Parker 
Head Me., and attended school there. 

CHARLES COLLIDGE PARLIN. 

Noble Parlin is manager of the Division of Commercial Research 
for the Curtis Publishing Company, of Philadelphia, with offices at 30 
State Street, Boston. He was born at Brodhead, Wis., on February 18, 
1872, and was graduated from the high school in that place with the 
class of 1888. His college education was obtained at the University of 
Wisconsin, where he was a member of the class of 1893. The Symbolic 
Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Parlin in Forest Lodge 
No. 130, A. F. & A. M. of Wausau, Wis., in which he has the rank of 
Past Master. He received his Capitular Degrees in Wausau Chapter No. 51, 
R. A. M., wherein he has the rank of Past Exalted High Priest, and he 
was dubbed and created a Knight in St. Omer Commandery No. 19, K. T, 
of Wassau. Noble Parlin has acquired degrees in full course, in the 
Scottish Rite of Masonry, in which his affiliations are with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With these qualifications for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, as a member of the class of December 29, 1911, and his 
enrollment therein is numbered 9266. At Appleton, Wis., on August 11, 
1897, he married Miss Daisy Blackwood. There are four children in 
Noble Parlin’s family: Charles Clarence, born on July 22, 1898; George 
Stewart, July 28, 1900; Daisy Ruth, August 2, 1904 and Grace Elizabeth, 
May 30, 1911. Noble Parlin resides at West Newton. 

CHARLES H. AVERY. 

Affiliated with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., to which he was admitted on November 10, 1911, 
with enrollment No. 9174, Noble Avery bears Masonic allegiance, in the 
York Rite, to Ancient York Lodge, F. & A. 51., Meridian Sun Chapter, 
R. A. M., Israel Hunt Council, R. & S. M., and St. George Commandery, 
K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, to Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection. 
Oriental Council of Princes of Jerusalem. St. George Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b All these 
bodies are located in Nashua, X. H. For the past forty years, Noble 
Avery has been connected with the C. H. Avery Company, complete 
house furnishers, of which firm he is president, treasurer and general 
manager. He was born in Ware, on January 4, 1855, but was educated 
in Nashua. There, also, on October 14, 1881, he married Miss Ida L. 
Hussey, of that place, and they have two sons, Maurice H., born in 1882, 
and Philip S., in 1887. Noble Avery’s business addresses are Nos. 59 
and 73 Factory Street, Nashua, his residence being at No. 10 Abbott Street, 
in the same city. 

FRANKLIN H. ATWOOD. 

Noble Atwood was introduced to Masonic Light in Golden Rule 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, and continuing in the York Rite of 
Masonry, he secured affiliations with Reading Chapter, R. A. 51., and 
Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 5Ielrose. Thus quali¬ 
fied, he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. 51. S., on September 1, 1906, with enrollment No. 6529. Noble Atwood 
is also a Past Grand of Tremont Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F. of Boston; 
a member of the Grand Lodge of 5Iassachusetts and of Wakefield 
Lodge of Elks, No. 1276; he is a Past President of the Quannapowitt 
Club of Wakefield, and a member of the Wakefield 5Ierchants and 
Business 5Ien’s Association. For the past twenty years, Noble Atwood 
has been in business as a harvester, wholesaler and retailer of first quality 
ice. Formerly, from 1875 to 1888, he dealt in hermetically sealed goods, 
canned fruits and vegetables, under the name of Frank H. Atwood and 
Company. In 1888, he consolidated this line with the wholesale grocery 
business of the John F. Nickerson Company, ten years later incorporating 
under the name of John F. Nickerson Company, in which firm Noble 
Atwood holds the office of treasurer and director. He was born in 
Boston, on April 28, 1857, and attended the Bryant and Stratton School. 
In Boston, also, on June 20, 1882, he married 51iss Fannie Hall of that 
city. His business addresses are Nos. 43 Church Street, Wakefield, and 
336 Rutherford Avenue, Boston, his residence being in Wakefield, at 
No. 615 Main Street. 

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ARTHUR H. DAMON. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., as a member of 
the class of November 17, 1913, Noble Damon has certificate of enroll¬ 
ment No. 10131. His preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred, in 
Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh 
de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T., all of Melrose. Noble Damon 
is a member also of the University Club of Boston, the Harvard Club 
of Boston, the Boston City Club, and Delta Upsilon Fraternity of Har¬ 
vard, and the Omicron Delta Fraternity of Melrose. In 1911 and 1912, 
as a Republican, he served upon the Board of Aldermen in Melrose, and 
for the 1913-16 term he is a member of the School Committee of that 
city. Noble Damon is also a Sergeant in Company D of the hirst Corps 
Cadets of Boston, and is the Treasurer of the Home for Aged Couples 
of Boston. He is a member of the Middlesex Bar Association, being a 
practicing lawyer in the City of Boston, with offices at 31 State Street. 
He was born in Melrose, on March 17, 1882, and obtained bis preparatory 
education in the public schools there, graduating from high school with 
the class of 1900. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1904, and 
from Harvard Law School with the class of 1907. Noble Damon is 
unmarried and lives in Melrose. 


WILLIAM WALLACE GUILFORD. 

Noble Guilford was born in Chelsea, on February 19, 1859, and 
attended school in Malden, the Wesleyan Academy, and Frenche’s Busi¬ 
ness College. For the past thirty years, he has been engaged in business 
as a merchant tailor in Boston, being located at 319 Washington Street. 
The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Guil¬ 
ford, in Simon Wv Robinson Lodge of Lexington, from which he 
demitted to Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Medford. He is 
also affiliated with Mystic Chapter, R. A. M. of Medford, and with 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He was admitted to the Nobility of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on February 25, 1913, and has 
enrollment certificate No. 9895. Noble Guilford is also a member of 
the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, and of the Society 
of Colonial Wars. He was married in New Castle, N. IT, on June 1, 
1897, to Miss Grace B. Rand, and has his residence at 127 Sharon 
Street, West Medford. 


LEON VAN VLIET. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 5, 1912, with enrollment No. 9662, Noble Van Vliet had previously 
become eligible for Shrine ennoblement by his affiliations in both York 
and Scottish Rites of Masonry. He was raised in Dramatic Lodge No. 
571, F. & A. M. of Glasgow, Scot., and demitted to Zetland Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M.; was advanced and exalted in St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Boston; was received and greeted in Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and 
was knighted in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. In the Scottish 
Rite, Noble Van Vliet is affiliated with all the bodies situated in the 
Valley of Boston. His clubs include the Boston Art Club and the Boston 
City Club. For the past quarter of a century, Noble Van Vliet has prac¬ 
ticed his profession of music, as a violoncellist, both as soloist and 
teacher. He was born in The Hague, Holland, on February 20, 1864, and 
obtained an education at The University of Leyden, in his native country. 
In Boston, on October 29, 1893, Noble Van Vliet was married to Miss 
Kate Buitekan of that city. Their residence is at No. 72 Westland 
Avenue, Boston. 


RICHARD WOOD LYMAN. 

Noble Lyman is cashier of the Cudahy Packing Company, at their 
Boston office, and has been with that concern for seven years. He was 
bom in Easthainpton, on July 28, 1883, and obtained his education in the 
public schools of Boston. Having received the necessary Masonic Degrees 
in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, Noble Lyman 
was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, with the class of June 5, 1913, and he was then enrolled as No. 
10005. He is married and resides at 119 Merrymount Road, Quincy. 


ALFRED J. RAYMOND. 

Noble Raymond is a business man and prominent citizen of Athol, 
in which his Masonic bodies are located. A Republican in politics, he has 
served the schools of the community for ten years as a member of the 
Committee, and he has carried on, for about sixteen years, an extensive 
business in lumber, and in the manufacture of windows, doors and blinds. 


He was born in Royalston, on December, 14, 1863, and attended the 
schools of that town. His marriage to Miss Josephine Smith, took place 
at Yarmouth, Mass., on September 4, 1891. He has a son, Lawrence J., 
and a daughter, Evelyn S., and the family home is at 1403 Main Street, 
Athol. Noble Raymond is a member of the Ancient and Honourable 
Artillery Company and of the Poquaig Club. His name is registered, upon 
the rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 4459, and he was 
one of the novices who made the journey across the sands to Mecca, on 
February 9, 1904. The Masonic Degrees which made him eligible for 
admission to the Shrine were conferred, in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Athol, Union Royal Arch Chapter, Greenfield Council of Royal and 
Afnntnm o *-»a rAmniQiiflprv \*n ?>7. Knierhts Temolar. 


GEORGE DANIEL HARPER. 

Having progressed in the York Rite of Masonry through Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Com¬ 
mandery No. 19, K. T„ all of Fitchburg, Noble Harper was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo 
Temple, on November 11, 1907, and he then received the certificate of en¬ 
rollment numbered 7704. He is also a member of Mt. Roulstone Lodge, 
I. O. O. F. of F'itchburg. Noble Harper was born in Holyoke, on Sep¬ 
tember 13, 1878, and was a student in the public schools of Fitchburg. 
For fifteen years, he has been a shipper in the Grant \ arn Company of 
Fitchburg. In Lunenburg, on March 29, 1910, he married Miss Helene 
Cranston Tyler. Noble Harper is a resident of Lunenburg. 


CHARLES H. CRANE. 

Designated on the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., as No. 8793, Noble Crane was admitted to the Nobility of that 
illustrious body, on August 19, 1910, his Masonic affiliations being with 
Hammatt Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 
28, K. T., all of East Boston. He is also a member of Revere Lodge 
No. 1171, of the B. P. O. E.; of the Heystosophus Club of Revere, and 
of the Eagles’ Club of Revere. Noble Crane was born in Boston, on 
December 26, 1861, and attended school there. For the past six years, 
he has been a surveyor general of lumber, and, previously, for twenty- 
five years, had been a deputy surveyor of lumber. His office address is 
No. 88 Broad Street, Boston, and his home is in Revere, at 146 Atlantic 
Avenue. 


GEORGE LINCOLN GILMAN. 

Noble Gilman is Masonically affiliated with Good Samaritan Lodge, 
A. F. &A. M. of Reading ; Reading Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the 
rank of Outside Guard, Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, and Hugh 
de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He was admitted 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on May 25, 1907, and his enroll¬ 
ment certificate in that exalted body is numbered 7126. He is also a 
member of Melrose Lodge No. 157, 1. O. O. F. Noble Gilman was 
born in Boston, on March 16, 1865, and attended school in Somerville 
and Reading. For thirty years, he has been employed on the Boston 
and Maine Railroad, having been a conductor during the last eight 
years of this long service. He had previously been employed in a 
grocery store, in Reading, for two years. In Boston, on January 14, 
1891, he married Miss Helen E. Miller of Reading. They have a son, 
Edgar M., born on April 2, 1892, and a daughter, Minena G., October 
7, 1896. Noble Gilman’s home is in Reading, at No. 13 King Street. 


FRANK MARSHALL FARREN. 

Noble Farren has attained the Templar Degrees in the York F <■ 
of Masonry, being affiliated with Orphan’s Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. vl„ 
Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M., and South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. 
T., all of East Weymouth. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
his name appears as No. 8173, and he was admitted into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine as a member of the class of 
May 21, 1908. Noble Farren is superintendent of the C. E. Eaton Shoe 
Manufacturing Company of Brockton, and was previously connected with 
the McElwain Shoe Company of Manchester, N. H.; also, as foreman, for 
eight years, with the Williams Kneeland Company of South Braintree, and 
in the same capacity, previously, with Rice and Hutchins, also in that 
town. He was born in East Weymouth, on November 15, 1865, and was 
educated in the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Lucy \\. 
Sprague took place in Hingham, on April 26, 1887. They have three sons: 
Parker S., born May 19, 1890; Edwin R., August 17, 1893, and Ray A., 
June 14, 1896. Their residence is at No. 37 Church Street, East Weymouth. 

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HARRY ALLEN GORDON. 

Noble Gordon has been connected, for two years, with L. A. Derby 
and Company, dealers in electric fixtures, at 64 Middle Street, Lowell. 
Formerly, he was with the Imperial Ice Company, and with the Santa 
Monica Dairy Company, at Ocean Park, Cal. He was born in Lowell, 
on March 23, 1876, and was educated in the schools there. In that city, 
on January 25, 1899, he married Miss Edna MacMonagle. His residence 
is at 16 Whitney Avenue, Lowell. With Masonic Degrees conferred in 
Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahas- 
uerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all 
of Lowell, he was initiated into the mysteries of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 10261, on June 4, 1914. Noble Gordon is a member of Lowell 
Commandery No. 251, A. I. O. K. of M. 

ROBERT HENRY ELLIOTT. 

For ten years, Noble Elliott has been a dealer in real estate, in the 
city of Lowell, with offices at No. 64 Central Street. He was born in 
Lowell, on September 8, 1878, and was educated in the public schools 
there, and at Dartmouth College, from which institution he graduated 
in 1902. On October 19, 1910, he was married to Miss Gertrude A. 
Craven of Lowell, and they reside at No. 319 Stevens Street. The 
Masonic degrees prerequisite to his admission to the Order of the Mystic 
Shrine were conferred upon Noble Elliott in the following Lowell 
bodies: Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. 
Thus qualified, he was created a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. S. M., in the class of August 2, 1909, and was enrolled in that famous 
Shrine body as No. 8480. 

SIDNEY FILLMORE MARR. 

Noble Marr is a member of Orphan’s Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M., Temple Council, R. & S. M., and South 
Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T., all of East Weymouth. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple, on August 31, 1907, and he is desig¬ 
nated upon the membership lists of that most honored body as No. 7628. 

He is also a member of Crescent Lodge No. 82, 1. O. O. F.; Delphi 

Lodge No. 15, K. P., and of the Pythian Sisters. Since 1895, Noble 

Marr has been a motorman on the Bay State Street Railway Company, 
previous to that time having been with the Bradley hertilizer Company, 
and also in the ice business in Boston. He was born in February 2, 1859, 
in Baldwin, Me., and was a student in the public schools of that place. 
Noble Marr resides at 6 Lincoln Street, North Weymouth. 

EDWIN W. LA CHANCE. 

For the past thirty-six years, Noble La Chance has been with the 
C. 1. Hood Company of Lowell, and he has also been traffic manager 
for twenty years. Noble La Chance was born in Canada, at Sherbrooke, 
on December 25, 1857, and coming to Massachusetts as a child, he obtained 
his education in the schools of Chelmsford. He is a widower, and 
resides at 30 Burgess Street, Lowell. Having received the Symbolic 
Degrees, in the York Rite of Masonry, in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Noble La Chance continued his Masonic career in the Scottish 
Rite, and is a affiliated with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With this Masonic qualification, 
he was welcomed into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his 
ennoblement took place in that celebrated body on February 9, 1904, with 
enrollment No. 4426. 

JOHN H. SAYWARD. 

Noble Sayward is a well known merchant of Haverhill. Upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his enrollment number is 7559, and 
he was received into the Nobility of that body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, as a member of the class of June 24, 1907. The preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him, in Saggahew Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., both of Haverhill; Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. He 
has also begun his career in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Merri¬ 
mack Valley Lodge of Perfection of Haverhill. Noble Sayward is also 
a member of Palestine Lodge, K. P.; John G. Whittier Council of 
the Royal Arcanum; Rathbone Temple the Pythian Sisterhood; the 
Pentucket Club; the Haverhill Board of Trade; the New England Hard¬ 
ware Association, of which, for two years, he was President, and of 
which he is now a member of the Advisory Board; the National Retail 
Dealers’ Hardware Association; the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and 
other bodies. He is a trustee of the Pentucket Savings Bank of Haver¬ 
hill, and a director of the Haverhill Cooperative Bank. For thirty-one 
years, Noble Sayward has been in the hardware business, at 21-23 Wash¬ 


ington Street, Haverhill. He was born in Center Harbor, X. 1L, on 
July 23, 1858, and was educated in Meredith, N. H„ and at the New 
Hampton Literary and Biblical Institution, where he took a lull couise 
in bookkeeping, banking, telegraphy and penmanship. In llaveihill, on 
April 7, 1886, he was married to Miss Jennie B. Snow. His residence 
is at 56 Highland Avenue, Haverhill. 

WALDO SPAULDING. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Spaulding are indicated by his 
affiliation, in the York Rite, with St. Paul Lodge, A. b. & A. M., and 
Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Ayer; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. 
of Worcester, and with Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitch¬ 
burg; and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. I hus 
doubly qualified for admission to the Mystic Shrine, he made the pil¬ 
grimage across the desert as a member of the caravan of June 5, 1913, 
to the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, and was received therein and enrolled 
upon its membership lists as No. 10034. Noble Spaulding has retired 
from active business life, after having been, for eighteen years, a manu¬ 
facturer of coated paper in Pepperell; formerly, for twelve years, a 
manufacturer of leather boards, and for a like period, of mackerel kits. 
He has been a Trustee of the Public Library for ten years; is a member 
of the Republican Town Committee, and represented his district in the 
State Legislature in 1907, when he served on the Railroad Committee 
Noble Spaulding was born on March 29, 1845, in Townsend, where he 
received his education. In Townsend, also, in 1870, he was married to 
Miss Etta B. Haynes of that same town. Their residence is on Main 
Street, Pepperell. 

ALBERT W. LANG. 

Noble Lang, who, for more than seventeen years, has been a general 
contractor and builder in the city of Lawrence, has attained the Templar 
Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. 
In the former, he is affiliated with Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence; and in the latter, with 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is numbered 4124 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, and his ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners on 
December 4, 1902. Noble Lang was born in Lawrence, on July 24, 1877. 
He obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that city, and 
in 1897, graduated from the Phillips Academy of Andover. In Lawrence, 
also, on April 3, 1905, he was married to Miss Mary E. Bush. Noble 
Lang’s residence is at No. 374 Ames Street, and his business address 
is Room 324 Bay State Building, Lawrence. 

RUSSELL HOWARD WHITING. 

Having acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Orphan’s Hope 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M., and South Shore 
Commandery No. 31, K. T., all of Weymouth, Noble Whiting was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
March 26, 1909, when there was awarded to him the enrollment certifi¬ 
cate bearing the number 8391. In 1911, he received degrees in Abington 
Council, R. & S. M. of Abington, and later, demitted to join Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. of Boston. Noble Whiting is also a Charter Mem¬ 
ber of Temple Council, R. & S. M. of Weymouth. He became a mernber 
of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers in 1896; is a member of the 
Weymouth Board of Trade; Past President and Secretary of the Wessa- 
gussett Club; a member of the Universalist Men’s Club, and, politically, 
he belongs to the Republican Party. Noble Whiting has also served the 
town, for several years, as a member of the Appropriation Committee. 
He has been clerk of the Third Universalist Parish in Weymouth for 
twenty years; is Treasurer of the North Weymouth Improvement Associa¬ 
tion; Past President and Treasurer of the North Weymouth Cemetery Asso¬ 
ciation ; a Justice of the Peace, and a Notary Public. He was one of the 
petitioners for the charter of the North Weymouth Cooperative Bank, 
and has been a member of the Security Committee since its organiza¬ 
tion. Noble Whiting was born at North Weymouth, on January 19, 
1868, and was educated in the public schools of Weymouth. In Lynn, 
on June 6, 1901, lie was married to Miss Mary A. Flint. In 1888, Noble 
Whiting began the study of civil engineering and surveying, in the 
offices of Alexis H. French of Brookline, and he has continued with 
that office and its successors, Henry F. Bryant, up to the present time. 
In 1907, he was engaged to make a survey of the town of Weymouth, 
and opened an office at North Weymouth, where he has continued in 
carrying on the town work, besides having a private practice. His home 
address is No. 56 Sea Street, North Weymouth. 

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SYLVANUS R. CHANDLER. and of De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; while in the 

In the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Scottish Rite, he has affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of P e 

Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Noble Chandler has the enrollment number tion. Noble Howard has the iemar%a e ieLOr ° 1 a . 

9003, and he was ennobled in that body on March 20, 1911. His Masonic teamster for thirty-three years or tie mton e ^ ’ c trept 

he is still engaged in teaming and trucking, at No. 101 Clinton Street. 

He was born in Milford, on August 14, 1855, and was educated in the 


affiliations made him a Knight Templar in the York Rite, and a Mason 
of the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is connected with Washington Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, Waverly Chapter, R. A. M. of Melrose, 
Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, Hugh de Payens Comman¬ 
dery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For twenty-seven years, Noble Chandler was 
with the Emerson Piano Company, and for the past seven years, he has 
been proprietor of the St. Marx dining rooms, at 31 Bowdoin St., Boston. 
He was born in Bow, N. H., on April 4, 1855, and received his education 
there. Noble Chandler was married in Boston, on June 16, 1886 to Miss 
Olive M. Henderson. He has a son, Charles R., and resides at 31 Bowdoin 
St., Boston. 

JAMES GRAY. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Alt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge Chapter, R. A. AL, 
Cambridge Council, R. & S. AL, and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, 
K. T., Noble Gray was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AL S„ 
on December 7, 1905, and his certificate of enrollment in that exalted body 
was numbered 6220. Lie is also connected with Alt. Auburn Lodge No. 94, 

I. O. O. F. of Cambridge, North Cambridge Encampment No. 40, and the 
New England Order of Protection. For more than a quarter of a century, 
Noble Gray has been a landscape contractor in Cambridge. He was born 
in County Monaghan, North of Ireland, on June 4, 1853, and was educated 
in that place. His marriage to Aliss Jane Hollis took place in Cambridge, 
on July 10, 1887. They have a son, James Ernest, and a daughter Eliza¬ 
beth Jane. Noble Gray’s office address is 21 Stearns Street, Cambridge. 

ARTHUR DANFORTH JONES. 

The Alasonic affiliations of Noble Jones are with Alassachusetts 
Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. AL, and Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K T., all of Boston; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place on December 30, 1904, in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. Al. S., and his enrollment in that renowned body 
is numbered 4910. Noble Jones was born in Dighton, on February 14, 
1853; and he obtained his education there and in Providence, R. I. He 
has followed his business as a mason and builder in Providence, R. I.; 
Taunton, Mass.; St. John, N. B.; Lynn, Alass., and Nahant, Alass. After 
fifteen years in these and other places, Noble Jones established himself, 
twenty-five years ago, in Boston, where his office is now located at 76 Kings¬ 
ton St. In Taunton, on Feb. 27, 1871, he married Aliss Sarah E. Dean. 
They have a son, George Danforth, and reside at 12 Alarch Ave., West 
Roxbury. 

JOSHUA FRANK DUNBAR. 

Introduced to Alasonic Light in Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of 
East Boston, Noble Dunbar continued his Alasonic career in both the York 
and Scottish Rites, and he is now affiliated with St. Paul’s Royal Arch 
Chapter; De Alolay Commandery No. 7, K. T., both of Boston; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. Thus qualified to the membership of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Alystic Shrine, he was welcomed 
into the Nobility, and his ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple on 
Alarch 25, 1910, with enrollment number 8665. Noble Dunbar is a member 
of the Arab Patrol of that Temple, a member of the Ancient and Hon¬ 
ourable Artillery Company, and is also connected with the Brotherhood 
of the Protective Order of Elks in Wakefield, which he is serving as 
esteemed Loyal Knight. He belongs to the Boston Athletic Association, 
and to the Rubber Club of America, of which he is Treasurer. He was 
a clerk with George A. Alden and Co. of Boston from September, 1883, to 
January 1, 1908, when he became a partner in the business. Noble Dunbar 
was born in East Boston, on Aug. 13, 1866, and was educated there and at 
the high school of Haverhill, graduating therefrom in June, 1883. He was 
married in Fairfield, Me., to Miss Carrie Louise Clark of that town on June 
3, 1891, and they have a son, J. Frank, Jr. Noble Dunbar’s business address 
is 77 Summer St., Boston, and he resides in Wakefield, at 22 Summit Ave. 

GEORGE BRIGHT HOWARD. 

Noble Howard’s enrollment in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., is dated December 31, 1907, and his enrollment number is 
7889. He is a member of the John Abbott Lodge. A. F. & A. M.; Somer¬ 
ville Chapter, R. A. AL, Orient Council, R. & S. AL, all of Somerville, 


public schools of that place. Noble Howard was married in Woonsocket. 

R. I., on August 30, 1879, to Aliss Nellie R. Stevens of Charleston, Maine. 
They have two sons, Alton A. and Alorton B„ and reside at No. 131 
Walnut Street, Somerville. 

AIORTON BITHER HOWARD. 

As a member of John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of Gilman 
Square, Somerville, of Cambridge Chapter, R. A. AL, and of Cambridge 
Commandery No. 42, K. T„ Noble Howard was enrolled as No. 9247, in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N AL S., and was welcomed into its Nobility 
as a member of the class of December 26, 1911. He was born in Charles¬ 
town, on January 9, 1890, and was schooled in Somerville, later graduat¬ 
ing from E. F. and AL C. Fisher’s Business College, at Winter Hill, 
Somerville, in 1905. For five years, he has been a salesman of real 
estate, with AL W. Francis and Son, having offices at 2041 Alassachusetts 
Avenue, North Cambridge. He is a member of the Cambridge Board of 
Trade, and is also Treasurer of the North Cambridge Business Aden's 
Association of Cambridge. Noble Howard is a bachelor, and resides at 
131 Walnut Street, Somerville. 

SPENCER THOAIAS WILLIAA1S. 

Noble Williams was raised in Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of 
Alalden received and greeted in Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. AL; passed 
under the ninth arch in Melrose Council, R. & S. AL, and was knighted in 
Beauseant Commandery No. 34, K. T. Thus qualified for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on November 7, 1904, and his certificate of enrollment in 
that body is No. 4840. Noble Williams came of Puritan stock, and was 
born in Charlestown, on April 15, 1853, in the sixth generation born in 
New England. He was educated in the public schools of Charlestown, 
graduating from high school with the class of 1871. In his early life, he 
had various experiences, from mackerel fishing in the bay of Chaleurs to 
herding cattle in Southwestern Kansas. Noble Williams was also pro¬ 
ficient in many branches of athletics, and has filled principal offices in 
numerous athletic and other clubs. In 1877, he entered the wholesale coal 
trade, and from that time has represented the Susquehana Coal Company, 
and its predecessors, as their Eastern sales agent. Noble Williams is 
the first Vice President of the Alalden Chapter of the Sons of the Ameri¬ 
can Revolution. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Boston 
Athletic Association, National Lancers, Exchange Club, the Universalist 
Alen’s Club. Old Boston Bicycle Club, Pilgrim Athletic Association, Order 
of “Ko-Koal,” Boston Lodge of Elks, and of Howard Lodge of Odd 
Fellows. In Charlestown, on September 10, 1875, he married Aliss Ada 
F. Dill; they have three children; Spencer T., Jr., Mortimer D., and 

Theodore R. LOUIS WARREN KINNEY. 

Noble Kinney’s Alasonic affiliations are in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. 
AL, St. John’s Chapter, R. A. AL, and William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. Having attained this York Rite 
qualification in Alasonry, his ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. AL S., on May 21, 1908, and his enrollment in that sublime 
body is numbered 8131. Noble Kinney is senior member of the firm of 
L. W. Kinney and Company, commission merchants and wholesale dealers 
in fruit and produce, which was established in April, 1903, and is now 
located at No. 40 Clinton Street, Boston. Noble Kinney was born in 
South Hero, Vt., on September 12, 1876, and he received his education in 
that village. In Boston, on February 12, 1898, he married Aliss Anna L. 
Robinson of South Hero, and they reside at No. 119 Townsend Street, 

Roxbury ' FRED HAROLD DOW. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AL S., on December 30, 
1910, and enrolled therein as No. 8940, Noble Dow had obtained the pre¬ 
requisite Alasonic Degrees in Alizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, Cambridge 
Chapter, R. A. AL, Cambridge Council, R. & S. AL, and Cambridge Com¬ 
mandery No. 42, K. T. He is connected with the Economy Club of Cam¬ 
bridge, the Arlington Boat Club, and the New England Confectioners’ 
Club, of which he is Treasurer. For eleven years, he has been a member 
of the firm of F. H. Dow and Company, makers of high-grade chocolates, 
at No. 87 Union Street, Boston. Noble Dow was born in Cambridge, on 
October 15, 1881, and graduated from the Cambridge High School, after¬ 
ward attending a Boston commercial college. As Saco, Alaine, on Feb¬ 
ruary 21, 1906, his marriage to Miss Lucia M. Parchei took place, and 
they have two children, Harold P. and John S. Noble Dow’s residence 
is at No. 1728 Alassachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 



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EUGENE WATERHOUSE. 

Noble Waterhouse has Masonic affiliations with Alpha Lodge, A. F. 

& A. M., and Concord Chapter, R. A. M,., both of South Framingham; 
and with Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T. Subsequently, he was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
as one of a caravan of sixty Sons of the Desert, who, having passed 
its portals, gained access to the sanctum sanctorum of that illustrious 
body on August 23, 1913, on which memorable date he was also enrolled 
therein as No. 10122. He is a member of the Masonic Club of Framing¬ 
ham; the Fire Chiefs’ Club of Boston; Quinobequin Lodge, No. 7, I. O. 

CX F. of Jamaica Plain; Waushakum Encampment No. 52, of Framing¬ 
ham, and of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. Noble Water- 
house was born in Fryeburg, Me., on June 11, 1861, where he was edu¬ 
cated. In Sweden, Me., on April 5, 1884, he was married to Miss Hattie 
E. Bangs; they have a son, Harry F., and reside at No. 4 Dennison 
Avenue, Framingham. For about twenty-seven years, Noble Waterhouse 
has been chief engineer for the Dennison Manufacturing Company, located 
on Bishop Street, South Framingham. 

JAMES H. DAVIDSON. 

Born in Nova Scotia, on June 28. 1865, Noble Davidson studied in 
the schools of that place. His marriage to Miss May Cavanaugh was 
solemnized in Boston, in August, 1887. They have two sons, Earl A., 
born on February 4, 1889; and Harold, July 29, 1895. For the past 
twenty-six years, Noble Davidson lias been engaged in the building busi¬ 
ness. Masonically, he is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Massachusetts 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council 
R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston; 
and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ took place on Novem¬ 
ber 11, 1907, and he was listed as No. 7677 upon the membership lists of 
that renowned body. Noble Davidson’s home is at 24 Floyd Street, 
Dorchester. 

CHARLES CASE. 

For more than thirty-six years, Noble Case has been in the shoe busi¬ 
ness, and for a third of that time, he has been president and treasurer 
of the Charles Case Shoe Company, at No. 40 Thomas Street, Wor¬ 
cester, of which he was also one of the organizers. He was born in 
Bridgewater, on July 15, 1859, and attended school there. He was mar¬ 
ried, in Brockton, to Miss Cairo W. Chamberlin, and they have a 
daughter, Anna Louise. As a Mason, he has taken degrees, in full 
course, in both York and Scottish Rites, being affiliated with Athelstan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Worcester; 
Hiram Council. R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T.; and also with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the 
rolls of Aleppo Temple. Noble Case is registered as No. 578, his ennoble¬ 
ment in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order having taken 
place on November 5. 1894. Fie is also a Charter Member of Lodge 
No. 16, I\. P. of Brockton, which is one of the oldest bodies of that 
order. Noble Case resides at No. 218 Pleasant Street, Worcester. 

CHESTER D. CORAM. 

Through his Masonic connections with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter. Boston Council 
of Royal and Select Masters, and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. 
T , Noble Coram was elevated to the Nobilitv of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temnle, on June, 1907, with enrollment No. 7299. Fie is a mem¬ 
ber of the Pan-American State Association, and also of a number of 
foreign clubs. Since 1910. Noble Coram has been in the exporting and 
importing business, having been in the banking business for fifteen years 
previously. He was born in Lowell, on December 14, 1880. and was 
educated in Lowell and at Mitchell Academy and the Friends School 
of Providence. In Jersey City, in June. 1914, Noble Coram was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Addie R. Emerson of Auburn, Maine. His business address 
is No. 141 Milk Street, Boston, and his residence is on Hemenway Street, 
Boston. Mr. Coram’s summer home which is known as “Seldom Inn” is 
situated at Naples, Maine. 

SYLVANUS BOURNE. 

LTpon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. Noble 
Bourne is registered as No. 149, and he was received in that celebrated fellow¬ 
ship on August 29, 1889. His Masonic affiliations are. in the York Rite, in 
Ancient Landmark Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M.. 


Portland Council, R. & S. M„ and Portland Commandery, K. T„ all of Port¬ 
land. Me.; and in the Scottish Rite, in all the bodies located in the Valley 
of Portland, Me. Aside from Masonry and the Shrine, Noble Bourne 
is affiliated with Ligonia Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F. of Portland, Me., 
Eastern Star Encampment; Improved Order of Red Men of Portland, 
Me., and with the Portland Club. For almost half a century, he has 
been a slater and roofer, with business location at No. 214 Federal Street, 
Portland, Me. Noble Bourne was born in Portland, Me., on September 
24, 1847, and attended school in that city. In that same place, on Novem¬ 
ber 26, 1868, he was married to Miss Georgiana Stillson of Portland, Me., and 
they have a daughter, Mrs. Ella A. King. Noble Bourne resides at No. 

61 Sherman Street, Portland, Me. 

HARRY DANGEL. 

Noble Dangel is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with Win- 
throp Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.; also in the 
Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S. . He was admitted 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ on February 25, 
1901, with enrollment numbered 3528. Noble Dangel was born in Poland, 
on January 10, 1873, and was educated in his native country and in 
Boston. In Philadelphia, Penn., on September 10, 1906, his marriage to 
Miss Sara A. Raken took place, and they have four daughters: Irma. 
Sylvia, Dorothy and Harriet. For the past eighteen years, Noble 
Dangel has been a stationer, and he is now located in Everett, and at 
No. 161 Devonshire Street, Boston. His home is in Brookline, at No. 1 
Osborne Road. 

EDWARD B. THRASHER. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 30. 1914, with enrollment No. 10458, Noble Thrasher was 
previously qualified in Masonry, for that ennoblement, by his affiliations 
with Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston; St. Paul Chapter. R. A. 
M.: Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. 
T. of Boston. He is Proprietor of the Trinity Court Bowling Alleys, 
located at No. 175 Dartmouth Street, Boston. Noble Thrasher was born 
in Somerville, on July 19, 1880, and was there educated. In Roxbury, 
on February 16, 1904, he was married to Miss Agnes L. Fullerton of 
Boston. They have a son, Earl B., born December 7, 1904, and they 
reside at No. 73 West Cottage Street, Roxbury. 

ELMER LORING. 

For the past twelve years, Noble Loring has been connected with 
the Foster Rubber Company, manufacturers of rubber heels, at No. 
259 Warren Avenue, Brockton. He was born in Pembroke, on Septem¬ 
ber 13, 1854, and was educated in the schools of that place In June, 
1879, at Whitman, he married Miss Cora C. Thompson. They have two 
sons, Elmer P., and Carl, and reside at No.. 638 North Main Street, 
Brockton. Noble Loring was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December, 1896, and in that exalted body he holds the certificate of 
enrollment numbered 1629. The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to ennoble¬ 
ment were conferred upon him, in the York Rite, in United Brethren of 
Marlboro, A. F. & A. M„ Houghton Chapter. R. A. M„ of Marlboro, 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Trinity Commandery No. 
32, K. T. of LIudson; and in the Scottish Rite, in Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He is also a member of the Commercial Club of Brockton. 

HENRY J. FURNEAUX. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S. 
Noble Furneaux’s enrollment is No. 4808. and he was ennobled in that 
illustrious Fodv on November 7. 1904. His Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in full course in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Sinai Chapter. R. A. M.. Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No 17. K. T.; Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem. Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also affiliated with United 
Brothers Lodge No. 122. of the I. O. O. F. and with Ruth Lodge No. 2, 
of the Order of Rebekahs, both located in Lawrence. For about twenty 
years. Noble Furneaux has been proprietor of a provision business in 
Lawrence. He was born in England, on January 12. 1866. but came to 
the United States in his youth and attended school in Lawrence. In 
that city, also, he was married, on November 24. 1891. to Miss Catherine 
E. Thompson, and they have two sons, Samuel E. and Edward T. The 
business address of Noble Furneaux is No. 647 Essex Street, and his 
residence is at No. 23 Bodwell Street, Lawrence. 

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DANIEL C. RHODES. 

Junior Warden in Mt. Horeb Lodge No. 707, of Mooers, N. \ 
Noble Rhodes was made a Royal Arch Mason in Adirondack Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Rouses Point, N. Y., and a Knight Templar in De Soto 
Commandery, K. T., Plattsburgh, N. Y. Upon the basis of his York 
Rite affiliations, he was exalted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on 
November 9, 1900, and on that memorable date, was enrolled on its 
membership lists as No. 3426. For the past twenty years, Noble Rhodes 
has been engaged in the hotel business. He was born in Mooers, N. 
Y. on April 23, 1871, and was educated in his native town. Noble Rhodes 
is unmarried, and his business address is No. 86 Bowdoin Street, Boston. 

SAMUEL HOWARD CAPEN. 

Born in Canton, on March 12, 1848, Noble Capen was educated there 
and at the Stoughtonham Institute. For two years, he has served as 
Selectman for the town of Canton, and for several years as chief engineer 
of its Fire Department. He was appointed Deputy Sheriff in 1878. and 
tilled that post for twenty-one years, until his present appointment as 
Sheriff of Norfolk County at the election in 1899. He is a trustee of 
the Dedham Institution for Savings, a director of the Dedham Mutual 
Eire Insurance Company, and chairman of the Building Committee of 
the Dedham High School. On October 24, 1871, in Canton, he was lur¬ 
ried to Miss Adelaide A. Tucker, and they have two children, Samuel 
H„ Tr., and Harold T. Noble Capen’s residence is at 41 Villaee Avenue 
Dedham. He is a member of the Fisher Ames Club of Dedham and of 
the Dedham Historical Society; Master of Dedham Grange No. 336, and 
also a member of Blue Hill Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons 
where he has the rank of Past Master; in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. 
T., is a Past Commander, and is, likewise, a member of Mt. Zion Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Stoughton, and of Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M. Noble 
Capen was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, on February 8, 1906, and he was therein enrolled as No. 
6317. 

JOHN P. DODGE. 

Noble Dodge was born in Tam worth, N. H., May 16, 1870, and was 
educated in the schools there. His marriage to Miss Eva E. Lipscomb, 
of Washington, D. C., took place in Baltimore, Md., on October 28, 
1897. For the past twenty-one years, he has been an erecting engineer 
with the Westinghouse Machine Company, and, previously, for three 
years, he had been a machinist. Noble Dodge’s Masonic affiliations are 
with the following bodies of Boston: Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M„ St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, 
on September 1, 1906, and enrolled therein as No. 6555. He is also a 
member of the Eastern Star and of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club. 
Noble Dodge’s business address is 201 Devonshire Street, Boston, while 
his home is in Dorchester, at 19 Fenelon Street. 


SIMEON HAMLIN. 

Welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, through the por¬ 
tals of Aleppo Temple, on February 9, 1904, and therein enrolled as No. 
4411, Noble Hamlin bad previously attained Masonic membership in 
Marine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Falrmouth, in which he served as 
Treasurer since 1893; Adoniram Chanter, R. A. M., New Bedford Coun¬ 
cil. R. & S. M., Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford ; 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. He is also a member of Goodwill Chapter 
No. 123. O. E. S.: of Nobsca Lodge No. 133, K. of P.. of the Succannes- 
sett Club, all of Falmouth, of the Scimitar Club of Boston, and, politically, 
of the Republican Party. Noble Hamlin was born in Falmouth, on 
April 7, 1865, and was graduated from the high school there with the 
class of 1883. In Falmouth, also, on February 28, 1891, he married Miss 
Frances B. Sentiford; they have two daughters: Elizabeth C. and Chloe 
M. The grocery and provision business has claimed Noble Hamlin’s 
attention throughout his career; the business was started by his father 
in 1872, and, later, it was given over to the present Noble Hamlin, who 
has conducted it ever since. His business and home are located in 
Falmouth. 

RALPH MASON GRIFFIN. 

Noble Griffin obtained the degrees prerequisite for ennoblement in 
Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. 
M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. 
T. of Dorchester. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1912, when he was enrolled on the membership 
lists of that exalted body as No. 9577. He is also a member of Lodge 
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that city. For seventeen years, he has been connected with the firm of 
Geo. L. Griffin and Son, Inc., dealers in hats and furs, at No. 368 and 
370 Washington Street, Boston, and is now president and treasurer of 
that corporation. In Boston, on January 4, 1909, Noble Griffin married 
Miss Mabel I. Pearson of Belfast, Maine. His home is at No. 29 Park 
Vale Avenue, Allston. 

GEORGE L. GRIFFIN. 

On October 11, 1914, Aleppo Temple was called upon to mourn 

the death of one of its best known and beloved members, Noble Grif¬ 
fin, who joined the ranks of its Nobility on the last day of the year 
1907, with enrollment No. 7871. Noble Griffin was first introduced into 
Masonry in Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, serving 

therein as Master and a member of the Finance Committee; he was 
made a Royal Arch Mason in Waverly Chapter of Melrose, from which 
he demitted to join Tabernacle Chapter of Malden, wherein he served 
as High Priest and Treasurer: his Cryptic Degrees were received in 
Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ in which' he was ranked as Past Thrice 
Illustrious Master, and he was a Charter Member and a Past Eminent 
Commander of Beausant Commandery No. 41. K. T. Noble Griffin was 
also president of the Malden Masonic Association, from 1901 until 1913, 
when he resigned, on account of poor health; Trustee of the Perma¬ 
nent Fund of his Commandery, and a past member of the Malden Club. 
In politics, he was a Republican, and served the city of Malden as a 

member of the Common Council. Noble Griffin was born in Bangor, 

Me., on January 19, 1839, and obtained his education in that city. He 
had been in business for many years, in Boston, with the firm known 
as George L. Griffin and Son, Inc., dealers in hats and furs, located 
at 368-370 Washington Street. Noble Griffin is survived by a son, Ralph 
M. Griffin, who is also a Noble of Aleppo Temple, and a daughter, 
Alice E. His wife, who was Miss Emma F. Rundlett, passed away 
before his demise. 

FRANK M. KNOTT. 

Noble Knott, who was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple 
on December 30, 1913, with certificate of enrollment numbered 10098, 
received his qualifying Masonic Degrees in Genessee Lodge, F. & 
A. M. of Flint, Mich., and in the Scottish Rite bodies of Saginaw, Mich. 
Noble Knott was born in Chicago, Ill., on February 18, 1883, and he 
attained his education in the schools of Detroit, Mich. In Detroit, also, 
his marriage took place on May 7, 1902, and he has a son, Kenneth W., 
born on September 29, 1905. Since April 19, 1912, Noble Knott has been 
salesmanager for H. Traiser and Company, at 116 Merrimac Street, 
Boston. 

JOHN ANDREW BRIERLY. 

Brought to light in Masonry in Satucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
East Bridgewater, Noble Brierly received bis Capitular Degrees in 
Harmony Royal Arch Chapter of Bridgewater, and his Templar Degrees 
in Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. Thus Masonic- 
ally equipped for Shrine ennoblement, Noble Brierly crossed the burning 
sands, and with the class of March 25, ,1910, was received into Aleppo 
Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, his enrollment therein by sequence, 
being 8652. He is also affiliated with Lawrence Lodge No. 150, I. O. 
O. F. For thirty-seven years, Noble Brierly has been a toolmaker with 
the Carver Cotton Gin Works. He was born on January 7, 1853, in 
North Andover, and attended school there. In Lawrence, in 1873, Noble 
Brierly was married to Miss Elizabeth Parks, and they reside on Whit¬ 
man Street, East Bridgewater. 

HENRY STEWART REDMAN. 

Noble Redman was born on May 26, 1885, at Chelmsford Center, 
and obtained his education in the public schools of Chelmsford and of 
Lowell, and also at the Lowell Textile School. For the past nine years, 
he has been assistant superintendent for the Appleton Company, manu¬ 
facturers of cotton cloth, at 14 Jackson Street, Lowell. The concern is 
known as the Appleton Mills. In 1914, he took charge of the planing 
office of that company at Stark Mills, Manchester, N. H. He has received 
degrees, in full course, in both Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in 
Lowell, with Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, 

R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council. R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 
9, K. T. in which he has the rank of Escort. He has also taken degrees in 
the Scottish Rite, in Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts, 32°, 

S. ’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Plis enrollment upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
is designated as No. 9478, and he was received into its Nobility on March 
28, 1912. Noble Redman is a member of the Vesper Country Club of Lowell, 
the Long Meadow Golf Club and of the Mt. Pleasant Golf Club, all of 
Lowell; also of the Cygnet Boat Club, the Intervale Country Club, and 
of the Manchester Publicity Association, all of Manchester, N. H. Lie 
is unmarried, and resides at No. 952 Union Street, Manchester, N. H. 

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FREDERIC HARVEY HILTON. 

Becoming affiliated with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
1 emple, on December 17, 1906, Noble Hilton was therein enrolled as 
No. 6830. He received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Alpha Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Concord Chapter, R. A. M., both of Framingham, and 
in Natick Commandery No. 35, K. T., in which he is ranked as Past 
Commander. He is also attached to the Elks, in Framingham Lodge 
No. 64; to the A. O. U. W., and to the Sons of Veterans. He is a member 
of the Massachusetts Republican Club, and of the Framingham Masonic 
Club. For two years, Noble Hilton has served as a member of the 
Massachusetts House of Representatives and for two years he has been 
in the Massachusetts Senate. He is Town Counsel for the Town of 
Framingham, a director in the Framingham Trust Company, in the 
Framingham Cooperative Bank, in the C. F. Trask Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, in the Union Avenue Hospital, Inc., and in several other corporations. 
Noble Hilton was born in Framingham, on February 10, 1882, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of Framingham, and at Boston Uni¬ 
versity. His marriage to Miss Madeline S. Metcalf took place in Fair- 
haven, Vt., on June 25, 1913. For the past eleven years, he has been an 
attorney-at-law, and is now established at 99 State Street, Boston, and 
at 10 Concord Building, Framingham, while his home is in Framingham, 
at 7 Beach Street. 

MELVILLE LEBINA STACY. 

For the past eleven years, Noble Stacy has been a steward in the 
State Hospital at Westboro. He was born in Littleton, N. H., on January 
29, 1864, and attended the public schools of Framingham. In that town, 
on February 1, 1893, Noble Stacy married Miss Elfleda Brown, and they 
reside in Westboro. He is a member of Framingham Lodge No. 45, 

I. O. O. F. Having attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, Noble Stacy is affiliated with 
Siloam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Westboro, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Marlboro, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson; also 
with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Stacy, who is enrolled as No. 8570 upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
was received in that illustrious body in December, 1910. 

ALEXANDER M. BERGER. 

After having obtained the Symbolic Degrees in the York Rite, Noble 
Berger elected to continue his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite of 
Masonry, in which he has a full course of degrees. In the former, he 
is affiliated with Shawmut Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the 
rank of Senior Warden; and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.". Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Order of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1909, and his enroll¬ 
ment was then numbered 8582. He is also a member of the Boston 
City Club. Noble Berger was born in Boston, on October 15, 1881, 
and was educated in the schools of that city. For the past sixteen 
years, he has been with Estabrook and Company, for which firm he is 
chief accountant. His business address is No. 15 State Street, Boston, 
and his residence, also in Boston, is at No. 21 Lambert Avenue. 

WILLIAM McLEOD. 

Enrollment No. 10007, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., is that of Noble McLeod, who was received into 
the Nobility of that renowned body, on June 5, 1913. He is affiliated 
with the following bodies of Quincy: Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. 
He is also a member of Clan McGregor, of the Scottish Clans of Quincy; 
of Bay View Royal Orange Lodge, No. 87. and of Monet Council No. 
1763, Royal Arcanum of Quincy. Noble McLeod was born at Prince 
Edward Island, on November 9, 1868, and attended the schools of that 
place. At Quincy, on July 25, 1894, he was married to Miss Jessie McLeod 
of Prince Edward Island; they have five children: Margaret E.. Ruth 
H., Chester Arthur, Jennie and Catherine. For the past twelve years. 
Noble McLeod has been a member of the firm of W. J. McLeod and 
Company, granite manufacturers, located on Vernon Street, Quincy; his 
home address is No. 18 Bennington Street, Quincy. 

JAMES FRASER PAIGE. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were acquired by Noble Paige 
in Scotia Lodge No. 31, A. F. & A. M. of Yarmouth, N. S., and the 
remainder of his York Rite Degrees were conferred upon him in Dor¬ 
chester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Greater Boston. With the other 
members of the class of November 9, 1909, he trod the way to the Shrine 
in Aleppo Temple, when his enrollment certificate was numbered 8562. 


Noble Paige is a member of the New England Railway Club, and of the 
Blue Room Club of Boston; also of the Granite City Club of Quincy, 
and of the Quincy First Parish Club. He has been in business as a 
marine and mechanical engineer since 1892, and is connected with the 
famous Fore River Ship Building Company of Quincy, having represented 
that company in contracts with the Japanese and Italian governments. In 
the course of business, he has circumnavigated the globe, and has had 
some very interesting experiences. Noble Paige was born in Nova Scotia, 
on December 13, 1873, and obtained his education in schools in that 
province, and in England. On December 22, 1897, he married Miss May 
Murray. They have a daughter, Emeline Katherine, and a son, James 
Murray. Noble Paige resides on Spear Street, Quincy. 

JACOB PETERSON. 

Noble Peterson, whose enrollment number, upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, is designated as No. 8977, was admitted to that illus¬ 
trious body, in February, 1911. Masonically, he is affiliated with Rural 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., in which he 
has the rank of Principal Sojourner, and with Quincy Commandery No. 
47, K. T., ranking as Senior Guard, all these bodies being of Quincy. 
He is also a member of the Town River \ acht Club. Noble Peterson 
was born at Gefle, Sweden, on January 31, 1875, but came to Massachu¬ 
setts sufficiently early to obtain his education in the public schools of 
Quincy, where, on March 8, 1899, he was married to Miss Alice Maude 
McClan; they have two children, Marion Helen and Doris Pratt. For 
the past twenty-three years, he has been in the grocery business, the last 
fifteen years of which time, he has been established in Quincy, at 394 
Washington Street; his home address is No. 31 Graham Street, Quincy. 

THOMAS LANT GAMMON. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 31, 1907, Noble Gammon was enrolled in that illustrious body 
as No. 7873. His prerequisite Masonic Degrees were obtained in the 
following York and Scottish Rite bodies: Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T., 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Gammon is also attached 
to Old Colony Lodge No. 118, Knights of Pythias, and to tne Odd Fel¬ 
lows, in Mt. Wollaston Lodge No. 80. Since 1903, he has been super¬ 
intendent of the Street Railway Company in Quincy, and is a member 
of the New England Street Railway Club. His birthplace is Norwell, 
and he was born on November 6, 1876. His education was obtained in 
the schools of Norwell. In Quincy, on March 5. 1909, Noble Gammon 
was united in marriage with Miss Margaret G. Esson of Quincy. Their 
residence is at 15 Gilmore Street, Wollaston, and his business address is 
954 Hancock Street, Quincy. 

LYMAN S. MESTON. 

Noble Meston is affiliated with Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Winthrop Chapter. R. A. M., both of Winthrop; with Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T., both of Boston. 
With these qualifying degrees, he was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, and his ennoblement in that sublime Ancient Arabic 
Order, took place in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of May 
5, 1904, and he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 4563. Noble 
Meston also had a full course of degrees in the Scottish Rite, from 
which he resigned. He is connected with the Order of the Eastern Star, 
and is a member of the Harbor Masters’ Association. He was born in 
Boston, on June 11, 1853, and received his education in the public schools 
there. In Medford, in June, 1886, he married Miss Catherine Gaughan. 
Noble Meston became engaged in the wholesale millinery business, in 
1877, which he gave up, in 1891, to enter the real estate business. At 
present he is retired, and resides at 236 Sea Street, North Weymouth. 

RICHARD GIBSON. 

Noble Gibson was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on September 2, 1905, his enrollment number in that distinguished body 
being 6062. In Masonry, his connections are with St. John’s Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. of Greenock. Scot., Medford Chapter, R. A. M., Governor 
Council, R. & S. M. of Medford, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. 
He is a member of the Royal Arcanum of Medford, the Scot’s Charitable 
Society of Boston, and the Mechanics’ Charitable Association. Noble 
Gibson was born in Greenock, Scot., on July 7, 1849, and was educated 
in the schools of that place. There, also, on February 22, 1873, his mar¬ 
riage to Miss Helen Stewart took place. They have seven children: 
James, Rachel. William, George, Mary, John and Richard. For the 
past forty years, Noble Gibson has been a master builder, and he is a 
Director in the Master Builders’ Association. His business address is No. 
65 Long Wharf, Boston, and his home is in Medford, at No. 39 Lawrence 
Street. 

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FRANK RUDOLPH CLARK 

As a member of the class of August, 1913, Noble Clark was admitted 
into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of 
Aleppo Temple, with enrollment No. 10076 in that exalted body. His 
preparatory Masonic career gave him affiliations with King Solomon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. 

& S. M., all of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. 
T. of Charlestown. Noble Clark is also a member of Highland Lodge 
No. 6, I. O. O. F. of Lowell; Erminie Lodge of Rebekahs of Somer¬ 
ville; Lodge No. 61 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 
and of the Boston Railroad Y. M. C. A. He was born on September 
19, 1869, in Lowell, and was a student in the schools of that city and at 
Laramie, Wyo. From the age of thirteen years, until he reached his 
majority, Noble Clark lived in the ranges of the Black Hills, Wyo., and 
was engaged in cattle raising. From 1889 to 1901, he was connected 
with the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad of Nebraska, and 
since December 19, 1901, has been an engineer on the Boston and Maine 
Railroad. He was married, in Malden, on April 15, 1896, to Miss Edna 
May Ryder. On April 29, 1914, he visited Mecca Temple of New York, 
and there received the title of Haji. His home is at 86 Flint Street, 
Somerville. 

WALTER GALE WHITTEMORE. 

Masonically qualified, Noble Whittemore received the Order of Nobil¬ 
ity of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, when he 
was granted enrollment certificate No. 7635. His Masonic affiliations 
are in North Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ashland, in which he is a 
Past Master; Concord Chapter, R. A. M. of Framingham, and Natick 
Commandery No. 33, K. T. of Natick. Noble Whittemore was born in 
Ashland, on September 17, 1867, and was graduated from the high school 
in 1884. In Hopkinton, on April 8, 1892, he married Miss Adelaide Jen¬ 
kins, who passed away on April 9, 1903. Noble Whittemore resides in 
Ashland. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, in 
1890, and for fourteen years, has been in the drug business in Ashland. 
In 1909, he represented his town in the Legislature of Massachusetts, and 
for eight years, has been Town Clerk. 

FRED R. WHITTAKER. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Whittaker was, on Novem¬ 
ber 7, 1914, taken into its fold as No. 4846. He was raised to the sublime 
degree of a Master Mason in Doric Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hudson ; 
was made a Royal Arch Mason in Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marl¬ 
boro; and received the Chivalric Orders in Trinity Commandery No. 32, 
of Hudson. He is a member of Somerville Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E. 
and of Division No. 61, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Boston. 
For the past three years, Noble Whittaker has been engaged in the manu¬ 
facturing of syrups, with business location at No. 38 Skilton Avenue, 
Somerville, formerly, having been employed as a locomotive engineer. 
He was born in Hudson, on April 20, 1880, and was educated in its 
schools. Noble Whittaker is unmarried, and resides at No. 27 Montrose 
Street, Somerville. 

JOHAN P. PETERSON. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, No. 2109 is that of Noble Peterson, who was admitted into that 
distinguished body on November 5, 1894. He bears Masonic allegiance, 
in the York Rite of Masonry, to St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M„ and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. Noble Peterson is also 
affiliated with Campello Lodge No. 30, United Workmen of America. 
He has been a welter for the Walkover Shoe Company, for the past twenty- 
eight years, and received a medal from that company, after completing 
twenty-five years of service. Noble Peterson was born in Sweden, on 
June 9, 1853, and was educated in that country. His marriage to Miss 
Walborg Willemina of Copenhagen, Den., was celebrated in Brockton, 
on December 30, 1895. They have seven children: Clarence S., Melinda 
C., Lydia C., Walborg L., Helen E., Harold E. and Rowland B. Noble 
Peterson’s business address is the Walkover Shoe Company, Brockton, 
and his residence is at 132 Menlo Street. 

VINCENT ALVIN SMALL. 

In June, 1913, Noble Small was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, where he 
holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 10026. In the York 
Rite of Masonry, he has connections with Palestine Lodge, A. F. &■ A. M., 
Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M., both of Everett, and Beauseant Comman¬ 
dery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. He is also a member of Everett Lodge 



No. 36, I. O. O. F., and of Everett Encampment No. 79. Noble Small 
was born on February 4, 1871, in Richmond, Me., and was graduated from 
the Everett High School in 1887. Pie is a member of the Everett Board 
of Trade and of the Veteran Firemen’s Association of that city. In 1872, 
in East Boston, his father established a hay and grain business, a branch 
of which in 1892, was located at 27 Carter Street, Everett, where it has 
been continued to the present time. Noble Small was with his father in 
the East Boston store from 1887 to 1892, and is now proprietor of the 
business. On August 14, 1900, he married Miss Hazel M. Adams of 
Everett. They have a daughter, Norma A., and reside at 113 Ferry 
Street, Everett. 

FRED GREENWOOD CURTIS. 

Noble Curtis, who was raised in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Worcester, and exalted in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M. of Worcester, is also 
a member of Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester and Worcester County Comman¬ 
dery No. 5, K. T. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine on 
January 27, 1904, and is enrolled therein as No. 4632. He is a member of the 
Winthrop Yacht Club, the Cottage Park Yacht Club of Winthrop, and, poli¬ 
tically, of the Republican Party. In 1911, he served his home town on the 
Board of Selectmen, and, in 1912, he was Chairman of that Board. Noble 
Curtis was born in Worcester, on December 3, 1871, and graduated from 
the Worcester High School in 1891. His marriage to Miss Mabelle 
Rogers took place in Millbury, on June 9, 1900, and they have two 
daughters, Helen and Dorothy. Since 1893, Noble Curtis has been 
engaged in steel construction work, being established at 120 Milk Street, 
Boston. His home is in Winthrop. 


CHARLES FRANK SPENCER, JR. 

Noble Spencer, a York Rite Mason of Everett, first saw Masonic 
Light in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, was advanced and 
exalted in Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M., also of Everett, and was created 
a Knight Templar in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, of Malden. Thus 
Masonically qualified, he made the journey across the burning sands to 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in the class of February, 1913, and 
was received in that noteworthy body with enrollment No. 9924. Aside 
from Masonry, Noble Spencer is also a member of Everett Council No. 
442 of the United Commercial Travelers of America, of Oriental Guild 
of the Ancient and Mystic Order of Bagmen of Bagdad, and of Semper 
Idem Council No. 2004 of Royal Arcanum. He has been engaged in the 
wrapping paper, paper bags and twine business, since 1894, as proprietor 
of an establishment, and was formerly engaged as a traveling salesman 
for a wrapping paper house in Boston. Noble Spencer is an ardent 
sportsman, spending each fall in the New Brunswick or Maine woods 
hunting moose, deer and caribou, and while at school, he was a great 
amateur baseball player. He was born in Hampden, Me., and obtained an 
education in the schools there and at Houlton, Me. Noble Spencer was 
married in Everett, on May 1, 1895, to Miss Mary C. Woodworth of that 
city, and they have a son, Ear! F. born on October 6, 1896. Their resi¬ 
dence is in Everett, at No. 27 Liberty Street. 


CHARLES H. DODGE. 

Brought to light in Masonry in Mr. Vernon Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. 
M., Providence Royal Arch Chapter No. 1, and knighted in St. John’s 
Commandery No. 1, K. T. on May 2, 1887, Noble Dodge was elevated 
to the dignity of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on 
January 22, 1889. with the early enrollment number, 588. In the Odd 
Fellows, Noble Dodge has attained high rank, having been installed on 
July 3, 1872, Noble Grand of Eagle Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F. of Provi¬ 
dence, R. I. in which he was initiated, on October 26, 1868, and on July 
6, 1871, he was installed Chief Patriarch of Moshassuck Encampment 
No. 2, I. O. O. F. of Providence, R. I., in which he was initiated on 
October 21, 1869. He is a member of the Plconomic Club and of the 
Chamber of Commerce of Providence, R. L, of the Edgewood Yacht 
Club of Cranston, R. L, and of the Shipmasters’ Club of New York. 
Since July 1, 1912, Noble Dodge has been the President of the Dodge 
and Camfield Company, Importers and Wholesale and Retail Grocers, of 
Providence, R. I., successors to the firm of D. B. Davis & Company, 
Wholesale and Retail Grocers, in which he was a partner, from 1874- 
78. He was born in Providence, R. I., on August 7, 1847, and graduated 
from its public schools in 1865. Noble Dodge has been twice married: 
first in New York, on April 14, 1891, to Miss Emma B. White of New 
Bedford, who passed away on January 9, 1902; and second, in New 
\ork, on May 14, 1914, to Mrs Emma H. Taft of Providence, R. I. His 
business is located at No. 56 Exchange Place, Providence, R. I., his 
residence being at No. 63 Massasoit Avenue, Edgewood, Cranston, R. I. 

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D. ,. ILLARD LEAVITT. 

Noble Leavitt, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 9426, was received into the Nobility of that body, 
on March 28, 1912. Masonically, he is affiliated with Drummond Lodge 
No. 118, A. F. & A. M. of Parsonsfield, Me., in which lie has the rank of 
Past Master; Aurora Chapter, R. A. M. of Cornish, Ale., Biddeford 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bradford Contmandery No. 4. K. T., both of 
Biddeford, Me. He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, 
of the Longwood Cricket Club, and, politically, he belongs to the Repub¬ 
lican Party. Noble Leavitt was born in Parsonsfield, Ale., on Alarch 21, 
1880, and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that place, 
later attending the University of Alaine with the class of 1900. At Parsons¬ 
field, also on October 29, 1899, he was married to Aliss Bessie Gaylord ; they 
have three children: Helen Gaylord, Dorothy Louise, and Albert Willard. 
For the past ten years, Noble Leavitt has been associated with H. P. 
Wood and Company, with offices at 201 Devonshire Street, Boston, and 
he is the present treasurer of the company. Previous to this time, he 
had been a civil engineer for two years. His home address is 49 Alaple 
Street, Roxbury. 


CHARLES BRYANT BALDWIN. 

Noble Baldwin received the Symbolic Degrees, in St. Matthew’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Andover; the Capitular Degrees, in St. Paul's 
Chapter, R. A. M., and the degrees of Knighthood, in De Molay Com- 
mandery No. 7, K. T., both of Boston. He was received into the Nobil¬ 
ity of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 4, 1914, and there 
was then awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bearing the num¬ 
ber 10227. Noble Baldwin is a member, also, of the Traffic Club, of New 
England; of the National Industrial League, and of the Boston Cham¬ 
ber of Commerce. For the past eleven years, he has been manager of 
the Transportation Department of the United Shoe Machinery Company. 
Noble Baldwin was born in Andover, on June 16, 1873, and obtained 
his education in the public schools there. In Andover, also, on April 
24, 1901, he married Miss Delphine T. Haynes; they have two daughters, 
Charlotte J., born on March 5, 1903, and Elizabeth H., born on August 
1, 1911. Noble Baldwin’s business address is 205 Lincoln Street, Boston, 
and his residence is at No. 24 Summer Street, Andover. 


GEORGE WILLIAM BURNETT. 

Noble Burnett has been, for a third of a century, with the Norcross 
Brothers Company, at 10 East Worcester Street, Worcester, and superinten¬ 
dent for the past fifteen years. He was born in Worcester, on April 4, 
1866, and was educated in private schools there. On October 28, 1891, 
he married Miss Maud Knowlton. They have a son, Paul L., and a 
daughter, Margery, and reside in Leicester. Noble Burnett is a member 
of the Automobile Club of Worcester, and is Republican in his political 
affiliations. In Alasonry, he is both a Knight Templar and a 32° man. 
His degrees were conferred in regular course in the following bodies: 
Spencer Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Spencer, Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T., all of Worcester; and in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, God¬ 
dard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment num¬ 
ber is 8520, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, and his ennoblement in that body took place on November 
9, 1909. 

GEORGE W. SANDNER. 

As recipient No. 10311 in the Order of the Nobility in Aleppo 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on June 4, 1914, Noble Sandner had pre¬ 
viously received full degrees in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. 
His Masonic membership includes Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T.; Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Samuel C. Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, all of Worcester, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Sandner’s other fraternal associations embrace the following organ¬ 
izations: Worcester Lodge of Fraternal Order of Eagles; Worcester 
Lodge of Fraternal Order of Moose; the Philadelphia Yunge Maennerchon 
Gesang Verein Frohism; the German Turn Verein of Worcester; the 
Country Club of Massachusetts; the D. O. H. of Worcester County, and 
the Tigers Club of America. For the past year Noble Sandner has been 
engaged in the real estate business, and formerly from 1903 to 1907, he 
was Associate Police Surgeon of Worcester. He was born in Worces¬ 
ter, on August 3, 1881, and was educated there also. Noble Sandner is 
unmarried, and resides at No. Ill Summer Street, Worcester, his busi¬ 
ness address being at No. 393 Main Street, in the same city. 



HAROLD CHESSON. 

Noble Chesson was born in the city of London, Eng., on May 22, 
1868, and obtained his education there, coming to the United States in 
1891. He has the number 6775 upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and was received into its 
Nobility, on December 17, 1906, having been previously qualified, as a 
Mason, in Jerusalem Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Northampton, and in 
Hayden Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brookfield, in which he has the rank 
of Worshipful Master; King Solomon Chapter, R. A. M. of Warren, 
William Parsons Council, R. & S. M. of Northampton, and in Northamp¬ 
ton Commandery No. 30, K. T. In addition, he has reached the 32 1 - in 
the Scottish Rite, with affiliations in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Chesson is 
a member of the West Brookfield Golf Club. For three years, he has 
served upon the School Committee, and for six years, upon the Library 
Committee of West Brookfield, and in politics, he is identified with the 
Republican Party. For six years, he has been secretary of the Olmstead- 
Quaboag Corset Company of West Brookfield. In Leeds, on December 
8, 1892, he was married to Miss Annie James Ray. They have two 
children, Harold R. and Marion, and reside in W est Brookfield. 

WILLIAM WALLACE BRACKETT. 

After having spent ten years with Leonard and Barrows, manufac¬ 
turers of shoes, two years since Noble Brackett became confidential agent 
for Keith and Pratt, also in the shoe line of business. For two years, 
he has also served as auditor for the town of Middleboro. He was 
born in Watertown, on November 7, 1862, and attended school in Cam¬ 
bridge. His marriage to Miss Grace M. Lovell of Middleboro, took 
place on May 3, 1905. In Masonry, Noble Brackett is a member, with 
rank of Junior Warden, of Mayflower Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Middle¬ 
boro; of Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. of Bridgewater; of Brockton 
Council, R. & S. M., and of Bay State Commandery No. 38. K. T. of 
Brockton, with which Masonic qualifications he was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on April 23, 1907, with 
membership No. 7089. He also has the rank of Past Grand in Middle¬ 
boro Lodge No. 135, of the I. O. O. F., in which he serves as Financial 
Secretary; and is Past Sachem in Nemasket Tribe No. 94, of the I. 
O. R. M„ having served, for six years, as its Collector of Wampum. The 
business address of Noble Brackett is Box 183, Middleboro, and his 
home. No. 10 Water Street, in that town. 

AUGUST F. HAUK. 

As recipient No. 6970, of the Order of the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine in Aleppo Temple, Noble Hank was received in that celebrated 
body, on February, 1907. He had previously qualified for his Shrine 
ennoblement, as a York Rite Mason with affiliations in Gate of the 
Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also 
a member of Bethesda Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F. of South Boston; Mt. 
Washington Encampment No. 6 and, of the German American Singing 
Society of South Boston. For the past three years, Noble Hauk has 
been in the real estate business, and formerly, for thirty years, was 
engaged in the confectionery business. He was born in Calso, Germany, 
on March 1, 1865, and was educated in his native country. In Boston, in 
August, 1890, his marriage to Miss Sophie Stahl of Germany was cele¬ 
brated. Noble Hauk’s residence and business is located at No. 507 
Norfolk Street, Mattapan. 

GEORGE E. LOVEJOY. 

The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
were conferred on Noble Lovejoy, on June 4, 1914, with enrollment No. 
10283. He was brought to light in Masonry in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M.; was advanced and exalted in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M.; and 
was Knighted in Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all of Wor¬ 
cester. His other fraternal affiliations are with Worcester Lodge No. 56, 
and Wachusett Encampment No. 10, I. O. O. F.; with Naomi Lodge. 
Order of Rebekahs; Stella Chapter, O. E. S.; and with Aletheia Grotto 
No. 13. He is also a member of the Shafifner Social Club, and is a 
Past Commander of Camp No. 2, Sons of Veterans of Worcester. Since 
September 10, 1889, Noble Lovejoy has been a telephone engineer with the 
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. He was born in 
South Waterford, Me., on November 27, 1870, and attended school in 
Worcester. Noble Lovejoy has been twice married: first at Worcester 
on September 4, 1894, to Miss Nellie E. Tyrrell of Worcester, who passed 
away on July 12, 1897, leaving him with two sons: Earle E., born August 
4, 1895, and Roy T., born July 8, 1897; and second to Miss Charlotte C. 
Patch, on November 30, 1904. His business address is Room 613, No. 
50 Oliver Street, Boston, while his residence is in Worcester, at No. 26 
John Street. 


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JULIUS BERTHOLD EMMERT. 

Noble Emmert, who was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., on February 25, 1908, is enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 
8061. He has been, for eight years, in the livery business, and for 
nineteen years, in the undertaking and embalming business, in the city 
of Lawrence. He was born in Germany, on November 29, 1872, and 
obtained his education in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y. In Paterson, N. 
J., on May 20, 1899, he married Miss Ella Martha Dietz. He has two 
sons and a daughter, all of Lawrence: Julius Frank, Clemens Berthold, 
and Ella Bertha Emilie. The Masonic attainments of Noble Emmert 
are indicated by his affiliations in full course with both the \ ork and 
Scottish Rite bodies. In the former, he is a member of Grecian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & 
S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T.; and, in the latter, his 
affiliations are with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Emmert is also a 
member of United Brothers Lodge No. 122, I. O. O. C. of Lawrence, 
of Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. E.; of Schiller Lodge No. 97, D. O. H„ of 
the Lyra Glee Club, and of the Lawrence Board of Health. He resides 
at 91 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence, and his business is located at 
93 East Haverhill Street. 


WILFRED CLIFTON MILLS. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on June 4, 1914, 
with enrollment No. 10286, Noble Mills was Masonically qualilied in 
Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Winthrop; East Boston Council, and William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. He is also attached to Winthrop Lodge of 
Elks No. 1078. Noble Mills was born at Waterboro, Me., on May 9, 
1875, and was educated in the public schools, and at Gray’s Business Col¬ 
lege of Portland, Me. In Winthrop, on December 27, 1897, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Sadie Wolcott, and they have a son, Clifton \\ ., born on 
February 22, 1899. Noble Mills has been connected with The Wood, 
Pollard Company, of 113 Causeway Street, Boston, as tea and coffee 
buyer, and cashier, since August 1, 1906; previously, for ten years, having 
been salesman with the S. S. Pierce Company. 


JOHN KIMBALL. 

For eight years, Noble Kimball has been foreman in the Bellevue 
Cemetery of Lawrence; and for twenty years prior to that, he had been 
engaged in the railroad business. He has also served, for two years, as 
a clerk in the office of the Lawrence City Treasury. Noble Kimball was 
born in Exeter, N. H., on June 17, 1854, and attended the schools of that 
place. On August 17, 1903, he married Miss Margaret C. Donovan of 
Andover, and they reside at No. 55 Bradford Street, Lawrence. The 
Masonic'Degrees prerequisite for his Shrine ennoblement were conferred 
upon Noble Kimball, in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Haverhill, 
Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all of Lawrence. He was then created a 
Noble in Aleppo Temple, A A. O., N. M. S., on February 3, 1891, and 
holds certificate of enrollment therein numbered 1522. 


EDWARD FREEMAN MORSE. 

As a member of the class of March 12, 1912, Noble Morse joined the 
ranks of the Mystic Shrine, and his number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 9452. His preparatory degrees in Masonry were obtained 
in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M, Zebu- 
Ion Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all located 
in Lynn, Mass. Noble Morse is also a member of Lodge No. 65, I. O. 
O. F. of West Lynn, and of Regis Chapter of the Order of the Eastern 
Star. For the past twenty years, he has been employed in the Post Office 
Department of West Lynn, Mass. Noble Morse was born in Lynn, Mass., on 
September 7, 1870, and received his education in the public schools of that 
city. He is'unmarried, and resides at 31 North Common Street, Lynn, 
Mass. 

SAMUEL HARRIS. 

Noble Harris has enrollment certificate number 8120 upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, and his initiation into the Shrine took 
place on May 21, 1908. Having acquired the Symbolic Degrees, in 
Masonry, in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, he pursued 
his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and now has affiliations in Bos¬ 
ton Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 


of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. He is also a member of Prince Jonathan 
Lodge No. 7, I. O. O. F. of Lynn, and of Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E. 
In politics, he is a Republican. Noble Harris is a musician by profession. 
He began in this line of work as a member of a theatre orchestra in 
Lynn; later played at the Castle Square I heatre for two seasons of grand 
opera, and then took the examination for Sousa’s Band, and has traveled 
with that organization for about three years, as a clarinetist. He was also 
a member of the 8th Regiment, under Director Harry E. Stiles. Noble 
Harris was born in Boston, on April 5, 1885, and was educated in Lynn. 
He is unmarried, and resides at No. 154 Lewis Street, Lynn. 


MARK JOSIAH BROWN. 

In Masonry, Noble Brown is affiliated with Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M„ Concord Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Framingham, and with 
Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T. He was ennobled in Aleppo 1 emple 
on December 4, 1902, and was enrolled in that illustrious body of Shriners 
as No. 3994. He is an ex-member of Company E, of the M. V. M., Noble 
Brown was born in South Framingham, on December 16, 1873. and was 
educated in the public schools of that place. In September, 1899, his riiar- 
riage to Aliss Iva E. Ficke of Ashland took place; they have two children, 
Sherwood Fiske and Vernon Stevens. In 1911-12, Airs. Brown was Grand 
Alatron of the Eastern Star of Alassachusetts. Her father, Granville C. 
Fiske, is a Past Department Commander of the Grand Army and a Deputy 
Grand Aiaster of the Alasons. Noble Brown was, for eighteen years, con¬ 
nected with the clothing business in South Framingham, and for the past 
four years, has been with the Kennedy Company, at 32-36 Summer Street, 
Boston. His home is at 49 Franklin Street, South Framingham. 


FRED L. WINKLEY. 

Created a Noble of the Alystic Shrine, as a member of the class of 
November 15, 1901, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble 
Winkley holds diploma of enrollment No. 3689. The preliminary Masonic 
Degrees were conferred upon him in the following bodies, all of Law¬ 
rence: Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. AC, Alt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. AC, Law¬ 
rence Council, R. & S. AC, and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. Noble 
Winkley was born in Lawrence, on November 1, 1875, and attended the 
schools of that city. His marriage to Aliss Alary J. Bollens, took place 
in Pittsburgh, Penn., on October 11, 1912. For fourteen years, he has 
been a salesman for Dillon Alachine Company, of Lawrence, and he 
resides in that city, at 127 South Broadway. 


AIURRAY H. PRATT. 

A Past Aiaster of Kilwining Lodge, A. F. & A. AC of Lowell, Noble 
Pratt is also affiliated with Alt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus 
Council, R. & S. AC, and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. 
His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Alystic Shrine, took place on February 8, 1906, and his enrollment 
number is 6367. He is a member of the Yorick Club and of the Vesper 
Country Club, both of Lowell. Since the organization of the firm, in 1902, 
Noble Pratt has been president of the Amasa Pratt Company, lumber 
dealers, at 766 Dutton Street, Lowell. He was born in that city, on April 
11, 1878, and was educated in the public schools there. On January 31, 
1899, his marriage to Aliss Edith A. Nevers of Lowell, was solemnized; 
they have a son, Eliot Sterling, and a daughter, Alaroe Helen, and reside 
at 120 Alt. Vernon Street, Lowell. 


ISAAC JACOBSON. 

The Symbolic Degrees having been conferred upon Noble Jacobson 
in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. AC of Lynn, he continued his Alasonic 
career in the Scottish Rite bodies of Boston, and has affiliations with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Alassachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. AC S., is 7419, and his ennoblement in that body 
of Shriners dates from April 26, 1907. Noble Jacobson is a member of 
Kearsarge Lodge No. 217, I. O. O. F., and of Fraternity Encampment 
He was born in Russia, on October 10, 1867, and came to this country, 
after having obtained an education in his native land. For fifteen years, 
Noble Jacobson has been in the leather business with Jacobson and Jacobs, 
at 665 Washington Street, Lynn. In Boston, on July 10, 1893, he married 
Aliss Leah Balebon. His residence is at 16 Grover Street, Lynn. 

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MAYNARD HALE MOORE. 

In Masonry, Noble Moore is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., of Everett, Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of Malden, and Beau- 
seant Conimandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden, in which latter he is ranked 
as Patron and Guard. He was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on April 23, 1907, and was enrolled therein 
as No. 7165. Noble Moore was born in Ellsworth, Me., April 22, 1863, and 
was educated there. His marriage to Miss Eliza Gannon of Belfast, Me., 
took place in Chelsea, on June 28, 1850: they have five children: Maynard 
Hale. Jr., Harold, Calvin, Hazel and Gladys. Noble Moore has been a 
salesman and buyer for the past twenty-five years, and is now employed 
at 49 India Street, Boston, while his home is in Everett, at 29 Oak Street. 

CHARLES RUSSELL MORGAN, M. D. 

Noble Morgan, from 1899 to 1902, was in China and the Philippine 
Islands in the service of the United States, being attached to the Naval 
Medical Corps. He was born on November 16, 1878, at Ellenburg, N. Y. 
Having obtained his preparatory education at Lempster, N. H., and at 
the Kimball Union Academy of Meriden, N. H., he entered the Medical 
School of Tufts College and was graduated in 1907. He then took advanced 
courses at the United States Medical College in 1908, and in the Post- 
Graduate Department of the Harvard Medical School in 1911 and 1912. 
During 1908 and 1909, he was again in the naval service of the United 
States, serving as an Assistant Surgeon. Noble Morgan is a member of 
the Medical Association of Massachusetts, of the American Medical 
Association, and has the rank of First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps, 
M. V. M. He is also a member of the Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical 
Society. His Masonic membership is with the following bodies: Henry 
Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Charlestown, Boston Council. R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery 
No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. With the class of May, 1910, he was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, when his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment was numbered 8754. In Pittsburg, Penn., on April 25. 1911, he 
married Miss Nina Whitmore. The business address is 335 A, Columbus 
Avenue, Boston, and the residence is at 1091 Boylston Street. 

JOHN MORGAN. 

Noble Morgan has the rank of Junior Warden in Tyrian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ of Gloucester, and in William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M. 
of that city, he has the rank of Principal Sojourner, while in Bethlehem 
Connnandery No. 43, of Gloucester, he is the Sword Bearer. Upon Noble 
Morgan there have also been conferred degrees in full course in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, and he is affiliated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the 
rolls of Aleppo Temple, his name appears as No. 1827, and his ennoble¬ 
ment therein took place as a member of the class of January 12, 1894. 
Besides Masonry and the Shrine, Noble Morgan is also a member of 
Ocean Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Cape Ann Encampment, and of Lodge 
No. 892 of the B. P. O. E. of Gloucester. For the past thirty-four years, 
he has been a manufacturing confectioner in Gloucester. He was born in 
Boston, on June 29. 1853, and was educated in the public schools of his 
native city, and also in England. On March 17, 1871, in Gloucester, he 
was married to Miss Julia Good, of Brighton, Eng. They have three 
children: Mrs. J. F. Dier, of Gloucester, Mrs. Frank I. Griffin, of Rock- 
port, and a son, Harry. Noble Morgan’s residence is at No. 112 Prospect 
Street, Gloucester. 

CHARLES F. MORRILL. 



obtained his education in the public schools there. He was married in 
South Boston, in 1883, to Miss Etta E. Pickernell. They have a daughter, 
Georgie M„ and reside at 6 Cushing Avenue, Dorchester. His Masonic 
career has given him affiliations in both \ ork and Scottish Rites of 
Masonry, wherein he is connected with Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
in which he has the rank of Past Master, St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
both of South Boston; with Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T., of Dorchester; and also with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Morris has had the distinction of serv¬ 
ing as Recorder of his Commandery for twenty-eight years. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place on December 7, 1905, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., and his enrollment is numbered 6250. Noble Morris is one of 
the veteran members of the South Boston \ acht Club, with which he has 
been connected for thirty years, having served as its Secretary for ten 
years, and he is a Charter Member of the South Boston Citizens’ Associa¬ 
tion, having been its Secretary for several years. 


GEORGE WASHINGTON MORRISON. 

The lamented Noble Morrison, member of the Advisory Board of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., passed away on November 16, 1912, 
having attended a meeting of the Shrine body the evening before, at 
which time he appeared in his usual health and spirits. He was well and 
favorably known in the city of Boston, having been Superintendent of 
Buildings during the administration of Mayor Hibbard, 1908-1910: also 
a contractor and builder in Boston and throughout New England, for 
half a century. Noble Morrison was born in Alton, N. H., on July 28, 
1833, and having acquired his education, at the age of eighteen he settled 
in Boston, where he learned the trade of carpentry. During his long and 
noteworthy career, he built many large and handsome buildings in the 
Back Bay; also many of the city’s public works, and the Court House on 
Pemberton Square. The Masonic affiliations of Noble Morrison were 
with Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, St. Matthew’s Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M. of South Boston, and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. 
of Dorchester. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on April 29, 1902, 
with enrollment No. 3831. Noble Morrison was a member of the Maste'. 
Builders’ Association, of the Mechanics’ Charitable Association, and of 
the Veteran Firemen’s Association. He was married in Gardiner, Me., on 
September 3, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth Dunton. of Wiscasset, Me, who 
survived him but a few days. They had four children: Clara E., \V al¬ 
ter W., Edith, and Eva G. Their residence was at 35 St. James Street, 
Roxbury, and his business address was No. 65 Wareham Street, Boston. 

JOHN MORRISON. 

As a member of the class of October 24, 1905, Noble Morrison was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ when 
he was enrolled therein as No. 6144. He was raised in Russell Lee Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ of Springfield, and now holds membership in King Solo¬ 
mon Lodge of Somerville. He is also a member of Signet Chapter. 
R. A. M„ and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, both of Charlestown. 
Noble Morrison was born at Govan, Scot., on July 12, 1878. Coming to 
the United States, he obtained his education in Springfield, and for nearly 
fifteen years has been in business as a druggist in Somerville, being 
located at No. 288 Highland Avenue. In that city, on February 22. 1906, 
Noble Morrison married Miss Bertha D. Sias, and they have a daughter, 
Vilina Maitland. They reside at No. 92 Cedar Street, Somerville. 


CHARLES F. MORSE. 




Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
May 19, 1892, with enrollment No. 1887. Noble Morrill became eligible for 
Shrine ennoblement, through his Masonic connections, in the York Rite, 
with Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in 
the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Morrill 
is now engaged in the investment business, having formerly been a manu¬ 
facturer and wholesaler of watches and jewelry. He was born in Con¬ 
cord, N. H„ on November 19, 1849, and was educated there and in Boston. 
In December, 1870, he was married in Boston to Miss Mabel E. Skillings 
of that city. They have two sons, Harold B. and Charles F. Noble 
Morrill’s business address is No. 265 Washington Street, North, Boston, 
and his home is in Roxbury, at No. 19 Highland Avenue. 

WILLIAM MORRIS. 

Noble Morris has been in the Customs Service of the United States 
for more than thirty-five years, and he is now employed as Chief Entiv 
Clerk in the Custom House at Boston. He was born in that city, and also 


Having secured the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hyde Park, Hebron Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Norwood, and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde 
Park, Noble Morse was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ on April 19, 1908. and was therein enrolled as 
No. 6476. He is also a member of the Boston City Club. In politics he 
is a Republican. Noble Morse was born in Brunswick, Maine, on Janu¬ 
ary 1, 1872, and was educated in that state. His marriage to Miss Mar¬ 
garet N. Crump of Brooklyn. N. Y„ took place in that city, on June 29, 
1910, and they have a daughter, Evelyn N., born May 3, 1914. Since 
January 1, 1914, Noble Morse has been New England manager for the 
Dexter Folder Company, his connection with that firm dating from 1911. 
Previously, for a year, he was a salesman for the E. C. Fuller Company 
of New York City. Noble Morse’s business address is No. 185 Summer 
Street, Boston, and he resides in Belmont, at No. 77 Pine Street. 

EDWARD ASHTON MORSE. 

Noble Morse acquired his Masonic Degrees in Montacute Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Eureka Chapter, R. A. M„ and Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester. His ennoblement in Aleppo 

























































































































































































































































Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place in December, 1910, when lie was 
enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 8966. Among the other fraternal 
01 ganizations with which Noble Morse is affiliated, are Worcester Lodge 
No. 56, I. O. Q. F„ Hadassah Chapter, O. E. S. of Dorchester, Rebekah 
Lodge No. 125 of Dorchester, and the Veteran Odd Fellows’ Association 
of Massachusetts. For more than thirty-six years, he has been in the 
grocery business as a salesman. His business address is No. 644 Wash¬ 
ington Street, Dorchester. Noble Morse was born in Boston, on June 24, 
1858. and in the same city, Mfr April 10, 1887, he married Miss Ada O. 
McCurdy, and they had one sdn, Henry D. Mrs. Morse passed away in 
1898. Noble Morse’s residence - is at No. 18 Lithgow Street, Dorchester. 

HENRY AM AS A MORSE. 

Noble Morse was born in Sturbridge, on June 3, 1870, and received 
his education in the schools of Springfield, hor the past sixteen years, 
he has been connected with the firm of H. A. Morse and Company, in 
Walpole, and is a member of the Walpole Board of Trade. He resides 
in that town, at No. 25 Massachusetts Avenue. Noble Morse received bis 
Masonic Degrees in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and Hebron Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of Norwood, and in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. 
of Hyde Park. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, bis name 
appears as No. 8902, and he was received into the Nobility of that body of 
the Mystic Shrine on. November 11, 1910. 

ROBERT S. MORTON. 

in Symbolic Masonry, Noble Morton is connected with Hammatt 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and in Capitular Masonry, with St. John’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of East Boston; in Cryptic Masonry, with Boston Council, 
R. & S. M.; and in Templarism, with William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. With enrollment number 7465, he was 
created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, which order was exemplified upon 
him in full form, on June 24, 1907, in Aleppo Temple. Noble Morton is 
also affiliated, in the B. P. O. E., with Cambridge Lodge No. 839. For 
the past twenty years, he has been employed as a clerk, and is connected 
with the Hotel Georgian. He was born in Boston, on July 2, 1872, but was 
educated in the schools of Chicago, Ill. He is unmarried, and resides at 
No. 276 Harvard Street, Cambridge. 

WILLIAM ROBERT MORTON. 

Noble Morton has the enrollment numbered 6475 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple, and his ennoblement took place in the 
Ancient Arabic Order, on April 19, 1906. Noble Morton has the rank 
of Past Master in Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Past High Priest in 
Somerset Chapter, R. A. M., and Guard in Old Colony Commandery 
No. 15, K. T. of Aldington. Noble Morton was born in West Swansea, 
N. H., on November 19, 1864, but acquired his education in the schools 
of Massachusetts. For fourteen years, he has been superintendent of 
power for the Brockton and Plymouth Street Railway Company, with 
offices on Water Street, Plymouth. He was married, on July 18, 1895, to 
Miss Louise M. Fortune of Huntingdon, Quebec, Can. They have a son, 
Earl W., and a daughter, Edna L. The family resides at No. 4 South 
Green Street, Plymouth. 

JAMES WILLIAM MOSS. 

Noble Moss has spent twenty years in the profession of mechanical 
engineering. He is president of the Lunt-Moss Corporation of Boston, 
manufacturers of engines and pumps, having been connected with the firm 
for many years. Noble Moss is also president of the Alamo Manufactur¬ 
ing Company of Hillsdale, Mich., a position which he has held for twelve 
years. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Feb¬ 
ruary 18, 1907, with enrollment numbered 6997. The qualifying degrees 
in Masonry were received in Corinthian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Con¬ 
cord; Walden Chapter, R. A. M., and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. 
of Hudson. In addition to his Masonic affiliations, Noble Moss is con¬ 
nected with the Belmont Spring Country Club, the Boston City Club, the 
Somerset Inn Country Club, and with the Boston Chamber of Commerce. 
He was born in Westford, on May 22, 1876, and obtained his education 
at the Westford Academy and in the Mechanical Engineering Department 
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Noble Moss is the inventor 
of the Lunt-Moss Pneumatic Water Supply System. His business address 
is No. 43 "South Market Street, Boston, and he resides at No. 497 
Beacon Street. 

GEORGE ALEXANDER MUNROE. 

Noble Munroe is enrolled on the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
as No. 4147, and he was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in that illustrious body, with class of December 4, 1902. 
The preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Palestine 


Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 42, K. T. of Malden. P'or nearly thirty 
years, Noble Munroe lias conducted a laundry in Charlestown, where he 
is located at No. 7 Shawnmt Street. He was born on February 2, 1852, 
in Portsmouth, N. H., and was educated in that city. There, also, on 
September 16, 1879, he married Miss Clara M. Dane. His home is at 
No. 7 Orchard Street, Everett. 

ADELBERT M. MOSSMAN. 

Noble Mossrhan is Colonel on the retired list of the Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia; was formerly Captain and Major in the Fifth Regi¬ 
ment; was Assistant Adjutant General for two years, and for the past 
five years, he has been Assistant Sergeant-at-Anns. As a York Rite 
Mason, be received his Symbolic Degrees in Charles A. Welsh Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Maynard, in which he is Past Master; later entering, 
by demit, Doric Lodge of Hudson: his Capitular Degrees were received in 
Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, and in Trinity Commandery 
No. 32. K. T. of Hudson of which he is a Past Commander, and through 
the medium of which he obtained his Templar Degrees. Noble Mossman 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
November 29, 1892, and was enrolled on the membership lists of that 
illustrious body as No. 1803. He is also a member of the Doric Club of 
Hudson. He was born in Searsport, Me., on November 23, 1848, and 
was educated in the schools of Hudson. Noble Mossman’s marriage to 
Miss Sarah A. Wright was celebrated in New York, in 1867, and their 
residence is in Pludson. 

FRANK GILMAN MURCH. 

Noble Murch has the Masonic attainments indicated by his affilia¬ 
tions, in the York Rite, with Tuscan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., Bethany Commandery 
No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence; and in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. - .P.".R.".S. - . 
He has the enrollment number 6140 upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, and his ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners as 
a member of the class of October 24, 1905. Noble Murch is also a 
member of the Home Club, and of the Merrimack Valley Country Club, both 
of Lawrence. He was born in North Andover, on December 19, 1878, and 
was educated in the public schools there. Noble Murch is engaged in 
business as a worsted manufacturer at Metheun. In Lawrence, on 
June 19, 1907, he was married to Miss Addie Wingate. His residence 
is at 68 Pleasant Street, Methuen, and his business address is the Inter¬ 
national Worsted Mills, Methuen. 

WILLIAM L. MURDOCK. 

Affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Woburn, Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M. 
of Somerville, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20. K. T. of Mel¬ 
rose, Noble Murdock also has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite 
of Masonry, being connected with the various bodies located in Detroit, 
Mich. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
March 1, 1898, with membership No. 1903. Noble Murdock is treasurer 
and general superintendent of the Northwestern Leather Company, whose 
Boston location is No. 14 South Street. They also have places of business 
at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Manistique, Mich., and Portville, N. Y. Noble 
Murdock’s business address is Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. He is married, 
and resides in that city. 

JOHN ROBERT MURPHY. 

Noble Murphy is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as 
No. 9159, and his ennoblement therein took place on September 2, 1911. 
He started his business career as a member of the firm styled Robert 
Murphy Sons Co., Inc., of Ayer, and in 1913, he became the president of 
the concern. He was born in East Malden, on April 22, 1858, and was a 
student in the public schools of Mansfield. In Masonry, he has attained 
the Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and is affiliated with Caleb Butler 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M., both of Ayer, and 
with Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He is also a member 
of Winnisimmet Lodge No. 24, and of Samaritan Encampment No. 23, 
both of the I. O. O. F. Noble Murphy is a member of the Board of 
Trade of Ayer. He is unmarried, and resides at Ayer. 

JAMES W. MURRAY. 

In Masonry, Noble Murray is affiliated with Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Waverlv Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., in 
which he is ranked as Chaplain, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20. 
K. T. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 































































































































































































November 11, 1907, when his enrollment in that illustrious body was 
numbered 7746. He is also a member of Alpha Lodge No. 157, 

I. O. O. F., and of Melrose Lodge No. 115, K. P. In 1898, Noble Murray 
served as Tax Collector of Melrose. For many years, he has conducted 
a manufacturing business at the corner of Essex and Main Streets, Mel¬ 
rose, in which place he also resides. 

CLARENCE WILLIAM MURRAY. 

For about twenty-two years, Noble Murray has been paymaster for 
the Irving and Casson Company of Cambridge, and he also holds a like 
position with the A. H. Davenport Company. He was born on July 13, 
1875, at Chatham, N. B., and was educated there. His marriage to Miss 
Renee Boody, of Boston, took place on October 3, 1904. His business 
address is First and Otis Streets, and his residence is at No. 67 Dana 
Street, Cambridge. Noble Murray’s Masonic affiliations are with Mizpah 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. 1., both of Boston. His ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. Oi, N. M. S., on December 30, 1910, 
when his enrollment certificate received the number 8970. 

FRED VERNOL MURTFELDT. 

Noble Murtfeldt settled in Boston early, removing from the Empire 
State, where he was born in the city of Binghampton. He was educated 
in New York, and also in the city of Boston, where, for the greater part 
of his life he has resided. As a Mason, Noble Murtfeldt bears allegiance 
to Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he holds the rank of Senior 
Warden; Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., having therein the rank of Past 
High Priest, and to Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. In the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, he is enrolled as No. 4560, 
his ennoblement having taken place with the class of May 5, 1904. Noble 
Murtfeldt was married in Boston, on June 22, 1898, to Miss Bertha 
Floyd Moore, and has two daughters, Alice L. and Doris M. His resi¬ 
dence is at No. 49 Clarkwood Street, Mattapan. Since 1889, he has been 
secretary of the \\. A. Murtfeldt Company, who have offices at No. 161 
Devonshire Street, Boston. 

GEORGE JOSEPH-MYERS. 

Through the medium of his affiliations with Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Roxbury, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M. of Dorchester, Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’., Noble Myers was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, January, 1910, and was enrolled 
as No. 8624. He is also attached to the Elks, in Everett Lodge. Noble 
Myers was born at San Francisco, Cal., on October 16, 1864, and obtained 
an education in the schools of his native State. His marriage to Miss 
Katherine S. Smith took place in Haverhill, on June 5, 1891. For the 
past two years, Noble Myers has been a traveling salesman for the 
George W. Baker Shoe Company of Brooklyn, N. Y. His home is m 
Allston, at 1128 Commonwealth Avenue. 

GEORGE ALLEN BARROWS. 

As a member of the caravan of December 31, 1913, which reached 
Aleppo Temple Oasis praying for admission into, its Shrine and coveted 
membership, Noble Barrows was one of those fortunates whose earnest 
prayer was granted, and on whom the Order was exemplified in full 
form, with enrollment No. 9823. In Masonry, he first saw light in 
Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he was made a Master Mason; 
he was advanced and exalted in Waverley Chapter of Royal Arch Masons; 
was received and greeted in Melrose Council of Royal and Select 
Masters, and was knighted in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K T. of Melrose, in which he has the rank of Guard. In business, 
Noble Barrows is connected with the D. M. Dillon Steam Boiler Works, 
of Fitchburg, and is a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of 
Boston. He was born in Biddeford, Me., on April 30, 1878, and attended 
school in Lewiston, Me., and in Rockland and Woburn. On June 28, 1905, 
in Biddeford, Me., he was married to Miss Bessie F. Hill of Boston, 
and they have a son, Ralph Allen, also a daughter, Ruth Evelyn. Their 
residence is in Melrose, at 75 Oakland Street. 

SIDNEY WILDER BARTLETT. 

Noble Bartlett acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine 
ennoblement, in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., both of 
Boston. He was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, on August 28, 1913, and his certificate of enrollment 
received the number 10070. He has been, for more than twenty-five 
years, a manufacturer of paper box boards, with the concern styled the 
Bair and Bartlett Company, at 63 High Street, Boston. He was born in 


that city, September 16, 1871, and was educated in the public schools. 
On June 27, 1899, in Boston, he married Miss Grace M. Pennycuick. 
NobJe Bartlett’s residence is at 72 Gardner Street, Allston. 

WILLIAM HART BUSWELL. 

Noble Buswell is a Past Master of John Hancock Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Methuen, while in Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M. of Lawrence, 

he has the rank of Principal Sojourner. He is affiliated also with Law¬ 

rence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., both 
of Lawrence. He was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, as a 
member of the class of March 28, 1912, and there was then conferred 
upon him the certificate of enrollment with the number 9315. Noble 

Buswell is a member of the Merrimack Valley Club. For the past five 

years, he has been superintendent of the Archibald Wheel Company of 
Lawrence. He was born in Methuen, on January 15, 1866, and attended 
the public schools of Lawrence and the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology. He married Miss Maude Archibald of Methuen, in 1894. 
They have a daughter, Ruth Archibald. Their residence is at 21 Central 
Street, Methuen. 

GEORGE L. COOK. 

Past Master in Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of South 
Boston, in which he was first brought to light in Masonry, Noble Cook 
is also a member of St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., of South Boston, 
and of St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Through 
the medium of these Masonic affiliations, he was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on February 25, 1913, 
his membership number, by order of enrollment, being 9883. His politi¬ 
cal faith is in the principles of Republicanism. Noble Cook was born 
in Laconia, N. H., on July 4, 1872, and obtained his preparatory edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of Boston, later attending Harvard Univer¬ 
sity. His marriage to Miss Rutha Shackford, daughter of the Potentate, 
was solemnized in Dorchester, on October 15, 1913. For the past seven¬ 
teen years, Noble Cook has been an architect. His office address is 502 
Adams Street, Dorchester, and his home is on the same street, at No. 828. 

JAMES D11U ANDREW. 

As a member of the caravan of December, 1913, Noble Andrew made 
the pilgrimage over the sands to Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
and he was then enrolled as No. 10165, upon the membership lists of 
that body of the Ancient Arabic Order. He is affiliated with Winslow 
Lewis Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, 
K. T. of Boston. In addition he has attained degrees in full course 
in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with the following 
bodies of Boston: Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Andrew 
is a member of the Boston Athletic Association, the Boston Engineers’ 
Club, and the New York Engineers’ Club. He was born in Brooklyn, 
N. Y., on October 29, 1874, and was educated in the public schools of 
that city and at Columbia University, of New York City. 

ARTHUR THEODORE ANDERSON. 

Born in East Boston, on May 9, 1883, Noble Anderson obtained his 
preparatory education in the public schools of Boston, graduating from 
the high school in 1903. With the class of 1908, he was graduated from 
Dartmouth College, and for the past four years, has been a salesman 
for Hayden, Stone and Company, of 87 Milk Street, Boston. In 
Masonry, Noble Anderson is connected with Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of East Boston, Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of 
East Boston. He was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1913, with membership No. 9937. He is 
also a member of the Dartmouth Club of Boston, the Portland Club of 
Portland, Me., and the Derry field Club of Manchester. His political 
affiliations are Republican. Noble Anderson’s home is in East Boston, 
at 243 Everett Street. 

SYLVANUS AMBLER. 

Inducted into the mysteries of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on June 4, 1914, and 
therein enrolled as No. 10221, Noble Ambler bears Masonic allegiance to 
Social Harmony Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Warebam, Warebam Chapter, 
R. A. M. and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford; Fall 
River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Politically, he is a follower of the Repub¬ 
lican Party. September 21, 1870, marked the date of Noble Ambler’s 


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Wth, 111 Halifax. Eng. He obtained liis education in tlie schools of 
Bradford, Eng., where, also, on June 19, 1894, he married Miss Emily 
Robinson; they have a son, Harry, horn on January 5, 18%: also a 
daughter. Nellie, born on December 2, 1898. For the past three years, 
Xoble Ambler has been superintendent of the New Bedford and Agawam 
1'inishing Company of East Wareham, and previously, for two years, he 
had been witli the Crumlynne Processing Company of Chester. Penn. 
He resides in Onset. 

WARREN S. ALLEN. 

Through the medium of his Masonic connections in the York Rite, 
Noble Allen was admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on August IS, 1914. with enrollment No. 10327. He 
u as raised in Joseph W ebb Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he is Inside 
Sentinel; was advanced and exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter. R A. M. 
and was elevated to Knighthood in Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T. 
For almost a third of a century. Noble Allen has been engaged in the 
gas and steam fitting business. He was born in Essex, on December 10, 
1864, and was educated in its schools. His marriage to Miss Mattie A. 
Sullivan of Northampton, was celebrated in Boston, in 1890. They have 
three daughters: Lillian 1"., Viola S., and Susan H., and a son, Joseph G. 
Noble Allen s business location is No. 274 Adams Street. Dorchester, 
and his residence is in the same suburb of Greater Boston, at No. 62 
Tonawanda Street. 

CHARLES HENRY ALLEN. 

Noble Allen crossed the burning sands of the desert with the novices 
of June 4, 1914, and was created a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., 
N. M. S., with enrollment No. 10218. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and 
W illiam Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. He is 
also a member of the Winthrop Yacht Club, and politically is an adheren* 
to Republican principles. Noble Allen was born in Fall River. June 9, 
1866, and was graduated from the public schools of Ware, in 1885. 
He first entered the employ of the Brigham Company, of Springfield, 
which he left to go with Rogers Peet and Company, of New York; his 
next position was with Best and Company, from which he resigned to 
establish a retail business, in Lowell. He started a wholesale business 
in 1894. and for the past eighteen years has been a manufacturers’ agent 
on ladies’, children’s and misses’ garments, furs, costumes, and marabout. 
His office is Room 61, 501 Washington Street, Boston, and his home is 
in Winthrop. at No. 374 Shirley Street. On June 15. 1891. h e was united 
in marriage with Miss Nellie E. Allen of Lowell: they have a daughter. 
Elizabeth Norcross, born October 24. 1902. 

HOWARD DICKINSON BREWER. 

For the past ten years. Noble Brewer has been engaged in the 
wholesale drug business in Worcester. He was born in that city, on 
February 1, 1881 and was educated in the public schools. In the York 
Rite of Masonry, his affiliations are with the following bodies: Monta- 
cute Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council. 
R. &. S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. He is 
likewise a member and has degrees in full course in the following 
bodies of the Scottish Rite: Worcester Lodge of Perfection Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, ami 
Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. He was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, with the class 
of December 31. 1912, bis certificate of enrollment being numbered 9827. 
Noble Brewer is also a member of Aletheia Grotto No. 13. of Worcester. 
In that city, on Tune 1, 1905, he was married to Miss Flora Whittemore. 
Their residence is at 4 Congress Street, Worcester, and Noble Brewer’s 
business address is 221 Commercial Street, Worcester. 

HARVEY N. BROOKS. 

Noble Brooks was born in Gardner, on October 22. 1859, and was 
educated in the schools of that town. His Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in the York Rite, giving him affiliations with Converse 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter. R. A. M.. in which he has 
the rank of Master of the Third Veil, Melrose Council. R. & S. M„ and 
Beauseant Commandery No. 41. K. T., all of Malden. His enrollment 
number in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is 9829. and he 
was admitted to the Shrine in that body, on December 31, 1912 Noble 
Brooks is a member of the Boston City Club and of the Gardner Boat 
Club. In Florence, on September 5. 1894. he married Miss Mary F. B. 
Haven; they have three daughters, Lois, Helen Haven and Carolyn, 
and a son, Henry Leroy, and reside in Gardner. Noble Brooks’ business 
address is 116 Washington Street, Boston. 


MERRITT HAWTHORNE BARNES. 

In Aleppo Temple, Noble Barnes was received into the Ancient 
Arabic Order, with the class of Tune 5, 1913, and his certificate of 
enrollment in that illustrious body of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
received the number 9941. As a Mason, his affiliations are with Amity 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Holton Chapter. R. A. M.. both of Danvers, 
and with St. George Commandery No. 44 K. T. of Beverly. Noble 
Barnes was born on May 16, 1887. in Danvers, and obtained his educa¬ 
tion in the public schools. After having been, for three years, engaged 
in a similar business, more than five years ago. he became a salesman 
for the Prentiss Tool and Supply Company, of New York City, with 
an office at 49 Federal Street, Boston. Noble Barnes is unmarried and 
resides in Danvers. 

FREDERICK AUGUSTINE CHENEY. 

Fhe certificate of enrollment in the membership of Aleppo Temple 
A A. O., N. M. S.. bearing the number 9880. is that of Noble Cheney, 
who was received into the Nobility of that body on February 25. 1913. 
The Masonic interests of Noble Cheney are indicated by his affiliations 
with the following bodies of Chelsea: Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M.. Xaphtali Council, R. & S. M.. and 
Palestine Commandery No. 10. K. T. In his Council, he has the rank 
of Conductor, and in his Commandery. he is ranked as Junior Warden. 
Noble Cheney is a member of Omar Grotto No. 38, M. O. V. P. E. R. 
of Boston, and also a Knight of the Constantine and Alabama of 
Boston: among other clubs with winch he is connected are the Boston 
City Club, the New England Railroad Club, and the Review Club of 
Chelsea. He was for some years a member of the First Massachusetts 
Infantry, and from May to November. 1898, he served as a Lieutenant 
in Battery L„ First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. United States Volun¬ 
teers. He is a member of the Commandery of Massachusetts, and of 
the Military and Naval Order of the Spanish-American War. Noble 
Cheney was born in Chelsea, on August 29, 1870, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in that city. He married, on February 12. 1896, Miss Clara L. 
Pettis, also of Chelsea. He has been, for more than twenty-eight years, 
in business in Boston, engaged in the manufacture and sale of wood¬ 
working machinery. His residence is in Chelsea. 

CHARLES EMERSON CLEMENTS. 

Noble Clements was born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 
and obtained bis education in the schools of that town, and in the Pro¬ 
vince of New Brunswick. For thirteen years, he has been the auditor 
of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, of Boston, with offices at 228 
Causeway Street. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred 
upon him in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. in which he is a member 
of the Finance Committee; the Canitular Degrees, in St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Knighthood, in William Parkman Commandery No. 28, 
K. T. As a member of the class of November 17. 1913, he was received 
mto the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with 
enrollment designated as No. 10130. He is also a member of King 
Philip Lodge No. 33, K. P. of East Boston. On November 26, 1902, in 
Boston, he was married to Miss Harriet M. Fullerton, and they reside 
at No. 22 Falcon Street, East Boston. 

CHARLES HENRY COLEMAN. 

Noble Coleman’s name appears upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, with enrollment number 9767, 
and he was admitted to that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine, as 
a member of the class of November 15, 1912. The Masonic Degrees 
preparatory to his ennoblement therein, were conferred in St. John’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of the city of Boston. For more than 
twelve years, Noble Coleman has been a teller in the United States 
Trust Company, at 28 Court Street, Boston, in which city he was born 
on January 25. 1882. He was graduated from the English High School, 
with the class of 1901. Noble Coleman is unmarried, and resides at 427 
Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. 

FRANKLIN ELLIS CRAWFORD. 

Noble Crawford is the treasurer of the Bankers’ Electric Pro¬ 
tective Association, of 104 Sudbury Street, Boston, and he has been 
connected with that concern for the past ten years. For eight years 
previously, he bad been with the General Electric Company, at Chicago. 
He was born in Franklin, Penn., on May 11, 1875, and was educated 
in the public schools of Fmlenton, Penn. To the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was admitted with the class of 
June 5, 1913, and his name appears upon the membership lists as No. 9954, 



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He is a member, in the York Rite of Masonry, of the following 


bodies: William Parkman Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester. Woburn 
Chapter, R. A. M., and St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, K. 1. of Boston. 
In the Scottish Rite he has degrees in full course, and is a member of 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. At Emlenton, Penn., on June 1/, 
1896, be married Miss Winnifred L. Middleton; they have a daughter, 
Georgiana Belle, and reside in Winchester. 


EVERETT WESTON CRAWFORD. 

Noble Crawford was born in Medford, on June 16, 1878. He was 
graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1897, and from the College 
of Liberal Arts of Boston University in 1901, taking his degrees in law 
from that University in 1905. Having acquired the prerequisite Masonic 
Degrees, in Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which be has the 
rank of Senior Warden, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston, 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., be was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on December 30, 1913, 
and there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the 
number 10173. Noble Crawford is a member of the Theta Delta Chi 
Fraternity, the Boston City Club, and the Winthrop Yacht Club. He 
married in Cambridge, on June 26, 1905, Miss Genevieve B. Sprague. 
They have a son, Charles Edwin, and reside at 24 Perkins Street, V in- 
throp. Noble Crawford is a practicing attorney, with offices at 15 Beacon 
Street, Boston. 

FRANK E. CHICKERING. 

Masonically affiliated with Henry Price Lodge, A. I'. & A. M., Signet 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown, Orient Council, R. & S. M., of 
Somerville, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charles¬ 
town, Noble Chickering was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on June 5, 1913, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 9963. He is also a member of Paul Revere Lodge No. 18_, 

I. O. O. F„ and of the Marketman’s Relief Association. Noble Chickering 
was born in Kittery, York County, Me., on July 10, 1869, and studied 
there in the public schools. For eight years, he has been associated with 
the Fox River Butter Company, at 27 South Market Street, Boston. At 
Rockport, on September 18, 1895, he married Miss Mary Esther Bray of 
that town, and they reside at 48 Everett Avenue, Somerville. 

LOUIS A. CASGRAIN. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 23, 1913, the order of bis enroll¬ 
ment therein giving him membership No. 10078, Noble Casgrain was 
previously eligible for that high distinction by his affiliations in the York 
Rite of Masonry. He received the Symbolic Degrees, in Liberty Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in Amity Royal Arch Chapter, 
and the Templar Degrees, in St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T„ all 
of Beverly. He is also a member of Bass River Lodge. I. O. O. F., of 
Beverly. For over thirty years Noble Casgrain has been an inventor, 
with the United Shoe Machinery Company of Beverly. He was born 
in Quebec, Can., on March 16, 1866, and obtained an education in that 
place. His marriage to Miss Zelia Goddu of West Medford was sol¬ 
emnized in Boston, on August 12, 1895: they have three children: 
Ardoin E., Homer E., and Natale V. Noble Casgrain resides in Beverly, 
at No. 32 Broadway. 

CHARLES W. E. CLARKE. 

Noble Clarke is enrolled upon , the , membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 9688, and he was admitted to the Shrine, in that illus¬ 
trious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on August 10. 1912. He 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Olympia Lodge No. 864, 
A. F. & A. M. of Chicago, Ill., and then pursued his Masonic career in 
the Lodge of Perfection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and attained the 32° in Oriental Consistory, 
S.-.P.\R.\S.\ all of Chicago. Noble Clarke was born in that city, on 
Tanuary 23, 1879, and attended the public schools there. He was for five 
years connected with Sargeant and Lundy, consulting engineers of 
Chicago; for four years, with the N. Y. C. & H. R. R., at New York 
City, and for four years past, has been mechanical engineer of the Stone 
and Webster. Engineering Corporation, at 147 Milk Street, Boston. Noble 
Clarke is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 
the National Electric Light Association, the Engineers’ Club of New 
York City, Engineers’ Club of Boston, and the Scimitar Club of Bos¬ 
ton. In Chicago, on December 27, 1900, his marriage to Miss Lucy Sima 
was solemnized. They have a daughter, Lucile Valentine, and reside 
at 197 Rawson Road, Brookline. 



CHARLES WINTHROP DAVOL. , : 

Having secured the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Ionic Lodge, 
A F & A. M., the Capitular Degrees, in St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. I ., 
both of Taunton, and the Templar Degrees in Bristol Commandery 
No 39 K T. of Attleboro, Noble Davol was ordained a Noble of the 
Mystic’Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.,.on June 4, 1914, 
and was therein enrolled as No. 10251. He is a member of the Wm- 
throp Club, the Taunton Country Club, the Bristol Club, and the Taun¬ 
ton Chamber of Commerce. He was born in Taunton, on November 1-, 
1878, and was educated there and at Harvard University. In I aun- 
ton, on September 9, 1903, he was married to Miss Katheiine Reed, 
and they have two daughters. Katherine, born in 1905, and Rosamond', 
in 1907. They reside at No. 58 Summer Street, Taunton, bor.tbe 
past sixteen years, Noble Daval has been in the printing business and 
is located at 2J^ Main Street, Taunton. 


WILLIAM H. DOTY. 

Noble Doty is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with the number 8328. He made the pilgrimage 
across the sands to Mecca as one of the novices of March 26, 1909, and 
on that memorable date, was admitted into the Nobility of tl}e Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple. In Masonry, he was raised in„Aberdour 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Boston; was exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M.; acquired the Cryptic Degrees, in Boston Council of Royal and 
Select Masters, and the Degrees of Knighthood, in De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T., also of Boston. Through the Boston bodies of the 
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, he further pursued his Masonic 
career in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection Giles Fonda Y ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Aside from Masonry, 
he is associated with Somerville Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E. bor ten 
years, Noble Doty has been president of McLean, Black and Company, 
wholesale dealers in general merchandise, at 65 Beverly Street, Boston : 
and from 1894 to 1904, he was in the shoe business. He was born on 
Christmas Day, in 1878, at Reading, and was educated in the Everett 
schools. In Rochester, N. Y„ on December 27, 1904, he married Miss 
Anna B. Miller of that city. Noble Doty resides at 68 Bay State Avenue, 


Somerville. 

JEROME WILLIAM DOLLAHON. 

Noble Dollahon was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., 
on August 15, 1912, with membership No. 9691. He was previously 
qualified in Masonry through affiliations with Putnam Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ of Cambridge, St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ of South Boston. 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21. K. T. 
of Dorchester. He is also connected with the B. P. O. E., in Lodge 
No. 123. of Scranton. Penn. Noble Dollahon was born at West Salem, 
Ill., in 1873, and attained an education in his native State. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Belle Harris took place in Plymouth, Penn., in 1911, and 
they have a daughter, Janet, born March 18, 1913. For more than 
fourteen years past, Noble Dollahon has been with the Simmons Hard- 
ware Company, at 56 Pearl Street, Boston, while his home is in Dor- 
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EDWARD S. DOW. 

Noble Dow, whose enrollment number upon the meriibership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 6120, was admitted to the Nobility of that body of 
Shriners, on October 24, 1905. He is affiliated with Hope Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and lvanhoe Commandery No. 46, 
K. T., all of Gardner. Politically, he is a member of the Independent 
Party. Noble Dow was born at Fitchburg, on January 25. 1869, and 
was educated in the public schools of that city. He is unmarried and 
resides at No. 64 Central Street, Gardner. For the past twenty-nine 
years, he has been with the Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Com¬ 
pany, at present being their purchasing agent. Noble Dow’s business 
is located in Gardner. 

FRANCIS C. DRAKE. 

Noble Drake has the rank of Junior Warden in Fellowship Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Bridgewater and he is affiliated with Harmony 
Chapter, R. A. M., also of Bridgewater, and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T. of Brockton. Flis enrollment took place in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of June 5, 1912, and there was then 
conferred upon him the certificate of enrollment with the number 9564. 
He is a member of the Commercial Club of Brockton. Por twelve- 
years, Noble Drake has been a dealer in shoe findings, in Brockton: 
He was born in Raynham, on November 17, 1866, and attended the 
public schools there. In Newton, on June 16, 1897, he married Miss 
Elizabeth H. Patten. They have two children, Donald F. and Barbara C. 
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WALTER H. DORR. 

Enrollment Xo. 3240, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
is that of Noble Walter H. Dorr, who was admitted to the Xobility of 
that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 28, 
1899, having previously affiliated as a Mason with the following bodies 
of the York Rite, of Lowell: William North Lodge. A. F. & A. M., 
Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T. Politically, he belongs to the Repub¬ 
lican party. Noble Dorr was born at Lowell, on October 10. 1857, and 
was educated in the public schools of that city. For the past thirty-five 
years, he has been connected with the firm of D. Lovejoy and Son, of 
which he is now the manager. Noble Dorr’s business address is Xo. 1 
Cushing Street, Lowell, and he resides at Xo. 271 Liberty Street, in the 
same city. 

CHARLES COLLISS DOWXIXG. 

Xoble Downing was made eligible for his ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S„ by the deg rees in Masonry conferred upon 
him in Eureka Lodge Xo. 70. F. & A. M., of Concord, X. H., Mt. 
Lebanon Royal Arch Chapter, Milford Council, R. & S. M„ and Milford 
Commandery Xo. 11, K. T., all of Milford. He was received into the 
Xobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the 
company of pilgrims who journeyed across the desert, on December 4, 
1902; there was then awarded to him the enrollment certificate num¬ 
bered 4035. For about nine years, Xoble Downing has been the janitor 
of the public schools of Hopedale, and for the preceding ten years, was 
station agent for the Grafton-Upton Railroad. He was born at Con¬ 
cord, X. H., on Xovember 22, 1860, and was a student in the public 
schools there. In Milford, on December 12, 1886, he married Miss 
Ella Belle Thurston. They have one daughter, who is now Mrs. Alice 
B. (E. L.j Coffin, and reside at 7 Hopedale Street, Hopedale. 

ALOXZO G. DURGIX. 

Having acc|uired the Masonic Degrees qualifying for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Quincy, and South Shore Commandery, K. T. of Weymouth, 
Xoble Durgin was admitted to the Xobility of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 28, 1891, and on that memorable day was 
enrolled on its membership lists as Xo. 731. He is also a member of 
the Scimitar Club, and is politically identified with the Independent 
Party. Xoble Durgin was born in Xatick, on August 24, 1854, and was 
graduated from the Xatick High School in 1871. At Roselle, X. J.. on 
May 16, 1883. he was married to Miss Alice D. Churchill; they have 
three children: Helen C., Charles E., and Mary G. For the past thirty- 
seven years, X'oble Durgin has been a druggist, being established in 
\\ inchendon, where he also resides. 

EDWIX HERBERT DYER. 

The enrollment Xo. 9351 upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O.. X. M. S., is that of Xoble Dyer, who was admitted 
to its Xobility as a member of the caravan of March 28, 1912. His 
prerequisite affiliations in Masonry were obtained in Joseph Warren 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M.; Boston Commandery, No. 2. K. T.; Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection: Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and in Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Dyer is also a Prophet of Omar Grotto, of the 
Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Among 
the clubs with which he is connected are the Corinthian \ acht Club of 
Marblehead, and the Boston City Club. For more than fifteen years, 
Xoble Dyer has been engaged in the publishing business, with offices 
at 22 Beacon Street, Boston. He was born in Roxbury, February 25, 
1867. On January 21. 1901, in Boston, he married Miss Josephine C. 
Xewman, and they reside in Brookline. 

FREDERICK LYSAXDER DRURY. 

Xoble Drury was born in Readsboro. Vt., on April 14, 1856, and later 
moved with his parents to Massachusetts, locating in South ^Royalston, 
where he attended the public schools. On September 25, 1878, he was 
married to Miss Flora Sherwin, and took up his residence in Fitchburg. 
Here he became interested in the grocery business, and by hard work 
and perseverance, succeeded in advancing from clerk to proprietor, in 
1890. and for the past twenty-four years, he has been one of Fitch¬ 
burg’s busiest merchants. His two sons. Leon Arthur and Ralph Sher¬ 
win, are associated with him in business. He has ser\ed as President 
of the Board of Trade, and of the Merchants’ Association: as a Director 
in the Fitchburg Cooperative Bank: as member of the Executive Com¬ 
mittee of the Rollstone Church, and in many other important capacities. 
After acquiring the preliminary Masonic Degrees in Aurora Lodge, 


A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery 
Xo. 19. K. T., all of Fitchburg, he was received into the Xobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class 
of May 12, 1910, and was awarded the certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 8734. Xoble Drury is also a member of Mt. Roulstone Lodge 
Xo. 98, the 1. O. O. F., of Fitchburg, and of the Fay Club. 

CARL HEXRY DRESCHER. 

Xoble Drescher, who was born in Germany, on August 12, 1867, 
and was there educated, has enrollment Xo. 9348, upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, in which he was 
ennobled on March 28. 1912. The Masonic Degrees which made him 
eligible for membership in that illustrious Shrine body, were conferred 
in the following bodies: Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle 
Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ all of Malden, and 
Bethany Commandery Xo. 17, K. T. of Lawrence. For more than 
twenty-seven years, Xoble Drescher has been an accountant with the 
American Woolen Company, located in the Shawmut Building, Boston. 
In Manchester, N. H.. on October 8, 1891, be was married to Miss 
Flora I. Wiesner; they have a daughter, Marguerite, and reside in Law¬ 
rence. 

HAMMOXD BURXS DOUGLASS. 

Xoble Douglass, who was born in the city of Belfast. Ire., on Sep¬ 
tember 23, 1885, and was educated in Massachusetts in the schools of 
Webster and Worcester, has been, for fourteen years, the superinten¬ 
dent o‘f The Wire Goods Company, at 28 Union Street, Worcester. He 
has Masonic connections in both Rites, as follows: Morning Star Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chapter. R. A. M., Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
has enrollment Xo. 10246, in the membership of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., having been ennobled therein on June 4. 1914. Xoble 
Douglass is also a member of the Worcester Automobile Club and of 
the Lakeside Boat Club. In politics, he is a Progressive. His residence 
is as Xo. 21 Orne Street, Worcester. 

HERBERT H. DUDLEY. 

Xoble Dudley is the Town Treasurer of Xorthbridge, and has filled 
that position for the past nineteen years. In politics, he is identified 
with the Republican Party. His name appears upon the membership 
rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., as Xo. 719, and he was 
admitted to that illustrious body of Shriners as a member of the class 
of February 31. 1891. He obtained the preparatory Masonic Degrees 
in Granite Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. Elmo Chapter. R. A. M., both of 
Whitinsville, and Woonsocket Commandery. K. T. of Woonsocket, R. I.; 
he is also connected with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite. Xoble Dudley was born in Whitinsville, on March 9. 1855. 
and was educated in the public schools. For more than a third of a 
century, he has been engaged in the dry goods business, in Whitins¬ 
ville. He is a member of the Boston Athletic Association. 

CLARE HILL DRAPER. 

Xoble Draper is a member of the firm styled C. F. Roper and Com¬ 
pany, of Hopedale. and is the treasurer of the Hopedale Manufacturing 
Company, of the same town. He is also president of the Milford Shoe 
Company, of Milford, and a director of the Milford Xational Bank, 
having business connections, in addition, with the Nonquitt Spinning 
Company, of New Bedford, and the Manomet Mills of that city. Xoble 
Draper was born on October 4, 1876, in Hopedale. After having 
attended the public schools of that place, he prepared for college at 
Phillips Exeter Academy, and at St. Mark’s School, going thence to Yale 
University, from which he graduated with the class of 1900. He is a 
member of the Boston Athletic Association, of the University Club of 
Boston, and of the Yale Club of Xew York. His Masonic affiliations 
are with Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Milford Commandery Xo. 11, K. T., all of Milford. Upon 
the basis of these Masonic attainments, Xoble Draper made the pil¬ 
grimage to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
on December 3, 1903. His name appears upon the membership lists of 
that body as Xo. 4314. Xoble Draper is a member also of George 
Draper Lodge, K. P. of Hopedale, and of Milford Lodge. B. P. O. E. 
In Lexington, Ky., on February 5, 1902, he married Miss Matilda 
Grace Engman. He has five children, Clare H., Jr., Grace E., George, 
Lydia J.. and William F. His residence is in Hopedale. 

CHARLES V. DUDLEY. 

For twelve years, Xoble Dudley has been employed in the repair 
department of the Whitinsville Machine Works. He was born in 
Rome, X. Y., on September 2, 1852, and was educated in the schools of 


















































































































































New York City. The preliminary degrees in Masonry having been con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Dudley in Granite Lodge. A. F. & A. M., St. Elmo 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Whitinsville, and in Worcester County Com- 
mandery No. 5, K. T. of Worcester, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine, on February 3. 1891, and was enrolled as No. 720 
in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order. Noble Dudley is 
a widower; his wife, who was Miss Eliza A. Pollock, passed away in 
1902. leaving him three daughters, Frances O., Eliza P., and Gladys. 
Noble Dudley resides in Whitinsville. 

CHESTER HALSTEAD EAMES. 

Noble Eames was born on October 17, 1877, at South Framingham 
and was a student in the public schools of that place. He has been, 
for about fifteen years, the proprietor of a vehicle wheel manufacturing 
concern, located at South Framingham, and styled the A. M. Eames 
Company. In Masonry, Noble Eames has the Templar Degrees in the 
York Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is a member of Alpha 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Concord Chapter, R. A. M., both of South 
Framingham; and of Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T., in which he 
has the rank of Past Commander, He is also a member of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, S..P..R..S.'. Noble Eames was admitted to Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on December 4, 1902, with enrollment No. 
4048. In Brockton, he married Miss Jennie F. Brown. Iheir residence 
is at 74 Union Avenue. South Framingham. 

CHARLES BORDEN DOWD. 

A Knight Templar in the York Rite and a 32° Mason in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Noble Dowd is affiliated in the former, with Amicable Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter R. A. M„ Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and with Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. of Cam¬ 
bridge; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and with Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.k He 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 19, 
1906, with enrollment No. 6419. For twenty years. Noble Dowd has 
been in the customs service, and for nine years, has been customs agent 
for the United States Treasury. He was born in Cambridge, on April 6, 
1861, and there obtained his education. Noble Dowd is unmarried, 
and resides at No. 4 Park Avenue, Cambridge, while his business address 
is No. 85 Post Office Building, Boston. 

FREDERICK EDWARDS. 

In the Y 7 ork Rite of Masonry Noble Edwards has affiliations with 
Rabboni Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, 

R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery 
No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He likewise has a full course of degrees 
in the Scottish Rite, and is connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. 

S. ’.P.'.R.'.S.L Thus doubly qualified, he was received into the Nobility 
of the Shrine, and his ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S.. on November 11, 1910, when he was therein enrolled 
as No. 8874. Among the other organizations to which Noble Edwards 
belongs is the French Bulldog Club of New England. He was born in 
Roxbury, on Nlay 21, 1876, and was a student in the public schools of 
that city. On December 20. 1905, he married Miss Frances W. Aber¬ 
crombie of Dorchester. Since 1900, Noble Edwards has been propie- 
tor of a garage located at 530 Columbia Road. Dorchester, and pre¬ 
viously, for a period of ten years, from 1890. to 1900. he had been in 
the wholesale boot and shoe business. Noble Edwards resides at 402 
Columbia Road, Dorchester. 

THOMAS J. EMERY. 

Noble Emery is well known as an attorney of Boston. He was 
born in Poland, Me., on December 26, 1845. His preparatory education 
was secured in Westbrook Seminary, and he was graduated from Bow- 
doin College, with the class of 1868. He then attended the Boston Uni¬ 
versity Law School, from which he obtained his legal degree, and in 
which, for several years, he served upon the faculty as a professor of 
law. Noble Emery is a member of the Boston Bar Association. For 
years, he has been identified with the public interests of the city, as a 
Republican, and he has been a member of the Boston Council, and of 
the School Committee of Boston. Noble Emery has Masonic Degrees 
in full course in both the Y r ork and Scottish Rites, being affiliated with 
the following bodies of Boston: St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M.. Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2. K. T., wherein he has the rank of Trustee; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Y’ates Council of Princes 









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of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.\ His certificate of enrollment m Aleppo 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine has the number 854, and his ennoblement 
took place in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November -9. 
1892. Noble Emery is a member of the Boston Athletic Association. He 
is unmarried, and resides in Cambridge, having Ins office at 1145 Old 
South Building, Boston. 

THOMAS TURNEY 7 ESTABROOKS. 

As a pilgrim in the caravan of May 29, 1911, Noble Estabrooks 
reached the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in comparative 
safety, and was received therein and exalted to the dignity of a Noble 
of the Mystic Shrine, in which his name is forevermore enrolled as 
No. 9066. He has the following qualifying Masonic affiliations: with 
Mount Lebanon Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Mount Zion Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Brockton Council. R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. 
of Brockton. He is also fraternally connected with James Ray Cole 
Lodge No. 160, K. P. of Arlington, and is a member of the Common¬ 
wealth Dental Society, being a graduate of Tufts Dental School, with 
the class of 1898. Noble Estabrooks obtained his preparatory education 
in the schools of Fredericton, N. B„ where he was born. His marriage 
to Miss Maybelle E. Swan occurred in Boston. They reside at No. 
320 Morton Street, Stoughton. 

HERBERT WILLIAM ESTABROOK. 

Since its organization in 1901, Noble Estabrook has been \ ice Presi¬ 
dent of the C. T. Sherer Company, located at 52 Front Street, Worcester. 
He was born in Spencer, on May 9, 1874, and was educated in the 
public schools of Natick and at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech¬ 
nology, in which he was a member of the class of 1897. Noble Esta¬ 
brook is a member of the Worcester Club, the Tatnuck Country Club, 
and of the Automobile Club of Worcester, while he is a Republican in 
politics. His Masonic attainments are indicated by his affiliations with 
the following bodies, all of Worcester, excepting the Consistory: Spen¬ 
cer Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Eureka Chapter, R. A. M , Hiram Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; also, 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.L of Boston. With qualifications in both York and 
Scottish Rites, Noble Estabrook was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and his 
enrollment number is 9358. On January 17, 1900, in Fall River, he 
married Miss Alice Miriam Sherer. They have a daughter. Miriam 
Wesson, and a son, Allen Laidlaw, and reside at 7 Cedar Street, Y\ or- 
cester. 

ERVIN ALBERT EASTMAN. 

In the Y 7 ork Rite of Masonry, Noble Eastman is affiliated with 
Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Boston, in which he is ranked 
as Past Master; Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ of Charlestown; Boston Coun¬ 
cil. R. & S. M„ and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T. of 
Charlestown, wherein he has the rank of Eminent Commander. In the 
Scottish Rite, he is a member of Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion; Oriental Council. Princes of Jerusalem; St. George Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and of New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.*., all 
of Nashua, N. H. Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 3. 1893, and his enrollment upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of that body was numbered 4319. Noble Eastman was born 
in South Ware, N. H., on April 30, 1874. He obtained his preparatory 
education in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and the degree of 
D. M. D. was conferred upon him in Tufts College. For the past four¬ 
teen years, he has been practicing his profession of dentistry, being now 
established with offices at 149 Tremont Street, Boston. Noble Eastman’s 
marriage to Miss Mae Foster of Dorchester, took place in Winthrop, 
on October 5, 1912, and they reside at 1309 Commonwealth Avenue, 
Boston. 

JULIUS EDWARD ETCHLER. 

For the past thirty years, Noble Eichler has been a violinist and 
instructor, twenty-six years of which time he has been with the Boston 
Symphony Orchestra. He was born on June 16, 1867, in Boston, where, 
also, he obtained his education in the public schools. His Masonic 
attainments are indicated by his affiliations with Columbian Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7. 
K. T.. all of Boston. With these qualifications, he was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on December 4, 
1902. and his enrollment, in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, was numbered 4047. Noble Eichler’s studio is at 152 Dudley 
Street, Roxbury, and his residence, for the present, is at 285 Alt. Auburn 
Street, Watertown. 

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FRANK M. ELKINS. 

As a member of the class of October, 1905, Noble Elkins was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and 
was enrolled as No. 6122 upon the records of that illustrious body of 
the Ancient Arabic Order. He has Masonic affiliations with Joseph 
\\ arren Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble 
Elkins was born in New \ ork City, on December 19, 1854. and attained 
an education in the public schools there and at Pennington Seminary 
of New Jersey. For more than twenty years, he has been engaged in 
the insurance business, and formerly he was in the newspaper business. 
Noble Elkins is a member of the Boston City Club, and his political 
affiliation is Republican. He resides at 657 Tremont Street, Boston, and 
his business address is 132 Water Street, in that city. 

SAUL ELIAS. 

An affiliate of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
to which he was admitted on June 14, 1914, with enrollment No. 10253. 
Noble Elias had previously received the 32° in the Scottish Rite of 
Masonry, being a member of Massachusetts Consistory. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He was made a Master Mason in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
a Royal Arch Mason in Eureka Lodge, and a Royal and Select Master 
in Hiram Council, all of Worcester. In the Scottish Rite, Noble Elias 
obtained the Ineffable Grades, in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; 
tlie Ancient Traditional Grades, in Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem and the Philosophical and Doctrinal Grades, in Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix. He is also a member of the Worcester Country 
Club, the Worcester Automobile Club, and of the Worcester Chamber 
of Commerce. Since 1896, Noble Elias has been a dealer in clothing 
in Worcester. He was born in Providence. R. I., on February 3. 1875. 
and was educated in his native city. His marriage to Miss Esther Fox. 
of Providence, R. I., was celebrated in that city, on September 3, 1901 : 
they have three children: Augustus F.. born on April 3, 1906. Wilhelmina. 
born on December 24, 1909. and Dorothy Rose, born on February 20, 
1914. Noble Elias’ business address is No. 282 Main Street. W orcester, 
his residence being in that city, at No. 320 Highland Street. 

IRA RAYMOND ELLIOTT. 

Noble Elliott is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and is affiliated with the following bodies of Lynn: Golden Fleece 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council. 
R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. He was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on April 23, 1907. when there was awarded to him the 
certificate of enrollment with the number 7110. In politics. Noble ElliotJ 
is a Republican. He has been in the grocery business for the past thirty 
years, and fourteen years age he became connected with Noble Perkins 
under the firm name of Elliott and Perkins, located at 219-21 Lewis 
Street. Lynn. He was born in Nova Scotia, on May 14, 1864, and 
received his education in his native country. In 1890, in Lynn, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Anna B. Perkins. They have two sons. Earl R. and Leon S., 
and reside at 40 Bassett Street, Lynn. 

CHARLES TALBOT ELLIS. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, the name of Noble 
Ellis appears as No. 6424, and he is a member of the Arab Patrol of that 
body of Shriners. He was escorted across the desert on the pilgrimage 
of June, 1906. and was accordingly ennobled. Masonically, he has 
affiliations with St. John’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston. Dorchester 
Royal Arch Chapter. Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxburv. In the Ancient and Accepted 
Scottish Rite, he has attained the 32°, and is now connected with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Outside of Masonry, he is a member of 
the Winthrop Lodge of Elks, and the Boston City Club. Noble Ellis 
was born in Boston on August 14. 1879, and was a student in the schools 
of that city. For about eight years, he was in the cigar and tobacco 
business, and for the same length of time, he has been a selling agent. 
In Boston, in 1911. he married Miss Helen L. Cochran, and they reside 
at 90 White Street. East Boston. Noble Ellis’ business address is 88 
Broad Street. Boston. 

FREDERICK L. ELLIS. 

Having secured the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Montgomery 
Lodge A. F. &• A. M.. Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M„ and Milford Commandery No. 11. K. T. Noble Ellis 
was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on May 23. 1893, and was enrolled therein as No. 857. He was born 


in Milford, in November, 1854, and his marriage to Miss A. F. Nelson 
took place in that town. Noble Ellis is a member of the Clark, Ellis 
Hardware Company of Milford, located at 228-230 Main Street, and has 
been connected with that company for forty-two years. His home is 
at 366 Main Street. 

ORLANDO B. ELLIS. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Paul Revere 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Com¬ 
mandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton, Noble Ellis was welcomed 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28, 
1912, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 9359. He is also 
a member of Electric Lodge No. 103, I. O. O. F., of Brockton, and of 
Beatrice Lodge of Rebekahs of that city. For the past nine years Noble 
Ellis has been a traveling salesman for the Walkover Shoe Company 
of Brockton. He was born in Dennisport. on November 29, 1864, and 
obtained his education in the public schools there. His marriage to 
Miss Clara B. Tinkham occurred in Brockton, on October 1, 1890. Noble 
Ellis’ business address is care of Walkover Shoe Company, Brockton, 
and his residence is at 93 High Street, in the same city. 

JOHN BATES ELY. 

For more than fourteen years, Noble Ely has been a sheet metal 
merchant in Boston. He was born in Sidney, O., on August 1, 1865. 
Noble Ely obtained bis early education in the schools of Dayton, O., 
and in Delaware, O.. he studied at Wesleyan University, whence he 
came to Harvard University, from which he graduated. His marriage 
to Miss Julia Gladback was solemnized in Boston, on January 9, 1896, 
and they reside at 30 Montclair Avenue. Roslindale. Masonically, Noble 
Ely is affiliated with Eliot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica Plain, St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council. R. & S. M., 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.. being a Life Member of all 
these bodies with the exception of the Commandery. He has attained 
the 32° in Masonry, and is a Life Member of all his Scottish Rite 
bodies, including Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Noble 
Ely was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine, on September 2, 1905, with enrollment No. 6059, and he is now a 
Life Member of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order. He 
is also a member of King Hiram Lodge. K. P. of Cambridge 

SAMUEL DEAN ELMORE. 

Past Master of Amicable Lodge, A. I*. & A. M„ of Cambridge, 
Noble Elmore is also affiliated with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Boston, and with Cambridge Commandery No. 42. K. T. On Feb¬ 
ruary 18, 1907. he was created a Noble in Aleppo 4 emple. and was 

enrolled therein as No. 6953. Among the clubs with which he is con¬ 

nected are the Boston City Club, the Colonial Club, the Middlesex Club, 
and the Cambridge Club, of which he was formerly secretary: he is 
also a member of the Cambridge Board of Trade. From 1903-05. be 

was a member of the Cambridge Common Council, and from 1906-08, 

as a Republican, served in the Massachusetts Legislature. Noble Elmore 
was born in Hartford, Conn., on December 29, 1868. He obtained his 
preparatory education at Phillips Academy of Exeter, N. H., and at 
the Hartford High School, and was graduated from Harvard Uni¬ 
versity with the class of 1893, going thence into the Law School from 
which lie was graduated in 1896. He is a practicing lawyer, and lias 
offices at 60 State Street. Boston. He is a member of the Massachusetts 
Bar Association and of the Boston Bar Association. In Cambridge, on 
November 20. 1889, his marriage to Miss Susie C. Cross took place, and 
their home is in Waban. at 1% Windsor Road. 

ALBERT ELLSWORTH. 

Having acquired the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Star Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., wherein he is ranked as Master; Union Chapter, R. A. M., 
and in Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T., Noble Ellsworth was admitted 
to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of Janu¬ 
ary, 1907, and was enrolled as No. 6330, upon the records of that illus¬ 
trious body. For more than forty years, Noble Ellsworth has been 
engaged in the real estate business in Athol, and as a Republican, has 
served that town, for seven years, as a member of the Board of Select¬ 
men. He was born in Barre, on October 19, 1855, and was a pupil in 
the public schools of Worcester. His marriage to Miss Minna A. Swan, 
took place in Athol; they have a daughter. Helen, and reside at 362 Main 
Street, in that town. 

CHARLES H. FOLLANSBY. 

Having acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Mt. Zion Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Barre, the Capitular Degrees, in King Solomon Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Warren and the Templar Degrees, in Athol Command¬ 
ery, No. 37, K. T., of Athol, Noble Follansby was admitted to the 
















































































































































































































Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on May 13, 1896. with enroll¬ 
ment No. 984. For about thirty years, he has been president of the 
Barre Savings Bank. He was born in Tilton, N. H., on October 24. 
1847, and attended the schools of that place. In New Hampton, N. H., on 
December 19, 1868, he married Miss Mary Meservey, who passed away 
on February 18, 1888, leaving him with a daughter, Alice C., now Mrs. 
A. F. Sawyer. On June 25, 1890, he married Miss Minnie A. Kendrick. 
Their residence is in Barre. 

ALBERT GRAY FREEMAN. 

Qualified as a York Rite Mason, in Palestine Lodge, A. h. & A. M. 
of Everett, Bethesda Chapter R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery 
No. 10, K. T„ both of Chelsea, Noble Freeman was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on December 31, 1907, with enrollment 
No. 7866. He is also a member of the Boston City Club. He was born 
in Clinton. October 22, 1865, and attended school there and in Leo¬ 
minster. For twelve years, he was employed as a merchant tailor, and 
for a like period has been in business for himself, his establishment 
being located at 338 Washington Street, Boston. On June 8. 1893, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Delia A. Philbrick of Kittery, Me., and 
they have two sons, Paul and Albert C. Noble Freeman s home is in 
Everett. 

WILLIAM E. FENNELL. 

After having been, for twenty-six years, connected with the W ater 
Supply Department, and for ten years manager of the Smith and Thayer 
Company, of 236 Congress Street, Boston, Noble Fennell became, a few 
years ago, manager of Rumsey and Company, located at 234 Congress 
Street, Boston. Masonically, he is affiliated, as a York Rite Mason, 
with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett. Shekinah Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Chelsea, and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of 
Malden. With this qualification, he was created a Noble in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 2, 1905, when he was enrolled 
as No. 6060. Noble Fennell was born in Boston, September 11, 1872, and 
was educated in Chelsea. In Everett, on June 16, 1898, he was married to 
Miss Rose Ethel Wynn, and their residence is at No. 136 Stoughton 
Street, Dorchester. 

HOWARD W. FOSTER. 

Since 1882, Noble Foster has been a market gardener in Lowell. 
He was born in Tewksbury, on March 2, 1862, and was educated in the 
schools of Lowell. His marriage to Miss Nettie E. Boutwell was cele¬ 
brated on December 18, 1889; they have four children; Marian. Harlan H„ 
Boutwell H., and Gladys. Having secured the qualifying Masonic 
Degrees in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M.. and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ 
all of Lowell, he was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, on June 20, 1913, with enrollment No. 9972. Noble Foster is a 
member of Centerville Lodge, I. O. O. F., Tewksbury Grange of the 
Patrons of Husbandry, the Sons of the American Revolution, and of 
the Boston Market Gardeners’ Association. He is a Republican m 
politics. The address of Noble Foster is R. I'. D. No. 1, Lowell. 

CHARLES AUGUSTUS FISCHER. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees for his Shrine 
ennoblement, in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Worcester Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ all of 
Worcester, Noble Fischer was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1913. and his enrollment therein was 
numbered 9975. He is also affiliated with Central Lodge No. 168, 
I. O. O. F. of Worcester, and politically, is a member of the Republican 
Party. Noble Fischer was born at Port Henry. N. Y„ on August 17, 1877, 
and obtained his educational training in the public schools of \\ orcester. 
At Middleboro, on September 28, 1905. he was married to Miss Eva B. 
Allen; they reside at No. 4 Forbes Street. Worcester. Noble Fischer 
has been local agent for the Otis Elevator Company for the past twelve 
years, being established at 311 Main Street, Worcester. 

HARRIS WILLARD FLEMING. 

Noble Fleming has been manager of the Advertising Department 
for the Churchill and Alden Company, shoe manufacturers, of 984 Main 
Street, Campello, for the past five years. He was born in Ayer, on 
July 25, 1883, and was graduated from Dartmouth College with the 
class of 1905. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his name 
appears as No. 9893, and he was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order as a member of the class of February 25, 1913. his pre¬ 
paratory Masonic Degrees having been acquired in Meridian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Parker Chapter, R. A. M., both of Natick, and in Natick 
Commandery No. 33, K. T. Noble Fleming is unmarried and resides at 
No. 13 Maple Avenue, Brockton. 


FRED U. FRENCH. 

Past Master of Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Danvers, Noble 
French is also affiliated in Masonry with Holton Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Danvers; Salem Council, R. & S. M.; Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No. 18, K. T. of Salem: Salem Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. -S. . He was elevated to the 
rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 25. 
1912, with enrollment No. 9774. Aside from Masonry and the Shrine, 
Noble French is connected with Danvers Lodge No. 153, I. O. O. I‘., and 
with Agawam Lodge No. 5, Red Men of Danvers, bor the past thirty 
years, he has been engaged in the shoe business. Noble French was 
born in Deerfield, N. H„ on September 27, 1864. and attended school there. 
In Danvers, on October 24, 1901, he was married to Miss Ina E. Varney 
of the same town, and they have a son, Chauncey W„ born on Septem¬ 
ber 25, 1905. Noble French’s business is located at No. 90 Holton Street, 
Danvers, his residence being at No. 8 Charles Street. 

FREDERICK A. FAIRBANKS. 

Past Master of St. Bernard’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Southboro, 
Noble Fairbanks is also Masonically affiliated with Siloam Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ of Westboro, Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of W orcester, Worcester 
Commandery No. 5, K. T.; also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.PARAS.’. 
Thus doubly prepared for Shrine ennoblement, he was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 17, 
1906, with enrollment No. 6795. Noble Fairbanks is also affiliated with 
Commonwealth Chapter No. 74, O. E. S. of Boston, bor a third of 
a century, lie has been station agent at the Brookline Station of the 
Boston and Albany Railroad, formerly having been engaged in boot 
and shoe manufacturing. Noble Fairbanks was born in Southboro, on 
January 13, 1854, and attended school in Westboro. His marriage to 
Miss Abbie C. Valentine of Long Island, N. Y., was celebrated in 
Woonsocket, R. I., on July 9, 1874. They have a daughter, Alice N„ 
born on September 24, 1876; also a son, Thomas Herbert, born in June, 
1878. Noble Fairbanks resides at No. 172 Huntington Avenue, Boston. 

EVERETT LOVEJOY FULLER. 

Noble Fuller has been for thirty years connected with the Franklin 
Rubber Company, and since the incorporation of that concern, in 1900, 
he has been its treasurer. He was born in Melrose, on July 1, 1860, and 
studied in the public schools of Malden and at the Bryant and Stratton 
Business College of Boston. Since 1909, he has served upon the Sinking 
Fund Commission of Melrose. He was married in Malden, on April 3, 
1884, to Miss Louise M. Small, and he has two children: Lorin L. 
and Everett S. Noble Fuller received his Masonic Degrees in Wyoming 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Waverly Chapter, R. A. M„ and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T., all of Melrose. He is also a member 
of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Upon the enrollment lists of 
Aleppo Temple his number is 4068, and his ennoblement took place on 
December , 1902. Noble Fuller resides in Melrose. 

HOWARD M. FALL. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees in Masonry in 
Yorkshire Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Berwick, Me., St. Matthews 
Chapter, R. A. M„ of South Boston, and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester. Noble Fall ventured on the perilous journey across 
the desert, and was permitted, as one of the class of November 11, 1907, 
to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, and was therein enrolled as No. 7688. Noble Fall 
was born in North Berwick, Me., on June 2, 1872, and was there edu¬ 
cated. In Manchester, N. H., on June 20, 1905, he was married to Miss 
Grace Hanson of Manchester, N. H. Noble Fall has been a locomotive 
engineer with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad for the 
past twelve years, and he resides in Dorchester, at No. 36 Millet Street. 

REINGOLD FAELTEN. 

The enrollment number of Noble Faelten in Aleppo Temple is 7865, 
and the Order of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
him on December 31, 1907. His prerequisite degrees for membership in 
the A. A. O., N. M. S., were conferred in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7,K. T., all of Boston. Noble Faelten 
is also affiliated in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. He was born in Ilmenau. Ger., on January 17, 1856, and 
received his education there. For more than twenty years he has been 


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at tlie head of the well known school of music which bears his name, at 
No. 30 Huntington Avenue. Boston. In that city, on June 23, 1896, he was 
married to Miss Marie Dewing, and they reside at No. 215 Huntington 
Avenue, Boston. 

ARTHUR H. FOLGER. 

The prerequisite Masonic Degrees for his Shrine ennoblement were 
conferred upon Noble Folger in Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown, and Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Upon the basis of these affilia¬ 
tions, as a York Rite Masonic foundation, the ceremony of his eleva¬ 
tion to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was performed in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, with all the formalities pertain¬ 
ing to that important function of the Order, on September 2, 1899, and 
on that memorable date he was enrolled in that distinguished body as 
No. 3174. He was born in Nantucket, January 7. 1857, and was edu¬ 
cated in East Boston. Noble Folger was married in Charlestown, on 
May 1, 1879, to Miss Ida H. Giddings. They have a son, George A., and 
reside at No. 1269 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston. For more than 
thirty years. Noble Folger has been manager of the Lockwood Manu¬ 
facturing Company, with offices at 85 Summer Street, East Boston. 

ALBERT WALDO FAY. 

Grand Lecturer of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and 
Rhode Island, during the years 1912 and 1913, Noble Fay is Grand 
Pursuivant in the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He 
is affiliated with Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a 
Charter Member and its First Master; St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Qnincy, wherein he is ranked as Past High Priest; Boston Council, 
R. & S. M.; Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T., and South Shore Com¬ 
mandery No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth, in both of which he has the 
rank of Past Commander. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on Novem¬ 
ber 11, 1910, and was enrolled therein as No. 8875. He is also a member 
of Framingham Lodge No. 45, I. O. O. F.; of Pericles Lodge No. 4. 
K. P. of South Framingham; of the Squantum Yacht Club; and he is 
Chairman of the Board of Managers of Public Burial Places in the City 
of Quincy. Noble Fay was born in Sherborn, on September 10, 1858, and 
was educated in the schools there. There, also, his marriage to Miss 
Alice Mann took place, on June 26, 1878, and they have a son, Waldo B. 
For the past twenty-one years, Noble Fay has been an undertaker and 
embalmer, being established at 347 Newport Avenue, Quincy, while his 
home is at 345 Newport Avenue. 

JOSEPH FINBERG. 

Initiated in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 26, 1909, 
and therein enrolled as No. 8334, Noble hinberg has Masonic Degrees 
received in Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ King Hiram Chapter, 
R. A. M„ both of Attleboro: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. 
He is a member and Past Chancellor of Pythagoras Lodge No. 70, 
K. P. of Attleboro: a member of Orient Lodge No. 165, I. O. O. F.; 
of Hope Chapter No. 42, O. E. S.; of the Attleboro Board of Trade: 
of the West Side Club; of the New England Manufacturing Jewelers’ 
and Silversmiths’ Association, and of the Massachusetts Automobile Club. 
Noble Finberg is also President of the Odd Fellows Building Association; 
is a Director in the Attleboro Trust Company; a Director in the Attle¬ 
boro Cooperative Bank, and is a member of the Executive Committee of 
the Young Men’s Christian Association. He is fond of farming and the 
raising of poultry, and maintains a large farm at Tuoisett, V arren, R. I. 
Noble Finberg was born in Russia, August 5, 1870, and was educated in 
his native country. His marriage to Miss Sarah B. Biooks of Charlotte¬ 
town, Prince Edward Island, took place in Attleboro, on June 20, 1897. 
Since 1904, he has been owner of the Finberg Manufacturing Company, 
manufacturing jewelers, at 140 Park Street, Attleboro. His home is at 
24 John Street, Attleboro. 

WILLIAM M. FARRINGTON. 

Welcomed into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on Febru¬ 
ary 18, 1907, Noble Farrington was enrolled in that illustrious body as 
6956. He has attained degrees in full course in both the York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with Bethesda 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ in which he is Past Master; in St. Paul’s Chapter, 
ram a Past High Priest; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T„ in which he is a Past Commander, all of 
Boston: and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.‘.R/.S.\. Noble 


Farrington was born in Brighton, on June 12, 1866, and was educated 
in the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Mabel G. Fay of 
Boston, was solemnized in Newton, on October 22, 1890. and they reside 
at 17 Farrington Avenue, Allston. For the past twenty-five years, Noble 
Farrington has been in the real estate and insurance business, being estab¬ 
lished at 56 Harvard Avenue, Allston. 

BURTON ROGERS FELTON. 

For more than twenty years. Noble Felton has been in the contract¬ 
ing business in Boston. He was born in Tewksbury, on March 25, 1866, 
but obtained his education in California. In Boston, on December 2, 1903. 
he was married to Miss Eleanor J. Logan, and they have a daughter, 

Doris M. His Masonic affiliations are in the York Rite, with John Abbott 

Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of 

Marlboro, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. Thus 

equipped for Shrine ennoblement, he was ordained a Noble in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 7, 1905, with enrollment No. 6209. 
Noble Felton resides at No. 48 Algonquin Road, Chestnut Hill, Newton, 
and his office is in the Tremont Building, Boston. 

FRED L. FELTON. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 19. 1892, with enrollment No. 938, 
Noble Felton has received full degrees in the York and Scottish Rites 
of Masonry. His Masonic affiliations are with United Brethren Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Marlboro, 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M.. Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hud¬ 
son, and with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. Noble Felton is also a member of 
Marlboro Lodge No. 85, I. O. O. F., Stella Chapter No. 3, Order of the 
Eastern Star of Worcester, and of the Star of Hope Lodge, Order of 
Rebekah of Marlboro. He was born in Marlboro, on July 27, 1857, and 
was educated in his native town. Noble Felton has spent over forty 
years in active commercial life, seventeen years of which were spent in 
the shoe business, fifteen years in the baking business, and for the past 
eight years he has been in the real estate business. In Marlboro, on 
November 25, 1886, he was married to Miss Minnie S. Beal of Natick. 
They have a daughter, Ruth E., born on April 16, 1893; also a son, 
Lester M., born on December 24, 1896, and they reside at No. 1086 Main 
Street. Worcester. 

FRANK FERDINAND. 

Noble Ferdinand is a Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and 
has the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated, in the former, with 
Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South 
Boston, Warren Council. R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester: and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.". 
Thus doubly qualified, he was inducted into the mysteries of the Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A O., N. M. S„ on December 27, 1894, when he 
was enrolled in that celebrated body as No. 962. Noble Ferdinand was 
born in Portland, Me., on July 21, 1839, and moved to Boston in 1851. 
His business career in that city extends over more than half a century, 
and for forty-five years he has been engaged in the retail furniture 
business, at No. 2260 Washington Street, Boston. His residence is in 
Mt. Vernon, N. H. 

IRVING GIDDINGS FINDLAY. 

On the memorable occasion of the “twenty-fifth anniversary ’ of 
Aleppo Teniple, Noble Findlay was admitted to the Nobility of that distin¬ 
guished body of the Ancient Arabic Order, and was enrolled upon its 
membership lists as No. 7367. He had previously received the prerequisite 
Masonic Degrees, successively, in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Brighton, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and De Molay Commandery 
No. 7. K. T„ both of Boston. In his Lodge, he has the rank of Senior 
Warden, and in his Chapter, that of Excellent Scribe. Noble bindlay 
was born in Brighton, on October 10, 1875 . For sixteen years, he was 
connected with the Brown, Durrell Company, and for seven years has 
been department manager for John R. Ainsley and Company, of No. 33 
Harrison Avenue, Boston. In South Framingham, on October 10, 1898. 
be was united in marriage with Miss Jennie L. Smith, and they reside 
at No. 59 Linden Street, Allston. 

ROBERT W. FITZPATRICK. 

Noble Fitzpatrick’s Masonic Degrees have given him affiliations 
with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M„ and 
Gethsemane -Commandery No. 35, K. T., all located in Newtonville. He 
was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 































































































































































































with the class of September, 1897, and was enrolled therein as No. 999. 
Noble Fitzpatrick was born in Burlington, Vt., on December 16, 1862. 
For about a third of a century, he has been a shoe salesman, and for 
thirteen years of that time, with the firm of J. Brown and Son, of 
No. 173 Lincoln Street, Boston. On September 7. 1897, in Boston, he was 
married to Miss Amelia S. Nickerson. Noble Fitzpatrick is a member 
of the Newton Club, and resides at 153 Walnut Street, Newtonville. 

OLIVER MASON FISHER. 

In Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Fisher has the rank 
of Past Master, and he is also affiliated with Newton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Newton Council, R. & S. M.. and Gethsemane Conmiandery No. 35, K. T., 
all of Newtonville; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P. -R- -S. ., all of 
Boston. Thus doubly qualified for Shrine ennoblement, he was admitted 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, and was 
enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 4892. Noble Fisher is a member 
of the Boston City Club, and of the Boston Chamber of Commerce: is 
Treasurer of the Twentieth Century Club of Boston; is a member anti 
ex-President of the Hunnewell Club of Newton, and, for three yeais, 
served his city (Newton) as an alderman. He was born at Henniker, 
N. H., on November 2, 1855, and graduated from the Newton High 
School in 1875. For the past twenty-one years, he has been president of 
the M. A. Packard Company, and president of the Brockton Shoe Com¬ 
pany. at 60 South Street, Boston. In New York, on September 26, 1889. 
he married Miss Emily R. Richmond. They have two daughters, Edith R. 
and Caroline W., and reside at 260 Franklin Street, Newton. 

HENRY HERBERT FOOTE. 

Noble Foote has degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with St. John’s Lodge 
No. 1, A. F. & A. M„ Washington Chapter No. 3, R. A. M„ Davenport 
Council No. 5, R. & S. M., and DeWitt Clinton Commandery, K. T„ in 
which he has the rank of Third Guard, all of Portsmouth, N. H.; and, 
in the latter, with the Ineffable Lodge of Perfection and Grand Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, both of Portsmouth, N. H.; New Hamp¬ 
shire Chapter of Rose Croix of Dover, and New Hampshire Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.L of Nashua. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine on August 30. 1902, his enrollment number in that 
illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order being 3909. Noble hoote is 
also a member of Damon Lodge No. 9, K. P., in which he has the rank 
of Past Chancellor, and in which, for ten eyars, he was Master of the 
Exchequer; Kearsarge Lodge No. 268, N. E. O. P., of which he is 
Treasurer; the Portsmouth Athletic Club, and, politically, of the Demo¬ 
cratic Party. He was born in Portsmouth, N. H.. on June 20. 1871, and 
was graduated from the high school of that city with the class of 1889. 
There, also, on June 16, 1896, he was married to Miss Carrie May I rye. 
After leaving school, Noble Foote entered the employ of J. A. and A. V . 
Walker, wholesale coal merchants, and later he went into the restaurant 
business. Since 1895. he has been in the employ of the United States 
Post Office Department as a letter carrier at Portsmouth, N. H., his home 
address being 387 Richards Avenue. 

CHRISTOPHER I. FLYE. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Dalhousie Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., on February 9, 1910; Newton Chapter. R. A. M„ on 
May 17, 1910; Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T„ on June 28, 1910, 
and Cryptic Council, R. & S. M„ on February 10, 1914, all in Newton¬ 
ville, Noble Five was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
the Mystic Shrine, on August 19, 1910, and his enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious body of the Ancient Arabic Order was numbered 8801. Noble Flye 
was born in East Boston, on January 28. 1874, and was educated in the 
public schools of that city. He entered the employ of William FT. 
Mitchell and Son Company, Boston, in 1894; became secretary in 1907, 
and was elected treasurer in 1909. His marriage to Miss Agnes Martin 
took place in Boston, on November 22, 1899; they have one daughter. 
Pauline Agnes, and one son, William Mitchell. Noble Flye was appointed 
Treasurer of Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T„ in May, 1914, to fill 
the unexpired term of Past Eminent Sir James B. Fuller, and he was 
elected Treasurer in September. 1914. 

NATHANIEL R. GERALD. 

Initiated into the mysteries of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo 1 emple, 
on November 22, 1889, and therein enrolled as No. 1037, Noble Gerald 
is Masonically connected with St. Bernard Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Southboro; Parker Chapter, R. A. M. of Natick; Hiram Council, R. & 
S. M. of Worcester, and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T., in which, 
for twenty-five vears, he has been Standard Bearer. Politically, he is an 
adherent to Democratic principles. Noble Gerald was born in Canton, on 


July 21, 1847, and obtained his education in the grammar and high schools 
of Randolph. In Littleton, in November, 1872, his marriage to Miss Nancy 
Reed was solemnized. They have two children living: Clifton E., born 
on May 15, 1874, and Lester R„ born on December 30. 1879; another son, 
Warren H., born on May 13, 1877, passed away in 1911. Since 1877, 
Noble Gerald has been proprietor of a news depot in Cochituate, and, 
previously, for sixteen years, he had been in the cutting department of a 
shoe factory. His residence is in Cochituate, on Main Street. In 1885 
he was appointed postmaster by Grover Cleveland, and held that office, 
in connection with his store, for twelve years. 

JOHN MARTIN GOODWIN. 

Noble Goodwin was initiated into the sacred mysteries of Aleppo 
Temple, on February 25, 1913, and enrolled therein as No. 9894. He is a 
York Rite Mason, and is affiliated with the following bodies: King David 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Taunton, 
and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., of Attleboro. He is a member 
of the Winthrop Club of Taunton. Noble Goodwin was born at Lubec, 
Me., on October 2, 1862, and obtained his education in the schools there 
and’at Machias, Me. In Taunton, on November 18, 1889, he was married 
to Miss A. Cora Knowlton of Laconia, N. H. For the past seventeen 
years Noble Goodwin has been the manager of the New Process Twist 
Drill Company, located at No. 34 Court Street, Taunton, while his home, 
also in Taunton, is at No. 132 Winthrop Street. 

FREDERICK M. GARDNER. 

Masonically affiliated with Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South 
Boston, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Gardner was 
created a Shriner in Aleppo Temple, on November 9, 1900, and his name 
was listed as No. 3403 upon the membership rolls of that illustrious body. 
He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Association. Noble Gardner 
was born in Cambridge, on May 18, 1874, and was educated in the schools 
of that city. His marriage to Miss Carrie Hunt took place in Dorchester, 
in December, 1896. They have a son, Frederick Hunt, born February 21, 
1914. For the past nineteen years Noble Gardner has been a druggist, 
and is now established at 1525 Washington Street, Boston. He resides at 
14 Randolph Street, Arlington. 

CLARENCE ELLSWORTH GALE. 

A sales agent at 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Noble Gale was born in 
Barnerville, N. Y., on January 28, 1872. In Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T., all of Boston, he received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for 
Shrine ennoblement. He was admitted to the ranks of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 11, 1911, and was enrolled in that illustrious 
body as No. 9013. Noble Gale’s marriage to Miss Edith Kendall took 
place in Arlington Heights, on June 15, 1910. He has two daughters: 
Helen Louise and Janet Kendall, and he resides at 82 Wollaston Avenue, 
Arlington Heights. 

DARWIN JOHN FORSAITH. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on Noble 
Forsaith, on February 9, 1904, in Aleppo Temple, and on that eventful 
day he was enrolled therein as No. 4392. He has obtained degrees in full 
course in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, securing affiliations 
as follows: Washington Lodge No. 61, A. F. & A. M.. June 13, 1902; 
Mt. Horeb Chapter No. 11, R. A. M„ December 1, 1902; Adoniram 
Council No. 3. R. & S. M., March 16, 1903; Trinity Commandery K. T., 
June, 1903: and Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection, Oriental Council, 
Princes of Jerusalem, St. George Chapter of Rose Croix, and Edwin A. 
Raymond Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'., on April 23, 1903. Politically, 
he is identified with the Republican Party, and for the years 1907 and 
1909 served as Representative in the New Hampshire Legislature. Noble 
Forsaith is a buyer of hotel and kitchen furnishings, paper bags, twine, 
and wooden ware. He was born in Manchester, N. H., on October 16, 
1880, and was there educated. Noble Forsaith is married, and resides at 
No. 48 Penacook Street, Manchester, N. H. 

CHARLES H. FOX. 

On December 4, 1902, the Nobles of Aleppo Temple observed the 
ceremony of the exemplification of the Order of the Mystic Shrine on 
Noble Fox, who is enrolled in that renowned body as No. 4062. His 
Masonic membership comprises both York and Scottish Rites, he being 
affiliated with Bethel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which he is Secretary; 
Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., in which he is Master of the Third 
Veil; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M.; Joseph Warren Commandery No. 
26, K. T„ wherein he is Warden; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'-R.’.S.'. 




































































































































































































































































He is also a member of Roxbury Chapter No. 56, Order of Eastern 
Star, and has been affiliated with the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company of Massachusetts for twenty years. For the past thirty-five 
years, he has been in the express business, being a member of the Allen 
and Fox Express Company. Noble Fox was born in New Ipswich, 
N. H„ on December 24, 1852, and was there educated. His marriage to 
Miss Mary P. Bryon of Boston was celebrated in that city, bepum.-er y, 
1903. Noble Fox’s business address is No. 384 Warren Street, Boston, 
and his residence is at No. 10 Rockville Park, Roxbury. 

CHARLES A. GOLDMAN. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Goldman in Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Salem, and electing to con¬ 
tinue his Masonic career through the bodies of the Scottish Rite, he has 
attained the 32°, and is affiliated as follows: with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus Masonically qualified, his ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple took place on August 23, 1913, his certificate of enrollment 
bearing the number 10085. He is also a member of Salem Lodge No. 799, 
B. P. O. E., and of the Salem Board of Trade. For the past sixteen 
years Noble Goldman has been in business as a ladies’ and gentlemen’s 
outfitter, at No. 4 Central Street, Salem. He was born in Boston, on 
October 18, 1879, and is a graduate of the English High School of that 
city. He resides in Salem. 

EUGENE C. GAYNOR. 

Noble Gaynor acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Star 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Commandery 
No. 37, K. T., all of Athol. He was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, on December 28, 1899, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment in Aleppo Temple bears the number 3244. He is also a member 
of Tully Lodge No. 136, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 
Politically, his interests are with the Republican Party. Noble Gaynor 
was born at Canton, N. Y., on June 8, 1866. He attained his preparatory 
education in the public schools of that place, graduated from the Ontario 
Business College, Belleville, Out., on April 20, 1890, and, subsequently, 
from the Sprague Correspondence School of Law, Chicago, Ill. At Athol, 
on June 8, 1892, he married Miss Bertha Louise Stowell; they have a 
son, Carlton Stowell. Noble Gaynor was a manufacturer of blankets for 
fifteen years, but retired from that business in the fall of 1913. He now 
resides in Boston, and his business address is No. 182 High Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM F. GARFIELD. 

Enrolled as No. 1078 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
Noble Garfield was received into the nobility of that body of Shriners 
on September 30, 1892. He is affiliated with Meridian Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Parker Chapter, R. A. M., and with Natick Commandery No. 33, 
K. T.,' all of Natick. Politically, he is a follower of the Republican 
Party. Noble Garfield was born in Waltham, on November 3, 1850, and 
was educated in the public, schools of Wayland. He has been twice 
married: first in 1876, in Wayland, to Miss Elizabeth Stanton, and 
in 1903, also in Wayland, to Miss Linider Ward. There were three 
children by the first marriage, and one child by the second marriage, 
none of whom are living. Since 1890, Noble Garfield has been a stable- 
keeper, and previously, for fifteen years, he had been employed in the 
Finishing Department of a shoe factory. His business address is 23 \\ est 
Pond Street, Coclntuate, where he also resides. 


Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery, No. 41, K. T„ 
all located in Malden. He has been a Charter Member and 1 reasurer 
of the Lodge of Stirling since its institution in 1910. Noble Gerrish is 
likewise a member of the Boston City Club and of the Boston Chamber 
of Commerce. Noble Gerrish was born in Boston, on Christmas Day, 
1868, and was educated in the public schools of that city. For twelve 
years he has been connected with the Parsons Manufacturing Company, 
box manufacturers, at 187 Marginal Street, Chelsea, and is president and 
treasurer of that firm. In Malden, on October 6, 1898, his marriage to 
Miss Susan M. Jordan took place. They have a daughter, Esther; also 
a son, Elliot, and reside at 62 High Street, Malden. 

JOHN EDWARD GODDARD. 

Noble Goddard was born in Spencer, on July 18, 1864, where he was 
educated, and for thirty-four years he has been in the machine business 
in that town. In Spencer, on November 28, 1888, he was married to Miss 
Charlotte Olive Lyon. His residence is at No. 29 Cherry Street, Spencer. 
Noble Goddard’s Masonic interests have given him affiliations with both 
York and Scottish Rite bodies. The Symbolic Degrees were conferred 
upon him in Spencer Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Spencer, and the following 
Masonic bodies with which he is connected are all of Worcester, excepting 
the Consistory: Worcester Chapter, R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & S. M.. 
Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Boston. 
The name of Noble Goddard appears upon the enrollment registry of 
Aleppo Temple as No. 9898, and the date of his ennoblement in that 
illustrious body of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine is February 25, 1913. 

GEORGE E. GREELEY. 

Noble Greeley has been cashier of the First National Bank of 
Marlboro, at No. 202 Main Street, since 1913; prior to that, for about 
eight years, he was connected with the Marlboro Savings Bank. He was 
born in Marlboro, on April 27, 1873, and, after receiving his preparatory 
education in that place, entered Dartmouth College, from which he 
graduated with the class of 1893. Noble Greeley has the following 
Masonic affiliations: with United Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Houghton Chapter, both of Marlboro; also with Trinity Commandery 
No. 32 K. T. of Hudson. Having thus been made eligible for his Shrine 
ennoblement, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order on May 14, 1901, and was listed upon its register 
as No. 3570. Noble Greeley is also a member of the Union Club of 
Marlboro. In Brunswick, Ga., on June 11, 1902, he was married to Miss 
Julia M. Wilder, and they have two daughters, Laura and Mary. Their 
residence is at No. 44 Park Street, Marlboro. 

NATHANIEL LINCOLN GORTON. 

On December 3, 1914. Noble Gorton passed to the Unseen Temple. 
He was born in Cranston, R. I., on April 26, 1865, and secured his educa¬ 
tion in the schools of Gloucester, Mass. For about seven years he was 
the treasurer of the Gorton Pew Fisheries Company, at 331 Main Street, 
Gloucester. Having secured the preliminary Masonic Degrees in Tyrian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethlehem 
Commandery No. 43, K. T., all of Gloucester, he was admitted into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 30, 
1904, his enrollment number in that body of Shriners having been 4897. 
Noble Gorton was a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company. His wife, formerly Miss Nellie S. Gilbert, and one daughter, 
Anthy M., survive him. The late Noble resided in Gloucester. 


JOSEPH C. GETHRO, D. M. D. 

Noble Gethro received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for lus Shrine 
ennoblement in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Hebron Chapter, R. A. M„ 
both of Norwood, and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. 
Thus prepared, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 5, 1904, and there was then awarded to him 
the certificate of enrollment with the number 4523. He is also a member 
of Tufts’ Alumni, Class of 1906, and of the Massachusetts Dental Asso¬ 
ciation of Boston. Noble Gethro was born at Taunton, on October 6, 
1878 and obtained his preparatory education in the Hyde Park grammar 
and high schools. The degree of D. M. D. was conferred upon him in 
Tufts Dental College, with the class of 1906. Since that time he has 
practiced dentistry in Norwood, where he also resides. 


HENRY GERRISH, JR. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
,l e Gerrish is enrolled as No. 4997, and his connection with that illus- 
us body dates from March 27, 1905. The preparatory Masonic De¬ 
es were conferred upon him in Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
rein he is ranked as Past Master; Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.; 


GEORGE P. GRANT, JR. 

In Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, Noble Grant first saw 
Masonic Light and he is affiliated with Thomas Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Fitchburg, Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcesetr, and Jerusalem Com¬ 
mandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. His name appears upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 3092, and his ennoblement therein 
took place on December 27, 1898. Noble Grant is also a member of the 
Fay Club of Fitchburg. For five years he was general manager for the 
Fitchburg Yarn Company, located on Kimball Street, Fitchburg. Noble 
Grant was born in Central Falls, R. I., on March 29, 1867, and was 
educated in the public schools there and at Brown University in Provi¬ 
dence. In Providence, also, in October, 1889, he married Miss Mabel 
Hubbard. They have five children: Constance, Louise, Ruth, Margaret, 
and Rosamond. Noble Grant is a resident of Lunenburg. 

ROBERT J. GOVE. 

Having attained the qualifying Masonic degrees in Mt. Tabor Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East 
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Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 17, 
1905, his membership number being 6217. He is also affiliated with the 
Odd Fellows, in Zenith Lodge No. 42, of East Boston. Noble Gove was 
born in East Boston, on May 22, 1863, and secured his education in the 
public schools of Boston. His marriage to Miss Grace W. Lowe occurred 
in East Boston, on June 20, 1890. Noble Gove is a director in the 
First Ward National Bank of East Boston; a director in the Enterprise 
Cooperative Bank of East Boston; treasurer of the Rising Sun Street 
Lighting Company of Boston, and for the past five years has been vice 
president of the East Boston Savings Bank. His business address is 212 
Border Street, East Boston, and his home is at 434 Meridian Street. 

JESSE GOULD. 

Noble Gould retired from active affairs some ten years since, having 
followed the business of fire insurance for about thirty years, a good 
part of which time he was a director in the Citizens’ Mutual Fire In¬ 
surance Company of Boston. He was born in Chelsea, on January 18, 
1842, and was there educated. In early manhood, during the Civil War, 
he spent several months in the army. In Masonry, he was raise! in Star 
of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in 1866; was advanced and exalted 
in Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and was Knighted in Palestine Cotn- 
mandery No. 10, K. T„ all of Chelsea. Thus prepared for admission to 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, he was received in Aleppo Temple with 
the class of November 22, 1899, his enrollment being numbered 3197. 
Noble Gould is also a member of the Boston City Club and of the 
Review Club of Chelsea. In Chelsea, in 1867, he was married to Miss 
Cordelia D. Payson, who passed away in 1906. He resides at No. 29 
Franklin Street, Chelsea. 

ROBERT POOL GRAHAM. 

Noble Graham was born at Milltown, N. B., Can., on July 20. 1870, 
and was a student in the schools of his birthplace. He is now with the 
Champlin Lumber Company, of East Greenwich, R. I., having been their 
manager since August, 1911. Formerly he was with H. F. Eaton & Sons, 
of Calais, Me.; J. K. & B. Sears, of Hyannis and Stetson, and Cutler & 
Company of Boston. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in the 
York Rite of Masonry he is affiliated with Fraternal Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Barnstable, Adoniram Chapter R. A. M., and Sutton Com- 
mandery No. 16, K. T„ both of New Bedford. Noble Graham has the 
number 7879 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, and he was 
received into the Nobility of that illustrious body of Shriners on De¬ 
cember 31. 1907. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 13 Main Street, 
East Greenwich, R. I. 

FRANKLIN CONSTANTINE GRAHAM. 

For more than thirty-seven years, Noble Graham has been engaged 
in the undertaking business in Hyde Park. He is a director of the 
Hyde Park National Bank ; also a trustee, acting for many years on the 
Board of Investment, of the Hyde Park Savings Bank. Noble Graham 
was born in Boston, on October 4, 1854, and was educated in Chelsea. 
In South Boston, on May 26, 1879. he was married to Miss Lilia C. 
Crane; they have two daughters, Mildred, and Mrs. John T. Robertson 
of Hyde Park. In Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Noble Graham was 
Senior Deacon, and for several years he held the office of Marshal. He 
is also connected with Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M. of Hyde Park, Hyde 
Park Council. R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T„ of 
Hyde Park. On June 27, 1907, he was ordained to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his enrollment 
therein being numbered 7377. Noble Graham is also affiliated with Forest 
Lodge No. 148, I. O. O. F„ Hyde Park Lodge No. 138, Knights of Pythias, 
Neponset Council of the Royal Arcanum, and with the Order of the 
Eastern Star. 

ELBERT LEONARD GREENE. 

For about fifteen years Noble Greene has been connected in various 
capacities with the Boston Manufacturing Company, of Waltham, of 
which he is purchasing agent. He was born in Waltham, on June 24, 
1879, and attended school there. Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic 
degrees in Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waltham Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on June 5, 1912, and received therein 
enrollment certificate No. 9582. Noble Greene is unmarried, and resides 
at 73 Crescent Street, Waltham. 

JOHN ELLSWORTH GILCREAST. 

The ennoblement of Noble Gilcreast took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of November 11, 1907, and he is 
enrolled on the membership lists of that body as No. 7694. He received the 
qualifying Masonic Degrees in Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somer¬ 
ville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M„ Somerville Council. R. & S. M., and 


De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. L. of Boston, in which he has the rank 
of Captain of the Guard. In addition to these York Rite affiliations he 
is a member, in the Scottish Rite, of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection. Noble Gilcreast was born in Woburn, on June 26, 1871, and was 
graduated from the Woburn High School in 1889. He has now been, for 
about twenty years, a banker in Boston, being located at 21 Milk Street. 
His marriage to Miss Florence E. Colgate took place in Somerville on 
September 19, 1904. They have two sons. Cleveland and Alden Colgate, 
and reside at 60 Ossipee Road, Somerville. 

GEORGE H. GIBBY. 

Noble Gibby is affiliated in the York Rite with the following Masonic 
bodies: Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M, St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
East Boston Council, R. & S. M., and William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T.. all of East Boston; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 30, 1894, and was enrolled in that 
distinguished body as No. 1103. In addition to his Masonic and Shrine 
connections, Noble Gibby is connected with social clubs and business 
bodies. He was born in Boston, on October 30, 1861, and was educated 
in the public schools. Noble Gibby’s residence is in \\ inthrop, while his 
business location is No. 98 Condor Street. East Boston. 

EDWIN M. GILMORE. 

Having secured the Masonic preparation for admission to the No¬ 
bility of the Ancient Arabic Order in Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Parker Royal Arch Chapter, and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T., all 
of Natick, Noble Gilmore began his pilgrimage across the desert to the 
Oasis of Aleppo Temple with the class of December, 1902, and was 
therein received and enrolled as No. 4073. He has been a dealer in teas 
and coffees for twenty-eight years, having his business located at No. 12 
Blackstone Street, Boston. He was born in Maine, on August 24, 1867, 
and received his education in Natick. His marriage to Miss Elizabeth 
R. Downs was solemnized in Natick on Christmas Eve, 1891; he has a 
daughter, Mildred A., and a son, Robert D„ and resides on Garden Road, 
Wellesley Hills. He is a member of the Mangus Club of Wellesley. 

ATHELSTAN EXSERVIA GOOCH. 

Noble Gooch obtained the Symbolic Degrees in St. George Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Brockton ; the Capitular Degrees, in Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees, in Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and he 
was knighted in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., also of Brockton. 
Thus qualified for enrollment, he was admitted to the Shrine of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of 
May 29, 1911, and he holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 
9071. Noble Gooch is also a member of Dionysius Lodge No. 112, K. P. 
of Campello. He was born in Easton, on January 30, 1860, and attended 
the public schools of that place. For the past eight years he has been 
a salesman for the Arabol Manufacturing Company of New York City. 
In Mansfield, on August 3, 1878, he married Miss Cora E. Moorhouse. 
He has five children: Edward A., Harold R., Ralph A„ F. Lillian, and 
Myron E., and resides at 32 Watson Street, Brockton. 

JOSEPH HORACE GOODSPEED. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Good- 
speed in Denver Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Denver Col., and he has 
also been affiliated with Denver Chapter. R. A. M., and Denver Com¬ 
mandery, K. T. In 1867, he went to Central City, Col., where he was 
instrumental in forming the Central City Commandery No. 1, in which 
body he was Senior Warden, and in 1870 he went to St. Joseph, Mo., where 
he became a member of St. Joseph Commandery. He has also been for 
a number of years a member of Boston Council of Royal and Select 
Masters, and of St. Bernard Commandery. On May 19, 1892, he was 
welco'med into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
wherein he was enrolled as No. 1070. Noble Goodspeed was born in 
East Haddam, Conn., on January 14. 1845. He was a student at Trinity 
College of Hartford, Conn., graduating in 1866, and in 1901 he received 
the honorary degree of M. A. From 1887 to 1897 he was treasurer of 
the West End Street Railway Company of Boston; he then became 
comptroller of the Boston Elevated Railroad, and since 1899 has been 
treasurer of the Massachusetts Electric Companies, with offices at 84 State 
Street, Boston. Noble Goodspeed’s marriage to Miss Arabel Morton took 
place in Boston on January 27, 1887; they have two sons: Morton and 
Joseph H., Jr. Noble Goodspeed is a member of the Algonquin Club, 
and Secretary of the Beacon Society, and formerly he was a member of 
the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. His home is at 279 
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EDWARD W. GILBERT. 

The prerequisite Masonic Degrees having been conferred upon Nohle 
Gilbert in Joseph Warren Lodge. A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter. 
R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T„ he was admitted into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 29, 1902, and 
was therein enrolled as No. 3811. He was born in Boston, on October 13. 
1853, and was educated in that city. For twenty years Noble Gilbert has 
been a member of the Boston Stock Exchange, his office being at 89 State 
Street, Boston. He resides at Cohasset. 

GEORGE SLOCOMB GIBBS. 

Enrollment certificate No. 8289 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
is that of Noble Gibbs, and he was admitted into the Nobility of that illus¬ 
trious body with the class of December 15. 1908. Noble Gibbs is a Tem¬ 
plar in the York Rite of Masonry, and has the 32° in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated with Massachusetts Lodge. A. F. & A. M., St. Paul's 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T„ all of Boston, and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. 
Nohle Gibbs was born in Grafton, on October 24, 1873, and was graduated 
from the Worcester Academy and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 
He is a member of the American Institute of Electric Engineers, the Boston 
City Club, and of the Highland Club of West Roxbury. For ten years he 
has been connected with the district office of the Westinghouse Electric 
and Manufacturing Company. 201 Devonshire Street, Boston. In Jamaica 
Plain, on August 30, 1900, he was married to Miss Jane Mvrick; they have 
three children: George S.. Jr., Bettie and Jane. Noble Gibbs’ residence 
is at 71 Park Street, West Roxbury. 

ELMER L. GIBBS. 

Noble Gibbs has been for twenty-five years in the lumber business in 
Boston, and for the past ten years the treasurer of Owen Bearse & Son 
Company, dealers in mahogany, at 79 Milk Street. Boston. The degrees 
qualifying for Shrine ennoblement were conferred upon him in Pequossette 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Watertown, Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. He is also a 
member of these Scottish Rite bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of I erfec- 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple his number is 3662, and his 
ennoblement in that body took place in April 1901. Noble Gibbs was born 
in Sandwich, on April 10, 1867, and was educated there in the public 
schools. His residence is at 90 Washington Street, Newton. 

ALBERT A. GLEASON. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple. Noble Gleason’s enroll¬ 
ment is numbered 1107. In his Masonic career he has recei\ed degrees in 
full course in both York and Scottish Rites, in the former having the 
rank of Junior Deacon in Joseph Webb Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston. 
He is also affiliated with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.. Boston Council, 
R. & S. M.. and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His Scottish Rite 
connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 °, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’.; and in the last he 
has the rank of Past Assistant Master of Ceremonies. He was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order in the class of May 30, 1894. 
Among the other organizations of which he is a member are the Appalachian 
Mountain Club, the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, in which 
he has held the office of Judge Advocate: Battery K. First Heavy 
Artillery of Massachusetts, with rank of Lieutenant; the Boston Athletic 
Association, the Boston City Club, the Harvard Club, the New England 
\lumni of Phillips Exeter Academy, of which he is Vice President, and 
the New England Club of Delta Upsilon, of which he was President 
for four years. Noble Gleason served in the Spanish War as a Lieutenant 
in the First Massachusetts Regiment of the United States \ olunteers of 
Coast Artillery, being on the retired list with rank of Captain, and he was, 
for two years. President of the Lincoln Republican Club of Boston. Noble 
Gleason was born in Milford, on October 10 1863. and obtained his pre¬ 
paratory education at Phillips Exeter Academy, whence he went to Har¬ 
vard, graduating therefrom with the class of 1886, and from Harvard Law 
School in 1889. He is engaged in the practice of law. with offices at 60 
State Street, Boston, being one of the firm of Gleason & Higgins. Noble 
Gleason is married, and resides at 10 Claflin Road, Brookline. 

CHARLES HENRY GLAZIER. 

Having secured prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Washington Lodge. 
A F & A M of Roxbury, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M, and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston, and thus having become eligible to 



the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ Noble Glazier was 
ordained a Noble in that illustrious body on December 7, 1905, and was 
therein enrolled as No. 6219. The Boston Athletic Association also claims 
his membership. He is connected with the Lhtion Glass Company of 52 
Webster Avenue, Somerville. Boston is his birthplace, and Hubbardston 
his place of residence. 

ERNEST WARREN GIRARD. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order as No. 9581, Noble Girard has been for more than twelve 
years a police officer for the Metropolitan Park Commission at Revere. 
He has the following Masonic affiliations: with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M. of Everett, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council. 
R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea. Upon 
the basis of these qualifications he was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912. At the time of his ennoblement he was 
one of ten in the class of one hundred and forty-two who were worked. 
Noble Girard has the rank of Past Chancellor in Eagle Lodge No. 106. 
K. P. of Revere, and, as Deputy Grand Chancellor, he has supervised 
two Lodges: Milton No. 93, of Dorchester, and Commercial No. 37. of 
Boston. For the years 1913 and 1914 he was chosen a Representative to 
the Grand Lodge of the K. P. He has, also, the rank of Third Past 
Patron in Undine Chapter No. 120 of Revere, of the Order of the Eastern 
Star of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Massachusetts Police 
Association. Noble Girard was born in Ipswich, on May 2, 1873. and was 
educated there. In Revere, on October 3, 1906, he was married to Miss 
Elisa H. White of Chelsea. They have a son, Herbert Henry, and reside 
at 592 Ocean Avenue, Revere. 

FRANK ROSS GINN. 

Born on September 18, 1863, in Bucksport, Me., Noble Ginn studied 
there in the public schools. For twenty years he has been interested in 
the cigar and tobacco business in Boston, and for five years was manager 
and buyer in that department for Green’s Drug Store, bor over two 
years Noble Ginn has been the proprietor of the New England Pipe 
Company, located at 98 Front Street, Worcester. In Boston, on Sep¬ 
tember 4, 1907, he married Miss Georgiana V. Rochrahan. They have 
two sons. Frank R. and George V., and reside at 135 Hamilton Street, 
Worcester. The Masonic Degrees of Noble Ginn were conferred in 
Columbia Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston. Thus prepared for Shrine 
ennoblement he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple with the 
class of September 1, 1906, when his enrollment certificate received the 
number 6574. In the time of Potentate Henry. Noble Ginn was a member 
of the Arab Patrol. He is also connected with Boston Lodge No. 10, 

B. P. O. E., and was formerly a member of the Boston Fusiliers. 

ALBERT H. GLEASON. 

A consulting engineer at 79 Milk Street, Boston. Noble Gleason had 
been, for several years prior to 1902, engaged in woolen manufacturing. 
He was born in Rock Bottom, on April 16, 1867, and was graduated from 
the Hudson High School with the class of 1885, after which, for two 
years, he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
Noble Gleason is a member of Doric Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hudson; 
Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlborough ; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. 
of Worcester, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He 
also attained the Ineffable Degrees in Worcester Lodge of Perfection. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on 
December 17. 1906, and his certificate of enrollment bears the number 
6808. Noble Gleason is. Past Patron in Mizpah Chapter No. 29 of the 
Order of the Eastern Star. He is a member of the Boston City Club. 
Politically, he is affiliated with the Republican party. On September 4. 
1892, in Rock Bottom, he was married to Miss Mary S. Folsom. They 
have a daughter, Emily May, and a son, Howard Folsom, and reside at 
Gleasondale. 

RAYMOND CLINTON BLAKE. 

For about ten years Nohle Blake has been with V. C. Blake and 
Company, of 206 Main Street, Marlboro, in which city he was born, on 
June 7, 1884, and where he was also .educated. In 1912 he was made a 
member of the Common Council, and in 1913 an Alderman. He is also 
a member of the Union Club and of the Bachelor Club, both of Marlboro; 
of Marlboro Lodge No. 85, of the I. O. O. F., and Marlboro Lodge 
No. 1239, of the B. P. O. E. His Masonic Degrees were conferred in 
United Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Houghton Chapter, R. A. M„ 
both of Marlboro, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. 
Through the medium of the latter. Nohle Blake was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., on July 26, 1909. with 
enrollment No. 8316. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 55 Warren 
Avenue, Marlboro. 


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JOHN E. BRYANT. 

As a member of the class of December 4, 1902, Noble Bryant was 
admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and 
is enrolled therein as No. 3992. The preparatory Masonic Degrees were 
conferred upon him in Henry Price Lodge, A. I\ & A. M., Signet Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., both of Charlestown; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Som¬ 
erville, and in Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. 
Noble Bryant is also a member of Bunker Hill Lodge No. 14, I. O. O. 

F., of which body he is Secretary, and of Bunker Hill Encampment, 
wherein he is ranked as Past Noble Grand. He was born m Charles¬ 
town, on May 27, 1856, and obtained his education in the public schools 
there. Since 1874, Noble Bryant has been a funeral director, with offices 
at 15 Austin Street, Charlestown. His marriage to Miss Ida b. But- 
trick took place in Charlestown. They have three sons: J. Chester, Edgar 
S. and Elwood G., and reside in West Medford, on the Mystic Valley 
Parkway. 

CHARLES BURLEIGH, M.D. 

Noble Burleigh has achie\ed a reputation as a historical and genea¬ 
logical investigator. He contributes to the magazines which specialize 
in these lines and is author and compiler of the Burleigh, Guild and 
Ingalls Genealogies. Since 1891, however, he has been a physician by 
profession, and from 1885 to 1891, was engaged in the wholesale com¬ 
mission fish business. Noble Burleigh was born in Lewiston, Me., 
on February 26, 1855. His education was acquired at the Edward Little 
Institute of Auburn, Me., and the degree of M. D. was Jaken at Bow- 
doin College in 1891. He married, on November 12, 1879, Miss Sarah 
F. Willard; they have two sons, Charles Randall and Willard Gile. 
The ennoblement of Noble Burleigh took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S. on December 30, 1904. and his enrollment number is 4866. 
He is a member of Mount Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Tabernacle 
Chapter, R. A. M.; Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Com¬ 
mandery No. 41, K. T„ all of Malden. Noble Burleigh is also affiliated 
with Malden Lodge, I. O. O. F„ and with Spartan Lodge K. of P. 
Among the societies with which he is connected are: the Malden Pine 
Tree State Association, the Malden Historical Society, and the Maine 
Genealogical Society. Noble Burleigh was engaged in the practice of his 
profession at Malden, for twenty years, but is now retired, and resides 
in Waverly. 

JOHN CONGDON DUDER. 

Noble Duder, who is enrolled as No. 6660, in Aleppo Temple. A. A. 
O., N. M. S„ to which he was admitted on November 5, 1906, became 
eligible to membership in that illustrious body, through Ins Masonic 
affiiliations with Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul s Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery 
No 7, K. T., all of Boston, in the York Rite; and, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Alt Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 , 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. in the Scottish Rite. He is also a member of the Dudley 
Club of Roxlniry. Noble Duder was born in Twillingate, N. F„ and was 
educated in the schools there and at Bishop Field College, St. John, N. F. 
At Betts Cove, N. F„ in October, 1883 be married Miss Anna A. How- 
son- they have a daughter, Alice M„ born January 3, 1885. For the 
past twenty-five years. Noble Duder has been bookkeeper for Blodgett 
Ordway and Webber, and prior to making that connection, for several 
years he had been bookkeeper for another firm in the same line of 
business. His business address is No. 100 Kingston Street, Boston, and 
his home is at No. 29 Rutland Square. 


nected are: the Engineers’ Club, the University Club, the Exchange Club 
the Boston Athletic Association, the Traffic Club, the Press Club, and 
the City Club, all of Boston; the New England Street Railway Club, 
of which he is ex-President, and he serves the American Electric Rail¬ 
way Traffic Association as acting President. After having been tor six 
years, vice president of the Newton Railway Company, in 1910 Noble 
Brush became associated with the Boston Elevated Company. He was 
born in Stillwater, Minn., and was educated in Minneapolis, Chicago, and 
Boston, graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 
1901. A pleasant feature of his college career was his connection with 
the D K. E. Fraternity, the national body of which he has been 
President. He resides at 4 Park Vale Avenue, Allston, and his business 


WALTER MYERS TROUT. 

Noble Trout is a member of Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Everett, Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 
10, K. T„ both of Chelsea. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A.’ A. o ’, N. M. S., he is No. 8018, and his ennoblement in that body of 
Shriners took place with the class of December 31, 1907. Noble Trout 
is Past Exalted Ruler of Everett Lodge No. 642, B. P. O. E.; is a 
member of Lodge No. 442, of the United Commercial Travelers of Ever¬ 
ett, and of Glendale Chapter of the Eastern Star of Everett. He is a 
steel and copper plate engraver, and is a member of the Engravers League 
of Boston. Noble Trout was born in Philadelphia, Penn., on August 8, 
1872, and is a graduate of the public schools of that place. He married 
Miss M. Evilene Wilson of Boston. They have a son, George Iv., and 
reside at 30 Walnut Street. Everett. The business addreses of Noble 
Trout is 120 Tremont Street, Boston. 


JOHN M. KILGORE. 

Noble Kilgore is a veteran insurance expert of Worcester, having 
been in business since October, 1868. He was born at Smith field, in 
Somerset County, Me., on May 12, 1844. Soon after completing his edu¬ 
cation in the schools of his native place, and in private institutions, 
Noble Kilgore came to Massachusetts and entered upon his life career 
in the insurance business. He was married in Boston, in February, 186/, 
to Miss Addie E. Libby of Newton. They have had three children : 
Fred H., John P., and Frank L., the last-named having deceased. His 
wife passed away in Worcester, on May 8, 1902. Noble Kilgore has 
taken the degrees in Masonry in full course in both Rites. In the Nork 
Rite, he is affiliated with the following bodies of Lowell: William North 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he was raised; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. 
A. M.; Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandeiy No. 
9, K. T. He is also a member of the following Scottish Rite bodies: 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda A ates Council oi 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of November 19, 
1891, his enrollment number in that illustrious body being 1530. Noble 
Kilgore has taken degrees in full course in the Knights of Pythias, and 
in the I. O. O. F.; in the latter he is entitled to affiliate with any Lodge 
through it. He is also a member of the Board of Trade of Worcester, 
Worcester Economics Club and the Worcester Merchants’ Association. 
Among the social clubs of which he is a member are: the Commonwealth 
Club, the Worcester Automobile Club and the Maine Coast Club, being- 
treasurer of the latter. Noble Kilgore resides at 845 Main Street, Wor¬ 
cester, and his business address is 308 Main Street. 


WILLIAM CLARENCE SILLS. 

Noble Sills, who was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, in June. 1913, and whose certificate of enrollment is No. 
10030 is affiliated with the following Masonic bodies: Zetland Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. He is manager 
of the Chevrolet Motor Company of New England, with headquarters at 
224 Eliot Street, Boston. 


MATTHEW CHAUNCEY BRUSH. 

The second vice president of the Boston Elevated Railway Com¬ 
pany Noble Brush, holds enrollment No. 9056 in Aleppo 1 emple, of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was 
received in that illustrious body, on May 29, 1911. Noble Brush 
has received degrees in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. 
He was raised in Winslow Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; received Ins Capitular 
Degrees in Newtonville Chapter, R. A. M„ and his Templar Degrees in 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. The Scottish Rite Degrees were con¬ 
ferred, successively, in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. -R. .S. . Among 
the business and social organizations with which Noble Brush is con- 


EBEN H. CAIN. 

In Freemasonry, Noble Cain has attained high rank, and has served 
in various important capacities in Masonic bodies, in both York and 
Scottish Rites. He is a member of Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Hingham; Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M. of East Weymouth, in which 
he has the rank of High Priest; South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T. 
of East Weymouth, in which he has the rank of Past Commander and 
that of Recorder; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda 
Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was admitted into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of May 8, 1891, and upon the enrollment lists of that 
illustrious Shrine body, is registered as No. 496. He has also the rank 
of Noble Grand in Old Colony Lodge No. 108, I. O. O. F. of Hingham, 
and is a member of the Wompatuck Club of Hingham. Noble Cain 
was born in Hingham, on April 10, 1863, and was there educated. For 
twenty years, he has been a jeweler and a manufacturer of Masonic 
emblems, at No. 387 Washington Street, Boston. His marriage to Miss 
M. Lizzie Pratt of Hingham was celebrated in Melrose, on November 9, 
1889. He has a daughter, now Mrs. Harry Thayer Fogg of Norwell. 
His home is in Hingham. 

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JAMES EDWARD HOLLIS. 

Noble Hollis has the Symbolic, Capitular, and Templar Degrees in 
the York Rite of Masonry, and a full course of degrees in the Scottish 
Rite. In the former, he is affiliated with Bethesda Lodge, A. h. & A. M. 
of Brighton, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; and, in the latter, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Thus doubly qualified, he was welcomed 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 
17, 1907, and was enrolled upon the membership lists of that body as 
No. 6832. He is also a member of the Boston City Club. Noble Hollis 
was born in Allston, on February 2, 1882, and was educated in the public 
schools of Boston, where, also, on February 17, 1910, he was married to 
Mrs. Marion Hall Stewart; they have a daughter, Annette, born on Jan¬ 
uary 7, 1911, and a son, James Edward, Jr., born on May 29, 1913. bor 
the past fourteen years, he has been in the leather business, being estab¬ 
lished at 207 Essex Street; his residence is at No. 295 Clark Road, 
Brookline. 

HUGO PINKSON. 

December 17, 1906, was one eventful day in the life of Noble Pink- 
son, when he was initiated into the mysteries of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and was 
enrolled therein as No. 6874. He is a 32° Mason, with Boston affiliations. 
He was born in Wolien, Ger., in 1864; and coming to Massachusetts 
early, attended the public schools of Dedham. His marriage to Miss 
Theresa Bornstein took place in Boston, on October 18, 1888; and they 
have five children: Gertrude, Lottie, Arthur, Alice and Ruth, bor the 
past thirty-one years, Noble Pinkson has been engaged in merchant 
tailoring, being established at No. 5 Bromfield Street, Boston. His home 
is in Dorchester, at No. 11 Thane Street. 

CARR F. LETTENEY. 

Noble Letteney is one of the well-known fraternal men of Boston, 
and has a w.de business acquaintance in Boston and Quincy. His Masonic 
Degrees were conferred in Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew s 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, and in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He 
is a member of the Grand Lodge of the Massachusetts I. O. O. F., 
Deputy Supreme Councilor of the Loyal Association of Boston; Past 
Regent of Alpha Council No. 1, of the Royal Arcanum of Roxbury, in 
which he is serving as treasurer. Noble Letteney is treasurer of Com¬ 
monwealth Lodge, I. O. O. F.; a member of Mt. Washington Encamp¬ 
ment, I. O. O. F". of South Boston, and of Grand Canton Shawmut 
of Boston. He is also a member of George L. Gill Lodge, of the 
Rebekahs of Quincy, and of the Scimitar Club. Noble Letteney is a 
member of the Intercolonial Club of Roxbury; a trustee and a member 
of the Investment Committee of the Wildey Savings Bank of Boston; 
treasurer and director of the Atlantic Associates of Atlantic; a member 
of the Quincy Board of Trade; Master Builders’ Association of Boston; 
Carpenters’ and Woodworkers’ Association, and of the Patriotic Associa¬ 
tion of Atlantic. For twenty-one years, Noble Letteney has been in busi¬ 
ness as a contractor and builder with offices at No. 11 Central Street, 
Boston. He was born at Digby, N. S., in January, 1860, and was gradu¬ 
ated from the schools of his native place. At Yarmouth, N. S., in 1890, 
he married Miss Elizabeth Porter. They have one child, Marion Willard, 
and they reside at No. 24, Webster Street, Atlantic. Noble Letteney is 
listed upon the rolls in Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order, as 
No. 7443, and his initiation into the mysteries of that illustrious body 
took place on June 24, 1907. 

NELSON FLOYD. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on February 25, 
1908, and therein enrolled as No. 8062, Noble Floyd had previously 
attained the qualifying Masonic degrees in Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. He is also a member of Crystal Bay 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Winthrop, and of the Cottage Park Yacht Club. 
Noble Floyd was born in Winthrop, on November 24, 1866, and obtained 
his educational training in the public schools there. In Winthrop, also, 
on November 29, 1893, his marriage to Miss Edith L. Crosby was solemn 
ized, and they have a daughter, Mildred. Noble Floyd is a member of 
the Winthrop Board of Trade. For the past thirty-six years, he has 
been in the milk business, being established at 110 Buchanan Street, Win¬ 
throp, while his home is at 26 Johnson Avenue. 

ORSON MURRAY ARNOLD. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Arnold into its Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, on December 31, 1907, and enrolled him on its member¬ 
ship lists as No. 7814. His Masonic affiliations are in both York and 


Scottish Rites, being affiliated, in the former, with Winthrop Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & * •» 

and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and, in the latter, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Y’ates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.b He is affiliated in the Odd Fellows wiili 
Mattekeesett Lodge No. 110, of Duxbury, wherein he is a Past Grand; 
with Bunker Hill Encampment No. 5; and he is also a member ot 
Dearborn Lodge No. 8, A. O. U. W. of Roxbury ; the Workmen’s 
Benefit Association of Boston, and of the Duxbury Yacht Club. From 
the age of fifteen, Noble Arnold followed the sea until 1881, when he 
entered the fishing industry, and was one of the original twenty-seven 
firms who first leased T Wharf. Since 1906, he has been president of 
the New England Fish Company; is a director of the Northwestern 
Fisheries Company of Boston, and also of the Canadian Fishing Com¬ 
pany, Ltd., of Vancouver, B. C. Since 1911, he has been president of 
the Arnold and Winsor Company. Noble Arnold was born on Decem¬ 
ber 10, 1844, in Duxbury, where he was educated in the public schools. 
He was united in marriage, on October 23, 1865, with Miss Eunice T. 
Delano of Duxbury, and they have a daughter, Carrie F., born on Decem¬ 
ber 23, 1866. Noble Arnold’s business location is No. 14 Boston Fish 
Pier while his residence is in W inthrop, at No. 156 Somerset Avenue. 


RAYMOND AUSTIN POTTER. 

Noble Potter, who is Masonically connected with Beth-horon Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Brookline, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S .M., De Molay Commandery No 7, K. T.; Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’., all of Boston, was admitted into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on November 15, 1912, with enrollment No. 9802. He 
is a Life Member of all the bodies of both Y'ork and Scottish Rites of 
Masonry, with the exception of the Commandery. Noble Potter also has 
membership in Gamma Delta Psi Fraternity, the Pi Eta Club of Cam¬ 
bridge, and in the Harvard Club of Boston. He was born in Boston, 
on January 10, 1886. Noble Potter obtained his preparatory education 
in the schools of Boston and Brookline, and the degree of A. B. was 
conferred upon him at Harvard University in 1909. On January 10, 1914, 
at Pepperell, he married Miss Althea R. Blake. Since July 1, 1909, 
Noble Potter has been manager of the Pointer Department of the H. 
W. Johns-Manville Company of Massachusetts, at 55-61 High Street, 
Boston. His home address is 96 Columbia Street, Brookline. 

MARION VICTOR PUTNAM. 

Owing Masonic allegiance to William Sutton Lodge, A. I*. & A. M. 
of Saugus, in which he has the rank of Past Master, and to the remain¬ 
ing bodies of the York Rite in Malden, in which he ranks as Past Dis¬ 
trict Deputy Grand Master, and Past Commander; also to Boston bodies 
of the Scottish Rite, in full course, Noble Putnam was welcomed into the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, on March 1, 1898, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 2154. He is also a member of the Pilgrim 
Publicity Club, and of the Oxford Club of Lynn. Politically, his faith 
is in the principles of Republicanism, and he has served the town of 
Saugus as Selectman, Auditor, Public Library Trustee, and as a member 
of the Finance Committee. Noble Putnam was born at Saugus, on 
October 25, 1859, and was educated there and in Boston. His marriage 
to Miss Emily M. Oliver, took place in Philadelphia, Penn., in June, 1895, 
and they have a daughter, Constance Oliver, born February 10, 1908. 
Since 1904, Noble Putnam has been treasurer of the Wood, Putnam and 
Wood Company, general advertisers, of No. Ill Devonshire Street, 
Boston. His home, since 1910, has been in Lynn, at No. 20 Pierce Road. 

WILLIAM CHURCHILL BRIGGS. 

On August 31, 1907, Noble Briggs entered the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, via Aleppo Temple, with enrollment No. 7613. His preparatory 
Masonic connections embrace membership in the following bodies: 
Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Arlington, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., 
Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. 
T. He is also a member of Puritan Lodge No. 5, N. E. O. P.; the 
Naval Order of the United States; the Roxbury City Guards Veteran 
Association, and is Vice President of the Roxbury Chapter of the Sons 
of the American Revolution. Politically, he adheres to Republican 
principles. Noble Briggs was born at Taunton, on September 27, 1853, 
and attained an education in the public schools of Boston. His marriage 
to Miss Inez M. Stockwell was solemnized in Boston, on March 6, 1883, 
and they have a daughter, Fannie Stockwell. Noble Briggs is superin¬ 
tendent of the Security Safe Deposit Company, his connection with that 
firm dating backward thirty-three years. His business address is 30 
Congress Street, Boston, and his home is in Dorchester, at 12 Glendale 
Street. 


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FRANK HARRY HANNAFORD. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with Amicable Lodge, A. h. & 

A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Cambridge Com- 
mandery No. 42, K. T., Noble Hannaford was admitted to the Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, and was therein enrolled as No. 7409. 
He is also a member of Mt. Sinai Lodge, T. O. O. F. of North Cam 
bridge, and of the Five O Club of Cambridge. He was horn in Cam¬ 
bridge, on May 21, 1868, and was educated in the schools of Somerville. 
For the past twenty years, Noble Hannaford has been engaged in market 
gardening. He is unmarried, and resides at Vine Brook harm, Lexing- 

RUPERT L. RIDGEWAY. 

The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. 
were conferred upon Noble Ridgeway on December 7, 1905, his enroll¬ 
ment therein being registered as No. 6274. In Freemasonry, he was laised 
in St John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; received the Capitular Degrees in 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; entered the Cryptic Circle in Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and was dubbed a Knight of the Temple and Malta 
in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. For the past seventeen yeais, Noble 
Ridgeway has been engaged as a salesman. He was born in Somerville, 
on March 29, 1875, and attended school in Boston. In Allston, on Decem¬ 
ber 3, 1912, Noble Ridgeway was married to Miss Myrtle L. Lyman. Llis 
business address is No. 81 Essex Street, Boston, while his residence is in 
Springfield, at No. 55 Trinity Terrace. 

GEORGE L. FISHER. 

Enrolled as No. 3027 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and 
ennobled in that honored body on November 10, 1898, Noble Fisher has 
degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite, he is 
affiliated with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, 
R. A. M., Roxbury Council, R. & S. M„ and Joseph Warren Comman¬ 
dery No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Noble Fisher was born in Boston, on April 
2, 1875, and was also educated there, in the public schools. Since 1895, 
he has been a dealer in wall papers, with the firm of G. L. Fisher and 
Company, at 140 Dudley Street, Roxbury. Noble Fisher is unmarried, 
and resides at 72 Congreve Street, Roslindale. 



H. JOSEPH STONE. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 24, 1907, with enrollment No. 7529, Noble Stone had previously 
become eligible for his ennoblement through the Masonic Degrees 
obtained in Germania Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Boston; St. Andrew s 
Chapter R. A. M., also of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M.; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'., and he holds Life Membership in all the 
bodies mentioned. Noble Stone is also identified, in the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows, with Lebanon Lodge of Malden, and in the 
Knights of Pythias, with Colonial Lodge of Boston, in both of which 
he has received the highest honors his Lodge could confer. For the 
past fifteen years, he has been in the wholesale dry goods business, as 
partner in the Eastern Manufacturing Company of Boston, previously 
having been engaged in traveling. Noble Stone was born in Wilna, 
Russia, on November 5, 1874, and was educated in his native country and 
in Boston. In the latter city, on May 19, 1899, he was married to Miss 
Gussie Goldman of Boston, and they have five children: Sylvester R„ 
Alice B., Samuel I., David M., and Mark M. Noble Stone’s residence is 
in Malden. 

JOHN L. FINDLAY. 

Noble Findlay is a well known artist of Boston. He is best known 
as a portrait painter in oil, and as a miniature painter on ivory, for 
which he has gained a wide reputation in this country and abroad. For 
thirty years or more, he has practiced his art in this country and in 
Europe, having had a studio in Paris and in London for some time. 
Noble Findlay has traveled extensively in this country, including Mexico. 
His travels abroad have carried him through Europe, parts of Africa, 
and European and Asiatic Turkey. He saw something of the Balkan 
States before the outbreak of the war. Nobfe Findlay has made a special 
study of the Arabs and their life on the Desert, and is interested in 
every phase of Oriental Life. He was born in Scotland, near Inverness, on 
November 17, 1861. Noble Findlay received his early education in his native 
country, and completed his art education in this country and in Europe. In 
Canastota, N. Y., on February 9. 1898, he married Miss Emma Harrie 
Climenson. He resides and has his studio at 74 Boylston Street, Boston. 
Noble Findlay has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and has the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are in 


Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul's Chapter R-A.M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., and a 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Nates Couna 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'., all of Boston. The ennob ement of 
Noble Findlay took place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Orde 
on December 4, 1902, and his certificate of enrollment with the Nobles o 
the Mystic Shrine in that honored body bears the number 40.8. 

WILLIAM BELDING MURRAY. 

Eligible, as a 32° Mason, to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
Noble Murray was received into Aleppo Temple on June 4, 1914 with 
enrollment No. 10291. He was raised, in Masonry, in Golden Fleece 
lodge A F & A M. of Lynn, on December 2, 1907, and continuing his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, secured affiliation with all the bodies 
situated in the Valley of Boston. Noble Murray is also a member of 
Kearsarge Lodge No. 217, 1. O. O. F„ having been initiated the day 
the Lodge was instituted, on November 4, 1892; and of Fraternity 
Encampment No. 67, 1. O. O. F. of Lynn. For over a quarter of a century, 
he has been an accountant for the General Electric Company of Lynn. 
Noble Murray was born in Methuen, on October 6, 1867, but was edu¬ 
cated in Portland, Me. His marriage to Miss Susie E. Proctor of 
Swampscott took place on January 8, 1890, in that town, where, also, 
were horn two daughters, Hilda S. and Hazel P. 

JOSEPH L. C. TAYLOR. 

As a member of the caravan of November 10, 1914, which reached 
Aleppo Temple Oasis praying for admission to its Shrine and coveted 
membership, Noble Taylor was one of those fortunates whose earnest 
prayer was granted, and on whom the Order was exemplified in full 
form, with enrollment No. 10415. In Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated 
in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston; was raised to the degree 
of Royal Arch Mason in Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and 
was Knighted in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Rox¬ 
bury. Noble Taylor is a member of the Tufts Club of Boston; the 
National Dental Association; the New England Dental Association; the 
Massachusetts State Dental, and Metropolitan Dental Societies. For 
the past score of years, he has practiced his profession of dentistry, with 
offices at No. 108 Dudley Street, Boston. He was born in Norridgewock, 
Me., on August 19, 1870, and was educated in Boston. In Norridgewock 
yi e , on December 24, 1895, Noble Taylor was married to Miss Edith L. 
Powers of that same place, and they reside at No. 893 South Street, 
Roslindale. 

FRANK GILMOUR GULLILAND, D. D. S. 

Noble Gulliland, who was graduated from the Pennsylvania College 
of Dental Surgery with the class of 1900, is practicing his profession 
in the city of Lowell. He was born in Sacramento, Cal., on April 10, 
1870, and was educated in the schools there and at Lowell, graduating 
from the high school with the class of 1890. He has obtained degrees 
in full course in both the York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. His 
affiliations are with the following bodies: in the York Rite, with Wil¬ 
liam North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Floreb Chapter, R. A. M., Alias- 
uerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all 
of Lowell; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. He 
was admitted to the Nobility of the A. A. O., N. M. S., in Aleppo 
Temple, on December 17, 1906, and his enrollment number therein is 
6805. Noble Gulliland is also a member of the Vesper Couhtry Club 
of Lowell. He is unmarried, and his office address is 314 W yman’s 
Exchange, Lowell. 




HENRY VINTON CHAMBERLAIN. 

Noble Chamberlain has the Symbolic, Capitular and Templar Degrees 
in the York Rite of Masonry, and a full course of degrees in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T., all of Boston; and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo 
Temple, on June 4, 1914, and the certificate of enrollment then conferred 
upon him received the number 10236. Noble Chamberlain was born on 
May 30, 1874, in Quincy, and was educated in the public schools of Med¬ 
ford, graduating with the class of 1890. In Somerville, on July 27, 
1905, he married Miss Georgie A. Bowden. Since 1907, he has been 
general manager of the Massachusetts Automobile Club, previously, for 
twelve years, having been connected with the automobile and bicycle 
industry, and with the old Goodyear and McKay Shoe Machine Company, 
six years of which time he was in business for himself. Noble Cham¬ 
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RALPH HENRY BODMAN. 

Having acquired the preliminary Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M., King Hiram Chapter, R. 

A. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., all of Attleboro, Noble 
Bodman was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order as a member of the class of December 31, 1909, his enroll¬ 
ment certificate in that renowned body being No. 8580. He was born 
in Attleboro, on August 27, 1883, and obtained his education there also. 
For the past three years, Noble Bodman has been with Bodman Brothers, 
manufacturing jewelers, at County Street, Attleboro, formerly having 
been connected with Jenks Brothers of that city. On October 5, 1905, in 
North Attleboro, he was married to Miss Harriet Jones. They have a 
daughter, Ruth H., and reside at No. 6, Fourth Street, Attleboro. 

EDWARD EVERETT BAKER. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
November 5, 1912, Noble Baker was enrolled as No. 9760, upon the 
membership, lists of that body of Shriners. He has a full course of 
degrees in both the York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, 
in the former, with George H. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram 
Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Com¬ 
mandery No. 16, K. T„ all of New Bedford; and, in the latter, with 
Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem. St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Among the social organizations with 
which he is connected are the Leighton Club of Fairhaven and the 
Fairhaven Improvement Association. After having been in the meat 
and grocery business for twenty-five years, Noble Baker retired, and he 
now resides with his family, at 123 Green Street, Fairhaven. He was 
born in Fairhaven, on October 12, 1860, and was educated there. In 
Mattapoisett, on June 14, 1887, his marriage to Miss Hattie E. L. Arnold, 
took place, and they have a daughter, Lucy. 

CALVIN M. NICHOLS. 

Established in the hardware business, for more than thirty-seven 
years, in Dorchester, Noble Nichols is one of the best known business 
men in that part of the city of Boston. He was born at Ipswich, on 
August 16, 1862, and as a lad attended the public schools of South Boston. 
He is a member of Union Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dor¬ 
chester Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M.. and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Boston. Thus prepared for access to the 
Mystic Shrine, he was received into the Nobility of Alleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class of April 29. 1902, and 
he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 3835. Nob'e Nichols is 
also a member of Bethsaida Lodge. T. O. O. F. of Boston. His business 
address is No. 1246 Dorchester Avenue, and he resides at No 31 Sydney 
Street. Dorchester. 

FRANK LEON FAIRBANKS. 

Noble Fairbanks obtained his Masonic Degrees in St. John’s Lodge, 
A F. & A. M. of Boston, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury. 
Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He 
was ordained a Noble in Aleppo Temple, on April 19, 1906. and his 
enrollment certificate in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order 
is numbered 6430. Noble Fairbanks is also a member of the Boston 
Athletic Association, the New England Society of Superintending Engin¬ 
eers, the Engineers’ Club, the Scimitar Club, the American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers, and of the American Society of Refrigerating 
Engineers. He was born in Milford, on Tune 5, 1865, and was graduated 
from the high school of that place with the class of 1882. In Hopedale. 
on November 26, 1885, Noble Fairbanks was married, by the Rev. Adin 
Ballou, to Miss Lumina M. La Violette. They have two children, Louis 
Nahum and Vivian Evelyn, and reside at 1173 Commonwealth Avenue. 
Boston. Noble Fairbanks began his practical work as an engineer on 
the old New York and New England Railroad; has acted as consulting 
engineer for a number of corporations, and is now chief engineer for the 
Quincy Market Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, with offices at 
69 Eastern Avenue, and at 41 Richmond Street, Boston. He has held, 
that position for the past eleven years. 

SMITH M. DECKER. 

Noble Decker has been, for almost half a century, in the grocery 
business in the city of Lawrence. He retired, from duty in 1913. and 
resides at 274 Haverhill Street, Lawrence. He was born in Swanton, Vt„ 
on October 15, 1843, and was a student in the public schools of that place 
and at the Franklin Academy of Franklin, Vt. In Tuly, 1862, he enlisted 
in Company K of the 13th Regiment, under Captain Blake; and re-enlisted, 
in 1864, in Company I< of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, of which he 
was Second Sergeant, later becoming Colonel in that Regiment. Noble 
Decker was, formerly, Tyler of Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. and he 
is affiliated with Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & 
S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., in which he has the 
rank of Past Commander. All these bodies are located in Lawrence. 




He was also Captain General for eighteen years, and for two years, 
served as Adjutant of the Commandery. Noble Decker has the enroll¬ 
ment number 691 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 

0., N. M. S., and he was admitted to the Shrine in that exalted body 
on’ April 12, 1889. He served, from 1895 to 1897, as Captain of the Arab 
Patrol in the Shrine. 

WILLIAM FRANCIS STURTEVANT. 

Noble Sturtevant acquired the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in 
Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New Bedford, in 1890. He is 
also affiliated with Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council. 

R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., in which, from 1893 
to 1895, he was Standard Bearer. All these bodies are located in New 
Bedford. Thus qualified for ennoblement, Noble Sturtevant was admitted 
into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on 
March 28, 1912, and his enrollment was numbered 9497. In 1884, he 
became a member of Acushnet Lodge No. 41. I. O. O. F., and of Anna- 
wan Encampment No. 8, and he now is a member of Lodge No. 123. L 
O. O. F. In 1885, he became a Charter Member of Stella Rebekah 
Lodge No. 46, I. O. O. F. Noble Sturtevant is also connected with New 
Bedford Chapter No. 49, Order of the Eastern Star. Since 18/0. he has 
been in the painting business in New Bedford, where, also, he was born, 
on June 18, 1852. Noble Sturtevant obtained his education in the schools 
of South Dartmouth. His residence and business are both located at 
70 High Street, New Bedford. 

HENRY JOSEPH GROSS. 

Enrollment No. 8339, on the rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., is that of Noble Gross, who was admitted to the Nobility of 
that exalted body with the class of March 20, 1909. Noble Gross had 
acquired a double Masonic preparation for his ennoblement, being affili¬ 
ated, in the York Rite, with Quinisagamond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council R. & S. M., and Worcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester, and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S. . He is a member of the Woi- 
cester Chamber of Commerce, of the Worcester Cluh, the Worcester 
Country Club, and the Engineers’ Club of Toronto, Ont. Noble Gross 
was born in Worcester, on November 11, 1867, and studied in the public 
schools there. For more than ten years, he has been the secretary of 
The Norcross Brothers Company, in their Worcester branch, located 
at No. 10 East Worcester Street. In Worcester, on October 19, 1897, 
he was married to Miss Alice Norcross. They have a daughter, Phebe, 
and a son, Philip, and they reside at No. 23 May Street, Worcester. 

KRISTIAN NIELSON SKAUEN. 

Born in Norway, on January 18, 1859, Noble Skauen studied in his 
native country and in England, before coming to the United States. He 
has been a carpenter in the city of Boston for nineteen years, and previ¬ 
ously followed the same occupation in Australia. His Masonic attach¬ 
ments are with the following York Rite bodies: Adelpbi Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter. R. A. M., both of South Boston, Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dor¬ 
chester. Having these prerequisite degrees in Masonry, he was exalted 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ as a member of 
the class of December 30. 1913. and was enrolled in that splendid Shrine 
body as 10209. Noble Skauen is unmarried and makes his residence at 
No. 331 Shawmut Avenue, Boston. 

JOHN F. WINCHESTER. 

Noble Winchester has been practicing Veterinary Surgery, for the 
past thirty-seven years or more, in the city of Lawrence, and is a graduate 
of the American Veterinary College of New York City. He has served 
as Cattle Commissioner for the State of Massachusetts, and is serving 
as Inspector of Animals for the city of Lawrence, bormerly, he was 
President of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and of the 
Massachusetts Veterinary Association. Noble Winchester has Masonic 
Degrees, in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites, his memberships 
being with the following bodies ; Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M.. Lawrence Council, R. & S. M„ and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T„ in which he has the rank of Sword Bearer; 
and with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. Enrollment No. 3069 upon the membership 
lists’of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ is that of Noble Winchester, 
he having been admitted into the Nobility of that illustrious body of 
Shriners on September 8, 1898. He is also a member of the Home Club 
of Lawrence, and of Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. E. Noble Winchester was 
born in Lynn, on August 5, 1855, and was educated in Peabody and at 
the Massachusetts Agricultural College. In New York City, he was mar¬ 
ried to Mrs. Rossie A. Webster of Acton, and they reside at No. 39 East 
Haverhill Street, Lawrence. 

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JOSEPH B. WHITE. 

Noble White has been Steward in Puritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Whitman; Principal Sojourner in Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., and 
ranked as Guard in Old Colony Commandery Xo. 15. K. T„ both of 
Abington. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
March 27, 1905. and his enrollment, in that body of the Mystic Shrine, 
was numbered 5038. Noble White as born in Hanson, on December 23. 
1866. and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that town, 
later attending the Bryant and Stratton Commercial School and the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His marriage to Mrs. Annie 2 
Bates, took place in Hanover, on April 20. 1892. For the past eigh 
vears, he has been in the real estate business in \\ hitman, where he 
resides at 45 Court Street. 


WALTER L. REED. 

Noble Reed, who has the enrollment number 2243. upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple, is a member of Puritan Lodge. A. F. & A. 
M. of Whitman, Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., Abington Council, R. & S. 
M„ and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., all of Abington. He 
is a member also of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. After 
having been, for some time, with W. L. Reed, and Reed and Closson, 
shoe manufacturers of Whitman, he became associated with G. E. Keith 
& Co., of Campello. fie was born in Whitman, on November 5. 1859. 
and attended the public schools there. On October 30, 1882. he married 
Miss Alice M. Rose of Hanover. The residence address is 103 Pleasant 
Street. Whitman. Noble Reed was received into the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of September. 1892. 


GEORGE ARTHUR WOODWARD. 

Noble Woodward was born in Derby. Eng., on February 27, 1862 
and obtained his education in the schools of that country and in those of 
Chelsea. He has been treasurer of the Rockland Webber Company, at 
76 Park Street, Rockland, for six years. On September 23, 1883, in 
Chelsea. Noble Woodward was married to Miss Florence Whitmore. 
They have two sons. Chester A. and Ernest C.; also two daughters, I lor- 
encc E. and Marion Louise. Their residence is at 64 Howard Stieet. 
Rockland. Noble Woodward is a member of Standish Lodge No. 17/. 
I. O. O. F. of Rockland, and of the Glee Club of that town. The Sym¬ 
bolic Degrees, in Masonry, were conferred upon him in John Cutler 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. and he also has affiliations in Abington Chapter. 
R. A. M.. Abington Council, R. & S. M.. and Old Colony Commandery 
No. 15, K. T. of Abington. Noble Woodward was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple on February 18. 1907. when he was enrolled 
upon the membership lists of that honored body as X''. 7049. 


FREDERICK CHRISTOPHER HEYL. 

Noble Heyl received the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in Gate of 
the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston. He is a member 
of Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.. and of Boston Council, R. & S. M. 

Noble Heyl was made a Knight in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. 

K. T. of Roxbury, whence he demitted to join St. Omer Commandery No. 
21, of Dorchester. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, he is 
enrolled as No. 9990, and was received into the Nobility of that body 
with the class of June 5, 1913 Noble Heyl holds the office of Chancellor 
Commander in New England Lodge No. 175. K. P.. having also served 
therein as Master of Finance. He is, likewise, a member of the Bank 
Officers’ Association, and of the Y. M. C. A. of Boston. For about ten 
years, Noble Heyl has been a teller In the Fourth Atlantic National 
Bank, at 53 State Street. Boston. He was born in South Boston, on 

April 14, 1881. and attended the public schools in that city, and in 

lamaica Plain, graduating from the Boston Latin School in 1901. Tn 
Hingham, on June 8, 1910. he married Miss Bertha L. Sprague. They 
have two children, Laura Elizabeth, born on April 30, 1912. and Frederick 
C., Jr., born on March 22, 1914. Noble Heyl resides at 56 Rockview 
Street, Jamaica Plain. 

RANDALL W. COOK. 

Noble Cook, who is enrolled as N T o. 423, in Aleppo Temple. A. A. 
O., N. M. S., was received in that illustrious body, on November 19, 


1885. He was raised in John Cutler Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Arling¬ 
ton. and came by demit to Puritan Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of W hitman 
of which he is a Charter Member. His other York Rite affiliations are 
with Pilgrim Chapter. R. A. M„ Abington Council. R. & S. M„ and 
Old Colony Commandery No. 15. K. F„ all of Abington. In the Scot 
tish Rite he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.•.PARAS. . 
He has been a Life Member in all his Scottish Rite bodies since 1873. 
Noble Cook was born in Whitman, on August 29. 1841. and attained Ins 
education in the schools there. In Whitman, also, his marriage to Miss 
Marcia Soule of Kingston took place, in 1870; they have three children 
living; Sarah Wadsworth; Randall Bradford, and Francis Gray; one 
daughter, Lucy Ethel, having passed away. Since 1856. Noble Cook has 
been in the grocery and coal business in his native town, having suc¬ 
ceeded his father. His business location is 396 South Avenue, while his 
residence is at 296 South Avenue. From 1881, he has been a director 
in the Whitman National Bank; for the past five years, president of that 
bank; for four years previous, he was vice president of the Whitman 
Savings Bank, and, for the past thirty years, lie has served as Registrar 
of Whitman. 


WESLEY CLIFTON GILMAN. 

Noble Gilman is the assistant superintendent of the American Soda 
Fountain Company, with which he has been connected for three years; 
prior to that time, for six years, having been a mechanical and civil 
engineer in Lynn. He was born in Rockland, on July 19, 1882, and was 
graduated from the Abington High School in 1901. and from the Massa¬ 
chusetts Institute of Technology in 1905. He secured his Masonic De¬ 
grees in John Cutler Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which his rank is that 

of Past Master; Pilgrim Chapter. R. A. M„ Abington Council, R. & S. 

M., and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T., all of Abington. Thus 

qualified, he made the pilgrimage across the burning sands, reaching 
the Oasis of Aleppo Temple on June 2, 1905. when the order was duly 
exemplified on him, and he was registered as No. 5080. He became a 
Life Member of that illustrious body on February 26, 1912. In Han¬ 
over, on Washington’s Birthday, 1912. he was married to Miss Bertha 
W. Harrington of Rockland, and they have a son, Turner Wright, born 
on January 10, 1913. They reside at No. 49 Harrison Avenue, North 
Abington. and Noble Gilman’s business address is No. 282 Congress 
Street, Boston. 


GEORGE FORESTER ATWOOD. 

For more than twelve years. Noble Atwood has been a last manu¬ 
facturer at North Abington. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were 
conferred upon him in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular 
Degrees, in Satucket Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees, in Brock¬ 
ton Council, R. & S. M.. and he was dubbed and created a Knight, in 
Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. He holds certificate of enroll¬ 
ment No. 6039, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, and his 
ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners, on November 5, 1906. 
Noble Atwood was born in Wellfleet, on March 12. 1864, and attended 
school in that place. In Brockton, on December 7, 1886, he married 
Miss Cora D. Briggs. He has a son, Ernest T„ and a daughter. 
Isadore W., and resides at 24 North Byron Avenue, Brockton. 


EVERETT D. HOOPER. M. D. 

Noble Hooper’s York Rite Masonic Degrees were conferred in the 
following bodies of Gloucester; Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., William 
Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. T.; 
his Scottish Rite Degrees came from Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. 
He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine, on August 15. 1914, and enrolled therein as No. 10341. Noble 
Hooper was born in Gloucester, in September. 1868, and was educated 
there and in Boston. Since 1891, he has been a physician, being estab¬ 
lished with offices at Warren Chambers, Boston. He is unmarried, and 
resides in Gloucester. 

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DANIEL CHESTER PARSONS. 

Noble Parsons is a well known lawyer of Massachusetts, and is a 
Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry. He has also attained 
the 32° in the Scottish Rite. Noble Parsons was horn in Charlestown, 
on September 6, 1859, and was educated in the schools of Somerville. 
He was admitted to the bar in 1894, and in his home town he has been 
identified, for many years, in working for the public good, the citizens 
having entrusted to him every office within their gift. As a result of 
his efforts, many improvements have been made in the town, bor many 
years, he has been Counsel for the United Societies of Believers, com¬ 
monly called the “Shakers,” and he is president of the Shirley Electric 
Company, president of the Whitaker Cushing Company, and of the Shir¬ 
ley Cooperative Bank. In July, 1912, he was appointed clerk of the Fiist 
District Court of Northern Middlesex. Noble Parsons is the Advisory 
Counsel for the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United \\ orkmen 
of Massachusetts, and is a member of the J. C. Ayer Lodge of that body. 
He is also Advisory Counsel for the Degree of Honor of the A. O. U. \\ . 
of Massachusetts, Inc., and is a member of Anchor Lodge of that organi¬ 
zation. He is Republican in politics, and is a member of the Episcopal 
Club. In St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ he has the office of Secretary, 
and he is also affiliated with Bancroft Royal Arch Chapter of Ayei. His 
Cryptic degrees were conferred upon him in Hiram Council, R. & S. 
M. of Worcester, and he was created a Knight Templar in Jerusalem 
Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. He has the following Scottish 
Rite affiliations: Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.’.S.\ Upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Parsons name appears with 
the number 10019, and his ennoblement therein took place on June 5, 1913. 
His business address is Bank Building, Ayer, and his residence is in 
Shirley. 

WILLIAM LEWIS MERRICK. 

Noble Merrick has affiliations with John Hancock Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Bethany Commandery No. 1/, K. T. With these Masonic acquirements, 
he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, on June 27, 1904, and holds certificate of enrollment heal¬ 
ing the number, 4675. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. 
For the past eighteen years, Noble Merrick has been an oveiseer for 
the Methuen Company, located in the town of Methuen. He was born in 
Farmington, N. H., on October 14, 1861, and obtained his education in 
New Hampshire schools. In Methuen, on November 24, 1897, he was 
married to Miss Mabel A. McLaughlin of Laconia, N. H. Their residence 
is at No. 40 William Street, Methuen. 

NATHANIEL NEWCOMB WENTWORTH. 

Noble Wentworth, who has the enrollment number 8514 in Aleppo 
Temple, was ennobled in the Ancient Arabic Order on August 2, 1909. 
He is Junior Deacon in Blue Hill Lodge, A. b. & A. M. of Canton, and 
has affiliations in Mt. Zion Chapter, R. A. M. of Stoughton, Hyde Park 
Council, R. & S. -M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39. K. T., also of 
Hyde Park. He is a member of Blue Hill Lodge No. 93, I. O. O. F. of 
Canton, and of Canton Chapter No. 132, Order of the Eastern Star, of 
which he was one of the founders. Noble Wentworth is also a member 
of the Sons of Veterans; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and 
of the Cape Cod Commercial Travelers’ Association. Since 1911, he has 
conducted a garage at No. 391 Washington Street, Canton, where he also 
resides, and for five years previous to his present business connection, 
he was a traveling salesman for the Standard Rivet Company. Noble 
Wentworth is a practical machinist, and at one time was with the General 
Electric and American Tool Machinery Company of Hyde Park. He was 
born on April 26, 1884, in Canton, and received his education in that 

tOW11 ' FRED CHASE EATON. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Eaton made the pilgrimage over the 
hot sands to the Oasis of Boston, and on March 28, 1912, was received 
into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo 
Temple, wherein he was enrolled as No. 9357. He received the qualify¬ 
ing Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement in Attemont Lodge No. 
26, A. F. & A. M. of Peterboro, N. H.; Somerville Chapter, R. A. M„ 
in’ which he is Master of the Third Veil: Orient Council. R. & S. 
M. of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34. K. T 

of Charlestown, in which he is ranked as Guard. Nohle Eaton was 

born at Hancock, N. H., on December 9. 1873, and obtained his educa¬ 
tion at the high school there and also at the Phillips Exeter Academy. 
At Auburn, Me., on September 27, 1904, he was married to Mrs. Mary 

W. Dudley’ of Auburn, Me. For the past eight years, he has been a 

traveling salesman for the Essex Gelatine Company, of 40 North Market 
Street, Boston. His home is in Somerville, at No. 33 Ossipee Road. 


CHARLES HENRY FOWLER. 

Coming from a family of remarkable longevity, whose father is now 
nearing the century mark, and in perfect health, Noble bowlei was horn 
in Salem, on July 20, 1852, and obtained his education in its schools. On 
the last day of 1879, also in Salem, he married Miss Laura Reeves, who 
passed away on July 18, 1882, leaving him two daughters, now Mrs. 
Nellie Quiner, and Mrs. Gertrude A. Colby. Noble bowler has his residence 
at No. 10 Foster Street, Salem. For the past forty years and more, Noble 
Fowler has been a locomotive engineer on the Boston and Maine Rail¬ 
road. He is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, of 
the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 7366, and he was admitted to that illus¬ 
trious Shrine body as a member of the class of June 24, 1907. His 
Masonic preparatory degrees were conferred in the following bodies. 
Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Marblehead, Washington Chapter 

R. A. M., Salem Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Conunandeiy 

No. 18, K. T„ all of Salem. In North Star Lodge, K. P. of Salem, 
Noble Fowler has the rank of Past Chancellor. He is a member of the 
Thorndyke Associates of Salem, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotic e 

Engineers. Formerly he was a member of V ingershick Tiike of Red 

Men of Gloucester, and of the Pilgrim Fathers of that city. 

THOMAS INGALLS. 

Aleppo Temple was called upon to mourn the demise of Noble Ingalls, 
who entered the Unseen Temple on December 26, 1914. He had degrees, 
in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, having 
been affiliated with Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Marblehead, 

Washington Chapter, R. A. M„ Salem Council, R. & S. M. ; Winslow 

Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem; and, also, with Sutton 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, 

S. '.P.’.R.'.S.’. The late Noble was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on March 1, 1898, and there was then con¬ 
ferred upon him the enrollment certificate bearing the number 1427. 
Noble Ingalls was also a member of the United Order of American 
Mechanics, and of the LJnited Order of Workmen. He was born in 
Marblehead, on October 30, 1852, and obtained his education in the 
public schools there. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Almira 

L. Sweet, to whom he was married on Tune 20, 1878: also two sons, 
Thomas W. and Frank G. Since 1872, Noble Ingalls bad been in the 
banking business in Marblehead. He had his residence at 9 Picket Street, 

in that town. _ 

CLARENCE RICHARDS TAYLOR. 

Noble Taylor is a member of various Masonic bodies of Salem, of 
the Colonial Club, and of the Now and Then Club of that City. Tie began 
his Masonic career in Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and has taken 
degrees in Washington Chapter, R. A. M.. Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No. 18, K. T„ in the York Rite: and in Sutton Lodge of Perfection, in 
the Scottish Rite. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 

M. S., took place in the class of November, 1912, and his certificate of 
enrollment therein bears tbe number 9816. For more than four vears, 
he has conducted a gentlemen s furnishings shop, at 239 Essex Street, 
Salem. He was born in Salem. November 30, 1880. and attended its 
public schools. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 25 Broad Street, 

Sa,em ' DAVID H. ELKINS. 

Through the medium of his Masonic connections with Warren 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Amesbury, Amesbury Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T„ Noble Elkins was received into 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, 
with membership No. 10252. He is also a member of Powwow River 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Harmony Encampment, I. O. O. F., both of Ames¬ 
bury, and of the Republican Town Committee of Amesbury. Noble 
Elkins was born in Milton, on February 18, 1862, and was educated in 
the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Alice Brown took place 
in Hampton Falls, N. H., October 25, 1883; they have four daughters: 
Marion G„ Alice G., Marguerite W„ and Dorothy D. Since 1906, Noble 
Elkins has been purchasing agent for the Gray and Davis Companv of 
Amesbury, and, previously, for eighteen years, he had been associated 
with the Charles Wing Company. His home is in Amesbury, at 10 
Moody Street. 

DAVID DANA WOODBURY. 

Having received the preparatory Masonic Degrees in John Hancock 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Methuen: Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M.: Law¬ 
rence Council. R. & S. M.. and Bethanv Commandery No. 17, K. T„ 
Noble Woodburv was admitted to the Shrine of Aleppo Temple as a 
member of the class of June 27. 1904. and there was then awarded to him 
the certificate of enrollment with the number 4731. After having been, 
for about fourteen years, engaged in the textile business in Methuen 
and Lawrence, he is now established as a dealer in automobile supplies 
at 265 Broadway. Methuen. He was born in Methuen, on October 14, 
1878, and attended the public schools there. In Gloucester, on September 
17, i907, he married Miss Edith A. Garland. The residence also is at 
the address above given. 




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ALBAN S. GREEN. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, and enrolled as No. 1014, Noble Green 
entered the ranks of the Mystic Shriners, on November 19, 1885, having 
received his York Rite Degrees, in Columbia Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Boston, St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston, Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dor¬ 
chester, in which he held the office of Recorder for eleven years. He 
took membership in Gate of the Temple I.odge. A. F. & A. M. of South 
Boston, in 1864, in which he holds the rank of Past Master. His Scot¬ 
tish Rite Degrees were conferred upon him in Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, and in the Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S. . 
in which he served as Illustrious Grand Secretary for eight years. Noble 
Green is also a member of the Boston City Club. He was born on 
August 17, 1841, at Adams, N. Y. In Boston, on May 25, 1864, he 
was married to Miss Mary Frances Knights, who passed away, lea\- 
ing him with two children: Mary Louise, born on October 9, 1867, 
and Frances Curtis, born on April 21. 1877. For the past thirty-nine 
years, Noble Green has been in the employ of the city of Boston, in 
the Assessing Department, at City Hall. 

BURT W. RANKIN. 

Noble Rankin, who is numbered 4192 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 

N. M. S., was admitted to membership in that august body on April 
4. 1903, having attained the prerequisite Masonic qualifications in Hiram 
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and Menotomy Chapter of 
Royal Arch Masons, both of Arlington; and in Cambridge Commandery 
of Knights Templars of Cambridge. He is also a member of Brookline 
Lodge of the B. P. O. E.; the Boston Athletic Association; the Algon¬ 
quin Club, and the Chamber of Commerce, all of Boston. Noble Rankin 
was born in Medford, on October 30, 1869. He is treasurer of the 
Hunt, Rankin Leather Company, at 106 Beach Street, Boston, and resides 
with his family, at 127 Kilsyth Road, Brighton. 

CHARLES WOODWARD LANE. 

Born in New London. N. H., on September 30. 1860, Noble Lane 
received his education in the schools of Concord, N. H. His marriage to 
Miss Florence M. Bunker took place in Manchester, N. H„ on January 
18. 1888. For the past fourteen years, Noble Lane has been a bookkeeper 
for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, at 50 Oliver 
Street, Boston; previously, for seven years, he had been a bookkeeper 
for the B. & M., and for six years, for the C. & M. He was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, on December 10, 1904 with membership No. 4921, 
having previously attained Masonic connections with Blazing Stat Lodge, 

Y F. & A. M„ Trinity Chapter, R. A. M.. Horace Chase Council. R. & 

S. M., Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T.; Concord Lodge of Perfection. 
Concord Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Concord Chapter of Rose 
Croix, all of Concord, N. H.. and with New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He is also a member of Mountain Lodge No. 5,1. O.O. F. 
of Concord, N. H. Noble Lane’s home is in Cambridge, at 21 Royal Ave. 

HARRY PRINCE FILES. 

Noble Files’ Masonic attainments are indicated by his affihations in 
Harmony Lodge No. 38, A. F. & A. M. of Gorham. Maine, Anroa Chap¬ 
ter No. 38, R. A. M. of Cornish. Maine, and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., in August. 1912, when his enrollment unon 
the lists of that exalted body was given the number 9695. Noble Files 
is a member of the Bee Hive Club of Watertown. Pine Tree Lodge 
K. P. of Portland, Maine, and Tremont Lodge, No. 15, I. O. O. F. of 
Boston. Since 1912, Noble Files has been a specialty salesman for the 
Crane Valve Company of Chicago, being connected with the Boston 
Branch, located at No. 48 West First Street. South Boston. He was 
born on Tuly 3, 1869. at Gorham, Maine, and graduated from the schools 
there in 1885. For about twenty-two years, he followed the occupation 
of a steam engineer and steam fitter, and from 1909 to 1912, was a hotel 
proprietor in Cornish, Maine. On October 9, 1906. in Wapping, Conn, 
he married Miss Tnez Geneva Clark. Tliev have two children, Vane 
Judson and Harry Paul, and reside at No. 48 Franklin Street. Watertown. 

CHARLES MORRISON. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple A. A. O., N. M. 
S.. on December 28, 1899, with enrollment No. 3263. Noble Morrison was 
previously qualified for Shrine ennoblement, by his affiliations in York 
Rite Masonry. He was raised in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Boston, in 1890; was advanced and exalted in Waverly Chapter. R. A. 
M. of Melrose, in 1895; and was knighted in Hugh de Payen’s Com¬ 
mandery No. 20. K. T. of Melrose, in 1897. Aside from Masonry and 
the Shrine. Noble Morrison is connected with Melrose Lodge of Elks 
No. 1031; Oriental Council. Ancient Mystic Order of Bagmen of Bagdad, 
of Boston; and with Boston Council, No. 44. United Commercial Trav¬ 
elers Association. He is also a member of the American Society of 


Heating and Ventilating Engineers of New York City, and is Secretary 
of the Massachusetts Chapter Branch of that society. He has been a 
traveling salesman with the Walker and Pratt Manufacturing Company 
of Boston, for the last twelve years, previously, from 1900-03, having been 
with the Richmond Company of Norwich, Conn., and from 1887-1900, 
with the Gurney Heater Manufacturing Company. Noble Morrison was 
born in Newcastle, N. B„ Can., on August 4. 1868, and was educated 
in the public schools of Chatham and Douglastown, N. B. In Brooklyn, 

N. Y„ on January 1, 1906, he was married to Miss Margaret W. Sanda'l 
of that city, and they have a son,Charles Sandall, born August 30, 1909. 
Noble Morrison’s business address is No. 31 Union Street, Boston, while 
his home is in Melrose, at No. 35 Laurel Street. 

EZRA O. WINSOR. 

In the employ of the United States Post Office Department for two 
score years, Noble Winsor has been, since July 1, 1913, Superintendent 
of the Delivery Division of the Boston Office, one of the largest m the 
United States. He was born on January 22, 1850, and graduated from 
the Partridge Academy at Duxbury, with the class of 1864. He was 
initiated, crafted and raised in Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cam¬ 
bridge; was advanced and exalted in Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter, 
received and greeted in Boston Council, R. & S. M.. and knighted in 
Cambridge Commandery No. 42, of Knights Templars. Among the non- 
Masonic bodies with which he is connected, are the Elks of Everett, the 
A. O. U. W., the Postmasters’ Association of New England, of which 
he is Secretary and Treasurer, and the Boston City Club. His never- 
to-be-forgotten journey over the hot sands to the Oasis of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ culminated in his ordination to its coveted 
Nobility, on June 24, 1907. with enrollment No. 7583. He served on its 
Reception Committee, 1913-14; and was made an Honorary Member of 
Almas Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in Washington, D. C., on November 
30, 1908. Noble Winsor’s wife was Miss Ella L. Webber. They were 
married in Boston, and have a daughter, Ella Leona, now Mrs. Seth 
Peterson of Newark. N. J., and a son, Warren O., who also is a Noble 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple. The residential address of 
Noble Winsor is Hotel Hemenway, Boston. 

CARLE FRANCIS MUNN. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1912. 
and enrolled therein as No. 9620, Noble Munn is affiliated with the 
following Masonic bodies of Lowell: Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T.. in which he has the rank of Escort. 
He was born in Lowell, on June 25. 1878, and was graduated from the 
public schools there. His marriage to Miss Margaretta J. MacLaughlan 
took place on June 11, 1913. Noble Munn is a machine printer in Lowell, 
with the Merrimack Manufacturing Company. His residence also is in 
that city, at 57 Mt. Vernon Street. 

JAMES WALTER FITZGERALD. 

For ten years, Noble Fitzgerald has conducted a garage at 717 
Pleasant Street, under the firm name of Fitzgerald and Chinnock. He 
was born in Hillsburg, Out., on February 21, 1880, and received his edu¬ 
cation in the schools there. He is a member of Risley Lodge No. 112, 

T. O. O. F. of Worcester, and of Aletheia Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R. In 
Masonry, he has taken degrees in Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M. of Worcester; and, in the Scottish Rite, in 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection. Goddard Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory- 
32 0 , S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple took place on 
November 17, 1913, and he was then awarded the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment numbered 10138. Noble Fitzgerald resides at No. 15 Denny Street, 
Worcester. 

BARNET FRIEDMAN. 

Having become eligible to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine as a 
32° Mason, Noble Friedman was ordained in Aleppo Temple on June 
4, 1914, his enrollment number in that exalted body being 10258. He 
received the Symbolic Degrees in Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Worcester; the Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion; the Ancient Traditional Grades in Giles Fonda Nates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem; the Philosophical and Doctrinal Grades in Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and the Modern Historical and Chivalric 
Grades in Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Friedman 
is also a member of Central Lodge No. 168, I. O. O. F. of Worcester. 
For the past twenty-two years, he has been a jobber in woolen goods, 
with business located at Nos. 8-10 Grace Street, Worcester. Noble Fried¬ 
man was born in Russia, but was educated in Worcester. He was married 
in his native country, to Miss Fannie Einsohm. They have four sons; Mor¬ 
ris, Louis, Harry L., and Myer; and four daughters, Ida, Leah, Tillie and 
Mildred. Noble Friedman’s residence is at 59 Harrison Street, J\ orcester. 

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FRANK EDSON MERRIAM. 

Noble Merriam has been the registry clerk in the hitchburg Post 
Office, for the past six years. He was born at Westminster, on May 
6, 1878, and attended the schools of that place, and the Cushing Academy 
of Ashburnham. In Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., Noble Merriam has 
been, for three years, Organist, and is also Masonically affiliated with 
Aurora Lodge, A. E. & A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, lv. 

T., all of Fitchburg. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. O., N. M. S., his name is enrolled as No. 9441, his ennoblement 
therein having taken place on March 28, 1912. Noble Merriam is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides at No. 97 Blossom Street, Fitchburg. 

ROBERT J. McKINNEY. 

A well known Mason and business man of the city of Newburyport, 
Noble McKinney has been engaged, for more than sixteen years, in the 
undertaking business, at 5 Market Square. He is a member of the 
American Yacht Club and of the Dalton Club of Newburyport, and is a 
Director in the Y. M. C. A. of that city. Noble McKinney is affiliated 
with Quascancunquen Lodge No. 39, I. O. O. F., Merrimack Encampment 
No. 7, Canton Harmony No. 47, Lodge of Rebekah No. 13, and with the 
Order of the Eastern Star. He has membership in the Senior and Junior 
Orders of the A. O. W. M., in the A. O. U. W., in the N. E. O. P., and 
in the Newbury Grange. Noble McKinney secured the qualifying Masonic 
Degrees in St. Mark’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., King Cyrus Chaptei, R. A. 
M., and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T., all of Newburyport. 
He was listed as No. 9434 among the Nobles of Aleppo Temple, when he 
was admitted to that illustrious Shrine on March 28, 1912. Noble Mc¬ 
Kinney was born in Newburyport, on January 5, 1874, and was educated 
there. In that city, also, his marriage to Miss Carrie S. Daniels was 
solemnized, their residence being at No. IS W ashington Street, Newbury¬ 
port. 

CHARLES M. WILKINSON. 

Noble Wilkinson was born in Stockport, Eng., on June 29, 1860, 
and obtained his education in his native country. He is connected with 
the Wamsutta Mills of New Bedford, and for the past eight years, has 
been their card expert. Noble Wilkinson is a member of the Merchants’ 
Club, of the Working Mens’ Club, and of the German Club, all of New 
Bedford. His prerequisite Masonic attainments are in the following 
bodies: Narragansett Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of hall River, Adoniram 
Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Com¬ 
mandery No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. Thus having acquired the 
preparatory degrees, he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of March 25, 1910, when 
there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bearing his desig¬ 
nating number, 8712. In Oldham, Eng., on September 7, 1881, he married 
Miss Esther Ann Wood. They have two sons, Fred and Walter, and 
a daughter, Gladys, and reside at No. 12 Pope Street, New Bedford. 
Noble Wilkinson’s business address is No. 12 Pope Street, New Bedford. 

ALTON BARROWS ATWOOD. 

Noble Atwood is treasurer of the firm of Atwood and McManus, 
manufacturers of boxes and packing cases, located on Everett Avenue, 
Chelsea. He has been connected with that concern since 1893. He was 
born in Middleboro, on September 20, 1868, and was graduated from the 
public schools there, in 1885. In Everett, on April 17, 1907, he married 
Miss Mabel E. Coan. They have a son, Charles Nelson, and reside at 
86 Harwood Street, Chelsea. Noble Atwood is a member of the Review 
Club of Chelsea, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and of the First 
Congregationalist Church. In August, 1912, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, his certifi¬ 
cate of enrollment bearing the number 9678. The Masonic basis for his 
ennoblement is indicated by his membership in the following York Rite 
bodies of Chelsea: Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery 
No. 10, K. T. 

JAMES SPENCER PALMER. 

Ranked as Guard in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro, 
Noble Palmer’s other Masonic affiliations are in Moriah Lodge, F. & A. M., 
Warren Chapter, R. A. M., and Montgomery Council, R. & S. M., all of Dan¬ 
ielson, Conn. Having these prerequisite degrees, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of August 
2, 1909, and there was then conferred upon him the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment numbered 8498. For more than six years Noble Palmer has been 
secretary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company, with offices in the 
Horton Block, Attleboro. He was born in Brooklyn, Conn., on June 30, 
1878, and attended school in that town. On October 3, 1908, Noble 
Palmer was married, in Willimantic, Conn., to Miss Mildred Stearns. 
Their residence is at 57 A Dean Street, Attleboro. 


THOMAS HILL ARDEN. 

Noble Arden was raised in King David Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
the Capitular Degrees were conferred upon him in St. Mark’s Chapter, 

R. A. M., both of Taunton. He is affiliated with Fall River Council, R. 

& S. M., and is a Sir Knight in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of 
Attleboro, in which body he has served, for two years, as Guard, and one 
year, as Sword Bearer. Thus equipped for admission to the Shrine, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on June 
27, 1907. He holds the certificate of enrollment therein which bears the 
number 7242. Noble Arden is also a Charter Member of Sabatia Lodge, 

I. O. O. F.; a Charter Member of Orient Lodge No. 107, K. P.; a Past 
Sir Knight Commander of St. Paul’s Commandery of the Knights of 
Malta, and he is a member of the Bristol Club, all of Taunton. He is 
also a member of the Y. M. P. T. & B. Society of Fall River. Mr. 
Arden has been connected with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com¬ 
pany since May, 1886. He came to Taunton to take charge of the office, 
in 1890, as assistant superintendent, and he was appointed superinten¬ 
dent of the same office, in 1903, the position he holds at the present 
time. He was born in Fall River on February 16, 1861, and attended the 
public school and Holmes Commercial School in that city. On July 17, 
1883, he married Miss Jennie A. Bayley of Fall River. He has two 
children living: a son, Thomas Hill, Jr.; also a daughter, Ella Myrtle, 
and he resides at 3 West Summer Street, Taunton. His business address 
is 21-24 Crocker Building, Taunton. 

FRED ELMER PAGE. 

For the past twenty-two years, Noble Page has been with Bliss, 
Perry and Company, shoe manufacturers, of Newburyport. He first saw 
Masonic Light, in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newburyport; 
was advanced and exalted in King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., also of 
Newburyport; was received and greeted in Amesbury Council, R. & S. 
M„ and was knighted in Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T. Thus 
.Masonically qualified, he gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on 
December 30, 1913, his enrollment in that illustrious body being No. 
10200. Noble Page is likewise affiliated with Quascacunquen Lodge No. 
39, I. O. O. F. of Newburyport, and is a member of the Dalton Club, 
and of the American Yacht Club. He was born in Newburyport, on 
April 1, 1861, and was educated in its scchools. He was twice married: 
first, to Miss Susie Helen Stickney of Newbury, who passed to the 
Great Beyond in 1894; and, again, on February 7, 1900, to Miss Cora 
B. Wright of Newburyport. Noble Page has five children: three by his 
first wife, Mabel Louise, Arthur Stickney, and Ethel Evans; and two by 
his present wife, Bertha May and Harold Wright. His business address 
is No. 21 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, and he resides in the town of 
Newbury. 

ARTHUR A. H. WHELPLEY. 

Noble Whelpley made the journey to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, 
on the last day of the year 1912. In Trinity Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Amesbury, he has the rank of High Priest, and in Amesbury Council, 
R. & S. M., he is rated Past Thrice Illustrious. Noble Whelpley is also 
affiliated with Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Amesbury, and with 
Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T., of the city of the same name. 
He has the number 9870, upon the membership rolls of Aleppo Temple. 
Noble Whelpley has been, for three years, the superintendent of the 
Painting Department of the Biddle and Smart Company, manufacturers 
of automobile bodies. He was born in Westfield, Kings County, N. B., on 
January 21, 1863, and was a student in the schools there, and at St. 
John, N. B. His marriage took place on January 28, 1899, in Law¬ 
rence, with Miss Annie F. Watson. He is a member of Peerless Lodge 
No. 19, I. O. O. F. of St. John, N. B., and of Harmony Encampment 
No. 51, of Amesbury. His business address is Amesbury, in care of the 
company named; and the residence is at 185 Main Street, Amesbury. 

LEON CLEMENT BARNES. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Barnes are indicated by his affilia¬ 
tions with the following bodies: Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in 
which he has the rank of Past Master, Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of Fitchburg; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusa¬ 
lem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. With these Masonic 
qualifications, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of November 5, 1906; and there 
was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the number 6649. 
Noble Barnes was born in Lowell, on June 8, 1882, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of Fitchburg. In that city, he has been, for 
fifteen years, with the Simonds Manufacturing Company, at 35 North 
Street. In Fitchburg, on November 18, 1908, he married Miss Grace G. 
Greene. Their residence is at 19 Wood Street, Fitchburg. 






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SMALLOFF TUCKER MOLL1NS. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees, in Massachu¬ 
setts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston, 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Mollins was admitted, on 
March 28, 1912, to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
and his enrollment was numbered 9450. He is also a member of Siloam 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and of the Ancient and Honourable Artil¬ 
lery Company. For sixteen years, he has been in business at 156 Federal 
Street, Boston, in partnership with B. W. Gove. Noble Mollins was born 
in Salisbury, N. B., on July 4, 1873, and obtained his education in the 
public schools there. His marriage to Mrs. Josephine Morong of Last 
Boston,, took place in Boston, on June 5, 1904, and they reside at o 
Adams Street, Allston. 

JOHN HENRY JOHNSON. 

Having obtained his prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Lafayette 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph W arren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T„ all of Roxbury, Noble Johnson was admitted 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 
1907, and his enrollment was numbered 7719. He is also a member of 
Quinobequin Lodge No. 70, I. O. O. F„ and of the Firemen's Club of 
Boston. Noble Johnson was born in Sweden, on February 12, 1873, and 
was educated in that country. For thirteen years, he has been an engineer 
in the Boston Fire Department, running with Engine No. 10 of 127 Mt. 
Vernon Street. Noble Johnson was married in Jamaica Plain, on June 
5, 1908, to Miss Nathalie Magnuson of Barre. He has two sons, Frederick 
William and Theodore Waldemar, and resides at 23 Wenham Street, 
Jamaica Plain. 

FRED HERMAN BRYANT. 

Noble Bryant is numerically designated upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple as No. 8927. He acquired the Masonic Degrees pre¬ 
paratory to his Shrine ennoblement in the following York Rite bodies: 
Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde 
Park Council, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, k. T„ all 
of Hyde Park. Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility of the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of December 30, 
1910. Noble Bryant served aboard the U. S. S. Philadelphia, during the 
Spanish War, and is a member of the Spanish W ar Veterans. For 
the past twelve years, Noble Bryant has been a traveling salesman for 
Charles F. Cross and Company, of 175 Purchase Street, Boston. He 
was born in Boston, on March 26, 1871, and was there educated in its 
public schools. In Hyde Park, on October 31, 1912, he was married 
to Miss Annette M. Wood. Their residence is at 190 Fairmont Street, 
Hyde Park. 


GEORGE DAY WHEELER, D. O. 

Noble Wheeler was made a Mason in Jackson Lodge No. 60, in W est 
Fairlee, Vt., on November 3, 1881; he was made a Knight Templar in 
Mt. Zion Commandery of Montpelier, Vt., in 1889, and joined Mt. Sinia 
Temple, at Montpelier, in 1890. Noble Wheeler was chosen Junior 
Warden of Mt. Zion Commandery and served in that capacity for two 
years. He then withdrew, with some of his fellow townsmen, to form 
a new Commandery at Barre, Vt., and in this way, he became a Charter 
Member of St. Aldemar Commandery No. 11. Noble Wheeler was 
elected Junior Warden of this Commandery and was regularly advanced 
to the position of Captain General. Being obliged to leave Barre at this 
time, he failed in his ambition to become Commander. In the Shrine, 
Noble Wheeler held the office of Oriental Guide, Illustrious High Priest, 
and Assistant Rabban. There, also, he was obliged to step down, on 
account of going to Kirksville, Mo., to take up the study of Osteopathy. 
He was received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple by demit, about December 30, 1910, his enrollment in that exalted 
body being numbered 8993. Noble Wheeler was born in Brookfield, Vt., 
on April 4, 1859. In that city, also, on May 1, 1883, he was married to 
Miss Ellen’ Estelle Wheatley of the same place, and they have two chil¬ 
dren Harry Edmund and Fortes Day. Noble Wheeler received his 
early education in the schools of Brookfield, and in 1889, he graduated 
from the American School of Osteopathy, at Kirksville, Mo. He is the 
third oldest practitioner in Massachusetts, and is registered under the 
medical laws of that state. Noble Wheeler is a member of the Melrose 
Club of Melrose, the American Osteopathic Association, the New Eng¬ 
land Osteopathic Association, and of the Academy of Osteopathic Physi¬ 
cians. He is also Professor of Physical Diagnosis, and of Osteopathic 
Practice in the Massachusetts College of Osteopathy. Noble Wheeler’s 
offices are at 673 Boylston Street, Boston, and at 101 West Emerson 
Street, Melrose. His residence is at the latter address. 


GEORGE MELBOURNE OLIVE. 

Noble Olive is affiliated with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North 
Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M„ Cambridge Council, k. & S. 
M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. 1. Through t le met mm 
of the latter, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temp e, - • 

O N M S„ on December 29, 1911, when his enrollment therein was 
numbered 9262. Since 1877, Nohle Olive has been in business as an 
apothecary, at 1865 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. He was born at 
St John N B, April 9, 1852, and there obtained his education. In 
Cambridge, on March 28, 1876, he was married to Miss Annie L. May¬ 
nard and they have three children, William M„ George M„ Jr., and 
Mrs.’ Frances L„ wife of Vinton A. Sears of Arlington. The two sons 
of Nohle Olive form the firm of Olive and Olive, dealers in genera 
insurance, being associated with the well known firm of J. T. Phelps and 
Company of 159 Devonshire Street, Boston. Noble Olive resides at No. 
15 Prentiss Street, Cambridge. 

CHARLES STUART POWELL. 

Noble Powell was admitted to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Acca Temple of Richmond, \ a., 
from which he came, by demit, to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple ot 
Boston and his enrollment certificate in that illustrious body of Shnners 
bears the number 8976. He has full courses of degrees in both York 
and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with Union Lodge. A. . 
& A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; and also 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ Noble Powell is also a member 
of Commonwealth Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F„ and of Nelson Encamp¬ 
ment of Richmond, Va.; Boston Lodge No. 10. B. P. O. E„ of the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery Company, and of the Boston City Club. He 
was born in Richmond, on September 18, 1869, and was educated in the 
public schools of that city. Since 1897, Noble Powell has been genera 
manager of the Brotherhood Accident Company, with offices in the Old 
South Building, Boston. He married Miss Marie Steinriede of St. Joseph 
Mo., in 1894. They have three children: Louise Marie, Irene Vivien, an 
Gladys Madolin; and reside at 27 Rosedale Street, Dorchester. 

WARREN CRANE. 

Noble Crane is numbered 3232 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement took place on 
December 28 1899. He is a member of St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. i . 
of South Boston, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, Orient Coun¬ 
cil R & S. M. of Somerville, and Cceur de Lion Commandery o. . , 
K ’ T. of Charlestown. Noble Crane is also a member of Commercial 
Lodge No. 97, I. O. O. F. of Boston. He was born in Quincy, on April 
25 1851 and was educated there in the public schools. Noble Lrane is 
now chief engineer at the House of Correction in Cambridge, which 
position he has filled since 1889. He has been a locomotive engineer and 
machinist; foreman at the Boston and Lowell Railroad repair shops, and 
also a foreman of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 
shops at New Haven, Conn. In Providence, R. I., on August 12, 1886, 
he married Miss Sarah A. Norton of Edgartown. His residence is at 
60 l A Otis Street, Cambridge . 


CHARLES HENRY FAUNCE. 

For about a third of a century, Noble Faunce has been a profes¬ 
sional undertaker, having conducted an establishment at Somersworth, 
N. H„ for seven years, and for the past twenty-six years, he has been 
in business, at 424 Broadway, Chelsea. Noble Faunce was born in 
Oxford, Me., on May 4, 1851, and attended the public schools there. 
He is a widower; his late wife, whom he married on September 1, 1876, 
in his native town was Miss Kate Farrar. He has one son, brederick \\ ., 
and has his residence in Chelsea at 422 Broadway. His fraternal inter¬ 
ests are numerous. In Masonry, he is affiliated with Star of Bethlehem 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ Naphtali Council, 
R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., all of Chelsea. 
In the last mentioned body, he has the rank of Past Commander, and 
has served, for five years, as Chaplain of his Lodge. Thus having 
acquired the degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoblement, he was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, and therein 
was enrolled as No. 4893. Noble Faunce is also a member of Win- 
nisimmett Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Chelsea, Samaritan Encampment, and 
of Canton Ridgeley. He is, likewise, affiliated with Mystic Lodge, K. P., 
Powhattan Tribe of Red Men, the Knights of Malta, the Fraternal 
Helpers of Chelsea, and with Alpha Lodge of the New England Order 
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GEORGE K. BLAIR, M. D. 

Noble Blair, whose’ ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order took place on December 17, 1906, is enrolled in tbe mem¬ 
bership thereof as No. 6757. The preparatory Masonic Degrees were 
conferred upon him in Starr King Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Washington 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all 
located in Salem. Noble Blair is also a member of Fraternity Lodge, 

I. O. O. F. of Salem, of the Salem Billiard Club, and from 1903 to 1908 
he was a member of the School Board of that city. He was born in 
Boothbay Harbor, Me., on April 20, 1875, and obtained his education 
there and at Bowdoin College, where he took a special course. He was 
graduated with the M. D. degree in 1900. Among the medical bodies of 
which he is a member are the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Ameri¬ 
can Medical Association, the Clinical Surgery Association of North 
America, and the Salem Hospital Club. He is on the Hospital Staff in 
the city of Salem, in which he is engaged in the practice of medicine. 
Noble Blair is unmarried, and has his office and residence at 311 Essex 
Street, Salem. 

JOEL C. BOLAN. 

Noble Bolan’s membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
dates from June 2, 1905, and his enrollment number therein is 5047. He 
was entered, passed and raised in Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Charlestown; exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; the 
Cryptic Degrees were conferred upon him in Melrose Council, R. & S. M. 
of Malden, and he was knighted in Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 

K. T. of Charlestown. In his Council he was Thrice Illustrious Master 
in 1904, and, in 1898-1900, he had the rank of Commander in his Com¬ 
mandery. In addition to his Masonic and Shrine affiliations, Noble Bolan 
is connected with Bunker Hill Lodge No. 14, I. O. O. F., and Bunkei 
Hill Encampment No. 5, both of Charlestown. He belongs to the Harvard 
Varsity Club, the Boston Schoolmasters’ Club, and to the Bunker Hill 
Monument Association. For forty years he has been organist of the 
hirst Parish Congregational Church of Charlestown. Noble Bolan was 
born in Charlestown, on January 5, 1854, and obtained his preparatory 
education in the schools there, later attending Harvard University, from 
which he was graduated with the class of 1876. He has been twice mar¬ 
ried: first, in Boston, on July 2, 1878, to Miss Mary E. Willet; second, 
on June 23, 1911, to Miss Martha Luette Choate. Noble Bolan has a son, 
Dr. Harry R. Bolan, born September 27, 1882. For the past five years 
Noble Bolan has been a master in the Boston schools, and previously, for 
thirty-one years, he taught in that city. His home is at 36 Princeton 
Street, East Boston. 

LILLEBRIDGE KING BLOOD. 

Brought to light in Masonry in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Noble Blood has secured a full course of degrees in both York and 
Scottish Rites. He was made a Royal Arch Mason in Sutton Chapter, 
R. A. M., a Royal and Select Master in Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and 
a Knight Templar in Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. In 
the Scottish Rite his affiliations are with the following bodies, all situated 
in the Valley of Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. Upon the basis 
of this double qualification, Noble Blood was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 4, 1902, his enrollment therein being 
numbered 4264. He is a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn, Regis 
Chapter No. 77, O. E. S., Old Essex Chapter, S. A. R., Lynn Chamber 
q£ Commerce, and First Methodist Church of Lynn. In Lynn, on June 
26, 1866, Noble Blood was born, and he received his education in the 
public schools of his birthplace. There, also, on November 30, 1893, he 
was married to Miss Jennie E. Clapp; they have a daughter, Helen. 
Noble Blood’s residence is in Lynn. 

ELBRIDGE BLANEY. 

Noble Blaney holds the certificate of enrollment bearing the early 
number 97 upon tbe lists of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, and he made 
the pilgrimage to Mecca on June 23, 1883. He has retired from active 
pursuits, after having been for many years interested in tbe leather busi¬ 
ness. He was born in Lynn, on February 16, 1847, and attended the 
schools of that city and the Chauncy Hall School of Boston. On the last 
day of the year, 1879, he married Miss Alice Mansfield of Lynn. He has 
three children, Alice Louise, John William, and Jessie Blaney, and resides 

£07 Hanover Street, Lynn. He was raised in Golden hleece Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, and exalted in Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., also of 
that city. In the York Rite he is affiliated with Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. of Lynn. In the Ancient and 
Accepted Scottish Rite he is connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 


S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Outside of Masonry he is a member, with tbe rank of 
Past Noble Grand, of Providence Lodge No. 171, I. O. O. F., and was 
an initiatory member at its institution in Lynn in 1873; also of Palestine 
Encampment, with the rank of Past Chief Patriarch. 

EDWARD F. BOOTHBY. 

For about forty-six years Noble Boothby has conducted a teaming 
business in Boston. He was born in Limerick, Me., on July 17, 1847, and 
obtained an education in his native place. The Masonic Degrees requisite 
for his Shrine ennoblement were conferred in Gate of the Temple Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26 K. T. of Roxbury. Through 
the medium of the latter he was admitted to the membership of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, with the members of the class of 
November 9, 1900, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 3385. 

In Alfred, Me., he married Miss Anna Isabel Fogg of Boston, and they 
have a son, Charles Edward. Their residence is No. 706 Washington 
Street, Dorchester, and Noble Boothby’s business address is No. 112 
Water Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM S. BOARDMAN, M. D. 

Engaged in the general practice of medicine. Noble Boardman is also 
a specialist in diseases of the nose and throat. Both his office and resi¬ 
dence are at No. 63 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston. For the past nineteen 
years he has also been a school physician for the city of Boston. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his name is 
recorded as No. 231, he having been admitted to the Nobility of that 
illustrious body on May 19, 1892. In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble 
Boardman has the Templar Degrees, and in the Scottish Rite he has 
attained the 32°. He began his Masonic career in Joseph Warren Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., and continued through St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all of which bodies are located in Boston. Noble 
Boardman was born in Newburyport, on November 15, 1858, and graduated 
from Amherst College in the class of 1881, later taking his professional 
degree from the Harvard Medical School in 1886. On July 20, 1897, in 
Boston, he was married to Mrs. Hammon, formerly Miss Anna Brown. 

GEORGE ALBERT BLAISDELL. 

The 241st enrollment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is that 
of George Albert Blaisdell, who was ennobled in that illustrious body 
on September 30, 1892. His Masonic qualifications were attained in 
Chicopee Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Chicopee, of which he is Trustee 
and a Past Junior and Senior Warden; Belcher Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Chicopee Falls; Springfield Council, R. & S. M.; Springfield Commandery 
No. 6, K. T.; Worcester Lodge of Perfection; Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem; Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. He is also a member of the 
Chicopee Board of Trade, and, politically, of the Republican Party. 
Noble Blaisdell was born at Somersworth, N. H., on October 19, 1849. 
His marriage to Miss Elizabeth Blasdale took place in Chicopee, on 
June 26, 1879, and they have a daughter, Alice Gertrude. Their home is 
at No. 655 Front Street, Chicopee. From 1893, Noble Blaisdell has been 
vice president and secretary of tbe S. Blaisdell, Jr., Company, cotton 
merchants, located at 31 Exchange Street, Chicopee, which business was 
established in 1864. He is also a trustee of the Chicopee Savings Bank. 

RUSSELL BINGHAM, M. D. 

Noble Bingham acquired his Masonic Degrees in Aurora Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery 
No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg, and was received into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class 
of August 8, 1908, his certificate of enrollment bearing the number 8182. 
Noble Bingham is engaged in medical and surgical practice, with offices 
at No. 130 Day Street, Fitchburg. He was born in Middletown, Conn., 
on March 12, 1851, and obtained his preparatory education there, grad¬ 
uating from the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Chicago in 
1890. He is a member of the American Homeopathic Medical Society, 
the Massachusetts Surgical and Gynecological Society, the Massachusetts 
Homeopathic Medical Society, the Worcester County Homeopathic 
Medical Society, the Fitchburg Medical Club, the American Electro- 
Therapeutic Association, the National Electro-Therapeutic Association, 
and of the New England Electro-Therapeutic Association. Formerly he 
was a member of the Common Council of Fitchburg. On July 25, 1874, 
he married, in Rockville, Conn., Miss Orilla C. Storrs of Mansfield, 
Conn., and they have five children: Eugene R.; Nellie Frances, now Mrs. 
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Joseph koBmsoN beatty. 

The ennoblement of Noble Beatty in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., took place on November 5, 1906, and his membership card in 
that illustrious body bears the number 6642. His Masonic affiliations are 
with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 33, K. T., all of Newtonville. In addition 
to his Masonic and Shrine interests he is a member of the Boston Athletic 
Association, the Exchange Club, the Brae Burn Club of West Newton, 
and of the Newton Club of Newtonville. For twelve years he has been 
manager of the Fairbanks Company at their Boston office, No. 42 Pearl 
Street, previously for two years, having been with the same company in 
their Philadelphia office. Noble Beatty was born in the City of Brotherly 
Love, on January 27, 1862, and attended school there. 

EDWIN HENRY BENNETT. 

The Masonic Degrees which gave Noble Bennett his qualifications 
for admission to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine of the Ancient Arabic 
Order were conferred in Anderson, Ind., bodies as follows: Mt. Moriah 
Lodge No. 77, A. F. & A. M., Anderson Chapter No. 52, R. A. M., An¬ 
derson Council No. 69, R. & S. M., and Anderson Commandery No. 32, 
K. T. Upon that Masonic basis he was granted initiation into the mys¬ 
teries of the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of December, 1902, 
the number of his enrollment therein being 3979. Noble Bennett is also 
a member of Highland Lodge No. 6, I. O. O. F., and of Pilgrim Encamp¬ 
ment No. 4, both of Lowell, in both of which bodies he has filled all the 
offices. He was born in Boston, on May 20, 1857, and has his residence 
at North Tewksbury. Noble Bennett obtained his primary education in 
Tewksbury, and was graduated from the Lawrence High School. For 
about a quarter of a century he has been president of the Bennett 
Brothers Company, manufacturers of tanks, established at Lowell. His 
marriage took place on May 10, 1911, at Tewksbury. 

EDWIN KINGMAN BEARSE. 

Since 1896. Noble Bearse has been cashier of the Union Paste Com¬ 
pany. He was born in West Harwich, on May 30, 1873, and was graduated 
from the Harwich High School, on June 24, 1892. He is unmarried, and 
his business address is No. 293 Congress Street, Boston. Noble Bearse 
is affiliated Masonically with Joseph Warren Lodge. A. F. & A. M.; St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T. Upon the basis of this preparation he was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 9, 
1904, and was given enrollment No. 4368. 

WILLIAM R. HOELZEL. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Mosaic Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Holton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Danvers; Salem 
Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T. of 
Salem, Noble Hoelzel was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
June 5, 1912, and he was then numbered 9586 upon the membership lists 
of that body of the Ancient Arabic Order. He is also a member of the 
Danvers Club, and of Engineers Union No. 93 of Salem. Noble Hoelzel 
was born on April 3, 1889, at Methuen, and was educated in the public 
schools of Lawrence. Since 1909 he has been engineer at the Danvers 
State Hospital, and previously, from 1905 to 1909, he had filled various 
positions in line as machinist and engineer. Noble Hoelzel’s business 
address is 469 Maple Street, Hathorne, where also he resides. 

WILLIAM LINCOLN BIRELY. 

Having acquired the degrees prerequisite to his Shrine ennoblement, 
in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and 
St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Birely 
was admitted to Aleppo Temple, on May 29, 1911, and received there¬ 
in the certificate of enrollment numbered 9055. He is also a member 
of the Boston Athletic Association; the Boston City Club; the Point 
Shirley Club, and of other organizations. For more than seven years, 
he has been in the restaurant business, as one of the firm of J. G. 
Cooper and Company; previously, having been, for a number of years, 
assistant superintendent of the parlor, sleeping and dining cars on the 
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Noble Birely was born 
on February 7, 1867, in Middleburg, Md., and obtained his education 
there, and at the Union Bridge High School. He is unmarried, and 
resides at Hotel Nottingham, Boston. 

ALBERT WILEY BELCHER. 

In Freemasonry, Noble Belcher is connected with King Solomon 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, 
R. & S. M., all of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T. of Charlestown. Through the medium of the latter, he was 


ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ in June, 1904, and 
enrolled therein as No. 5054. He is also a member of Signet Chapter 
of the Order of the Eastern Star of Cambridge. Noble Belcher was 
born in Cambridge, on June 15, 1865, and was graduated from the high 
school of that city with the class of 1885. His marriage took place in 
Somerville, on January 16, 1901. Since 1894, he has been a salesman 
for the Geigy Ter Meer Company, dealers in aniline colors, at 88 Broad 
Street, Boston. Noble Belcher’s home is in Somerville, at No. 57 High¬ 
land Road. 

HAROLD DAVID BORNSTEIN. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 9546 is that of Noble Bornstein, who was received into that 
notable fellowship, on June 5, 1912. His prerequisite Masonic affilia¬ 
tions are with Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. After being a reporter for the Boston American for 
four years, some three years ago Noble Bornstein became connected with 
the Velie Motor Vehicle Company, and on April 1, 1913, resigned from 
that position to enter the Sales Department of the Premier Motor Car 
Company, with offices at 652 Beacon Street, Boston, where he has since 
been engaged. Noble Bornstein was born in Boston, and was graduated 
from the English High School in 1906.. He is a member of the Boston 
City Club, and of the English High School Association. He has his 
residence at No. 11 Chester Street, Allston. 

CHARLES D. BURRAGE. 

The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
were conferred on Noble Burrage on July 5, 1900, and he was therein 
registered as No. 3361. He is a Life Member in the Shrine, and also 
in the following Masonic bodies with which he is affiliated: Norfolk 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Newton Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he is a 
Past High Priest; Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T.; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In 1909-10-11, he was Grand High Priest 
of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts. He is a Past 
President of the Sons of the Revolution and President of the University 
of California Club of New England; Treasurer of the Omar Khayyam 
Club of America; a member of the Algonquin and Exchange Clubs of 
Boston; of the Bostonian Society; the New England Historic Genealogical 
Society, the American Oriental Society, and others. Noble Burrage is a 
practicing attorney in Boston, with offices in the Ames Building. He was 
born in Ashburnham, on February 20, 1857, and graduated from the Uni¬ 
versity of California in 1878. His marriage to Miss Martha VV. Heywood, 
was solemnized in Gardner, on June 30, 1884. They have two sons, 
Charles Dana, Jr. and Robert Heywood; also a daughter, Mrs. W. Archer 
Foster, and they reside in Needham. 

ISAAC FREDERICK BAKER. 

Since 1886, Noble Baker has been superintendent for the General 
Electric Company at West Lynn. He was born in Birmingham, Eng., and 
was educated there. Masonically, he has affiliations with Day Spring 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Hampden, Conn.; Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., both of Lynn, Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In the caravan of May 21, 1908, he made the pilgrimage 
across the desert, and under the guidance of Nobles of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, was inducted into its mysteries, and therein 
enrolled as No. 8085. Noble Baker is also a member of the Ancient Sir¬ 
loin, Oxford, and Tedesco Clubs of Lynn, the Victoria Club of Boston, 
and the Kingswood Club of Wolfboro, N. H.; in politics, he claims inde¬ 
pendence. In New Haven, Conn., on November 7, 1888, he married Miss 
C. L. Stevens; they have a son, Frederick, also a daughter, Catherine, 
and reside at No. 75 Washington Street, Lynn. 

EDWARD C.. BARNEY. 

In Plainville, on September 13, 1871, Noble Barney was born, and 
he was educated there also. He is an agent for the Adams Express Com¬ 
pany, and for the past twenty years, has been in the coal and wood busi¬ 
ness. Noble Barney is a Charter Member of Rabboni Royal Arch Chap¬ 
ter of North Attleboro, and was previously affiliated with King Hiram 
Chapter of Attleboro. His Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were acquired 
in Bristol Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and he was dubbed and created a 
Knight Templar in Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro. 
Noble Barney’s enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, is 8315, and he was admitted into the Nobility of that 



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illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine on March 28, 1909. He is also a 
member of Angle Stone Chapter Xo. 118, of the Order of the Eastern 
Star of North Attleboro, and of the Republican Town Committee. On 
June 19, 1895, in Plainville, he married Miss Emily P. Kendall. They 
have three children: Eda I., born on December 20, 1896; Marion L., 
October 18, 1898, and Eleanor K., September 5, 1912. Noble Barney 
resides at 105 South Street, Plainville. 

HERMAN WINFIELD BAILEY. 

As a son of the Desert, Noble Bailey crossed the hot sands, and 
was admitted on December 7, 1905, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, 
to the Mystic Shrine, wherein he was ennobled and enrolled as No. 6191. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, he is a member of Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M. of East Boston, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., and he is also a 32 Mason in the 
Scottish Rite, with affiliations in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Pei lection. 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all siu.a.ed 
in the Valley of Boston. For about ten years, Noble Bailey was the 
manager for the real estate owned by J. C. Haynes, and for the past 
five years, he has conducted his own real estate business at No. 3 Irving- 
ton Street, Boston. He is also a member of the New England Railroad 
Club of Boston. Noble Bailey was born in Lowell, on January 26. 18/8, 
and was there educated. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 6 W alnut 
Road, Somerville. 

JAMES MILTON BECK. 

Enrollment No. 4742 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., is that 
of James Milton Beck, who was received into the Nobility of that re¬ 
nowned body, on September 3, 1904. In Symbolic Masonry, he was 
initiated in West Bend Lodge No. 338, A. F. & A. M„ of W est Bend. 

Penn.; was made a Royal Arch Mason in West Bend Chapter No. -10. 

R. A. M„ also of West Bend, and received the Chivalric Orders in Geth 
semane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Noble Beck was born 
in East Penn., Penn., on February 12, 1861, and attended the public schools 
in his native state. He is accountant and manager for Kistler, Lesh and 
Company, of Bosto, manufacturers of sole leather. Noble Beck was 
married at Great Bend, Penn., on December 22, 1881, to Miss Amanda 

Storm; they have two children. Edwin F. and Mabel A. Noble Beck is a 

resident of Newton Highlands, and his business address is 319-321 A 
Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM M. BELCHER. 

Noble Belcher gained admittance to the Order of Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on May 5. 1904, 
and was therein enrolled as No. 4500. He was Masonically qualihed in 
W illiam Parkman Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester, in which he is a 
Past Master; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Noble Belcher is Past 
District Deputy Grand Master of the Sixth Masonic District; Past Senior 
Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and an active 
member of the Board of Masonic Relief. Politically, he is a member of 
the Republican Party. Noble Belcher was born at Gayville. Vt.. on 
December 23, 1855, and was educated in the schools of Peppered, Mass.. 
and those of Nashua, N. H„ where, on July 22, 1880. his marriage to 
Miss Sarah L. Claussen took place; they have a daughter, Elise Ablne. 
For the past fifteen years, he has been in the investment business, his 
office address is 303 Equitable Building. Boston, while his home is in 

Winchester. 

GEORGE J. BICKNELL. 

Having received the necessary Masonic Degrees, in Columbian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Melrose Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & 
S. M.. and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Noble 
Bicknell was ennobled and enrolled as No. 291. in the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple A A. O., N. M. S.. on March 30, 1894. He was born in Boston, 
on September 5, 1851, and was educated in that historical institution of 
learning the Boston Latin School. He was married in Cambridge, in 
1875, to Miss Georgia A. Stevens, and they have three children: Came 
M„ born July 3, 1876; Georgia G., July 3, 1878. and Hazel, born in June. 
1890 For more than forty years, Noble Bicknell was engaged in the 
wholesale carpet and retail furniture business, from which he retired in 
August, 1911, to become an importer. His business address is 31 Bedford 

Street, Boston. 

HARRY BIGG. 

In Freemasonry, Noble Bigg’s affiliations are with Albany, N. Y„ 
bodies, as follows: Ancient City Lodge No. 452, A. F. & A. M„ Capitol 
City Chapter No. 242. R. A. M.. Albany Council. R. & S. M., and Temple 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 


N. M. S„ took place on January 15, 1910, and he is therein enrolled as 
No 8929. He is also a member of Winthrop Lodge No. 1078, B. P. O. E. 
Noble Bigg was born in Albany. N. Y.. on March 30, 1882, and was 
educated in the Empire State. He is engaged in the hotel business, 
and is at present superintendent of the Blue Hills Club of Kansas City, 
Mo. He is unmarried, and resides in W inthrop. 

FREDERICK CLINTON BEANE. 

Noble Beane is a member of Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Parker 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Natick Commandery No. 33. K. T„ all of Natick. 
He was’ received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S„ 
on June 24, 1907, and his certificate of enrollment therein bears the num¬ 
ber, 7257. Noble Beane is also affiliated with America Lodge No. 191. 

I. O. O. F. of Boston, and politically, with the Republican Party. He was 
born at Deerfield, N. H., on September 10, 1866, and was educated at the 
St. Johnsbury (Vt.) and Derby (N. H.) Academies. In Cochituate, on 
December 22, 1897, he was married to Miss Florence E. Sawin, and they 
reside at No. 8 Pond Street, Cochituate. Since 1890, Noble Beane has 
followed the drug business, and from 1903, has been in business for him¬ 
self, at Cochituate. 

MAURICE RICHMOND. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., opened to admit 
Noble Richmond to its illustrious Nobility on February 18, 1907, enroll¬ 
ing him on its membership lists as No. 7025. In \ ork Rite Masonry, he 
obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dor¬ 
chester, later demitting to Jamaica Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica, 

L I • the Capitular Degrees in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; 
the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council. R. & S. M.; and in Scottish Rite 
Masonry, the Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; 
the Ancient Traditional Grades in Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; ^Philosophical and Doctrinal Grades in Mt. Olivet Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and the Modern Historical and Chivalric Grades in 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Noble Richmond is also 
a member of the Boston Lodge of Elks No. 10. He is of foreign birth; 
but was reared a full-fledged American, and has lived here since child¬ 
hood. He obtained his education in Boston, and for the past seventeen 
years, has been associated in business with Colonel A. H. Goetting of 
Springfield. Mass., at present, president of the Maurice Richmond Music 
Company, Incorporated, as well as manager of various Goetting enter¬ 
prises. His wife is a Boston lady, formerly Miss Bessie Segool. He has 
a son, Lawrence. At present Noble Richmond resides at Hollis Terrace, 
L. I., N. Y. 

COURTLAND G. BARTLETT, JR. 

For the past five years, Noble Bartlett has been engaged in teaching 
in the high school of Gardner, previously, for three years, having been 
connected with the Natick High School. He was born in North Adams, 
on February 24, 1884, and was educated in the public schools and at the 
high school'. In Paterson, X. J., on December 29. 1909, he married Miss 
Helen R. Owens; they have a son, Kenneth M-, and reside at No. 64 
Central Street, Gardner. Noble Bartlett is a member of the Boston 
Manual Training Club, and politically, is enrolled in the Republican ranks. 
In Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated in Greylock Lodge, A. b. & A. M.; 
was exalted to the degree of Royal Arch Mason in Composite Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and was created a Knight Templar in St. Paul Commandery 
Xo. 40. K. T., all of North Adams. Through the medium of the latter, 
he was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
February 18, 1907, his enrollment there being No. 6925. 

LEWIS HOWARD BACON. 

Well known as an architect in Boston, where, for thirty years, he 
has followed his profession, Noble Bacon was born in Wellsboro, Penn , 
on August 7. 1857, and received his education in Ravenna and Cleve¬ 
land, O? He married Miss Ann Smith Hall of Ravenna, O., on December 4, 
1882, and they have three children: Lewis H., Jr., Miss Jane, and Roger 
\Y h. The family residence is in Newton, and Noble Bacon’s pro¬ 
fessional offices are at No. 50 Bromfield Street, Boston. Noble Bacon 
has served on the School Committee of the city of Newton and on the 
Board of Aldermen, and is a member of the Board of Appeal of that 
city. He is also a member of the Boston Society of Architects. In 
Freemasonry, he received the Symbolic Degrees in Dalhousie Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in Newton Chapter, R. A. M.; and 
the Templar Degrees in Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., all of 
Newtonville. In the Scottish Rite, his degrees were conferred in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’., all in the Valley of Boston. Thus doubly 
qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., on 
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HARRIS M. BARNES. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Barnes is No. 3518, having been welcomed into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body with the class of February 25. 1901, for which 
privilege he had previously qualified as a Mason, in the following York 
Rite bodies of Melrose: Wyoming Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Waverly Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M.. and Hugh de Payens C.oinmandery No. 20. K. T. He was 
born in Portland, Me., on November 25. 1865, and was educated in that 
cin. His marriage to Miss Mary A. Butler was solemnized in Evans¬ 
ville. Ind.. on December 28, 1892, and they have a son, George A., and a 
daughter, Lillian. They reside at 419 Lebanon Street, Melrose. For about 
thirty years Noble Barnes has been engaged in the shoe manufacturing 
business, and as a traveling shoe salesman, with business address, 183 
Essex Street, Boston. 

EDWARD SPOONER BARKER. 

Noble Barker crossed the burning sands and entered the Mystic 
Shrine through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1892, 
his enrollment number being 259. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Joseph Warren Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
both of Boston, Boston Council. R. & S. M„ Hugh de Payens Command- 
ery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Giles Fonda \ates Council. Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He is 
also a member of Waterfield Lodge No. 231. I. O. O. F„ in which he is 
ranked as Past Noble Grand; of the Encampment and Canton of Win¬ 
chester : of the Boston Athletic Association: of the Insurance Under¬ 
writers Association, and, politically, of the Republican Party. He is a 
trustee of the Blackstone Savings Bank. Noble Barker was born in 
Medford, on March 6. 1853, and was educated in the public schools there. 
His marriage to Miss Lucy M. Morse of Boston took place on April 10, 
1882: they have a son, George Albert, born August 16, 1883, and a 
daughter, Elsie M.. born February 3. 1886. Since 1886, Noble Barker 
has been the general agent in Boston for the State Mutual Life Insurance 
Company of Worcester, with offices at 50 Congress Street, Boston. He 
owns the Colonel Fletcher Webster Ison of Daniel Webster) farm at 
Marshfield, where he makes his summer home, while his city home is in 
Winchester. 

WILFRED LOUIS BACON. 

Noble Bacon is affiliated with Eureka Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Adoni- 
ram Chapter, R. A. M.. New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton 
Commandery No. 16. K. T., all of New Bedford. Thus Masonically 
qualified, he was received into Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order on February 18, 1907, in which he holds certificate of enrollment 
numbered 6932. Noble Baccn is a member of Alpha Lodge, of the 
I. O. O. F., and was formerly a member of the New Bedford Yacht Club. 
He is a callman in the Fire Department of New Bedford, and a clerk 
of Hose Company No. 3: is a representative and collector for the Masonic 
Casualty Company, Secretary of the Master Plumbers’ Association, and a 
Director of the Firemen’s Mutual Aid Society. For four years, he has 
been in the plumbing and heating business in New Bedford, with loca¬ 
tion at 514 County Street. He was born in New Hampshire on October 
13. 1879. When he was eighteen months old his father passed away, 
and Noble Bacon was removed to Canada, where he was cared for by 
his grandparents, and attended the schools of Maria and New Richmond, 
P. Q.. and others in New Brunswick. At the age of eleven, he returned 
to New Hampshire, and attended the public schools of Manchester. N. H., 
and later, those of Lawrence. Mass. In the former place, he started to 
learn the plumbing trade, continuing same after his removal to New 
Bedford in 18%. On October 6, 1903. he was married in New Bedford, 
to Miss May E. Murphy, and has a daughter, Rosamond E. They reside 
at No. 42 Summer Street in that city. 

GEORGE DANIELSON BARBER. 

Noble Barber has come to be well known among the business men 
in Worcester. He was born in that city, on September 1. 1864, where 
he attended the public schools, graduating from the high school with 
the class of 1884. Since 1889, he has been a manufacturer of envelopes. 
His business is located at 110 Foster Street, Worcester. Noble Barber 
was formerly a member of Company H, Second Regiment, Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia. Among the organizations with which he is connected 
are the Commonwealth Club, and the V orcester Country Club. In ad¬ 
dition to bis Masonic affiliations, he is a member of Aletheia Grotto. 
Masonically, he has a full course of degrees in the York Rite and also 
in the Scottish Rite. The Symbolic Degrees were conferred upon him in 
Quinsigamond Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ of Worcester; the Capitular Degrees 
were conferred in Worcester Chapter, R. A. M.; he received the Cryptic 
Degrees in Hiram Council, R. & S. M., also of Worcester, and he was 


dubbed and created Knight in Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T. He is a member also of Worcester Lodge of Perfection; Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. His enrollment certificate, 
as a member of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, bears the 
number 4800; his ennoblement took place in that body, on November 7. 
1904. Noble Barber is a bachelor, and resides at 26 Shattuck Street, 
Worcester. 

EDWARD P. BARTLETT. 

Noble Bartlett received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine 
ennoblement, in Trinity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Clinton; Clinton 
Chapter, R. A. M., which exalted him to the sublime degree of Royal 
Arch Mason; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, in which he 
entered the Cryptic Circle, and Worcester County Commandery No. 5. 
K. T., which advanced him to the rank of Knighthood. He was welcomed 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., on December 31, 
1900, with enrollment number 3447. He is also a member of Chocksett 
Lodge, A. O. U. W. of Sterling. Politically, his interests are with the 
Republican Party, and in 1901 he served his district in the Legislature; 
for a quarter of a century he has also been Town Clerk and Town 
Treasurer. For the past twenty-four years, Noble Bartlett has been 
Postmaster of Sterling, and proprietor of a general store in that town. 
He was born at Sterling, on September 9, 1849, and obtained his education 
at the public schools of that place, and at the Worcester Academy, from 
which he was graduated with the class of 1866. Noble Bartlett was mar¬ 
ried in Sterling, on June 10. 1873, to Miss Fannie E. Davis; they have a 
son. Ernest P., residing at Chicago, and two daughters, Anna H. of 
Boston, and Josephine L., now Mrs. R. L. Carter of Leominster. Noble 
Bartlett resides in Sterling. 

DAVID BAMBER. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Bamber is a member of the 
following bodies of East Boston: Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. 31., St. John’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T.; 
in the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. 
In 1910, 1911, and 1912, he was a member of the Arab Patrol of Aleppo 
Temple. Noble Bamber was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, in June, 1907, and his 
enrollment certificate in that illustrious body was numbered 7271. He 
was born in V akefield. on March 3, 1875, and was educated in the public 
schools of Boston. He is sales manager for Van Zandt, Jacobs and 
Company, makers of collars and cuff's, at 69 Essex Street, Boston, and 
has been connected with that firm for twelve years, having been, pre¬ 
viously, for six years, in a similar occupation. Noble Bamber is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides in Troy, N. Y. 

JOEL ARTEMUS BAKER. 

Noble Baker was born in Westminster, on September 28, 1868, and 
obtained his education at W orcester Academy, and at the Bryant and 
Stratton Commercial College, in Boston. For about sixteen years, he 
has been connected with the John A. Dunn Company, chair manufac¬ 
turers, of 60 Fulda Street, Roxbury. In Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Roxbury, Noble Baker held the rank of Marshal, and he is a Life 
Member of that body; also of Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. 31. of Rox¬ 
bury, Boston Council, R. & S. 31., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. 
Having these preparatory degrees in 3Iasonry, he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. 31. S., on September 2, 1911, and holds enrollment 
certificate No. 9128. Noble Baker is also a member of William Ellison 

Lodge, of the I. O. O. F. of Gardner; and of Cyrus K. 3Iiller Camp, of 

the Sons of Veterans of Westminster, in which organization he has the 
rank of Past Captain. He is also a member of the Boston Chamber of 
Commerce, and of the Boston City Club. At Northampton, on Janu¬ 
ary 15, 1891, he married 3Iiss 3Iargie W. Richard. They have two chil¬ 
dren. Richard 31. and Doris L. Their residence is at No. 39 Walnut Park, 
Roxbury. 

GEORGE H. BROWN. 

The Honorable George H. Brown, a Noble of Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. O., N. 31. S.. Boston, was born in Waterville, 3Ie., May 22, 1877. 

His father came to Lowell a few years later, with his family, the son, 
George, receiving his early training in the public schools of Lowell. He 
was a newsboy and later worked in the various mills. He is a veteran 
of the Spanish-American W’ar and Philippine Insurrection and served 
in Company 31. Ninth Regiment, receiving honorable discharge. When 
President 3IcKinley called for volunteers in 1899. to go to the Philippines, 
he enlisted in Company 1. 26th Regiment. U. S. V., serving as private, 
corporal and sergeant. He was in various important expeditions in the 



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interior of the Islands and on November 7, 1899. as acting sergeant, ie 
had charge of three squads of men building a barricade, under iue o 
the enemy for four hours, at Jaro, P. I. He was in the engagement o 
Belantang, Jaro, P. I., November 21, 1899. At the expiration of his two 
years’ term he received an excellent discharge. From June 11, 1901, to 
December 15, 1908, he was connected with the Police Department of 
Lowell, as a patrolman, two years of which time, from May 1, 1903, to 
May 1, 1905. he served as inspector. March 3, 1903. in General Order 
No. 4. he was commended for courage in saving life at the Burbank 
Block fire, .on the morning of February 27. 1903, by \\ ilham B. Moffatt, 
Superintendent of Police, which action was warmly endorsed and unani¬ 
mously approved by the Board of Police, on March 4, 1903. In the fall 
of 1908, he aspired to the office of mayor and was elected by a large 
majority, serving as Mayor of Lowell in 1909, and in the fall of 1911 
he was elected a Commissioner for one year, under the new form of 
commission government. He served as Street Commissioner during 1912. 
In the fall of 1912 he was elected a Commissioner for two years,, and 
was assigned to the Department of Finance. He served as Commissioner 
of Finance during the year 1913, and is at present Commissioner of 
Finance of the City of Lowell. He is a member of the following Masonic 
bodies: Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A__ M: 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T, 
all of Lowell. He is also a member of the following organizations: 
Spanish-American War Veterans, Aldelbert Ames Camp ; Sons of Veterans, 
Admiral Farragut Camp No. 78; U. S. Bunting Cricket Club and Athletic 
Association: Lowell Board of Trade; Oberlin Lodge No. 28, I. 0.0. F.; 
Manchester Unity. Loyal Integrity Lodge, I. O. O. F. No. 6630: Knights 
of Pythias, Lowell Lodge No. 24; Order of Owls, Lowell Nest No. 1-55; 
Loyal Order of Moose of the World, Lowell Lodge No. 618; Knights of 
Malta, Lowell Commandery; Order of Buffaloes, Lowell Herd No. 10; 
Foresters of America, Court Merrimack No. 11, and Young Men’s Chris¬ 
tian Association. In Lowell, on October 5, 1904, he married Miss 
Emma V. Vining. 


rank of Past Patron of Weetamoc Chapter No. 57 of the Order of the 
Fastern Star. He has. for more than eleven years, been chief engineer 
for the Davis Mills, at Fall River. He was born, educated, and married 
in that city. The date of his birth was July 18, 1871. 

FRANK WILLIS BUDGELL. 

Noble Budgell was born in Danvers, on March 24, 1884, and was 
educated in the public schools. He has been connected with the firm 
of Walter J. Budgell and Sons, of No. 41 Walnut Street, Peabody, for 
the past four years. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred 
upon Noble Budgell in Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & A. M., the Capitu ar 
Degrees, in Holton Chapter. R. A. M„ both of Danvers and the Templar 
Degrees, in Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. 1. of Salem. As 
a son of the Desert, he made the perilous pilgrimage across the sands, 
reaching the Oasis of Boston on December 31, 1909, when he was admitted 
through its portals to Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, wherein ie 
was enrolled as No. 8583. He is also a member of Mt. Burnett Chapter 
of the Order of the Eastern Star. In Peabody, on October 22, 1907. he 
was married to Miss Maud F. Goodwin, and they have two daughters. 






HENRY P. BUNCHER. 

Noble Buncher has served for the past sixteen years as Treasurer 
of Adoniram Council, R. & S. M. of Waltham, and has affiliations with 
Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, Waltham Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Upon the 
enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Ins 
name appears as No. 301, his ennoblement therein having taken place in 
the class of November 5, 1894. For the past six years. Noble Buncher 
has been the cashier of the Waltham National Bank, at 637 Main Street, 
Waltham He was born in Lawrence, on March 7, 1859, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools of Waltham. On April 9, 1898, in Cambridge, he was 
married to Miss Sara E. Johnson of Lowell. They have two daughters, 
Elinor and Miriam, and their residence is on Greenwood Lane, Waltham. 


FRANK HENRY BROAD. 


WILLIAM H. BOWE. 


The enrollment numbered 4974 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O , N. M. S., 
is that of Frank Henry Broad, whose ennoblement took place on March 27, 
1905 He is Masonically affiliated with the following York Rite bodies 
of Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. 
He is also a member of Richard W. Drown Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Lynn, 
and of Lynn Encampment. For about thirty-five years, Noble Broad has 
been a druggist, with a store at 108 Union Street, Lynn. He was born 
in that city, on June 6, 1857, and attained an education in the schools 
there. There, also, on September 11, 1883. he married Miss S. L. Marshall 
of Billerica, Mass. She passed awav on September 29, 1889, leaving him 
with a son, Frank M. Later Noble Broad married Miss Sadie A. Marden 
of Rye, N. H., ad they reside in Lynn, at 21 Baltimore Street. 

ELMER J. BROWN. 

For more than twenty-five years, Noble Brown has been the manager 
for New England and Canada of the Pfister and Vogel Leather Company, 
of Milwaukee, with offices at 85 and 89 South Street, Boston. He was 
born in Reading, on November 28. 1858. and was educated there in the 
public schools. Noble Brown is a member of the Boston City Club, the 
Brookline Country Club, and of the Whale Island Club of Weymouth. 
Masonically, he is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Good Samaritan Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Reading, Reading Chapter, R. A. M. Boston Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . He 
is No. 164 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine; he was admitted to the Nobility of 
that body of Shriners, as a member of the class of December 19, 1889. 

CHARLES NELSON BOWEN. 

Noble Bowen has the rank of Past Master in Mount Hope Lodge, 
A F. & A. F. of Fall River, and of Eminent Commander in Godfrey 
De Bouillon Commandery No. 25. K. T. of that city. He is affiliated 
also, in the York Rite, with Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., and Fall 
River Council. R. & S. M. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Fall 
River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Saint Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.CP.'.R.’.S.'. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple, on April 23, 1907, and there was then awarded to him the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment with No. 7074. Noble Bowen is also a member 
of Mount Vernon Lodge No. 57, K. of P. of Fall River, and he has the 


In the class of December 27, 1898, with enrollment 3082. Noble Bowe 
was created a Mystic Shriner, in Aleppo Temple. He is Masonically 
connected with Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Somertille Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. 
He is also a member of the Boston City Club, and of the Calumet Club 
of Winchester. Noble Bowe was born in Dorchester, October 23, 1868, 
and attained his education in the schools there. His marriage to Miss 
Nellie Broderick of Waterbury, Conn., took place in Boston, in January, 
1900; they have four children: Helen, William, Jr., Ruth and Richard. 
Noble Bowe is the vice president of the Herrick Company, dealers in 
sheet metal, at 47 Broad Street. Boston, and has been connected with this 
firm for the past twenty-eight years. His home is in Winchester, at 
181 Parkway. 

HOWARD FOLGER BUBIER. 

For about fifteen years, Noble Bubier has been in the employ of the 
Singer Sewing Machine Company. He has Masonic affiliations with 
Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T„ all of Lynn. 
As a member of the class of April 23, 1907, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and was enrolled as 
7083 upon the lists of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order. 
Noble Bubier is also a member of the Oxford Club. He was born in 
Lynn, and attended the schools of that city. He is unmarried, and resides 
at 185 Franklin Street, Lynn. 

CHARLES H. BROWN. 

Brought to light in Masonry in Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Noble Brown received his Capitular Degrees in Shekinah Royal 
Arch Chapter; his Cryptic Degrees in Naphtali Council. R. & S. M„ and 
his Templar Degrees, in Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., all of 
Chelsea. The ceremony of his elevation to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, was performed according to the traditions 
of the Order, on March 20, 1911, and on that eventful day he was regis¬ 
tered on the rolls of that exalted body as No. 8996. He is a member 
of Neptune Lodge No. 237, I. O. O. F.; of the Revere Lodge of Elks, 
No. 1171, and of Omar Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R. For the past twenty- 
two years, Noble Brown has been a restaurateur, with location at No. 129 
Boulevard, Revere, formerly having been, for five years, in the clothing 
business. He is a member of the Revere Republican Town Committee 
and is Water Commissioner of that town. Noble Brown was born in 
Worcester, September 25, 1873, and was educated in the schools of 
Brookfield. He is a widower, and has his residence at No. 130 Boulevard, 
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MAX BROWN. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry having been conferred upon Noble 
Brown in Mt. Nebo Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he chose to continue his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and he is now affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b Thus qualified for admission to the Shrine, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on May 21, 1908, when there was 
awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 8088. 
Noble Brown is also a member of Brockton Lodge No. 669, B. P. O. E., 
of the Boston City Club, and of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. He 
was born in Chicago, Ill., on December 2, 1869, and attained an education 
in the schools of that city. Noble Brown is unmarried, and resides at 
9 Norway Street, Boston. 

JOSEPH EMMONS BRIGGS, M. D. 

Noble Briggs has Masonic affiliations with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Paul s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
Iv. T., all of Boston. Thus equipped with the necessary degrees, he was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on 
June 27, 1904, and his enrollment was numbered 4621. Noble Briggs is a 
practicing surgeon, with offices at 477 Beacon Street, Boston, and he 
is surgeon at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. He was born in 
Dighton, on March 13. 1869; his education was obtained there, at Taunton, 
and at Boston University, from which he was graduated with the class 
of 1890. Among the medical bodies with which he is connected are the 
American College of Surgeons, the American Institute of Homeopathy, 
the Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical Society, the Massachusetts Sur¬ 
gical and Gynecological Society, the Boston Homeopathic Medical Society, 
the Homeopathic Society of Worcester, and the Homeopathic Society of 
Worcester County. He is also a member of the Boston City and Boston 
Art Clubs. In Boston, on September 10, 1903, he married Miss Flora L. 
Toulmin, and they reside at the address given above. 

FRANK TILTON BUCHANAN. 

A Knight Templar of the Cape Breton Commandery of Sydney, 
N. S., Noble Buchanan has also acquired the 32° in the Ancient and 
Accepted Scottish Rite of Masonry. He was initiated, crafted and raised 
in Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Woburn, and exalted in Woburn 
Royal Arch Chapter. His Scottish Rite affiliations are with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., in December, 1906, and his enrollment number in that 
illustrious body is 6646. Noble Buchanan is a member of the New Eng¬ 
land Street Railway Club, and of the American Electric Railway Associa¬ 
tion. Since February, 1908. he has been superintendent of the Blue Hill 
Street Railway Company, of Canton. Previously, he had been connected 
with the Electric Railway Company of Key West, Fla., the Cape Breton 
Electric Company of Sydney, N. S., and with the Brockton and Plymouth 
Street Railway Company of Plymouth. Noble Buchanan was born in 
Woburn, on April 12, 1877, and was educated there. In Burlington, in 
October, 1903, his marriage to Miss Nellie P. Winn took place. His home 
is at 468 Washington Street, Canton. 

ROY NEIL BURGESS. 

Elevated to the rank of Nobility in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine, on May 21, 1909, Noble Burgess was therein enrolled as No. 8402. 
He owes Masonic allegiance to Mariners’ Lodge No. 67, A. F. & A. M. of 
New York City; Maxwell Chapter No. 18, R. A. M. of Connersville. Ind.; 
Fayette Council No. 6, R. & S. M.; Connersville Commandery No. 6, 
K. T.; Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection, and to the Scottish Rite 
Council, Chapter, and Consistory. Noble Burgess was born in Rochester, 
N. Y., on February 1, 1875, and was educated in the schools of that city. 
For a few months, he has been manager of the Platt and Washburn 
Refining Company, and previously, for six years, he had been manager of 
the Indian Refining Company. His office address is 88 Broad Street, 
Boston, while his home is in Winthrop, at 60 Cottage Park Road. 

HENRY SYLVANUS BUNTON. 

In Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Noble Bunton’s rank is that of 
Past Master; in Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M.. Past High Priest: in Hyde 
Park Council, R. & S. M., Past Thrice Illustrious Master; in Cyprus 
Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park, Past Eminent Commander: 
and his Scottish Rite affiliations are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem Mt. Oli¬ 
vet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.*. He has also held the offices of District Deputy Grand 
Master and District Deputy Grand High Priest; is Past Deputy Grand 


High Priest in the Grand Chapter, and Past Grand Principal Conductor 
of Work in the Grand Council. Noble Bunton was welcomed into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of May 20, 1886, when there 
was awarded him certificate of enrollment No. 109. He is likewise a 
member of Allon Lodge No. 126, of the I. O. O. F.; of Monterey Encamp¬ 
ment No. 60, and of Timothy Ingraham Post No. 121, G. A. R., with 
rank of Past Commander. Noble Bunton was born in Manchester, N. H„ 
on April 6, 1848, and attended school there. For a quarter of a century, 
he has been treasurer of the woolen mills, at Sabattus, Me., and for 
eighteen years, was treasurer of the Hyde Park Savings Bank. He was 
also Treasurer of Hyde Park for thirty years prior to its incorporation 
with Greater Boston. His marriage to Miss Mary Greenwood Giles took 
place in Winthrop, on November 9, 1880. His home is at 60 Oak Street. 
Hyde Park, and his business address is No. 1234 River Street, Boston. 

J. CLARKE BROWN. 

For the past four years, Noble Brown has served upon the Financial 
Committee of Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ with which he is affiliated. 
He is also a member of Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Salem Council, 
R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem. 
In these several bodies he has served many times on entertainment com¬ 
mittees. and for twelve years, has been a member of the Commandery 
Committee. With this Masonic qualification, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the class 
of December 17, 1906, his enrollment therein being designated as No. 756. 
N T oble Brown is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, 
and in the Veteran Cadets has the rank of Quartermaster; is also con¬ 
nected with the Colonial Club, and with the Now and Then Association, 
both of Salem, as well as with the Board of Trade and Merchants’ 
Association of that city. He was born in Salem, on May 20, 1870, and 
was educated in the public schools. For about thirty years he has been 
in the hardware business, and is now a member of the firm of Waters 
and Brown, of No. 69 Washington Street, Salem. He is unmarried, and 
resides in the same city, at 19 Northey Street. 

HORACE GEORGE BRASTOW. 

Noble Brastow was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of February, 1907, 
and his enrollment upon the membership lists of that illustrious body is 
numbered 7063. He obtained the Masonic Degrees preparatory to that 
ennoblement, in St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M, Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. .& S. M., and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton. Noble Brastow is also a member of 
Massasoit Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F. of Brockton. For more than twenty 
years, he was foreman for Stacy Adams and Company, shoe manufactur¬ 
ers. Since 1900, he has been a member of the firm of Howard Clark and 
Company, dealers in furniture, carpets and rugs, at 85 Main Street, 
Brockton. He was born in Brewer, Me., on September 10, 1849, and 
attended the public schools. On April 16, 1876, in Brockton, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Phoebe Reed of North Easton. They reside at No. 285 Bel¬ 
mont Street, Brockton. 

S. OLIVER BREED. 

Since 1890, Noble Breed has been connected with the Lynn Board 
of Underwriters, whose offices are at 145 Monroe Street, in that city. 
He is a 32° Mason, and was brought to light in Masonry in 1893. His 
Masonic affiliations are with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T„ all of Lynn; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P/.R.’.S.'. 
Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble 
Breed is enrolled as No. 189, and he was welcomed into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body, in December, 1890. In point of years, Noble Breed 
is one of the oldest members of the Temple, having been born in Lynn, on 
November 22, 1821. He attended school in Lynn and South Weymouth, 
and on October 19, 1844, was married to Miss Mary Ann Reed, who 
passed away on November 1, 1886, leaving him three daughters, Mary A., 
Priscilla A., and Susan E. He also has eight grandchildren, ten great¬ 
grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Noble Breed’s residence is 
at No. 9 Garland Street, Lynn. 

LELAND E. BRADLEY. 

Noble Bradley, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 4295, was received into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body of Shriners as a member of the class 
of September 5, 1903. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred 
upon him in Quinebaug Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Doric Chapter, R. A. M., 


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both of Southbridge; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, Wor¬ 
cester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; W orcester Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. -S. . Noble 
Bradley is also connected with Armour Lodge No. 87, of the K. of P- 
of Southbridge, and is a member of the Boston Athletic Association, the 
Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange, and of the Southbridge Club. In 
politics, he adheres to Republican principles. Noble Bradley was born in 
Putnam, Conn., on October 29, 1865, and was educated in the public 
schools. Since 1885, he has been a wholesale dealer in dressed beef in 
Southbridge. Noble Bradley is unmarried, and resides in Southbridge. 

MILON DEXTER BROWN. 

Noble Brown is a Templar in the York Rite of Masonry and has 
the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations in the former are with 
Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahas- 
uerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all 
located in Lowell; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S. .P. .R. -S. . 
He entered the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, with 
the other members of the class of June 2, 1905, and is registered in that 
illustrious body as No. 5053. Noble Brown is also connected with Cheva¬ 
lier Lodge No. 2, K. P., Highland Veritas Lodge No. 6, I. O. O. F., and 
Pilgrim Encampment, all of Lowell. For about seventeen years, he has 
been a dealer in cigars and tobacco in Lowell, his establishment being at 
112 Central Street. For the past five years, he has been treasurer of the 
Church Street Automobile Corporation, located at 118-122 Church Street, 
Lowell. He was born in Wilmot, N. H., on April 4, 1862, and attended 
school there and in Lowell. Noble Brown is a widower, and resides at 
295 Central Street, Lowell. 

JOSEPH PARKER BROOKE. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees having been conferred upon Noble 
Brooke in Union Lodge, A. P. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. of Boston, he was permitted to make the pilgrimage to 
Mecca under the auspices of Aleppo Temple, in June, 1912. and was 
enrolled in the Nobility of that body of Shriners as No. 9541. For 
seven years, he has been a salesman for the John Carter Company of 
100 Federal Street, Boston. Noble Brooke was born in Cornwall, Chit¬ 
on December 30, 1874, and was educated in the schools of Toronto. He 
is unmarried, and resides at 5 Maple Park. Ashmont. 

HERBERT ELMER CLARK. 

For ten years, Noble Clark has been in the employ of the Federal 
Government as a stenographer in the Boston Post Office, his business 
address being 83 Post Office Building. He was born in East Milton, 
on August 17, 1884, and attended the schools of that place, where he 
now resides. The Masonic Degrees which qualified Noble Clark for 
admission to the Shrine were acquired in Macedonian Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Milton, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy, and 
Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. He was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 15, 1912, 
when he was enrolled as No. 9764. Noble Clark is also a member of the 
Woodsum Bible Class Club of East Milton. 

JOHN JACQUES BURKILL. 

For thirty years. Noble Burkill has been in the clothing business in 
Hudson, where he is established at 39 Main Street, as a partner in the 
Burkill Clothing Company, dealers in clothing and men’s furnishings. 
He was born in Hudson, on April 5, 1865, and attained an education in 
the public schools there. Noble Burkill is a member of Constantine Ala¬ 
bama of Chelsea; of Hudson Lodge No. 959, B. P. O. E.; and of Major 
A. A. Powers Camp No. 5, S. of V. Politically, he is a follower of the 
Republican Party. His Masonic affiliations are with Doric Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Hudson, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, and Trinity 
Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. His membership in Aleppo 
Temple dates from December, 1902, when he was enrolled therein as 
No. 3986. Noble Burkill’s marriage to Miss Catherine M. O’Neil, took 
place in Hudson, on February 5, 1891, and they reside in that town, at 
65 River Street. 

HARRY PHILIP BURNS. 

Noble Burns became a Shriner in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on December 30, 1901, with enrollment No. 3702. His York Rite Masonic 
affiliations are with Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s Chapter, 
R. A. M„ both of South Boston. Boston Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, and those of 


the Scottish Rite are oBston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, Noble Burns was born 

in Worcester, on New Year’s Day, 1867, and was educated in the schools 
of that city. His marriage to Miss Mary E. Desmond of Boston, took 
place in West Roxbury, on September 21, 1891, and they have a daughter, 
Virginia L„ and a son Harry P. Noble Burns has been connected with 
the Boston Police Department for eighteen years, during the first twelve 
years of that time having served as a police officer; and six yeais ago 
he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, which post he continues to 
fill. His business address is Police Station No. 3, Joy Street, Boston, 
while his home is in Brighton, at No. 66 Mapleton Stieet. 

THEODORE F. ALLEN. 

The Masonic connections of Noble Allen are with Athelstan Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Worcester, Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M. of Arlington, 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. Having thus prepared himself for Shrine ennoblement, he was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, with the class of February 9, 
1904, and his enrollment certificate was numbered 4351. Noble Allen :s 
also a member of Lodge No. 839, B. P. O. E. of Cambridge. He was 
born on June 25, 1853, in Westminster, and, as a youth, attended the 
public schools in that place. For about a quarter of a century, he has 
been a salesman, with headquarters at 197 Portland Street, Boston. In 
Worcester, on July 21, 1880, he married Miss Mary I. Stuart of New 
York City. They have one daughter, Marion E„ and reside at 50 Jason 
Street, Arlington. 

LEONHARD BAER. 

Enrolled as No. 5059 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ Noble 
Baer holds the rank of Arab Patrol in that body. His membership 
dates from June 2, 1905. Noble Baer’s career has given him affiliations 
with Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Somerville Chapter, R. A^ M., 
Orient Council, R. & S. M„ and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T„ 
in which body he is ranked as Senior Warden. He is also connected 
with Paul Revere Lodge, I. O. O. F., and with the K. and L. of H. 
Since 1894, Noble Baer has been superintendent for A. G. Van Nostrand, 
of Boston, and before that time he was master brewer with C. Feigen- 
span, of Newark, N. J. Noble Baer was born in New \ ork City, on 
August 28, 1871, and received his education there, graduating from the 
public schools in 1886. His marriage to Miss Mary Louisa Brown was 
solemnized on June 20, 1894; they have one child, L. I. Baer, born 
April 7, 1895. Noble Baer’s business address is 40 Alford Street, and 
his residence, 135 Walnut Street, Somerville. 

GEORGE G. AVERILL. 

Enrolled with the number 87, upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 3, 1898, Noble Averill had previously 
become eligible for that exaltation by his affiliations in the York Rite of 
Masonry. He was raised in Horeb Lodge No. 93, of Lincoln, Me., in 1893, 
and came by demit to Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, 
was advanced and exalted in Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter, and attained 
to the orders of Christian Knighthood in Cceur de Lion Commandery 
No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Since August, 1910, Noble Averill has 
been treasurer of the Keyes Fibre Company, of Waterville, Me., formerly 
from 1892 to 1910, having practiced his profession of medicine, in Cam¬ 
bridge. He was born in Lincoln, Me., on December 5, 1869, and gradu¬ 
ated from Tufts College in 1896. In Fairfield, Me., on November 18, 
1908, Noble Averill was united in marriage to Miss Mabel L. Keyes of 
that town, and they make their home in Waterville, Me. Politically, 
Noble Averill is an adherent to Republican principles. 

ARTHUR H. ALLEY. 

Qualified, both as a 32° Mason in the Scottish Rite, and as a Knight 
Templar in the York Rite, Noble Alley holds the early enrollment num¬ 
ber of 78, in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. Ail. S., into 
whose membership he was received on November 5, 1896. Noble Alley s 
York Rite connections are with Eliot Lodge, A. F. & A. A4., of which 
he is a Past Alaster; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. AL; Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M„ and with Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of 
Roxbury. His Scottish Rite connections are with Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Alley is also a member of Brookline Lodge No. 886, of the 
B. P. O. E. Among the social bodies with which he is connected are: 
the Algonquin Club, the Exchange Club, the Temple Club, the 1 ech Club, 
the Economic Club, the Wampatuck Club, and the Bostonian Society. 
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GEORGE R. ALLEY. 

Noble Alley was born in Providence, R. I., on April 27, 1867, and 
obtained his education in the schools of Boston. In Greater Boston, 
for more than a score of years, he has been connected with the Massa¬ 
chusetts Brewing Company, of 123 Heath Street, Roxbury. As a Mason, 
Noble Alley had the rank of Senior Warden in Eliot Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., of Jamaica Plain; and he is also affiliated with St. Andrew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and De 
Molay Commanderv No. 7. K. T. of Boston. In the Scottish Rite of 
Masonry he has also taken degrees in full course, as follows: with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h Thus equipped with the prerequisite 
Masonic qualifications, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on Novem¬ 
ber 5, 1896, and his certificate of enrollment bears the early number 77. 
Noble Alley is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. In that 
city, on April 29, 1903, he married Miss Miriam White Stedman. He 
resides in Boston. 

GROSVENOR ALDRICH. 

For about a third of a century, Noble Aldrich has been connected 
with the Bridge and Building Supervision Department of the New York, 
New Haven and Hartford Railroad. With these engineering interests, 
he is naturally connected with a large number of technical bodies, includ¬ 
ing the American Railroad Bridge and Building Association, of which he 
is Vice President; the New Haven Bridge and Building Association, of 
which also he is Vice President, and the New England Maintenance of 
Way Association. In Masonry, he is allied with Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Franklin, Miller Chapter. R. A. M., Hyde Park Council, R. & 
S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on May 14. 
1901, and his enrollment therein was numbered 3556. Noble Alrdich is 
also a member of Melzinga Lodge No. 304, K. T.. of Fishkill-on-the-Hud- 
son, N. Y., in which he has filled every office, including that of Represen¬ 
tative to the Grand Lodge, and he is likewise affiliated with the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen. He was born in Uxbridge, on November 12, 
1860, and was educated there. In Fishkill-on-the-Hudson. N. Y., he 
married, on November 25, 1885. Miss Ellen Kimball Brooks of Cold 
Springs, N. Y. They have two sons: Girdon G. and Loring G., and a 
daughter. Helen I„ and reside at No. 32 Albion Street, Hyde Park. Noble 
Aldrich’s office is in the South Station Building, Boston. 

ELMORE ANDREWS. 

A York Rite Mason of Everett, with affiliations in Palestine Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle and Bethsaida Chapters, R. A. M„ and Beau- 
seant Commandery No. 41, K. T., Noble Andrews made the pilgrimage 
across the Desert as a member of the caravan of December 30, 1904, and 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
with membership No. 4854. He is also enrolled in the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows, being affiliated with Everett Lodge No. 36. For the past 
twenty-three years. Noble Andrews has been a manufacturer of shoes 
formerly, for ten years, having been employed as a shoemaker. He was 
born in Montreal, Can., on October 15, 1867. but attended school in Man¬ 
chester, N. H. Noble Andrews’ marriage to Miss Ermina Lane of New¬ 
ton was celebrated in that place on March 31, 1893, and they have one son, 
Elmore L., and three daughters: Bertha, Ellen L., and Virginia M. His 
business address is Bartlett Street, Everett, and his residence is at No. 11 
High Street, Everett. 

MARK IRVING ADAMS. 

Noble Adams began his Masonic career in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Boston; he then chose to take the higher degrees in the Scottish 
Rite, and is now affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 29, 
1913. and his enrollment is numbered 9046. Noble Adams was born in 
Roxbury, November 27, 1888, and was graduated from the Lewis Gram¬ 
mar School of Roxbury and from the English High School of Boston; 
lie then studied, from 1907 to 1909, at Dartmouth College, going thence 
to Harvard University, wherein the degree of A. B. was conferred upon 
him in 1911. He has been, for two years, purchasing agent for the 
William Filene’s Sons Company at Washington, Summer and Hawley 
Streets, Boston. He is a member of the Boston City Club, and resides at 
163 Babcock Street. Brookline. 

FRANK H. ALBEE. 

Frank H. Albee has been, for ten years, a salesman for the Acme 
Rubber Manufacturing Company of Trenton, N. J„ previously having 


been associated with the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company. He 
was born in Gloucester, on June 3, 1880, and received his education in 
its public schools. He married in Hyde Park, Miss M. V. Stevens, on 
June 14, 1904, and they have two sons, Richard S., born January 31, 1906, 
and Parker B„ born April 20, 1913. Noble Albee has enrollment No. 8465 
in Aleppo Temple of the A. A. O.. N. M. S„ to the Nobility of which 
he was admitted on August 2, 1909, his prerequisite Masonic connec¬ 
tions being with Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery 
No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. Noble Albee has his residence at No. 94 
Beacon Street, Hyde Park, and his business location at 274 Devonshire 
Street, Boston. 

GEORGE B. ARCHER. 

Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., received Noble Archer into the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on June 6, 1912, and enrolled him on 
its membership lists as No. 9304. He had previously received his Symbolic 
Degrees in Masonry in Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; his Capitular 
Degrees, in Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.; his Cryptic Degrees in Med¬ 
ford Council, R. & S. M., and his Templar Degrees, in Boston Command¬ 
ery No. 2, K. T. Aside from Alasonry, Noble Archer is fraternally 
connected in the Odd Fellows, with Middlesex Lodge No. 17, and Middle¬ 
sex Encampment No. 9 of Malden; in the Order of Rebekahs, with 
Resolute Lodge No. 999; and in the Order of the Eastern Star, with 
Middlesex Chapter No. 64, in which he is a Past Patron. In business 
Noble Archer is a member of the Bowker and Archer Marble Company, 
Boston. He was born on November 6, 1868, in Charlestown, where he 
was also educated. His marriage to Miss Hattie S. Boyden of Conway, 
was celebrated in that town, on December 30, 1895, and they have a son, 
Frank S. Noble Archer’s business address is 1122 Tremont Building, 
Boston, and his home is in West Medford. 

GEORGE EDGAR AMES. 

Noble Ames was born at Albion, R. I., on August 28, 1854, and 
having obtained his primary education in the schools of that place, he 
was graduated from the high school of Blackstone. He has now been, 
for about twenty-one years, the mechanical superintendent for the Law¬ 
rence Manufacturing Company, located at the north end of Suffolk 
Street, Lowell. On September 22, 1875, at Blackstone, he married Miss 
Elizabeth A. Magovney; they have two sons, Henry Allison and George 
Edgar, Jr., and reside at 119 Hall Street, Lowell. Noble Ames is a 
member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sons of the American Revo¬ 
lution ; of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and of the 
Yorick Club. He has also taken degrees in Masonry, in both the York 
and Scottish Rites. In the former, he has affiliations with Roswell Lee 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of Springfield; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Lowell, in which he has the rank of Master of the Third Veil; and in 
the latter, Noble Ames is affiliated with Lowell Lodge of Perfection; 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Upon the enrollment 
lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order his name appears 
as No. 4615. His ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners as a 
member of the class of June 27, 1904. 

OTIS Dk ALTON ARNOLD. 

Noble Arnold acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his 
Shrine exaltation, in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all of the 
city of Worcester, and was then enrolled upon the membership lists of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as No. 8174, his admission 
to the Nobility of that sublime Order having taken place in the class of 
August 8, 1908. He is a member of the Commonwealth Club, and of the 
Economic Club of Worcester. His birth, at Hounsfield, in Jefferson 
County, N. Y., occurred on February 3, 1865, and he was educated there 
and at the Potsdam Normal School. For eight years, he was connected 
with the Dun Mercantile Agency; later, for eleven years, with the State 
Mutual Life Insurance Company, and for more than four years past he 
has been with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, as a special 
agent, with offices at 306 Main Street,. Worcester. He married, in Pots¬ 
dam, N. Y., on March 31, 1887, Miss Nellie A. Kerr, and they have three 
daughters: Lura A., Roberta, and Helen M. They reside at No. 875 Main 
Street, Worcester. 

FRANK P. ANTHONY. 

Enrollment No. 6177. in Aleppo Temple. A. A. 0„ N. M. S„ is 
that of Noble Anthony, who was received and ennobled in that body on 
December 7, 1905. His Masonic affiliations are with Mt. Tabor Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of East Boston, in which he is ranked as Past Master; 
Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He 
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of the Boston City Club, and of the Cottage Park Yacht Club. Noble 
Anthony was born in Providence. R. I., December 10, 1864, and attained 
an education in the schools of Ashland, Mass. His marriage to Miss 
Alice Gilman of Boston, took place in East Boston, on June 27, 1894; 
they have three children: Carroll G., Richard R„ and Barbara. For the 
past four years, Noble Anthony has been the New England agent for 
the Imperial Automobile Company, and previously, he had been engaged 
in the heating and ventilating business. His home is in Winthrop, at 52 
Seargent Street, while his business address is 1094 Commonwealth Ave¬ 
nue, Boston. 

LLOYD KNIGHT ALLEN. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on April 10, 1896, Noble Allen was enrolled therein as No. 6394. He 
holds the rank of Senior Deacon in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
and is also affiliated with Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T., all of Rox¬ 
bury. Likewise, he has taken degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For thirteen years, 
Noble Allen has been cashier of the Union Central Life Insurance Com¬ 
pany, of Cincinnati. O., at their Boston office, located at 79 Milk Street. 
He was born in Deer Isle. Me., on November 21, 1880, and obtained his 
education there and at the East Maine Conference Seminary at Bucks- 
port. Me., graduating in 1899. The following year, he took a commer¬ 
cial course at the Bryant and Stratton Business College, in Boston. In 
that city, on June 22, 1910, his marriage to Miss E. Ethel Maxwell took 
place. They have a daughter, Ruth, and a son, Lloyd, Jr., and reside at 
26 Moreland Street Roxbury. 

WILFRED AINSWORTH. 

A retired merchant of the city of Fall River. Noble Ainsworth has 
the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite. In 1899, as a Republican, he was a member of the State 
Legislature. His Masonic attainments may be listed as follows: mem¬ 
bership in the York Rite, with Mt. Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall 
River Chapter. R. A. M„ Fall River Council, R. & S. M„ and Godfrey 
de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T., all of Fall River; and in the 
Scottish Rite, with Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Law¬ 
rence Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Ains¬ 
worth’s ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on April 30, 1904, and 
he was then awarded the enrollment certificate numbered 4850. He 
was born in Blackburn, England, on the last day of March, 1867, and 
obtained his education in Lancashire. For a quarter of a century he 
was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Fall River, and in that city, on 
April 17, 1895. he married Miss Sarah A. Wood. Thev have three chil¬ 
dren : Herbert E„ Gertrude Alice, and George W. Noble Ainsworth’s 
residence is at 1025 High Street. 

HERBERT AUSTIN. 

Noble Austin is Past Commander of St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, 
K. T„ and is Junior Warden of St. Andrew’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M., also 
having York Rite connections with St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M., and 
Boston Council, R. & S. M. In the Scottish Rite, he is a Mason of the 
32°, being a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Founda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and of Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’., in which he 
is Councillor. His enrollment number in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., is 6741, and he was received into that illustrious body 
on December 17, 1906. Noble Austin is also a member of Pythagorean 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Marion, Wareham Chapter, R. A. M., of 
Wareham, and of the Past Commanders’ Association of Bass Point. He 
is a member of the firm of Austin and Doten. steel and iron jobbers, 
with which concern he has been connected for nearly a third of a cen¬ 
tury. Noble Austin was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 6, 1859, but 
obtained his education in Boston. His business address is 102 North 
Street, Boston, and he also resides in that city. 

EDWARD PETER BROCK. 

A member of the Arab Patrol of Potentate Shackford. Noble Brock 
served in the same capacity with Potentate Estey. His ennoblement took 
place in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 1, 1908. when 
he was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 6542. Masonicallv, he is 
connected with Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s 
Chapter. R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and with Boston 
Commandery No. 2. K. T., wherein he is ranked as Guard. He is also a 
member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, of the 


Engineers’ Blue Room Club, of the Ten of Us Club, of the Street Rail¬ 
way Club, and of the Boston Athletic Association. Noble Brock was born 
in Milford, on September 7, 1868, and was educated there. For about four¬ 
teen years, he has been a dealer in steam specialties, at 70 High Street, 
Boston. He is unmarried and resides in Winthrop. 

ELMER OAKMAN. 

Noble Oakman received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Union 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester; the Capitular Degrees in Dorchester 
Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and the Degrees of Knighthood in Boston Commandery, K. T. Through 
the medium of the latter, he was inducted into the mysteries of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 7, 1905, and 
was enrolled upon the membership lists of that illustrious body as No. 
6261. Noble Oakman is also affiliated with Neponset Lodge No. 84, 
I. O. O. F.; Ellison Encampment No. 54, of Dorchester; the Royal 
Arcanum, Council No. 4 of Boston, and the Boston Chamber of Com¬ 
merce. He is a member of Nathaniel Bowditch Camp No 30, Sons of 
Veterans, and was its first Captain, holding that rank for two years. 
Since 1883, Noble Oakman has been in the contracting and building 
business: first, with his father, H. P. Oakman, for ten years, and since 
1893, by himself. He was born in North Marshfield, on May 28, 1866, 
and was educated in Boston. On May 13, 1891, Noble Oakman married 
Miss Lizzie R. Copeland of Dorchester, and they had three children: 
Roxie P., Elmer P., Jr., and Roger G. His second wife was Miss Esther 
M. Clement of Braintree, whom he married on March 12, 1913, and 
they have a daughter, Phyllis Clement. Noble Oakman’s residence is 
at No. 41 Walnut Street, and his business address is No. 3 Oakman 
Street, Dorchester. 

JAMES E. ODELL. 

The ennoblement of Noble Odell took place in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of December 29, 1911, and his 
enrollment certificate was numbered 9263. He is a Templar in the York 
Rite of Masonry, and a 32° Mason in the Scottish Rite. In the York 
Rite, his affiliations are with Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. 
Matthew’s Chapter R. A. M., both of South Boston: Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
is also connected with the I. O. O. F„ in which he holds the rank of 
Past Noble Grand. For twelve years he has been a crude rubber broker, 
with offices at No. 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, and he is a member of 
the Rubber Club of America. Noble Odell was born in Stratham, N. H., 
on October 11, 1865, and was educated in Exeter, N. H., and in Boston, 
graduating in 1883. He married, in Boston, on November 20, 1887, 
Miss Mary E. Gleason of Hyannis. They have three children: Lawrence 
G., born in February, 1890; Ethel M., born in May, 1892, and James 
E. Jr., born in May 1894, and their residence is in Newtonville. 

JAMES R. O’HARA. 

Noble O’Hara was received in Aleppo Temple on September 30, 
1893, with enrollment No. 1978. He was admitted into that illustrious 
body through the medium of his Masonic connections with Union 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Dor¬ 
chester: Naphtali Council, R. & S. M. of Chelsea, and Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He is also a member of 
Winthrop Lodge No. 1078, B. P. O. E., and among his clubs are the Ex¬ 
change Club, the Press Club, the Winthrop Yacht Club, the Boston Yacht 
Club, and the Middlesex Club. Noble O’Hara was born in Boston, 
on April 6, 1846, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
that city. His marriage to Caroline A. McFadden, took place in Bath, 
Me., on September 1, 1877; they have a son, James R. Jr., born on 
May 2, 1882, and a daughter, Annie P., September 9, 1880. Noble 
O’Hara is a stock broker, with offices at 10 Post Office Square, Boston, 
while his home is in Winthrop, at 32 Cottage Avenue. 

LIONEL E. O’HARA. 

Having obtained the preparatory Masonic Degrees required for 
Shrine ennoblement in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, 
Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, 
K. T. of Roxbury, Noble O’Hara was admitted into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple,, on December 17, 1906, and his enrollment certificate 
was then given the number 6863. For about twenty-one years, he has 
been a real estate broker, having offices in the Ames Building, Boston. 
Noble O’Hara was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on October 17, 1875, and 
he obtained his education in the public schools of Boston. In that city, 
also, on October 6, 1906, he was married to Miss Isabel Calhoun, and 
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CHARLES SUMNER OLIVER. 

Noble Oliver is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 7956, and he was received into that exalted 
body on December 31, 1907. His Masonic affiliations are with Meridian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Parker Chapter, R. A. M., and Natick Com- 
mandery No. 33, K. T. all of Natick. Since 1878, Noble Oliver has 
been a fish dealer, and he is now located at No. 14 South Avenue, 
Natick. He was born in South Natick, on August 26, 1862, and was 
educated there. There, also, on September 20, 1885. he married Miss 
Mary A. Greives of that place. They have four children: Arthur J., 
Charles S., Jr., Harry V., and Julia, and reside at No. 28 North Avenue, 
Natick. 

EDWIN H. OLIVER. 

On December 4. 1902. Noble Oliver entered the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and was therein enrolled as No. 4155, 
his Masonic qualifications having been gained in Washington Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury Council. R. & 
S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Rox¬ 
bury. In his Lodge he is ranked as Past Master; and in his Com¬ 
mandery, as Generalissimo. Noble Oliver is a Director and Trustee in 
the Roxbury Masonic Association. He is also a member of the Boston 
City Club. He was born in Phippsburg, Me., October 8, 1868, and re¬ 
ceived his education in the schools of Boston. His marriage to Miss 
Mabel F. Todd of Georgetown, Me., took place on October 21, 1903. 
and they have one daughter, Dorothy W. Noble Oliver has been Build¬ 
ing Inspector for the City of Boston for the past three years, and an 
architect for twenty-seven years. His office addres is City Hall, Boston, 
and his home in Roxbury, at No. 75 Munroe Street. 

PERRY B. VON OLKER. 

At one time. Noble Von Olker was connected with Rice, Kendall 
Company; from November, 1898, to December 1, 1912, he was vice presi¬ 
dent of the Arnold-Roberts Company, and since January 1913, he has 
been president of the Von Olker-Snell Paper Company, at 112-114 Pearl 
Street, Boston. He was born in Boston, on February 15, 1869, and 
his educational training was received in the schools of that city. Masoni- 
cally, Noble Von Olker is connected with Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. A., 
all of Boston. Thus qualified, he was admitted to membership in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ with the class of April 1907 and his 
enrollment received the number 7172. Noble Von Olker is married, and 
resides in Brookline. 

ROBERT C. ORPIN. 

Noble Orpin has a full course of degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, being affiliated with Mt. Hermon Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. Mystic 
Chapter. R. A. M., Medford Council, R. & S. M., all of Medford, 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. With these necessary Masonic 
Grades, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
August 31, 1901, and the certificate of enrollment then awarded him 
was numbered 3630. He is also a member of Harmony Lodge No. 68, 
I. O. O. F. Noble Orpin was born in Boston, on September 22, 1876, 
and obtained his education in the public schools of Medford. In Med¬ 
ford. also, on July 13, 1912, he was married to Miss Amy D. Segitz, 
and they have a daughter, Annie D„ born on June 8. 1914. Noble Orpin 
had been associated with his father in the furniture business for seven¬ 
teen years, but since February, 1914, he has been an attorney-at-law, with 
offices at 59 Oakland Avenue, Medford, where he also resides. 

EMERY MOWARTH ORR. 

Noble Orr entered the Unseen Temple on November 22, 1914. His 
Masonic affiliations were with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M„ and Bristol Commandery No. 29. K. T., 
all of Attleboro, and he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907. He was also a member 
of Enterprise Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Pawtucket, R. I. Noble Orr was 
born in South Attleboro in 1876, and obtained his education in the schools 
of that place. He married Miss Daisy Lewis, and they had one son, 
Clifford R. Their home was in South Attleboro, where Noble Orr 
was engaged in business as a dyer and bleacher. 

SAMUEL ORR. 

The prerequisite Masonic Degrees for the Shrine ennoblement of 
Noble Orr were received in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ Naphtali Council. R. & S. M„ and Palestine 
Commandery No. 10. K. T.. all of Chelsea. Thus equipped, he crossed 
the burning sands, and reaching the Oasis of Boston in the company of 
novices of the class of December 31, 1901, was received and enrolled 


among the Aleppo Temple Nobility as No. 3745. In the Knights of 
Pythias, Noble Orr is associated with Apollo Lodge of Chelsea. For 
the past eighteen years, he has been a manufacturer of hats, with 
business location at No. 26 Hanover Street, Boston. Noble Orr was 

born on January 26, 1878, in Chelsea, where he was also educated. He 

is married, and resides in Newton Centre. 

HAROLD ALLEN OSBORNE. 

Upon the ennoblement lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Noble Osborne’s name appears as No. 9462, and he was admitted 
to tlie Nobility of that illustrious body with the class of March, 1912. 
Noble Osborne’s Masonic membership is in New Hampshire bodies. In 
the York Rite, he is connected with Bezaleal Lodge No. ICO. A. F. & 
A. M.; St. Andrew’s Chapter No. 1, R. A. M. of Lebanon: Washington 

Council, R. & S. M., also of Lebanon, and Sullivan Commandery, K. T. 

of Claremont; and in the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are in Aaron 
Hughes Lodge of Perfection, Oriental Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
St. George Chapter of Rose Croix, and New Hampshire Consistory. 32° 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Osborne was born in Lynn, on November 23, 
1886. Having obtained his preparatory education in the public schools 
of Lynn, he entered Dartmouth College, from which he graduated with 
the class of 1909. He is a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity of Dart¬ 
mouth, and of the Society of American Magicians. Since 1909, he has 
been connected with the United Shoe Machinery Company, at No. 205 
Lincoln Street, Boston. On April 30, 1913, he was married to Miss 
Bessie B. Goodridge of Lynn, and they reside in Swampscott. 

GEORGE W. OSGOOD. 

Noble Osgood, who entered the Unseen Temple on February 18, 
1914, was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, on January 19, 
1888, and his enrollment in that body was numbered 1964. He was 
affiliated, in the York Rite, with Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Trinity 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T.; and, 
in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was 
also a member of the Amesbury Club. Noble Osgood was born in 
Amesbury, on October 22, 1833, and was educated in the public schools 
there. In Salisbury, on November 9. 1856, he was married to Miss 
Mary A. Woodman. He is survived by a son, Edward M., and a daugh¬ 
ter, Mrs. Louise C. Hills. Noble Osgood had been a carriage manu¬ 
facturer for thirty-five years, and his residence was at 3 Osgood Place, 
Amesbury. 

GEORGE LEWIS OSGOOD. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Osgood is affiliated with the 
following bodies: Caleb Butler Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Bancroft Chapter. 
R. A. M., both of Ayer, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of 
Fitchburg; and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jersulem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Possessing 
this double qualification, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on February 18, 1907, and the enrollment certificate then 
awarded to him was numbered 7009. He is also connected with Ida 
McKinley Chapter No. 86. O. E. S. of Ayer, and with the Ayer Board 
of Trade. Since 1900. Noble Osgood has been proprietor of the business 
conducted under the firm name of the Sigsbee Company, manufacturers of 
leather goods and United States flags, at Ayer. The company was or¬ 
ganized in 1894, by Charles Sigsbee, brother of the famous Captain 
Sigsbee of the United States Navy. Noble Osgood was born in Wo¬ 
burn, on April 19, 1875, and was educated in the schools of Ayer. His 
marriage to Miss Marcia Belle Lord took place in Sullivan, Maine, on 
January 15, 1902. They have three daughters: Hilda Lord, Priscilla L. 
and Margaret K., and reside on Pleasant Street, Ayer. 

CHARLES F. OSMAN. M. D. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Osman was received into 
that illustrious body on April 23, 1907; with enrollment No. 7171. His 
qualifying Masonic degrees were obtained in the York Rite, in Rabboni 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21. K. T. of Dorchester. He is also a member of the 
I. O. O. F. of Dorchester, the Dorchester Club, and the Colonial Club. 
For over a third of a century he has been in practice as a physician. 
Noble Osman was born in Glens Falls, N. Y„ on July 27, 1856, but was 
educated in Manchester, Vt., and at Harvard University. In Boston, on 
October 28, 1880, be married Miss Anna M. Lodkea of that city. They 
have a daughter, Doris Anna, born September 12, 1896, and their home 
is at No. 83 Columbia Road, Dorchester. 





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WILLIAM H. OUTTRIM. 

After having received the Symbolic Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, Noble Outtrim elected to continue his Masonic career in the 
Scottish Rite. He is affiliated, in the former, with Golden Fleece Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lynn; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32° 
S. .P. .R. ,S.\ Politically, he is a member of the Republican Party. For 
the past thirty-two years, Noble Outtrim has been superintendent of 
Building No. 74, of the General Electric Works, located at Lynn. He 
was born at Oriskany. N. Y., on February 5, 1863, and was graduated 
from the high school at Hartford, Conn., with the class of 1882. At 
Tunbridge, Vt., on November 25, 1895, he was married to Miss Eliza¬ 
beth W. Hayward, and they reside at No. 20 Greenwood Avenue, Swamp- 
scott. Noble Outtrim was admitted to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 3, 1898, and his enrollment in that body was 
then numbered 1984. 

GEORGE O. NOYES. 

Noble Noyes, who was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 23, 1893, with membership No. 1937, has 
Masonic affiliations in the York Rite with Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
in which he has served as Marshal for twenty-one years; St. Andrew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of 
Boston; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.’.R.'.S.b 
He is also a member of Gettysburg Post No. 191, G. A. R., and a 
Charter Member of the Boston Athletic Association. His political 
faith is in the principles of Republicanism. Noble Noyes was born in 
South Boston, on February 28. 1843, and attended the schools of Boston. 
He has been twice married: first, in Auburndale, to Miss Emma Flora 
Nichols, who passed away; and later, in Boston, to Mrs. Nellie Vic¬ 
toria Sleeper, who is also deceased. Noble Noyes is secretary and 
treasurer of the R. A. Tuttle Company, converters of cotton goods, and 
his connection with that firm dates from January 23. 1882. His business 
address is 24 South Street, Boston, while his residence is at 124 Pem¬ 
broke Street, in the same city. 

WILLIAM A. NUTTER. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Nutter into its Mystic Shrine Nobility, 
on March 21. 1889, enrolling him on its membership lists as No. 1914. 
He has taken degrees in full course in the York and Scottish Rites of Ma¬ 
sonry, being affiliated, in the former, with Blazing Star Lodge No. 11, 
A. F. & A. M.; Trinity Chapter No. 2, R. A. M.; Horace Chase Council 
No. 4, R. & S. M., and Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T„ all of Concord, 
N. H.; and in the latter, with all the bodies situated in the Valleys of 
Concord and Nashua, N. H. Aside from Masonry and the Shrine, Noble 
Nutter is a member of Concord Lodge of Elks No. 1210. For the past 
thirty-five years he has been superintendent of delivery at the post office, 
Concord, N. H. He was born in Pittsfield, N. H., on January 20, 1862, 
and was educated in Concord, N. H. Noble Nutter is unmarried, and 
resides at No. 3 South Street, Concord. 

JOSEPH LYMAN NASON. 

Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Hyde Park Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M„ Hyde Park Council, R. & 

S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39. K. T., all of Hyde Park, Noble 
Nason was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment therein was then numbered 7481. 
He is also a member of Forest Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Hyde Park. Noble 
Nason was born in Portland, Maine, on April 10, 1866, and obtained his 
education in the schools of that city. He has been, for nearly thirty 
years, a dealer in dairy products in Boston, and is now located at No. 1 
Union Street. He married Miss Lillian M. Morse in Boston, on May 8, 
1889. They have a son, Chester L., and reside at No. 178 Huntington 
Avenue, Hyde Park. 

GUY HORACE NASON. 


Cambridge Council Club, the Rubber Club of America, and Pequossette 
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. His first work was as 
a dramatic reader. Later, he took up bookkeeing and became con¬ 
nected with the Hood Rubber Company, with which firm he has now 
spent eighteen years, as the head of various departments. In Chelsea, 
in November, 1904, he married Miss Katherine Guptill. They reside at 
No. 1925 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, and Noble Nason’s busi¬ 
ness address is in care of the Hood Rubber Company. Watertown. 

JOSEPH M. NAUGLE. 

Noble Naugle was admitted into the joys and privileges of the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 7, 1905, 
the order of his enrollment therein giving him membership No. 6258. 
His Masonic affiliations are with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Cam¬ 
bridge Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Cambridge; Orient Council, R. & 
S. M. of Somerville, and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Noble 
Naugle is a member of Washington Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F., Webster 
Lodge No. 14, K. P., and of the Five O Club of Cambridge. He is 
also a Past Sachem in the Improved Order of Red Men. Noble Naugle 
has been engaged in plumbing and heating during his entire business 
life. He was born in Halifax, N. S., on October 10. 1865, and obtained 
his education there. His marriage to Miss Eunice Harding took place 
in Boston, on February 18, 1889. Noble Naugle’s business address is 
No. 1974 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, and he resides at No. 130 
Lexington Street, in that city. 

CHARLES EDWARD NEALE. 

Born in Worcester, on October 15, 1862, and educated in the public 
schools of that city, Noble Neale has attained membership in full course 
in the York and Scottish Rite Masonic bodies of Worcester, being 
affiliated with Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M., Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T.; Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.b Thus equipped, he was admitted to the 
ranks of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on March 26, 1909, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 8354. Noble Neale is also a member of 
Lodge, No. 243, B. P. O. E. of Worcester, of the United Commercial 
Travelers’ Association, of the Worcester Commercial Travelers’ Club, 
of the Tatasset Canoe Club, and of the Economic Club of Worcester. 
For a quarter of a century, he has been a traveling man for the 
George C. Whitney Company, with headquarters at 67 Union Street, 
Worcester. In that city, on October 15, 1885, his marriage to Miss 
Adelaide E. Riggs took place: they have four sons: Harold J„ Albert 
S., Ralph M., and Charles Howard, and their home is in Worcester, 
at 193 Lincoln Street. 

SAMUEL A. NEILL. 

Noble Neill entered the Unseen Temple on May 4, 1913. He had 
taken degrees in full course in the York and the Scottish Rite bodies, 
being affiliated, in the former, with Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Boston, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, Roxbury Coun¬ 
cil. R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; 
and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b Thus 
qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 

N. M. S., and he was enrolled on the membership lists of that exalted 
body, May 8, 1891. Noble Neill was a member of Boston Lodge, 

I. O. O. F., with the rank of Past Noble Grand, and of Trimount 
Encampment of Boston, in which he held the rank of Past Chief 
Patriarch. He was also connected with the City Club. After spending 
nearly a third of a century as a traveling salesman. Noble Neill was 
engaged for twelve years in the drug business, from which he retired 
some years ago. Noble Neill was born in Boston, on February 3, 1850, 
and was educated in the Boston schools. On October 17, 1882, he married 
Miss Marcia J. Yates of Damariscotta, Maine, and their residence was in 
Boston, at No. 138 West Newton Street. 


Noble Nason has the rank of Past Master in Pequossette Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Watertown, and was serving in that office when the 
Masonic building was erected in 1913, being very active in the raising of 
the necessary funds for the work. He has the rank of Captain of the 
Guard in Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and is also affiliated with 
Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and Cambridge Commandery, No. 42, K. T. 
Noble Nason’s enrollment number upon the registry books of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 8825, and he was admitted to the Nobility 
of that illustrious body on August 9, 1910. He is a member of the 
Cambridge Chapter Club, the Five O Club, the Twenty-seven Club, the 


JAMES E. NEILL 

Among the well known business men of the city of Lynn, is Noble 
Neill, who retired from active business on January 1, 1913, after having 
been engaged as a merchant tailor for fifty years. Noble Neill was 
horn in that city, on March 3, 1849; there he secured his educational 
training; and there, also, he married, on October 1. 1873. Miss Mary E. 
Phillip, also a resident of Lynn. The Masonic career of Noble Neill has 
given him the highest degrees in both Rites. His affiliations are as 
follows: in the York Rite, with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
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of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Gdes honda \ ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was ennobled, November 18, 1886, in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment was then numbered 1907. Noble 
Neill' is a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn, and of the Boston 
Athletic Association. He has four daughters, Florence M., Nellie J., 
M. Louise, and Grace M. His residence is at 161 Lynn Shore Drive. 

FRANK A. NEWELL. 

Noble Newell has been in the banking business in Boston since 1898, 
and for over three years has held the position of assistant cashier in 
the Shawmut Bank. He was born in Boston, on June 4, 1865, and 
was also educated there. In Somerville, he married Miss Nellie A. 
\\ essels. and they reside in that city. They have one child, Mildred. 
Noble Newells business address is the National Shawmut Bank, Bos¬ 
ton. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Soley Lodge. 
A. P. & A. M. of Somerville, the Capitular Degrees in Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M., and he was dubbed and created Knight in De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Thus qualified for admission to the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, as 
as one of the class of December 4, 1902, when his enrollment certificate 
was given the number 4152. Noble Newell is a member of the Boston 
City Club, the Bank Officers’ Association, the American Institute of 
Banking, and the American Bankers’ Association. 

JAMES H. NEWBEGIN. 

Noble Xewbegin has Masonic affiliations with Hyde Park Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde Park Council, R. & 
S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T., all of Hyde Park. 
Thus qualified for ennoblement, he was admitted to the membership of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order with the class of Novem¬ 
ber 11. 1907, and his enrollment certificate was then numbered 7757. 
l ie is also a member of Androscoggin Lodge No. 76, I. O. O. F. of Cum¬ 
berland Mills, Westbrook, Maine, and of Hyde Park Lodge No. 138, 
K. P. Noble Newbegin was born in Pownal, Maine, on May 1, 1864, 
and was educated in the public schools of that place. He has been, since 
1899, a jeweler in Hyde Park, where he is located at 1250 River Street. 
At Gray, Maine, on May 24, 1909, he married Miss Florence A. Podbury 
of Hyde Park, where they reside at No. 29 Thatcher Street. 

WALTER L. NEWHALL. 

Noble Newhall’s name appears upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 7758, and he made the pilgrimage 
to the Shrine as a member of the caravan of November 11, 1907. 
He acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to ennoblement, in the 
York Rite, in William Sutton Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Saugus; 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. of Lynn, and Beauseant Commandery No. 
41, K. T. of Malden. Noble Newhall was born in Saugus, on March 29, 
1856, and received his education in the schools of that town. He has fol¬ 
lowed the occupation of a painter for about thirty-five years. In Saugus, 
on October 4. 1878, he married Miss Carrie L. Kimball, and they have a 
daughter, Bertha E. Noble Newhall resides at No. 67 Lincoln Avenue, 
East Saugus, and his business address is No. 503 Washington Street, Lynn. 

EDWARD BEAUMONT NEWHALL. 

Noble Newhall has acquired Masonic Degrees in both \ ork and 
Scottish Rites. He is affiliated, in the former with Golden Fleece 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order is 1912. and he was received in that 
illustrious body of Nobles on May 17, 1888. Noble Newhall has spent 
all of his business life in the leather industry, and is now connected 
with Newhall and Uphant Company, manufacturers, located at 29 Willow 
Street, Lynn. He was born in the Shoe City, on March 19, 1855, the son 
of Doctor Edward Newhall, and graduated from the Lynn High School. 
His marriage to Miss Susie S. Ingalls took place in Lynn, on November 19, 
1884. They have a son, Edward, and reside at 49 Atlantic Terrace, Lynn. 

DAVID E. WOODWARD. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on November 11, 
1910, and therein enrolled as No. 8922, Noble Woodward had previously 
received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Holton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Danvers; Salem Council, R. & S. M„ 
and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T. of Beverly. Born in Peabody. 


on November 22, 1870, he was graduated from the Holton High School 
in March, 1888. Since 1898 he has been an electrical contractor, being now 
located at No. 46 Maple Street, Danvers. Noble Woodward is serving his 
town in the capacity of Electric Light Commissioner. He is unmarried, 
and resides at No. 16 Oak Street, Danvers. 

TRACY FRIEND WOODMAN. 

Noble Woodman’s Masonic affiliations are with Mosaic Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Holton Chapter, R. A. M. of Danvers, Salem Council, 
R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T. of Salem. 
Thus equipped for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple with the class of March 28, 1912, and his certificate of 
enrollment has the number 9522. Noble Woodman is also a member of 
the Colonial Club of Salem. For more than twelve years he has been a 
banker at No. Ill Devonshire Street, Boston. Noble Woodman was born 
in Danvers, on November 9, 1884, and with the class of 1902 was graduated 
from the Danvers High School. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 21 
Cheever Street, Danvers. 

FRED H. WOODMAN. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Portland Lodge No. 1. F. & A. M. of Portland, Me.; Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M.; Portland Council No. 4, R. & S. M., and Portland 
Commandery No 2, K. T., Noble Woodman was welcomed into the No¬ 
bility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 26, 1897, and was 
therein enrolled as No. 2962. He is also a member of the Commercial 
Club and Chamber of Commerce, Oakland, Cal. His political affiliations 
are Republican. Noble Woodman was born in Palmyra, Maine, on De¬ 
cember 28, 1855, and was educated at the Maine Central Institute. In 
Pittsfield, Maine, on June 2, 1877, he was married to Miss Jessie F. Shaw 
of St. Albans, Maine, who later passed away. On August 15, 1907, in 
Fitchburg, he married Miss Nettie A. Chase of Canaan, Maine. Noble 
Woodman resides at No. 3742 Elston Avenue, Oakland, Cal. Since 1912 
he has been the proprietor of the Realty Bonds and Finance Company, 
located at No. 1529 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. Previously, for thirteen 
years, he was with the V oodman-Cook Company, manufacturers of silver¬ 
ware, and for three years, with F. H. Woodman and Company, stock 
brokers. 

ERNEST SEPTIMUS WOODMAN. 

For over two years Noble Woodman has been buyer for the Jaynes 
Drug Company, at No. 27 Haymarket Square, Boston. He was born in 
Boston, on January 30, 1884, and attended school in Quincy. He is a 
member of the Wollaston Yacht Club, and the Eastern Commercial Trav¬ 
elers’ Association. In Masonry he is affiliated with Wollaston Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Quincy Commandery 
No. 47, K. T., all of Quincy. Thus qualified he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 29, 1911, and received certificate 
of enrollment No. 9293. Noble Woodman resides at No. 39 Royal Street, 
Wollaston. 

RUFUS HENRY WOODBURY. 

Noble Woodbury secured the Masonic Degrees preparatory for his 
Shrine ennoblement in Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Amity Chapter, 
R. A. M., and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of Beverly, and 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on the last day of the year 1907, with the enrollment number 
8034. Noble Woodbury was born in Beverly, on October 29, 1875, and 
attended its public schools, also the St. John’s School of Manlius, N. Y. 
For more than eleven years he has been treasurer for the Woodbury 
Shoe Company of Beverly, with offices at 58 Rantoul Street. Noble 
Woodbury is a member of the Union Club of Beverly. He is unmarried, 
and resides at No. 167 Hale Street, Beverly. 

JOHN E. WOOD. 

A York Rite Mason of Beverly, bearing allegiance to Liberty Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and St. George Commandery 

No. 44, K. T., all of Beverly, Noble Wood was received into the No¬ 

bility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, 
with enrollment No. 8023. He is also fraternally associated with Beverly 
Lodge No. 1309, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and is a member 
of the Union Club of Beverly. Noble Wood has been an automobile 
dealer for the past twelve years, formerly, for over twenty years, having 
been engaged in the bicycle business. He was born in Milford, on 
January 3, 1864( and attended school in Beverly. On January 30, 1890, 
in Beverly, Noble Wood was married to Miss Florence Aspley of that 

town; they have two daughters: Ruth C., born on January 30, 1891, and 

Hortense P., born on November 16, 1903. His business address is No. 8 
Railroad Avenue, Beverly, his residence being in the same town, at No. 38 
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t». C. WOOD. 

\\ eicotned into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on May 29, 1911, Noble Wood was therein enrolled as No. 9114. He is 
Masonically affiliated with Princeton Lodge No. 38, F. & A. M. of 
Princeton, N. j., and with Oregon Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., to 
which latter he came by demit from Massachusetts Consistory. He is 
also a member of the Ancient Order of Mutts, and in politics he is In¬ 
dependent. Noble Wood was born in Williamsport, Penn., on August 29, 
1885. He was graduated from Princeton College in 1908, and from the 
Harvard Law School in 1911. He is now engaged in the practice of 
law at 728 Morgan Building, Portland, Ore. Noble Wood is unmarried. 

GEORGE OWEN WOOD. 

Noble Wood is Masonically affiliated with Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Boston, Mt. Vernon Chapter R. A. M., and Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. Thus qualified, he was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 
1907, and upon the enrollment lists of that illustrious body his name 
appears as No. 8042. He is also Secretary of Eagle Lodge No. 114, 
I. O. O. F. Noble Wood was born in Hopkinton, on June 18, 1869, and 
attended the schools of that town. P'or twenty years he has been in the 
real estate business in Boston, and is now located at No. 605 Old South 
Building. A Republican in politics, he has served for six years as a 
member of the Boston City Council, and as Assistant Assessor for the 
past three years. On June 10, 1891, at Hopkinton, he married Miss Grace 
Adams of that town. They have two sons, George Amos, and Carl 
Adams, and a daughter, Katherine Louise. The family residence is at 
No. 333 Park Street, Dorchester. 

JULIAN P. WOOD. 

Noble Wood was inducted into the mysteries of the Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, when his enrollment certificate 
in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order was given the num¬ 
ber 4260. In Masonry, his connections are in the York Rite, with United 
Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of Marlboro, and with Trinity Commandery No.' 32, K. T. of Hudson. 
After having been in business as a machinist for twenty-five years, Noble 
Wood became Inspector of the Water Department of Marlboro more 
than six years ago. In politics he is a Republican. Noble Wood was 
born in Marlboro, on December 31, 1856, and was educated there. In 
Providence, R. I., on November 22, 1904, his marriage to Mrs. Susan 
McLain Cristie took place, and they reside at No. 271 Pleasant Street, 
Marlboro. Noble Wood’s business address is the City Hall, Marlboro. 

WILLIAM S. WOOD. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 23, 
T890, with enrollment No. 2800, Noble Wood received his qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in the following York Rite bodies of St. John, N. B.: 
Albion Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Carlton Chapter, R. A. M., and St. John 
Commandery, K. T. He is also identified with Portland (Me.) Lodge 
of Elks No. 188; the Portland Lodge of Eagles No. 565, and with the 
Portland Power Boat Association. For the past eight years Noble Wood 
has been treasurer and manager of the C. E. Odiorne Company of Port¬ 
land, Me. He was born in Portland, Me., on February 22, 1865, and 
was educated there and in San Francisco, Cal. In Portland, Me., in 
October, 1910, Noble Wood was married to Miss Mary M. Poirier of that 
city. His business address is No. 60-62 Cross Street, Portland, his resi¬ 
dence being in the same city, at No. 78 Mellen Street. 

ARTHUR H. WOLCOTT. 

As a York Rite Mason, with affiliations in Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T., Noble Wolcott was received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on May 28, 1896, and was enrolled in that distinguished body 
as No. 2956. He is also a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artil¬ 
lery Company, and of Beacon Lodge No. 1, A. O. U. W. Noble Wolcott 
was born in South Windsor, Conn., on June 21, 1854, and obtained his 
education in the schools of Windsor Hill. At Hartford, Conn., on 
April 23, 1872, he married Miss Julia L. Brace of that city, and they have 
five children: William A., born August 2, 1874; Edith B, August 14, 
1876; Sarah K., January 18, 1879; Lillian F„ July 24, 1880; and Turner, 
June 3, 1884. For about thirty-five years Noble Wolcott has been en¬ 
gaged as a brush manufacturer. His business address is No. 700 
Harrison Avenue, Boston, and he resides in Winthrop, at No. 440 
Pleasant Street. 

ALBERT MERRILL WITHINGTON. 

Noble Withington holds the certificate numbered 6915 upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his ennoblement 


therein took place on December 17, 1906. Masonically, he is afliliated 
with Hyde Park Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde 
Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery, No. 39, K. T., all of 
Hyde Park. Noble Withington was born in Dedham, on December 29, 
1857, and attended the schools of that town. Since 1880 he has been 
engaged as a clothing salesman, with headquarters at No. 144 Essex 
Street, Boston. Noble Withington was married on July 18, 1880, to Miss 
Alice J. Nelson of Hyde Park. They have three children: Chester 
Merrill, Grace Josephine, and Warren Nelson, and reside at No. 14 
Franklin Terrace, Hyde Park. 

PERCY WARREN WITHERELL. 

Ranked as Past Master in William Parkman Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of V inchester, as Commander in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. I. of Melrose, Noble \\ itherell is also affiliated, in Freemasonry, 
with Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., Medford Council, R. & S. M., Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. He was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 27, 1904, his enrollment in that 
distinguished body being numbered 4738. He is a member of the Calumet 
Club of V inchester, the Country Club, the Noanett Tennis Club, the 
Boston City Club, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Boston 
Retail Grocers’ Association. He is also a Notary Public. Noble Witherell 
was born in Boston, on January 8, 1877, and graduated from the Alassa- 
chusetts Institute of Technology with the class of 1899. He was married 
to Miss Alice AI. Grover, in Lynn, on February 15, 1910. They have a 
daughter, Edith Blanchard, born September 4, 1911, and a son, Warren 
Tranklin, 2d, born January 1, 1913. For the past fourteen years Noble 
\\ itherell has been treasurer of the \\ arren F. Witherell Company, and 
president of the Swallow and Tales Company. His business address is 
91 Causeway Street, Boston, and his home is in Jamaica Plain, at 84 
Prince Street. 

FRANK W. WISE. 

l or thirty years, Noble Wise has been a flour merchant in Boston, 
with offices in the Chamber of Commerce. In Freemasonry, he is a Past 
Aiaster of Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, being also affiliated with St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. AL, and De Alolay Commandery No. 7, K. T. 

L pon the basis of his \ ork Rite qualification, the ceremony attendant 
upon the elevation of Sons of the Desert to the dignity of the Aleppo 
Temple Nobility was duly exemplified on Noble Wise, on December 17, 
1885, when he was therein registered as No. 2753. Noble Wise is also a 
member of Siloam Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and of the Neighbor¬ 
hood Club of West Newton. He was born in Boston, on Alarch 8, 1850, 
where he obtained his education. In Boston, too, he was married, on 
October 9, 1877, to Aliss Ella A. Chester; they have four children: 
Ruth C., V illiam AI., Edith, and Russell P. Their home is at No. 62 
Prince Street, West Newton. 

RUFUS W. G. WINT. 

Raised in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, exalted in St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. AL, and knighted in De Alolay Commandery No. 7, K. T., 
all of Boston, Noble Wint demitted to Porter Lodge No. 284, F. & A. AL 
of Catasauqua, Penn., Catasauqua Chapter No. 278, R. A. AL, and Allen 
Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Allentown, Penn. He is also affiliated with 
Boston Council, R. & S. AL, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Alassachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was en¬ 
nobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 9, 1908, with 
enrollment No. 8270. Noble Wint is likewise a member of the B. P. O. E., 
the F. O. E., the K. G. E., the L. O. O. AL, and the Porter Alasonic Club. 
He was born in Catasauqua, Penn., on January 30, 1884, and was educated 
at the F. and AL College and the Alassachusetts Institute of Technology, 
graduating from the former in 1905, and from the latter in 1908. Noble 
Wint is now connected with the F. W. Wint Company, Ltd., of Cata¬ 
sauqua, and previously, he was with the Firth-Sterling Steel Company. 
He is unmarried, and resides in Catasauqua, Penn. 

HARRY EARLE WINSLOW. 

Noble Winslow’s membership is in the following York Rite bodies 
of Quincy: Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. Al., 
and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. Having thus acquired the quali¬ 
fying degrees, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. AI. S., with the class of April 19, 1906, his enrollment 
certificate in that illustrious body being numbered 6513. Noble Winslow 
is a member of the Quincy Yacht Club. He was formerly with C. E. 
Spalding and Company, makers of tailers’ linings, and since 1903 has 
been in the wool business with Winslow and Brittain, at 68 Chauncy 






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Street, Boston. Noble \\ mslow was born in Charlestown, January 22 , 
1875, but removed to Quincy, and obtained his education in that city. 
On January 3, 1899, he married Miss Jennie C. Ellis. They have a son, 
Earle A., and reside at 14 Bent Terrace, Quincy. 

EVERETT M. WINSLOW. 

hor eight years Noble Winslow has been chief engineer at the 
McLean Hospital in Waverly, and was previously, for nine years, with 
the Bay State Street Railway of Brockton. With the number 3355, his 
name appears upon flie rolls of Aleppo Temple of the Nobles of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, he having made the pilgrimage across the Desert 
to its Mecca under escort, on March 19, 1900. In Masonry, he obtained 
the Symbolic Degrees in Belmont Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular 
Degrees in Belknap Chapter No. 8 of Dover, N. H. ; the Cryptic Degrees 
in Orphan Council No. 1 of Royal and Select Masters, and was dubbed 
and created a knight in St. Paul’s Commandery of Knights Templar, his 
Council and the Commandery being located in Dover. 

WILLIAM G. WILLIAMS. 

Noble Williams has been, for more than fifteen years, a general 
agent for the State Mutual Life Assurance Association of Boston, and 
in all he has given nearly thirty years to the insurance business. He was 
born in W ells, Me., on October 20, 1857, and obtained his education in 
the public schools there and at French’s Business College of Boston. He 
has the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
and he was admitted to the Nobility of that body of Shriners as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of May 8, 1891. His enrollment certificate is numbered 
2820. Noble Williams is a member of Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beau- 
seant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all located in Malden. He is a mem¬ 
ber of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, of the Boston City Club, the 
Midlesex Club, the Kernwood Club, the Malden Club, and the Repub¬ 
lican Club of Boston. Noble Williams served upon the Third Ward 
Committee of Malden for five years. On December 13, 1883, he married, 
in Marlboro, Miss Mary E. J. Baker. He has a daughter, Blanche Mil¬ 
dred, now Mrs. D. A. Cutler of Fairhaven. His residence is at 97 Hemen- 
way Street, Boston, and his business address is 50 Congress Street. 

MORTIMER DILL WILLIAMS. 

Noble Williams was initiated, crafted and raised in Converse Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M.; was advanced and exalted in Tabernacle Chapter, 

R. A. M.; passed under the ninth arch in Melrose Council, R. & S. M., 
and was knighted in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of which 
bodies are located in Malden. The Shrine membership of Noble 
Williams dates from August, 1910, when he was enrolled as No. 8851, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. He is connected with Malden 
Lodge No. 956, B. P. O. E., and is a member of the well known club of 
Wesleyan Academy, called the Old Club; of the Alpha Delta Sigma 
Fraternity of the Malden High School; the Malden Club; the Retail Coal 
Dealers’ Association of New England, and of the Board of Trade of 
Malden. Noble Williams is engaged in the wholesale coal business as 
sales agent for Whitney and Kemmerer. He was born in Charlestown, 
on February 2, 1879, and acquired an education in Malden, at the Wes¬ 
leyan Academy of Wilbraham, and at the Wesleyan University of 
Middletown, Conn. Noble Williams resides at No. 18 Porter Street, 
Malden, and his business location is No. 141 Milk Street, Boston. 

HUBERT JOSEPH WILLIAMS, M. D. 

Noble Williams was graduated from the Tufts Medical School with 
the class of 1901. He was born in Boston, on February 23, 1880, and 
obtained his preparatory education in the public and private schools of 
that city. Noble Williams has now been, for more than twelve years, 
practicing his profession in Boston, and since 1907 has had an office at 
74 Boylston Street, Boston. His Masonic affiliations are in Massachusetts 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 

R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. 
Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on June 2, 1905, and his certificate of enrollment in that 
body of Shriners received the number 6046. Noble Williams is a member 
of Alpha Kappa Kappa of Tufts College, and of the La Prevoyance Club. 

In Boston, on July 23, 1901, he married Miss Muriel Williams. They 
have two daughters, Beatrice May and Dorothy Muriel, and reside at 36 
Winchester Street, Brookline. 

EDWARD GREENE WILLIAMS. 

Noble Williams, who has been for fifteen years a broker in Boston, 
was born in Owensboro, Ky., on October 6, 1866, a son of Peter G. and 
Mildred Pemberton Williams. Tie obtained his education in Louisville, 
Ky., and came to Boston for his business career, in which city, on 

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October 9, 1900, he married Miss Mary Hinchey. He has affiliations irl 
the York Rite of Masonry with these bodies: Union Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., also of Boston. 
Upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order he appears 
as No. 8246; his ennoblement took place therein with the class of Au¬ 
gust 8, 1908. Noble Williams is also a member of Lodge No. 8, B. P. O. E„ 
of Louisville, Ky., and Keystone Chapter No. 18, of the Eastern Star of 
Boston. He has a daughter, Mildred Pemberton, and three sons, Edward 
Johnson, Albert Francis, and John Hugh; the business address is 131 
State Street, Boston, and the residence is at 14 Jerome Street, Dorchester, 
with a country home at Concord, N. H. 

CHARLES ALMOND WILLIAMS. 

Noble Williams began his career as a Mason in September, 1902, 
when he received the Symbolic Degrees in Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Wakefield. He is also affiliated with Reading Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Reading, and with Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 
Melrose. On the last day of the year 1907 he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, the number of 
his enrollment therein being 8029, Noble Williams was born on May 31, 
1877, in Charlestown, and attended the schools of Charlestown and 
Wakefield. He has completed more than sixteen years’ service as pay¬ 
master with the Bay State Street Railway Company, whose offices are at 
333 Union Street, Lynn. On December 24, 1910, in Lynn, he married 
Miss Emma Lowe. Their residence is at No. 2 Rogers Avenue, Lynn. 

DUANE B. WILLIAMS. 

For more than thirty-seven years Noble Williams has been in busi¬ 
ness as a druggist in Worcester, and for eight years previously was 
similarly engaged in Boston. Noble Williams was admitted to the No¬ 
bility of the Ancient Arabic Order with the class of May 8, 1891, in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his certificate of enrollment in 
that exalted body was numbered 2823. His Masonic qualifications for 
ennoblement were secured in the following Worcester bodies: in the 
York Rite, in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, in Worcester Lodge of Perfection, God¬ 
dard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.CS.’. Noble Williams was 
born in Dana, on December 12, 1851, and was educated in the schools 
of Worcester. In that city, on June 24, 1913, he married Miss Belle F. 
Moore of Union, Conn. His business address is No. 16 Lincoln Square, 
and his residence is at No. 15 Catharine Street, Worcester. 

CHARLES WILLIAMS. 

Born in South Reading, now Wakefield, on December 14, 1854, Noble 
Williams was graduated from the Wakefield schools. The Symbolic De¬ 
grees in Masonry were conferred upon him in Golden Rule Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, and he continued his course in Reading 
Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, and Hugh 
de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. December 20, 1897, 
marked the date of his admission to the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
and his certificate of enrollment therein bears the number 2972. Noble 
Williams is also a member of the New England Street Railway Club of 
Boston, and his political affiliation is Republican. In 1880 he began his 
business career as a conductor for the Lynn and Boston Railroad Com¬ 
pany, and from 1892 to 1900 he was its treasurer. He served also in the 
same capacity in thirteen other companies. At present he is corporation 
clerk and assistant treasurer of the Bay State Street Railway Company. 
Noble Williams has been twice married: in October, 1872, in Charles¬ 
town, to Miss Ellen M. Clark, and in November, 1896, in Bangor, Me., 
to Miss Lizzie F. Reed. By his first wife he had a daughter, Edith M., 
and a son, Charles A., who is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. Noble 
Williams resides at 7 Cherry Street Lynn. 

GEORGE H. WILKINS. 

For twenty-eight years, Noble Wilkins has been a traveling salesman 
for the George E. Keith Company of Brockton. On November 12, 1865, 
he was born in the city of Lowell, and was educated in its schools. On 
August 6, 1889, in Brockton, he was married to Miss Susan Parker Ellis. 
The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred upon him in St. George Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, 
R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 
38, K. T., all of Brockton. He was thereupon admitted to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on March 30, 1894, and 
holds certificate of enrollment No. 2897. His business address is No. 23 
Station Avenue, Campello, and his residence, No. 1190 Warren Avenue, 
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RETURN JONATHAN MEIGS, M. D. 

Noble Meigs has Masonic attainments which are indicated by his 
affiliations with the following bodies: in the York Rite, with William 
North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus 
Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., in the last 
named body having the rank of Surgeon; and, in the Scottish Rite, his 
affilations are with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With these double qualifications for admis¬ 
sion, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, 
his enrollment certificate in that illustrious body bearing the number 7942. 
Noble Meigs is also a member of the Yorick Club, of the Vesper Country 
Club of Lowell, and of the Engineers’ Club of Boston. He was born in 
Lowell, on May 24, 1870, and was graduated from the high school in that 
city, in 1887. As a member of the class of 1894, he was graduated from 
Harvard Medical School; later from the Royal London Opthalmic Hos¬ 
pital, London, Eng.; and since that time has been practicing as a specialist 
in diseases of the eye, with offices at 226 Merrimack Street, Lowell. 
Noble Meigs is a member of the American Medical Association and of 
the Massachusetts Medical Society. On December 8, 1897, in Lowell, 
he was married to Miss Carrie C. Huse of Lawrence. They have two 
daughters, Caroline Elizabeth and Sarah Love; and reside at 245 Andover 
Street, Lowell. 

FRED A. PILLING. 

Enrolled upon the lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order of the Mystic Shrine, as No. 3425, Noble Pilling was received 
on November 9, 1900, into the Nobility of that honored body. In the 
York Rite of Masonry, his affiliations are with Merrimack Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Haverhill; Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, 

R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. He 
also has degrees in full course, in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated with 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, 

S. ’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Of Chevalier Middlesex Lodge No. 2, K. P. of Lowell, 
he is also a member; likewise of Lodge No. 87, of the B. P. O. E. of 
that city. Among his clubs, are the Vesper Country Club, the Martin 
Luther, and the Central Clubs. For the past twenty years, Noble Pilling 
has been a director of the John Pilling Shoe Company, located in 
Lowell. He was born in Haverhill, on January 5, 1868, and was edu¬ 
cated in its schools. On Christmas Eve, 1894, in Lowell, Noble Pilling 
was married to Miss Belle V'. Buchanan of New Brunswick; and they 
have a son, John W. They have their home at No. 217 Wilder Street, 
Lowell. 

WILLIAM LORD. 

Noble Lord is a member of the Home Club of Lawrence, and of 
Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F. of that city. In Masonry, he has 
degrees in full course in both Rites. His York Rite affiliations are with 
Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T.; and in 
the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. His enrollment number in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 1692, and his ennoblement therein 
took place on May 13, 1896. The residence of Noble Lord is at No. 510 
Lowell Street, Lawrence. 

JOHN H. WHEELER. 

For the past eight years, Noble Wheeler has been secretary of the 
G. W. Richardson Company, of No. 9 Dalton Street, Newburyport, and 
for ten years, he has been a trustee of the Institution for Savings of that 
city. He was born on February 20, 1871, at Newburyport, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools there. In Boston, on June 16, 1895, he was united 
in marriage with Miss Charlotte G. Cross. They have two sons, John 
W., and Clarence C., and reside at No. 5 Orange Street, Newburyport. 
Noble Wheeler’s affiliations are with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M„ and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, 
K. T., all of Newburyport. He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on January 1, 1909, and his enrollment in 
that body is numbered 8646. He is a Past Exalted Ruler of Lodge No. 
909, B. P. O. E. of Newburyport; is an ex-Commodore of the American 
Yacht Club; Vice President of the Business Men's Association of New¬ 
buryport; a member of the Dalton Club, and a member of the Newbury¬ 
port Yacht Club. 

FRED RILEY. 

Noble Riley is a native of England. He was born on October 4, 
1873, and attained his education in that country. He has now been, for 


seven years, the general overseer for the W aterhead Mills, on Lawrence 
Street, Lowell. He has the Masonic attainments indicated by his mem¬ 
bership in the following York and Scottish Rite bodies: Pentucket Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T.; Lowell Lodge of 
Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P. .R. .S. . His 
enrollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ is 8838, and his ennoblement took place in that illustrious 
body, on August 19, 1910. Noble Riley is also a member of the Long 
Meadow Golf Club. On March 22, 1899, in England, he married Miss 
Clara G. Riley. They have a son, Eric Ashworth, and reside at 30 Park 
View Avenue, Lowell. 

JAMES SPEED. 

A Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Speed also has the 
32° in the Scottish Rite. His attainments are indicated by his affiliations 
with the following bodies: in the York Rite, with Grecian Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., 
and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K.T., all of Lawrence; and, in the 
Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. Thus doubly qualified, he was 
welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on 
December 23, 1890, and was enrolled therein as No. 2382. Noble Speed 
is also a member of the Lawrence Lodge of the I. O. O. F., of the 
Home Club, and of the Merrimack \ alley Country Club, both of that 
city. He was born in Bradford, Eng., on February 24, 1851, and obtained 
his education in his native country. For the past thirteen years, he has 
been a machinery importer in the city of Boston, with offices at 170 
Summer Street. In Bradford, he married Miss Fanny Blurton, who 
passed away on July 21, 1907. Noble Speed has five children: Alice 
Mary, John W., Joseph, Grace E., and S. Ellen. His residence is at 522 
Andover Street, Lawrence. 

EDWARD AMORY SWEENEY. 

Noble Sweeney has degrees, in full course, in both Rites of Masonry. 
In the York Rite, he is affiliated with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., all of Attleboro; and in the Scottish 
Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With 
these qualifications, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, and he holds 
therein the certificate of enrollment with the number 7781. Among the 
other organizations of Attleboro, with which Noble Sweeney is identi¬ 
fied are: Orient Lodge No. 165, I. O. O. F., in which he has filled all 
the offices; Gideon M. Horton Encampment; Pythagorean Lodge No. 
70. K. P.; Lodge No. 1014, B. P. O. E.; Pockanocket Tribe, I. O. R. M„ 
being Past Sachem therein, and the Knights of Malta, wherein he has 
the rank of Hospitaler and Commander. He is a well known business 
man of Attleboro, having been treasurer of W. H. \\ ilmarth and Com¬ 
pany, Incorporated, of that town, for the past twenty years. Noble 
Sweeney was born in Boston, on January 15, 1853, and attended the 
public schools of that city. In Attleboro, on August 24, 1880, he was 
married to Miss Anna Ellis. They have a son, William E., and a daughter, 
Lucy S., now Mrs. William Woodbury of Brookline. Noble Sweeney’s 
residence is at 201 Bronson Annex, Attleboro. 

GEORGE ALLEN BARROWS. 

As a member of the caravan of December 31, 1913, which reached 
Aleppo Temple Oasis praying for admission into its Shrine and coveted 
membership, Noble Barrows was one of the fortunates whose earnest 
prayer was granted and on whom the Order was exemplified in full 
form, with enrollment No. 9823. In Masonry, he first saw light in 
Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he was made a Master Mason; 
he was advanced and exalted in \\ averly Chapter of Royal Arch Masons; 
was received and greeted in Melrose Council of Royal and Select 
Masters; and was knighted in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. T. of Melrose, in which he has the rank of Guard. In business, 
Noble Barrows is connected with the D. M. Dillon Steam Boiler \\ orks. 
of Fitchburg, and is a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of 
Boston. He was born in Biddeford, Me., on April 30, 1878, and attended 
school in Lewiston, Me., and in Rockland and Woburn. On June 28, 1905, 
in Biddeford, Me., he was married to Miss Bessie F. Hill of Boston, 
and they have a son, Ralph Allen, also a daughter, Ruth Evelyn. Their 
residence is in Melrose, at No. 75 Oakland Street. 

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Masonically connected with Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Mystic Royal Arch Chapter, and Council of Royal and Select Masters, 
of Medford, and Boston Connnandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Oxnard was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 23, 1907, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 7173. Noble Oxnard was born in breeport, 
Me., April 7, 1874, and was educated there and in Boston. His marriage 
to Miss Nellie E. Zerega took place in Cambridge, on October 30, 1902, 
and they have a son, Edward, born August 15, 1903. From the time He 
entered business. Noble Oxnard has conducted a mercantile agency, being 
located in the Tremont Building, Boston. His home is in West Medford, 
at 56 Warren Street. 

GEORGE TRUE GREENW OOD, D. M. D. 

Noble Greenwood, who has the enrollment numbered 7392 upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, is Past Master of Charles W. 
Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M., former Chaplain of Thomas Chapter, R. 
A. M., and has the rank of Sword Bearer in Jerusalem Commandery 
No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg. He is also affiliated with Hiram Council, 
R. & S. M. of Worcester. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple on June 24, 1907. Noble Greenwood is a member of the Board of 
Trade, the Merchants’ Association of Fitchburg, and of the Fay Club 
of that city. He was graduated from the Harvard Dental School, with 
the class of 1897. On April 11, 1871, he was born in Fitchburg, where 



marriage to Miss Sarah Ellen Reed, occurred in East Hartford, Conn., on 
August 17, 1893; they have four children: Charlotte Jovite, Sarah Kath¬ 
erine, Helen Louise, and Willard Reed. For the past twenty years, Noble 
Tongas has been a special representative for the Union Central Li e 
Insurance Company, of Cincinnati, with offices at No. 79 Milk Street, 
Boston. His home is in Dorchester, at No. 103 Tonawanda Street. 

ELBREN LEWIS LEE. 

Noble Lee was born at Truro, on July 27, 1856, and was educated 
in the public schools of his native place. In Cambridge, on Decembei 
25, 1880, he married Miss Sarah A. Grimes, of Burlington, King’s County, 
N. S. They have a son, Wallace C., and three daughters, Gertrude Alice, 
Lucy Pauline, and Julia Odessie. The residence is at 74 Bellingham 
Street, Chelsea. The preliminary Masonic Degrees were conferred upon 
Noble Lee in the following bodies located in Chelsea: Star of Bethlehem 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Palestine Council, 
R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. In Aleppo Temple, 
on November 17, 1913, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, and the certificate of enrollment then awarded to him bears 
the number 10149. Noble Lee is the proprietor of the firm styled, Collins, 
Lee Company, engaged in the wholesale smoked fish business, at 105 Suf¬ 
folk Street, Chelsea. 

HERBERT CLINTON SCRIBNER. 

For the past nineteen years, Noble Scribner has been with the New 


the class ot ioy/. un April 11 , io/i, ne was uuin m ± uuiumg, vviiu '- ror tne past niiiciccii yccua, iv - . 

he received his preparatory education in the public schools. At Hins- York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; for the last ten years o u nc 1 
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dale, N. H., on October 1, 1893, he was married to Miss Annie Shep 
ard Spooner. They have two sons, Kendall True and W alter Shepard, 
and reside at 149 Myrtle Avenue, Fitchburg. Noble Greenwood’s business 
is located at 627 Main Street, where he is practicing his profession of 
dentistry. 

HERBERT FREDERICK FRENCH. 

Noble French’s membership in Aleppo Temple dates from Decem¬ 
ber 3, 1907, when he was received and enrolled as No. 7863 in that body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is Past 
Master of Norfolk Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Randolph, and is 
also affiliated with the following York Rite bodies of Brockton and 
Scottish Rite bodies of Boston: Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton 
Council, R. & S. M„ Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T.; and Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble French was Past Junior Grand Warden 


time, he has been crew despatcher with offices at Taunton. He was 
born in Taunton, on February 13, 1880, and was educated in its schools. 
His Masonic connections are with King David Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Taunton; Attleboro Council, R. & S. 
M and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., also of Attleboro. Thus 
Masonically qualified, Noble Scribner made the perilous journey across 
the Desert, and was permitted, as one of the class of June 4, 1914, to 
penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Older, in 
Aleppo Temple, and was enrolled among its Nobility as No. 11)307. He 
is also a member of Lodge No. 71, I. O. R. M. of Taunton. In Taun¬ 
ton, on June 17, 1903, Noble Scribner was married to Miss Amy Norris 
Sibley; they have a son, Clyde S., and reside at No. 3 Kilton Street, 
Taunton. 

BENJAMIN F. SAMMET. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 4221 is that of Noble Sammet, who was received into that dis- 


ofThe Grand Lodge ’of' Massachusetts in 1912; was District Deputy tinguished fellowship on December 4, 1902 He was raised in Palestine 
of the old Twenty-Fourth District of the Grand Lodge of Masons, Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett; was advanced and exalted n 
1908-09; was a member of the District Deputies Association, and of nacle Chapter, R. A. M. of Malden, is a C larter 1 em er o e isai < 
the Past Masters’ Association of the Twenty-Fourth District. He is Chapter, R. A. M. of Everett; was received and greete 
a member of the Webster Council No. 451, of the Royal Arcanum of Council, R. & S. M., and was knighted in Beauseant Unman eiy . , 

Randolph; the Boston Chamber of Commerce; the Boston City Club; K. T. of Malden. In the Scottish Rite of Masonry Noble Sammet has 
the Commercial Club of Boston; the Wollaston Golf Club of Quincy; attained the 32°, with all of Ins affiliations in the bodies located in le 
t , Brockton Country Club- the Thorny Lea Club of Brockton; the Valley of Boston. He is a member of Everett Lodge No. 36, and ot 
Certified Public Accountants’ of Massachusetts; the National Automo- Resolute Rebekah Lodge No. 99, of the I. O. O. F. of Malden; the 
bile Association and of the Automobile Legal Association of America. Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston; the Umversalist 
His nolitical faith is in the principles of Republicanism. Noble French Men’s Club; the Malden Masonic Association; Crystal Chapter o. 0, 
was horn ill Randolph on April 8, 1868, and was educated in the schools o. E. S. of Malden, and of the Everett Veteran Firemen. Noble Sammet 
of Randolph and Br’aintree, graduating in 1885. He has been twice was born in Boston, on November 13 1859, and attended school there and 
arried • first in 1890, in Randolph, to Miss Grace L. Moulton, who j n Everett. He was married in Cambridge, on October 11, 1S9~, to Miss 
■ : n 1 007 leaving him with a son, Earle M., born in Febu- Bertha Sauer of that city. They have three children: Wendell F., born 

ar^lsi second in in Brookline, to Miss Edith L. McGregor. on April 20. 18%; Francis P„ March 14, 1898. and George A., October 


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Since 1895, Noble French has been a member of the firm of Her¬ 
bert F French and Company, certified public accountants, with 
offices at 166 Essex Street, Boston, and, previously, for ten years, he 
had been in the employ of a wholesale shoe concern. His home is in 
Randolph, on North Main Street. 

WALTER L. TOUGAS. 


23, 1901. Four years ago, Noble Sammet retired from his occupation of 
farming, and be resides at No. 20 Chestnut Street, Malden. 

EDMUND ELDREDGE HILLS. 

Noble Hills is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Dalhousie Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M., Cryptic Council, R. & S. M., and 
YY rtLitx i.. Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., all of Newtonville; and in the 

. . ,, • . • „ „,; f u c t Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 

Through the ” ie J Um °L ! S 1 \lt; ,n Vernon e< Cliapter R A M of Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Lodge. A F. & A M. of Boston Mt ^^^^Ltry No. Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S/.P/.R.’.S/. He was ad- 

Roxbury, Boston ounci , . "Boston Lafavette Lodge of Perfec- mitted into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 8, 1908, and 

2, K. T., in the \ork Rite an \\ f Terusale m Mt. Olivet was enrolled therein as No. 8206. He is a member of the Art Club of 

tion, Giles Fonda \ ates Counci • ‘ V o q • p ■ R • S ‘ Boston. Noble Hills was born in Malden, on April 5, 1870, and obtained 

Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 S education in the public schools of Newton. His marriage to Miss 

in the Scottish R.te Noble Toughs wa JJ^tedto the NobdUy of ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Brookline , on June 11, 1902, and they 

Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. - • ■ • affiliated with the have two children, Ruth, and Stuart Eldredge. For the past fourteen 

enrollment his membership is No. 47241 e ts also^ed with the ^ ^ ^ has been one of the firm of Hills and Nichols, and 

Ancient and ^° nou ” ^m Worcester, on April 1, 1866, and was previously in the wool busineses for thirteen years. His business 

Snlriis eduction in schools of Milford and Boston, graduating address is No. 200 Summer Street, Boston, and his residence ,s m 
from high school in the latter, with the class of 1884. Noble Tougas’ Shrewsbury. 

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GEORGE BAMHILL BENT. 

Noble Bent has been some four years in the Shipping Department 
of the Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, at 206 Central Street, 
Gardner. Previously, for twenty years, he had been in the business 
of chair manufacturing. Noble Bent was born in Gardner, on April 8, 1872, 
and was there educated. On December 4, 1894, in Gardner, he married 
Miss Edith Louise Davis. They have a son, Charles Davis, and reside 
at 217 Chestnut Street, Gardner. Masonically, Noble Bent is a member 
of Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivan- 
hoe Commandery No. 46, K. T., all of Gardner. His enrollment number 
upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, is 9542, and he is one of the company of pilgrims who, foot sore 
and weary, journeyed to the Oasis of that body, and was admitted to 
its Nobility on June 5, 1912. Noble Bent is also a member of the Ridgely 
Club, and of the Gardner Boat Club and in politics, he is a Republican. 

ROBERT REID SLEEPER. 

Noble Sleeper received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Wash¬ 
ington Lodge No. 21, A. F. & A. M. of New York City; the Capitular 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.; the 
Cryptic Degrees, in Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M.; and in Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9, K. T., he was dubbed and created a Knight Templar. 
All these bodies are located in Lowell. His name appears upon the enroll¬ 
ment lists of Aleppo Temple, as No. 8636, and his ennoblement took place 
in that body of Shriners, as a member of the class of December 31, 1909. 
Noble Sleeper is also a member of the Masonic Club of Lowell, and of 
the Vesper Country Club of that city. He was born in Lowell, on October 
11, 1879, and was educated in the public schools there, graduating from 
the high school with the class of 1897, and from the Lowell Textile 
School, with the class of 1900. Noble Sleeper is unmarried, and resides at 
112 Charley Street, Lowell. He has been, for the past six years, an 
instructor jfn the Lowell Textile School. 

HERBERT WILLIAM ELLAM, M.D. 

For the past eight years. Noble Ellam has been a practicing physi¬ 
cian in Gardner, having spent the two previous years in the Worcester 
City Hospital. He was born on September 3, 1879; attended the public 
schools of Southbridge, and received bis professional education in the 
Harvard Medical School, from which he graduated as a member of the 
class of 1904. He has membership in the Gardner Boat Club, the 
Ridgeley Club, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Worcester Dis¬ 
trict North Medical Society, and Gardner Lodge, L. O. M. Having- 
secured York Rite Masonic Degrees in full course in Hope Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 
46, K. T., all of Gardner, he made the perilous journey over the desert, 
and was permitted, as one of the class of May 29, 1911, to penetrate 
the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, and was enrolled among its Nobility as No. 9065. Noble Ellam 
is unmarried, and resides at 96 Vernon Street, Gardner. 

JAMES SWIFT TURNER. 

Noble Turner has degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with Ancient York 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, 
R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No 9, K. T., all of Lowell; and, 
in the latter, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection. Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. Thus qualified, he was admitted to the 
Shrine in Aleppo Temple on June 5, 1913, and his enrollment was num¬ 
bered 10046 upon the membership lists of that body. Noble Turner was 
born in Darley, Eng., on July 11, 1865, and was educated at Bradford, 
Eng. In Lawrence, he married Miss Emma P. Neubert; they have five 
children : Annie P., Florence E., Frank S., Ruth A., and Carl F. Noble 
Turner is a manufacturer of leather belting and mill supplies. His busi¬ 
ness address is 545 and 547 Broadway, Lowell, and bis residence is at 
92 Stevens Street. 

ARTHUR W. STETSON. 

Noble Stetson, a York Rite and 32° Mason of Quincy, was created 
a Noble in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, on January 12, 1894, being enrolled therein as No. 2478. 
His Masonic affiliations, in the York Rite, are with Rural Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M.; St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he has the rank of 
Past High Priest, both of Quincy; Boston Council. R. & S. M.; Quincy 
Commandery No. 47, K. T., in which he is a Charter Member, and South 
Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth, wherein he is a 
Past Commander; while in the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda ^ ates Council of Princes of 


Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Noble Stetson is also a member of Massa¬ 
chusetts High Priesthood, and of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island 
Association of Knight Templars Commanders. In the order of the East¬ 
ern Star, he is a Charter Member and hirst Patron of Boston Chaptei 
No. 68 and an Honorary Member of Quincy Chapter No. 88. In addition, 
Noble Stetson has fraternal associations in the Odd bellows, being, foi 
the past twenty-four years, Financial Secretary of Mt. Wollaston Lodge 
No. 8(1, previous to which he passed through the various chairs, is a 
Charter Member and First Patron of Manet Encampment No. 75, of 
Quincy; a Charter Member of George L. Gill Rebekah Lodge No. 146, of 
Quincy; has held various offices in the Patriarch Militant Branch of the 
Order, and is at the present time on the staff of the Commanding Gen¬ 
eral of the United States, having been a Deputy in both the lodge and 
encampment branches of the order. For three years, he occupied an 
appointed office on the Board of Grand Officers of the Grand Encamp¬ 
ment of Massachusetts. Noble Stetson is also an Honorary Member of 
John A. Boyd Camp No. 2, League of Spanish War Veterans, and an 
Honorary Member of the New England Association of Commercial Exec¬ 
utives. He has also served, for ten years and a half, as Secretary of the 
Quincy Board of Trade, and is a member of the Quincy Noting Mens 
Christian Association. For the past thirty years, he has been in the 
printing business in Quincy. He was born in that city, on October 15, 
1856, and was there educated. He is unmarried, and has his residence 
and printing establishment at No. 66 \\ ashington Street, Quincy. 

LESLIE WHEATON MONROE. 

Nohle Monroe acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to admis¬ 
sion to the Mystic Shrine in Ezekial Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M., King 
Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., Attleboro Council, R. & S. M„ and Bristol 
Commandery No. 29, K. T„ all of Attleboro. Thus qualified, he was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment therein 
is registered as No. 7452. Noble Monroe is also a member of Lodge 
No. 1014, B. P. O. E., of which he was formerly Treasurer, and of 
Pokonoket Tribe, I. O. R. M. For about twenty years, be has been in 
the grocery business in Attleboro. Noble Monroe was born on Febru¬ 
ary 4, 1877, in Attleboro, where he obtained his education. He was mar¬ 
ried in that town, also, on July 17, 1900, to Miss Sophie A. Anderson. 
They have two children, Dorothy Allen and Lawrence Wheaton. The 
business address of Noble Monroe is 10 South Main Street, and bis resi¬ 
dence is at No. 22 Park Avenue, Attleboro. 

JOSEPH W. HAMMOND. 

Noble Hammond received the Order of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, in December, 1900, when he was enrolled as No. 3817. The quali¬ 
fying- Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him, in Hyde Park Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M„ Hyde Park Council, R. & S. 
M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T., all of Hyde Park. He is 
also affiliated with Crystal Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; with 
Malden Forest Lodge No. 148, of the I. O. O. F. of Hyde Park, and 
with Monteray Encampment of Hyde Park. Noble Hammond was born 
in Gloucester, on February 24, 1860, and was graduated from its public 
schools in 1875. His marriage to Miss Jennie Forest Brown of Glouces¬ 
ter, took place on May 14, 1881. Their five children and the dates of 
their birth are as follows: Mary D., June 16, 1882; Joseph Forest, April 
12, 1884; Susie B., May 27, 1886; Herbert W., June 18, 1891, and Helen, 
December 18, 1893. Since 1890, Noble Hammond has been a wholesale 
lobster dealer at Nos. 14 and 16 Northern Avenue, Boston, and previously, 
he had been in the retail fish business in Hyde Park. He has his home 
in Malden, at No. 58 Grace Street. 

AMOS WILLARD CROOKS. 

For upwards of four years, Noble Crooks has been in the employ 
of the B. F. Sturtevant Company, manufacturers of blowers, at 34 Oliver 
Street, Boston. He was born in Malone, N. Y., on February 14, 1890. 
Having attended its schools, he continued his education at the New York 
Military Academy, Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, and at Dartmouth College, 
with the class of 1911. Formerly, he was a member of the National 
Guard of New York State. His Masonic Degrees were obtained in 
Northern Constellation Lodge No. 291, F. & A. M. of Malone, whence 
he came by demit to Winthrop Lodge. In Winthrop Chapter, R, A. M., 
he has the rank of Junior Steward, and is a Knight Templar in Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., his name appears as No. 10077, and his ennoblement 
therein took place on August 23, 1913. On June 25, 1910, he married in 
Nashua, N. H., Miss Grace Caroline Ford of Winthrop, and has a 
daughter, Helen Frances. They reside at No. 171 River Road, Winthrop. 

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WARREN H. BUSWELL. 

Noble Busvvell was enrolled as number 3189 in the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N M. S., when he was admitted to that illustrious body 
in October, 1897. He is a member of Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Arlington, Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 
34, K. T., both of Charlestown. Noble Buswell is also connected with 
Shawmut Lodge No. 165, K. P. of Charlestown. He has been an officer 
in the Massachusetts State Prison for the last twenty years. Noble Bus- 
well was born in Gardiner, Maine, on June 12, 1871, but was educated in 
Boston. He married Miss Charlotte M. Gilchrist, on September 12, 1901, 
at Mclndoes, Vt., and they have two children, Albert H. and Ellen G. 
Their residence is at No. 61 Chapman Street, Charlestown. 

FREDERICK HARTWELL SMITH. 

Through the medium of his Masonic connections in York Rite 
Masonry of Boston, Noble Smith was ordained a Noble of the Myst’.c 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, in December, 1908, with membership No. 8003. 
He obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: 
the Capitular Degrees in St. Paul Chapter, R. A. M.: the Cryptic Degrees 
in Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and the Templar Degrees in Boston Com¬ 
mandery, K. T. Noble Smith is a Past Noble Grand of Hobah Lodge 
No. 53, 1. O. O. F. of Dorchester; a Past Sachem of Kitchamankin 
Tribe of Red Men; and is at present Patron of Roxbury Chapter No. 56, 
O. E. S. Since 1912, he has been with Carl H. Skinner, dealer in dia¬ 
monds and watches, previously for nine years, having been with Henry 
N. Lockwood, and for fourteen years with Kettell and Blake. Noble 
Smith was born in Winchester, N. H., on January 5, 1867. and was edu¬ 
cated in public and private schools there, graduating in 1883. In Boston, 
on January 24, 1893, he was married to Miss Minnie Gordon, and they 
have a son, F. Gordon. Noble Smith’s business address is No. 2 Park- 
Street, Boston, and his home is at No. 106 Devon Street, Dorchester. 

CHARLES E. CONANT. 

In Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Conant is 
a member of the Arab Patrol. His enrollment number in the Nobility 
of that body is 7664, and his ennoblement took place on November 11. 
1907. Noble Conant is Masonically affiliated with these bodies, of New- 
tonville: Dalhousie Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Newton Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. He is also a member of 
Omar Grotto, Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted 
Realm, and he is Treasurer of the Roger Conant Family Association, 
Inc. Noble Conant was born in Washington, D. C„ on August 7. 1872. 
He studied in the public schools of Medford and of Cambridge, and was 
graduated with the class of 1889 from the Medford High School. He 
has been, for eight years, statement clerk with the Old Colony Trust 
Company of Boston. On September 4, 1906. in W altham, Noble Conant 
married Miss Eva H. Riley. He is a member of the Newton Club, 
and resides at 140 Mt. Vernon Street, Newtonville. 

H. J. SEILER. 

Admitted to the membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on November 18. 1885, with enrollment number 2310, Noble 
Seiler was previously qualified in Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, R. & S. M„ and Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury. In addition to his 
York Rite connections, he also has Scottish Rite Degrees in full course, 
being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . Noble Seiler 
is, likewise, a member of the Royal Order of Scotland: of Damon Lodge, 
K. of P.: Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E.; the Edwin Forrest Club, 
and the Mandarin Association. His birthplace is Bayreuth, Bavaria, and 
the date is January 8, 1853- Noble Seiler conducts his catering business 
at 513 Tremont Street, Boston. He has residences at 26 Waban Street. 
Roxbury and in South Natick. 

HERBERT WHEELER DAMON. 

Captain of the Arab Patrol of Aleppo Temple, Noble Damon was 
ennobled in that body of the Mystic Shrine on December 3, 1903. and 
was enrolled therein as No. 4318. He owes Masonic allegiance to 
Middlesex Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Framingham, Concord Chapter, 
R. A. M. of South Framingham, and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. 
T. Of Republican affiliation, he was, for four years, from 1906, Select¬ 
man for Framingham, and for the past eighteen years, has been sales¬ 
man for the United Shoe Machinery Company, at 205 Lincoln Street. 
Boston. Noble Damon was born in Westminster, on September 4, 
1875, and was educated in Framingham, graduating from the high school 


in 1893. He served as 1st Sergeant of Co. E, 6th Mass. Inft. U. S. V., 
during the Spanish War and was in the expedition to Porto Rico. On 
October 27. 1911, Noble Damon was married, in South Framingham to 
Helen M. Haberstroh. He is Lt. Colonel of the 6th Massachusetts 
Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and resides in South 
Framingham. 

GEORGE GASKELL. 

Noble Gaskell is a First Lieutenant in the Arab Patrol of Aleppo 
Temple. He was ennobled in that body of Shriners on May 5, 1904, 
and was therein enrolled as No. 4526. Noble Gaskell received the Sym¬ 
bolic Degrees in Masonry in Arcturus Lodge No. 274, A. F. & A. M. of 
New York City, whence he came by demit to Massachusetts Lodge of 
Boston. He is also a member of Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and of 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. Noble Gaskell 
was in the U. S. Navy for four and a half years, and for twenty-one 
years, he was with the Page Belting Company, as salesman, at 60 Pearl 
Street, Boston. For the past year, he has been with the Edward R. 
Ladew Company. He was born in New York City, and studied in the 
public schools. On February 18, 1891, his marriage to Elizabeth Forster 
was solemnized. They had three sons, two of whom passed away; the 
surviving son, G. Reginald, is a teller in the Somerville Trust Com¬ 
pany of Somerville. 

ALMON E. GREENLEAF. 

Noble Greenleaf, who has the rank of Corporal in Aleppo Temple, 
was also the first President of the Arab Patrol Club of that body. He 
was admitted into the Nobility of that illustrious body on March 27. 
1905. when he was presented with the certificate of enrollment numbered 
4999. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in 
Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 32, A. F. & A. M„ the Capitular Degrees in 
Union Chapter No. 7. R. A. M., both of Laconia, N. H. and the Templar 
Degrees in Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown, 
Mass. Noble Greenleaf is also a member of the Pilgrim Publicity Asso¬ 
ciation. and of the Boston Athletic Association. He was formerly a well 
known newspaper man in Boston, having been connected with the “Her¬ 
ald,” “Journal,” and “American.” He left that line of work to become 
advertising manager for Landers, Fray and Clark, hardware and cut¬ 
lery manufacturers, at New Britain, Conn.; and in 1907, he joined the 
forces of Wood, Putnam and Wood Company, advertising agents, at 111 
Devonshire Street, Boston. Noble Greenleaf was born in Plymouth, N. 
H., on October 6, 1874. In New Britain, Conn., on October 17, 1907, he 
was married to Miss Athala Caroline Tuthill, and they reside at No. 61 
Mt. Vernon Avenue, Braintree, Mass. 

WILLIAM ALBERT FERGUSON. 

Noble Ferguson has the rank of Color Bearer in Aleppo Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine, into the Nobility of which body he was received 
with the class of November 11, 1907, with enrollment No. 7689. The 
preliminary Masonic Degrees for admission to the Temple were con¬ 
ferred in order upon him in the following bodies of Beverly: Liberty 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and St. George Com¬ 
mandery No. 44, K. T. Noble Ferguson was born in Tenants Harbor, 
Me., on October 7, 1860. and there received a common school education. 
For fourteen years, he was chief of police of the city of Beverly, and 
he is, at present, special agent for the Boston and Maine Railroad, 
with office at Room 7 A, North Station, Boston. He is a widower; his 
wife was Miss Cora A. Clark of Tenants Harbor, Me., to whom he was 
married, on August 12, 1885. He has lost two sons, and has a son 
living, Walter, born on May 25, 1900. The residence of Noble Ferguson 
is at No. 23 Central Street, Beverly. 

ISAAC BRADFORD. 

Noble Bradford served on the Arab Patrol of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., in 1910 and 1911. He was admitted to the Nobility of 
that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on September 1, 1906, 
when his enrollment was numbered 6535. Masonically. he is affiliated 
with the following bodies of Cambridge: Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. 
M., in which he has the rank of Junior Steward; Cambridge Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Cambridge Council. R. & S. M.; Cambridge Commandery No. 
42, K. T., having the rank of Warden therein. Noble Bradford is also 
a member of Cambridge Lodge No. 839, of the B. P. O. E.. and of the 
Newtowne Club. He is interested in politics, and was a member of the 
Cambridge Common Council in 1905. He was born in Cambridge, on Sep¬ 
tember 28. 1870, and was graduated from high school there with the 
class of 1889. For eighteen years, he has been an astronomical com¬ 
puter. Noble Bradford is unmarried, and resides at 46 Sacramento 
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WILLIAM MITCHELL SHAW. 

Noble Shaw is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and he has attained the ,32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are 
with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.. 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all 
of Lynn; and, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Noble Shaw’s en¬ 
noblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on May 29, 1911, and his enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of that illustrious body is 9103. 
He was born in Lynn, on January 5, 1888, and was educated in that 
place. For the past eleven years, Noble Shaw has been with Reed and 
Costolo, dealers in coal and wood, at 871 Washington Street, Lynn. His 
residence is in Lynn, at 86 Union Street. 

HOWARD ALVERTUS STREETER. 

Noble Streeter, who has the number 9652, upon the enrollment list' 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and to whose Nobility he was 
admitted on June 5, 1912, has reached the Templar Degrees in the York 
Rite of Masonry, and is also affiliated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection, 
in the Scottish Rite. He is allied with Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Marblehead, and with the following bodies of Salem: Wash¬ 
ington Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of Royal Arch 
Captain, Salem Council, R. & S. M., in which he is Principal Conductor, 
and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T. Noble Streeter is a 
member of Atlantic Lodge No. 55, I. O. O. F. of Marblehead, in which 
he has the rank of Past Noble Grand, and he is also connected with Mana- 


1870. Since then, he has practiced his profession of physician and surgeon, 
being established at 32 Congress Street, Portsmouth, N. H. At Idiot, 
Me., on September 5, 1872, he was married to- Miss Julia Elizabeth Hill, 
and they reside at 438 State Street, Portsmouth, N. H. 

REGINALD W. DOE. 

Noble Doe’s membership in Aleppo Temple dates from June, 1909, 
when he was enrolled as No. 8076 in that illustrious body of the Mystic 
Shrine, having previously affiliated with Soley Lodge, A. K & A. M. of 
Somerville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M„ and Coeur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34. K. T. of Charlestown. He is also a member of Paul 
Revere Lodge No. 184, I. O. O. h., in which he is a Past Gtand, and 
of Winter Hill Encampment; of Erminie Rebekah Lodge No. 76 of 
Somerville; Somerville Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E.; and K. O. T. M. 
in Signet Commandery of Somerville; the Point Shirley Boat Club, of 
which he is a Director; the Edward Forest Club, and the Massachu¬ 
setts Elks Club. He serves on the Somerville Board of I rade, and 
in politics, is a Republican. Noble Doe was born in Paget, Bermuda, on 
December 14, 1865, and graduated from the schools there in 1883. His 
marriage to Miss Charlotte L. Robinson of Merrimac took place on 
June 28, 1894. Since 1898, Noble Doe has been proprietor of the R. W. 
Doe Plumbing and Heating Company, at No. 174 School Street, Somer¬ 
ville, having previously been in the same line of business, for ten years, 
with Howe and Flint of Union Square, Somerville. Noble Doe is fond 
of yachting, athletics and field sports. His home is in Someiville, at 
No. 126 Highland Road. 

CHARLES A. CROSS. 



tang Tribe No. 1, of the Improved Order of Red Men of Marblehead. He The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 

is engaged in the practice of his profession as physician and surgeon, and Noble Cross, in Aleppo Temple, on November 19, 1890, and on that 


has served as Chairman of the Board of Health of Marblehead, fo; 
five years. Noble Streeter was born in Norfolk, N. V, on August 12, 
1875: secured his preparatory education in the public schools of Wor¬ 
cester, and was graduated from Boston University, with the class of 
1898. He is a member of the Boston, the Massachusetts, and the Ameri¬ 
can Homeopathic Medical Societies. In Clinton, on September 10, 1901, 
he was married to Miss Emma L. Nelson of Argyle, N. S. Noble 
Streeter’s residence and offices are both at No. 23 Pleasant Street, Marble 
head. 

ARTHUR FRANKLIN MACEY. 

Noble Macey was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. 
A. O., N. M. S.. on June 24, 1907, with the 25th anniversary class, and 
was given enrollment No. 7471. In Masonry, he was raised in Henry 
Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown, April 27. 1904, and was 
exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason in Signet Chapter, R. A. M., 
December 14, 1905, also of Charlestown; he entered the Cryptic Circle 
in Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., of which he is a Chartei Member 


eventful day, he was enrolled therein as No. 482. His Masonic affilia 
tions are with Mt. Carmel Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M.. Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., Olivet Commandery 
No. 44. K. T„ all of Lynn; and he has also secured, in the Scottish 
Rite, the Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Noble Cross is a member of the Oxford Club, and of the Boston City 
Club. Since 1908, he has been engaged in real estate, previously for over a 
quarter of a century, having been in the clothing business Noble Cross 
was born in Lynn, on January 21, 1858, and was educated in that city; 
also in Exeter, and Wilbraham. In Lynn, on October 21, 1879. he was 
married to Miss Adeline Farnsworth: they have a son, Alfred B., 
and a daughter, Marion E. Trickey. Noble Cross resides at No. 14 Chase 
Street, Lynn, his business being located at No. 19 Market Street, of 
the same city. 

GEORGE A. GRAY. 

Affiliated with Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Pauls 
Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of 


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A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on September 1, 1906, when his enrollment certi¬ 
ficate in that exalted body received the number 6572. He has the rank 
of Past Grand in Bethesda Lodge No. .30, I. O. O. F. of South Boston; is 
Past Chief Patriarch in Mt. Washington Encampment, I. O. O. F.; in 
Roxbury Canton he is ranked as Captain, and is Grand Marshal of the 
Grand Encampment, 1. O. O. F. Noble Gray is also a member of the 
Colonial Club of. Dorchester. He was born in Bennington. N. H., on 
November 19, 1867, and was educated there and at the Bryant and 

Stratton Business College of Boston. Noble Gray has been in the res¬ 

taurant business for twenty years, and is now connected with the 
Waldorf Lunch System. In Bennington, on January 25, 1893, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Lena R. Grace of Harrington, Maine. He has a son, Charles 
11. G., and resides at 36 Alpha Road, Dorchester. 

WILLIAM KEMPTON WAGNER. 

For more than thirty-four years. Noble Wagner has been connected 
with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, in their 
iyu ts f tx . oi ixasnua. nc wets iettivtu mm mt, ..ultimo mi Commercial Depaitment, and is located in their building at New Bed- 

Aieppo Temple, on March 17, 1887, with enrollment No. 1439. Noble ford. He was born in Fairhaven, on February 11, 1857, and was gradu- 

Tunkins is also a member of Damon Lodge No. 9, K. of P.; Portsmouth ated from the schools of New Bedford in 1873. Noble W agner is a 

Lodge No 97. B. P. O. E., of which he is a Charter Member; the member of the Dartmouth, the Leighton, and the Brooks Clubs, and of 

Warwick Club of Portsmouth; the Portsmouth Medical Society; the the Telephone Pioneers of America. His Masonic attainments are indi- 

Rockingham County Medical Society; the New Hampshire Medical Soci- cated by his affiliations with the following York Rite bodies: Star in 

ety and of the American Medical Society. He was a Past District the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New 

Deputy Grand Master of New Hampshire, a Charter Member and Past Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No 16, K. T., 
Master of Winnicut Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Greenland, N. H., and all of New Bedford. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 

President of the Board of Pension Examiners. Politically, his interests Shrine, on June 5, 1913, and his enrollment number upon the registry 

are with the Democratic Party, and he has served his city as Mayor of that body of the Ancient Arabic Order is 10057. His marriage to 

for two years. Noble Junkins was born at Berwick, Me., on May 13, Miss Mary Alice Butler of Fairhaven, took place in New Bedford, on 

1845 and obtained his preparatory education at the Eliot Academy, November 7, 1888. Noble Wagner’s residence is at 39 Rotcb Avenue, 

also graduating from the Bowdoin Medical College with the class of June, New Bedford. 

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Charlestown, October 16, 1906. Noble Macey has been Postmaster at 
the United States Navy Yard in Boston, for the past ten years. He 
was born in Boston, on January 25, 1882, and attended the Charlestown 
High School and the Boston Latin School, graduating in 1900. In 
Cambridge, on September 30, 1913, be married Miss Leonora Whitaker 
Kronenberg, only daughter of Noble Franklin Kronenberg of that city. 
They reside at House “A” United States Navy Yard, Boston, and Noble 
Macey’s business address is the Commandant’s office. 

WILLIAM OLIVER JUNKINS. 

Noble Junkins bas degrees in full course in both York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry, and is affiliated, in the former, with the following 
bodies of Portsmouth, N. H.: St. Andrew’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ 
Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Davenport Council No. 5, R. & S. M„ and 
De Witt Clinton Commandery, K. T.; and, in the latter, with the Ineffa¬ 
ble Lodge of Perfection, and the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, both 
of Portsmouth, N. IT., and also with the New Hampshire Consistory, 
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FREDERICK H. LEE. 

For more than twenty-seven years past, Noble Lee has been in the 
hardware business in Athol, and for eight years, has been a member of 
the School Committeee of his town, which he is also serving as a Jus¬ 
tice of the Peace. He acquired the York Rite Masonic Degrees in Star 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union Chapter, R. A. M., both of Athol, the latter 
of which he has served as Scribe; Titus Strong Council, R. & S. M. of 
Greenfield, and Athol Commaudery No. 37, K. T., in which he ranks as a 
Past Commander, and which he has served, for seven years, as Recorder. 
He was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on May 19, 1892, in which illustrious body he was enrolled as 
No. 7729. Noble Lee was born in Athol, on March 30, 1867, where, also, 
he was educated, and where, too, on June 27, 1905, he was married to 
Miss Emma J. Tooley. His business address is 1477 Main Street, and 
his residence is at No. 44 Pleasant Place, both in Athol. 

DAVID E. MAKEPEACE. 

Noble Makepeace is one of the most eminent of Masons and also 
one of the best known fraternity, and business men of Attleboro. He is 
president and treasurer of the D. E. Makepeace Company, manufacturers 
of gold and silver rolled plate, a concern with which he has been con¬ 
nected for thirty years. In Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Attle¬ 
boro, he is a Past Master, and for almost a quarter of a century, has been 
Treasurer of King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M. of Attleboro, in which he 
is Master of the Third Veil. In the York Rite, he also has affiliations with 
Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T.; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.L His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took place as one of the class of May 19, 
1892, when there was then awarded him the enrollment number 1797. In 
Orient Lodge No. 165, I. O. O. F., he has the ranks of Right Supporter, 
Noble Grand and Vice Grand; be is a member of Occident Lodge No. 
56, of the Knights of Malta; of Hospitality Commandery No. 259; of 
Lodge No. 1014, of the B. P. O. E.; of Attleboro Council No. 366, of the 
Royal Arcanum, in which he has the rank of Past Regent; of the Order 
of United Workmen, and of the Hope Chapter No. 41, Order of the 
Eastern Star, in which he has the rank of Past Patron. Noble Makepeace 
is likewise a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company; 
associate member of William A. Streeter Post, G. A. R.; member of 
Company C., a Political Club: President of the West Side Club; member 
of the Pomham Club of Providence; of the Highland Country Club; of 
the Manufacturing Jewelers’ and Silversmiths 1 Association; of the Attle¬ 
boro Board of Trade; of the New England Waterworks Association, and 
he is President of the Bristol Highlands Association of Bristol, R. T. 
For eleven years, he has served as Water Commissioner of Attleboro: is 
Vice President of the Attleboro National, and of the Attleboro Coopera¬ 
tive Banks. Noble Makepeace was born in Norton, on June 9, 1848, and 
attended the schools of Norton, and those of Mansfield. In Attleboro, in 
March, 1873, he was married to Miss Myra B. Johnson. They have two 
daughters, Lulu B. and Edna M. Noble Makepeace resides at 93 Pleasant 
St., Attleboro, and his business location is Pine and Dunham Sts., Attleboro. 

ROLLIN BUCKMINSTER. 

Noble Buckminster has been, for seven years, the superintendent of 
the Lowell Gas Company, with offices at the Gas Works on School Street. 
He was born in Lowell, on October 26, 1883, and, as a youth, attended 
the schools of that city. On April 16, 1907, he married Miss Harriet 
Irwing of Quebec, Can. They have three children: Curtis Allen, Ruth 
Lillian and Marion Ethel; and reside at 306 School Street, Lowell. In 
Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he has the rank of Junior Steward, 
and is also affiliated with Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.. Ahasuerus 
Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. 
Upon the basis of these Masonic attainments, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple in March 28, 
1912, and there was then awarded to him the certificate of enrollment 
with the number 9306. 

JAMES W. CLARK. 

As a Knight Templar Mason of both Amesbury and Newburyport 
affiliations, and ranking as Senior Warden in Warren Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Amesbury, Noble Clark was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S., in the class of November 28, 1912, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 9343. He is a Past Chief of Clan Frazer No. 49, of the Order 
of Scottish Clans of Amesbury, a Past Patron of Friendship Chapter 
of the Order of the Eastern Star; and, for the past three years, has 
been Secretary of the Park Commission of Amesbury. Noble Clark was 
born in Amesbury, on June 23, 1873, and was there educated. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Maude E. Brown, took place at Hampton Falls, N. H., on 


November 2, 1897, and they have two children: James V., Jr., born July 

4, 1901, and Francis Brown, April 29, 1906. For the past nine years Noble 
Clark has been a manufacturer of automobile bodies, being established at 3 
Carriage Ave., and having his home at 8 Melrose St., also in Amesbury. 

EDWARD M. HEUSTIS. 

For more than twenty-one years, Noble Heustis has been a wholesale 
and retail dealer in liquors and fancy groceries in Charlestown, at 210- 
214 Main Street. He is vice president of the Charlestown Trust Com¬ 
pany; for the past fifteen years, has been a director in the Boston Retail 
Grocers’ Association, and is also a director of the Boston Wholesale 
Grocery Company. As a Republican, Noble Heustis served, for ten 
years, upon the City Council, from Ward 5 of Charlestown, and he has 
the rank of Sergeant in the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. 
Noble Heustis was raised in King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Somerville, and is also affiliated with Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Charlestown, wherein he is ranked as High Priest; Orient Council, R. 
& S. M., of Somerville, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. 
of Charlestown, in which he has held the rank of Captain of the Guard 
for five years. His Masonic attainments in the Scottish Rite are indi¬ 
cated by his affiliations in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.". Upon the 
enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Heustis’ name appears as No. 1364, 
and his ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners as a member of 
the class of Sept. 30, 1895. Noble Heustis was born in Charlestown, on Aug. 
15, 1861, and he obtained his education in the public schools of that place. 
His marriage to Miss Alma R. Roeers took place in Charlestown, in Oct., 
1889. The residence of Noble Heustis is at 208 Main St., Charlestown. 

WALTER HARRY BARRETT. 

Noble Barrett is affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry with United 
Brethren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Marlboro, Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., 
all of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'. 

5. ‘. Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations, he was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1913, and was therein 
enrolled as No. 9946. He is also a member of the Brotherhood of 
Locomotive Engineers, and, politically, of the Republican Party. Noble 
Barrett was born in Northboro, on July 27, 1877, and was educated in 
its public schools. Thereupon, entering the drug business, he clerked for 
eight years, in Marlboro, Worcester, and Providence, R. I. For the 
past ten years, however, he has been connected with the Boston, Revere 
Beach and Lynn Railroad, and six years of that time, as engineer. He 
is a bachelor, and resides at No. 37 Church Street, Lynn. 

OSSTAN R. BUTTERFIELD. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble But¬ 
terfield in Social Lodge No. 38, A. F. & A. M. of Wilmington, Vt.; the 
Capitular Degrees, in Union Chapter, R. A. M. of Athol, and he was 
made a Knight Templar, in Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. Upon the 
rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he appears as No. 9952, 
and as a member of the class of June, 1913, he was received into the 
Nobility of that body. Noble Butterfield is a member of the Poquaig 
Club of Athol, the Prescott Club of Clinton, and of the Masonic Club 
of Greenfield. For the past ten years, he has been associated with H. 
L. Hamilton, in the shoe business in Greenfield, Athol, and Clinton. He 
is the son of Hon. A. A. Butterfield, and was born in Jacksonville, Vt., 
on May 3, 1872, and attended school there and at the Vermont Academy, 
at Saxton River, class of 1893. He is unmarried, and resides at 435 
Main Street, Athol. His business is conducted from 61 Main Street, 
Greenfield, 515 Main Street, Athol, and from 76 High Street, Clinton. 

GEORGE FREDERICK BRALEY. 

Masonically qualified for admission to the Order of Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, Noble Braley gained entrance thereto through the por¬ 
tals of Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912, when he was enrolled in that 
illustrious body as No. 9542. His Masonic affiliations are in the following 
bodies of the York Rite, in New Bedford : George H. Tabor Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. 
T. Noble Braley is also affiliated with Gifford Chapter No. 105, of the 
Order of the Eastern Star of Fairhaven, and among his social organi¬ 
zations, are the Fairhaven Improvement Association, and the Leighton 
Club. He was born in Fairhaven, on October 24, 1884, and was there 
educated. After having been, for a year, bookkeeper for the Merchants 
National Bank of Fairhaven, Noble Braley became, six years ago, one 
of the firm of A. G. & G. F. Braley, engaged in the poultry and cream 
business. He is unmarried, and resides at 50 Cedar Street, Fairhaven, 
which is also his business address. 


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ALBERT BRAIXERD. 

Secretary of Cochichewick Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Andover, 
from 1897 to the present time. Noble Brainerd has also secured the 
remaining degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with Mt. 
Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. Likewise, he has attained 
tlegrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, his affiliations being with 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S„ took place on May 21, 1908, and his name appears as No. 8096, 
upon the membership lists of that illustrious body. Noble Brainerd is 
also a member of Black Prince Lodge No. 36, K. P. of Lawrence; of 
the North Andover Club; of the Merrimack Valley Country Club, and 
of the Lyra Club of Lawrence. Since 1886, he has been engaged in 
the manufacture of cotton goods in Lawrence. He was born in that 
city, on November 3, 1869, and attended the schools there, and in North 
Andover. Noble Brainerd is unmarried, and resides in North Andover. 

ALLEN D. FRENCH. 

Noble French acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Timothy 
Chase Lodge No. 126, A. F. & A. M. of Belfast, Me., in 1866, wherein 
he served as Master from 1872-73: the Capitular Degrees were conferred 
upon him in Corinthian Chapter, R. A. M., of Belfast, and he is affiliated 
with King Solomon Council, No. 1, R. & S. M., also of Belfast, and with 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. He was received 
into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on 
June 24, 1907, and his enrollment number therein is 7354. Noble French 
is also a member of Electa Chapter, No. 19, of the Order of the Eastern 
Star of Waltham, in which he is a Past Worthy Patron, having served in 
that capacity in 1894-95; of Rumford Council of the Royal Arcanum of 
Waltham, and of the A. O. U. W. For two years, he has served on the 
City Council of Belfast, and for one year, on the Board of Aldermen. 
After having been for forty years, in the plumbing and steam fitting 
business, he retired therefrom some ten years ago. Noble French was 
born in Lincolnville, Me., on August 16, 1840, and attended school in that 
place. During the Civil War. he was a Private in Company 3, of First 
Maine Cavalry; was taken prisoner in the Battle of Middletown. Va., on 
May 24, 1862, and was held at Lynchburg and at Belle Isle until his 
parole in the following October; he was then discharged because of 
injuries received in battle at Middletown; helped organize Company LI 
of First Regiment of Maine Infantry as Orderly Sergeant and was com¬ 
missioned as Second Lieutenant by Governor Perham. Noble French is a 
widower, his late wife having been Miss Elizabeth L. 'S ates of V ind- 
ham, Me., to whom he was married on November 14, 1863. He has four 
children : Clarence F„ Herbert A., Allen E.. and Minnie A., and resides 
at 12 Wadsworth Avenue, Waltham. 

W. V. H. BARHYDT. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Barhydt into the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, on August 31, 1907, and enrolled him on its member¬ 
ship lists as No. 7612. He is both a York Rite and a Scottish Rite 
Mason with the following affiliations: Montacute Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Worcester Chapter, R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ and Worcester 
County Commandery K. T., all of Worcester; Worcester Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, all in the Valley of Worcester, and with Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P. ,R. .S. . of Boston. Noble Barhydt is also 
a member of Worcester Lodge No. 56, I. O. O. F. He has been in the 
theatrical business since 1906, formerly having been in the butter and 
egg business for twelve years. In Schenectady. N. Y„ Noble Barhydt 
was born on September 22, 1859, and he attended school in Worcester. 
His marriage to Miss Mary Dow Reeves of Worcester was celebrated 
in that city, on March 8, 1882; they have two daughters, Marjorie F. 
and Elizabeth, also a son, Langdon R. Noble Barhydt’s business address 
is No. 320 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, and he resides in Dorchester, 
at No. 6 Mallon Road. 

E. FRANK LEWIS. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Orient Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Norwood, Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M„ Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T.. all of Lawrence; 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'., Noble Lewis was admitted to the 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1888, and was enrolled therein as 
No. 1597. He is a member of the Union League Club of New York, 
the Algonquin Club of Boston, the Boston Athletic Association, the 
Point Shirley Club, the Merrimack Valley Country Club of Lawrence, 
and politically, of the Republican Party. Noble Lewis was born in Wal¬ 




pole, on April 1, 1843, and attained an education in the schools there 
His marriage to Miss Marion Boydeu took place in Boston, on July -3, 
1867; they have a son, Henry B.. and a daughter, Fannie B. Since 1871, 
Noble Lewis has been in business as a wool scourer, being established in 
Lawrence, and having an office in Boston, at 242 Summer Street. His 
home address is 178 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence. 

JAMES HENRY WHETTOX. 

Noble Whetton is one of the best known citizens of Needham, where 
he has extensive society connections and is a director in numerous busi¬ 
ness organizations. For ten years, he has been Postmaster at Needham 
Heights and for fifteen years, he has'been in the coal business. He is a 
trustee of the Needham Real Estate Association, a director and the sec¬ 
retary of the Needham Trust Company, a member of the Needham 
Heights Improvement Association, of the Needham Business Men’s Asso¬ 
ciation and Board of Trade, and he is the President of the Parents’ and 
Teachers’ Association and President of the Twenty-five Associates of 
East Boston. He is also a member of the New England Postmasters 
Association, of the Superintendents of Boston Association, of the Retad 
Coal Dealers’ Association, the Suburban Coal Club, the Needham Histori¬ 
cal Society, the Wellesley Country Club, the Village Club, the Unitarian 
Club, the Men’s League, the Y. M. C. A. Cricket Club, and of the Need¬ 
ham Visiting Nurses’ Association. Noble Whetton was born at Needham, 
on February 27, 1873, and was educated in the schools of that town. 
He married there, also, Miss Ida Rubelle Mills. They have three sons, 
James Kenrick, Frederick Arthur, and John James. The residence is at 
Needham Heights. Noble Whetton was raised in Norfolk Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Needham, in which he now has the rank of Past Master; he 
was exalted in Newton Royal Arch Chapter, and he was created a Knight 
Templar in Gethsemane Commandery of Newtonville. He has taken the 
32°, in the Scottish Rite, and has affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'. 
R.'.S.'. Outside of Masonry, he is a member of Elliott Lodge, No. 58. 
T. O. O. F. of Needham Heights; of the Order of the Eastern Star; of 
St. Elmo Council No. 1688, of the Royal Arcanum : of the Masters’ Asso¬ 
ciation for the Fifth District of the Masonic Order, and of the Masters’ 
Association of Norfolk Lodge. On February 8, 1906, Noble V hetton 
made the pilgrimage across the desert as a member of the class then 
admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order. He holds certifi¬ 
cate of enrollment No. 6385, in Aleppo Temple. 

GEORGE H. STRAUCH. 

For fifteen years, Noble Strauch has been in business as an under¬ 
taker, at 200 Moody Street, Waltham, and prior to that, was for seven 
years, Deputy Chief of the Waltham Fire Department. He was born in 
Milford, on May 18, 1874, and, as a youth, attended the public schools of 
Waltham. In that city, on April 12, 1909, he married Miss May M. 
Campbell. The residence is at 18 Fiske Street. The Masonic Degrees, 
prerequisite to his admission to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order 
of the Mystic Shrine, were conferred upon Noble Strauch, in Monitor 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, Waltham Chapter, R. A. M„ and 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. He was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of 
November 7, 1904. and his name appears upon the enrollment lists, as No. 
4835. Noble Strauch is also a member of Prospect Lodge No. 35, I. O. 
O. F.; of Norumbega Lodge No. 80, K. P., and of Waltham Chapter of 
the Order of the Eastern Star. 

EUGENE LESLIE FOLSOM. 

Noble Folsom is No. 3243 upon the registration lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order; is a Templar in the York Rite of 
Masonry; has the 32° in the Scottish Rite; and is a direct descendant 
of John Foulsham, who settled at Hingham in 1637. He was born in 
Bangor, Me., on January 28, 1865, and was a student in the Bangor and 
Old Town schools, and at the University of Maine with the class of 
1884. For five years, he was employed as a machinist; then, for sixteen 
years, as foreman of the Plate Department of the Waltham Watch Com¬ 
pany, and since 1911, has been superintendent of statistics, cost and effi¬ 
ciency at that great plant. In Old Town, Me., on January 29. 1885, he was 
married to Miss Mira Sutton Coombs. He now resides at 101 Washing¬ 
ton Avenue, Waltham. Noble Folsom is a member of the American Soci¬ 
ety of Mechanical Engineers; also of the Efficiency Society, Inc., and of the 
following Masonic bodies: Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, and 
Waltham Royal Arch Chapter, Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In Aleppo Temple, as a novice of the class of 
December 28, 1899, he was ennobled, and he made the pilgrimage to the 
Shrine at that time. 


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WILLIAM LADELL EDGAR, M. D. 

Noble Edgar was born in Pawtucket, R. I., on October 16, 1872. 
He obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of Provi¬ 
dence, and was graduated from high school with the class of 1891, going 
thence to the Hahneman Medical College of Philadelphia, Penn., from 
which he graduated with the class of 1894. He is a member of the 
Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical Society; of the American Institute 
of Homeopathy, and of the Worcester Medical Society. Noble Edgar 
is engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery, and has both 
office and home at 503 Main Street, Athol. He has affiliation, in the 
York Rite of Masonry, with Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Union 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Athol; Titus Strong Council, R. & S. M. of 
Greenfield, and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, 
he is a member of Greenfield Lodge of Perfection; Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem; Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h His enrollment number in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is 9568, and he was admitted to 
the Nobility of that body, on June 5, 1912. Noble Edgar is a member 
of Tully Lodge No. 136, I. O. O. F., of Mt. Pleasant Encampment 
No. 68, and of Athol Canton No. 60; also of Corinthian Lodge No. 76, 
K. P., and of the Poquaig Club of that place. 

EDWARD LINCOLN CHILDS. 

Noble Childs penetrated the mysteries of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of June 4, 1914. He 
is enrolled upon its membership lists as No. 10233. He is a member 
of William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T.. 
all of Lowell; also of the Mt. Pleasant Golf Club and the Long Meadow 
Club of that city. For fifteen years, Noble Childs has been superinten¬ 
dent for the Shaw Stocking Company in Lowell. He was born in 
Moretown, Vt., on May 26, 1867, and was a student in the Lowell High 
School. In Lowell, on December 9, 1891, he married Miss Esther J. 
Redman. They have a daughter, Doris, and reside at 256 Gibson Street, 
Lowell. 

GEORGE HENRY BIXBY. 

Noble Bixby is a member of the firm of W. E. Bixby Company, and 
is also associated with the Haverhill Tack Company; the H. G. Pulsi- 
fer Company, Inc.; the Henniker Fibre Company, Inc.; the Lee Fibre 
Company, Inc.; the Eureka Heel Company; the Enterprise Heel Com¬ 
pany; the H. G. Keeler Company, all of Haverhill; and likewise with 
the William H. Bennett Company, Inc. of Lynn. Noble Bixby was 
born in West Topsham, Vt., on September 20, 1863, and attended school 
in Meredith, N. H. Masonically, he is affiliated with Saggahew Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & 
S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T. His enrollment upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the A. A. Order is num¬ 
bered 6921, and he was ennobled in that body of illustrious Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, on February 18, 1907. Noble Bixby is also a mem¬ 
ber of Mutual Relief Lodge, I. O. O. F.; the Junior Order of Ameri¬ 
can Mechanics; of Chapter No. 90, of the Order of the Eastern Star, 
and of the Pentucket Club, all of Haverhill. His marriage to Miss Evelyn 
A. Chesley took place in Newmarket, N. H., and he has two sons: 
Chesley T. and George Henry, Jr. Noble Bixby’s home address is 6 
Lake View Avenue, Haverhill, and his business location is Essex and 
Wingate Streets, in that city. 

CLEMENS E. DAVIS. 

Noble Davis became connected with Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
on April 30, 1885 ; Trinity Chapter, R. A. M., February 12, 1906; Ames- 
bury Council, R. & S. M„ June 24, 1907, all of Amesbury, and Newbury- 
port Commandery No. 3, K. T. of Newburyport, March 22, 1906. He 
was also received into Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection of Haver¬ 
hill on June, 1914; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
October 9, 1914; Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, October 16, 1914, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h, January 1, 1915. With 
these affiliations in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, Noble 
Davis was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., on June 5, 1912, when he was therein enrolled as No. 9562. He 
is also attached to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Powwow 
River Lodge No. 90, of Amesbury, and is a member of the Dalton Club 
and of the American Yacht Club, both of Newburyport. Noble Davis 
has been manager and treasurer of the Merrimack River Towing Com¬ 
pany, at No. 1 Brown Wharf, Newburyport, for fifteen years, and his 
connection with that firm dates back twenty-five years. He was born in 
Amesbury, on January 13, 1858, and obtained his education in the schools 
of that town. There, also, his marriage to Miss Ella I. Seeley of that 
town took place, and they have two sons, Harold S., and Raymond O. 
Noble Davis’ home is in Amesbury. 


GEORGE MITCHELL WEEKS. 

For over nine years, Noble Weeks has been connected with the 
Accounting Department of the United Shoe Machinery Company, at No. 
205 Lincoln Street, Boston, and during the last year, with the Foreign 
Department of that company. He was born in Portland, Maine, on June 
1, 1866, and was educated by private tutors, and in the public schools 
of Portland and Boston. The Masonic Degrees qualifying him for 
admission to the Shrine were conferred upon him, in the York Rite, in 
Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ Melrose 
Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ all of 
Malden. His ennoblement took place with the class of April 23, 1907, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his certificate of enrollment 
was given the number 7230. Noble Weeks is also a member of Mystic 
Council No. 205 of the Royal Arcanum. He is unmarried, and resides at 
No. 63 Pierce Street, Malden. 

MORTON B. MERRILL. 

In Masonry, Noble Merrill is distinguished as being the first Master 
of Bethany Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Senior Warden of Warren Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., High Priest of Trinity Chapter, and Thrice Illustrious 
Master of Amesbury Council of Royal and Select Masters, while being 
also a member of Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T., in the York 
Rite; and, in the Scottish Rite, of Sutton Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h Pur¬ 
suant to the foregoing, he was exalted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1888, and was therein enrolled as 
No. 1730. He is also a member of the Amesbury Club. Noble Merrill 
was born at Amesbury, on August 12, 1840, and was there educated. 
His marriage to Miss Sarah L. Martin of Amesbury, was celebrated in 
Haverhill, on October 4, 1863. Noble Merrill retired from business 
some eight years since, and is residing in Amesbury, at No. 120 Elm 
Street. 

WALDO JOSEPH STOKES. 

Enrolled as No. 4784, on the roster of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, 
N. M. S., on being received into its Nobility, in the class of September 
3, 1904, Noble Stokes had obtained his preparatory degrees in Masonry, 
in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, St. Paul’s Royal Arch 
Chapter, Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, both of Boston, 
Joseph Warren Commandery of Knights Templar, No. 26, of Roxbury, 
and in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, the Ineffable Degrees, 
in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. He is also a member of Harriet 
H. Durrell Rebekah Lodge No. 115; Roslindale Chapter No. 104, of the 
Order of the Eastern Star; of Longfellow Lodge No. 202, I. O. O. F. of 
Roslindale; Mt. Bellevue Lodge, K. of P.; Elliott Council of the Royal 
Arcanum of Roxbury, and of the Highland Club of West Roxbury. 
Noble Stokes was born in Jamaica Plain, in 1871, and was there educated. 
For twenty-two years, he conducted a stable business, and for the past 
fifteen years, has been an undertaker in West Roxbury. On November 
17, 1896, in West Roxbury, he was married to Miss Ida M. Plummer. 
His residence is located at 1799 Centre Street, and his office, at No. 
1896 Centre Street, both in West Roxbury. 

MICHAEL RYAN. 

Noble Ryan is one of the most venerable members of Aleppo Temple, 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was born in 
Ireland, on May 18, 1838, and came to this country in 1851,—early enough 
to obtain his education in the public schools of Foxboro. From 1870 
to 1882, he conducted a general store; and from 1878 to 1896, he was 
engaged in the milling and grain business, retiring from same within the 
last-mentioned year. During the Civil War times, Noble Ryan supplied 
seventy cords of wood per day for troops stationed at Readville. From 
1882 to 1886, he was Tax Collector of his town; in 1876, was made a 
member of the Board of Selectmen, having also served as Overseer of 
the Poor, and as Assessor. Noble Ryan is a Charter Member of Excel¬ 
sior Lodge No. 87, I. O. O. F. of Foxboro, and is a member of Easter 
Chapter No. 47, of the Order of the Eastern Star of Foxboro. In St. 
Albans Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Foxboro, in 1884-5-6, he served as 
Master, and held all subordinate offices therein. In Keystone Chapter, 

R. A. M., also of Foxboro, he has held every office except that of High 
Priest, and for eighteen years, he had the remarkable record of having 
missed but three meetings. He is affiliated with Attleboro Council, R. & 

S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., also of Attleboro. In the 
Scottish Rite, Noble Ryan is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection. On December 7, 1905, he was admitted to the Nobility in 
Aleppo Temple, with enrollment No. 6271. On October 11, 1870, in 
Foxboro, Noble Ryan was married to Miss Lelia P. Carroll. He resides 
at Central Street, Foxboro. 

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CHARLES THOMAE. 

Noble Thomae was born in Germany, on August 18, 1872, and came 
to this country in 1880. He is a manufacturing jeweler in the city of 
Attleboro. In Masonry, Noble Thomae was affiliated with Ezekiel Bates 
Lodge, November 18, 1908; King Hiram Royal Arch Chapter, September, 
1909; Rristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., September, 1911, all of Attle¬ 
boro. His number upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order is 9864, and his ennoblement took place in that 
body of Shriners on December 31, 1912. 

FRITZ L. JOHNSON. 

For a quarter of a century, Noble Johnson has been a locomotive 
engineer on the Fitchburg Division of the Boston and Maine Railroad. 
He is a member of Corinthian Lodge No. 76, K. P. of Athol; Deer¬ 
field Valley Division No. 112, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; 
the Poquaig Club, Athol; the New England Fat Men’s Club of the 
United States, and the Fat Men’s Club of Boston. Noble Johnson was 
raised in Caledonia Lodge No. 98, of West Burke, Vt., and came by 
demit to Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Athol, with which he is at 
present affiliated. He is a member also of Union Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. Thus equipped for the journey 
to the Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on November 15, 
1912, and his name was entered upon the enrollment lists as No. 9787. 
Noble Johnson was born on September 28, 1856, at Newark, Caledonia 
County, Vt., and attended the schools there. He is married and has a 
son, David Frank, and resides at the Athol House, in the town of Athol. 


FRED EDDY WOOD. 

For the past five years, Noble Wood has been a public auditor, 
with offices in the Town Hall, Milford. Formerly for about the same 
length of time, he was a teller in the National Home Bank, in that 
town. He was born in Milford, on June 10, 1878, and obtained his 
education in the public schools there and at the Burdett and Comer 
Business Colleges of Boston. In Milford, on June 10, 1902, he married 
Miss Nellie L. Coveil. They have two daughters, Dorothy M. and 
Inez G., and reside at 36 Forest Street, Milford. In Montgomery Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., and Milford Commandery 
No. 11, K. T., all of Milford, he acquired the Masonic qualifications 
prerequisite to his ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
which took place at the Boston Oasis, on March 5, 1903, when he was 
enrolled as No. 4285. Noble Wood, who is an Independent in politics, 
has been, for seven years, chairman and clerk of the Sewerage Com¬ 
mission of Milford. He is a member of Tisquantum Lodge No. 46, 
1. O. O. F., and of Aerie No. 320 of the Milford Eagles. 


GEORGE COCHRANE McINTYRE. 

For fifteen years, Noble McIntyre has been connected with the John 

Pilling Shoe Company of Lowell. His Masonic Degrees were con¬ 

ferred upon him in William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb 
Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council. R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell, and his reception into Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
followed on December 29, 1911, his enrollment certificate bearing the 
number 9253. Noble McIntyre is also a member of Lodge No. 87, of 
the B. P. O. E. of Lowell, where he was born, on November 16 1882, 

and was also educated. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 192 Wilder 

Street, Lowell, while his business address is the John Pilling Shoe 
Company, at Tyng Street, Lowell. 


WILLIAM BLAKE DEAN. 

Through the medium of his affiliations with King David Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Taunton, and 
St. John’s Commandery No. 1, K. T. of Providence, R. I.. Noble Dean 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 31, 1907, and was enrolled therein as No. 7854. He is 
also a member of Sabatia Lodge No. 225, I. O. O. F. of Taunton; of 
the Taunton Automobile Club, and of the A. L. A. of Boston. Noble 
Dean was born at Warren, R. I., May 15, 1871, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in the schools of Taunton. At Raynham, on June 12, 1895, he 
married Miss Helena E. Wilbur; they have a son, S. Blake Dean, born 
April 28, 1898. For the past four years, Noble Dean has been a stock 
clerk, and previously, for fifteen years, he had been engaged in farm¬ 
ing. His business address is 64 Weir Street, Taunton, while his home 
is at 235 Winthrop Street. 



JOSEPH J. FLEMMING. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine on 
September 2, 1911, with enrollment No. 9146, Noble Flemming bears 
Masonic allegiance to Ionic Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Mark's Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of Taunton; Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T„ of North 
Attleboro; and Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also attached 
to the Knights of Pythias in Washington Lodge of Central Falls, R. I. 
Noble Flemming was born in Lonsdale, R. I., on February 5, 1880, and 
was educated in the schools of that place. There, also, on April 3, 
1907. he married Miss Amy E. Ramsden; and they have a daughter, 
Amy E. For the past five years, he has been overseer of ring spin¬ 
ning, at the Whittenton Mill of Taunton, and, previously, for nine 
years, had been employed in the same department. Noble Flemming’s 
home is in Taunton, at 9 Warren Street. 


FRANKLIN BENJAMIN DAVIS. 

Noble Davis, whose enrollment upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, is No. 8421, has the Masonic attainments which are indicated 
by his affiliations with the following bodies: Grecian Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., and, in the Scottish Rite, with 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S/ P/ R/ S/ His admission to Aleppo Temple, Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, took place in the class of May 21, 1909. Noble Davis was the 
City Treasurer in 1895, and was previously, Assistant City Treasurer, 
for six years. He is also a member of Lawrence Lodge No. 150, I. O. O. F„ 
of Kearsarge Encampment, and of the Home Club. After having 
been, for twenty years, in the box and lumber business, in the city of 
Lawrence, on May 1, 1913, he retired from active participation in the 
affairs of the firm. Noble Davis was born in Lawrence, on August 4, 
1853, and attended the schools there. On May 3. 1880, in Haverhill, he 
married Miss Mary A. Freethy. They have two daughters, Fonnie E. 
and Mary F. They reside at No. 25 Dorchester Street, Lawrence. 


MARSHALL B. WATERMAN. 

After having been, for twelve years, in the printing business in 
Gardner and Athol, first as an employee of his father, R. Win. Water¬ 
man, editor and publisher, and afterward as partner, Noble Waterman 
became the assistant superintendent for the L. S. Starrett Company, at 
12 Crescent Street, Athol. He was born in Barre, on July 15, 1866, 
and was a student in the public schools of Athol. He is a member of 
the Engineers’ Club of Boston, and of Tully Lodge No. 136, I O. O. F. 
Noble W aterman served, for four years, as Marshal in Star Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Athol, and he is also affiliated in the York Rite, with 
Union Chapter, R. A. M, and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. He 
has the 32°, in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, with membership in 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number, upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, is 7605, and he was ennobled in that 
body of Shriners, on June 24. 1907. On July 26, 1888, he married Miss 
Alice E. Starrett. They have two daughters, Eida S. and Helen L., and 
a son, Richard William, 2d. The residence is at 1192 Main Street, Athol. 

ARTHUR F. TYLER. 

Having been received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 23, 1892, Noble Tyler holds the enrollment 
certificate therein bearing the number 2629. He has the rank of Junior 
Warden in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Athol, and is also affiliated, 
in the York Rite, with Union Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Commandery 
No. 37, K.. T.; while in the Scottish Rite, he has affiliations in Wor¬ 
cester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Tyler is, likewise, a member of Howard Lodge. 
1. O. O. F. of Charlestown, from which he came, by demit, to Tully 
Lodge of Athol; and he is also a member of the Ancient and Honour¬ 
able Artillery Company. Noble Tyler was born in Lexington, on March 
12, 1852, and was a student in the public schools there. He has been 
married three times. He is a trustee of the Athol Savings Bank, and a 
director and vice president of the Millers River National Bank of Athol. 
Noble Tyler has been a manufacturer of sashes, blinds and window 
frames in Athol for thirty-nine years, and is located at 900 Main Street. 
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EVERETT LAWRENCE WILLCOTT. 

For some years Noble Willcott has served as Treasurer of the 
Board of Trustees of the four Masonic bodies of Waltham. He is 
affiliated with Isaac Parker Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waltham Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T„ all of Waltham. 
Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order 
his name appears as No. 4735. and his ennoblement took place in that 
illustrious body with the class of June 27, 1904. He is also a member 
of Prospect Lodge No. 35, I. O. O. F., of Waltham. Noble Willcott was 
born in Boston, on November 18, 1857, and attended the public schools of 
the city. After having been for twenty-five years employed in the ma¬ 
chine department of the Waltham Watch Company, he was put in 
charge of the main entrance to their building about three years ago. 
As a Republican, he became a member of the City Committee in 1911. 
Noble Willcott is married, and resides at No. 41 High Street, W altham. 
His business address is care Waltham Watch Company, W altham. 

CHARLES IRVING WILKINSON. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Wilkinson is affiliated with 
Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem. He has also 
received the Ineffable Degrees, in Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Salem. 
Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to membership in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 17, 1906, and 
his enrollment certificate was numbered 6909. Noble W ilkinson is also 
a member of the A. O. U. W., and of the Colonial Llub. He has been, 
for about twenty-five years, in the shoe findings business in Salem. He 
was born on September 27, 1861, in Freedom, N. H., and obtained his 
education there in the public schools. In Salem he was married to Miss 
Ella M. Danforth; they have two daughters, Edith and Mildred, and a 
son, Harry D„ and reside at No. 388 Lafayette Street, Salem. Noble 
Wilkinson’s business address is No. 587 Dodge Street. 

EDWARD GEORGE WILKINSON. 

Noble Wilkinson entered the Mystic Shrine through the portals of 
Aleppo Temple, on December 29, 1911, his enrollment number being 
9296. His Masonic connections include membership in the following- 
bodies: Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. He is a mem¬ 
ber of Webster Lodge No. 14, K. P.; the Ancient and Honourable 
Artillery Company; the Boston Fusiliers, and the New England Fat 
Men’s Club. Politically, he is an Independent. Noble Wilkinson was 
born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng., on September 3, 1856, but came to 
Massachusetts as a boy and obtained his education in the Boston schools. 
For the past twenty-eight years he has been a teamster. His business 
address is No. 29 Columbia Street, Boston, and his home is in South 
Boston, at No. 581 Broadway. 

EDWARD A. WILKINS. 

Noble Wilkins, who is enrolled as No. 3949 upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., was received into that illus¬ 
trious body in September, 190). Masonically. he is affiliated with Golden 
Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, in which he has the rank of Past 
Master; Reading Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he is ranked as Past High 
Priest; Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, and Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is Past Patron of Harmony 
Chapter No. 60, O. E. S. of Wakefield. Noble Wilkins was born in that 
town, on April 23, 1867, and obtained his education there. In Wakefield, 
also, in 1891, he married Miss Emily F. Emerson. Mrs. Wilkins is a 
Past Grand Matron of the O. E. S. of Massachusetts. They have two 
children, Alfred E., born in 1893, and Dorothy, in 1894. For the past 
three years Noble Wilkins has been associate financial editor of the “Bos¬ 
ton Transcript,” and previously he was, for twenty-five years, assistant 
financial editor of the "Boston Herald,” and for three years with the 
“Boston American,” in charge of financial advertising and as financial 
editor. His home address is No. 8 Park Avenue, Wakefield. 

WILLIAM HENRY WIGHTMAN. 

A member of Tuscan Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Lawrence, Noble 
Wightman’s other Masonic affiliations are with St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Com¬ 
mandery, K. T. He is listed upon the membership rolls of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., as No. 9041, and his ennoblement took place in that 
body of Shriners on March 20, 1911. Noble Wightman was born in 
Lowell, on February 16, 1884, and studied, as a youth, in the schools of 
that city. He has been, for more than seven years, a salesman for the 


Bayer Company, Inc., at 32 India Street, Boston, manufacturers and im¬ 
porters of dye-stuffs. Noble \\ ightman is unmarried, and resides in 
Boston. 

THOMAS S. WHITING. 

Noble Whiting was admitted into the joys and privileges of the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 26, 1909, when 
his enrollment certificate was numbered 8458. His Masonic connections, 
in the York Rite, are with John Abbott Lodge, A. 1'. & A. M., Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Orient Council, R. & S. M„ all of Somerville, 
and with De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. In the Scottish 
Rite he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, and 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Since 1906, Noble 
Whiting has been employed as a salesman with the L H. Wheeler Com¬ 
pany of No. 101 Clinton Street, Boston, having previously been associated 
with Swift and Company for nine years. He was born in Cambridge, on 
April 18, 1876, and was educated in that city. In September, 1912, Noble 
Whiting married Miss Nellie M. Sprague, and they reside at No. 14/ 
Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington. 

HOWARD LUTHER WHITELEY. 

For fifteen years Noble Whiteley has been in business in Lowell, 
and he has spent one year as agent for the Lowell Bleachery, located on 
Bleachery Street. Masonically, he is affiliated, in the \ork Rite, with 
Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all 
of Lowell: and in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R. .S . Noble White- 
ley was ennobled in Aleppo Temple on November 9, 1908, when he was 
enrolled in that exalted body as No. 8274. He was born in Providence, 

R. I., on the last day of the year 1869, and obtained his education in the 
schools of that city. In Dover, N. H., on October 11, 1899, his marriage 
to Miss Gertrude E. Watson was solemnized. They have two daughters, 
Dorothea and Elizabeth, and reside at 80 Livingston Avenue, Lowell. 

WILLARD M. WHITMAN. 

Noble Whitman has degrees in full course in both the York and 
Scottish Rites of Masonry. His York Rite affiliations are with Amicable 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Roxbury, Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery 
No. 26, K. T., also of Roxbury. In the Scottish Rite, Noble Whitman is 
a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.b With this equipment for 
ennoblement he was received into the exalted Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ with the class of October 24, 1905, his enrollment 
certificate being numbered 6044. Noble Whitman was born in North 
Haverhill, N. H., on July 29, 1869, and obtained his education in the 
public schools of Boston. For twenty years he has been a manufacturer 
of refrigerators, with the O. M. Whitman Company, at 82 Boston Street, 
South Boston. On June 3, 1896, in Boston, he married Miss Anna Dell 
Eaton of Brockton. They have a daughter, Vera M., and reside in 
W^aban. 

ARTHUR W. WALKER. 

In Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, Noble Walker has 
the rank of Past Master, and in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ 
also of Malden, his rank is that of Past Commander. He is a member 
also of Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and of Melrose Council, R. & 

S. M., both of Malden. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 
his name appears as No. 8387, and he was admitted into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body on March 26, 1909. From 1909 to 1913, Noble 
Walker was a member of the School Board of Malden. He is also a 
member of the Boston City Club. He was born in Boston, on May 8, 1861, 
and removed to Malden in 1869, where he grew up and attended the 
public schools. For the past twelve years, he has been president of 
the Walker and Pratt Manufacturing Company of 31 Union Street, Bos¬ 
ton. In Malden, on October 24, 1884, he was married to Miss Annie 
Murdock Dexter. He has a son, Richard Dexter, and a daughter, Eliza¬ 
beth Dexter. His residence is in Malden. 

EDWIN M. WALKER. 

With enrollment No. 4254, Noble Walker was granted admission to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, having made the pilgrimage to that Oasis 
in the class of October, 1902. He has York Rite affiliations with Metro¬ 
politan Lodge No. 49, A. F. & A. M. of Dubuque, la.; with the Royal 
Arch Chapter and Council of Royal and Select Masters of that place; 
with Siloam Commandery, K. T., also of Dubuque, la.; and in the Scot¬ 
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in the Valley of Davenport, la. Noble Walker is also a member of Lodge 
No. 297, B. P. O. E., of the Williams Club of New York, of the Univer¬ 
sity Club of Chicago, of the American Gas Institute, of the American 
Institute of Electrical Engineers, and of the American Electrical Rail¬ 
way Association. Since September, 1912, he has been general manager of 
the Union Electric Company of Dubuque, la., formerly having been 
manager of public service corporations in MMuscatine, la., from 1907 
to 1912; Bristol, Tenn.. from 1903-1907, and Hyde Park, from 1898 to 
1903. Noble Walker was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Eng., on 
March 29, 1875, and graduated from Williams College, class of 1897. In 
Chattanooga. Tenn., on October 17. 1906, he was married to Miss Estelle 
Hunter Jackson of Chattanooga. They have a daughter, Alice Jackson, 
born March 7, 1909, also a son, Edwin 'M„ Jr., born July 18, 1912. They 
reside at No. 1669 Main Street, Dubuque, la. 

CHESTER S. WALKER. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Walker made the pilgrimage to the 
Oasis of Boston, and on August 19, 1910, was received into the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, with enrollment No. 8854. In 
Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated in Ashlar Lodge No. 10, F. & A. M. 
of Lewiston, Me.; in Royal Arch Masonry, he was exalted in Shekinah 
Chapter of Chelsea, and in Templarism, he was knighted in Palestine 
Commandery No. 10 of Chelsea. In clubdom, he is a member of the 
Harvard Club, the Drysalters Club, and the Paint and Oil Club. Noble 
Walker has been manager of the Grasselli Chemical Company of Massa¬ 
chusetts for five years, formerly, for four years, having been a chemist 
for the Lewiston Bleachery. He was born in Chelsea, on March 13, 1881, 
and graduated from Harvard University in 1902. Noble Walker is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides in Chelsea, at No. 35 County Road, his business address 
being No. 70 Kilby Street, Boston. 

IRVING EVERETT WALKER. 

Noble Walker is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Siloam Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Westboro, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, 
and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. of Worcester; and in 
the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32 °, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple on June 24, 1907, when his enrollment in that illustrious body 
was numbered 7595. Noble Walker was born in Westboro, on January 16, 
1868. He obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that place, 
and was graduated from Brown University in the class of 1890. For about 
ten years, he has been a member of the Westboro Underwear Company. 
Noble Walker is unmarried, and resides at 35 Summer Street, Westboro. 

GUSTAVUS F. WALKER, M. D. 

Noble Walker’s Masonic connections are with Massachusetts Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston; Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown; 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somervdle, and Coeur de Lion Command- 
ery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment 
therein was numbered 7598. He is also a member of Syhan Lodge 
No. 2. I. O. O. F. of Boston; the Knights and Ladies of Honor, and 
of Keystone Chapter No. 18. O. E. S. His professional interests have 
identified him with the District, State and National Medical Associa¬ 
tions. Noble Walker was born in Hodgdon, Maine, on May 29. 1846. His 
education was obtained there and at Boston University, and he studied 
also at Rutland. Vt.. graduating in 1888. He was married in 1906, in 
Boston, to Miss Ina M. Bird. His offices are at No. 483 Beacon Street, 
Boston. 

HENRY F. WALKER. 

Noble Walker is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as 
No. 3354, having been admitted to that illustrious body on March 19, 
1900. His Masonic affiliations are with Orient Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ 
and Hebron Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Norwood; Hyde Park Council, 
R & S M and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T., both of Hyde Park. 
He is also' a member of Tiot Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F.. and of the 
Norwood Board of Trade. For twenty-eight years, he has served the 
town of Norwood as Engineer of the Fire Department, and since 1913, 
has also been Inspector of Buildings. Previously, from 1887, he was a 
contractor and builder. Noble Walker was born in Northboro on 
October 2, 1846, and attended the public schools of that place. In Nor¬ 
wood on January 28. 1889, he married Miss Jessie K. Hill, and they have 
four children, Louisa B„ Esther H„ James F.. and L. Alice. The fa.mly 
home is at No. 2 Walk Hill Road, Norwood. 


WILLIAM H. WALKER. 

For fifteen years, Noble Walker was with Edward Kendall and Sons, 
manufacturers of steam boilers, and for the past eight years he has been 
sales manager for the International Engineers’ Company, with offices at 
No. 131 State Street. Boston. Noble W alker was born in Cambridge, on 
July 14, 1871, and graduated from the grammar school there in 1887. He 
was married to Miss Annie Florence Davis in Cambridge, on October 5, 
1897. He has a son, Lawrence Davis, and a daughter, Mildred Cutting. 
The family residence is at No. 60 Orchard Street, Cambridge. Noble 
Walker’s Masonic affiliations are with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Cambridge, in which he has the rank of Senior \\ arden: Cambridge 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Thus 
prepared for ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 7. 1905, his enrollment number 
being 6300. He is a member of the Blue Room Club, the New England 
Association of Commercial Engineers, the Newtowne Club, and the 
Five O Club. 

HOWARD WALKER. 

Noble Walker was born on May 30, 1871. at Chelsea, and graduated 
from the high school of that city in the class of 1898. He was, for six¬ 
teen years, secretary of the W alker Brothers Dyeing and Bleaching 
Company of Chelsea, a business which was founded by his father, 
James Walker, and his uncle. Edward H. Walker, in 1874. He became 
the president of the concern in 1911. In 1914. Noble Walker was made 
the Generalissimo of Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., of Chelsea, 
and he is also affiliated with Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. 
Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and N’aphtali Council. R. & S. M., all of 
that city. With the class of February 9. 1904. he was admitted to the 
Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
and holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 4479. He resides at 
No. 35 County Road, Chelsea. 

WILLIAM WALDRON. 

Noble Waldron’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., is 7803, and his ennoblement took 
place in that exalted body on November 11, 1907. In Masonry, he is 
affiliated with Eliot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Jamaica Plain, St. Paul s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He is a member of the Shoe 
Trade Salesmen’s Association. Noble Waldron was born in Brook¬ 
line, on July 21, 1880, and graduated from the High School there as a 
member of the class of 1900. He spent fourteen years with Pope and 
Company of Boston, and for two years has been a traveling salesman for 
the Julian Rallman Company of No. 193 Lincoln Street, Boston. On 
April 25, 1911. in Dorchester, Noble Waldron married Miss Lillian Cash- 
man Murray, of Nashua, N. H. They have a daughter, Lillian Murray, 
and reside at No. 38 Mallon Road. Dorchester. 

CHARLES GREEN WAITT. 

Noble Waitt’s Masonic interests have given him affiliations in Mt. Oli¬ 
vet Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council. 
R. & S. M., Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., in which he served 
for three years as Guard; and in the Scottish Rite, in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Thus doubly qualified, he was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on June 2, 1905, 
his enrollment number in that distinguished body being 6402. He is also 
a member of Quincy Lodge No. 943, B. P. O. E. Noble W aitt was, for 
fourteen years, an engineer for the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage 
Board. He graduated from the Malden public schools in 1888, and from 
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the class of 1892. Noble 
Waitt is a member of the Tech Club and of the Tech Alumni Association, 
and has been a member of the Sewer Commission of Milton for five 
years. For twelve years, he has been supervising auditor of the Trav¬ 
elers’ Insurance Company, at 141 Milk Street, Boston. In politics, he 
is a Progressive. Noble Waitt was born in Malden, on June 17, 1868. He 
was married in August. 1890, to Miss Margaret Canfield of Boston. 
They have two daughters, Eleanor Victoria and Esther Marie; also a 
son. Charles Leander. The family residence is at No. 30 Sheldon Street, 
Milton. 

GEORGE S. WADSWORTH. 

Noble Wadsworth, having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees 
in Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Law¬ 
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admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
April 29, 1902, and in that august body holds the enrollment certificate 
numbered 3880. He is a member of Lawrence Lodge No. ISO, I. O. O. F., 
Lawrence Encampment No. 31, in which his rank is that of Recording 
Scribe, P. C. P., and also belongs to Canton Agawam No. 17, and Lodge 
No. 85, of the Rebekahs. Noble Wadsworth was born in Shirley, on 
March 24, 1866, and attended the schools of Ayer. He has for some time 
been connected with the “Lawrence Eagle and Tribune.” For several 
years, he has been president of the Hildreth and Rogers Company of that 
city. Noble Wadsworth resides at No. 219 Essex Street, Lawrence, and 
his business address is No. 191 Essex Street. 

HARRIE LAWRENCE WHITNEY. 

Since 1907, Noble Whitney has been City Engineer of Beverly, 
with an office in the City Hall, and for two years previously, he was 
connected with the Engineering Department. In politics, he follows the 
Republican party. Noble Whitney was born in Sherborn, on December 3, 
1880, and graduated from the Sherborn High School in 1897; from Bur¬ 
den College in 1898, and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
with the class of 1905. On November 28, 1905, in Boston, Noble Whit¬ 
ney was married to Miss Eleanor D. Whitney. 1 hey have three children: 
Constance, Eleanor, and Harrie, and reside at 34 Thorndike Street, 
Beverly. He is a member of the Union Club of Beverly, the Jubilee 
Yacht Club, and also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of his 
city, and of Beverly Lodge No. 1309, B. P. O. E. Noble Whitney 
acquired the York Rite Masonic Degrees in Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T.; and 
the Scottish Rite Degrees, in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S. . With 
enrollment No. 8027, he was initiated into the mysteries of the Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 31, 1907. 

EDGAR H. WHITNEY. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Whitney is a member of Artisan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchendon, North Star Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Winchendon, Wmthrop Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & 
S. M. of Worcester, and of Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is 
also affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and New York 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Whitney is enrolled in the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ as No. 2954, and his ennoble¬ 
ment therein took place on November 5, 1896. He is a member of the 
I. O. O. F., and is connected with the Boston Athletic Association, and 
the Winthrop Yacht Club. Noble Whitney is a Republican in politics, 
and in 1908, served as a Representative in the Legislature of Massa¬ 
chusetts, and is a member of the Legislature for 1915. He is at the 
head of the firm which bears his name, manufacturers of heaters and 
tiling, at 22 Hawley Street, Boston, and has been associated with that 
business since 1892, having previously been superintendent of a machine 
shop. Noble Whitney was born in 1859, in Dublin, N. H., and was also 
educated there. He is unmarried, and resides in Winthrop. 

CROSBY A. WHITNEY. 

Noble Whitney was initiated into Masonry in Rural Lodge No. 316. 
F. & A. M. of Kansas City; his Capitular Degrees were conferred upon 
him in Excelsior Chapter No. 164, R. A. M. of Canandaigua, N. Y.; his 
Cryptic Degrees, in De Bois Council No. 5, R. & S. M. of Newpoit, 

R. I., and his Degrees of Knighthood in Zenobia Commandery No. 41, 
K. T. of Palmyra, N. Y. He received the enrollment No. 3642 when he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 31, 1901. 
Noble Whitney is also a member of the Massachusetts Charitable 
Mechanics Association. For thirty years, Noble Whitney has been a 
builder and contractor, and for fifteen years, the building superintendent 
for Contractor Arthur C. Whitney. He was born in West Acton, on 
October 17, 1862, and was there educated. In Boston, on April 8, 1896, 
he was married to Miss Annie C. Dening. Their home is at No. 37 
Mattapan Street, and the business address is 18 Post Office Square, Boston. 

JOSEPH J. WHITNEY. 

Noble Whitney has the Symbolic, Capitular, and Templar Degrees in 
the York Rite of Masonry, and has taken degrees in full course in the 
Scottish Rite. He is affiliated, in the former, with John Warren Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Hopkinton, Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M. of Milford, 
and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T.; and in the latter, with Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on November 19, 1891, when his enrollment in that exalted body was num¬ 


bered 2827. He is also a member of C. C. Phillips Post No. 14, G. A. R. 
of Hopkinton. In politics, he is a Republican. For nine years, he 
served his town as a member of the Board of Registrars. Noble Whitney 
was born in Grafton, on July 25, 1836, and obtained his education in the 
public schools of that place. In Uxbridge, October 21, 1857, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Matilda Arnold, who passed away in 1891, leaving a son, 
Joseph S. Noble Whitney retired from business five years ago, having 
been engaged in boot and shoe manufacturing since 1857. He resides 
at the Gerry House, Hopkinton. 

FRANK E. WHITNEY. 

Of Waverly Chapter, R. A. M. of Melrose, Noble Whitney has been 
Treasurer for the past ten years. All his Masonic connections are 
with bodies located in Melrose, as follows: Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery 
No. 20, K. T. In his Commandery, he has the rank of Associate Prelate. 
Noble Whitney holds the enrollment certificate numbered 2877, in Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement took place 
in that body of Shriners as a member of the class of May 23, 1893. For 
the past thirty years, he has been engaged in the machinery business, 
located now at 65 Sudbury Street, Boston. Noble Whitney was born in 
Cambridge, on October 28, 1850, and studied in the schools of that city 
in his youth. In Cambridge, also, he married Miss Isabella Billman. He 
has a daughter, Caroline Gertrude, and resides in Melrose. 

EVERETT BRYANT WHITON. 

For about fourteen years Noble Whiton has been in the Postal Ser¬ 
vice of the United States, and for the last seven years of that time he 
has been Assistant Postmaster at Wakefield. He was born in Charles¬ 
town, on April 11, 1876, and was graduated from the high school of 
Wakefield with the class of 1895. He began his Masonic career in 
Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, and he also attained 
the Capitular Degrees in the York Rite in St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of East Boston. In the Scottish Rite he has degrees up to and including 
the 32° and is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment number in that illustrious body is 
7600. Noble Whiton is an Honorary Member of the Richardson Life 
Guard of Wakefield. He is unmarried, and resides on Four Oak Avenue, 
Wakefield. His business address is Post Office, 469 Main Street, Wake¬ 
field. 

MASON B. WHITTEMORE. 

Noble Whittemore entered the Mystic Shrine by way of Aleppo 
Temple, on March 30. 1897, his enrollment number being 2957. His 
Masonic connections embrace membership in the following bodies: Pros¬ 
pect Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roslindale, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., both of Roxbury. He is 
also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, of the Brookline 
Country Club, and in politics he is an Independent. Noble Whittemore 
was born in Boston, on December 14, 1873, and was educated in the 
public schools of that city. His marriage to Miss Winnifred Pulsifer, 
took place in Newton, on January 16, 1901, and they have a son, Robert 
Mason. Noble Whittemore is the treasurer of the W. P. Whittemore 
Company, hay and grain dealers, with offices at 95 Huntington Avenue. 
Boston, and his connection with that company dates back for twenty 
years. His home is in Newton Centre, at 32 Ridge Avenue. 

ERNEST PRITHAM WHITTEN. 

As a Mason, Noble Whitten has high rank in bodies of both York 
and Scottish Rites. In the former, he is a member of Tyrian Lodge, 
No. 612, F. & A. M. of Wilmerding, Penn., Luzon Chapter, R. A. M., 
which he is serving as King, and Far East Commandery, K. T., as Gen¬ 
eralissimo, both Chapter and Commandery being located in Manila, 
Philippine Islands. He is likewise affiliated with the Lodge of Perfection, 
the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose Croix, and the 
Consistory located in the city of Pittsburg. Thus doubly qualified in 
Masonry, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of November, 1909, his 
enrollment therein being registered as No. 8579. Noble Whitten was born 
in Hardwick, on October 13, 1867, but having removed to Boston in 
childhood, he received his preparatory public school education there 
and entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the class of 
1890. For six years, he was in the employ of the Philippine Government, 
and is now connected with the United States Department of Agriculture, 
in which he serves as examiner of surveys in the Forest Service. Noble 
Whitten is a member of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, and of 




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the New England Water Works’ Association. In Brookline, on October 5, 
1891, he was married to Miss Susan C. Crofut of Danbury, Conn. They 
have a daughter, IMabel E., and two sons, Ralph H. and Clarence E., 
and reside at No. 18 Dixwell Street. Roxbury. 

H. B. WHITTIER. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in John Abbott 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Somerville Royal Arch Chapter, 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. of Boston, the ennoblement of Noble Whittier in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on March 9. 1899, and his enroll¬ 
ment therein was numbered 3163. From 1879 to 1895. he was connected 
with the Wholesale Department of the Jordan Marsh Company of Boston, 
and since that time, he has been with Cummer Jones Company. Noble 
\\ hittier was born in Somerville, and he also obtained his education there. 

PAUL RUDOLF WIDDER. 

Having Masonic affiliations with Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T., all of Chelsea. Noble Widder was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
with the class of August 19. 1910. and his enrollment in that illustrious 
body of the A. A. O., N. M. S., was numbered 8855. Noble Widder was 
born in Germany, on July 22, 1880, and was educated in the country of 
his birth. Coming to this country, he was, for six years, a clerk, and has 
now, for four years, been a commercial traveler, with headquarters at 
209 Albany Building, Boston. He was married to Miss Flora E. Dun¬ 
ham of Chelsea, on May 30, 1908: they have a son, Paul Ernst, and 
reside at No. 18 Tudor Street, Chelsea. 

JAMES WALTER WHYTE. 

For about sixteen years, Noble Whyte has been the manager and 
owner of the Enterprise Laundry, located at 83-87 Willow Street, Lynn. 
He was born in Waupaca. Wis., on January 1. 1870. and was educated 
in the schools there and at Lynn. In 1898, he was married to Miss 
Gertrude Butterworth; they have three daughters: Hazel G., Madeline L, 
and Mildred E., and a son, Howard Thomas. Their residence is at 48 
Hawthorne Street. Lynn. Noble Whyte is a member of Lodge No. 36, 
I. O. O. F., and of Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E„ both of Lynn. His 
Masonic Degrees were secured in the York Rite, in the following bodies 
of Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. On 
December 7, 1905, he was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
with membership No. 6296. 

WILLIAM W. WHITTREDGE. 

The name of Noble Whittredge appears upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order as No. 8516. He made 
the pilgrimage across the Desert, however, under escort of the Nobles 
of Abdallah Temple No. 49. of Leavenworth, Kan., and came by demit 
to Aleppo Temple, in which his ennoblement took place on January 27, 
1888. He was admitted to Masonic Light in King Solomon Lodge No. 10. 
A. F. & A. M. of Leavenworth, whence he came by demit to Golden Rule 
Lodge of Wakefield; he received the Capitular Degrees in Leavenworth 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Leavenworth, and the Degrees of Knighthood were 
conferred upon him in Leavenworth Commandery No. 1, K. T. He is a 
member of Harmony Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Wake¬ 
field. Noble Whittredge was born in Lynnfield Centre, on May 23, 1847. 
and attended the schools there and at Biel’s Commercial College of 
Boston. After having spent about forty years in business as a wholesale 
shoe manufacturer, he retired from active commercial life some time 
ago, and resides at No. 42 Avon Street. \Y akefield. He married Miss 
Martha A. Hutchinson, and they have a daughter, Gertrude M., now Mrs. 
S. R. Green, of Concordia, Kan. 

WILLIAM P. WHITMARSH. 

Noble Whitmarsh is enrolled as No. 3282 in the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S. and his ennoblement in that distinguished 
body took place with the class of December 28. 1899. His qualifying 
Masonic Degrees were conferred in Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Wollaston, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy, and South 
Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T. of East Y\ eymouth. Noble W hitmarsh 
is also a member of Neponset Lodge No. 84. I. O. O. F., and of Ellison 
Encampment No. 54. He was born in Neponset. on March 18, 1866, and 
was graduated from the high school there in 1884. For twenty years, he 
was connected with the Putnam Nail Company of Boston, and for four 
years, he has been bookkeeper with the Motor Mart Garage, in the same 
city. He has been twice married; his first wife was Miss Kittie Flor¬ 
ence Loring, who passed away on January 20, 1899. He married Miss 
Margaret Archibald of Boston, on December 3, 1908. By his first wife 


he had two children, Aubrey Omar and Marion Loring; and by his 
second wife he has a daughter, Ella Harriet, and a son, William Wales. 
Noble Whitmarsh resides at No. 33 Wrentham Street, Dorchester, and 
his business address is the Motor Mart, Boston. 

EDWARD MILLWOOD WHITTLE. 

Noble Whittle entered the Unseen Temple on October 1, 1913. His 
Masonic affiliations were with Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in 
which he received the Symbolic Degrees in 1887; Tabernacle Chapter, 
R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery 
No. 41, K. T., all of Malden. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 26, 1905. He was also a member of 
the I. O. O. F. Noble Whittle was born on July 31, 1845, in Greenwood, 
Me., where he obtained his education. Since 1866, he had been engaged 
in the milk business, with office and residence at No. 263 Salem Street, 
Malden. Noble Whittle is survived by his wife, who was Miss Alice B. 
Waitt. 

D. WEBSTER WHITMARSH. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Noble W hit- 
marsh in Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester; Dorchester Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Command¬ 
ery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, and he was ordained a Noble in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on September 2, 1911, when he was enrolled 
therein as No. 9172. He is affiliated with Neponset Lodge, No. 84, 
I. O. O. F. of Dorchester, and Mt. Washington Encampment of South 
Boston, and is a member of Wenona Chapter No. 59, O. E. S., and 
America Lodge of Rebekahs of Dorchester, with both of which Mrs. 
Whitmarsh is also connected. Noble Whitmarsh has been in business as 
a druggist for the past seventeen years, and for two years previously 
he was a traveling salesman, dealing in stationers’ supplies. He was 
born in Bridgewater, on September 30, 1852, and attended the schools of 
Middleboro, where, also, on November 29. 1873, he married Miss Mary A. 
Stiles, of Barre. They reside at No. 10 Alpha Road, and Noble Whit- 
marsh’s business address is No. 475 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester. 

FRANK H. G. WHITEHOUSE. 

Noble Whitehouse was born in Providence, R. I., on Christmas Day, 
1880, and received his preparatory education in the public schools of 
that city. In 1904, he graduated from Tufts Dental School, and for 
the past twelve years has been connected with the Thomas T. Esta- 
brooks Company, dentists, located at No. 597 Washington Street, 
Boston. He is the son of James Gower Whitehouse, a 33° Mason and a 
Noble of Palestine Temple, who passed away on October 11, 1908. Noble 
Whitehouse is affiliated with the following bodies in Masonry: St. 
Andrew’s Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Mt. Zion Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton. Upon the basis of these 
Masonic qualifications, he was received into the membership of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S„ and his ennoblement in that august body 
took place on May 29, 1911, his enrollment number being 9117. He is a 
member of the Commonwealth Dental Society. Noble Y\ hitehouse mar¬ 
ried Miss Florence Martin of Halifax, X. S., and they reside at No. 833 
Beacon Street, Boston. 

CHARLES FREDERICK WHITE. 

Noble White is Past Marshal of Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Warden of Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. He is affiliated with 
Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and with Melrose Council, R. & S. M. 
All these Masonic bodies are located in Malden. His ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., is dated September 31, 1906, and 
his number in that exalted body is 6631. Noble White was born in 
New Haven, Conn., on September 15, 1879, and there received his educa¬ 
tion in part, graduating, however, from the Malden High School with 
the class of 1898. He was connected, for seven years, with the Pettingill 
Andrews Company of Boston, and now, for more than ten years, has 
been with the George E. Buckminster Company of Boston, dealers in 
electrical supplies, at 155 Milk Street. Noble White is a member of the 
Boston Yacht Club, the Belmont Spring Country Club, and the Kernwood 
Club of Malden. He married, in Malden, Miss E. Lenah Miner of 
Vergennes, Vt., on January 28, 1903, and they reside in Malden. 

CHARLES ELMER WHITE. 

Noble White obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees for ennoble¬ 
ment in the Shrine in both the York and the Scottish Rites. His Masonic 
career has given him affiliations in the York Rite, with Mount Carmel 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.. Zebulun Council, R. & 
S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and in the 
Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 


































































































































































































Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.'.P.’.H.’.S.’. Ilis ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., on April 19, 
1906, and his enrollment in that exalted body is numbered 6510. Noble 
White was born in Holbrook, on October 17, 1858, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in that town. For twenty-five years he has been a hardware mer¬ 
chant, and is located at No. 32 Central Square. Lynn. He married Miss 
Frances Hodge of Maine. They have two children. Charles E., Jr., and 
Elizabeth, and their home is at No. 26 King Street, Lynn. 

LESTER GRANT WHITCOMB. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble W hit- 
comb in Mayflower Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Middleboro; he received 
the Capitular Degrees in Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. of Bridgewater, 
and was dubbed and created a Knight in Bay State Commandery No. 38. 
K. T. of Brockton. Upon the basis of these qualifications, he was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
April 23, 1907, his certificate of enrollment in that exalted body being 
given the number 7218. For over a year, Noble Whitcomb has been the 
representative for Cutter, Fletcher and Company, accountants, engaged 
in the installing of cost systems, the firm being located at No. 19 Congress 
Street, Boston. Previously, Noble W hitcomb was engaged in the shoe 
business. He was born in Middleboro, on September 6, 1869, and was 
educated in that town. There, also, he married Miss Susan Coombs of 
Lakeville. They have a daughter, Susie L., and reside at Middleboro. 

WILLIAM B. WHITCOMB. 

To Noble Whitcomb belongs the distinction of ranking as the oldest 
Knight in Boston Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar, in which body 
the degrees of Knighthood were conferred upon him more than half a 
century ago. The York Rite affiliations of Noble W hitcomb are as fol¬ 
lows: with Mt. Tabor Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ in which he has the rank 
of Junior Deacon, and in which he received the Master Mason’s Degree 
on March 17, 1856; St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M.. in which the Capitular 
Degrees were conferred, October 8, 1856; East Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., where on April 10, 1857, he was given the Cryptic Degrees; and 
the Commandery, in which the date of his being dubbed and created a 
Knight, was October 23, 1857. In the Scottish Rite, Noble W hitcomb is 
affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. More than a quarter of a 
century ago. Noble W hitcomb was admitted to the Shrine. He was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 18, 1886; 
his enrollment therein is numbered 2748. Noble W hitcomb was born in 
Boston, in June, 1833, and was educated in the public schools of the city. 
For thirty-five years, he was connected with Jacobs. W hitcomb and Com¬ 
pany, and for six years, he has been a salesman, with J. F. Parker and 
Company. He is a widower. His wife was Miss Ellen Mira Parker of 
Medford, who passed away thirty years ago, leaving him with a daughter, 
Jenny W„ and a son, Benjamin W. Noble Whitcomb resides at West 
Medford, and his business address is 188 Congress Street, Boston. 

HORACE P. WHIPPLE. 

For the long period of forty-three years. Noble \\ hippie has been 
in the employ of the Whitinsville Machine Works in Whitinsville. Hav¬ 
ing acquired the York Rite preparatory degrees in Masonry in Granite 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Whitinsville. Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Milford, and Milford Commandery No. 11 K. T., he was received into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order on March 19, 19011. in Aleppo 
Temple, and his certificate of enrollment in that august body was given 
the number 3352. Noble Whipple was born in Whitinsville, on December 
23, 1852. and attended school there. In that town, also, on June 20, 1884. 
he married Miss Emma Putnam. They have a son, Amos Earl, and their 
residence is in \\ hitinsville. 

CHARLES FLETCHER WHERREX. 

Noble Wherren, who has the number 7054 upon the membership rolls 
of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., X. M. S., was received into that exalted 
body on February 18. 1907, through the medium of his Masonic connec¬ 
tions with Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham; Signet Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., both of Charles¬ 
town. He is a member of Electa Chapter, No. 19, O. E. S.: Bay State 
Lodge No. 413 of the Order of Railway Conductors, and of the Chelsea 
Yacht Club. Noble Wherren was born in South Elliot. Maine, on 
March 14, 1869. and was educated in the public schools of Deerfield. 
Mass. His marriage to Miss Carrie E. Ferguson, of Chicago, Ill., took 
place on December 7. 1893. Noble Wherren. in March, 1886, entered the 
employ of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and gradually worked his 
way up, filling various positions, until, in 1902, he was appointed assistant 
trainmaster. His office address is No. 62 North Station. Boston, and his 
home is in Waltham, at No. 55 Morton Street. 


ERNEST A. WHEATON. 

After receiving the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Star in the East 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. in which he had the rank of Steward, Adoniram 
Chapter. R. A. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16. K. T., all of New 
Bedford, Noble Wheaton was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple of the Ancient Arabic Order as a member of the class of March 30, 
1894, when there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bear¬ 
ing the number 4340. Noble \\ heaton is also a member of Lodge No. 73. 
B. P. O. E. of New Bedford, and of the \\ amsutta Club. For the past 
ten vears. he has been a partner in the Parsons Steam Laundry Company, 
at 270 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. Noble Wheaton was born in 
New Bedford, on January 6, 1859, and was educated in the schools of 
that city. There, also, on January 8, 1884, he was married to Miss 
Hattie B. Cannon of Mattapoisett; they have three daughters: Clara C., 
Helen A., and Dorothy. Noble Wheaton has his residence at 324 Union 
Street, New Bedford. 

ARTHUR C. WHEATON. 

Noble Wheaton has the Templar Degrees in the York Rite, and the 
32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 23, 1893, when there was 
awarded to him the certificate of enrollment numbered 2882. Noble 
Wheaton’s connections, in the York Rite, are with Star in the East 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has held the rank of Steward; Adon¬ 
iram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton 
Commandery No. 16, K. T.: and in the Scottish Rite, with Fall River 
Lodge of Perfection. Samuel C. Lawrence Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem. St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.k He is also a member of the Ancient and Honourable 
Artillery Company, an Honorary Member of the City Guards of New 
Bedford, and is connected with the New Bedford Lodge of the B. P. O. E. 
Noble Wheaton was born in New Bedford, on December 8, 1855, and 
attended school there. For over forty-two years, he has been engaged 
in the manufacture of soda water, and for twenty years has also been a 
wholesale liquor dealer, his business location being at Nos. 45-51 School 
Street, New Bedford. In that city, on March 24, 1881, he married Miss 
Mary M. Keene. They have three children: Clarence A., Edna K., and 
Arthur Clarence. Jr., and their home is at No. 127 Chestnut Street, New 
Bedford. 

FRANK GEORGE WHEATLEY, M. D. 

Noble Wheatley has been practicing his profession since 1884, and 
is established in North Abington. He is president of the Board of Trus¬ 
tees of the Massachusetts School for the Feeble Minded at W averly. and 
is Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in Tufts College Medi¬ 
cal School, with which he has been connected since 1893. He is also a 
member of the Hatherly Medical Club of Plymouth County, and of the 
American Medical Association. Noble Wheatley was born in Wood¬ 
bury, Vt„ on July 6, 1851 ; was graduated from Dartmouth College, 
with the degree of A. M„ in 1879, and from Dartmouth Medical School, 
with the degree of M. D.. in 1883. Fraternally. Noble W heatley is a 
member of Winthrop Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Abington, of John Cutler 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pilgrim Chapter. R. A. M., and Old Colony Com¬ 
mandery No. 15, K. T., all of Abington. He holds the certificate of 
enrollment numbered 6293, in Aleppo Temple, and in the Order at large, 
his numerical designation is 116802, having been admitted to the Boston 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 7, 1905. His marriage 
to Miss Nellie J. Holbrook of North Abington was celebrated on Octo¬ 
ber 14, 1887, and they have four sons: Frank E., George D„ Russell H., 
and Tohn R. Noble Wheatley’s residence is at No. 174 Adams Street 
North Abington. 

JOHN E. WEYAND. 

In Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Weyand’s enrollment 
number is 9111, and his ennoblement in that illustrious body took place 
on May 29, 1911. He is a York Rite Mason, having connections with 
Washington Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M, 
Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph W’arren Commandery, K. T.. 
all of Roxbury. Noble Weyand was educated in Cincinnati, Ohio. He 
was also married in that city, on January 15, 1884. to Miss Jessie M. 
Smith. For over five years he has been manager of the Monarch Leather 
Company, located at No. 92 South Street, Boston, and was previously in 
the leather business in the W'est. Noble Weyand’s home is in Ashmont. 

BERTOX O. WETMORE. 

Having entered the Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, by way of Aleppo Temple, on September 30, 1892, Noble Wetmore 
was enrolled as No. 2859, in that illustrious body. He was previously 
qualified for Shrine ennoblement, through his Masonic connections with 
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R. A. M. of Boston, and William Parkman Commandery Xo. 28. K. T. of 
East Boston. He is also a member of the National Lancers, and First 
Sergeant of the “Ancient.” Noble W’temore was born in Springfield, 
King County, N. B., in 1864, and was educated in the schools there. For 
the past ten years, he has been in the moving picture business, and during 
the twenty years preceding, he had been engaged in the shoe business. 
His home is in Roxbury, at 33 Woodford Street, while his business 
address is 2 Park Square, Boston. 

MYLES STANDISH WESTON. 

With the rank of Past Commander in Old Colony Commandery 
No. 15, K. T. of Abington, Noble Weston has Masonic affiliations also 
with Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. 
He was enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 
X. M. S.. with the number 6518. on April 19, 1906. He is a member of 
the Old Colony Club. For a third of a century, Noble Weston has 
been treasurer of the Plymouth Mills. He was born in Plymouth, on 
July 12, 1857. and attended school there. On May 30. 1881. he married 
Miss Nellie G. Peaslee. They have a son. Harold J., and a daughter, 
Ethel, and reside at No. 10 Vernon Street, Plymouth. 


CHESTER ELWOOD WESTON. 

Noble Weston is affiliated with the following bodies in the \ork 
Rite of Masonry: Mayflower Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Middleboro, in 
which he has been Treasurer for ten years; Harmony Chapter. R. A. M. 
of Bridgewater, with the rank of Treasurer, which position he has held 
for the last four years: Brockton Council, R. & S. M.. and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T.. both of Brockton. Thus qualified, he was 
received into the membership of the Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907. when there 
was awarded him the certificate of enrollment numbered 8030. Noble 
Weston is a member of the Commercial Club of Middleboro, and an 
Associate Member of the Masonic Board of Relief. He is also chairman 
of the trustees of the estate of Thomas S. Pierce, and has been active 
in tlie public affairs of Middleboro for a long period. By profession. 
Noble Weston is a land surveyor and title examiner, having been engaged 
in that line of work for the past thirty years. He was born in Middle¬ 
boro, on July 11. 1868. and attended the local schools. There, also, on 
April 30. 1890. he married Miss Flora G. Thomas. They have a son, 
Thomas, and reside at No. 90 Pearl Street, Middleboro. 


EDWARD NASON WEST. 

Noble West has obtained degrees in full course in both Rites of 
Masonry. In the York Rite, he is affiliated with Massachusetts Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M.. in which he has the rank of Past Master: St. Paul’s 
Chapter. R. A. M„ wherein he is ranked as High Priest: Boston 
Council. R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T.. all of Boston: 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. Noble 
West was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on December 30. 1904. and his 
enrollment in that exalted body was numbered 4967. He is a member of 
the Boston Yacht Club, and the Columbia Club of Boston. Noble W est 
was bom at Chester. X. H.. on September 13, 1869. and was educated in 
the public schools of that place. At Albany, X. on September 2a. 
1900. he married Miss Dora A. Willey, of Boston, and they have a son. 
Edward Nason. Jr., born November 5. 1909. For about thirty year^. 
Noble West has been a provision dealer, and is now located at No. 65 
Faneuil Hall Market, Boston. He resides at No. 146 Massachusetts 


Avenue, Boston. 


FRANK LESLIE WENTWORTH. 

Noble Wentworth obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees for 
Shrine ennoblement, in Monitor Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ and \\ altham 
Chapter. R. A. M.. both of Waltham, and in Gethsemane Commandery 
No 35 K. T. of Xewtonville. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple. 
A A. O.. X. M. S., on May 7, 1895. when his enrollment certificate 
received the number 2929. He also belongs to the Brotherhood ot Loco¬ 
motive Engineers. Noble Wentworth was born in V altham. on August 30. 
1855. and was educated in the schools of that city. There, also, on 
May 5 189 -7 he married Miss Emma C. Moore, of Edgecomb. Maine. 
For the past thirty-four years, he has been an engineer on the Boston 
and Maine Railroad, and he was previously in the printing business tor 
seven years. Noble Wentworth’s home address is No. 214 Hammond 

Street. Waltham. 


CHARLES F. WENTWORTH. 

Noble Wentworth has been a ticket seller for the New York. New 
Haven and Hartford Railroad for more than thirty-five years, and he .s 
low located at the South Station. Boston. He was born at Great Falls. 
N H on September 22, 1856. and was educated in the schools of Cam¬ 


bridge and Charlestown. His Masonic affiliations are with Constellation 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Dedham: Signet Chapter. R. A. M.. and Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T.. both of Charlestown. Thus prepared 
for admission to the Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of November 10. 1911. 
and his enrollment certificate was then numbered 9217. Noble \\ entworth 
is also a member of Lodge No. 5. I. O. O. F., and of Bunker Hill En¬ 
campment. In Boston, on June 8, 1892, he married Miss M. Isabelle 
Jackson, of Charlestown, and their residence is in Somerville. 

ANDREW S. WENTWORTH. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with St. John's Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M. of Boston, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Washington. D. C„ 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. of Boston. Noble W entworth was 
received in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 3, 1904. 
when his enrollment certificate was numbered 4788. His political faith 
is in the principles of Republicanism. Noble W entworth was born in 
Boston, on April 16. 1876, and was educated in the schools of that city. 
His marriage to Miss Edith Griffin of \\ inthrop took place there, on 
September 17. 1903. They have four children: Martha, born October 30. 
1905: Priscilla, October 26, 1906: Walter A., May 5. 1908. and Lavinia 
Francis. May 29, 1912. For the past six years, Noble Wentworth has 
been a building contractor, with offices at No. 15 Exchange Street. Boston. 
His home is in Watertown, at No. 39 Hillside Road. 

RAYMOND L. WELLS. 

Noble Wells, who is a member of Ezekiel Bates Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 29. 
K. T., all of Attleboro, was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in the class of May 21. 1908. his enroll¬ 
ment being designated as number 8167. He is also a member of Lodge 
No. 1014. B. P. O. E.. of Attleboro. Noble Wells was born in Attle¬ 
boro, on December 21. 1882, and was educated in the public schools. For 
six years, he has been a traveling salesman for Bradford and Company 
of St. Joseph. Mich. He is unmarried, and resides at 34 Hodges Street. 
Attleboro. 

HERBERT PERKINS WELLS. 

Noble Wells has the rank of Senior Steward in Robert Lash Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M.. and Sword Bearer in Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T.. both of Chelsea. He is also affiliated with Shekinah Chapter of 
Royal Arch Masons, and Xaphtali Council of Royal and Select Masters. 
With these prerequisite Masonic Degrees, he was admitted into the Nobil¬ 
ity of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., X. M. S.. with the class of April 23. 
1907. when his enrollment certificate therein was numbered 7226. Noble 
Wells is also a member of Mystic Lodge No. 51. Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, Eagle Lodge No. 10. Knights of Pythias: the Masonic 
Protective Association, the Royal Protective Association. Constantine of 
Alabama. Chelsea Review Club, and of Ruth Chapter. Order of Eastern 
Star. He was bom in Chelsea, on October 18. 1878. and attended the 
public schools of that city. After having filled various positions with 
the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, for the past nineteen 
years. Noble Wells has been made shipper for the New England lines, 
with office at the South Terminal Station, Boston. He is unmarried, and 
resides at No. 83 Sagamore Avenue. Chelsea. 

JASON LEE WELLS. 

Noble Wells was born in Windham, Green County. X. \.. on Novem¬ 
ber 4, 1852. but received his education in Middletown, Conn. He has 
been, for about ten years, a traveling salesman for Bradford and Com¬ 
pany of St. Joseph. Mich. Noble Wells has been Junior Warden of 
Ezekiel Bates Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. for two years, and is also affiliated 
with King Hiram Chapter. R. A. M„ and Bristol Commandery No. 29. 
K. T. of Attleboro. His name appears upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., X. M. S., as No. 8031, and he was ennobled in 
that illustrious body on December 31. 1907. Noble \\ ells married Miss 
lennie M. Henshaw. at Middletown. Conn., in November, 1881. They 
have four children: Harold H., Raymond L„ Irene Elizabeth, and Elsie 
Marian. Their home is at No. 34 Hodges Street. Attleboro. 

LEONARD WEIS. 

Noble Weis was born in Bremen, Ger., on February 22. 1860. He 
obtained his education in Dresden, but came to Boston, and now. for 
more than thirty-one years, he has been a buyer for the S. S. Pierce 
Company, at 69 Tremont Street. He has Masonic affiliations with Zet¬ 
land Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7. K. T.. all of Boston. He was enrolled in the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple as No. 7222, and. his ennoblement in the Ancient 
Arabic Order took place on April 23, 1907 Noble Weis married, in 
Boston. Miss Mabel Elizabeth Collins: he has a son. Leonard Cordes. 
and resides at 10 W ales Street, Dorchester. 

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GEORGE L. W EH RLE. 

Noble Wehrle served a year in the Arab Patrol of Aleppo Temple in 
Potentate Charles C. Henry’s time, and a year during the incumbency 
of Potentate Charles A. Estey He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple with 
the class of February 25, 1901, when his enrollment in the Ancient 
Arabic Order was numbered 3551. He is a member of the following 
Masonic bodies of Roxbury: Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Ver¬ 
non Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T. He is also connected with the Boston Athletic 
Association. He was, for thirteen years, a bookkeeper for C. Berry and 
Company, wholesale liquor dealers, at No. 84 Leverett Street, Boston, 
and for the past eight years has been a member of that firm. Noble 
Wehrle was born in Newark, N. J„ on April 2, 1873, but was educated in 
Cambridge. He married Miss Alice Stetson of Attleboro, in Washing¬ 
ton, D. C., in 1905, and they reside at the Hotel Carlton, Boston. 

CHARLES A. B. WEEKS. 

Noble Weeks is one of the Vermont members of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., in which illustrious body he was ennobled on Decem¬ 
ber 17, 1906, his enrollment certificate being numbered 6913. The Sym¬ 
bolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in St. Albans Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and the Capitular Degrees in Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Foxboro; he is also affiliated with Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., 
and was dubbed and created a Knight Templar in Bristol Commandery 
No. 29, also of Attleboro. Noble Weeks was born at St. Johnsbury, Vt., 
on July 1, 1869, and attended the public schools there. After spending 
some time in the foundry business, be became connected with the Hollings- 
worth-Vose Paper Mill, and in June, 1903, took a position with the Nor¬ 
folk and Bristol Street Railway Company. In Foxboro, on August 30, 
1899, he married Miss Sarah E. Scott. They have a son, Clarence S., 
born November 6, 1901, and reside on Washington Street, South Walpole. 

NATHANIEL W. WEED. 

Aleppo Temple was called to mourn the demise of Noble Weed 
who passed away on September 3, 1914. He was admitted to the Shrine 
on May 13. 1896, and was enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple as No. 2949. The preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred 
upon him in Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, 
R. A. M., Milford Council, R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, 
K. T., all of Milford. Noble Weed was also a member of Tisquantum 
Lodge No. 46, I. O. O. F., in which he had the rank of Past Noble Grand; 
and of Quinshepaug Encampment No. 20, wherein he was ranked as Past 
Chief Patriarch. He had been, for forty years, a carpenter, contractor, 
and builder, with offices at 23 Front Street, Milford. The late Noble 
was born in Melbourne, Que., on May 4, 1846, and attended the schools 
there. His widow, formerly Miss Mary Sturtevant, to whom he was mar¬ 
ried in Plartland, Vt., in 1873, and a daughter, Mary Estelle, now Mrs. 
E. A. Whitney, survive him. Noble Weed’s home was at 158 Congress 
Street, Milford. 

RICHARD WEBSTER. 

The Masonic Degrees of Noble Webster were conferred successively 
in Winslow Lewis Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., 
all of Boston. His enrollment is numbered 6738 in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., and his ennoblement took place on November 5, 1906. 
Noble Webster is a yachtsman, and belongs to the Boston Yacht Club. 
He was engaged in ranching in Texas for three years, and in farming 
for about three years in New Jersey, and has now been in the wool 
waste business in the firm which bears his name, for twenty-fire years, 
at 246 Summer Street, Boston. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., August 2, 
1864, and was educated in the schools of that city. He married in Boston, 
June 3, 1907, Miss Helen Blanche Ray of Nova Scotia. They reside at 9 
Highland Avenue, Newtonville. 

HARRY CALDWELL WEBBER. 

Noble Webber acquired the Masonic Degrees which qualified him for 
ennoblement in Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M., 
and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of Beverly. He was re¬ 
ceived into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
with the class of December 17, 1906, bis enrollment certificate being num¬ 
bered 6908. He is a member of the Union Club and the Cabot Club of 
Beverly. Noble Webber was born in Searsport, Maine, on April 10, 1867, 
and was also educated there. He has been in the shoe business in Beverly 
for the past ten years, and is located at No. 194 Cabot Street. Noble 
Webber is a bachelor, and resides at No. 6 Highland Avenue, Beverly. 

AUGUSTUS E. WEBB. 

Masonically affiliated with Olean Lodge No. 252, F. & A. M„ Olean 
Chapter No. 150, R. A. M„ and St. John’s Commandery No. 24, K. T., all 


of Olean, N. Y., Noble Webb was elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 30. 1910, with enrollment No. 
8990. For the past twenty-nine years he has been the Eastern representa¬ 
tive of the Voigt Milling Company of Grand Rapids, Mich., and he is a 
member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Noble Webb was born 
in Franklin, Ind., on November 11, 1861, but attended school in Baraboo, 
Wis. He has been twice married: first, to Miss Lavina Horner, who 
passed away in October, 1899, leaving two children, Herbert E., born 
August 3, 1883, and Harriet D., born April 22, 1885. In Olean, N. Y., 
on July 16, 1901, he married Miss Mattie Horton of that place. Mrs. 
Webb is a member of Crystal Chapter No. 36. O. E. S. of Malden. The 
family residence is at No. 49 Crescent Avenue, Malden. 

MAURICE WATSON. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 5, 
1904, with enrollment No. 4607, Noble Watson received his qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in Franklin Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Washington Council, R. & S. M., all of Lebanon, N. H., 
and Sullivan Commandery, K. T. of Claremont, N. H. Noble Watson is 
a member of the Intervale Country Club of Manchester. Since 1901, he 
has been a physician and surgeon in Manchester, N. H„ with offices at 
No. 1037 Elm Street. He has been, for several years, a member of the 
city government, and is also Medical Referee for the county of Hills¬ 
borough. Noble Watson was born at North Haverhill, N. H., on May 2, 
1874, and obtained his education at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, 
N. H.: also at Dartmouth College, graduating with the degree of A. B. 
in the class of 1897, and Dartmouth Medical College with the degree of 
M. D. in the class of 1901. At Manchester, N. H., in August, 1905, he 
was married to Miss Martha S. Parsons of that city. They have a son, 
Henry P„ born on April 23, 1909. The family resides at No. 193 Massa- 
beSic Street, Manchester, N. H. 

GEORGE A. WATSON. 

Having attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in the York Rite in 
Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of Lynn, 
Noble Watson ventured on the perilous journey across the Desert, and, 
reaching the Boston Oasis, was permitted, as one of the class of De¬ 
cember 17, 1906, to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, wherein he was enrolled as No. 6914. 
He is also connected with Bay State Lodge No. 40, I. O. O. F. of Lynn. 
For the past sixteen years Noble Watson has been a buyer for the J. B. 
Blood Company of Lynn, having formerly been in the grocery business 
for eleven years. He was born in Lynn, on April 1. 1870, and was 
educated there. In that city he married Miss Minnie B. Durgin, and they 
have a daughter, Ruth C.. born October 1, 1902. Noble Watson’s business 
address is No. 100 Summer Street, Lynn, his residence being at No. 16J4 
Chase Street in the same city. 

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WATSON. 

In Thomas Chapter, R. A. M. of Fitchburg, Noble Watson has the 
rank of Past High Priest, and in Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., 
his rank is that of Eminent Commander; he is also affiliated with Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. and with Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester. 
Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 27, 1905, and was then {riven the 
certificate of enrollment numbered 5041. He is a member of the Columbian 
Club of Fitchburg. For the past seventeen years Noble Watson has been 
the proprietor of a grocery store and meat market in Fitchburg, being 
located at No. 761 Main Street. He was born in Boston, on August 30. 
1859, but attended the schools of Fayette, Maine. In Fitchburg, on De¬ 
cember 14, 1896, he married Miss Alice Louise Grant. They have a 
daughter, Gladys, and reside at No. 38 Mt. Globe Street, Fitchburg. 

CARL L. WATSON. M. D. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Henry Price 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Charlestown, 
Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T. of Charlestown, Noble Watson was elevated to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11. 1907, with enroll¬ 
ment number 7804. He was born in Centre Harbor. N. H., on January 13, 
1872, and took his preparatory courses there and at the Newhampton In¬ 
stitution. In 1903, Noble Watson was graduated from the Massachusetts 
College of Osteopathy with the degree of D. O., and in 1907, from the 
College of Physicians and Surgeons with the degree of M. D. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Eva B. Macey of Somerville took place in Boston, on 
April 25, 1910. Noble Watson’s home is at 166 Huntington Avenue, 
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GILBERT ALFRED WATERS. 

Admission to the ranks of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., was gained by Noble Waters on December 31, 1907, his enroll¬ 
ment in that distinguished body being numbered 8040. His prerequisite 
Masonic connections were with Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Rox- 
bury, St. Paul’s Chapter R. A. M. of Boston, and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T. He is a member of the Holyoke Canoe Club. In politics 
he is an Independent. Noble Waters was born in Springfield, on Au¬ 
gust 28, 1874, and was educated in the schools of that city. His marriage 
to Miss Gertrude Frederica Abele took place in Holyoke, on July 23, 1913. 
Since 1888 he has been a photographer, his studio being at No. 464 High 
Street, Holyoke. His home is at No. 164 Cabot Street, in the same city. 

FRANKLIN P. WATERS. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Waters in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Boston. He then pur¬ 
sued his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite of Boston, being affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.k With these qualifying degrees 
he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on February 9, 1904, 
and bis enrollment in that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine was 
given the number 4482. He is also a member of Zenith Lodge No. 42, 

I. O. O. F. of East Boston, and of Winthrop Lodge No. 1078, B. P. O. E. 
Noble Waters was born in East Boston, on June 19, 1853, and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools of that city. There, also, he was married to 
Miss Jennie Hayes. He has a daughter, now Mrs. Georgietta Stone, and 
resides in East Boston. For twenty years, Noble Waters has conducted 
a plumbing business at 104 Summer Street, East Boston. 

JOSEPH R. WATERMAN. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple Noble Waterman is 
enrolled as No. 8783, and he was received into the Nobility of that body 
on May 10, 1910. In Masonry he is affiliated with the following York 
Rite bodies: Hartford Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hartford, Dorchester 
Chapter R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Com¬ 
mandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He is also a member of Hamanas- 
sette Tribe No. 1, I. O. R. M. of New Haven, Conn. In politics he votes 
the Republican ticket. Noble Waterman was born in Roxbury, on No¬ 
vember 23, 1854, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
Jamaica Plain. In Omaha, Neb., on January 7, 1880, he married Miss 
Helen F. Decatur. For the past ten years Noble Waterman has been 
proprietor of a restaurant, and is now established at 1098 Commonwealth 
Avenue, Boston. Previously, for eleven years, he had been connected 
with the Hartford Gas Light Company. His home address is 1309 Com¬ 
monwealth Avenue. 

LORENZO P. WASHBURN. 

The lamented Noble Washburn, who was borne by the Black Camel 
to the Unseen Temple on June 14, 1914, had been city editor of the 
“Salem Evening News” for fifteen years. The preparatory degrees in 
Masonry were conferred upon him in Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Salem Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow 
Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T.. all of Salem. His ennoblement took 
place in Aleppo Temple as a member of the class of May 27, 1896, and 
upon the membership lists of that honored body his name was enrolled 
as No. 2964. He was also a member of the Washington Associates, the 
Now and Then Association, and of the Y. M. C. A. Noble Washburn 
was born in Natick, on November 5, 1869, obtaining his education in the 
schools there and at Augusta, Me. On August 1, 1899, he was married 
to Miss Mabel L. Smith of Northampton, who has since passed away. 
Noble Washburn had his residence at 21 Forrester Street, Salem. 

LA FORREST A. WATERHOUSE. 

Bearing Masonic alegiance in the York Rite bodies to Lafayette 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Rox¬ 
bury, Noble Waterhouse was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 7, 1905. with enroll¬ 
ment No. 6298. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F., of the United 
Workmen, and of the Colonial Club of Dorchester. Noble Waterhouse 
was born in Palmyra, Me., on May 11, 1851, and acquired an education 
in the public schools of the Pine Tree State. For some time he was a 
salesman in the leather business with F. Shaw & Brothers of Boston, now 
being in the trucking business, with headquarters at No. 155 Federal 
Street, Boston. He was married in South Boston, on October 4, 1879, 
to Miss Ella L. Pentland, and they reside at No. 164 Glenway Street, 
Dorchester. 


GEORGE F. WASHBURN. 

Noble Washburn is affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Con¬ 
stellation Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Chelsea, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; and in 
the Scottish Rite with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.’. He was admitted to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 30. 1892, 
and his enrollment certificate bears the number 2863. He is a member of 
the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Massachusetts Exchange Club. 
Noble Washburn was born in Calais, Maine, on February 13, 1859, but 
was educated in Massachusetts, and for twenty-five years was a merchant 
in Boston. For the past fifteen years he has been in the real estate busi¬ 
ness in that city, and is located at No. 630 Washington Street. He 
married Miss Mabel V. Griffin of Chelsea, on March 15, 1883. Ihey have 
a son, Alden F., and a daughter, Winifred, and their home is in Dedham. 

OSCAR E. WASGATT. 

Noble Wasgatt gained admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, the rank of Nohility therein having 
been duly conferred on him on April 29, 1902. His membership card in 
that body is designated as No. 3876, and he was Masonically qualified 
through affiliations with St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 83, A. F. & A. M.; Mt. 
Moriah Chapter, R. A. M.; Eastern Star Lodge of Perfection, Palestine 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Bangor Chapter of Rose Croix, all of 
Bangor, Me., and Portland Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Portland, 
Me. Noble Wasgatt was born in Bangor, Me., July 21, 1870, and re¬ 
ceived his education in Bangor and Boston. For the past nineteen years 
he has been practicing his profession, that of a dentist, and he is a mem¬ 
ber of the Massachusetts Dental Society, Metropolitan District. His office 
address is 419 Boylston Street, Boston, and his home in Winchester is at 
No. 14 Webster Street. Noble Wasgatt is also a member of the Win¬ 
chester Boat Club of Winchester. He has been a musician from his 
childhood. 

FRANK HERBERT WYMAN. 

Noble Wyman obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in St. 
John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston; the Capitular Degrees in Mt. 
Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury; and he was knighted in Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. of Boston. Thus qualified for ennoblement, 
he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on March 28, 1912, when his enrollment certificate received the number 
9524. Noble Wyman was born in Boston, on September 20, 1859, and 
obtained his education in the public schools of that city. There, also, on 
February 28, 1889, he married Miss Anna Whitcomb. They have a son, 
George Whitcomb, and reside at No. 35 Dustin Street, Brighton. For 
more than a quarter of a century Noble Wyman has been engaged in 
the timber business with the firm of Allen and Wyman, now located at 
No. 325 Medford Street, Charlestown. 

ALBERT LEROY WYMAN. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on July 5, 1900, 
with enrollment No. 3377, Noble Wyman is Masonically affiliated with 
Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., and with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection. He was born at Kittery Point, Me., in January, 1867, and 
was graduated from the schools of Salmon Falls, N. H., in 1884. He is 
unmarried, and resides in Trinity Court, Boston. Since 1910, Noble 
Wyman has been secretary of the Franklin Mining Company, North Lake 
Mining Company, Corbin Copper Company, Rhode Island Copper Com¬ 
pany, Indiana Mining Company, and of the Algomah Mining Company. 
Previously, from 1885 to 1910. he had been a wholesale and retail drug¬ 
gist. His business address is 60 Congress Street, Boston. 

FREDERICK PHINEAS WRIGHT. 

Having attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Joseph Webb 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., both of Roxbury, Noble 
Wright was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine, on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment in that illustrious body of 
the Ancient Arabic Order was numbered 7582. He is also a member of 
Putnam Lodge No. 81, I. O. O. F.; of Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. of Bos¬ 
ton, and of Hadassah Chapter No. 113 of the Eastern Star of Boston. 
Noble Wright has been, for ten years, a salesman with the Murray Com¬ 
pany, dealers in extracts, with offices at 224 State Street. Boston. He 
was born in Northfield, on April 15, 1876, and was educated there and at 
Bryant and Stratton’s Business College of Boston. His marriage to Miss 
Maud E. Clark of Boston took place on February 4, 1903; they reside at 
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ARTHUR M. WRIGHT. 

Ordained a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Octo¬ 
ber 24, 1905, with enrollment No. 6172 in that distinguished body. 
Noble Wright received his qualifying Masonic Degrees in St. Paul’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. He 
is also a member of Bethesda Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F. of South Boston. 
For twenty-eight years Noble Wright has been engaged in the trucking 
business, and previously he was in the dry goods business for three 
years. He was born in South Boston, on September 2, 1867, and attended 
the Boston schools. His marriage to Miss Edith G. Andrews of Boston 
took place in that city, on November 25. 1890, and they have four children : 
Gladys, Kenneth J., Warren W., and Robert H. Noble. Wright’s business 
address is No. 129 Essex Street, Boston, and bis residence is at No. 54 
Kenwood Street, Dorchester. 

GEORGE L. WRIGHT. 

Noble Wright retired from active pursuits in 1912, having been, for 
nearly thirty years, actively identified with the business of manufacturing 
textile machinery at North Andover. He was born on February 2, 1865, 
in North Andover, and was educated in the schools there. His marriage 
to Miss Ella F. Knowles took place in Lawrence, and they reside at 85 
Elm Street, North Andover. Noble Wright is a member of the Merri¬ 
mack Valley Country Club. He has attained the Templar Degrees in the 
York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. The Symbolic 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Cochichewick Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of North Andover, and he is a member of Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Lawrence, and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. of the same city. In 
the Scottish Rite he has connections with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Wright’s en¬ 
rollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple is 7580, and 
his ennoblement in that illustrious Shrine body took place with the class 
of June 24, 1907. 

JOHN SIDNEY WRIGHT. 

With Masonic membership in King Solomon Temple Lodge No. 45, 
A. F. & A. M. of Bellows Falls. Vt.; Mt. Holyoke Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Mt. Holyoke Council, R. & S. M„ both of Holyoke, and Springfield Com¬ 
mandery No. 6, K. T., Noble Wright was received in Aleppo Temple on 
January 22, 1889, and was therein enrolled as No. 2780. Politically, he is 
an Independent. He was born in Grafton, Vt., on February 22. 1853, and 
was educated in the public schools of that place and at Lelatid Gray 
Academy of Townshend, Vt., from which he was graduated with the 
class of 1871. His marriage to Miss Caroline L. Grout of Newport, Vt., 
took place in Holyoke, on March 12, 1879, and they have a daughter. 
May J., born November 28, 1881. Their home is in Holyoke, at No. 16 
Taylor Street. Noble Wright went to Holyoke in 1875, where he was 
employed with the American Express Company and the Old Connecticut 
Railroad Company for about five years: he then took a position with the 
Whitney Paper Company, where he remained for eighteen years, when 
he resigned to become Chief of Police of Holyoke, which position he held 
from 1898 to 1907. Since 1905, he has been connected with the Holyoke 
Board of Health, of which he has been Chairman for three years. His 
office is in the City Hall, Holyoke. 

CLARENCE T. WRIGHT. 

Superintendent of the Eastern Bridge and Structural Comoanv, with 
offices at 86 Crescent Street, Worcester, Noble Wright has been in busi¬ 
ness in that city for about twelve years. He was born in Jericho, Vt., 
on July 25, 1870. His marriage to Miss Harriet J. Tafe took place in 
Boston, on November 27, 1901; they have a son, Ralph F„ and reside at 
117 Paine Street, Worcester. Noble Wright was welcomed into the No¬ 
bility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 31, 1907, with 
membership No. 8024, having previously attained Masonic membership 
in North Star Lodge No. 12, A. F. & A. M. of Richmond, Vt.; in 
Waterbury Chapter No. 24, R. A. M., and in Burlington Commandery, 
No. 2, IC T. 

HENRY E. WRIGHT. 

Noble Wright, who is one of the oldest Nobles of Aleppo Temple, 
has Masonic membership as follows: in baith Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Charlestown; Boston Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. 
Thus equipped for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ with the class of September 30, 1895, 
and his enrollment certificate in that renowned body bears the number 
2937. Noble Wright was born in Lexington, on February 8, 1836, and 
was educated in the public schools of that town. For more than half a 


century he has been engaged in the dairy supplies business, being located 
now at No. 50 Spice Street, Charlestown, and No. 12 South Market 
Street, Boston. In 1859, in Waltham, he was married to Miss Sarah 1. 
Hall of Waldoboro, Maine. They have five children: Walter H„ 
Frank B., Herbert E., Bertha L., and Edwin A. In the Civil War, Noble 
Wright served under Colonel Whyman in the Sixteenth Massachusetts 
Infantry, and be is a member of Post 11, G. A. R. He resides at No. 31 

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ROBERT LYMAN WRIGHT. 

Noble Wright has enrollment No. 8341 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., and his membership therein dates from August 8, 1908. In the 
York Rite of Masonry he has taken degrees in full course, having affilia¬ 
tions with Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., 
Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T„ 
all of Haverhill. He has also acquired the Ineffable Degrees in Merri¬ 
mack Valley Lodge of Perfection. Noble Wright is a member of Haver¬ 
hill Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E., the Pentucket Club, the Elks Club, and 
the Highland Club. He was born in Charlestown, on March 17, 1880, but 
was educated in Haverhill, where, also, on October 29, 1903, his marriage 
to Miss Sarah B. Merrill of that city took place. For the past twelve 
years Noble Wright has been treasurer of the “Haverhill Gazette,” his 
business address being No. 177 Merrimack Street, Haverhill. 


EDWARD WREN. 

Noble Wren was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order on November 7, 1904. He is a Life Member of 
that distinguished body, and his enrollment certificate bears the number 
4848. He is Masonically affiliated with Prospect Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Roslindale, in which be lias held the rank of Inside Sentinel for two 
years; is a Life Member of Mt. Vernon Chapter. R. A. M. of Roxbury, 
and of Boston Council, R. & S. M., and is connected with Joseph W arren 
Commandery No. 26 of Roxbury. Noble Wren is also a member of 
America Lodge No. 191, I. O. O. F„ and has Life Membership in the 
Boston Y. M. C. U. He was born in Boston, on March 23, 1866, and 
was educated in that city and in Sheldonville. For nearly a quarter of a 
century be has been in the plumbing business, with offices and residence at 
No. 1072 South Street, Roslindale. On October 10, 1905, in Boston, be 
married Miss Myrtle Thompson of Bath, Maine. 


JAMES CURRIER WORTH EN. 

Affiliated with Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waverly Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T., all of Mel¬ 
rose, Noble Worthen was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., on April 23, 1907, his enrollment certificate in that 
distinguished body being numbered 7234. Noble Worthen has been for 
more than fifteen years a traveling salesman for the American Glue 
Company, with headquarters at No. 121 Beverly Street, Boston. He was 
born in Melrose, on June 1, 1880, and was educated in the public schools 
of that place. In Hancock, Maine, on November 27, 1907, he married 
Miss Lillian Foss of that town, and they reside at No. 90 Fowler Street, 
Melrose. 

JOSEPH WASHINGTON WARREN. 

Noble Warren obtained the Masonic Degrees prerequisite to ennoble¬ 
ment in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton; Mt. Vernon Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M. of Roxbury: Adonirant Council, R. & S. M. of Waltham, 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. In Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., be was ennobled with the class of December 31. 1909, and his 
certificate of enrollment in that exalted body was numbered 8644. He is 
a member of Nonantum Lodge No. 116, I. O. O. F., in which he has the 
rank of Past Grand. Noble Warren was born in Brighton, on Septem¬ 
ber 25, 1864, and was educated there. For twenty-five years he has been 
engaged in the express business between Allston and Brighton, his office 
being at No. 374 Cambridge Street, Allston. On May 11, 1886, in 
Brighton, Noble Warren married Miss Bessie Jones of Bear River, N. S. 
They have four children: Florence B., Ernest W., Ralph W., and 
Marion J., and their home is at No. 4 Pomeroy Street, Allston. 


ALVA N. WARD. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Ward made the pilgrimage across 
the sands to the Oasis of Boston, and on March 27, 1905, was admitted 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple to its Nobility, wherein he was 
ennobled and enrolled as No. 5040. His Masonic membership is in 
the following York Rite bodies: Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.; Melrose Council of Royal and Select 
Masters, and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. In the 
Knights of Pythias, Noble Ward is affiliated with Olive Branch Lodge 
No. 6 of Dover, N. H.; in the Odd Fellows, with Middlesex Lodge 


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Xo. 17 of Malden; in the Red Men, with Wonalanset Tribe Xo. 7 of 
Dover, N. H.; in the Elks, with Lodge No. 184 of Dover; and he is 
also a member of the Malden Club, of the Pilgrim Fathers, and of the 
Golden Cross. Noble Ward has been a funeral director in Malden for 
the past seventeen years; formerly, for thirteen years, having been en¬ 
gaged in the same business in Dover, N. H. He was born in Brockton, 
on April 2, 1856, and attended school in his native city. In Brockton, in 
1879, Noble Ward was married to Miss Eva M. Bates of that city, and 
they have a son, Franklin B.; also a daughter, now Mrs. George 
Cummings of Lynn. His business address is Xo. 7 Irving Street, Malden 
and his residence is in the same city, at Xo. 135 Summer Street. 


CHARLES MILLS WARD. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Xoble V ard 
in Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in Dorchester 
Chapter, R. A. M., and the Templar Degrees in Boston Commanderv 
No. 2, K. T„ while the Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was con¬ 
ferred upon him in Aleppo Temple, with formalities fitting the occasion, 
on June 24, 1907, his enrollment number in that illustrious body being 
designated as 7579. The Boston Athletic Association, the Boston Art 
Club, the Wollaston Golf Club, and the Victorian Club are among his 
social affiliations, and he was, formerly, fraternally attached to Hobah 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Dorchester, and Boston Encampment. Noble Ward 
was born in Cambridge, Eng., on December 22, 1858. but was educated 
in Canada, attending Acadia College of Evangeline County, X. S. For 
the past thirty years he has been treasurer of the C. M. \\ ard Company, 
manufacturing jewelers, at No. 5 Bromfield Street, Boston. Tn Boston, 
in May, 1887, he married Miss Martha A. Whitney, and has a son, Charles 
Whitney. Noble Ward has his residence at No. 12 Thomley Street, 
Dorchester. 

LEWIS A. WALLON. 

Xoble Wallon’s Masonic career has given him affiliations in both the 
York and the Scottish Rites of Masonry. He is a Past Master of Win- 
throp Lodge. A. F. & A. M., and for ten years was Secretary of Winthrop 
Chapter, R. A. M. He is a member of Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, and of Joseph Warren Commandery Xo. 26. K. T. of Rox- 
bury. In the Scottish Rite, his degrees were conferred in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°. S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. On February 9, 1904. he was admitted to the 
Shrine, and his enrollment certificate among the Nobility of Aleppo 

Temple then received the number 4480. Having been cashier for the well 

known insurance firm of John C. Paige and Company for thirty years, 
Noble Wallon became a member of the concern on January 1. 191_. He 
was born in Jeffersonville. Sullivan County. X. Y , on August 16, 1855, 
and his education was acquired in Xew \ ork City and Boston Tn New 
Haven, Conn., on Christmas Day of 1876, he married Miss Sophie Heintz 

of Roxbury. They have a son, Lewis Arthur, and a daughter. Louise 

Amy. and reside at No. 44 Bowdoin Street, Newton Highlands. Noble 
Wallon’s business address is No. 65 Kilby Street, Boston. 


GEORGE BURNS WALLACE. 

Noble Wallace is Masonically connected, in the ^ ork Rite, with St 
John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Washington Chapter, R. A. M, Davenport 
Council R. & S. M„ and DeWitt Clinton Commandery, K. T., all ot 
Portsmouth, N. H.; and in the Scottish Rite, with the Ineffable Lodge 
of Perfection, and the Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem both of 
Portsmouth; the New Hampshire Chapter of Rose: Croix of Dover, 
N. H„ and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. S. • of ^ as a > 
X H Noble Wallace was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
V A.’ O.. N. M. S„ on September 30. 1892. and was enrolled therein as 

No 2854 He is also a member of Piscataquis Lodge No. 6. L O. O. F 

the' Massasoit Tribe of Red Men, the Warwick Club, and the Portsmouth 
Country Club. His political faith is in the principles of Republicanism. 
Xoble Wallace was born in Concord. X. H„ on June 30. 1856. and was 
educated in the schools of Portsmouth. In Plainheld Conn., in 1883 he 
married Miss Carrie B. Hussey of Rochester. N. H. She passed away m 
1891 leaving a daughter. Carrie Rita, born April 26. 188a. Noble Wallace 
served the “city of Portsmouth as Alderman in 1896 and 1897, and in 
1897 and 1898 he was a member of the New Hampshire Legis ature. 
Since 1874 he has been a telegrapher for the Boston and Maine Railroa- • 
His business address is the Boston and Maine Depot. Portsmouth, X.H.. 

and his residence is at No. 126 Vaughn Street m the same city 


AYANA L. WALL. 

Noble Wall made the pilgrimage across the Desert and penetrated 
mysteries of the Shrine, under the auspices ot Aleppo Temple, 
\ O N. M. S., on November 9, 1908, when he w r as given the cer¬ 


tificate of enrollment numbered 8272. Xoble Wall was raised in Orient 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and exalted in Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Norwood; and he was knighted in Cyprus Commandery Xo. 39 of Hyde 
Park. He is connected with Reliance Lodge No. 137, I. O. O. F. of 
Walpole, in which he has the rank of Past Noble Grand. Noble W all 
was born at Dover, on September 16, 1881, and is a graduate of the Nor¬ 
folk High School. For several years he was in business as a paper 
manufacturer, but has been with the Walpole Roofing Company since 
May 1. 1913. Noble Wall is a member of the Walpole Club. His busi¬ 
ness address is Walpole, where he also resides. 

CHARLES H. WALKER. 

For a score of years Xoble Walker has been in the coal business in 
Stoneham. He was born in Fryeburg, Me., on November 17. 1849, and 
attended school there and at the Fryeburg Academy. In Rowley, in 1874, 
he was married to Miss Sarah Jane Hubbard, and they reside at No. 33 
Maple Street, Stoneham. As a Mason, his prerequisite affiliations for 
Shrine ennoblement were attained in King Cyrus Lodge. A. F. & A. M. 
of Stoneham, Reading Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Pavens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Thus equipped, he crossed the burn¬ 
ing sands, and. reaching the Boston Oasis, was admitted to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on May 26, 1897, and 
was therein enrolled as Xo. 2965. 

ALBERT FRANKLIN WALKER. 

Xoble Walker has acquired Masonic Degrees in both York and 
Scottish Rites, being affiliated with Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M„ both located in the town of V mthrop; 
Boston Commandery Xo. 2, K. T.; and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. The ennoblement of Xoble Walker in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., X. M. S., took place on June 24, 1907, and his certificate of 
enrollment is numbered 7590. He has been, for more than twenty-seven 
years, a salesman in the steel and wire business, with present head¬ 
quarters at 120 Franklin Street, Boston. Xoble Walker was born m 
Worcester, on February 1. 1872, and obtained his education in the public 
schools there. In Montour Falls, X. Y., he married, on August 18, 1896, 
Hiss Isabel Frost: they have a daughter. Alice T.; also two sons, Au¬ 
brey Cushman and Robert Frost. Xoble V alker resides at 274 Pleasant 
Street. Winthrop. 

GEORGE M. URQUHART. 

The Masonic career of Noble Urquhart began when he was first 
welcomed as a Masonic brother in King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
hall River; he was advanced and exalted in ball River Chapter, R. A. M., 
and received the Chivalric Orders in Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery 
Xo. 25, K. T. of Fall River. Upon this York Rite qualification, Xoble 
Urquhart entered the Mystic Shrine by way of Aleppo Temple, on May 16, 
1889, his enrollment in that distinguised body being No. 2720. Politically, 
he is identified with the Independent Party. Since March, 1903, Xoble 
Urquhart has been a cotton goods finisher with the United States Finish¬ 
ing Company, his former business connections being as follows: S. H. 
Greene & Sons, 1877-82 and 1892 to 1903; Fall River Bleachery. 1883-92; 
and with W. F. & F. C. Sayles. 1869-77. He was born in Providence, 
R I., on July 3, 1852, and obtained an education at the N. Y. Mills 
Grammar School. In Fall River, on September 8, 1885, Noble Urquhart 
was married to Miss Emma L. Hunt of that city; they have two sons: 
George C.. born November 23. 1886, and Roland L„ born January 16. 1894: 
also a daughter, Marian H.. born February, 1890. Noble Urquhart’s busi¬ 
ness address is Sterling, Conn., and his home is in Rirerpoint, R. I. 

EUGENE C. UPTON. 

Xoble Upton is Past Master of Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Boston, and a member of Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden; 
also of St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. of Boston. Melrose Council, R. & 
S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ both of Malden. He 
was ordained a Xoble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on August 29, 1889. his enrollment number in that exalted body 
being 2721. Noble Upton is a Past Grand Warden in the Blue Lodge, 
and Past District Deputy of the 2d Masonic District. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of Malden Lodge of Elks No. 965. and of the Malden, Kernwood, 
and University Clubs of Malden. Since 1885, Noble Upton has practiced 
law, with offices at No. 166 Devonshire Street, Boston. He was born in 
Gardner, on August 23. 1859, and was graduated from Harvard College 
in the class of 1881. Tn Gardner, on September 3. 1884, he married Miss 
Alice M. Hyde of that place. They have a daughter, Helen Hyde, born 
June 20, 1894, and their home is at No. 55 Dexter Street, Malden. 

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FRANKLIN SUMNER UPHAM. 

Noble Upham acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to ennoble¬ 
ment in Charles W. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which his rank is 
that of Past Master; Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Com- 
mandery No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg. He holds the certificate of 
enrollment numbered 8300 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the An¬ 
cient Arabic Order, and was admitted to that illustrious body with the 
class of December 15, 1908. Noble Upham is a member of the Columbian 
Club of Fitchburg, and of the Past Masters’ Association of No. 13 Ma¬ 
sonic District. For the past ten years he has been in the employ of the 
Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works of Fitchburg. He was born in 
South Ashburnham, on March 22, 1881, and was educated in the local 
schools. In Fitchburg, on March 22, 1911, he married Miss Lillian M. 
Taylor of Orange, and their residence is at No. 47 Arlington Street, 
Fitchburg. 

ARTHUR R. VOSMUS. 

Noble Vosmus is Masonically affiliated with Washington Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury Council, R. & 
S. M., and Joseph Warren Connnandery, K. T., all of Roxbury. Thus 
qualified, he was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on March 20, 1911, his enrollment certificate 
being numbered 9040. He is also associated with Massachusetts Lodge 
No. 42, K. P., and with Roxbury Chapter, O. E. S. For the past ten 
years Noble Vosmus has been engaged in the steam laundry business, 
having formerly been a salesman. He was born in Roxbury, August 30, 
1876, and was educated there. Noble Vosmus is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 48 Hillside Street, Roxbury. 

WILLIAM S. VROOM. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Nobility of the Order of the 
Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Vroom was 
ennobled in that illustrious body on August 30. 1902, with enrollment No. 
3947. In Symbolic Masonry he was initiated in Lafayette Lodge of 
Boston, later demitting to Polar Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New 
York; he received the Capitular Degrees in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Boston; the Cryptic Degrees in Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and the 
Templar Degrees in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Rox¬ 
bury. Noble Vroom is also a member of the New York Athletic Club. 
For the past ten years he has been in business as a tailor, being now 
located at No. 279 Fifth Avenue, New York. Noble Vroom was born in 
Middleton, N. S., on November 23, 1867, but was educated in Boston. He 
married Miss Jane McCarthy, and they have a daughter, Josephine. 
Their residence is at No. 47 Claremont Avenue, New York City. 

RICHARD W. VOSE. 

Noble Vose is connected with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Newton Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he has the rank of Past High Priest, 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35. K. T., all located in Newtonville. 
He was received into the membership of Aleppo Temple, of the Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, on November 7. 1904, and his enrollment number 
therein is 4839. He was born in Newtonville, and was graduated from 
the schools there with the class of 1894. Since 1895 he has been engaged 
in the electrical supply business in Boston. Noble Vose is one of those 
whose convictions have carried them into the ranks of the Progressive 
Party. He resides in Allston. 

SHERMAN EDDY VINTON, D.D.S. 

For about twenty years Noble Vinton has been engaged in the prac¬ 
tice of dentistry, at first in Providence, R. I., and then, for some time, 
in the city of Rio Janeiro, Brazil. While practicing there he contracted 
yellow fever, and on recovering, returned to New England, where he 
established himself in Massachusetts, in the town of Mansfield. Noble 
Vinton was born at Princeton, on November 14, 1862. He was a student 
at the high school in Saugus and Ipswich, and at the Boston Dental 
College, where he was graduated in 1891. He was married in Mansfield, 
in 1900, to Mrs. Lethadell Martin, widow of Charles Martin, of Woon¬ 
socket, R. I., and for two years lived in Mansfield; then moved to Fox- 
boro, where he remained for six years, again returning to Mansfield, 
where he now resides, at 242 North Main Street. Noble Vinton is 
affiliated with St. James Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Mansfield, Keystone 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Foxboro. Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Bristol 
Commandery No. 29, K. T„ also of Attleboro. Thus qualified, he was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple on February 18, 1907. and 
was awarded enrollment No. 7045. Noble Vinton is a member of the 
Order of the Eastern Star, and of the Winthrop Club of Mansfield. 

WILLIAM HOWARD VINCENT. 

Noble Vincent’s name appears upon the membership rolls of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 4729. He is a Life Member of the 



Temple, and was admitted into the Nobility of that illustrious body on 
June 27, 1904. Noble Vincent has Masonic Degrees in full course in both 
Rites of Masonry, and is a Life Member of all his Masonic bodies with 
the exception of the Chapter. In the York Rite, he is connected with 
Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ wherein he has the rank of Past Master; 
he is Past Steward in Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and is also affiliated 
with Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. 
In the Scottish Rite, his connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Vincent is a member of the Boston City Club, 
Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston Bar Association, and the Ameri¬ 
can Bar Association. He is also connected with the Brae Burn Country 
Club, the Pi Eta Society of Harvard University, the Harvard Club of 
Boston, and the Harvard Club of New York. Noble Vincent was born in 
Boston, on June 28, 1874, and was graduated from the Boston Latin 
School with the class of 1893; from Harvard College in the class of 

1897, with the degree of A. B., and from Harvard Law School in 1900, 
with the degree of LL.B. He is a member of the law firm of Vincent 
and Wrightington, at No. 31 State Street, Boston, and his home is in 
Brookline. 

JESSE A. VILES. 

In Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Viles has 
the rank of Custodian of Candidates. From 1891 to 1906, he was a 
member of the Arab Patrol, and for eighteen months he served as Assis¬ 
tant Steward, during Potentate Charles C. Henry’s second term. He 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine with the class of 
May 23, 1890, and his certificate of enrollment then received the number 
2730. Noble Viles has degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. 
In the York Rite, he is affiliated with William North Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Since 1875, Noble Viles has been prac¬ 
ticing as a veterinarian. He was born in Lowell, on March 5, 1851, 
and was educated in that city. There, also, on November 8. 1875, he 
married Miss Mary E. Rice, who passed away on August 10, 1910, At 
Lowell, on March 19, 1914, Noble Viles married Miss Susan A. D. R. 
Elliot of that place. His office and residence are at No. 58 Coral Street. 
Lowell. 

CARL VF.TTF.R 

Noble Vetter was admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, with enrollment No. 7578. He is 
Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with Ancient York Lodge No. 155, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lisbon Falls, Maine; St. Paul’s Chapter. R. A. M. of 
Brunswick, Maine; Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., of Lawrence, Mass., 
and Dunlap Commandery No. 5, K. T. of Bath, Maine: and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. In politics he is an Independent. He 
was born at Oberkirch, Ger., on August 2, 1867, and was educated in 
Germany and in the United States. Noble Vetter is unmarried. Since 

1898, he has been superintendent for the M. T. Stevens and Sons Com¬ 
pany, at North Andover, where he also resides. 

LOUIS H. W. VAUPEL. 

Noble Vaupel has Masonic affiliations with Putnam Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of East Cambridge; Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M. of Arlington; 
Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, 
K. T. Thus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on June 5, 1912, when his enrollment was numbered 9665. For 
thirty-five years, Noble Vaupel has conducted a wholesale provision busi¬ 
ness in Boston, under the firm name of Vaupel and Company. Fie was 
born in Cambridge on July 8, 1860, and received his education in that 
city. He married Miss Harriet Brown, in Waltham, on June 17, 1895. 
They have two children, Mildred Minnette, and John Leyson. Their resi¬ 
dence is in Somerville, and Noble Vaupel’s business address is No. 37 
North Street, Boston. 


CHARLES H. VARNEY. 

Noble Varney gained admission to the ranks of the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on November, 1901, his enroll¬ 
ment therein being numbered 3686, and he now serves as Electrician in 
that illustrious body. In Masonry, he is affiliated with Mt. Vernon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Malden; Mt. Hermon Chapter, R. A. M., and 
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member of Malden Lodge No. 201, I. O. O. F., the Trowel Club of 
Boston, and the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R. Noble Varney was 
born in Eastport, Maine, on December 25, 1869, and was educated in the 
Malden Schools. His marriage to Miss Ida May Hamlet of Dorchester 
took place there on January 16, 1910, and they have a son, Will F. Rich¬ 
mond. For the past twenty-four years, Noble Varney has been an elec¬ 
trician. His home is in Medford, at No. 11 Pembroke Street. 


FRED W. VARNEY. 

Noble Varney was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
May 5, 1904, with enrollment No. 4600, having previously qualified as a 
Mason in Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Greenleaf Chapter 
No. 13, R. A. M. of Portland, Maine, and Olivet Commanderv No. 36, 
K. T. of Lynn. He is also a member of Beverly Lodge No. 1309, 
B. P. O. E., and his political faith is in the principles of Republicanism. 
Noble Varney was born on August 1, 1863, in Windham, Me., and was 
educated in the schools of that town and in Boston. On February 23, 
1899, in Lynn, he married Miss Minnie H. Orne, and they have a son, 
Harold W., born November 4, 1900. They reside at No. 14 High Street, 
Beverly Farms, where, since 1905, Noble Varney has been in business as 
a retail druggist. Previously, for eleven years, he was a retail drug 
clerk, and for thirteen years, a traveling salesman. 


W. WALDO VAN NESS. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with Franklin Lodge No. 10, F. & 
A. M. of Irvington, N. J., St. Paul’s Chapter ,R. A. M., and Boston Com- 
mandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Van Ness was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 1912, with enrollment 
No. 9663. He is also a member of the Pilgrim Fathers Association. 
Noble Van Ness was born in Irvington, N. J., on June 28, 1879, and was 
educated in the schools of that place. There, also, on October 25, 1899, 
he was married to Miss Julia Finch Hale, and they have a son, W. Dar¬ 
win. For the past sixteen years, Noble Van Ness has been New Eng¬ 
land Manager for Whitehead and Hoag Company of Newark, N. J., his 
office address being 854 Old South Building, Boston. He resides at 35 
Clarkwood Street, Mattapan, and also has a residence in Irvington, N. J. 

CHARLES AUGUSTUS YOUNG. 

Noble Young’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations 
with the following bodies of Melrose: Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. T. He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple on Sep¬ 
tember 3, 1904, and the membership card then awarded him received the 
number 4792. He is a member also of Melrose Lodge No. 157, I. O. O. F.; 
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and of the National Paper Trade 
Association. Noble \oung was born at Providence, R. I., in February, 
1857, and obtained his education in the public schools of that city. In 
June. 1894, in Reading, he married Miss Harriet L. Gray, and they reside 
at Melrose. For the past thirty-two years Noble Young has been a director 
in, and buyer for. Carter, Rice and Company, wholesale paper dealers, 
with location at No. 246 Devonshire Street, Boston. 


WARNER S. YOUNG. 


The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Young 
in Kane Lodge, F. & A. M. of New York; he is also affiliated with Shekinah 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., both of 
Chelsea.' His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on April 23, 1907, and his enrollment is No. 7237. Noble Young was born 
in New York, on October 1, 1866, and was educated in the public schools 
of that city. For twenty years he has been in the advertising business, 
having offices in the Old South Building, Boston. His residence is in 
Waltham. 


FREEMAN NELSON YOUNG. 

Noble Young is a Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and has the 
2° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are with St. John’s Lodge, 
L F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
nd Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec- 
ion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
ffia'pter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R. -S. . 
iis ennoblement among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M S 
lates from February 9, 1904, and his enrollment therein is numbered 4484. 
4e is a member of the Arlington Boat Club and the \ esper Country 
"lub Having been, for fifteen years, vice president of the Moxie Com¬ 
pany of Boston, Noble Young became its secretary over four years 
Lgo He has been with that company since 1886, and was one of the 
irig'inators of the Moxie bottle on wheels. He was previously engaged 
or three years in the printing business of J. C. Ayer of Lowell, and foul 
^ears with the Cole and Nichols Foundry of the same city; also for some 
ime in the express and second-hand furniture business. Noble Young was 


born in Lowell, on January 20, 1856, and obtained his education there. 
On April 8, 1876, in Lowell, he married Miss Emma Staples of Prospect, 
Maine. Their only child passed away in infancy. Noble Young’s resi¬ 
dence is in Arlington, and his business address is No. 69 Haverhill Street, 
Boston. 

CHARLES M. YOUNG. 

Having acquired the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Ancient \ ork 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., and Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell, Noble Young was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, November 11, 
1907, and he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 7807. He is also 
affiliated with Samuel Hines Lodge No. 56, K. P. of Lowell, and with 
Centreville Lodge No. 115, I. O. O. F. He has been in the undertaking 
and embalming business for the past thirty years, and is located at No. 33 
Prescott Street, Lowell. Noble \oung was born on October 7, 1851, at 
Raymond, N. H„ and attended the public schools of that place. He has 
been twice married. His first wife, whom he married in 1874, passed 
away on January 16, 1911, leaving a son, Oal S. On March 2, 1913, in 
Lowell, Noble Young married Miss Florence Falls, and they reside in 
that city at No. 1 Newbury Street. 

HENRY EDWIN YOUNG. 

Noble Young was born in Franklin, on April 30, 1866, and attended 
school there and at Milford, Conn. For twenty-nine years he has been a 
dyer and bleacher in the straw works of the E. V. Mitchell Company of 
Medfield. In Mystic, Conn., on June 30, 1886, his marriage to Miss Ada 
M. Lamb took place, and they have three children: Bessie E„ Henry E„ 
Jr., and Edwin Maxwell. Their home is in Medfield. In March, 1914, 
Noble Young became Selectman of his town. He is a member of Medfield 
Lodge No. 216, I. O. O. F„ the Lodge of Rebekahs, the Royal Arcanum, 
and of Constantine Alabama. The Masonic York Rite Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Young in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Norwood, 
Parker Chapter, R. A. M. of Natick, and Natick Commandery No. 33, 
K. T. Thus qualified, he was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, when he was enrolled as No. 4968 
in that renowned body. 


FRED ALBERT YOUNG. 

Enrolled as number 7806 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Young was received into that celebrated body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 11, 1907. In Masonry he is 
affiliated with Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg. He is also 
a member of the B. P O. E., the Fay Club of Fitchburg, the Vesper Coun¬ 
try Club of Lowell, and the Alpine Golf Club. In politics, Noble Young 
votes the Republican ticket, and in 1906 and 1907 he served as President 
of the Board of Aldermen in Fitchburg. For the past thirty years he has 
been cashier and treasurer of the Fitchburg National Bank, at No. 745 
Main Street. Noble Young was born in Fitchburg, on June 27, 1868, and 
obtained his education there. In that city, also, on March 14, 1894, he 
married Miss Issie Safford Brooks, and they reside at No. 25 Allston 
Place in that city. 

GEORGE W. YALE. 

After receiving the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Hiram Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Arlington, and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T„ Noble Yale was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 9, 1904, with 
membership No. 4486. He is a member of the Arlington Boat Club and 
of the Middlesex Sportsman Association. He was born in Williston, Vt., 
July 11, 1866, and was educated in the schools of Burlington. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Oceana Marsters took place in Bedford, on July 1, 1908; 
they have a daughter, June, born May 6, 1910, and a son, John, born Sep¬ 
tember 19, 1912. For the past twenty years Noble Yale has been a dentist, 
and previously, for seven years, he had been a machinist. His offices are 
in the Post Office Building, Arlington, while his home is at 34 Bartlett 
Avenue. 

JULIUS A. ZINN. 

Noble Zinn’s certificate of enrollment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ is numbered 4970, and the date of the exemplification of the 
Order of 'Nobility on him is December 30, 1904. May his hours of peace 
be multiplied seven-fold above that number. He is a Past Master in Ger¬ 
mania Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; an Honorary Member of Shawmut Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., claims him among its elect, as 
do Boston Council, R. & S. M., Ciceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T„ Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. -S. . Noble Zinn is a 





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member of the Swedish Masonic Club of Boston. His fraternal spirit has 
overflowed from these noble bodies into still further channels, and he 
is attached to Franklin Lodge, I. O. O. F.; Fremont Encampment; Mary 
Washington Lodge of Rebekahs, and Medford Lodge of Elks, while his 
inborn patriotism is kept alive by his membership in the First Corps Cadets, 
the German Aid Society, the German Ladies’ Aid Society, the Swedish 
Aid Society, and in the German Rifle Club. Noble Zinn was born in 
Lund, Sweden, on January 13, 1862, and was educated in Germany and 
Sweden, up to 1879. Noble Zinn is able to combine business with pleasure 
in the delightful occupation of horticulture, his business being that of a 
florist, at 1 Park Street, Boston. 

ABRAHAM S. ZINBURG. 

Noble Zinburg appears upon the lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 9119, 
and he was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order with 
the class of May 29, 1911, having prepared for ennoblement by taking 
degrees in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and then by receiving the 
Scottish Rite Degrees in full course. He is a member of Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Zinburg is also a member of King Solomon Lodge 
No. 236, I. O. O. F., in which he has the rank of Past Grand; Bunker Hill 
Encampment No. 5, I.O. O. F.; and in Bay State Lodge No. 141, K. of P., 
he has the rank of Past Chancellor. Noble Zinburg was born at Jakateri- 

noslaw, in Russia, on April 10, 1868, and received his education in that 

country. There, also, on August 1, 1887, he married Miss Lizzie New- 
marck. He has three children; Lillian, Nellie, and Siemon. and resides 
in Medford, at 33 Newborn Avenue. For the past thirty-six years he has 
been engaged in the structural iron works business, and is now located at 
365 Main Street, Cambridge. 

JULIUS C. ZAEDER. 

Noble Zaeder is enrolled in the membership of Aleppo Temple as 

No. 3001, and he was admitted into the Nobility of that body of the 

Ancient Arabic Order with the class of May 7, 1895. He is a member of 
Quinsigamond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M„ Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and 
his Scottish Rite attainments are indicated by his affiliations in Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S/. 
Noble Zaeder is a member of Lodge No. 243, B. P. O. E. of Worcester, 
in which he has the rank of Past Exalted Ruler, and he is also Past Dis¬ 
trict Deputy of the State. He is a member of the Gesang Verein Frohsinn, 
of which his father was the organizer. Noble Zaeder is also a member of 
Social Turn Verein; New England Elks; Past President of the Edwin 
Forrest Club, and he is connected with many other clubs. For about a 
quarter of a century he has been conducting a German restaurant in 
Worcester, and is at present located at 15 Pleasant Street. Noble Zaeder 
was born in Hartford, Conn., on August 7, 1865, but attended the public 
schools of Worcester. He was married to Miss Minnie Von Wagner of 
Worcester. They have a daughter, Minna J., and reside at 73 Merrick 
Street, Worcester. 

WILLIAM EDMOND BRIEN. 

In Masonry, Noble Brien has taken degrees in full course in both 
rites. In the York Rite he is affiliated with Kilwinning Lodge, A. I 7 . & 
A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; and in the Scottish 
Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on December 31, 1909, with membership No. 8585 in that illus¬ 
trious body. For the past twenty years, Noble Brien has been engaged 
in the furniture business, and is located at No. 148 Chelmsford Street. 
Lowell. He was born in Newton, on February 18, 1877, and attended the 
public schools of Malden and Lowell. He is unmarried, and resides at 
No. 124 Westford Street, Lowell. 

THOMAS A. BROOK. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 1, 1898, 
Noble Brook was numbered as 406 upon the membership lists of that 
celebrated body. His Masonic attainments were received in the York 
Rite, in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and 
lie also has degrees, in full course, in the Scottish Rite, in which his 
connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Brook is also 


a tnember of Brookline Lodge Ho. 886, B. P. O. E., in which he was Trus¬ 
tee. For many years he has been treasurer of the Thomas A. Brook 
Company, merchant tailors, at No. 51 Summer Street, Boston. Noble 
Brook was born in Yorkshire, Eng., on October 24, 1869, but came to 
Massachusetts as a child, and received his education in the schools of 
Boston. His marriage to Miss Carrie B. Perry took place in Baltimore, 
Md., on June 3, 1897. They have a son, Perry, and reside in Brookline, 
at No. 29 Abbottsford Road. 

GEORGE WILLIAM BROOKS. 

For more than forty years Noble Brooks has been connected with 
the Brooks Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of silverware cases, 
and is now treasurer of that firm, located at No. 221 High Street. Boston. 
He was born in Tremont, Maine, on August 27, 1845, and received his 
education in the schools of that place. Noble Brooks is a member of 
Post 113, G. A. R. Masonically, he is affiliated with Columbian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston, St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M. of East Boston, 
Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. With 
these prerequisite Masonic connections he was admitted into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on 
December 31, 1909, and his enrollment in that illustrious body of the 
Mystic Shrine was numbered 8586. Noble Brooks is also a member of 
the Boston City Club. He is a widower, and resides in Roxbury. 

HARRY MORTON BROOKS. 

Born in Rutland, on October 7, 1877, Noble Brooks obtained his 
early education in the public schools of Ashburnham, later gradu¬ 
ating from Cushing Academy. For eighteen years he has been en¬ 
gaged as a druggist in Fitchburg, located at 497-499 Main Street. 
In that city, on January 14, 1901, he was married to Miss Bessie M. 
Davison, and they reside at 51 Brigham Park. Noble Brooks has 
attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 
32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated with Aurora Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., 
all of Fitchburg; and with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple his name appears as No. 7290, and his ennoblement took 
place in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order on June 24, 1907. Noble 
Brooks is also a member of the Fay Club, and of the Columbian Club of 
Fitchburg. 

ROBINSON C. BROWN. 

As a member of the caravan of April 19, 1906, Noble Brown entered 
the portals of Aleppo Temple, and was created a Noble of the Mystic 
Shrine, when he was enrolled on the membership lists of that illustrious 
body as No. 6402. He has taken degrees in full course in both the York 
and Scottish Rites, being affiliated with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T.; also with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is a Past Noble Grand of Montezuma Lodge No. 33, 
I. O. O. F. of Boston, a member of the Five O Club of Cambridge, and 
of the Loyal Knights and Ladies. Tor the past two years Noble Brown 
has been in the insurance business, with offices at No. 7 Water Street, 
Boston, and he was formerly a salesman for about thirteen years. He 
was born in Nova Scotia, on September 27, 1879, and was also educated 
there. Noble Brown is unmarried, and resides at No. 18 Ellery Street, 
Cambridge. 

DAVID BROWN. 

Noble Brown is president and treasurer of the David Brown- Com¬ 
pany and the Union Shuttle Company, both of Lawrence. The former 
position he has held for sixteen years, and he has been connected with 
the Shuttle Company for about forty years. He was born in Glasgow, 
Scot., on August 4, 1842, and was educated in the schools of that city. 
In Lawrence, on December 24, 1878, he married Miss Margaret S. Gibson 
of Andover. They have five children : Margaret S., Jennie M., Anna W., 
George G., and David M., and reside at No. 235 Jackson Street, Lawrence. 
Noble Brown is a member of the Merrimack Valley Club, the Home Club, 
the City Club, the Scots’ Charitable Society of Boston, the Lawrence 
Caledonian Club, and the Lyric Club, all of Lawrence. Having received 
the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. 
Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., he was admitted to the Nobility of the An¬ 
cient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as 
a member of the class of December 31, 1900, when there was conferred 
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WILFRED G. BROWN, M. D. 

\\ ith the enrollment number 6101 upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., Noble Brown was admitted to that 
exalted body on October 24, 1905. He has the Templar Degrees in the 
York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations, 
in the York Rite, are with Plymouth Lodge. A. F. & A. M., and Samoset 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Plymouth; Aldington Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He is a member of the Old Colony Club of 
Plymouth, and president of the Plymouth District Medical Society. Noble 
Brown was born at Leicester, on August 29, 1857. He received his pre¬ 
paratory education in the public schools of Leicester and Worcester, 
graduating from the Harvard Medical School with the class of 1884. He 
is a practicing physician and surgeon, with an office at No. 4 North 
Street, Plymouth. On October 13, 1892, in Quincy, he married Miss 
Stella C. Jacobs. They have four children: Wilfred Jacobs, Rachel Otis, 
John Fisk, and May Stearns, and reside at No. 2 North Street, Plymouth. 

GEORGE GIBSON BROWN. 

Noble Brown, for the last three years, has been a member of the 
firm of David Brown and Company, Market and Foster Streets, Lawrence, 
and was also connected with the Union Shuttle Company at one time. 
He was born in Lawrence, on May 11. 1887, and obtained his education 
in the public schools of that city. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 
235 Jackson Street, Lawrence. Noble Brown’s Masonic interests are with 
Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Law¬ 
rence. His ennoblement in the Ancient Arabic Order took place in Aleppo 
Temple as a member of the class of March 28, 1912, when his certificate 
of enrollment therein was numbered 9308. He is also a member of the 
Merrimack Valley Country Club, the Home Club, and the City Club. 

WILLIAM W. BROWN. 

Noble Brown was born in Worcester, on February 6, 1859, and in 
his youth attended the public schools of that city. He was. for seven¬ 
teen years, in business as a manufacturer of boots and shoes, and for the 
past thirteen years has been proprietor of a clothing manufacturing 
establishment, at 395 Chandler Street, Worcester. In that city, on May 18, 
1882, Noble Brown married Miss Lena Mildred Fairbanks. They have a 
son, Samuel Walter, and a daughter, who is now Mrs. Lena Mildred 
Tongue. Noble Brown’s residence is at 17 Irving Street, Worcester. He 
is a member of the Commonwealth Club of that city, and of the Tatassit 
Canoe Club. Noble Brown first saw Masonic Light in Montacute Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and continued his career in Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., of 
which he is Treasurer; Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ wherein he is ranked 
as Deputy Master, and in Worcester County Commandery No. a, K. T., 
with the rank of Past Commander. All these bodies are located in 
Worcester. In Worcester Lodge of Perfection he serves as Deputy Mas¬ 
ter, and is also affiliated with Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 3_ , 
S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. Thus prepared for admission to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, November 5, 
1896, with enrollment No. 368. 

PERCY ALMON BEARSE. 

In Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ Noble Bearse was enrolled as 
a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, on December 17, 1906, and his membership 
certificate in that exalted body then received the number 6759. His pre¬ 
requisite Masonic qualifications were obtained in Mount Vernon Lodge. 
A. F & A. M. of Roxbury, Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ and Beauseant 
Commandery No. 41, K. T„ both of Malden. He is also a member of the 
New England Order of Protection. He has been in business for about a 
third of a century, and a ship chandler for about fifteen years, with lo¬ 
cation at No 79 Commercial Street, Boston. Noble Bearse was born at 
Centreville, on January 20, 1861. On June 1, 1886. he married Miss 
Lilia B. Brown of Boston. They have one daughter, Florence W ., and 
reside in Winchester. 

NICHOLAS F. BECHTEL. 

Ranked as Past Senior Steward in Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
East Cambridge, Steward in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
and Standard Bearer in Boston Council, R. & S. M.. Noble Bechtel 1S also 
connected with Boston Commandery No. 2. Thus qualified he was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O N. M. S on 
December 4 1902 his enrollment therein being numbered 3968. bor tinny 
years Noble Bechtel has been in the real estate business, and for four 



years has operated a garage. He was born in Albany, N. Y., on April o, 
1855, and secured his education in that city. Noble Bechtel was married, 
in Somerville, to Miss Anna A. Statia Scribner of St. John N. B. They 
reside at No. 347 Harvard Street. Cambridge, where Noble Bechtel also 
carries on his business. 

CHARLES GRAXDERSON BECKWITH. 

Bearing allegiance, in the York Rite of Masonry, to Massachusetts 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Beckwith was received into 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, 
and was then enrolled on the membership lists of that renowned body as 
No. 9311. He is also a member of Warren Lodge No. 18, I. O. O. F„ and 
of the Worcester Commercial Travelers’ Club. Noble Beckwith was born 
in Westmoreland County, N. B., on January 12, 1866, and graduated from 
the English Grammar School of that place. Removing to Boston, he be¬ 
came associated with J. S. Round and Company of that city, for whom he 
traveled for eighteen years. During the last ten years he has been with 
Kelleher, Beckwith and Company, jewelers, at No. 771 W ashington Streei, 
Boston. Noble Beckwith was married, in that city, on January 28, 1905, 
to Miss Susie McFarland of Worcester, and they reside at No. 280 
Tremont Street, Boston. 

FRANK JOHN BEEBE. 

The Masonic interests of Noble-Beebe are indicated by his affiliations 
in Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ in which 
he has the rank of Royal Arch Captain, both of Charlestown; Medford 
Council, R. & S. M. of Medford, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T., also of Charlestown. Upon the basis of his Masonic qualification 
in the York Rite he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, in September, 1906, his enrollment, by sequence, in 
that celebrated body being No. 6534. He is also a member of Medford 
Council No. 94 of Medford. Noble Beebe was born in Charlestown, on 
November 29, 1875, and attended the public schools, graduating with the 
class of 1890. On April 19, 1911, in Xewtonville, he was married to Miss 
Marie A. Wales, and they reside at No. 66 Pleasant Street, Arlington. 
Since 1902, Noble Beebe has been a member of the firm of Holt and 
Beebe, manufacturers of automobile lamps, at No. 51 Chardon Street, 
Boston, previously, for seven years, having been in the provision business 
in Boston. 

DANIEL RICHARDSON BEGGS. 

Noble Beggs has taken degrees in full course in the York and the 
Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with Mt. Horeb 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., both of Woburn; 
Medford Council, R. & S. M. of Medford, and Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose; and in the latter, with Boston La¬ 
fayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Thus doubly qualified, he was received into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, on May 21, 1908, his enrollment therein being No. 
8098. He is also a member of Woburn Lodge No. 908, B. P. O. E., and 
of the Towonda Club of Woburn. Noble Beggs was born in Woburn, 
on November 19, 1875, and attended the public schools there. In Boston, 
on December 26, 1898, he married Miss Maude E. Merrill of Woburn. 
They have a son, Daniel R„ Jr., born in September, 1904, and a daughter, 
Isabelle, April 6, 1903. They reside at No. 11 Mishawum Road, Woburn. 
For over twenty-one years Noble Beggs has been vice president of the 
firm of Beggs and Cobb, Inc., tanners, located at Winchester, the business 
having been established by \\ illiam Beggs and E. V . Cobb in 18/9 and 
incorporated in 1907. 

JAMES SAMUEL BELL. 

Enrolled as No. 8177 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. X. M. S., on Au¬ 
gust 8, 1908, Noble Bell had previously received the qualifying Masonic 
Degrees in the York Rite in Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cam¬ 
bridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of the Boston 
Athletic Club, and in 1913 and 1914 was president of the New England 
Confectioners’ Club. Noble Bell was born in Conway, S. C., on Decem¬ 
ber 6. 1857, and was educated in the Bingham School at Mebanesville, 
X. C. His marriage to Miss Annetta R. Whitman took place in Somer¬ 
ville. They have three children: James S., Jr., Olive W„ and George 
T. W., and their residence is at No. 30 Foster Street, Newtonville. For 
twenty-four years Noble Bell has been identified with the candy industry, 
and for the last twelve years has been treasurer and general manager of 
the J. S. Bell Confectionery Company, located at the junction of Main, 
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FRANCIS MUNROE PERRY. 

For some years previous to 1902, Noble Perry was assistant super¬ 
intendent of the Milton Division of the Old Colony Street Railway 
Company. He was then appointed superintendent of the Norfolk and 
Bristol Street Railway Company, and in 1913, the Norwood, Canton, and 
Sharon Street Railway Company was also placed under his charge. Noble 
Perry was born in Quincy, on April 20, 1873, and was educated in the 
schools of that city. He was the first President of the Foxboro Club, 
serving from November, 1912 to 1913; he is Treasurer of the Foxboro 
Associates, and a member of the New England Street Railway Club of 
Boston. Noble Perry is also affiliated with the New England Order of Pro¬ 
tection, Quincy Lodge No. 261; and with Easter Chapter No. 47, of the 
Order of the Eastern Star of Foxboro, wherein he was made Worthy 
Patron, in December, 1913. His Masonic Degrees were secured in St. 
Albans Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Foxboro; Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 
29, K. T. of North Attleboro. He was elevated to the rank of Noble 
in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on May 12, 1910, and was 
enrolled therein as No. 8758. Noble Perry’s marriage to Miss Mary J. 
Jilbert took place in Quincy, in October, 1895; they have a son, Francis 
M., Jr., and reside on Central Street, Foxboro. 

FRED PALMER CHAPMAN. 

Noble Chapman is prominent both in the business and public life 
of Franklin. His enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 10172, and he was ennobled in 
that body of Shriners with the class of December 30, 1913. His Masonic 
affiliations are with Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M., wherein he is 
ranked as Past Master, Miller Chapter, R. A. M., both of Franklin, and 
Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. Noble Chapman was born in Frank¬ 
lin, on February 1, 1866. He obtained his preparatory education in the 
schools of Franklin and at Dean Academy, and was graduated in 1886 
from Tufts College. For three years, he was agent for the American 
Woolen Company, at the Ray Mill of Franklin, and for nine years, he 
has been president of the Franklin Yarn Company, in 1910-1911, he 
served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was a member 
of the Committee on Railroads. For about ten years, he was a member 
of the Franklin School Board, and is now one of the Water and Sewer 
Commissioners of that town. He is a former President of the Franklin 
Business Men’s Association, a former President of the Franklin Coun¬ 
try Club, a Director in the Benjamin Franklin Savings Bank, a Trustee 
of Dean Academy, and a Trustee of the M. C. A. Noble Chapman 
is also a member of the Franklin Country Club, of the Norfolk Club 
of Boston, of the Republican Club of Massachusetts; of the Home 
Market Club of Boston, and of the Tufts College Club. On June 18, 
1891, in Franklin, he married Miss Clara M. Craig; they have a daughter, 
Gertrude Craig, and two sons, Boyd Palmer and Donald Ballou. Noble 
Chapman resides at 21 School Street, Franklin. 

LEROY WALDEN STOTT. 

Noble Stott was born in Pascoag, R. I., on July 12, 1875. In Masonry, 
Noble Stott has attained the Templar Degrees, and he is affiliated, in the 
York Rite, with Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Miller Chapter, 

R. A. M„ both of Franklin, Mass.; Woonsocket Council, No. 4, R. & 

S. M. of Woonsocket, R. I., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. 
of Boston. Thus qualified, he was admitted to the membership of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and his ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple on December 30, 1913, when his cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment was given the number 10206. 


WILLIAM T. LITCHMAN. 

With enrollment No. 1601, Noble Litchman became a Mystic Shriner 
in Aleppo Temple, on May 17, 1888. He is Masonically affiliated with 
Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Marblehead, Washington Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M„ Salem Council, R. & S. M., Winslow Lewis Commandery 
No. 18, K. T„ and with Salem Lodge of Perfection, all of Salem. He 
is also a member of Atlantic Lodge No. 55, I. O. O. F. of Marblehead, 
wherein he is a Past Grand; of Naumkeag Encampment No. 13, of 
Salem; of Manataug Tribe No. 1, of the Improved Order of Red Men 
of Marblehead, in which he is ranked as Past Great Sachem; and of 
John Goodwin, Jr. Post No. 82, G. A. R. of Marblehead. Since 1901, 
Noble Litchman has served as Town Clerk of Marblehead, where, on 
April 25, 1846, he was born, and where also he obtained his education. 
His marriage to Mrs. Susan R. Martin, occurred in Marblehead, on 
November 24, 1868. His home is at 3 Circle Street, while his business 
address is Abbott Hall, Marblehead. 

EDGAR PIERCE LARKIN. 

Noble Larkin has been, for thirty years, a member of the lumber 
dealing firm of Robertson and Larkin, 136 Main Street, Hudson. He 
was born in the Massachusetts town of Berlin, on May 5, 1850, and 
was educated in its schools. In Northboro, in January, 1873, he was 
married to Miss Ellen M. Eames. They have a son, E. Lester, and a 
daughter, Lelia I., now Mrs. Parker. Noble Larkin is a member of 
Doric Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hudson, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Marlboro, and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He has 
the enrollment number 7915, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple, and he was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order, as one of the 
class of December 31, 1907. He is a member of Hudson Lodge No. 
154, I. O. O. F. His residence is at No. 9 Felton Street, Hudson. 

ARCHIBALD CLARK WALLACE. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on December 30, 1904, with enrollment 
No. 4964, Noble Wallace had previously received full degrees in the 
York Rite of Masonry. He was raised in Torphichen Kilwinning Lodge 
No. 13, of Free Masons, at Bathgate, Scot., afterward demitting to 
Winnipesaukee Lodge No. 75, F. & A. M. of Alton, N. H„ in which 
he has the rank of Junior Warden; was advanced and exalted in Colum¬ 
bian Chapter, R. A. M. of Farmington, N. H.; received the degree of 
the Cryptic Rite in Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and was 
knighted in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Wallace is also 
affiliated with Security Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Reading; with the Brother¬ 
hood of Trainmen No. 621, of Boston; and is a past Chief Ranger 
of General Stark Court of Foresters, and an ex-member of the Boot 
and Shoe Workers of New Hampshire. He is, too, a member of the 
Vestry of the Church of the Good Shepherd of Reading. He was born 
in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scot., and his mother was born in Blantyre, 
Scot., which was also the birthplace of Livingston, the great explorer. 
His father was born at Eastkilbride, Maxwelton, Scot., where the famous 
song of “Annie Laurie” was composed. As a boy of thirteen, Noble 
Wallace went to work in the coal mines at Aikenhead, near Bothwell 
Castle, Scot. On coming to this country, he was, for eight years, engaged 
in the shoe and dye-house business, and while working he attended 
night sessions at the Bryant & Stratton Business College of Man¬ 
chester, N. H. For the past eighteen years, he has been a train¬ 
man on the Boston and Maine Railroad. Noble Wallace was married 
to Miss Emma E. Stone of Newton, Mass., in Manchester, N. H., and 
they reside at No. 64 Woburn Street, Reading, Mass., his business 
address being North Station, Boston. 




J. EDWIN SWAN. 

Noble Swan has been in business as a plumber and stove dealer, in 
Boston, for about a quarter of a century, his business being located at 
1141 Washington Street. He was born in Lexington, on July 1, 1834, 
and as a youth, was taught in the public schools of Dorchester. His 
marriage to Miss Annie E. Tower, also took place in that part of Greater 
Boston. They have two sons, William W. and Seavey Pierce, and 
their residence is at 1147 Adams Street, Dorchester. As a Mason, Noble 
Swan is a member of Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester; Dor¬ 
chester Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he has the rank of Junior Steward ; 
Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and St. Oraer Commandery No. 21, K. T. 
also of Dorchester: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . Upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Swan is enrolled as No. 
4202, having been ennobled in that illustrious body of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, as a member of the class of December 4, 1902. 



JAMES HOCKING. 

Noble Hocking’s preparatory Masonic Degrees in the York Rite 
were conferred upon him in Trumbull Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Frank¬ 
lin Chapter, R. A. M., Harmony Council, R. & S. M., and New Haven 
Commandery of Knights Templar, all of New Haven, Conn. Thus 
qualified, he was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 8, 1906, when his enrollment certificate in that exalted body 
received the number 6344. He was born on May 15, 1862, at Bodman, 
Cornwall, Eng., and obtained his education in that country. For almost 
a quarter of a century he was in the employ of the New Haven Rail¬ 
road, at New Haven, as a master mechanic, and for eighteen years was in 
charge of the New Haven shops. For the past four years he has been 
mechanical superintendent of the tanneries of Winslow Brothers and 
Smith. His business address is Norwood. In July, 1888, in New \ ork. 
Noble Hocking married Miss Mary Ann Kent of Australia. They have 
two daughters, Lydia Beatrice and Florence Bonnaday, and a son, 
James, and their home is at No. 30 Lincoln Street, Norwood. 

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WILLIAM G. SEYTER. 

Noble Seyter was born in the city of Vaikingeen, Wurtemberg, Ger., 
on March 7, 1847, and obtained his education in his native country. In 
1868, he emigrated thence to America, and there made his home, in Boston, 
where he followed the liquor business, in Jamaica Plain, for thirty-one 
years, retiring in 1911. The Symbolic Degrees of Masonry were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Germania Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston. He is a Life 
Member of St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston ; a Life Member of Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and a member of Joseph Warren Commandery No. 
26, K. T. of Roxbury. He is also a Life Member of the Scottish Rite 
bodies of Boston. Thus doubly qualified in Masonry for admission to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he was admitted 
thereto on May 10, 1895, with enrollment No. 2504. Among the German 
organizations of Boston in which Noble Seyter is prominently connected 
are: the Boston Turn Verein Club; the Boylston Schul Verein Club of 
Jamaica Plain; the Germania Rifle Club, of which he lias been Treasurer 
for twenty-four years, and the German Aid Society of Boston, of which 
he is the Financial Secretary. In Boston, on December 3, 1893, his third 
marriage to Airs. Kate Herbold Rube took place; he has a daughter, 
\\ ilhelmina. Noble Seyter’s residence is at No. 142 Chestnut Avenue, 
Jamaica Plain. 

WILLIAM PATTEN HANCOCK. 

Noble Hancock is a Life Member in all of his Masonic bodies: Saco 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and York Chapter, R. A. M., both of Saco, Me., 
Maine Council, R. & S. M., and Bradford Commandery, K. T. of Bidde- 
ford, Me.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h The order of the Mystic 
Shrine was exemplified on him in Aleppo Temple, with the class of 
December 31, 1900, and his enrollment in that illustrious body of which 
he is also a Life Member, is No. 3476. Noble Hancock is a member of 
the Boston Athletic Association, a Life Member of the Engineers’ Club of 
Boston, also a Life Member of the Boston Yacht Club, and a member of 
the Boston City Club, and Point Shirley Club. Noble Hancock was 
born in Kennebunk, Me., on September 17, 1856, and was educated in 
Saco. For nine years, he was superintendent of Distribution, for the 
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston, and for more than 
twelve years, has been superintendent of the Generating Department of 
that concern, at 39 Boylston Street, Boston. In Saco, on January 8, 
1881, he was married to Miss Julia AL Googin. He resides at No. 1203 

Commonwealth Avenue, of Boston, 

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BURPEE BALCOM BENT. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble Bent’s name 
appears as No. 9131, and he was received into the Nobility of that body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, with the 
class of September 2, 1911. His Masonic attainments are indicated by 
the following affiliations: with Beth-horon Lodge, A. F. & A. Al. of 
Brookline, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. 
M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He 
is also a member of Boston Council No. 4, of the Royal Arcanum. For 
eighteen years, Noble Bent has been associated with the firm of F. H. 
Johnson and Company, wholesale, retail and commission fish dealers, 
conducting the business at 114 Fanueil Hall Market. He is now man¬ 
ager for that concern. Noble Bent was born in Granville, N. S., on 
October 1, 1876, and was educated at Stow and at the Burdett Business 
College of Boston. His marriage to Miss Alice Maud Snyder of Wind¬ 
sor, N. S., took place on April 18, 1905, in Brookline, and they reside in 
that town, at 638 Washington Street. 

BERNARD J. BORNS. 

In Alasonry, Noble Borns has the following affiliations: with Soley 
Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, Somerville Chapter, R. A. AL, and Orient Council, R. & 
S. Al. of Somerville, and with De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of 
Boston. He was given the certificate of enrollment numbered 7078 when 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order as a 
member of the class of April 23, 1907. Noble Borns is also connected 
with Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E. of Somerville, in which he officiated as 
Chaplain for some time, and he has the rank of Conductor in the Somer¬ 
ville Council No. 867, of the United Commercial Travelers. He is also a 
member of the White Mountains Travelers’ Association, and of Highland 
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Noble Borns was born on 
July 13, 1870, and attended school in West Aledford. He is a stockholder 
in, and travels for, the Converse Rubber Company of Malden, having been 
connected with that concern for four years. In Somerville, on October 13, 
1903, he married Aliss Jennie E. Telbets of Stoneham, and their residence 
is at 401 Aledford Street, Somerville. 


MILTON EVERETT A1URRAY. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 31, 1907, with enrollment No. 7927, Noble Murray previously 
obtained his Alasonic qualification, by affiliations with Gate of the Temple 
Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, St. Alatthew’s Chapter, R. A. AL, Orient Council, 
R. & S. AL, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Since 1899, Noble 
Murray has been president of the Alurray Company, manufacturers of 
soda water specialties, extracts and chemicals, formerly, front January, 
1891, having been in the same business, with the Beach and Clarridge 
Company He was born in Alurray Road, Botsford, N. B., on September 
23, 1866, and was educated in his native country. In Amherst, N. S. 
on October 20, 1886, Noble Murray was married to Aliss Alay L. Allen 
of Murrays Corner, N. B.; they have three children: Earl S., born on 
September 15, 1889; Leon AL, August 2, 1894; and G. Louise, September 
20, 1895. His business address is No. 224 State Street, Boston, and he 
resides in Brookline, at No. 177 Naples Road. 


ROBERT FREDERIC BRUNTON. 

Noble Brunton, who is very well known in the theatrical world, 
was born in Glascow, Scot., on September 11, 1876, and obtained his edu¬ 
cation in London, Eng. For twenty years, he was a maker of theatrical 
properties, and now for four years, has been the technical director of 
the Boston Opera House. He is a member of the T. M. A. of Toronto, 
Can. His Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Doric Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of New York City, Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., both of Charlestown. He is enrolled 
as No. 9129, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
AL S., his ennoblement therein having taken place with the class of 
September 2, 1911. Noble Brunton is also a member of Boston Lodge 
No. 10, B. P. O. E. In Rochester, N. Y., on December 11, 1903, he 
was married to Miss Nellie Wood of Manchester, Eng. He has two 
daughters, Beatrice Amelia and Alice Neilson, and resides at Great Hill, 
Quincy. 

FRANK PEVERE CONGDON. 

For ten years, Noble Congdon was Alarshal in Henry Price Lodge, 
A. F. & A. F., and he is a member of Signet Chapter, R. A. AL, and 
Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown. With 
these prerequisite qualifying Alasonic Degrees, he was admitted into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple on February 8, 1906, his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment being numbered 6313. Since 1894, he has been a member of Bunker 
Hill Lodge No. 14, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown, and was formerly a member 
of James A. Garfield Camp No. 1, Sons of Veterans of Lynn, with the 
rank of Sergeant, and of the 999 Artillery Association. Noble Congdon 
is a well known business man of Charlestown and Chelsea. He was in 
the engraving business for fifteen years, and for about the same length 
of time, has been connected with the firm of John Bryant and Sons, 
undertakers and embalmers. At one time he belonged to the Fife and 
Drum Corps of Lynn, and his father was the organizer of the first brass 
band in Lynn. Noble Congdon was born in that city, on July 21, 1870, 
and was educated there also. In Chelsea, on September 17, 1901, he 
was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Geddis Dunlap of New Bedford. They 
have a son, Frank R., Jr.; also a daughter, Louisa A., and their home is 
at No. 30 High Street, Charlestown. Noble Congdon’s business address is 
No. 15 Austin Street, Charlestown. 

EDWARD R. HEATH. 

The Masonic Degrees prerequisite for admission into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order were conferred upon Noble Heath in Henry 
Price Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, Signet Chapter, R. A. Al., and Cceur de 
Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown. Thus qualified, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1901, and was 
enrolled therein as No. 3724. Noble Heath is a member of Howard 
Lodge No. 22, I. O. O. L. of Charlestown, Bunker Hill Encampment No. 
5, K. P„ and Shawmut Lodge No. 165, K. P. of Charlestown. He is 
also connected with Prescott Lodge No. 55, of the A. O. U. W. He was 
a member of the Charlestown City Guards for seven years; is an Associ¬ 
ate Member of Post No. 11, G. A. R. of Charlestown, and a member of 
the Veteran Firemen’s Association. For thirty-two years, Noble Heath 
has been a plumber and gas-fitter and also in the hardware business, in 
Charlestown. He was born in Roxbury, on February 16, 1862, and 
obtained his education in the schools of Charlestown. There, also, on 
Alay 6, 1884, he married Miss Alarian B. Lane of that place. They have 
a daughter, Edna P., and reside at No. 137 Alain Street. Noble Heath’s 
business address is No. 143 Alain Street, Charlestown. 













































































































































































































































































































































James Elliot bliss. 

Noble Bliss has received degrees in full course in the \ork Rite 
of Masonry, having the following affiliations: with Paul Revere Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. 
M., all of Brockton, and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. He was, 
for twenty-three years, a Templar in Bay State Commandery of Brock¬ 
ton, having taken therefrom a transfer to Quincy Commandery, with 
which he has been connected for some three years. Thus qualified 
as a Mason, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo lemple, 

A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 22, 1889, when he was granted a 
certificate of enrollment bearing the early number of 161, indicating 
that he was the lolst accession to that notable body. During the Civil 
War, Noble Bliss served the Union for two years, without enlisting, as 
a military telegraph operator, in the Department of Missouri, and with 
the Army of the Potomac; for two years, he was connected, as an 
operator, with the American Telegraph Company of Boston; then, for thir¬ 
teen years, he was in business as a dealer in cigars and tobacco, at the 
corner of Water and \\ ashington Streets, Boston; followed by five years 
as superintendent of the Fall River Railroad Company; twenty years, 
as agent of the Old Colony and of the N. \. & H. Railroad Company at 
Brockton; and nine years, as a manufacturer of rands, welts and heels, 
in Brockton, having retired from business in September, 1910. Noble 
Bliss was born in Royalston, on June 10, 1841, and secured his educa¬ 
tion in the schools of Cambridge and Worcester. In Boston, in 1865, 
he was married to Miss Anna C. Slack of New \ork City, lhey have 
a daughter, Florence E., and two sons, William H. and James Francis, 
the latter being a dentist of Springfield, and also a Shriner, having been 
admitted to the Springfield Temple, on July 22, 1914. Noble Bliss resides 
at No. 17 Beach Street, Wollaston. 

FRANK DAVID BABCOCK. 

After receiving the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Merrimack Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & 
S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., all of Haverhill, Noble 
Babcock was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, in the class 
of November 11, 1910, and his enrollment in that illustrious body was 
numbered 8860. He is Trustee of the Permanent Fund of the Agawam 
Club of Haverhill, and served as its President for the term of 1905-06; 
while, for the past year, he has been the Vice Chairman of the Repub¬ 
lican City Committee of Haverhill. Noble Babcock was born in Og- 
densburg, N. Y., on August 16, 1877, and was graduated from the 
Haverhill High School with the class of 1894. He is a member of the 
Board of Control of the Haverhill High School Alumni, and a Director 
of the Haverhill Boys’ Club. For the past thirteen years, he has been 
commercial reporter for the “Banker and Tradesman,” with offices at 
127 Federal Street, Boston, while his home is in Haverhill, at 22 Nichols 
Street. 

LAWRENCE BUTLER. 

Noble Butler, who was initiated into the mysteries of Aleppo Temple, 
on June 5, 1913, and was therein enrolled as No. 9943, is connected in 
Masonry, with Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. 
A. M., and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T., all of Quincy. He is 
also a member of Manet Council No. 1763, of the Royal Arcanum of 
Quincy, and of Quincy Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose, No. 413. 
Noble Butler was born at Prince Edward Island, on March 15, 1866, and 
there obtained an education. At Quincy, on August 9, 1886, he married 
Miss Sarah J. McDonald of Prince Edward Island, and they have three 
children: Alice Maud, Lawrence Theo, and Irving. For the past twelve 
years, Noble Butler has been one of the firm of the W. J. McLeod 
Company, granite manufacturers of Vernon Street, Quincy. He has, 
however, been in that line of business for eighteen years. He is a 
member of the Granite Manufacturers’ Association, and has his home 
in Quincy, at No. 7 Bedford Street. 

MAHLON D. CURRIER. 

For about seven years, Noble Currier has been general superintendent 
of the Champion International Company, manufacturers of coated papers, 
in Lawrence, and he has spent about forty years in the paper manu¬ 
facturing business. He has secured degrees in full course in both Rites 
of Masonry. In the York Rite, he is a member of Phoenician Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & 
S M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T.; and in the Scottish 
Rite of Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. Thus doubly qualified, Noble Currier 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on November 11, 1907, and is 
numbered in that distinguished body as 7809. He is also a member of 
Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F„ and of Kearsarge Encampment 


No. 36, in each of which he has served in all the chairs. Noble Currier 
was born in Hampstead, N. H., on November 28, 1857, and obtained 
his education in the schools of Lawrence. He is unmarried, and resides 
at 87 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence. 

GEORGE HARMON GAGE. 

Noble Gage acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his admis¬ 
sion to the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine in Phoenician 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, 

R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. Fie holds the 
certificate of enrollment with the number 7120 upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, and was ennobled therein on June 30, 1907. Noble 
Gage is a member, and a Past Grand also, of Alonadnock Lodge, No. 
145, I. O. O. F., a member of the Tedesco Country Club of Swamp- 
scott; the Home Club; the Merrimack \ alley Country Club, and of 
the Dartmouth Club of Lawrence. He was born in that city, on May 
18, 1880, and attended the schools there; afterward entering Dartmouth 
College. For one year, 1903-04, he was Second Lieutenant of Company 
L, of the Eighth Regiment, M. V. M. For the past fifteen years, Noble 
Gage has been a member of the George L. Gage Company, dealers in 
coal and building material, with offices at 263 Common Street, Lawrence. 
On June 3, 1910, in Reading, he married Miss Mildred A. Atkinson. 
Their residence is at 151 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence. 

EDGAR WARD METCALF. 

Noble Metcalf’s name appears upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 4559. He was ennobled therein, on 
May 5, 1904. Since 1894, he has been connected with the Edison Electric 
Illuminating Company of Boston. Noble Metcalf was born in Muscatine, 
la., on April 17, 1859, and attended the public schools of Providence, R. I. 
He is unmarried, and resides in Winchester, where he is a member 
of the Calumet Club, and the Winchester Boat Club. Noble Metcalf 
has the following Masonic affiliations: with William Parkman Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Winchester, in which he is a Past Master; Woburn 
Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somervdie, De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. .S. . 
Noble Metcalf’s business address is 39 Boylston Street, Boston. 

ARTHUR CLARK LEWIS. 

Noble Lewis is a member of Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sut¬ 
ton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Com¬ 
mandery No. 36, K. T. of Lynn; and upon the basis of this Masonic 
preparation, as one of the pilgrims who made the perilous journey to 
the Boston Oasis, on November 10, 1911, he was welcomed into Aleppo 
Temple, and enrolled as No. 9197. For eight years, Noble Lewis has 
been in business under the firm name of Lewis, W right Company, with 
location at 729 Washington Street, Lynn. He was born in Lynn, on Ju*y 
23, 1881, and attended the Lynn schools, in that city, on October 2i, 
1908, he was married to Miss Lena A. Gardner, and they reside at No. 
24 Essex Avenue, Swampscott. 

THOMAS GEORGE ROBERTS. 

Noble Roberts was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
June 2, 1905, and was enrolled therein as No. 6024, after receiving the 
qualifying Masonic Degrees in the following York Rite bodies: Aclelphi 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South 
Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 
21, K. T. of Dorchester. He is also a member of Philamathean Lodge 
No. 10, I. O. O. F. of Germantown, Penn., Boston Lodge No. 97, B. 
of R. T.; Waltham Lodge No. 953, B. P. O. E.; Boston Lodge No. 34, 
of the Loyal Order of Moose; Kensington Lodge No. 500, Sons of St. 
George of Newton Upper Falls; the Boston Caledonian Club; the Ger¬ 
mania Club of Roxbury ;the Allied Printing i rades CluD of Boston, anu 
of Roost No. 54, of the Bunker Hill Flock of Owls. For eight years, he 
served on the General Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood of Rail¬ 
road Trainmen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. 
Noble Roberts’ political affiliation is Republican. He was born in Phila¬ 
delphia, Penn., on December 16, 1865, and was educated in the public 
schools of that city. In Philadelphia, also, on October 16, 1884, his mar¬ 
riage to Miss Belle Rae of Germantown, Penn., took place; their nine 
children and the dates of their births are: Harriett, September 23. 1836; 
Ida, April 30, 1889; Alice, February 19, 1894; Nancy, August 16, 1896; 
Thomas A., September 30, 1898; Elena, May 22, 1901; George, August 10, 
1903; Colin, September 23, 1906, and Joseph, January 9, 1909. Noble 
Roberts served in the United States Navy as an apprentice under Lieut. 
Commander Winfield Scott Schley on U. S. S. Essex; on U. S. S. Con¬ 
stitution, and on U. S. S. Portsmouth. He was honorably discharged 
on December 16, 1890, and was elected a member of the Regular Army 
and Navy Union, Garrison No. 85, on June 6, 1893. Since March, 1888. 
Noble Roberts has been connected with the New York, New Haven and 
Hartford Railroad, being a conductor since 1904. His home is in Need¬ 
ham, at 120 Central Avenue. 


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IRVING M. ATWOOD. 

In the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
Noble Atwood has enrollment No. 7813. and he was received into the 
membership on December 31, 1907. He is Masonically affiliated with 
Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and with 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. Noble Atwood is secretary and 
general manager of the Freeman and Cobb Company, wholesale fish 
dealers. For five years he has been a director and purchasing agent 
of the Consolidated Weir Company; is treasurer and a director 
of the Henry Small Company; a director of the Henry A. Pierce Com¬ 
pany, and also a director of the Commonwealth Ice and Cold Storage 
Company. Noble Atwood was born in Charlestown, on October 2, 1882. 
and was educated in Boston, graduating from the Harvard University 
in 1904. In Watertown, on June 24, 1908, he married Miss Martha A. 
Whitcombe. His business address is 31 Boston Fish Pier, Boston, and 
his residence is at 102 Erie Avenue, Newton Highlands. 

JAMES H. PEARSON. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees in Masonry, in 
Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., East 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. 
T„ Noble Pearson ventured on the perilous journey across the Desert, 
and was permitted, as one of the class of August 5, 1914, to penetrate 
the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Tem¬ 
ple. wherein he was enrolled as No. 10365. He is a member of the 
Royal Arcanum of Medford; the United Order of Workmen, and of the 
Workmen's Benefit Association. For the past sixteen years. Noble Pear¬ 
son has been engaged in the manufacture of steam specialties in Boston. 
He was born in Medway, on September 26, 1863. and was also educated 
there. His marriage to Miss Mary McCaffrey of Haverhill took place in 
Pawtucket, R. L. on December 26, 1888, and they have a son. Roland. 
Noble Pearson’s business address is No. 12 Pearl Street, Boston, while 
his home is in Branchville, N. J. 

ELIJAH PARKER GILLILAND. 

Noble Gilliland was born in Digby, N. S., on July 13, 1863, and 
attained an education in the schools there. For seventeen years, he was 
connected with the Morrill Leather Company, and for eight years, with 
the Winslow Plant. He is now superintendent of the Leather Depart¬ 
ment of that concern at Norwood, and of the Morrill Leather Company 
at Peabody. He is a member of the Colonial Club of Salem, the Nor¬ 
folk Golf Club, the Norwood Board of Trade, the Norwood Press Club, 
the Hawthorne Club of Danvers, and of Agawam Tribe of the Order 
of Red Men of Danvers. In 1910. he was elected a member of the 
Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and received his discharge 
in due course in January, 1914. He is also a member of Danvers Lodge, 

I. O. O. F., of Norwood Lodge No. 1124, B. P. O. E., and of Samoset 
Chapter No. 109, of the Order of the Eastern Star. In the Eastern Star, 
he has the rank of Past Patron; in the Order of Red Men, the rank of 
Past Sachem; and in the Order of Odd Fellows, the rank of Past Grand. 
His Masonic Degrees having been acquired in Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Holton Chapter. R. A. M„ both of Danvers, Hyde Park Coun¬ 
cil. R. & S. M„ and St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T., Noble Gilli¬ 
land made the pilgrimage to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, in November, 
1911. He has the enrollment number 9379. On August 29, 1888, he 
married Miss Sarah E. French of Peabody. They have six daughters: 
Luella G., Helen A., Irene M., Alice L.. Elizabeth W., and Dorice I.; 
also a son, Walter F. Noble Gilliland resides at 66 Hoyle Street, Nor¬ 
wood. 

JOSEPH FAYETTE STONE. 

Noble Stone has the rank of Past Master in Blue Hill Lodge. A. F. 
&- A. M.. of Canton ; in Mt. Zion Chapter. R. A. M.. he has the rank of 
Past High Priest; in Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M„ his grade is that 
of Deputy Master and he was dubbed and created a Knight Templar, in 
Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. He became a Noblc- 
in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on April 19, 1906. and 
was awarded the certificate of enrollment with the number, 6504. As a 
Republican, he served as a Representative to the Massachusetts Legislature 
in 1914. He is a member of the Fraternity Club; of Canton Chapter, 
No. 132, of the Order of the Eastern Star, in which his rank is that of 
a Past Patron; and of the Ponkapoag Grange, of the Patrons of Hus¬ 
bandry of Canton. For twenty years, he has been a builder and contractor 
in Canton. From 1881 to 1883. he served on the School Committee of the 
town of Prescott. He was born in Prescott, on February 8, 1858, and 
was educated in the public schools there, and at the New Salem Academy. 
On April 30, 1882, in New Salem, he married Miss Cora E. Titus. They 
have three children, Ethel B.. Oscar F., and Mildred E., and they reside 
on Sherman Street, Canton. 


WILLIAM H. WHITMORE. 

In Masonry, Noble Whitmore is connected with the following York 
Rite bodies of Newburvport: St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., ling 
Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. 1. 
His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple is 8459, and his l n 

that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine dates from May -1, 1909. c 
was born in Newburyport, on May 13, 1852, and was educated in the 
schools of that city. His marriage to Miss Theresa E. Booth took place 
in Brooklyn, N. Y.. on August 11, 1904; they have two sons: Herbert PI. 
and Alfred A. F. Shelley. Having retired from business, Noble Whitmore 
now resides in Arlington, at 4 Woodland Street. 

JOHN WOOLDRIDGE. 

The Masonic interests of Noble Wooldridge are indicated by his 
affiliations with Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of W akefield, Reading 
Chapter. R. A. M. of Reading, Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, 
and with Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. PTe 
was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple as a member of the 
class of September 1, 1906, and there was then conferred upon him the 
certificate of enrollment numbered 6632. He is also connected with the 
Order of Railway Conductors, and in politics, is a member of the Repub¬ 
lican Party. Noble Wooldridge was born in Cornwall County, at Launces¬ 
ton. Eng., on March 21. 1854. and obtained his education in the schools 
of that country. In Plymouth. Eng., on September 11. 1877, he was 
married to Miss Emily Stephens. They have three children: Charles H., 
Alice M., and Herbert T.. and reside at 88 Gould Street. W akefield. For 
the past thirty years. Noble Wooldridge has been a brakeman. baggage 
master, and conductor on the Boston and Maine Railroad. 

RALPH RICHARD ELLINGWOOD. 

Noble Ellingwood has Masonic membership in Gate of the 1 emple 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of South 
Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M.; Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T.: 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda A ates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, on September 1, 1906, with membership No. 6567, and is at 
present one of the Assistant Directors in that illustrious body. He is 
a member of America Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Roxbury; of Ponkapoag 
Tribe, I. O. R. M.; of the Knights of Pythias, wherein he is a Past 
Grand Chancellor; of Keystone Chapter of the Eastern Star of Boston, 
in which he is a Past Patron, and of the Second Regiment, Lb R. K. P., 
wherein he is ranked as Colonel. Noble Ellingwood was born in W inter¬ 
port. Me., March 12. 1870, and was educated in the public schools there 
and at Bucksport, Me. His marriage to Miss Florence D. Litchfield 
of Norwell, Me., took place in Boston, on October 18, 1904; and they 
have a son. Ralph Richard, Jr. Since 1896. Noble Ellingwood has been 
a dentist, being established with offices at 167 Tremont Street. Boston, 
while his home is in Revere, at 215 Walnut Avenue. 

JOSEPH A. HURD. 

Masonically attached to Wyoming Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Melrose, 
Waverly Chapter, R. A. M. of Melrose, Melrose Council, R. & S. M.. of 
Malden, and to Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20. K. T. of Melrose. 
Noble Hurd was inducted into the mysteries of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 28, 1899, and is enrolled therein as No. 
3205. He is also a member of the Caribou (Me. - ) Lodge of Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows. Noble Hurd was born in Benton, Me., on March 
25, 1843. and was educated there and at Albion. His marriage to Miss 
Sarab L. Rowe of Albion, Me , took place in Benton, on September 20. 
1868; they have a son, Bert A., born on September 24, 1875, also a 
daughter, F. Mabel, born on June 27. 1885. For the past twenty years 
Noble Hurd has been a wholesale lumber dealer, and for twelve years 
past, has also been in the oil business, having interests in the developing 
of oil wells in Oklahoma, Indiana, and Ohio. Previously, for twelve 
vears, he conducted lumber mills in the State of Maine. His office address 
is 53 State Street. Boston, and his home, in Newton Highlands, is at 15 
Allerton Road. 

DR. FRANK ROCCO LENTINI. 

Noble Lentini, who is No. 10352 in Aleppo Temple, was received in 
that body of the Mystic Shrine on August 15, 1914, having previously 
qualified as a Mason in Hammatt Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. John’s Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M.. East Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and William Parkman 
Commandery No. 28, K. T.. all of East Boston. He is also a member of 
Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E.; Franklin Lodge No. 23. I. O. O. F.; 
King Solomon Lodge No. 18, K. P.. and of Boston Lodge No. 110, A. O. 
LT. W„ wherein he is ranked as Past Master. Noble Lentini was born in 
Boston, on July 2. 1880. and was educated in that city. For the past ten 
years, he has been practicing his profession of dentistry: previously, he 
had been, for five years, with Dr. Charles Elmer Hale, dentist. Noble 
Lentini is also proprietor of The Columbus Press, at 182 Hanover Street. 
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FRANK C. CARPENTER. 

Noble Carpenter has the unique distinction of being the third 
direct descendant who has held the office of Worshipful Master 
in St. Albans Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Foxboro. His grandfather, 
James Edson Carpenter, in 1861-62-65; and his father, Robert W. Car¬ 
penter, in 1888-1889, both held the rank of Past Master in that lodge, 
and he held that position in 1909-1910. He is also a member of Key¬ 
stone Royal Arch Chapter of Foxboro, and of Bristol Commandery No. 
29, K. T. of Attleboro. On April 29, 1902, he made the pilgrimage to 
the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, wherein he was ennobled and enrolled as 
No. 3790. He is also a member of Easter Chapter No. 47, of the Order 
of the Eastern Star. Noble Carpenter has been, for seventeen years, 
an electrical contractor at Foxboro. In 1896, he joined the Fire Depart¬ 
ment of that place, and in 1908, he became its captain. He has held 
the office of Tree Warden, for many years. He was born in Foxboro, 
on May 9, 1878, and was graduated from the high school there, later 
attending the Burdett Business College in Boston. On January 2. 1906, 
in East Boothbay, Me., he was married to Miss Nellie Frances Adams; 
they have a daughter, Dorothy, and reside on South Street, Foxboro. 

WILLIAM MORRISON, JR. 

Born in Montrose, Scot., on August 22, 1868, Noble Morrison came 
to the United States in time to attend the public schools of the city 
of his present residence. For the past two years, he has been president 
and treasurer of the Dillon Machine Company, located at the corner 
of Salem and Carver Streets, Lawrence. His marriage to Miss Martha 
E. Parker, took place on November 18, 1903, in Lawrence; they have a 
son, William Parker, and reside in that city, at 517 Haverhill Street. The 
Masonic Degrees qualifying Noble Morrison for admission to the Shrine 
were conferred successively in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. He was received in Aleppo 
Temple, on March 28, 1912, and enrolled therein as No. 9446. 

ANSEL TAYLOR WARD. 

Noble Ward was born in Buckland, on January 25, 1869, and was a 
student in the schools of that place. For about twenty years, he has 
been engaged in plumbing, steam and gas fitting, and in tin and sheet- 
iron work, at 190 Exchange Street, Athol. On February 23, 1894, in 
Athol, he was married to Miss Lillian Sutcliffe of Munson. They have 
a son, Ralph S.; also a daughter, Marjorie, and reside at 384 Crescent 
Street, Athol. Noble Ward is a member of the Poquaig Club of Athol, 
and of Lodge No. 847. B. P. O. E. of Fitchburg. He acquired his 
Masonic Degrees, in the York Rite, in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, on February 8, 1906, and be is enrolled in that 
distinguished body as number 6390. 

CHARLES NEWTON WOODWARD. 

Noble Woodward has been, for more than a quarter of a century, 
a banker and broker in the city of Lowell, with offices at 9 Central 
Street. He was born in Waltham, on June 22, 1870, and was educated 
in the schools of that city. In the York Rite of Masonry, he has 
attained the Templar Degrees, and is affiliated with the following bodies 
of Lowell: William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, 
R. A. M.. Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. 
K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he has reached the 32°, and his member¬ 
ship is with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. Noble Woodward has the number 6391, upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order. Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine. He was admitted to that illustrious body, on February 
8,1906. He is a member also of the Vesper Country Club, and of the High¬ 
land Club, both of Lowell. In Waltham, on July 27, 1891, he married Miss 
Ida Brown of Malden. They have a son, Edward F„ and two daughters, 
Evelyn C. and Doris M The residence is at 284 Gibson Street. 

WILLIAM HENRY PEPIN, D. D. S. 

Noble Pepin was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on February 9, 1904, and has enrollment No. 4551, upon the member¬ 
ship lists of that illustrious body. He is a Knight Templar, in the 
York Rite, and a 32° Mason, in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with 
Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahas¬ 
uerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all 
of Lowell, and with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 


chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. He is also a member of the 
Masonic Club of Lowell. Noble Pepin was born in Shefford, Can., on 
July 1, 1862, and attended its schools and those of Montreal. In Lowell, 
on June 14, 1892, he was married to Miss Nora Reid. They have a son, 
William R., and their residence is at No. 442 East Merrimack Street, 
Lowell. Noble Pepin is engaged in the practice of dentistry, at No. 540 
Merrimack Street, Lowell. 

OTIS L. UPHAM. 

Noble Upham’s Masonic Degrees, preparatory to ennoblement in the 
Order of the Mystic Shrine, were conferred in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and 
Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and he was accordingly 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on December 17, 1906, with enrollment No. 
6906. He is also a member of East Lynn Lodge No. 206, of the 
I. O. O. F. For sixteen years past, he has been a member of the firm of 
Newhall and Upham, at 29 Willow Street, Lynn. Noble Upham was 
born in the Shoe City, on March 26, 1862, and was there educated. In 
Lynn, also, on February 4, 1883, he was married to Miss Sarah L. 
Martin; they have a daughter, Theo, now Mrs. T. K. P. Stillwell. His 
residence is at No. 204 Lewis Street, Lynn. 

E. K. HUMPHREY. 

Noble Humphrey has been in the employ of the C. I. Hood Company 
of Lowell, for about a quarter of a century He is a prominent Mason 
of that city, and in Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he has the rank of 
Junior Warden. His other York Rite bodies are, Mt. Horeb Chapter, 

R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery 
No. 9, K. T„ in which he is Captain General; and in the Scottish Rite, 
he has taken degrees in Lowell Lodge of Perfection, which he is serv¬ 
ing as Deputy Master; in Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. ’.P.’.R.'.S.’. Thus doubly qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the 
class of December 30, 1901, upon the membership lists of which he was 
designated as No. 3727. Noble Humphrey is also a member of the 
Vesper Country Club and of the Yorick Club of Lowell. He was born 
in Salem, Me., on June 9, 1864, and was a student in the schools of 
Lowell, those of Nashua, N. H., and at the Academy of Pembroke, N. 
H. Noble Humphrey resides at 43 Bellevue Street, Lowell. 

HARRY SEYMOUR KELSEY. 

Noble Kelsey has degrees in full course in both York and Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with the following 
bodies of Boston: Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. He 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 
1909, when his enrollment in that body received the number 8614. He is 
also a member of the Boston City Club, and, politically, his interests are 
with the Republican Party. Noble Kelsey was born in Claremont, N. H., 
on March 26, 1879, and obtained his education at the Agawam Public 
School, and at Wesleyan Academy. In Agawam, on September 20, 
1905, he married Miss Mable Todd, and they have three children: 
Paul S., born August 10, 1906; Dorothy Myrle, born June 19, 1908, and 
Harry N., born August 9, 1913. Since 1904, Noble Kelsey has been the 
president of the Waldorf Lunch System, and previously for four years, 
he had been in the real estate business. His business address is No. 44 
Bromfield Street, Boston, and the residence is at No. 21 Vernon Street, 
Brookline. 

FRANK ADELBERT BALL. 

Born in Boylston, on January 29, 1859, Noble Ball was a student in 
the schools of Berlin and Clinton. For fifteen years, he has been vice 
president of the L. S. Starrett Company In Masonry, he has affilia¬ 
tions with Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Union Royal Arch Chapter, and 
Athol Commandery. No. 37, K. T. He made the pilgrimage across the 
sands to the Shrine, under the escort of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple, 
on December 29, 1911, and was then enrolled as No. 9231, in that illus¬ 
trious body. Among his clubs are the Poquaig Club of Athol and the 
Engineers’ Club of Boston. In Odd Fellowship, Noble Ball is a mem¬ 
ber of Tully Lodge No. 136, Mt. Pleasant Camp No. 68, and Athol 
Canton No. 60. His marriage with Miss Ida S. Starrett took place on 
October 16, 1895. They have three children, Roger S„ Marion S., and 
Priscilla S., and have their home at 373 School Street, Athol. The 
business address of Noble Ball is 121 Crescent Street, Athol, 

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CALVERT HOWARD PLAYDON. 

Masonically connected with Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Reading Chapter, R. A. M., both of Reading, and Hugh de Payens Com- 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose, Noble Playdon gained admittance 
to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 9, 
1904, his enrollment certificate in that exalted body being numbered 
4446. He has served on the Reading Board of Health for seventeen 
years. Nohle Playdon was born in Bradford, Eng., on February 18, 
1874. He obtained his preparatory education in the schools of Andover, 
later attending Harvard University. At Reading, on November 18, 1903, 
he was married to Miss Alice M. Haley. 1 hey have two children. 
Heloise W., born on July 31. 1907, and George W., October 30, 1912. 
For the past twenty-two years. Noble Playdon has been a veterinarian, 
with business located at 112 Ash Street, Reading, where he also resides. 

WALTER P. WEBBER. 

Admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on May 12, 1910, with enrollment No. 8779, Noble Webber has Masonic 
connections with Mt. Carmel Lodge. A. F. & A. M.; Sutton Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Zebulun Council, R. & S. M.; and Olivet Commandery No. 
36, I\. T. of Lynn. For a quarter of a century, he has been engaged in 
the manufacture of embroidery, with business location at No. 73 Har¬ 
wood Street, Lynn. Noble Webber was born on January 3, 1859, and in 
Lynn, on June 1. 1888, was married to Miss Lizzie Legro. They have 
two children: Norton P. and Mary E., and they reside at No. 75 Har¬ 
wood Street, Lynn. 

FRED D1NSMORE NELSON. 

Nohle Nelson was initiated into the mysteries of the Ancient Arabic 
Order of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, with 
enrollment No. 10294. He was Masonically qualified for the exempli¬ 
fication of that illustrious order on him, in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M. of Boston, on October 22. A. L. 5889: Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda 5 ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'. 
R.’.S.N Noble Nelson is a member of the Central Club of Jamaica 
Plain. He was horn in Canaan. Me., on December 6, 1864, and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools there. In Canaan, also, his marriage to Miss 
Maud E. Rolfe took place, on August 6, 1890. and she passed away on 
October 10. 1910, leaving a daughter, Gwendolyn N„ horn on December 
29, 1893. For the past five years. Noble Nelson has been in the automo¬ 
bile body building business, and previously, he had been in the automobile 
and carriage business, for thirty years. His home is in Somerville, at 
No. 143 A, Hudson Street, while his business location is 47 Union Avenue, 
Jamaica Plain. His second marriage, to Louise B. McComb of Blairs- 
town, N. J.. took place in Somerville, on August 19, 1914. 

MAX NEWMAN. 

After receiving the Symbolic Degrees in the York Rite, Noble 
Newman elected to continue his Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, in 
which he has degrees in full course. Tie is affiliated with Germania 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.h 
He was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, 
and there was then awarded to him the membership card, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 10296. He is a member also of the South Boston Yacht 
Club, and of the Boston Terrier Club of New England. Noble Newman 
was born on October 23. 1874, at Briesen, West Prussia, and was edu¬ 
cated in his native country. For the past ten years, he has been in the 
restaurant business, and is established now at No. 40 Province Street, 
Boston. He is unmarried, and resides at 140 Westville Street, Dor¬ 
chester. 

T. ALLEN BAGNELL. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 
12, 1910, with enrollment No. 8724, Nohle Bagnell had previously received 
the Knight Templar’s Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry. He was 
entered, passed and raised in Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was 
advanced and exalted in Samoset Royal Arch Chapter, also of Plymouth, 
and was knighted in Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. 
Noble Bagnell has served his town of Plymouth, for two years, as 
Selectman. He has been with the Plymouth Cordage Company for a 
third of a century, and has been their special representative for the 
past dozen years. Noble Bagnell was born in Plymouth, on February 
1, I860, and" attended school in his native town. In Plymouth, he was 
married to Miss Mary E. Wood; they have four children, Ella M„ 


George F„ Allen W., and Lewis R. Noble BagnelTs business address 
is Plymouth Cordage Company, and his home is at No. 2 Holmes Ter¬ 
race, Plymouth. 

RAYMOND ARCHIBALD HUTMACHER. 

Noble Hutmacher acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to en¬ 
noblement, in Isaac Parker Lodge, A. 1'. & A. M. of Waltham, Waltham 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of New- 
tonville. He was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, on August 23, 1913, and holds the enrollment 
certificate with the number 10087. Noble Hutmacher is a member, also, 
of Lodge No. 953, B. P. O. E. of Waltham, the Waltham Roadsters’ 
Club, and of the Fales Club, both of that city. For the past eight years, 
he has been proprietor of a shoe business, at 181 Moody Street, W altham. 
He was born in that city on September 20, 1889, and attended the public 
schools there. Noble Hutmacher is unmarried, and resides at 180 Brown 
Street, Waltham. 

WILBUR A. DANIELS. 

As a member of the class of July 2, 1908, Noble Daniels was admitted 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. and the order 
of his enrollment therein is designated by number 9009. 1 he Masonic 

Degrees qualifying him for admission thereto were conferred in the 
York Rite, and he is affiliated with Passumpsic Lodge No. 27, F. & A. 
M„ Haswell Chapter No. 11, R. A. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 
5, K. T„ all of St. Johnsbury, Vt. In politics, he is a Republican. Noble 
Daniels was born on June 22, 1871, in Greensboro, Vt., and received an 
education in the public schools of that place. In 1889, he entered the 
employ of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company, and since 1894, 
has been a machinist for the “Kinney Manufacturing Company of Bos¬ 
ton, at No. 237 Albany Street. Noble Daniels is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 8 Aldersey Street, Somerville. 

EDWARD M. CALDWELL. 

Born in Charlestown, on September 11. 1858, Noble Caldwell was a 
student in the Bunker Hill School there. For thirteen years, from 1890 
to 1903, he was with the Eastman Freight Car Heater Company, and 
since 1907, he has been Water Inspector for the city of Melrose. Politi¬ 
cally, he is a follower of the Republican Party. Noble Caldwell is a 
member of King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of 
Malden, and of Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. 
He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
in September, 1903, and was enrolled as No. 4381 upon the membership 
lists of that illustrious body. His marriage to Miss Selina M. Lewis 
of Melrose, was solemnized in Hamilton, on May 28, 1911. By a former 
marriage, he has a son, Fred E„ and a daughter, Mabel L. Nohle Cald¬ 
well’s office is in the City Hall, Melrose, and his residence, at 169 Flor¬ 
ence Street. 

THOMAS CLARKSON GROVE. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic 
Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Grove was, on 
May 5, 1904, taken into its fold, with enrollment No. 4525. He was 
raised to the degree of Master Mason in Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
on April 2, 1901 ; received the Royal Arch Degrees in Washington 
Chapter, R. A. M„ on December 12, 1901, and his Templar Degrees in 
Winslow Lewis Commandery, K. T„ on January 16. 1902, all in Salem. 
Transferring his sphere of business activity to Baltimore, Md., where 
he is manager and general agent in fire insurance, Noble Grove demitted 
to the following York Rite bodies of Baltimore: Landmark Lodge No. 
127, A. F. & A. M.; St. John’s Chapter No. 19, R. A. M.: Concordia 
Council. R. & S. M„ and Crusade Commandery No. 5, Tv T. He is 
also a 32° Mason in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated with the follow¬ 
ing bodies in the Valley of Baltimore, Md.: Albert Pike Lodge of Per¬ 
fection; Maryland Preceptory No. 1, Princes of Jerusalem; Meredith 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Chesapeake No. 1 Consistory, 32°, S.'.I 1 .’. 
R.Noble Grove has been elected to Honorary Membership in 
Boumi Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., of Baltimore, Md.; is a Past Regent 
of Calvert Council No. 804, Royal Arcanum of Baltimore, and is a 
member of the Baltimore City and X Clubs. He was born in Baltimore, 
Md., on February 13, 1856, and was educated there also. Nohle Grove’s 
marriage to Miss Alice M. Boardman of Marblehead was celebrated in 
that place, in 1880; they have three children: Thomas Lister, Frank 
Boardman and Grace C.. Noble Grove’s business address is No. 307 
Maryland Trust Building, Baltimore. Md., and his residence is at No. 
2308 Elsimor Avenue, Walbrook, Baltimore, Md. 

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GEORGE DUTHIE-STRACHAN. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees having been conferred upon Noble 
Duthie-Strachan in Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Andrew s Chapter, 

R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T., all of Boston, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 1 emple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment was numbered 
7558 in that body of Shriners. Noble Duthie-Strachan is also a member 
of Lodge No. 886, B. P. O. E. of Brookline; Crystal Lake Council 
of Royal Arcanum, and is a Life Member of the Board of Govern¬ 
ment of the Scottish Charitable Society. He is associated with the 
Boston City Club, the Massachusetts Republican Club, the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, and with the Massachusetts Real Estate 
Exchange. Since January 1, 1910, he has been president of Duthie- 
Strachan and Company, Inc., public accountants and consulting en¬ 
gineers, at 59 Temple Place, Boston: from April, 1901, he was, for 
eight years, in practice under the firm name of Duthie-Strachan and 
Company. Noble Duthie-Strachan was the first member of the Board 
of Examiners under the Certified Public Accountants Law of Massa¬ 
chusetts passed in 1909. He was born on May 9, 1870, in Fraserburgh, 
Scotland, and received his training as a chartered accountant in his 
native country. His marriage to Miss Edith E. Withers of Norwich, 
Eng., took place on October 5, 1899. They have a son, George, Jr.; also 
a daughter, Christine Edith, and reside at 80 Waban Hill Road. 
Brookline. 

WILLIAM LESLIE WOODS. 

Noble Woods has Masonic affiliations in Ancient York Lodge, A. F. 

& A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. His number upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple is 9821, and his ennoblement took 
place in that exalted body of Shriners on November 15, 1912. Noble 
Woods is a native of Nova Scotia, having been born in Kings County, on 
June 20, 1873. He obtained his education in Nova Scotia, and for about 
twenty years, followed the occupation of farming. For over three years, 
he has been a salesman for W. W. Benjamin, at No. 26 Mercantile Sti eet. 
Boston. In Westford, on February 22, 1895, he was married to Miss 
Carrie L. Fifield, who passed away on February 3, 1911, leaving him two 
sons, Albert Wilder and Clifford William. On November 25, 1914, he 
married Miss Edna L. Ferguson of Westford. Noble Woods resides in 
Somerville, at No. 55 Dartmouth Street. 

MONSON LYMAN WETHERELL. 

Noble Wetherell is Past High Priest of William Ferson Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Gloucester, and in Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. T. of 
that city, he has the rank of Past Commander. He is also affiliated with 
the Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Gloucester, and with Salem Council, 
R. & S. M. Noble Wetherell has also obtained the degrees in full course 
in the Scottish Rite, and he is a member of Sutton Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.‘.P.’.R.'.S.'. Hav¬ 
ing thus prepared himself for ennoblement, he was admitted to the Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 4, 1902, 
being then given the enrollment number 4252. Noble Wetherell belongs 
to the Camera Club and the Commonwealth Club, both of Gloucester. 
He was born in that city, on August 26, 1878, and graduated from high 
school there in 1897, going thence to Harvard and taking his degree 
of A. B. in 1901. For eleven years, Noble Wetherell has been a druggist 
at 178 Main Street, Gloucester. He is a member of the Massachusetts 
Pharmaceutical Association. Noble Wetherell is unmarried, and resides 
at 13 Western Avenue, Gloucester. 

HARRY GERARD PEW. 

Noble Pew is assistant vessel manager of the Gorton-Pew Fisheries 
Company of Gloucester, having been connected with that concern for 
about eight years. He is No. 8829 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, and his ennoblement took place in that illustrious body of 
Shriners on August 19, 1910. In William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Gloucester, he has the rank of First Steward, and in Bethlehem Com¬ 
mandery No. 43, he has the rank of Warden. Noble Pew is also a mem¬ 
ber of Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Gloucester, and of Salem Council, 
R. & S. M. His Scottish Rite affiliations are in Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'. 
P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of the Shrine Club of Boston. Noble 
Pew was born in Gloucester, on November 13, 1903, in Gloucester, he 
married Miss Alice Sartwell of Somerville. He has a son, Charles Hiram, 
and two daughters, Martha Adams and Barbara. The family resides at 
12 Elm Street, Gloucester. His business address is 331 Main Street, 
Gloucester. 


JOHN JULIUS ADAMS. 

Doubly qualified for ennoblement in the Shrine, having taken 
degrees in full course in both \ ork and Scottish Rites of Masonry, 
Noble Adams was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple with 
the class of November 2, 1899, and was enrolled in that illustrious body 
as No. 3185. His Masonic connections are with Athelstan Lodge, A. F. 

& A. M., Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M.. and 
Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and, with W orcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Adams is also a member of Central Lodge No. 168, I. O. O. F. 
of Worcester; of Aletheia Grotto No. 13, M. O. V. P. E. R„ and of the 
Mechanics’ Association of Worcester. Noble Adams was born in Hol¬ 
den, on New Year’s Day, 1858. In the schools of Worcester he received 
his education, and there, on May 1, 1889, his marriage to Miss Amelia 
Krumsick of Westboro took place; they have a son, John J., and reside 
in Shrewsbury. Since 1881, he has been engaged in the manufacture 
of shoe machinery, and, in 1897, he bought out A. M. Howe. The busi¬ 
ness address of Noble Adams is 81-87 Mechanics Street, Worcester. 

ROLAND CUMMINGS MARCH. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, the name of Noble March appears as No. 9794, having been 
admitted to the Nobility of that body of Shriners, with the class of Novem¬ 
ber 15, 1912. The prerequisite Masonic Degrees were conferred upon 
him in Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., all of Newtonville. He was 
formerly a member of the Eighth Company of the Coast Artillery, M. 
V. M., and of the First Corps of Cadets. M. V. M„ spending two years in 
each bodv. He was born in W atertown, on November 24, 1885. and was 
educated in the schools of Newton. For five years, he wa« in the wool 
business, in Boston, with Hallowell, Jones and Donald, and he has now 
spent nearly five years as salesman with the Arthur C. Harvey Comnanv, 
dealers in iron and steel, whose offices are at 374 Congress Street Boston 
Noble March is unmarried, and resides at 102 Grasmere Street, Newton. 

SAMUEL JOHN OWEN. 

Born in Cold Springs, N. Y.. on Tuly 1. 1871. Noble Owen obtained 
his education in the public schools of Sing Sing. For about fifteen years, 
he has been a foreman with the American Hide and Leather Company, 
located at 259 Perry Street, Lowell. He has acquired Masonic Degrees 
in full course in both the York and Scottish Rites, being affiliated, in 
the former, with the following bodies of Lowell: Pentucket Lodge. A. F. 
& A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M.. Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M.. 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T and. in the latter, with Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Terusalem. Mt. Cal¬ 
vary Chanter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistorv. 32°. S.'.P.'. 
R.'.S.'. With the class of April 23. 1907. he was inducted into the mys¬ 
teries of Alepno Temple, A. A O., N. M. S . and was enrolled therein 
as No. 7174. Noble Owen’s marriage to Miss Annie Suhl. took place in 
Wilmington. Del., on April 1, 1894. He has a daughter, Anna Louise, 
and resides in Chelmsford. 

RICHARD T. SOLLIS. 

Noble Sollis was born in England, at Hampton, on June 18, 1848, 
and was educated there. He was. for twenty-five years, the superinten¬ 
dent of the Home Bank Building and Bixby Building, both of Brockton. 
He is now the superintendent of the Marston Building in that city. 
There have been conferred upon Noble Sollis Masonic Degrees both in 
the York and Scottish Rites. PTe is a member of the following bodies: 
Paul Revere Lodge. A. F. & A M. Satucket Chanter, R. A. M„ and 
Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T.. all of Brockton, and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem Mt. Olivet Chanter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.\P.'.R.'.S. - . His certificate of enroll¬ 
ment in Alenno Termole, has the number 3500. and he was admitted to 
the Shrine in that Temple as a member of the class of December 31. 
1900. The address is 28 Main Street, Brockton. 

CHARLES R. STOREY. 

Vnhle Storey, enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
as No. 5027, and who now has been in business for twenty-two vea-s. was 
born in Ontario, at Richmond Hid. May 21. 1865, and attended the schools 
there. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Mt. Carmel 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Lynn and he is affiliated with Sutton Chanter. 
R. A. 51., also of Lynn, and Bay State Commandery No 38. K. T. of 
Brockton. His ennoblement took place in Alepno Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, with the class of March. 1905. Noble Storey is a member 
of various local clubs, and of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company of Massachusetts. He is president and treasurer of the Storey 
Company, of Brockton, dealers in ladies’ apparel. Tn Lowell, on June 
19, 1901, he married Miss Mae E. Flanagan. The residence is at 248 West 
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CHARLES HENRY T1SDELL. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in Golden Pleece 
Lodge, A. E. & A. M. of Lynn. Noble Tisdell elected to continue his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32'-, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 10051, and as a member of the class of June 5, 1913, 
he was admitted to the Nobility of that body. He is also a member of 
Electric Lodge, I. O. O. F. Itt politics, he is a follower of the Republi¬ 
can Party. For about twenty-six years, he has been in business under 
the name of the C. H. Tisdell and Company, at 217 Market Street, Lynn. 
Noble Tisdell was born in England, at Walton, on December 18, 1868, and 
was educated in the schools of that place and in the city of Lynn. In 
Lynn, on June 12, 1902, he was married to Miss Emma Publicover. They 
have a son, Fred William, and reside at 32 Rogers Avenue, Lynn. 

JOHN ROMANZO SAWYER. 

Noble Sawyer, who is enrolled in Aleppo Temple as No. 9739, entered 
the ranks of the Mystic Shriners, on August 10, 1912. He received the 
qualifying Masonic Degrees from Elliott Lodge, A. P. & A. M., of 
Jamaica Plain, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph Warren Com- 
mandery No. 26, K. T., both of Roxburya He is also affiliated with Dor¬ 
chester Lodge No. 158, I. O. O. F.; with Laconia, N. H. Encampment 
No. 9, I. O. O. F.; with New England Lodge No. 175, K. of P. of 
Boston, and with the Boylston Schul-Verein of Jamaica Plain. Noble 
Sawyer was born at Gilmanton, N. H., September 22, 1879, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools there, and at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 
from which he was graduated with the class of 1903. I* or ten years he 
has been a druggist. Noble Sawyer’s business address is 367 Center 
Street, Jamaica Plain, while his residence is in Roxbury, at 8 W esterley 
Street. 

RAWDON ARTHUR MACNAMARA. 

Noble Macnamara was born in County Mayo, Ire., on September /, 
1872, and obtained his education in St. Albans College, Eng. He emi¬ 
grated to America, and has now been, for eight years, manager of a res¬ 
taurant at 3 Union Square, Lynn. In that city, on May 17, 1907, he was 
married to Miss May Cotter, and they reside at No. 22 Burchstead 
Place, Lynn. V ith enrollment number 10151, he was initiated into the 
mysteries of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 
29, 1913. He is a Life Member in both Rites, his prerequisite Masonic 
Degrees were conferred in the following bodies: Golden Pleece Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., 
and Olivet Comntandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem,, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of Kearsarge Lodge 
No. 217, I. O. O. F., of the Lynn Encampment, of the A. C. Moody 
Lodge, K. P., and of the Gentlemen’s Driving Club. Noble Macnamara 
makes a hobby of raising bull dogs. 

EDWIN A. RICKER. 

Noble Ricker was born in East Boston, on September 27, 1874, and 
received his education in the schools of Massachusetts, Minnesota and 
New Hampshire. On April 1, 1899, he became proprietor of a grocery 
business in Dedham, in which he continued for eleven years. At the 
present time, he is in the service of the United States Post Office, at 
East Dedham, which position he has been holding for the past four 
years. Noble Ricker was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1907, and the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment then awarded to him bears the number 7978. The Masonic Degrees 
prerequisite for his ennoblement were conferred upon him in Constella¬ 
tion Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., and 
in Cyprus Contmandery No. 39, K. T., both of Hyde Park, tie is also 
a member of Samuel Dexter Lodge No. 232, I. O. O. F., and of Dedham 
Council No. 91, of the Royal Arcanum. Noble Ricker was married in 
Dorchester, on February 22, 1899, to Miss Annie B. Scott of Hyde Park. 
They reside at 35 Heilge Street, East Dedham. 

JOHN JOHNSON PIPER. 

Noble Piper, who was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, on December 31, 1912, with enrollment No. 9853, was 
Masonically qualified in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Bancroft 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Ayer; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Wor¬ 
cester, and Jerusalem Conimandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. He is 
also fraternally associated with North Star Lodge, I. O. O. F., and 
with E. A. Spaulding Chapter of the Order of Rebekahs, both of Towns¬ 
end. Noble Piper was born on May 21, 1873, at Fitchburg, and was 
educated in the schools of Ashby. At Ashburnham, on July 29. 1899, he 




was married to Miss Gertrude M. White of Greenfield. I*or the past 
six years, he has been sales manager and assistant general manager of the 
firm of Lane, Libby Fisheries Company, at 40 Central Street, Boston: 
previously for three yeai s, he was with the Silas Pierce Company, gro¬ 
cers, and for six years, with the Beech-Nut Packing Company. Noble 
Piper has his residence in Townsend. 

GEORGE EDWARD W YE. 

Noble Wye was born in Leicester, Eng., on September 8, 1862, and 
was educated in his native country. There, also, in January, 1900, he 
married Miss Florence S. Mansfield; they have a son, George A., and 
reside at Warren Street, Needham. In August, 1885, Noble Wye came 
to the United States and settled at Needham Heights. For the past 
twenty-five years he has been manufacturing athletic knit goods at 10 
Pleasant Street, Needham; for ten years associated with his brother, 
W illiarn H. Wye, and the past fifteen years, as proprietor of the George 
E. Wye Company. The preparatory York Rite degrees in Masonry were 
conferred upon Noble Wye in Norfolk Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Need¬ 
ham, Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Conimandery No. 35, 
K. T., both of Newtonville; and the Scottish Rite degrees, in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of 
Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, the Order of Nobility was 
conferred upon Noble Wye in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 27, 1904, and the certificate of enrollment then awarded to him 
received the number 4733. Noble Wye is also a member of New England 
Lodge No 175, K. of P. of Boston, and of Brookline Lodge No. 886, B. 
P. O. E. He also belongs to the Needham Board of Trade. 

NOYES EDSON FRENCH. 

A Scottish Rite Mason of Somerville, Noble French, was initiated 
into the mysteries of the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, in July, 1908, and 
was enrolled among the Nobility of that exalted body as No. 8483. His 
Masonic membership includes: St. Matthew’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Andover, and Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., 
and Bethany Commandery, K. T., all of Lawrence, in the \ork Rite; and 
in the Scottish Rite, Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32P, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of 
the Sons of Maine Association. Since January 1, 1905, Noble French 
has been in the refreshment and catering business, being proprietor of 
ten such establishments at Nantasket, Plymouth and Pemberton, also of 
seven in Boston; and formerly, for five years, he was a commission 
merchant. He is also a promoter and one of the directors of the 
Howatt Dalton Silver Black Fox Company, Ltd., of Coleman, P. E. I., 
one of the original ranches breeding pine strain of silver black foxes. 
Noble French was born in Porter Village, Me., on May 3, 1878, anu 
graduated from the Everett grammar schools in 1892. His marriage to 
Miss Ella B. Howatt of Hooksett, N. H., was celebrated in that place, 
on July 25, 1900; they have two children, Gladys, born on April 22, 
1904, and Rena S., born on November 14, 1907, who has been selected to 
represent the Somerville district in the Children’s Competition at the 
Panama Exposition. Noble French’s business address is No. 7 Rowes 
Wharf, Boston, while his home is in Somerville, at No. 223 School 
Street. 



HENRY H. DYKE. 

Noble Dyke has served as District Deputy of the Grand Lodge of 
the Twenty-first Masonic District, 1912 and 1913. He was raised in 
Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Quincy, from whence he went by demit 
to Quinsigamond Lodge of Worcester, and in that Lodge he has the 
rank of Past Master. He is a member also of Eureka Chapter, R. A. 
M., and of Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., both of Wor¬ 
cester. In the Scottish Rite, he is a member of the following bodies: 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusa¬ 
lem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'.. The ennoblement of Noble Dyke took place in 
Aleppo Temple, on November 9, 1909. The certificate of enrollment 
upon the membership lists of that body of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
is numbered 8535. Noble Dyke is a member also of the Commonwealth 
Club, the Tatasset Canoe Club, the Uptown Club, the Chamber of Com¬ 
merce, the Merchants’ Association, the Worcester County Club, and the 
Rotary Club, all of Worcester. He was born in Plymouth, on March 
4, 1857, and obtained his education in the public schools of Braintree. 
For about twenty years, he has been interested in various ways in the 
lumber business, and for about two years, he has been a lumber dealer, 
with yards at West Boylston Street, Worcester. In Braintree, on April 
4, 1877, he married Miss Jennie A. Willis, who passed away on July 
12, 1909. He has a son, Harold C., and a daughter, Zilpha W. The 
residence is 76 June Street, Worcester. 

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KARL REICHERT. 

Noble Reichert holds certificate of enrollment No. 10023. upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic Order. He 
was born at Offenburg, Baden, Ger., and was educated there before 
coming to this country in 1897. He began his career in the United 
States, as a mechanical engineer, and was employed upon coasting and 
deep-sea vessels until 1908, when he became identified with motor¬ 
yachting. He is now chief engineer on the yacht “Santanta,” owned by 
Osborne Howes, a Boston broker. Noble Reichert is a member of 
Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthews Chapter, R. A. M., both 
of South Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omar Comman- 
dery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. He was received in the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1913. He is unmarried, and resides in Milton, 
on Milton Avenue. 

LEROY E. NELSON. 

The Gates of Aleppo Temple opened to admit Noble Nelson into its 
Mystic Shrine Nobility on June 5, 1913, and he was enrolled therein, on 
that memorable date, as No. 10014. He was entered, passed and raised 
in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, was exalted to the 
Degree of Royal Arch Mason in Sutton Chapter of Lynn, and attained 
the order of Christian Knighthood in Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 
18, K. T. of Salem. Noble Nelson is also a member of the Lynn \acht 
Club. For the past twelve years, he has been associated with the Illi¬ 
nois Leather Company, and at present, is assistant superintendent of 
same. He was born in Lynn, on June 23, 1889, and was educated in 
that city. Noble Nelson is unmarried, and resides at No. 150 Lynnfield 
Street, Peabody, his business address being No. 143, on the same street. 


CLIFTON G. ELLIS. 

The induction of Noble Ellis into the mysteries of the Shrine took 
place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 30, 1914, when 
he was registered on its membership rolls as No. 10436. His qualifying 
Masonic affiliations, in the York Rite, are in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M.; Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M.; Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., 
and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T.; also in the Scottish Rite, in 
bodies located in the Valleys of Haverhill and Boston. Noble Ellis 
is also a member of the Agawam Club of Haverhill. For the past six 
years, he has been a manufacturer of cut soles. Noble Ellis was born 
in Haverhill, on July 21, 1882, and attended school there, later going to 
the Bryant and Stratton Business College of Boston. In Haverhill, on 
April 10, 1907, he was married to Miss Helena F. Mahoney of that city, 
and they have two children, Virginia Garland, born January 10, 1909, 
and Donald Dana, born September 19, 1911. Noble Ellis’ business address 
is at No. 16 Wingate Street, Haverhill, his residence being in that city, 
also, at No. 422 Main Street. 


HENRY LOUIS NURENBERG. 

Noble Nurenberg was born in London, Eng., on October 28, 1872. 
He obtained his early education in that city, and later, coming to America, 
took commercial courses in Boston. For eight years, he was in business 
with B. Blumenthal in New York City, and for more than three years, 
has been managing the Boston office, located at 501 Washington Street, 
for Shoninger Brothers of New York, importers of laces. The Masonic- 
attainments of Noble Nurenberg are indicated by his affiliations in 
Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b Thus quali¬ 
fied for Shrine ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on March 26, 1909, and his 
certificate of enrollment therein bears the number 8358. Noble Nuren¬ 
berg is also a member of the Woodland Golf Club of Auburndale. He 
is unmarried, and resides at 31 Mapleton Street, Brighton. 

SAMUEL A. SHAW. 

Enrolled as No. 9504 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on 
March 28, 1912, Noble Shaw had previously become eligible for that 
exaltation through his Masonic affiliations in Puritan Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Whitman, Mass.; Hiram Chapter No. 15, R. A. M., and Lew- 
istown Commandery, No. 14, K. T., both of Lewistown, Montana. He 
was elected to, and served as Representative in the eleventh Legislative 
Assembly of the State of Montana. After having been engaged as 


a wool grower for twenty years, Noble Shaw has retired from business. 
He was born in Milton, on December 13, 1861, and was there educated. 
In Milton, also, on September 3, 1885, Noble Shaw was married to Miss 
Carrie M. Severance of that town, and they reside at No. 122 Clinton 
Road, Brookline. 

HENRY E. PLUMMER. 

As a member of the caravan of February 25, 1901, which reached 
Aleppo Temple Oasis, praying for admission to its Shrine and coveted 
membership, Noble Plummer was one of those fortunates whose earnest 
prayer was granted, and on whom the Order was exemplified in full 
form, with enrollment No. 3541. He has secured his Masonic affiliations, 
in the York Rite, with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M.; Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, with all the bodies 
situated in the Valley of Boston. Noble Blummer is also a member of 
the Oxford Club of Lynn. He is engaged in real estate, previously, 
for a number of years, having been a box manufacturer. Noble Plum¬ 
mer was born in Lynn, on February 1, 1877, and there, also, received 
his schooling. His marriage to Miss Ethel May Harmon of Boston 
was celebrated in that city, on June 5, 1901. They have three daughters, 
Priscilla, Catharine, and Elizabeth, and reside at No. 330 Summer 

Street, Lynn. 

EDWIN S. WOODBURY. 

Past Treasurer of Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, 
and Past Commander of De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston, 
Noble Woodbury, is also affiliated, in York Rite Masonry, with Dorchester 
Royal Arch Chapter, and Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters. 
With these Masonic qualifications, he was elevated to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on February 18, 1907, with enrollment 
No. 7057. Noble Woodbury has rendered application for the Ancient 
Accepted Scottish Rite in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, on Feb¬ 
ruary 5, 1915; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Febru¬ 
ary 12, 1915; Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, February 19, 1915, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., April 23, 1915. Noble Wood- 
bury is vice president and trustee of the Dorchester Savings Bank, and is a 
member of the Newton Club. For forty years, he was in the shoe business, 
and at present is located at No. 15 Exchange Street, Boston. Noble Wood¬ 
bury was born in Boston, on July 22, 1849, and secured his education there, 
also, in West Brookfield, on June 2,1874, he was married to Miss Ilione F. 
Marcy, and they have two daughters, Ilione and Grace. Noble Wood¬ 
bury’s residence is at No. 613 Walnut Street, Newtonville. 


SAMUEL T. OLDFIELD. 

With members of the caravan of August 19, 1910, Noble Oldfield 
crossed the desert, and reaching the Oasis of Boston, penetrated the 
mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
wherein he was enrolled as No. 8828. The Masonic basis for his en¬ 
noblement was obtained in Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Chelsea, Winthrop Royal Arch Chapter, and De Molay Commandery No. 
7, K. T. of Boston. Noble Oldfield was born on May 14, 1874, in Wyan¬ 
dotte, Mich., and was graduated from the Lincoln School of South Bos¬ 
ton in June, 1889. His entire business life has been spent with one con¬ 
cern, the Eastern Steamship Corporation, located at India Wharf, Bos¬ 
ton, where he is a clerk in the general offices. On Patriots Day, 1913, he 
was married to Miss Grace Putney of Revere; they reside at 37 C, 
Richardson Avenue, Wakefield. 

CHARLES T. HEBERLE. 

Noble Heberle acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in the 
following York Rite bodies of Gloucester: Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, K. 
T. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 15, 
1914, and is therein enrolled as No. 10339. He is also a member of 
Wingaersheek Tribe No. 12, I. O. R. M. of Gloucester, of the Com¬ 
monwealth Club of Gloucester, and politically, of the Republican Party. 
Noble Heberle was born in Oshkosh, Wis., on September 9, 1863, and 
was educated in the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Harriet 
Eaton took place in Gloucester, on February 14, 1909, and they have a 
son, Charles T., Jr., born March 19, 1911. For the past ten years, Noble 
Heberle has been a coal dealer, and, previously, for fifteen years, he had 
been a master mariner. His business address is 43 Duncan Street, 
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HERBERT ORRAY BENNER, M. D. 

Noble Benner served Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as Medical 
Director in 1909, 1910 and 1911. He was admitted into the Nobility of 
that illustrious body on February 18, 1907, when he was enrolled therein 
as No. 6924. His prerequisite Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him 
in Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and Concord Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
South Framingham, and in Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T. Noble 
Benner was born in Waban, on November 22, 1866, and received his early 
education in Millbury, graduating from Dartmouth Medical College in 
1895. In 1899, at St. John, N. B., he married Miss Edith E. Hall. Noble 
Benner is engaged in general surgery in Framingham, and resides in that 
city at No. 4 Walnut Street. 

GEORGE P. BENINGHOF. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Beninghof include membership in 
Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Keystone Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Foxboro, Attleboro Council, R. & S. M., and Bristol Commandery No. 
29, K. T. of North Attleboro. His admission to the A. A. O., N. M. S., 
took place in Aleppo Temple on August 30, 1907, when he was enrolled 
therein as No. 3890. Noble Beninghof is also a member of Putnam Lodge 
No. 8181, I. O. O. F. of Roxbury, the Veteran Fireman’s Association of 
Boston, and the Veteran Militia of Boston. He has taken an active part 
in politics, and since 1885 has been a member of the City Committee of 
old Ward 19. Noble Beninghof was born in Roxbury, on January 2, 1860, 
and attended the public schools there, afterward going to the Massachu¬ 
setts Institute of Technology, and later to Zurich, Switz., for his technical 
education. For four and a half years he was connected with the State 
Hospital at Foxboro, and for twelve years has been engineer for the 
"Boston Transcript,” at No. 17 Milk Street, Boston. Noble Beninghof 
was married in Boston, on November 29, 1890, to Miss Josephine Duff of 
Newfoundland. They have three children: Eilene Louise. George Warren, 
and William Joseph, and reside at No. 3219 Washington Street, Boston. 

HENRY E. BERGER. 

Affiliated in Freemasonry with United Brethren Lodge, A. I*. & A. M., 
and Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Marlboro, and Trinity Com¬ 
mandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson, Noble Berger was admitted into the 
Mystic Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the 
class of June 24, 1907, when he was enrolled in that illustrious body as 
No. 7253. Noble Berger was born in Germany, on January 23, 1869. He 
was married in New York City, on May 4, 1890, to Miss Amelia Ritter 
of New York, and has one child, Henry E. His home is at No. 76 Church 
Street, Marlboro. For the past twenty-five years Noble Berger has been 
a hairdresser in Marlboro, at 149A, Main Street. 

HORACE M. BICKFORD. 

Noble Bickford was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 3, 1898, with enrollment No. 410. He was 
previously qualified as a Mason by his affiliations in St. Paul’s Lodge, 
A. F. &A. M., in which he is a Past Master; Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K T. of 
Dorchester. Noble Bickford was born in Boston, on August 5, 1859, and 
graduated from the English High School in 1876. He was married on 
January 16, 1884, to Miss Elizabeth Smallwood of Boston, and they have 
two children: I. Russell, born March 11, 1887, and Horace M., Jr., born 
May 11, 1891. Noble Bickford is treasurer of the H. M. Bickford Com¬ 
pany, which was organized in May, 1884, and incorporated in 1898. His 
business address is No. 70 Kilby Street, Boston, and his home is in 
Braintree. 

HARRY AUGUSTUS BILLINGS. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a member of the 
class of December 27, 1906, and enrolled therein as No. 6760, Noble 
Billings was Masonically qualified for entrance to the Nobility of that 
illustrious body in Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which he is Past 
Master; Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M.; Milford Council, R. & S. M„ 
being ranked therein as Thrice Illustrious Master, and Milford Com¬ 
mandery No. 11, K. T., all of Milford. He belongs to the Cinosam Club 
of Milford, and, politically, his affiliations are Republican. Noble Billings 
was born in Worcester, on April 30, 1871, and in 1891 graduated from the 
high school of that city. In Worcester, also, he was married to Miss 
Beatrice Robinson, on June 4, 1910, and has two sons, Robinson and 
Henry B„ 2d. Noble Billings has his residence at No. 94 Dutcher Street, 
Hopedale. 

ROBERT BIRD. 

In Masonry, Noble Bird has affiliations with Blue Hill Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Canton, in which he is Past Master; Mt. Zion Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Stoughton; Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery 
No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was 


admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, on 
April 23, 1907, when he was enrolled therein as No. 7071. He also has 
membership in Roger Sherman Lodge No. 142, K. P. of Canton, Blue Hill 
Lodge No. 93, I. O. O. F., and the Order of the Eastern Star. Since 18%, 
Noble Bird has been Town Treasurer of Canton. He was born in that 
town, on June 22, 1862, and received his education there. He is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides at No. 793 Washington Street, Canton. 

CHARLES HENRY BISHOP. 

W elcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in 
October, 1908, and therein enrolled as No. 7651, Noble Bishop had re¬ 
ceived the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Somerville, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of 
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Locomotive Firemen, and 
of Beacon Lodge, A. O. U. W. of Boston. Noble Bishop was born in 
Sandwich, on January 13, 1854, and was educated in the schools of Port¬ 
land, Maine, graduating in 1872. His marriage to Miss Mabel H. Lufkin 
of West Gloucester took place in Saugus, on November 14, 1892. Noble 
Bishop has a son, William A., and a daughter, Blanche M., and resides in 
East Somerville at No. 5 Pearl Street. Since 1879 he has been an en¬ 
gineer on the Boston and Maine Railroad. 

GEORGE SOMES BISHOP. 

Received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 29, 1911, with enrollment No. 9224, Noble Bishop has Ma¬ 
sonic connections with Constellation Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham; 
Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M„ Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus 
Commandery No. 39, K. T., all of Hyde Park. He was born in Glouces¬ 
ter, on January 14, 1884, and obtained his early education in the schools 
of that place, graduating from the Ames Grammar School in 1898, and 
from the Dedham High School in 1902. His marriage to Miss Cora Car¬ 
penter Dean took place in Providence, R. I., on January 11, 1913. iheir 
home is in Westwood, at No. 215 Washington Street. Since 1904 Noble 
Bishop has been a factory appraiser for the National Appraisal Company. 
His business address is No. 131 State Street, Boston. 

HENRY B. BLACK. 

Past Master of Monument Lodge, No. 96, A. F. & A. M. of Houlton, 
Me., Noble Black also bears allegiance in York Rite Masonry to Aroos¬ 
took Chapter, R. A. M. of Houlton, Me.; Melrose Council, R. & S. M., 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Thus equipped for 
the journey to the Mystic Shrine, he crossed the burning Desert, and was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on March 1, 1898, with 
enrollment No. 405. In addition to Masonry and the Shrine, Noble Black 
is a member of Everett Lodge of Elks No. 642; a member of the Supreme 
Council, a P. C. and a P. G. C. of the Order of United Commercial 
Travelers of America. For the past three decades he has been a manu¬ 
facturer’s agent, with business location at No. 67 Sudbury Street, Boston. 
Noble Black was born in Searsport, Me., on April 18, 1846, and attended 
school there. He has been twice married: first, in Houlton, Me., on 
April 27, 1871, to Miss Hattie French of that town, who passed away on 
November 6, 1906, and in Everett, on May 22, 1908, to Miss Florida 
Small, of Steuben, Maine. His residence is in Everett at No. 551 
Broadway. 

BENJAMIN L. BLACKWOOD. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ enroll¬ 
ment No. 151 is that of Noble Blackwood, who was received in that dis¬ 
tinguished fellowship on August 29, 1888. His Masonic affiliations are, in 
the York Rite, with King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charles¬ 
town, Trinity Chapter, R. A. M., Horace Chase Council, R. & S. M., and 
Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T., all of Concord, N. H.; and in the Scottish 
Rite, with the bodies situated in the Valleys of Concord and Nashua, 
N. H. Noble Blackwood was born in Pembroke, Me., on June 15, 1841, 
and was educated in that town. He served in the Civil War, for two 
years, as a member of Company B, Tenth Maine Regiment, in which each 
man was over six feet tall, and he was wounded in the Battle of Antie- 
tam. For the past nineteen years Noble Blackwood has been manager of 
the Concord Woodworking Company. In Lawrence, on April 5, 1866, he 
was married to Miss Ellen J. Pettingell of Lawrence. They have three 
sons: John A., born on January 8, 1867; Frederick I., June 18, 1874; 
George T., November 10, 1876; also three daughters: Martha B., Cora, 
and Grace. Noble Blackwood resides in Concord, N. H., at No. 29 Lindon 
Street. 

CHARLES B. BLAIR. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 6922 is that of Noble Blair, who was received into that distin¬ 
guished fellowship on February 18, 1907. In Masonry he was raised in 


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St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and was advanced and exalted in St. 
Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston, and he was knighted 
in St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. He is also a 
member of Bethesda Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F. of South Boston, and of 
Division No. 312, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of Boston. For 
almost a quarter of a century he has been a locomotive engineer. Noble 
Blair was born in Truro, N. S., on May 28, 1868, and was also educated 
there. In Boston, on December 25, 1893, he married Miss Sarah Warwick 
of Waltham. They have two children: Miriam W„ born October 3, 1898, 
and Mildred B., March 21, 1901. They reside at No. 179 Norfolk Street, 
Dorchester. 

JAMES R. BLAIR. 

Noble Blair has Masonic connections in Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston. His ennoblement took 
place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, when his 
certificate of enrollment was numbered 7251. Noble Blair was born in 
Warren on August 30, 1868. His preparatory education was obtained in 
Warren; in 1889 he graduated from the Massachusetts Agricultural Col¬ 
lege at Amherst, and during 1889 and 1890 he took a special course in 
chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Noble Blair is 
now superintendent of the C. Brigham Company, wholesale and retail 
dealers in milk, at 158 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, having been 
associated with that firm for the past twenty-five years. He was mar¬ 
ried in Peabody, on October 14, 1890, to Miss Hattie Florence Buxton, 
and their residence is at 52 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 

THOMAS PROCTOR BLAKE. 

For the long period of forty years Noble Blake has been in the pro¬ 
duce business, being located at Nos. 13 and 14, Boston and Maine Produce 
Market, Charlestown. He was born in Bethel, Maine, on May 27, 1852, 
and was also educated there. On August 25, 1880, he married Miss 
Matilda B. Hodgson at Bethel. They have a son, Clarence W., and reside 
at No. 123 Belmont Street, Everett. Noble Blake’s Masonic connections, 
in the York Rite, are with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett; 
Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of Malden, in which he is High Priest and 
Trustee; Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 
41, K. T„ both of Malden, with the rank in the latter of Past Com¬ 
mander. He has also taken degrees in full course in the following 
Scottish Rite bodies, located in the Valley of Boston: Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., Noble Blake has the early enrollment number 219, and he was 
received into its exalted Nobility on November 19, 1891. 

CHARLES V. BLANCHARD. 

Received in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on February 25, 
1908, with membership No. 8051, Noble Blanchard had previously attained 
the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite. In the York Rite he is affiliated with Charity Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur de 
Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; and in the Scottish Rite 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. He is also a member of Caleb Rand 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Somerville; Somerville Lodge, K. P., and Somer¬ 
ville Lodge, B. P. O. E. He belongs to the Boston City Club, and the 
Central Club of Somerville. Noble Blanchard was born in Cambridge, 
on February 2, 1866, and received his education in the schools of that 
city. His marriage to Miss Clara A. Ford of North Berwick, Maine, 
took place in Boston, in July, 1888. They have a daughter, Ida F„ born 
in 1891, and a son, Howard V., 1897. For the past thirty years Noble 
Blanchard has been with L. D. Hicks & Son. His business address is No. 
9 Bowker Street, Boston, and his home is in Somerville, at No. 37 Chester 
Street. 

GEORGE E. BLANCHARD. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Granite Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ and St. Elmo Chapter, R. A. M., both of Whitinsville, 
and in Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ Noble Blanchard 
was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M S., 
on March 19, 1900, and was therein enrolled as No. 3292. He is a member 
of New Bedford Lodge No. 73. B. P. O. E.; also of the Woodmancy Club 
and the Mumford Shooting Club, both of Whitinsville. Noble Blanchard 
was born in Whitinsville, on July 7, 1870, and was educated there and in 
Providence R. I. For fourteen years he was a traveling salesman, but 
retired from business over a year ago. He resides at No. 185 Church 
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ALVIN EVARTS BLlSS. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.,. 
N. M. S., on May 5, 1904, when his certificate of enrollment was num¬ 
bered 4491, Noble Bliss had previously received full degrees in both 
Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite lie is affiliated with Conveise Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ Melrose Council, R. & S. M., 
and Beauseant Commandery, No. 41, K. T. of Malden; and in the Scottish 
Rite with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Noble Bliss is connected 
with Middlesex Lodge No. 17, I. O. O. F., Middlesex Encampment No. 9, 
Resolute Rebekah Lodge, Canton Malden, No. 55; Malden Lodge No. 965, 

B. P. O. E., and F. E. Converse Lodge, K. P., and he is a Past Depart¬ 
ment Commander and P. M. in Malden Lodge, 1. O. O. b. He is also 
President of the Malden Club, Vice President of the Republican Club of 
Massachusetts, and a member of the Kernwood, Melrose, Melrose Athletic, 
Middlesex, and Lincoln Clubs; also of the Nayasett Club of Springfield, 
and the Belmont Spring Country Club, in which he is a member of the 
Executive Committee. Noble Bliss served as a Republican Representati\e 
to the Massachusetts Legislature from 1910 to 1915. Since 1886 he has 
been connected with the firm of Charles H. Tenney & Company, suc¬ 
cessors to Malden Electric Company, operating gas and electiic lighting 
companies, having previously been with Failey Harvey & Company from 
1876 to 1881, and a member of the firms of Bliss & Thompson, A. E. 
Bliss, and the Malden Electric Company since 1886. Noble Bliss' was born 
in Brookline, on September 16, 1858, and was educated in Brookline aim 
Malden. In Malden, on November 24, 1881, he married Miss Nellie S. 
Holden of that city, and they have a son, Harold Holden, born Decem¬ 
ber 6, 1884. Noble Bliss’ business address is No. 139 Pleasant Street, and 
his residence is at No. 60 Linden Avenue, Malden. 

WILLIAM CARROLL BLOUNT. 

Noble Blount is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and is 
also a member of Bethsaida Chapter, R. A. M., both of Everett; he is 
connected with Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and with Beauseant Com¬ 
mandery No. 41, K. T., both of Malden. Having thus become qualified 
for ennoblement, he was received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
in June, 1907, and his certificate was then numbered 7250. Noble Blount 
was born in Stanstead, Que., on August 10, 1861, and studied in the public 
schools of that town. He is one of the firm of Blount & Lovell, manu¬ 
facturing machinists, at 100 High Street, Boston, in which business he has 
spent about fifteen years. Noble Blount was married in Boston, on 
September 18, 1889, to Miss Edith E. Dillaway. They have a daughter, 
Irene, and reside at 19 Avon Street, Everett. 

JOHN BOETTNER, JR. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Boettner was raised in Jordan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Peabody; he was exalted to the degree of Royal 
Arch Mason in Washington Chapter, was made a Royal and Select Master 
in Salem Council, and became a Knight Templar in Winslow Lewis Com¬ 
mandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem. In the Scottish Rite he has taken 
the Ineffable Degrees in Sutton Lodge of Perfection. His ennoblement 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place with the class of Sep¬ 
tember 1, 1906, his enrollment in that illustrious body being No. 6538. 
For the past four years Noble Boettner has been a salesman for the 
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company of Boston, with offices 
at No. 201 Devonshire Street, and formerly, for three years, he was an 
electrical engineer for the United States Government in the Panama Canal 
Zone. Noble Boettner was born in Cambridge, on March 17, 1882, and 
was graduated from the Peabody High School. He was married at Web¬ 
ster Groves, Mo., on December 27, 1882, to Miss Katherine Elizabeth 
Quartes of that place. Noble Boettner is a member of the Now and Then 
Club of Salem, and resides at No. 6 Draper Road, Dorchester. 

CHARLES ARTHUR BOHN. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Bohn are in Eliot Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Jamaica Plain, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on September 1, 1906, his enrollment 
being numbered 6537. Noble Bohn is Past Regent of Forest Council No. 
79 of the Royal Arcanum of Jamaica Plain; and is a member of the Fruit 
and Produce Exchange, and of the Highland Club. For thirteen years he 
has been in the wholesale provision business, and is treasurer of the 
Charles A. Bohn Company, at No. 25 North Street, Boston. Noble Bohn 
was born in East Watertown, on August 1, 1876, and attended the public 
schools of Boston. His marriage to Miss Isolde E. Listemann took place 
in Boston, on June 18, 1902, and they have two children, Patricia I. and 
Eleanor. The family residence is at No. 108 Sheridan Street, Jamaica 
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MARTIN JOSEPH BLASENAK. 

Eor the past fifteen years Noble Blasenak has been employed in the 
Stamping Department of the Plimpton Press of Norwood. He was born 
on September 10, 1883, in Norwood, and was also educated there in the 
public schools. Upon the basis of his Masonic Degrees, which were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., wherein he holds the 
office of Junior Warden, and Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., both of Nor¬ 
wood, Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, 

K. T. of Hyde Park, Noble Blasenak was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on March 28, 1912, his en¬ 
rollment therein, by sequence, being No. 9309. Noble Blasenak resides in 
Norwood. 

FRANK WARREN BOUTWELL. 

Noble Boutwell is affiliated in the York Rite with Aurora Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., both of Fitch¬ 
burg; and in the Scottish Rite with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was re¬ 
ceived into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
March 25, 1910, when his enrollment in that exalted body was numbered 
8654. He is also a member of Hoosac Tunnel Lodge No. 93, B. R. T. In 
politics he is an Independent. Noble Boutwell was born in W oburn, on 
August 7, 1885, and was educated in the public schools of that place, bor 
the past eleven years he has been yardmaster for the Boston and Maine 
Railroad, and resides at No. 317 Elm Street, Gardner. 

FRANK PIERCE BOND. 

Noble Bond has attained the Symbolic and the Capitular Degrees in 
the York Rite of Masonry, and degrees in full course in the Scottish 
Rite, being affiliated with Charles A. Welch Lodge, A. H & A. M. of 
Maynard, and Walden Chapter, R. A. M. of Concord; also with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With these qualifications he was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of 
April 29, 1902, and his enrollment in that honored body was numbered 
3778. Noble Bond was born in Boston, on August 6, 1852. He was 
educated in the public schools of Boston and Lowell, and at Dean 
Academy. Later, he went to the Pacific Coast, where he was engaged in 
the cattle-raising industry for fifteen years. Returning East in 1904 he 
took up the manufacture of chemicals under the name of The Red Cross 
Sanitary Company, with plants in Medford and Boston. He retired from 
active business in 1910. On June 5, 1903, Noble Bond married Mrs. 
Mary A. MacDonald of Boston, and resides at No. 34 Central Avenue, 
Medford. 

ELLIOT L. BONNEY. 

Noble Bonney is Auditor of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and 
he is also affiliated with Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T„ all of Brockton. Thus prepared for admis¬ 
sion to the Shrine, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, when he was given 
the certificate of enrollment numbered 3981. He is a member of the Com¬ 
mercial Club of Brockton, and has served for two years in the City 
Council. In politics he is a Republican. Noble Bonney was born at 
Plympton, on March 4, 1856, and attended the schools of that place. He 
has now been, for about a third of a century, proprietor of a box manu¬ 
facturing establishment at No. 16 Sprague Avenue, Brockton, ha\ing been 
in this line of work during his whole business life. At Middleboro, in 
1881, he married Miss Annie White of Plympton, who passed away in 
1895. They had a son, Arthur Morris. Noble Bonney’s residence is at 
No. 369 Crescent Street, Brockton. 


GEORGE A. BROWN. 

Noble Brown acquired his Masonic Degrees in Converse Lodge, 
\ F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank 
of Past High Priest; Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ and Beauseant Com¬ 
mandery No. 41, K. T., in which he has the rank of Past Captain of the 
Guard. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Novem¬ 
ber 19, 1891, when his enrollment received the number 214. Noble 
Brown was borti in Newburyport, on November 21, 1848, and obtained his 
education in that place. For more than forty years he has been in busi¬ 
ness as a cravat-maker in Boston, being located at No. 80 Kingston 
Street The concern was formerly known as Croland, Brown & Com¬ 
pany but the firm name is now The Brown Company. In Chelsea, on 
October 12 1874, Noble Brown married Miss Nancy J. Pierce. They have 
two children, Nellie B. and Charlotte W., and reside in Malden. 


JOSEPH A. BRAINERD. 

The Order of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Brainerd, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 4, 
1902, when he was enrolled therein as No. 3984. His previous Masonic 
Degrees were received in the following York Rite bodies of Boston: 
Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Roxbury 
Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. For 
the past two years Noble Brainerd has been a sales agent of steel plates 
for the Central Iron and Steel Company of Harrisburg, Penn. He was 
born in St. Albans, Vt„ on May 22, 1865, and was educated in Boston. 
His marriage to Miss Ellen M. LaMotte of Boston took place in that city, 
on October 18, 1898, and they have a son, Edward W. Noble Bramerd’s 
business address is No. 131 State Street, Boston, and his residence is at 
No. 13 Upland Avenue, Dorchester. 

ELISHA B. BUSH. 

Noble Bush was born in Chowan County, N. C., on July 19, 1878, 
and was educated in the schools of Washington, D. C. In Hoboken, 

N. J., on August 5, 1906, he married Miss Mabel A. Wilcox of Somer¬ 
ville Mass.; they have a daughter, Ethel A., born November 10, 1912, 
and ’a son, Robert B., April 22, 1914. For the past three years, Noble 
Bush has been in business for himself as a cabinet-maker and budd¬ 
ing contractor, at Burns, Ore., his residence being at No. 1131 Cogear. 
Avenue, Bremerton, Wash. Masonically, he is affiliated with National 
Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter No. 4, R. A. M., Washington 
Council No. 1, R. & S. M„ and Columbia Commandery No. 2, K. T„ 
all of Washington, D. C. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took place 
on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment number therein is 7267. In politics, 
Noble Bush is an Independent. 

CLARENCE EDWARD BRADBURY. 

Having obtained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in the York Rite 
bodies, Noble Bradbury was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on August 10, 1912, and his certificate 
of enrollment in that illustrious body bears the number 9683. He is affili¬ 
ated with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, Dorchestei 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Command¬ 
ery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Noble Bradbury was born in Lawrence, 
on February 26, 1883, and obtained his education in the public schools 
of that city. For nearly ten years, he has been a stenographer, with the 
J. H. Young Company, at No. 82 High Street, Boston. Noble Brad¬ 
bury is unmarried, and resides at No. 114 Dakota Street, Dorchester. 

WILLIAM B. BOTHAMLY. 

Ordained as a Shriner in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 4, 1914, Noble Bothamly received the certificate of enrollment 
numbered 10222. He had previously attained Masonic connections with 
Temple Lodge No. 14, A. F. & A. M. of Albany, N. Y.; Hamilton 
Chapter No. 21, R. A. M., and Hamilton Commandery No. 14, K. T„ 
both of Hamilton, O. He is also a member of the Winthrop Yacht Club. 
Noble Bothamly was born in Belmont, on April 2, 1860, and obtained 
his education in the schools of that place. His marriage to Miss 
Frances E. Cookson, of Kingston, Ont., took place in Detroit, Mich., 
on August 20, 1893. For six years, Noble Bothamly has been a sales¬ 
man, having previously been an artist for fifteen years. His business 
address is No. 134 Summer Street, Boston, and his home is in Winthrop, 
at No. 12 Prospect Avenue. 

JOHN FREDERICK BLAIN. 

Noble Blain has had a varied career. He served in the Imperial Otto¬ 
man Navy, and in 1904, was Lieutenant Commander of the cruiser 
“Medjidia.” He was decorated by the former Sultan of Turkey, Abdul 
Hamid II, with the Fourth Order of Osmaneih. Noble Blain passed for 
Ensign in’ the United States Navy in 1898; is a Spanish War Veteran, 
and was formerly an officer of the Naval Reserve of the State of Oregon. 
He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Nautical School Association. 
For some years, from 1901, he was an ocean shipmaster, and for about 
two years, he has been a U. S. Local Inspector of Stairs and Ventil¬ 
ators in Boston, with offices at No. 33 Broad Street. Noble Blain was 
born in Camden, N. J., on June 12, 1878, and obtained his education in 
Huntingdon, Penn. In Mechanicsburg, Penn., on July 19, 1905, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Helen Boyer. They have a daughter, Carolyn, and a son, 
John Boyer, and their home is in Cliftondale. The Symbolic Degrees 
in Masonry were bestowed upon Noble Blain in Mount Moriah Lodge 
No. 300, F. A. M. of Huntingdon, Penn.; the Capitular Degrees in 
United Chapter, No. 1, R. A. M. of Norfolk; the Cryptic Degrees in 
United Council, R. & S. M., and he was dubbed and created a Knight 
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was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, as one of the class of June 5, 1913, and was therein enrolled as 
No. 9953. Noble Blain is also connected with the Boston Yacht Club. 

JAMES LESLIE BICKFORD. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Bickford, in Aleppo Temple, on January 4, 1914, and on that 
eventful day, he was enrolled therein as No. 10225. He owes Masonic 
allegiance, in the York Rite, to Rising Sun Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Meri¬ 
dian Sun Chapter, R. A. M.; Israel Hunt Council, R. & S. M., and St. 
George Commandery, K. T., all of Nashua, N. H.; and in the Scottish 
Rite, to all the New Hampshire bodies. Noble Bickford is also affiliated 
with Nashua Lodge No. 720, of the Benevolent Protective Order of 
Elks. For the past decade, he has been manager of J. H. Tolies and 
Company, located at Nos. 20-30 Quincy Street, Nashua, N. H. Noble 
Bickford was born in Nashua, N. H., on December 30, 1874, and attended 
school in that city. He is married and resides at No. 15 Mt. Pleasant 
Street, Nashua. 

ANTONIO BERNICE. 

Noble Bernice was born in Italy, on January 20, 1861, coming to 
the United States in early life. For seven years, he was engaged in the 
saloon business in New York City and Albany; he was a dealer in fruit 
and produce in Montclair, N. J., for ten years, and has been a contractor 
and manager for the Boston Elevated Railroad Shoe Polishing Depart¬ 
ment for the past twelve years, with headquarters at No. 1148 Wash¬ 
ington Street, Boston. Noble Bernice is Masonically affiliated with 

Garibaldi Lodge No. 542, A. F. & A. M. of New York City, Cambridge 

Chapter, R. A. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He was 

admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a 

member of the class of June 5, 1913, when he was enrolled as No. 9945 
upon the membership lists of that distinguished body. Noble Bernice 
resides at No. 35 Patten Street, Forest Hills. 

WALTER E. BENT. 

Noble Bent was introduced to Masonry in Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., and continuing in the York Rite, he secured affiliations with 

Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, Abington Council, R. & S. M., 
and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. Thus equipped 
for the journey over the Desert, he crossed the burning sands, and 
reaching the Boston Oasis, was received into its Mystic Shrine Nobility 
on November 10, 1914. when he was enrolled as No. 10378. Noble Bent 

is also a member of Mayflower Lodge No. 54, I. O. O. F., and the 

Commercial Club, both of Plymouth. For ten years, he has been a con¬ 
tractor and builder, having previously been engaged in carpentry for 
twenty years. Noble Bent was born in Sandwich, on May 26, 1866, and 
attended school in Plymouth. In Plymouth, also, on June 27, 1894, he 
married Miss Anna A. Jones of that place. They have a son, Richard H., 
born March 8, 1895; also two daughters, Sarah S., born March 1. 1900, 
and Anna G., September 29, 1904. Their home is at No. 14 Hall Street, 
Plymouth. 

WILLIAM ROBINSON BENNETT. 

Having gained the necessary Masonic qualifications for Shrine en¬ 
noblement in Robert Lash Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery 


Pierce, Butler and Pierce Manufacturing Company of Syracuse; N. Y.< 
in their Boston office. He was born in Waterloo, P. Q., on April 27, 
1877, and was educated in New Hampshire. In Manchester, N. H., on 
March 4, 1898, he married Miss Viola C. Blethen of Salem, N. H„ who 
passed away on July 22, 1906, leaving a daughter, Marion H. Noble 
Bangs’ business address is No. 63 Federal Street, Boston, and his home 
is in Manchester, N. H. 

GEORGE ALMANZO BACON. 

Admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 30, 1914, with enrollment No. 10430, Noble Bacon has 
Masonic connections with Mt. Zion Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Barre, Athol 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Athol Commandery, K. T. He is also affiliated 
with Highland Lodge No. 10, K. P. of Bridgton, Maine. For the past 
seven years, he has been an officer at the Charlestown State Prison, 
having formerly been an apothecary for five years, on the Massachusetts 
Nautical Training Ship. Noble Bacon was born in Bridgton, Maine, on 
February 15, 1866, and is a graduate of Brighton High School and Bow- 
doin College. In Boston, on April 30, 1907, he married Miss Mary A. 
Bray of Bridgton. His business address is the Massachusetts State 
Prison, Charlestown, and his residence is in Melrose Highlands, at No. 18 
York Terrace. 

RALPH B. CURRIER. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Currier into the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine on June 4, 1914, enrolling him upon its membership lists 
as No. 10235. He was raised in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
in which he has the rank of Senior Steward; was advanced and 
exalted in Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., received and greeted in Naphtali 
Council, R. A. M., and Knighted in Palestine Commandery No. 10, 
K. T., all of Chelsea. For the past ten years, Noble Currier has been 
engaged in manufacturing, being with the Walworth Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and of the Massachu¬ 
setts District Federal Court. Noble Currier was born in Chelsea, on 
March 4, 1886, and received his preliminary education in the public 
schools, later graduating from the Boston Y. M. C. A. Evening Law 
School in 1912. His business address is No. 800 E. First Street. South 
Boston, and he resides in Chelsea, at No. 12 Bloomingdale Street. 

GUY HORACE CUMMINGS. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 4, 1914, with enrollment No. 10240, Noble Cummings had become 
eligible for Shrine ennoblement through Masonic Degrees obtained in 
both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. His affiliations are with 
Macedonian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Milton; Dorchester Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M„ and St. Omer Commandery 
No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester; and also with Scottish bodies located in 
the Valley of Boston. He is a Life Member of all his Masonic bodies. 
In addition to Masonry and the Shrine, Noble Cummings is connected 
with Beacon Lodge No. 1, K. P., and with Boston Branch No. 44, 
U. C. T. A., also Oriental Guild, A. M. O. B. For the past eight years, 
he has been engaged as a commercial traveler. Noble Cummings was 
born in Acworth, N. H. on June 22, 1883, and attended Colby Academy 
of New London, N. H. In Marlow, N. H., on September 12, 1906, 
he was married to Miss Iva T. Gee of Manchester, N. H. They have 
a daughter, Alma C., born January 14, 1911, and reside at No. 10 Marie 


No. 10, K. T„ all of Chelsea, Noble Bennett was admitted to the Shrine, Street, Dorchester. 

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in Aleppo Temple, in December, 1913. and bis enrollment in that illus 
trious body was numbered 10171. He is also a member of Mystic Lodge 
No. 51. I. O. O. F.; Faith Rebekah Lodge No. 48, I. O. O. F„ both of 
Chelsea; and of the Retail Grocers’ Association. Noble Bennett was born 
in Cincinnati, 0., on August 17, 1863, but came to Massachusetts early 
enough to attend the public schools of Chelsea, from which he graduated 
in 1879. His marriage to Miss Frances J. Malcolm took place in Port¬ 
land, Me., on February 20, 1895; they have two sons, William R.. Jr., 
born on July 25, 1896, and Lawrence Payson, September 22, 1908. Since 
1885, Noble Bennett has been in the grocery and provision business, at 


WILLIAM WHITE CROSS. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Cross was taken into 
its fold on December 30, 1913, his enrollment in that exalted body being 
numbered 10174. His Masonic affiliations are as follows: in the York 
Rite, with Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Satucket Chapter, R. A. M.; 
Brockton Council, R. & S. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K.T., 
all of Brockton, and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 


803^ Broadway. Chelsea, and previously, for seven years, he had been a S.\P.\R.\S.\ Noble Cross is also connected with the Commercial Club 


grocery clerk with Marshall P. Glover and A. L. Churchill, 
is also in Chelsea, at 92 Clark Avenue. 

WILLIAM HENRY BANGS. 


His home Q f Brockton, and with the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Com¬ 
pany of Massachusetts. In business he is identified with W. W. Cross 
and Company, Incorporated, located at No. 515 Pleasant Street, Brock¬ 
ton. Noble Cross was born in Brockton, on March 14, 1884, and i in 


The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., that city, also, on November 12, 1906, he was married to Miss Cora G. 


were conferred upon Noble Bangs on June 4, 1914, his enrollment cei ti- 
ficate in that exalted body being numbered 10229. He was previously 
affiliated, in Masonry, with Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester 
and St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston: Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Oli¬ 
vet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C For the past four years, Noble Bangs has been with 


Bearce. They have a daughter, Mary Judson, born on January 16, 
1910, and their home is at No. 279 Prospect Street, Brockton. 

WALTER J. CROOK. 

Raised in Essex Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Salem, Noble Crook 
has attained degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, 
being affiliated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Salem, Giles Fonda 



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Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R’.S.'. all of Boston. 
He joined the ranks of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 5, 
1913, and his enrollment therein was designated as 9960. He is a mem¬ 
ber of Prince George Lodge No. 475, Sons of St. George of Salem, 
the Salem Board of Trade; Salem Merchants’ Association; Salem 
Y. M. C. A., and Essex Republican Club. Noble Crook was born in 
Manchester, Eng., August 26, 1876, and was graduated from the Haver¬ 
hill Business College in 1897. He was married in Lawrence, on Nov¬ 
ember 22. 1899, and has three children: Adena M., born September 17, 
1900; Melba M., September 24, 1903, and Walter J., Jr., September 
1905. Since April, 1915, Noble Crook has been district manager for 
the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company, for Essex County. Pre¬ 
viously, from 1899 to 1903, he was assistant superintendent for the 
Prudential Insurance Company, at Lawrence; and from 1903 to 1915, 
he was superintendent for that company at Salem. His business address 
is Hawthorne Building, No. 199 Washington Street, Salem, and he 
resides in that city at No. 385 Lafayette Street. 

THOMAS JOSEPH CRONIN. 

Noble Cronin is a physician and surgeon, located at No. 49 Pleasant 
Street, Worcester, and for the past seventeen years he has specialized 
in diseases of the ear, eye, nose, and throat. He was born in Braio- 
wood, Ill., on September 27, 1866, and received his preparatory educa¬ 
tion in the schools of Millbury. In New York City, on October 16, 
1901, he married Miss Louise Schwegler. They have two daughters, 
Louise and Dorothy, and reside at No. 4, Lowell Street, Worcester. 
Having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Montacute Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Worcester, Noble Cronin continued his career in the 
Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. -S. . Thus 
equipped, he was admitted to the membership of Aleppo 1 emple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on June 5, 1913, and his certificate of enrollment bears the 
number 9959. Noble Cronin is also connected with Pakachoag Tribe, 
No. 18, of the Improved Order of Red Men, the Automobile Club, and 
the Economic Club. In politics, he is a Republican. 

RALPH COLE. 

Noble Cole has taken degrees in full course in the \ ork and Scot¬ 
tish Rite bodies, being affiliated with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., Attelboro Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., all of Attleboro; and with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.b On December 30, 1913, he was received 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., when his enrollment certificate 
in that illustrious body was numbered 10175. For the past fifteen years, 
Noble Cole has been a wholesale jeweler in Attleboro. He was born 
in that place, on February 5, 1878, and attended school there. In 
Chicago, 111., on August 29, 1906, his marriage to Miss Katherine Maddox 
of Orlando, Fla., took place. Their residence is at No. 23 Emory Street, 
Attleboro. 

DAVID FREEMAN COBB. 

Enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N M S as No 10074. Noble Cobb was admitted into the Nobility of that 
illustrious body, on August 23, 1913. Masonically, he is affiliated with 
Old Colony Lodge. A- F. & A. M. of Hingham, Pentalpha Chapter, 
R A M and South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T„ both of East 
Weymouth. He is a member of the B. P. O. E„ in Lodge No. 943 
of Quincy an ex-member of the Manchester Business Men’s Club, and 
is also connected with the Magnolia Club, and the Massachusetts Auto¬ 
mobile Operatives’ Association. Noble Cobb was born in Hingham, on 
December 3 1883, and was educated there. In West Roxbury, on 

December 3 1909, he married Miss Ruth Cole Foster of Beverly, and 
they have a daughter, Barbara. Noble Cobb is proprietor of the 
automobile renting establishment and garage at No. 55 Bickerstaff Street. 
Boston. His home is at No. 146 Hemenway Street in that city. 


1902, was spare operator at the Somerville station of the Somerville 
Electric Light Company. Noble Coates was born in Boston, on Sep¬ 
tember 10, 1884, and was educated in Medford. He is unmarried and 
resides at No. 453 Somerville Avenue, Somerville. His business address 
is Allston station, in care of the Edison Company, where he may be 
reached by telephone call, Brighton 500. 

JOSEPH S. DONNELL. 

Initiated into the mysteries of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on December 17, 1906, when he was enrolled in that exalted body as 
No 6785, Noble Donnell had acquired the prerequisite Masonic affilia¬ 
tions in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. 
In politics he is a Republican. Noble Donnell was born in Cambridge, 
on February 16, 1861, and attended school in that city. In August, 1893, 
at Winterport, Maine, he married Miss Jennie Snow of Golden, Colo. 
They have two sons, Richard S., born in July, 18%, and Joseph S., Jr., 
February 16, 1898, also a daughter, Louise S., born in October, 1901. 
Since 1912, Noble Donnell has been secretary of the American Silver 
Black Fox Company, and was previously in the wholesale grocery busi¬ 
ness for a quarter of a century. His office is at No. 53 State Street, 
Boston, and he resides at East Boston, at No. 58 Bays water Street. 

ALEXANDER DRAFFIN. 

Noble Draffin has enrollment No. 8662 upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ and he was received into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body on March 25, 1910. His Masonic 
Degrees were conferred in the following York Rite bodies: Wilder 
Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Leominister, Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T„ both of Fitchburg. Noble 
Draffin is also a member of the Leominster Club. For forty years, 
he has followed the occupation of roofer in Leominster, where he 
resides, at No. 73 Lancaster Street. He was born in the Province of 
Quebec, on May 1, 1842, and was educated there. In New York, he 
married Miss Phoebe Jones Wales, and they have four children: 
Dr. Harry, William H„ Sara C., and Margaret. 

FRED ELLIS DRAKE. 

The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
were conferred on Noble Drake, on June 27, 1904, when he was en¬ 
rolled in that distingushed body as No. 4639. His Masonic affiliations 
are in both the York and the Scottish Rites, including Wollaston Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy, Quincy 
Commandery, K. T„ Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Drake is 
connected with the Emerson Shoe Company, as purchasing agent and 
superintendent, having formerly been assistant superintendent of the 
Douglas Shoe Company for fifteen years. He was born in Quincy, on 
July 20, 1868, and obtained his education there. In Quincy, also, on 
January 12, 1891, he was married to Miss Elizabeth B. Kittredge of that 
town, who passed away on January 13, 1913. His business address is 
Rockland, and he resides at No. 13 Goffe Street, Quincy. 

EDWARD B. DRAKE. 

For more than twenty-seven years Noble Drake has been connected 
with the American Powder Mills of Boston, and is now serving that 
concern as vice president and treasurer. His Masonic Degrees were 

conferred upon him in Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 

Reading, Reading Chapter, R. A. M., in which he is Master of the 
First Veil, and in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of 

Melrose. Thus prepared for ennoblement, Noble Drake was admitted 

into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. on December 17, 
1906, and his enrollment certificate then received the number 6776. 
He is a member of Security Lodge No. 208, I. O. O. F. of Reading. 
Noble Drake was born in McArthur, O., on October 29, 1853, and 
obtained his education in that place. There, also, on October 21, 1880, 
he married Miss Luella F. Dowd, and has a daughter, Bertha Fay, 
now Mrs. F. P. Harvey of Reading. Noble Drake’s business address 
is No. 131 State Street, Boston, and he resides in Reading. 


GUY LEON COATES. 

As one of the novices of the class of June 4. 1914, Noble Coates 
was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S in which distinguished 
body his ennoblement certificate received the number 10243 In Masonry, 
he was entered, crafted and raised in Mt. Hermon Lodge A. F & A. M 
of Medford, exalted in Mystic Chapter. R. A. M., also of Medford, and 
knighted in Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T. Since 1906, Noble Coa e.-> 
has been connected with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, at 
the Allston station, as a switch-board operator, and previously, from 


PAUL AUGUSTUS DRAPER. 

Since 1908, Noble Draper has been a wool buyer for Crimmins and 
Pierce of Boston, being at present their Western representative. He was 
born in Canton, on August 31, 1886; received his preparatory educa¬ 
tion there and in Boston, and was graduated from Harvard College 
with the class of 1907. In Stoughton, on November 18, 1910, he was 
married to Miss Marjorie Carter Elmes. Masonically, he is affiliated 
with the following York Rite bodies: Blue Hill Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Canton; Mount Zion Chapter, R. A. M. of Stoughton, and Cyprus 


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Cotnmandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. Thus qualified, lie was 
received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of November 11, 
1910, and was enrolled upon its membership lists as No. 8873. Noble 
Draper is also a member of Theta Delta Chi College Fraternity. His 
business location is the Monadnock Building, San Francisco, Cal., and 
his residence is in Berkeley, Cal. 

ERNEST L. DREW. 

Admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals 
of Aleppo 1 emple, on August 8, 1908, and enrolled in that illustrious 
body as No. 8192, Noble Drew had previously given his allegiance 
in Masonry to St. John’s Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M. of Providence, 
R. I., Providence Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 
7, K. T. of Boston. Politically, he is a member of the Independent 
Party. Noble Drew was born in Watertown, on October 18, 1882, and 
graduated from the Waltham High School with the class of 1899. His 
marriage to Miss M. Estelle Austin, took place in New London, Conn., 
on August 25, 1909, and they have a son, Ernest L., Jr. For the past 
three years. Noble Drew has been special agent for the Employers’ 
Liability Insurance Association of London, Ltd., at No. 132 Water 
Street, Boston, and he was previously, for two years, assistant manager 
of the Liability Department of the Royal Indemnity Company. His 
home is in Dorchester, at No. 801 Blue Hill Avenue. 

HERBERT WATSON DREW. 

In Masonry, Noble Drew has affiliations with Union Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T., of Boston. With the number 6952, his name 
is listed upon the rolls of the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and he was ennobled in that 
exalted body on February 18, 1907. He is a member of the Shoe and 
Leather Lodge of the New England Order of Protection. Noble Drew 
was born at West Newton, on August 1, 1864, and attended the public 
schools there. He has been, for more than thirty years, a shoe salesman 
to jobbing trade, and with E. S. Woodbury Company, manufacturers of 
shoes, with offices at No. 28 Lincoln Street, Boston. His marriage 
to Miss Mabel Virginia Stoddard took place in Brookline, on June 
22, 1897. They have a daughter, Virginia, horn April 10, 1898, and 
a son, Robert Morgan, born May 22, 1903, and make their home at 
No. 95 Dedham Street, Newton Highlands, with a summer home at 
Crow Point, Hingham. 

FREDERIC JAMES DROWN. 

Noble Drown, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 7853, was admitted to the Shrine on December 31, 
1907. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred in Orphan’s Hope 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M., and South Shore 
Commandery, No. 31, K. T., all of East Weymouth. He is a member 
also of Delphi Lodge, No. 15, K. P„ of Weymouth. Noble Drown 
was born at Weymouth on September 22, 1876, and obtained his education 
in the public schools there. For the past four years he has been in the 
coal business, established at Wharf Street, Quincy. He is a member of 
the Montclair Improvement Association. Noble Drown is unmarried, and 
resides at 83 Sagamore Avenue, Quincy. 

GEORGE W. DRYDEN. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Gate of the Temple 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, Noble Dryden was therein duly 
entered, passed and raised; was made a Royal Arch Mason in St. Mat¬ 
thew’s Chapter, R. A. M., also of South Boston; received the Royal and 
Select Masters’ Degree in East Boston Council, R. & S. M., and was 
knighted in St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Thus 
Masonically equipped, he was received into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 30, 1902, his enrollment certificate 
in that illustrious body being numbered 3909. He is also connected with 
the Odd Fellows. Noble Dryden served as Secretary of Public Buildings 
of Boston under Mayor Hart, having formerly been a general merchant 
in Boston for a quarter of a century. He was born in South Boston, 
on August 9, 1862, and was educated in Boston. There, also, on April 4, 
1906, he married Miss Pauline Dupelleau of Cuba. Noble Dryden's 
business address is No. 49 Journal Building, Boston. 

ARTHUR CLARENCE DUNN. 

Having acquired the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Lafayette Lodge, 
A F & A. M. of Roxbury, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston. 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No 
26, IC. T. of Roxbury, Noble Dunn was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, with the class of August 8, 1908, 



when his enrollment in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order 
was numbered 8193. He was born in Boston, on July 16, 1877, and was 
educated in the city schools. In Boston, also, on August 29, 1908, his 
marriage to Miss Isabelle N. Hinckley took place. They have a daughter, 
Florence Ida, and reside in Roxbury, at No. 109 Zeigler Street. For 
about ten years, Noble Dunn has been engaged in the flour and feed 
business in South Boston, being located at No. 25 West First Street. 

CLIFTON DOUVILLE DUNHAM 

Noble Dunham has been treasurer of the Framingham Trust Company 
for about four years, with offices at 17 Concord Street. He was born 
in Marshfield, on June 8, 1880, and was a student in the schools of that 
place and of Boston. On October 2, 1906, he married Miss Alta B. 
Shackley. They have a son, Clifton Douville, Jr., and reside at No. 2 
Walnut Street, Framingham. Noble Dunham is a member of the Masonic 
Club of Framingham, and of Framingham Lodge, No. 45, I. O. O. F. In 
Masonry, he was qualified for ennoblement by his membership in Alpha 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Concord Chapter, R. A. M., all of Framingham ; 
and in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place in 
Aleppo Temple on May 29, 1911, and he was then awarded the certificate 
of enrollment bearing the number 9063. 

WILLIAM E. DUNLAP. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
Noble Dunlap’s name appears as No. 7335, and he was welcomed into 
the Nobility of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order on 
June 24, 1907, having previously attained Masonic membership in Mt. 
Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., and Godfrey 
de Bouillion Commandery No. 25, K. T., all located in Fall River. He 
is also a member of Fall River Lodge No. 219, I. O. O. F., in which 
he is ranked as Past Vice Grand. Noble Dunlap was born in Portland, 
Maine, on August 22, 1879, and obtained his education in the public 
schools of Somerville. For six years, he was connected with the W or- 
cester Street Railway Company, and the Worcester Electrical Company, 
and for more than two years has been electrical engineer with the 
Royal Worcester Corset Company, at No. 30 Wyman Street, Worcester. 
Noble Dunlap is unmarried, and now resides at No. 15 Kidder Avenue, 
West Somerville. 

WALTER N. DURGIN. 

The Masonic connections of Noble Durgin are with Mount Carmel 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. Having these 
prerequisite degrees, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ on May 23, 1893, when he was given the enrollment number 
756 on the membership lists of that distinguished body. He is also a 
member of Richard W. Drown Lodge No. 106, I. O. O. F., and the 
Oxford Club, of Lynn. For thirty-two years Noble Durgin has been with 
the firm of J. Libbey and Son, manufacturers of cut soles in the great 
“Shoe City.” He was born at Northwood, N. H., on September 19, 1861, 
but was educated in Lynn, and in that city he married Miss Clara E. 
Merrill, on February 18, 1866. They have a daughter, Bessie L., and 
reside at No. 27 King’s Beach Terrace. Noble Durgin’s business address 
is No. 479 Union Street. Lynn. 

GEORGE ADAMS DWELLEY. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Somerville, Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur de Lion 

Commandery No. 34, K. T„ both of Charlestown, Noble Dwelley was 
created a Shriner in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 

on December 3, 1903, with enrollment No. 4316 in that illustrious body. 
He was born in Cambridge, on October 12, 1872, and was educated in 
the public schools of Boston. For about five years he has been a book¬ 
keeper for B. F. Griggs, at 634 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, and was 
previously in business for himself as a cigar manufacturer for thirteen 

years. In Boston, in 1894, Noble Dwelley was married to Miss Anna 

L. Parker of South Boston. They have two daughters, Anna L. and 
Gladys L., and a son, George A. Their residence is at No. 76 Wrentham 
Street, Dorchester. 

CHARLES H. DYER. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S , on November 9, 
1909, Noble Dyer was enrolled as No. 8532 in that illustrious body. 
He had previously given Masonic allegiance to Pequossette Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Watertown, Mt. Vernon Chapter R. A. M. of Roxbury, 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. From 
1896 to 1904, Noble Dyer was foreman with the John H. Pray Company 
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Company, at Xo. 85 Portland Street, Boston. He was born in Watertown, 
in 1878, and received his education there. Noble Dyer is a member of the 
Boston Yacht Club and the Dorchester Yacht Club. He is unmarried, 
and resides in Watertown. 

ANDREW DORAN DODSON. 

Noble Dodson has been in the heating and plumbing business in 
Lawrence, for more than eight years past, as treasurer of the Dodson 
Company of No. 320 Lowell Street. He was born in Andover, on May 
28, 1873, and attended school there. In Lawrence, he was married to 
Miss Helen M. Lindsay, and resides in that city, at No. 9 Morton Street. 
He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, on June 24, 1907, and his name appears on its membership rolls, 
as No. 7323. Noble Dodson received his prerequisite Masonic Degrees in 
Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. He is also 
a member of Monadnock Lodge No. 146, I. O. O. F. of Lawrence. 

HERBERT EVARD DODGE. 

Noble Dodge gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on 
April 23, 1907, his enrollment therein being numbered 7108. He was 
Masonically qualified in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, 
from which he demitted to St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newbury- 
port; in King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M. of Newburyport, wherein he 
has the rank of High Priest, and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T., 
in which he is ranked as Sword Bearer. He is also Past Patron of Laurel 
Hill Chapter, O. E. S. of Newburyport, and Past Master of Newburyport 
Grange. Noble Dodge was born at Boothbay, Maine, on January 6, 1867, 
and obtained his education there. At Gardiner, Maine, on January 18, 
1893, he married Miss Edna M. Stevens, and they have three children: 
Ruth L., Evard S., and Paul H. Noble Dodge is vice president of 
the Berry Dodge Company, importers of tea and coffee, at Nos. 33 and 
36 Commercial Wharf, Boston, and his home is in Newburyport, at No. 
12 Harris Street. 

EDWIN E. DODGE. 

Noble Dodge has Masonic affiliations with Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Worcester, Worcester Chapter, R. A. M„ and Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T. In addition to these York Rite connections, 
he is a member, in the Scottish Rite, of Worcester Lodge of Perfection, 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Thus prepared 
for ennoblement, he was admitted to membership in the Ancient Arabic 
Order with the class of May 14, 1901, and his enrollment certificate 
in Aleppo Temple bears the number 3568. He is also a member of 
Aletheia Grotto No. 13, of Worcester, and of the Worcester Automobile 
Club, as well as ex-President of the Merchants’ Association of that city. 
For more than eight years, he has been president and treasurer of the 
Dodge Furniture Company, and for ten years previously was treasurer of 
the Union House Furnishing Company, both of these firms being located 
in Worcester. Noble Dodge was born in Arlington, on November 20, 
1864, and was educated in the public schools of that place, and in 
Pennsylvania. In Reading, Penn., on June 6, 1888, he married Miss Ida 
M. Shull. They have a son, Harold; also a daughter, Dorothy, and 
reside at No. 34 Russell Street, while Noble Dodge’s business address is 
No. 390 Main Street, Worcester. 

JOSEPH HOPKINS DEARBORN. 

Masonically affiliated with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Roxbury, St. Paul's Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 
7, K. T. of Boston, Noble Dearborn was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 30, 1913, when his 
enrollment in that illustrious body received the number 10178. He is 
also a member of Massachusetts Lodge No 1, I. O. O. F„ in which his 
rank is Past Grand, and of the Order of Rebekahs, in Harriet Durell 
Lodge No. 115, of Roslindale. Noble Dearborn was born in Province- 
town, on September 24, 1869, and attended school there. In West 
Roxbury, on April 20, 1898, he married Miss Josie V. Plumer, and they 
have a son, Harvey P. For the past nineteen years, Noble Dearborn 
has been in the grocery business, being located at No. 6 Bellevue Street, 
West Roxbury, where he also resides, at No. 65 Maple Street. 

LESLIE E. DOCKHAM. 

Noble Dockham’s Masonic affiliations are with Starr King Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Salem Council, R. & 
S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T„ all of Salem. 
Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of March 25, 1910. 
and his enrollment certificate bears the number 8666. He is also a 


member of Lodge No. 799, B. P. O. E. of Salem, the Thorndike Club, 
the American Mechanics, and the Now and Then Club. In 1908, as a 
Republican, Noble Dockham served in the Salem City Council. For the 
past fifteen years he has been connected with the Cressey-Dockham 
Company, wholesale grocers, and is now treasurer of that concern. He 
was born in Salem, on February 18, 1878, and obtained his education in 
the public schools of that city. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 11 
Willow Avenue, his business address being No. 32 Front Street, Salem. 

WILLIAM H. DIXON. 

For a third of a century. Noble Dixon has been in the employ of the 
Whitinsville Machine Works. He was born in Harford, Penn., on 
November 9, 1864, but was educated in Whitinsville, where he now resides. 
He is a member of Granite Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Northbridge, St. 
Elmo Chapter, R. A. M. of Whitinsville, Woonsocket Council, R. & 
S. M., and Woonsocket Commandery, No. 24, K. T. In politics, he is an 
Independent. His enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 3303, and he was ennobled in 
that distinguished body on March 19, 1900. 

HAROLD W. DYER. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in William Sutton Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Saugus, Noble Dyer was therein duly entered, passed 
and raised; was advanced and exalted in Tabernacle Royal Arch Chapter 
of Malden; received his Cryptic Rite Degrees in Zebulun Council, R. & 
S. M. of Lynn; and was Knighted in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T. of Malden. Thus Masonically equipped for the journey to the 
Mystic Shrine, he crossed the Desert and was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 31, 1912. 
with enrollment No. 9838. For the past eight years, Noble Dyer has 
been a salesman for the Western Electric Company, previously having 
been in the electric business. He was born in Millbridge, Me., on May 24, 
1884, and obtained his education in Saugus. In Dexter, Me., on August 30, 
1910, Noble Dyer was married to Miss Mabel Shepherd of the same 
town, and they have a son, Russell S., born October 19, 1913. His 
business address is No. 115 Purchase Street, Boston, while his residence 
is in Cliftondale. 

ALEXANDER DEXTER. 

In Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Dexter was ennobled, 
on November 17, 1913 when his enrollment certificate was given the 
number 10134. He was made a Master Mason in Washington Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; was exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason in 
Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.; received the Royal and Select Masters’ 
Degree in Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and attained to the Orders of 
Christian Knighthood in St. Omer Commandery No. 41, K. T. He is 
also connected with the Royal Arcanum of Brooklyn, N. Y. Noble Dexter 
was born in Brooklyn, on December 22, 1870, and was educated there, 
In Brooklyn, also, he married Miss Maude E. Teale of that city, and 
they have three children; Gertrude May, Muriel Alexer, and Jack 
Randall. Noble Dexter is a member of the firm of A. Dexter and Com¬ 
pany, leather dealers, with business location at No. 95 South Street, 
Boston. His home is in Roxbury, at No. 46 Munroe Street. 

FRANCIS M. EDWARDS. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Edwards was taken into 
its fold, on December 4, 1902, with enrollment No. 4052. He is affiliated, 
in the York Rite, with Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, in 
which he has been Treasurer and Trustee of the Permanent Fund for 
a number of years; with Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, 
K. T. of Roxbury; and, in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’.. For twenty-three years, Noble 
Edwards has been in business as a public accountant in Boston, and also, 
for the past five years, as a trustee of estates. He was born in Boston, 
on April 3, 1855. and attended school in Boston and Melrose. His 
marriage to Miss Maude E. Moulton took place in Seekonk, on June 3, 
1877. Noble Edwards’ business address is No. 109 Ames Building, Boston, 
and his residence, No. 30 Gleason Street, Dorchester. 

THOMAS ELLERBY. 

Having attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in St. Paul’s Lodge, 
No. 124, A. F. & A. M. of New York, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T„ both of Boston, Noble Ellerby 
was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
November 7. 1904, when he was enrolled as No. 4807 in that illustrious 
body. He was born in Leeds, Eng., on September 24, 1844, but came 
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New York. For fifteen years. Noble Ellerby has been manager for M. T. 
Davidson and Company, at No. 32 Oliver Street, Boston, and previously 
he was associated for ten years with the Mackintosh and Seymour 
Company of New York. His marriage to Miss Mary E. Rider of Seneca 
Falls, N. Y., took place in Great Barrington, in 1867. They have a son, 
Harold T., and three married daughters, Mrs. G. R. Golden, Mrs. J. R. 
Vanderhoof, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sawyer. Noble Ellerby is a member of 
the A. O. U. W. His residence is in Everett, at No. 76 Norwood 
Street. 

EDWARD ELLINGWOOD. 

On February 1, 1915, Noble Ellingwood suddenly passed to the Great 
Beyond. Having attained the qualifying York Rite Degrees, in Masonry, 
in Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell, the Royal Arch Chapter 
of Peterboro, N. H., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. of Lowell, 
the late Noble ventured on the perilous journey across the Desert, 
penetrating the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, being enrolled therein as No. 844. He was a member of the 
Peterboro Country Club. Noble Ellingwood was born in Lowell, on 
October 10, 1854, and was educated there. Since 1870, he had been a 
druggist in Lowell until 1909 when he moved to Peterboro and opened 
a Rexall Store at No. 49 Main Street. The lamented Noble is survived 
by his wife, formerly Miss Martha Coburn of Lowell, to whom he was 
married in 1885. They had five children: Louisa E. Swan of Lowell, 
Gayton of Chicago, Dorothy E. McLane, of Milford, N. H., Foster, 
and Edward, Jr. Noble Ellingwood’s residence was in Peterboro, N. H., 
at No. 5 High Street. 

GEORGE CLEMENT ELLIOTT. 

In Masonry, Noble Elliott has taken degrees in full course, in the 
York and the Scottish Rites. He is affiliated, in the York Rite, with 
Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Haverhill; Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Com¬ 
mandery No. 14, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Merrimack 
Valley Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. 32°, S.NP.'.R.’.S.N His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a member of the class of December 4. 
1902, and his name appears as No. 4050 on the membership lists of that 
exalted body. He is also a member of Pentucket Club of Haverhill. 
Noble Elliott was born in Haverhill on December 29, 1862, and attended 
the public schools of that city. He was also married there, on June 5, 
1888, and has one son, Richard Baker. After having been for thirty 
years engaged in the coal business in Haverhill, he has retired, and 
makes his home at No. 55 Park Street, in that city. 

FRED B. EMERSON. 

The Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Emerson in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Naphtali Council, R. & S. M„ and Palestine 
Commandery No. 10, K. T„ all of these bodies being located in Chelsea. 
Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 7, 1905, and was enrolled therein as 
No. 6207. He is also a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 938, B. P. O. E. 
Nohle Emerson was born in Chelsea, on May 4, 1871, and attended 
school there. In the same city, he was married, on September 15, 
1908, to Miss Edith M. Cloues, and they have two daughters, Jane P., 
and Priscilla. They reside at No. 161 Garland Street Everett. For the 
past ten years. Noble Emerson has been engaged in the stationery busi¬ 
ness, being located at Nos. 380 and 382 Broadway, Chelsea. 

PHILIP E. ENDRES. 

Enrolled as No. 6787 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and 
ennobled therein on December 17, 1906. Noble Endres was previously 
qualified in Masonry in Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. For more than 
twenty years, he was in charge of the Purchasing Department of 
Lamkin and Foster, Inc., at No. 174 Congress Street, Boston, but is now 
connected with the Mooar and Endres Company, in the shoe business, at 
No. 93 High Street, Boston. He was born in Boston, on February 11, 
1875, and attended school in that city. There, also, his marriage to 
Miss Ada F. Miller took place in 1898, and they reside at No. 31 
Windermere Road. Dorchester. 

PHILIP ENGLISH, JR. 

In Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M„ and 
Haverhill Commandery No. 14. K. T„ all of Haverhill, Noble English 
received the Masonic Degrees preparatory to his admission to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order on September 1, 


1906, when he was enrolled on the membership lists of that exalted body 
as No. 6566. He was born in South Boston, on June 19, 1875, and 
attended school there and in Hyde Park. In Haverhill, on January 31, 
1900, he was married to Miss Bessie E. Fernald, and they have a son, 
John Philip. Their residence is at No. 26 \V estland Terrace. For about 
twelve years Noble English has been a commercial traveler for the firm 
of Lewis A. Crossett, Inc., shoe manufacturers, of North Abington. 

ERNEST E. ERICKSON. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Erickson, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, when he 
received the enrollment number 4885. The Masonic Degrees prerequisite 
to ennoblement were conferred upon him in Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26. K. T. 
of Roxbury. He is a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club, in 
which he is Sergeant-at-arms. Noble Erickson was born in Dorchester, 
on January 26, 1881, and was educated there. He married Miss 
Gertrude T. Sherman of that place, on August 7, 1911, and their home 
is in Dorchester, at No. 249 Park Street. For more than fourteen 
years, Noble Erickson has been engaged in engineering, his business 
address being No. 71 State Street, Boston. 

FRANK P. ESTABROOK. 

Having taken the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Norfolk Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Needham, Noble Estabrook pursued his Masonic 
career through the Scottish Rite bodies, in which he is affiliated with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Nates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistorv, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. «S. « He was received into the Nobilit\ 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on 
March 23. 1912, in which distinguished body he is enrolled as No. 9346. 
Noble Estabrook was born at Hoosick Falls, N. Y„ and was a member 
of the class of 1891 at Syracuse University. He was treasurer of the 
Massachusetts Correspondence School from 1903 to 1905, when he 
became connected with the I. M. Taylor Company, bankers, at No. 8 
Congress Street, Boston. In Norwood, on April 28, 1892, he married 
Miss Edna M. Hill. They have three children: Rosamond W., James 
E„ and Helen. Noble Estabrook resides in West Roxbury, at No. 
88 Corey Street. 

HENRY ARTHUR ESTABROOK. 

Enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 8199, Noble 
Estabrook was received into the Nobility of that illustrious body on 
May 20. 1905. His Masonic affiliations are with Aurora Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
K. T., all of Fitchburg. He is also a member of Mt. Roulstone Lodge, 

I. O. O. F., also of Alpine Lodge No. 35, K. P„ and the Fay Club of 
Fitchburg. Since 1884. he has conducted a drug store in that city, at 
409 Main Street. Noble Estabrook was a member of the First State 
Board of Registration in Pharmacy in Massachusetts: has been President 
of the New England Branch of the American Pharmacists’ Association, 
and is a Trustee in the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. He is a 
member of the School Committee of Fitchburg: is ex-President of 
Fitchburg Board of Trade, and ex-President of Fitchburg Merchants’ 
Association. Noble Estabrook was born on April 22, 1850, at Ashby, 
Mass., and his education was attained in the public schools there, and 
at the Appleton Academy in New Ipswich, N. H. In Salem, Mass., on 
October 17, 1879. he married Miss Susan E. Skinner. They have a son, 
Ralph H., and reside at 80 Richard Street, Fitchburg. 

CHARLES ALBERT ESTEY, JR. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Estey 
in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which he has the rank of 
Junior Deacon, and the Capitular Degrees in St. John s Chapter. R. A. M., 
both of East Boston; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
of Boston, and the Order of Knighthood in N\ illiam Parknian Com¬ 
mandery No. 28, K. T„ of East Boston. His ennoblement took place 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 4. 1902, and in 
that distinguished body he was given the certificate of enrollment No. 
4053. Noble Estey is also a member of Trenton Lodge No.. 124, United 
Workmen of America, of East Boston. He was born on February 6, 
1873, at Orange, but was educated in Boston. For fourteen years, he 
has been a commission dry goods merchant, and is located at No. 93 
Franklin Street. Boston. On April 6, 18%. he married Miss Helen 
Grady of that city, and they reside at No. % Falcon Street. East 
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CARL PIERCE HURD. 

Noble Hurd lias taken degrees in full course in both the York and 
the Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite he is affiliated with 
Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Lowell 
Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Connnandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; 
and in the Scottish Rite with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. He was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., on October 24, 1905, and his enrollment in 
that exalted body is numbered 6129. He is also a member of the Vesper 
Country Club, and, politically, of the Republican Party. Noble Hurd was 
born in Lowell, on September 27. 1882, and was educated in the schools 
of that city. There, also, in July, 1905, he married Miss Evelyn Bertha 
Barker. For more than a year Noble Hurd has been treasurer of the 
Boston Feature Film Manufacturing Company, and previously he was 
for six years with the Fitzgerald & Hubbard Company, brokers. His 
business address is No. 45 Bromfield Street, Boston, and he resides at 
Hotel Westminster. 

DANIEL EVANS. 

For forty-five years Noble Evans has been associated with Braman 
Dow and Company, now located at No. 239 Causeway Street. Boston, in 
which concern he holds the position of foreman. He was born at sea, 
on February 7, 1842, and received his education in Boston. In East 
Boston, about forty-five years ago, he married Miss Annie AI. Robinson 
of Exeter, N. H. They have two sons, Frank H. and Louis W.; also 
two daughters, Annie M. and Hattie E. Noble Evans is a member of 
Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, in which he has the 
rank of Junior Warden; St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M. of East Boston, 
wherein he is Master of the Third Veil: East Boston Council. R. & S. M., 
and William Parkman Commandery No. 28. K. T. of East Boston, in 
which he is Captain of the First Guard. He has the enrollment num¬ 
bered 845 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
and his ennoblement therein took place with the class of November 19, 
1891. He is also a member of Constantine Alabama. Noble Evans re¬ 
sides on Greenwood Street, Wakefield. 

GEORGE T. EVERETT. 

Noble Everett has affiliations in Soley Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Somer¬ 
ville Chapter, R. A. M„ Orient Council, R. & S. M., all of Somerville; De 
Molay Commandery No. 7. K. T. of Boston; Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Oli¬ 
vet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on April 23, 1907, in which renowned body he is registered as No. 7109. 
For twenty-three years or more Noble Everett has been in the employ of 
Saville, Somes and Company, 55 Commercial Street, Boston. He was 
born at Bradford, Me., on January 8. 1876, and attended school in Cam¬ 
bridge and Chelsea. Noble Everett is unmarried, and resides in Bed¬ 
ford, Mass. 

GEORGE ALFRED EVISON. 

Upon the membership roster of Aleppo Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, 
Noble Evison’s name appears as No. 9362. and his ennoblement in that 
illustrious body took place with the class of March 28, 1912. He is Ma- 
sonically affiliated with Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Providence, 
R. I., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. Noble Evison also has 
connections in Caleb Brand Lodge No. 197 of the I. O. O. F. of Somer¬ 
ville, King Hiram Lodge No. 155, K. P. of Cambridge, and in the Uni¬ 
form Rank, K. P. He was born in Lowell, on January 3, 1880, and 
attended school in Providence. For about seven years he has been a 
pharmacist at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. Noble Evison 
has his office at 750 Harrison Avenue, Boston, where he also resides. 

FRANK W. EASTERBROOK. 

Qualified as a Mason, in Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, 
Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T. of Charlestown. Noble Easterbrook was admitted to membership 
in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 14, 
1905, and was therein enrolled as No. 6208. He is also a member of 
Excelsior Council No. 3, of the Royal Arcanum of Somerville. He was 
born in Charlestown, on November 29, 1858, and attended school there. 
In Somerville, on June 22, 1892, he was married to Miss Bertha E. 
Staples. He has a daughter, Harriet W., and resides in Boston. After 
having been, for about eleven years, a dealer in coal, be became, ten 
years ago, the superintendent of the Mechanics Building, Huntington 
Avenue, Boston. 


H. M. EAMES. 

Raised in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lawrence, in which he is 
ranked as Past Master, Noble Eames came by demit to St. Matthew s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Andover. He is also affiliated with Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of Past High Priest, and 
with Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., both of Lawrence. He became 
affiliated with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 1 emple, 

A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 20, 1890, and was therein enrolled as No. 
832. He is also a member of Andover Lodge, I. O. O. F., Andover 
Council of the Royal Arcanum, the Andover Club, and the Home Club of 
Lawrence. His political faith is in the principles of Republicanism, and 
for the past eight years he has been Chairman of the Board of Selectmen 
and an Overseer of the Poor in his home town. He has also served as 
Representative to the Legislature for the past three years, and in 1887 
and 1888 was Representative from Lawrence. Noble Eames was born in 
Andover, on July 9, 1854, and attended the schools of that town. There, 
also, on August 15, 1891, he married Miss Hetty Snyder. Having been 
engaged in business for twelve years as president of the Crescent Worsted 
Company, manufacturers of worsted yarns, Noble Eames retired about 
nine years ago. His home is in Andover, at No. 134 Elm Street. 

CHARLES F. FAIRBANKS, JR. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with Trinity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Clinton Chapter, R. A. M., of Clinton, and Trinity Commandery, No. 32, 
K. T. of Hudson, Noble Fairbanks was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 27, 1904, with enrollment 
No. 4644. He is also a member of the Engineers’ Club of Boston. Noble 
Fairbanks was born in Charlestown, on February 26, 1872, and was 
educated in St. Mark’s School at Soutbboro. He has been, for about 
twenty-six years, connected with the Clinton Wire Cloth Company, of 
which he is now treasurer, having been assistant treasurer for ten years 
previously. His office address is the Sears Building, Boston, and his home 
is in Milton. 

ALBERT FALES. 

Noble Fales was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 7, 1905, when his enrollment certificate in that exalted body was 
numbered 6214. The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to ennoblement were 
conferred upon him in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hebron Royal 
Arch Chapter, both of Norwood, and in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, 
K. T. of Hyde Park. He is also connected with Tiot Lodge No. 89, 
I. O. O. F. of Norwoood, Norwood Lodge No. 124, B. P. O. E., the 
Norfolk Club, and the Business Men’s Association of Norwood. Noble 
Fales has been a cattle dealer during his entire business life, and nine 
years ago he was appointed Deputy Sheriff. He was born in South Ded¬ 
ham, on September 2, 1862, and received his education in the schools of 
Norwood. He is unmarried, and resides on Neponset Street, Norwood. 

JAMES D. FARNSWORTH. 

Noble Farnsworth has been a member of the firm of Farnsworth, 
Hoyt and Company, Boston, dealers in shoe goods, for the past fifteen 
years. He crossed the Desert sands in the company of pilgrims of the 
class of November 2, 1893, and entered Aleppo Temple, of the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, his certificate of enrollment in that exalted body 
being given the early number 950. His prerequisite qualifications were 
acquired in the following Masonic bodies of Chelsea: Star of Bethlehem 
Lodge, A. F^ & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Com¬ 
mandery No. 10, K. T Noble Farnsworth was born in Lynn, on May 25, 
1859, and was educated in Boston. He was married, in Revere, to Miss 
Carrie D. Bird of that town, and they have a son, Charles E. Noble 
Farnsworth’s business address is No. 58 Lincoln Street, Boston, and his 
residence is in Winchester. 

JOHN M. FARQUHAR. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 30, 1904, Noble Farquhar was therein enrolled as No. 4889. 
The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Mt. Carmel 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. He is also a member of Lodge No. 117, 

B. P. O. E., and of the Oxford Club. In politics he is a Republican. 
Noble Farquhar was born in Scotland, on December 17, 1869, and was 
educated in his native country. He was, for some time, a veterinarian, 
but for the past seven years has been a member of the firm of Farquhar, 
Norris and Black, in the real estate and insurance business, No. 341 
Union Street, Lynn. His home is at No. 9 Bassett Street. Noble 
Farquhar’s marriage to Miss Ethel Niles took place in Lynn, on Jan¬ 
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DAVJD CARTER FARR. 

Noble Farr’s Masonic affiliations are with Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. His ennoblement 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on March 28, 1912, when 
his enrollment in that illustrious body was numbered 9373. He is also a 
member of Lawrence Lodge, B. P. O. E. Noble Farr has been a dry 
goods merchant in Lawrence for five years, and was previously engaged 
in the same business in Brockton. He was born in Lawrence, August 13, 
187S, and was educated in the schools there. He married Miss Mabel L. 
Sharrock of that city on April 30. 1903. His business address is No. 8 
Pemberton Street, Lawrence, and he resides at No. 122 Prospect Street, 
Methuen. 

EDWIN FARWELL. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Norfolk Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Needham, Parker Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Natick, and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T., Noble Far- 
well was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on March 30, 1894, when his enrollment upon the membership 
lists of that illustrious body was numbered 953. He was born in Natick, 
on August 21, 1861, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
that town. For the past thirty years he has been in the real estate and 
insurance business. His address is No. 59 West Central Street, Natick. 

ROBERT J. FAWCETT. 

Noble Fawcett was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 1907, with membership No. 7691. 

His Masonic Degrees were bestowed upon him in Mt. Olivet Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, wherein he has the rank of Senior 

Steward; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.. Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T„ in which he is Warden. 
Noble Fawcett was born on January 13, 1883, in Cambridge, and received 
his education there. For seven years he has been engaged in the hay and 
grain business in that city, being located at Portland and Thorndyke 
Streets. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 93 Hammond Street, 

Cambridge. 

WILL M. FAWCETT. 

District Superintendent of Maine and New Hampshire for Armour 
and Company for thirteen years past, Noble Fawcett was elevated to 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 31, 1901, 
with enrollment No. 3613. His Masonic attainments are indicated by his 
affiliations, in the York Rite, in Morning Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Worcester; Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., Portland (Me.) Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and in the 
Scottish Rite, with all the bodies located in the Valley of Portland, Me. 
Noble Fawcett was born in Boylston, on July 14, 1869, and obtained his 
education in that place, Worcester and in Boston. In Cambridge, on 
November 21, 1894, he was married to Miss Augie B. Mentzer of Cam¬ 
bridge. They have a daughter. Bernice, born on October 11, 1899, and 
reside at No. 99 Falmouth Street, Portland, Me. 

HARRY FELCH. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees for Shrine en¬ 
noblement in Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Parker Chapter, R A. M„ 
and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T„ all of Natick, Noble Felch was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Tempk, 
on March 22 1889, and his enrollment upon the membership lists ot that 
illustrious body was numbered 908. He is also a member of Takawambi 
Lodge I O O. F. of Natick, and of Cochituate Grange. In politics, he 
belongs to the Independent Party. Noble Felch was born in_ Natick, on 
September 17, 1851, and was educated in the public schools of that pla . 
His marriage to Miss Florella S. Gray of Natick took place in Wellesley. 
They have four children living: George, Hannah. Alvin, and Edna, wh 
three have passed away. Willis, Swansea, and Elvira From k/3 t 
1904 Noble Felch was a member of the firm of Felch Brothers, s 
manufacturers. He then retired from active business but cultivates a 
small farm on Pine Street, North Natick, where he makes his home. 

DAVID O. FELT. 

Noble Felt comes of patriotic ancestry, his great-great-grand at er 
having served in the Revolutionary War. Noble Felt himself who is a 
Grid Am,, man. served in the Ci.il War with .he Tenth Vermont 
Volunteer Infantry of Bennington He enlisted in 
Tulv 21 186? and was honorably discharged on July 3. 1865. or twe y 
on/ytrfhi served as a police officer at Station 
February 1897 Noble Felt was horn in West V ardsboro, Vt., 

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In Masonry, Noble Felt was raised in Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Dorchester, and is also affiliated with St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of 
South Boston, Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and St. Oilier Commandery 
No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, in all of which he has Life Membership. His 
initiation into the mysteries of the Ancient Arabic Order took place in 
Aleppo Temple, on September 15, 1887, and his enrollment therein is 
numbered 886. Noble Felt is also a Life Member of Oriental Lodge 
No. 10. I. O. O. F. of Dorchester. 

EUSTACE LINCOLN FISKE. M. D. 

Noble Fiske is a well known physician and surgeon in the city of 
Fitchburg. He was born in Holliston, on November 26, 1860. After 
having obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of Hollis¬ 
ton, graduating from high school in 1877, Noble Fiske was in business 
with his father for six years. Then he entered Harvard Medical School 
of Boston, from which he graduated in 1886. In that city, on June 20, 
1894, Noble Fiske married Miss Jennie E. Lawson. He has been a 
visiting physician at the Burbank Hospital of Fitchburg for fifteen years, 
and is physician-in-chief of the Tuberculosis Hospital of that city, bor 
eighteen years he was Treasurer of the Worcester North District Medical 
Society, and in 1910 was its President. Noble Fiske is also a member of 
the Massachusetts Medical Society, the American Medical Association, 
the Fitchburg Society for Medical Improvement, and of the Fitchburg 
Medical Club. For ten years he was Surgeon, with rank of Captain, in 
the Sixth Regiment of M. V. M. Noble Fiske has also served as Chair¬ 
man of the Fitchburg Board of Health for six years. From 1897 to 1899 
he was a member of the City Council, and in 1900 became President of 
that body. Noble Fiske has Masonic affiliations, in the York Rite, in 
Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Fitch¬ 
burg; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Com¬ 
mandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg, in which he has the rank of Past 
Commander. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on Decem¬ 
ber 4, 1902, and his certificate of enrollment therein is No. 4069. Noble 
Fiske is also a member of Mt. Roulstone Lodge No. 98, I. O.O. F. of 
Fitchburg, having occupied all the chairs therein, and also in King David 
Encampment No. 42, with which he is affiliated. He belongs to the Fay 
Club, and to the Columbian Club of Fitchburg. Noble Fiske’s residence 
and office are at 20 Prichard Street, Fitchburg. 

CHARLES WILLIAM FITZ. 

With enrollment No. 990 in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ Noble 
Fitz was admitted to the Nobility of that illustrious body, on Novem¬ 
ber 15, 1896, having previously attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees 
in Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of \V oburn. V oburn Chapter, 
R. A. M., Medford Council. R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is also a member of the Towonda 
Club of Woburn, and of the Boston City Club. Noble Fitz was born in 
Manchester, on September 10, 1853, and was educated in the schools of 
that town. In 1880 he entered the grocery business in Woburn. He was 
previously, for six years, in the employ of his father, who was in the 
furniture business as a member of the firm of Kelham, Fitz and Company, 
with headquarters in Boston and a branch in New Orleans. Noble Fitz 
retired in<1908. and now resides in V oburn at No. 7 V inn Street. 

FRANK E. FLEET. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Fleet’s name appears as No. 8485, and his connection with that 
illustrious body dates from August 2, 1909. The Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry were conferred upon him in Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Dorchester; the Capitular Degrees in Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., the 
Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and the Templar Degrees 
in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. His business address 
is No. 112 Beach Street, Boston, and his residence is at No. 81 Green¬ 
wood Street, Dorchester. 

WARREN LEWIS FLETCHER. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
June 24, 1907, with enrollment No. 7360, Noble Fletcher had previously 
attained Masonic affiliations in Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Reading, in which he was Worshipful Master in 1913 and 1914; with 
Reading Chapter, R. A. M. of Reading, and Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is also a member of the Spanish 
War Veterans’ Association. Noble Fletcher was born in West Boylston, 
on September 8, 1875, and was educated in the public schools there. In 
Reading, on December 31. 1910, he was married to Miss Fannie J. Tde of 
that place, and they have a son, Warren Lewis, Jr., born on October 2, 
1911. For the past fifteen years Noble Fletcher has been in the organ 
pipe business, and is connected with the Samuel Pierce Organ Pipe 
Company, located on Pierce Street, Reading. His residence is at No. 18 
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FRANCIS FREDERICK FLINT. 

Raised in Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Flint has taken 
degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on September 2, 1911, and his 
enrollment number therein is 9145. He is also a member of the Boston 
City Club, the Episcopalian Club, Canadian Club, and Winthrop Yacht 
Club. Noble Flint was born in Yarmouth, N. S., on April 29, 1858, and 
was also educated there. For over twelve years he has been senior mem¬ 
ber of the firm of Flint and Company, commission merchants, No. 46 
Clinton Street, Boston, and previously, for fifteen years, was engaged as 
an exporter of flour to the British and French colonies. Noble flint is 
unmarried, and resides in Winthrop. 

GEORGE HENRY FLOCKTON. 

For the past twenty-eight years Noble Flockton has served as janitor 
of the Masonic Hall in the Masonic Building, at No. 320 Washington 
Avenue, Chelsea, and has also conducted a catering business there. He 
was born at Rothay, Eng., on June 28, 1849, but was educated in the public 
schools of Yonkers, N. Y., graduating in 1862. His marriage to Miss 
Emma E. Long of Boston took place in Chelsea, on January 1, 1870. 
They have a son, George H., Jr., born June 18, 1874, and a daughter, 
Emma C., September 11, 1876. Their home is at the address given above. 
Noble Elockton’s Masonic Degrees were conferred in Star of Bethlehem 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Naphtali Council, 
R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., all of Chelsea. 
With these affiliations he was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in June, 1904, his enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious body being No. 7116. In addition to bis Masonic and Shrine affilia¬ 
tions, Noble Flockton is a member of Ruth Chapter of the Order of the 
Eastern Star of Chelsea, Crescent Council of the Royal Arcanum, Alpha 
Lodge No. 1 of the New England Order of Protection, Winnisimmet 
Lodge No. 24, I. O. O. F„ and Mystic Lodge No. 46, K. P. 

FRED H. FOLGER. 

As a member of the caravan of June 24, 1907, which reached Aleppo 
Temple Oasis, praying for admission to its Shrine and coveted member¬ 
ship, Noble Folger was one of those whose earnest prayer was granted, 
and on whom the Order was exemplified in full form, with enrollment 
No. 7353. For two years he served on the Arab Patrol under Captain 
Charles Henry. His Masonic affiliations in the York Rite are with Alpha 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Concord Chapter, R. A. M., both of South 
Framingham, and with Natick Commandery No. 3, K. T. In the Scottish 
Rite he is connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. He is 
also a member of Framingham Lodge of Elks, No. 1264. Noble Folger 
has been a hotel manager for ten years, his business address being Cliff 
Road, Nantucket. He was born in Framingham, on December 6, 1879, 
and was educated there. In Brockton, on November 14, 1901, he married 
Miss Mabel G. Oliver of that city. They have two sons: Gordon M„ 
born October 16, 1904, and Philip E., January 21, 1908. Their home is at 
No. 89 Union Avenue, Framingham. 

ROBERT L. FOLSOM. 

Affiliated in the York Rite with Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Folsom also has degrees 
in full course in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being connected with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. With membership No. 6210 he 
was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 7, 1905. Noble Folsom is a member of the Order of Haji, and 
of Wenona Chapter, O. E. S. of Dorchester. He is also connected with 
the American Society of Pleating and Ventilating Engineers, and with 
the Massachusetts Branch of the same. Politically, he is affiliated with 
the Independent Party. Noble Folsom was born in Manchester, N. H., 
on May 16, 1876, and was educated in the schools of that city and in 
Boston. On February 10, 1909, his marriage to Miss Alice Potter of 
Boston took place there. For the past fourteen years Noble Folsom has 
been a heating engineer. His business and residence are both located 
at No. 125 Pembroke Street, Boston. 

GEORGE PL FOOTE. 

Noble Foote has degrees in full course in the York Rite of Masonry, 
as is indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies: Good Samari¬ 
tan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Reading Chapter, R. A. M., both of 



Reading; Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery 
No. 20, K. T., both of Melrose. He was welcomed into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on April 23, 1907, and his enrollment upon the membership lists of that 
exalted body was numbered 7117. He is also a member of Security 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Reading. Noble Foote was born at Somersworth, 
N. H., on July 11, 1857, and was educated in the public schools of that 
place. At Lawrence, on June 15, 1882, he married Miss Ida Mildred 
Littlefield. Their children are: Ward, born June 21, 1886, and Maud 
Pauline, September 25, 1888. For the past thirty-one years Noble Foote 
has been trainmaster for the Boston and Maine Railroad, at the North 
Station, Boston, for the terminal district. His home address is No. 20 
Mt. Vernon Street, Reading. 

HENRY WILSON FORBES. 

Noble Forbes is Masonically affiliated with Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Quincy Commandery No. 47, 
K. T. Thus qualified, he was welcomed into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on November 9, 
1909, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 8538. For thirty-five 
years Noble Forbes has been engaged in the woodwork business, and for 
the past twelve years has been with G. W. Morrison and Company, con¬ 
tractors and builders. He was born on October 3, 1855, in Norton, where 
he attended the public schools. On Thanksgiving Day, 1899, he married 
Miss Margaret Buckley of Houlton, Maine. Noble Forbes’ business ad¬ 
dress is No. 56 Wareham Street, Boston, and his residence is at No. 231 
Newport Avenue, Wollaston. 



GEORGE M. FOSKETT, M. D. 

Noble Foskett was born in Charlestown on October 26, 1858. He 
obtained his preparatory training in Webster and attended Amherst 
College, from which he obtained his degree in 1878. His professional 
training was completed in New York and Berlin, Ger. He practices as a 
physician and surgeon, with offices in the Slater Building, and at the Hotel 
Newton, both in Worcester. His residence is also in that city, at No. 82 
Pleasant Street. Masonically, Noble Foskett is connected with the fol¬ 
lowing York Rite bodies of Worcester: Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T. In the Scottish Rite he is affiliated 
with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, and Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix. He was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the 
class of May 30, 1897, and his enrollment certificate was given the 
number 992. Noble Foskett is also a member of Archon Lodge No. 142, 
I. O. O. F. of Worcester, Mt. Vernon Encampment, and the Hancock 
Club of Worcester. 


EDWIN P. FOSS. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Foss’ name appears as No. 3804, and he was welcomed into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body on April 29, 1902. The prerequisite 
Masonic qualifications were conferred upon him in Winthrop Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and Coeur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Noble Foss was born in Straf¬ 
ford, N. H., on January 20, 1855, and received his education there. His 
connection with the E. P. Foss Hardware Company, located at No. 56 
Pearl Street, Boston, dates back for more than twenty years, and he has 
been engaged in the hardware line during his entire business life. His 
marriage to Miss Frances H. Wells of Rumney, N. H., took place in 
Boston, on April 20, 1883, and they reside in that city, at No. 39 Hunt¬ 
ington Avenue. 

FREDERICK SEYMOUR FOSS. 

In Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Foss has the enrollment 
certificate numbered 7364, and his ennoblement in that distinguished body 
took place with the class of June 24, 1907. His Masonic Degrees were 
obtained in the York Rite bodies of Haverhill and Lawrence, as follows: 
Merrimack Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Haverhill, from which he demitted 
to Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lawrence; Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Lawrence; Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery 
No. 17, K. T. Noble Foss is also affiliated with William B. Gale Lodge 
No. 140, K. P., Lawrence Lodge No. 65, B. P. O. E., and the Merrimack 
Valley Country Club. He was born in Haverhill, on August 17, 1865, and 
attended the public schools of that city. There, also, on January 22, 1897, 
he married Miss Addie M. Corbin. He is a musician by profession, 
making a specialty of the cornet. The residence of Noble Foss is at No. 
12 Sunset Avenue, and his business address is No. 351 Essex Street, 
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ASHTON HALL BaRtLeT. 

Having Masonic membership in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Bartlet was welcomed 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28, 
1912, and was given membership therein, designated as No. 9314. He 
is also a member of the Massachusetts Society, S. A. R., and of Boston 
Chapter, S. A. R. Noble Bartlet was born in Roxbury, on April 13, 1886, 
and was educated in the public schools there and also at the Chauncy 
Hall School, Boston. He is filling a clerkship at No. 214 Devonshire 
Street, Boston, and has his residence at No. 617 Warren Street, Roxbury. 


ALBERT HORTON. 

Born in New Salem, on May 3, 1844, Noble Horton has the dis¬ 
tinction of having been connected, for more than forty-five years, with 
the E. Howard Watch and Clock Company, of Roxbury, holding therein 
the position of foreman in the Watch Department. He obtained his edu¬ 
cation in his native place. Noble Horton’s Masonic interests have given him 
affiliations in full course in both the Rites of Masonry. He is a member 
of the following York Rite bodies: Athol Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Athol, 
wherein he is a Charter Member; St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of 
Boston. In the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In his Commandery, Noble Horton serves as Musical 
Director; in the Shrine he has the distinction of being one of the 
Pioneer Members of Aleppo Temple, and he was one of the second 
class to be admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order, therein. He was en¬ 
nobled, on January 20, 1886, and his enrollment number is 1164. Noble 
Horton’s marriage to Miss Clara McIntosh, of Boston, took place in 
Roxbury, on December 24, 1874; they have a daughter, Bessie W., and 
reside in Roxbury, at 18 Gleason Street. His business address is 206 
Eustis Street, Roxbury. 


CHARLES MONROE MONTGOMERY. 

Noble Montgomery was born in Braintree, Vt., on January 19, 1865, 
and was educated in his native town. For more than twenty years, he 
has served on the Boston Police Force, and is connected with Station 
No. 14, Brighton. His elevation to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine took 
place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 7, 1904, with en¬ 
rollment No. 4818. He previously qualified as a York Rite Mason, in Henry 
Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and Goeur de 
Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of Howard Lodge No. 22, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown. Noble Mont¬ 
gomery is unmarried and resides in Allston. 

GEORGE WARREN MARQUAND. 

Noble Marquand obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees m St. 
John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, in which he has the rank of 
Past Marshal. King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M„ and Newburyport Com¬ 
mandery No. 3, K. T., both of Newburyport. He was admitted to the 
Shrine in Aleppo Temple on April 23, 1907, and his enrollment in that 
body was numbered 7166. Noble Marquand was born in East Boston, 
on January 18, 1870. and obtained his education in the public schools of 
Newburyport. At Salisbury, in March, 1890, he married Miss Carrie E. 
Pike; they have a daughter, Dorothea P. Noble Marquand is treasurer 
of the Berry, Dodge Company, wholesale tea merchants, at 33 Com¬ 
mercial Wharf, Boston. His home address is 84 High Street, Newburyport. 


SHERMAN TECUMSEH NEWTON. 

Noble Newton has a full course of degrees in both the York and 
Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with St. John’s Lodge No. 1, 
F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, No. 3, R. A. M., Davenport Council 
No. 5, R. & S. M., and De Witt Clinton Commandery, K. T„ all of 
Portsmouth, N. H.; and also with the Ineffable Lodge of Perfection, and 
the Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem, of Portsmouth, N. H.; Dover 
Chapter of Rose Croix of Dover, N. H„ and New Hampshire Consistory 
32° S ’ P ' R ' S '. of Nashua. He was received into the Nobility ot 
Aleppo" Temple, on March 1, 1898, and his certificate of enrollment in 
that body was then numbered 1961. Noble Newton ,s also a member 
of Damon Lodge No. 9, K. of P.; Mercedes Lodge No. 687 of the 
Eagles; Portsmouth Lodge No. 97. B. P. O. E of which he ,s a 
Charter Member; the Portsmouth Athletic Club; the Portsmouth Coun¬ 
try Club; the Portsmouth Yacht Club; the Warwick Club; the Republi¬ 
can Club; the Edwin Forrest Club; the Sinclair Club of Boston the 
Portsmouth Board of Trade; the Veteran Firemen s Association, and of 
the Mechanics’ Fire Society, which was organized m 1864 by the late 
Frank Jones. Politically, his interests are with the Republican Partv 
Noble Newton was born at the Isle of Shoals, on September 5, 1864, and 


obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that place, latef 
attending the Portsmouth High School. On May 3, 1889, in Portsmouth, 
N. H., he was married to Miss Hattie F. Preble of York, Me., a member 
of the old Revolutionary family; they have a daughter, Mollie Jane, and 
a son, Sherman Preble. Noble Newton was sent to the New Hampshire 
Legislature in 1893, 1895, 1901 and 1903; and in 1889, he was a member 
of the City Council. He has also served his city as Tax Collector, 
Collector of Customs, and for ten years, he was a member of the School 
Board. After leaving school, Noble Newton entered the wholesale and 
retail fish business, in which he remained for twenty-five years, later 
he became interested in the hotel business, and for the past twelve years, 
he has been proprietor of the Hotel Kearsarge, at 104 Congress Street, 
Portsmouth, N. H. His residence is at S'A Gardner Street, in that city. 

NELSON HARRIS NEWELL. 

Noble Newell is well known among the insurance men of Boston. 
He was for thirteen years a clerk with the Metropolitan Casualty Insur¬ 
ance Company, and for ten years has been manager of the company, 
with offices at 30 Kilby Street. He was born at Fort Scott, Kansas, on 
January 18, 1872, and was educated in Boston. At Roxbury, on June 5, 
1900, he was married to Miss Gertrude E. Lindstrum of Roslindale. He 
resides at 101 Maple Street, West Roxbury. Masonically, he is connected 
with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Mt. Vernon Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of Roxbury, with Boston Council, R. & S. M., and with 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. In Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he was ennobled on November 5, 1906, his 
enrollment number being 6706. He is also a member of the Royal 
Arcanum, and among his other associations are the Dudley Club and 
the Highland Club. 

LEANDER ABRAM PENNY. 

Noble Penny is a member of St. Matthew’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Andover, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and Coeur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. With the other pilgrims of the 
class of June, 1908, he made the trip over the burning sands, and was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., his enrollment certificate 
receiving the number 8222. Noble Penny is a member of Excelsior 
Council No. 3, the Royal Arcanum of Somerville, the Web Cowet Club 
of Somerville, the Pointer Club of New England, and the Sportsmen's 
Protective Association. He is also a director of the Somerville Co-opera¬ 
tive Bank, and is on the investment committee of that institution. Since 
1894, Noble Penny has been in business as a contractor and builder, at 
177 Pearl Street, Somerville; for ten years previously, he was with the 
Craighead and Kintz Manufacturing Company, and was also connected 
with the Shawsheen Furniture Company. He was born in Clifton, Maine, 
on May 24, 1867, and graduated from school there in 1883. In Ballard- 
vale, on April 29, 1891, he was married to Miss Nellie Louise Buck, and 
they reside at No. 192 Pearl Street, Somerville. 

MYRON EUGENE SIBLEY. 

For about six years. Noble Sibley has been connected with Green 
and Sibley, automobile dealers, at 110 Central Street, Lynn. He was 
born in Whitingham, Vt., and was educated in the schools there. He 
is unmarried, and resides at 62 Lawton Avenue, Lynn. Noble Sibley 
is a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn, of the Homestead Golf 
Club of Danvers, and of the Swampscott Club. He is also identified 
with Richard Drown Lodge, I. O. O. F., and with Lodge No. 117, 
B. P. O. E. of Lynn. Politically, he is a follower of the Independent 
Party. He was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, in August, 1913, and enrolled therein as No. 10120, having 
previously attained Masonic membership in the following \ork Rite 
bodies of Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. 

LEON WILLIAMS COTTRELL. 

Noble Cottrell has the Symbolic and the Capitular Degrees in the 
York Rite of Masonry, and a full course of degrees in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated in the former with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
and St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Boston; and, in the latter, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on June 4, 1914, when 
his enrollment upon the membership lists of that illustrious body was 
numbered 10245. He is also a member of the Clinton Yacht Club, and 
the Cornell Club. Noble Cottrell was born at Sandy Creek, N. Y„ on 
April 17, 1877, and was educated there. For the past ten years he has 
been engaged in fire insurance as a special agent. His business address is 
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PRANK HERBERT TORREY. 

Noble Torrey is a member of Orphan’s Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M„ Temple Council, R. & S. M., and South 
Shore Comtnandery No. 31, K. T., all of East Weymouth. He is also 
affiliated with the local bodies of the I. O. O. F. and those of the K. P., 
and is a member of the Wessagussett Club, and of the Universalist 
Men s Club. He filled the clerkship for the Board of Assessors of Wey¬ 
mouth, from 1910-14, and is the Chairman of the Board of Water Com¬ 
missioners of that place. In politics, he is an Independent. For thirty- 
one years, ending in 1904, he was engaged in the manufacture of boots 
and shoes. He was born at North Weymouth, on January 24, 1854, and 
was educated in the schools of Weymouth, and at the Chauncey Hall 
School of Boston, graduating from the latter in 1872 On August 8, 
1876, in North Weymouth, he married Miss Bessie B. Lovell. They 
have a son, Stanley T., and a daughter!, Doris L., and they reside at 
15 Lovell Street, North Weymouth. Noble Torrey’s enrollment number, 
upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, is 3771, and he was admitted 
to that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order, on December 30, 1901. 

FRANK LESLIE TUPPER. 

For nearly twenty-five years, Noble Tupper has been in the lunch 
and creamery business, with offices at 367 Columbus Avenue, 255 West 
Newton Street, and 46 Gainsboro Street, Boston. He was born in Nova 
Scotia, on July 29, 1864, and was educated in that province. The Masonic 
Degrees necessary for Shrine ennoblement were conferred upon Noble 
Tupper in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Mt. Vernon Chapter, 

R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery 
No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury. With this Masonic equipment, he was 
created a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ as a member of 
the class of August, 1908. and was enrolled therein as No. 8235. In 1885, 
Noble Tupper was married, and he has one daughter. His residence is 
at No. 8 Garrison Street, Boston. 

FRED HOLFORD WARD. 

Noble Ward has a full course of degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies of 
Portsmouth, N. H.; St. John’s Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M., Washington 
Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., Davenport Council No. 5, R. & S. M., and 
De Witt Clinton Commandery, K. T. He was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1892, when there was con¬ 
ferred upon him the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 2839. 
Noble Ward is a member, also, of Osgood Lodge No. 48, I. O. O. F. 
of Portsmouth, having held, since 1884, the rank of Past Noble Grand; 
the Warwick Club; the Portsmouth Athletic Club; the Portsmouth 
Country Club; the Boston Athletic Club, and of the Brae Burn Country 
Club of West Newton. Politically, he belongs to the Republican Party. 
Noble Ward was born on December 21, 1862, at Portsmouth, N. H., and 
was educated in the public schools of that city. He is a director of the 
New Hampshire National Bank, and a director in the Portsmouth Trust 
Company. Noble Ward was sent to the New Hampshire Legislature 
for one term. For the past thirty years, he has been a member of the 
firm of William Ward and Sons, wholesale dealers in liquors, with loca¬ 
tion at 187 Market Street, Portsmouth, N. H., and he is the president 
of the Eldridge Brewing Company. Noble Ward has a daughter, Flor¬ 
ence M„ who was born on May 21, 1894. His residence is at No. 183 
Miller Avenue. 

HARRY W. WAITE. 

The enrollment numbered 6386 in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order is that of Noble Waite, who was admitted into the Nobility 
of that body on February 2, 1906. As a Mason, he is connected with 
Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ 
both of Roxbury, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of 
Charlestown. He also has affiliations in Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E. of 
Somerville. Noble Waite was born in Melrose, on the anniversary of 
Washington’s Birthday, in 1881, and was educated in the schools of 
Somerville. For fifteen years, he was engaged in the hardware business, 
and is now a manufacturer of floor oils and varnishes. Noble Waite is 
also the inventor of dustless sweeping compounds. In Roxbury, on 
June 22, 1904, be married Miss Bertha L. Engel. They have a son, 
Charles Andrew, and a daughter, Marjorie Washburn. Noble Waite’s 
business address is 168 Washington Street, Boston, and his home is in 
Somerville. 

ALONZO E. YONT. 

Member of the Arab Patrol of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
Noble Yont is a 32° Mason, and was received in that body in the 
caravan of the June meeting on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the 
Shrine in Boston, his membership being No. 7606, by order of enroll¬ 
ment. He was raised in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was advanced 

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and exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.; passed under the nine arches 
of the Crypt in Boston Council, R. & S. M.; and was made a Knight 
Templar in Boston Commandery. His Scottish Rite Masonic member¬ 
ship is in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates 
Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and 
Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Besides these affiliations lie holds 
membership in the Colonial, Social Law, and Massachusetts Bar Clubs. 
Noble Yont is a Republican, and for three years, was a member of the 
Local Ward Committee. He practiced law independently for seven years; 
but during the past year he has become identified as a member of the 
law firm of Ham, Frederick and Yont. Noble Yont was born on a farm 
near Nebraska City, Neb., on August 15, 1873. He entered the University 
of Nebraska, at fifteen years of age, and graduated therefrom in 1895. 
In athletics he won the all-round athletic championship for the State of 
Nebraska in two successive years; was a prominent football player, and 
was selected for the All Western Team for two successive years. On 
leaving college he came East, and entered the employ of Dun’s Mer¬ 
cantile Agency, where he remained for several years. He was married in 
Newton, October 17, 1897, to C. Edith Neilson of N ewton. They have 
one child, Laurence D„ born February 22, 1900. After his marriage he 
took up the study of law, graduating in the Y. M. C. A. Law School, and 
entered the active practice of his profession immediately on his gradua¬ 
tion. His business address is 24 Milk Street, Room 612, Boston, and his 
residence, 11 Faxon Street, Dorchester. 

GEORGE J. FOSTER. 

Noble Poster was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on August 2, 1909, with membership No. 8484, and 
in that exalted body he holds the rank of Assistant Director. He had 
previously become qualified as a Mason in Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery 

No. 20, K. T., all of Melrose. He is also attached to the Elks, in Melrose 
Lodge No. 1031, and is Sergeant in the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company of Massachusetts. Since 1910 he has served as Park Commis¬ 
sioner of Melrose. Noble Foster was born in Malden, on March 1, 1874, 

and was educated in the schools of that city. His marriage to Miss 

Florence M. Cragin took place in Melrose on October 17, 1900. Noble 
Foster is engaged as a wholesale agent for hardware specialties, having- 
been connected with Vaughan and Bushnell Manufacturing Companv 
of Chicago for a year; with the Collins Hardware Company of Lynn for 
five years; with the P'rye-Phipps Company of Boston for one year, and 

the same length of time with the Bolles and Wilde Company, Boston. 

Noble Foster’s business address is No. 53 Beverly Street, Boston, and 
his home is in Melrose, at No. 120 Melrose Street. 

JOHN WILLIAM FOSTER. 

Noble Foster, who holds the enrollment certificate numbered 4395, 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., was ennobled in that illustrious 
body on October 21, 1912. He was brought to light in Masonry in An¬ 
tiquity Lodge No. 18, A. P. & A. M. of Lowell, and continued his career 
in the Scottish Rite, having affiliations in Lowell Lodge of Perfection, 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ Noble Foster is a 
member of the Knights of Malta, and has the rank of Past President in 
the Waverly Lodge, Sons of St. George, of Lowell. He is also a member 
of the United States Bunting, C. C. & A. A. Club, the Lawrence C. C. 
Club, the British Social Club of Lawrence, the Grove Social and Unity 
Clubs of Lowell. As a Republican, he serves on the City Committee 
of Lowell. Noble Foster was born in Rochdale, Eng., on March 29, 1872, 
and was a pupil in the schools of that country. He is married, and re¬ 
sides at 1216 Gorham Street, Lowell. For the past five years he has 
been with the Bay State Mills of Lowell. 

MORRIS COTTON FOYE. 

Noble Foye has degrees in full course in the York and the Scottish 
Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite he is affiliated with the following- 
bodies of Portsmouth, N. H.; St. John’s Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M„ 
Washington Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., Davenport Council No. 5, R. & 
S. M„ and DeWitt Clinton Commandery, K. T., in which he has the rank 
of Past Commander; and in the Scottish Rite, with Ineffable Lodge of 
Perfection, Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem, both of Portsmouth, 
N. H.; New Hampshire Chapter of Rose Croix, Dover, N. H., and New 
Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\, Nashua, N. H. He is Chair¬ 
man of the Masonic Hall Committee and of the Scottish Rite Executive 
Board. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on March 15, 1892, when 
his enrollment upon the membership lists of that exalted body was num¬ 
bered 931. Noble Foye is also a member of Portsmouth Lodge. No. 97, 

B. P. O. E„ the Warwick Club, and the Portsmouth Board of Trade. 
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born in Rye, N. H., on November 7, 1853, and was educated in the public 
schools of that place. In Greenland, N. H„ he married Miss Helen E. 
Clough of Portsmouth, and they have a son, Ray B. Since 1879 Noble 
Foye has been proprietor of a dry goods establishment, located at Nos. 
4 to 8 Market Square, Portsmouth, N. H., and his home address is No. 461 
Middle Street in that city, bor two terms he served in the New Hamp¬ 
shire State Legislature, and in 1912 and 1913 he filled the office of Police 
Commissioner. 

EDWARD JOHN FUDGE. 

Noble Fudge is affiliated in Masonry with Putnam Lodge, A. E. & 
A. M. of Cambridge, in which he has rank of Past Master; Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M., in which he is Master of the Third Veil; Orient 
Council, R. & S. M., of which he is Principal Conductor, and Coeur de 
Lion Conunandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He is enrolled as No. 
7359 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., in which he was ennobled on 
June 24, 1907. He is also a member of Oasis Lodge No. 146, I. O. O. F. 
of Somerville, and of the Central Club of that city. For nearly thirty 
years Noble Fudge has been an undertaker and embalmer in Somerville. 
He was born in Ottawa, Can., on October 26, 1878, and attended school 
in Cambridge. There, also, on September 12, 1900. he was married to 
Miss Lillian E. Heyn, and they have a daughter, Marion E. They reside 
at No. 46 Summer Street, Somerville, and Noble Fudge’s business ad¬ 
dresses are Nos. 46 Summer Street, Somerville, and 123 Cambridge 
Street, East Cambridge. 

DAVID FUDGE. 

On November 23, 1912, Noble Fudge entered the Unseen Temple. 
He was a member of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, having been ennobled in that illustrious body on November 15, 
1896. In Masonry, Noble Fudge was Past Master of Putnam Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of East Cambridge, and was also affiliated with Cambridge 
Chapter. R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Com- 
mandery No. 42, K. T. Other fraternal bodies with which Noble Fudge 
was connected were New England Lodge No. 4, I. O. O. F. of Cambridge, 
St. Omer Lodge, K. P. of Cambridge, and Signet Commandery, Knights 
of Malta of Somerville. For twenty-eight years Noble Fudge was an 
undertaker and embalmer in Cambridge and Somerville, and for three 
years he tilled the office of cemetery commissioner. He was born in Quebec, 
Can., on March 17, 1855, and was educated in that city. There, also, he 
married Miss Mary A. Wheeler. He is survived by two sons, David W. 
and Edward J., the latter being enrolled in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
and formerly associated with his father in business. 


GEORGE WALLIS FULL. 

In Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. 51., Noble Full has the rank of Marshal. 
He is also a member of Washington Chapter, R. A. 51., Salem Council, 
R. & S. 51., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem. 
In the Scottish Rite he is affiliated with Sutton Lodge of Perfection, 
Boston Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 5It. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the en¬ 
rollment lists of Aleppo Temple Noble Full’s name appears as No. 5078, 
and his ennoblement took place in that exalted body on June 2, 1905. He 
is also a member of Lodge No. 799, B. P. O. E. of Salem, and is an 
ex-president of the Now and Then Association of that city. As a Repub¬ 
lican, he served upon the Board of Aldermen of Salem in 1907. Noble 
Full was born in that city, on August 14, 1871, and obtained his education 
in the public schools. He is now nearing the quarter-century mark in 
business, having conducted an undertaking establishment in Salem for 
more than twenty-two years. He married Miss Delia 5Iay Caisse, on 
November 9, 1893, at Salem. They have live children: Edna 51., Fred¬ 
erick W., George F., 5Iarion L., and Joseph E. Noble Full’s business 
address is No. 21 Church Street, and his residence is at No. 22 Ocean 


Avenue, Salem. 

EDGAR LORIXG FULLER. 

A Templar in the York Rite, and a 32° 51ason in the Scottish Rite, 
Noble Fuller has affiliations in the former with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Everett, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. 51. of Boston, and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T.; in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
5Iount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Thus doubly qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on May 21, 1908, and was enrolled therein 
as No. 8110. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F. bor more than 
twenty-six years Noble Fuller has been connected with the G. W. Bent 
Company, of No. 93 Causeway Street. Boston, and is secretary of that 
firm. He was born in Framingham, on October 7. 1862, and was educated 
in Newton. He married Miss 51. J. Carey of Newton, and they have 
five children: Harrison A., Ethel L„ Lena F.. Marian A., and G. Evelyn. 
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FRED WEBSTER FULLERTON. 

The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to ennoblement were conferred 
upon Noble Fullerton in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. 51., and Hebron 
Chapter, R. A. 51., in which he was made High Priest in 1913, both of 
these bodies being located in Norwood, and in Cyprus Commandery No. 
39, K. T. of Hyde Park. He was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. 51. S., on November 9, 1909, and upon the membership lists of that 
illustrious body his enrollment number is 8537. For thirty years Noble 
Fullerton has been a druggist, and for the past fifteen years he has con¬ 
ducted a drug store in Walpole, on 5Iain Street. He was born in 
Stoughton, on January 22, 1868, and attended school in Brockton, Abing- 
ton, and Randolph. When sixteen years of age he began work as a 
drug clerk in Randolph, later removing to Upham s Corner, Boston, 
where he was employed as a clerk with A. H. Copley, and with Alexander 
Brothers, of South Boston. He then went to Ashmont and started in 
business for himself, removing later to W alpole. He is a member of the 
Walpole Board of Trade. In Boston, on December 16, 1894. Noble 
Fullerton married 51 iss Lillian E. Babb, and they have a daughter, 
5Iargaret E., born in February, 1898. Their home is on Main Street, 
Walpole. 

WILLIAM DAVID FULTON. 

Born in Rochester, N. Y., on August 19, 1870, Noble Fulton has been, 
for about fifteen years, a grain commission merchant in Boston, and a 
member of the Chamber of Commerce. He was married in Rochester, 
X. Y., on January 2, 1899, to 5Iiss Grace 51. Randall. His business office 
is at No. 501 Chamber of Commerce, and he resides at No. 16 Harvard 
Street, Xewtonville. Noble Fulton was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., X. 51. S., on 5Iay 21, 1909, his enrollment in that illustrious 
body being No. 8424. In the York Rite of 5Iasonry he is affiliated with 
St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. 51., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. 51., Boston 
Council, R. & S. 51., Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and also with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, 5It. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 51assachu- 
setts Cnsistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 

JACOB 5IITCHELL FROST. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees in 5Iasonrv in Columbian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Noble Frost continued his 5Iasonic 
career in the Scottish Rite bodies, and is now affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem. 51t. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 5Iassachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, he was admitted into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of Feb¬ 
ruary 25, 1913, when his enrollment certificate received the number 9888. 
His residence is at No. 106 Sumner Road, Brookline. 

ROYAL GRANT FURBUSH. 

For more than ten years Noble Furbush has been contracting agent 
for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. He was previously 
in the service of the Northern Pacific Railway as contractor for four 
years; with the Canadian Atlantic Transit Company for two years, and 
in the Freight Department of the Great Northern Railway for four years, 
having spent a total of more than twenty years in railroad service. Be¬ 
fore entering the railway business he was with the John C. Paige In¬ 
surance Company for two years. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. 51. S., took place on December 4. 1902, his certificate of 
enrollment in that illustrious body being numbered 4065. The prerequisite 
5Iasonic Degrees were conferred upon him in 5It. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & 
A. 51. of Cambridge, in which his rank is that of V orshipful 5Iaster; 
Cambridge Chapter, R. A. 51., with rank of High Priest; Boston Council, 
R. & S. 51., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He is a member 
of the Xewtowne Club and the Five O Club. Noble Furbush was born 
in Cambridge, on December 18, 1874, and was educated in the public 
schools of that city and at Comer’s Commercial College of Boston. He 
is unmarried, and resides at No. 29 Crescent Street, Cambridge. 

EDWARD M. FOLGER. 

Having attained the qualifying 51asonic Degrees in John Abbott 
Lodge, A. F. & A. 51. of Somerville, Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of 
5Ialden, and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of 5Ialden, Noble 
Folger was admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. 51. S., 
on June 4. 1914, when his enrollment certificate in that illustrious body 
received the number 10355. Noble Folger was born in Charlestown, 
on 5Iarch 28, 1881, and was educated in the public schools of that city. 
His marriage to 5fiss Alice G. Kingman took place in Malden, on 
5Iay 28, 1913. For the past four years, Noble Folger has been general 
manager for the American Power Company, at No. 120 Boylston Street, 
Boston, and previously, for ten years, he was employed as a salesman. 
His home is in Somerville, at No. 109 Highland Avenue. 

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Thomas tiLLett tracY. 

Noble Tracy has acquired the Masonic Degrees, in full course, in 
both the York and Scottish Rites. He is a member of Lafayette Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., both of Roxbury; Boston 

Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Conmiandery No. 26, K f. of 
Roxbury. His affiliations in the Scottish Rite are in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. On June 27, 1.904, he was received into the Nobility of 

the Ancient Arabic Order, and in Aleppo Temple, he holds the enroll¬ 

ment certificate numbered 4723. Noble Tracy was born in Sackville, 
N. B., on August 31, 1860, and obtained his education in the provincial 
schools. For twenty years, he was employed as a carpenter and builder, 
and for the past fifteen years, has been in business for himself, now 
being located at 33 Tyler Street, Boston. Noble Tracy resides at 361 
Adams Street, Boston. 

JAMES A. QUIGLEY. 

Noble Quigley is a Life Member of the following Masonic bodies: 
Zetland Lodge A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Boston, and Boston Council, R. & S. M. He is also affiliated with Boston 
Conmiandery No. 2, K. T. Thus equipped for ennoblement, he was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 
12, 1910, and his enrollment certificate therein received the number 8761. 
Noble Quigley is also a member of Eleusis Lodge No. 5, K. P., and he 
is a Life Member of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. He was born in 
Philadelphia, Penn., on the last day of the year 1859, but was educated 
in the public schools of Boston. For about a quarter of a century, he 
has held the responsible position of superintendent of the mansion and 
grounds of Colonel A. A. Pope, at 378 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 
Noble Quigley is unmarried, and resides at the address given. 

GUSTAVUS WEILER. 

In Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, the Symbolic Degrees 
in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Weiler; he then pursued his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. With the class of May 12, 1910, he was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment has the number 8777. Noble Weiler is also attached to the Elks, 
in Boston Lodge No. 10. He was born in Bangor, Me., on November 9, 
1876, and was graduated from the Maine Central Institute. He has been, 
for about twenty years, in the diamond and jewelry business in Boston, 
and is now established at 365 Washington Street. Noble Weiler’s mar¬ 
riage to Miss Hilda Kallman, took place in Boston, on March 5, 1905; 
they have a son, Richard, and reside in Brookline, at 57 Verndale Street. 

FRANK DENNETT STILES. 

For over a quarter of a century, Noble Stiles has been connected 
with the Installation Department of the Edison Electric Illuminating Com¬ 
pany of Boston. He was born in Salem, on December 6, 1867, and was 
educated in Salem and Boston. Noble Stiles has taken degrees, in full 
course, in both Rites of Masonry. His York membership includes Mace¬ 
donia Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Milton, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Quincy Conmiandery 47, K. T.; and 
in the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
The ennoblement of Noble Stiles took place in Aleppo Temple, on March 
28, 1912, at which time his certificate of enrollment received the number 
9509. On June 20, 1893, in Columbus, O., he was married to Miss Mar¬ 
garet E. Weinman of that city. Noble Stiles resides at 51 Channing 
Street, Wollaston, and his business address is 39 Boylston Street, Boston. 

FREDERICK H. SPRING. 

With the certificate of enrollment numbered 2341, Noble Spring was 
admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
September 20, 1888, and in that most celebrated body of Shriners, he 
served as Illustrious Potentate from 1897 to 1899. His Masonic attain¬ 
ments which qualified him for ennoblement in the Temple were received 
with high rank in both York and Scottish Rites. Noble Spring was 
raised in Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M., on December 15, 1874, in 
which body he was Worshipful Master for two years; was exalted, with 
Life Membership, in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., on April 20, 1875, 


Serving therein as High Priest for two years; on September 26, 1876, 
he was received in Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., wherein he was ranked 
as Super-excellent Master, and in Joseph Warren Commandery, he was 
Commander for one year. Noble Spring is also affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 14° ; and was received into Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 16°, on April 8, 1881, being its 
Senior Warden; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 18°, on April 15, 1881, 
having been elected Most Worshipful Master for 1888-91 and 1889-92; 
and on April 22, 1882, he was received into the Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Spring is a permanent member of the Grand 
Chapter; Past Grand King of the Grand Commandery; was Grand First 
Lieutenant Commander of Massachusetts Council of Deliberation, and on 
September 15, 1891, he attained the high distinction of Sovereign Grand 
Inspector-General, 33°. In addition to his Shrine connections, he is a 
member of the Order of the Red Cross, and the Knights of Malta, 
wherein he was Eminent Commander for one year. Noble Spring was 
born in Balfast, Me., on September 14, 1848, and his educational training 
was obtained in the public schools of that city, and also in those of 
Boston. For the past forty-six years, he has been city clerk of Boston, 
first in the Engineering Department, Paving Department, Park Depart¬ 
ment, having also been draughtsman in the various offices; and at present, 
he is City Clerk of Boston public works, bridge and ferry division, being 
chief clerk of the Bridge Department. Noble Spring’s business address is 
170 Broadway Extension, South Boston, and he resides at 426 Colum¬ 
bus Avenue, Boston. 

F. WARREN CLARK. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Union Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and in St. Oilier Commandery No. 21, K. T. of 
Dorchester, Noble Clark was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 29, 1902, when his enrollment was num¬ 
bered 3792. He was born in South Boston, on March 5, 1868, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of that place. In 1886 he became con¬ 
nected with the Clark and Lee Company, building contractors, which busi¬ 
ness he has continued ever since, with offices at 201 Devonshire Street, 
Boston. In 1897, he was made a director and treasurer of the Con¬ 
solidated Land Syndicate of Boston, and in 1911, he was treasurer of 
the Boston Wrecking Company. Noble Clark’s marriage to Miss Hattie 
L. Tufts took place in South Boston, on June 21, 1894. They have a 
daughter, Doris L., and reside at 30 Sydney Street Dorchester. 

WARREN L. RICH. 

Noble Rich was born in Cliftondale, on July 19, 1874, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of Boston, Medford, Duxbury, and 
Somerville. For eighteen years, he has been a garment cutter for H. M. 
Sawyer and Sons of Cambridge, and was previously engaged in the 
wholesale leather business for four years. Noble Rich is a member 
of the Sons of the American Revolution, and formerly belonged to Com¬ 
pany D of the Standish Guards of Plymouth, and Battery A Light Artil¬ 
lery of Boston. He is also a member of New England Lodge No. 4, 
I. O. O. F., and of the New England Encampment, in which he has the 
rank of Past Chief Patriarch and Past High Priest. Politically, Noble 
Rich is a Republican, and has served as Inspector of Voters in Ward 
2 of Cambridge. He is also a member of ward and city committees. 
His Masonic affiliations are with Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Cambridge, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, Cambridge Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No 42, K. T. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A O., N M. S., on March 28, 1912, 
when his enrollment certificate in that exalted body was given the num¬ 
ber 9484. Noble Rich is unmarried, and resides at No. 98 Otis Street. 


WILLIAM FRANKLIN SEAVER. 

Noble Seaver is a member of Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Boston, having the rank therein of Junior Deacon; Signet Chapter, R. 
A. M. of Charlestown; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and 
Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K T. of Charlestown. He is enrolled 
as No. 4208 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. 
M. S., and his ennoblement took place on December 4, 1902. Noble 
Seaver was born in East Boston, on August 15, 1844. He was educated 
in the public schools of that city, where, also, he has been, for more than 
twenty years, enga’ged in the manufacturing business. Noble Seaver was 
married twice in East Boston: first, to Miss Lucy J. Abbott of South 
Lagrange, who passed away in 1891; and again, on January 17, 1895, to 
Miss Henrietta W. Barker of Dennisport, Cape Cod. He has a son, Ray- 
mon W., and resides at 49 Eutaw Street, East Boston. 






















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ARTHUR SIMONS. 

Noble Simons gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo temple, 
on June 5, 1913, his enrollment therein being No. 10031. He was Masonic- 
ally qualified in Shawmut Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston; Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of P’rinces 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C He is also attached to the Knights of 
Pythias, in Joseph Warren Lodge. Noble Simons was born in Boston, 
on March 28, 1887, and was educated in the public schools of that city. 

In Boston, also his marriage to Miss Anna M. Gotthardt took place, on 
June 25, 1912; they have a daughter, Bernice Selma, born on October 29, 
1913. For the last eight years, Noble Simons has been a news agent. His 
business address is 74 Franklin Street, Boston, while his home is in 
Roxbury, at 48 Intervale Street. 

HAROLD CHESSMAN KEITH. 

Noble Keith has Masonic attainments indicated by the degrees in 
full course which have been conferred upon him in both Rites of Masonry. 
In the York Rite, he is affiliated with St. George Lodge, A. F. & A.^ M., 
Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C Thus prepared for admission to the 
Mystic Shrine, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of June, 1912, when there 
was awarded to him certificate of enrollment bearing the number, 9022. 
Noble Keith is also a member of the Boston City Club, the University 
Club of Boston, the Commercial Club of Brockton, the Wollaston Golf 
Club, and the Brockton County Club. For five years, he has been assist¬ 
ant treasurer of the George E. Keith Company of 23 Station Avenue, 
Brockton. He was born in Brockton, on June 18, 1884, and was educated 
at the Lawrenceville School, and at Amherst College, from which latter 
he graduated with the class of 1908. On April 12, 1910, at East Orange, 
N. J., he married Miss Ethel Middlebrook Bowne. They have a daughter, 
Barbara Bowne, and reside at No. 1383 Alain Street, Biockton. 

HOWARD BERT LIA1RIC. 

Born in Akron, O., on June 8, 1876, Noble Limric’s Alasonic affilia¬ 
tions are, in part, with Akron bodies. He is a member of Joseph Webb 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. ot Boston; Washington Chapter, R. A. Al. of 
Akron Comandery, K. T. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 31, 1909, and his enrollment number, in that body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Alystic Shrine, is 8619. He is 
also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, of the Bay State 
Automobile Association, and of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. 
Noble Limric was graduated from the high school, at Akron, in 1893, 
and in that city, on October 29, 1900, his marriage to Aliss Jessie Ellin- 
wood, took place. He had been associated, for thirteen years, with the 
B. F. Goodrich Company, manufacturers of rubber goods, at Akron, and 
he now is manager of their New England branch, with offices at 851-857 
Boylston Street, Boston. Noble Limric has two sons: Joseph Walton 
and William Ellinwood, and resides at Alaple Avenue and Stone Street, 
Sharon. 

HOWARD I. BEAL. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AL S., on Novem¬ 
ber 29, 1892, with enrollment No. 255, Noble Beal had previously secured 
Alasonic Degrees in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Satucket Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., and in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of 
Brockton. He is also allied with the New England Order of Protection 
of Brockton. For the past fifteen years, Noble Beal has been a salesman 
with Flint and Horner Company, of No. 20 West 36th Street, New York 
City, and, for over a quarter of a century, has been in the furniture 
business. He was born in North Abington, on Alarch 8, 1868, and was 
educated there and in Boston. Noble Beal resides at No. 383 7th Avenue, 
New York City. 


FRED W. CROCKER. 

Noble Crocker was introduced to Masonic light in Felicity Lodge 
No. 19 A. F. & A. A1., was made a Royal Arch Mason in Hancock 
Chapter No. 19, both of Bucksport, Ale., and a Knight Templar in 
Blanqueforte Commandery, No. 13 of Ellsworth, Ale. He was admitted 
to the Nobility of the Alystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 
1907, his enrollment, therein, being No. 7842. For the past ten years, 



Noble Crocker has been in the electrical business, with the General 
Electrical Company of Boston. He was born in Vinal Haven, Alaine, on 
Au°ust 3, 1876, and was educated in the schools of Bucksport, Ale. is 
marriage to Miss Jennie E. Boody of Boston took place there on Sep¬ 
tember 24, 1910. They have a daughter, Evelyn E, and a son, Edward 
AlcCaulder. Noble Crocker’s business address is in care of the General 
Electric Company, No. 84 State Street, Boston, and his residence is at 
No. 4 Haynes Park, Roxbury. 


ELA1ER E. CROWLEY. 

Noble Crowley, whose name apears as No. 9140 upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., was admitted into that illus¬ 
trious fellowship on September 2, 1911. He is Masonically identified 
with Pioneer Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerset, Winthrop Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; also with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C Noble Crowley was born in Somerset, on April 4, 
1871, and was educated in the public schools of that place. He has been 
twice married, his first wife leaving a son, Milton W. In Boston, on 
October 15, 1906, he married Aliss Ida L. Smith, and their home is in 
Dorchester, at No. 112 Alagnolia Street. 



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JUDSON A. REYNOLDS. 

As a novitiate of the caravan of Pebruary 9, 1904, which reached 
Aleppo Temple Oasis praying for admission into its Shrine and coveted 
membership, Noble Reynolds was one of those fortunates whose earnest 
prayer was granted, and on whom the order of Nobility was exempli¬ 
fied, in full form, with enrollment No. 4454. He holds Life membership in 
that Alystic Shrine and also in the Alassachusetts Consistory, 3- , 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C He has secured affiliations, in the York Rite of Masonry, 
with Lodge of the Temple, F. & A. AL, Cheshire Chapter No. 4, R. A. AL, 
St. John’s Council, R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery, K. T., 
all of Keene, N. H.; and in the Scottish Rite, with the bodies located in 
the Valleys of Keene, N. H., and Boston. Por the past thirty years, 
Noble Raynolds has been in the hotel business, and since 1902, he has been 
proprietor of the Cheshire House, Keene, N. H. He was born in Berk¬ 
shire, Vt., on February 19, 1861, and attended school in Bakersfield, Vt., 
and Alilton, Vt. 


FRANK EUGENE FOWLER. 

Noble Powder has degrees in full course in the York Rite of Alasonry, 
being affiliated with Eureka Lodge, A. P. & A. AL, Adoniram Chapter, 
R. A. AL, New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery 
No. 16, K. T., all of New Bedford. He was welcomed into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the 
portals of Aleppo Temple, on September 1, 1906, and his enrollment in 
that distinguished body is numbered 6570. He is also a member of the 
New Bedford Chapter No. 49, Order of the Eastern Star. Noble Fowler 
was born in Montville, Conn., on December 21, 1856, and was educated in 
the public schools of that place. He married Aliss Sadie L. Swift of 
Woods Hole, and they have four children: Plorence J., Allan S., Harold 
C., and Arthur E. Noble Fowler is proprietor of the Davis and Hatch 
Spice Company, which was established in 1863, having been purchased 
from the original owners in 1893, when he removed from Alontville to 
New Bedford. His business address is No. 28 Union Street, New Bedford, 
and he resides at No. 42 Foster Street. 

WILLIAM NIEDNER. 

Masonically affiliated with Alt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, Taber¬ 
nacle Chapter, R. A. Al., Alelrose Council, R. & S. AL, and Leauscant 
Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden, Noble Niedner was received 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Alay 5, 1904, with enrollment 
No. 4571. In addition to his Masonic and Shrine connections, he is a 
member of Malden Lodge No. 201, I. O. O. F.; Middlesex Encampment, 
and Canton Alalden: the Malden Club: Shawmut Club, and the Univer- 
salist Alen’s Club. He is a Republican in politics, and has served the 
city of Malden as Councilman in 1905 and 1906; as Alderman in 1907 
and 1908, being chairman of the latter board, and Acting Alayor in 1908, 
also served the Commonwealth as a member of the Massachusetts House 
of Representatives in 1909. Noble Niedner is president and treasurer of 
Charles Niedner’s Sons Company, manufacturers of linen fire hose and 
cotton fabrics, with plants at Malden, Mass., and Coaticook, Quebec. He 
was born in Malden, on October 18, 1876, and graduated from the schools 
there in 1892. Noble Niedner was married on July 5, 1899, to Aliss 
Cora Al. Dewire, and their residence is at 14 James Street, Malden. 















































































































































































































































































































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NATHAN SALLINGER. 

Noble Sallinger is prominently identified with the Masonic Order 
in both York and Scottish Rites, and is a well known business man of 
Boston. He is treasurer of the Exchange Investment Company, and 
proprietor of the People’s Credit Company of Boston and Providence. 
He organized the order check system, which has come to be widely 
known, a plan providing for the giving of orders on all the leading cash 
stores, an inexpensive convenience much appreciated by the public. Noble 
Sallinger is a director of the Cosmopolitan Trust Company of Boston: 
also of the Massachusetts Credit Union, and of the Federated Jewish 
Societies. He was born in New York City, on September 21, 1865, and 
was educated in the public schools there. His Masonic affiliations are 
with these bodies, in the York Rite: Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
both of Boston; while in the Scottish Rite, he is a member of the follow¬ 
ing bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. Noble Sallinger was 
admitted to the membership of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on May 21, 1908, and his enrollment 
number therein is 8156. He is also a member of Charles Sumner Council 
of the Royal Arcanum of Boston, and of the Ancient and Honourable 
Artillery Company. Among the clubs with which he is connected are: 
the Boston City Club, the Ten of Us Club, and the Kernwood Country 
Club. In Boston, on June 28, 1898, he married Miss Jennie Masse; they 
have a daughter, Ethel Amelia, and a son, Richard William, and reside 
at 1553 Beacon Street, Brookline. 

CALEB DAVIS DUNHAM. 

Masonic Light first dawned upon Noble Dunham in Union Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, in which he has the rank of Past Master; 
he was exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; passed under 
the nine arches in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and was Knighted in 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. In the bodies of 
the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.’. 
His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on 
November 5, 1906, and he is enrolled in that body as No. 6664. Noble 
Dunham was born in St. John, N. B., on May 13, 1855, but has lived in 
Boston from his infancy, and was educated in its public schools. For 
fifteen years, he was in the watch and clock business, with E. Howard 
and Company of Boston. For about twenty years, Noble Dunham has 
been an Officer of the Superior Court, Suffolk ss„ and is now Deputy 
Sheriff in charge of the Equity Session of the Court House of Boston. 
In Boston, on September 17, 1879, he was married to Miss Sarah M. 
Atwood of Hyde Park. They have had five children, three of whom have 
passed away, those surviving being Chester A. and William H. Noble 
Dunham has his residence at No. 58 Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester. 

WILLIAM J. QUENNELL. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, with the class of March 
30, 1897, with enrollment No. 2166, Noble Quennell served upon the Arab 
Patrol of that Temple during the incumbency of two of the Illustrious 
Potentates. He has degrees in full course in both the York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with Washington 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Rox- 
bury; and, in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of feifection, 
Giles' Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Quennell as born in Manchester, Eng., on November 12, 1855, but came 
to Massachusetts sufficiently early to obtain his education in Boston, in 
which city, on September 24, 1887, his marriage to Miss Ada E. Bolster 
of Auburn, Me., took place; they have two sons: Willard L. and Alvin 
W. Noble Quennell is one of the Directors of the Masonic Temple in 
Roxbury, and he is a Trustee of his Council. For more than thirty-five 
years, he has been engaged in the restaurant business in Boston, and is 
now located at 20 Faneuil Hall Square. His home is in Roxbury, at 33 
Maywood Street. 

BENJAMIN EZRA WOOD. M. D. 

A graduate, with the class of 1901, from Harvard College, and with 
the class of 1906, from the Harvard Medical School, Noble Wood is 
well known as an orthopedic surgeon of Boston, being connected with the 
Carney Hospital in South Boston. He is also orthopedic surgeon for 
the Lawrence General Hospital of Lawrence. Noble Wood was born in 
Boston, on July 23, 1879, and obtained his preparatory education in the 


Boston Latin School. He is First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps of 
the M. V. M., and a member of the Old Guard Association, of the 
Society of Military Surgeons of the United States, of the Sons of the 
Revolution, and of the Society of American Wars. Noble Wood is also 
a member of the Officers Club of the M. V. M„ of the Boston City Club, 
and of the Harvard Club of Boston. Among various medical organiza¬ 
tions with which he is connected are: the American Medical Association, 
the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the Boston Orthopedic Club. 

In Masonry, Noble Wood is affiliated with Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Boston, in which he has the rank of Past Master, St. Paul s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. He was elevated to membership in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in the class of August 8, 1908, and was 
enrolled as No. 8242. He is Past Patron of Evangeline Chapter No. 93, 
Eastern Star of Allston. Noble Wood is unmarried, and resides at 1200 
Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, while his offices are at 520 Beacon 
Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM G. RODD. 

Noble Rodd, who has held the rank of Alchemist in Aleppo Temple, 
since 1912, was received in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, with membership No. 6279, on December 
7, 1905. He had previously attained degrees in full course in both the 
York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated, in the former, with 
Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. 
A. M., both of South Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester; and, in the latter, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts; of Winthrop Coun¬ 
cil No. 538, of the Royal Arcanum, and of Mt. Washington Lodge No. 
115, of the Order of United Workmen of South Boston. Noble Rodd 
was born on Prince Edward Island, Can., August 17, 1872, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools there. His marriage to Miss Annie Hansalpakar, 
took place in South Boston, on July 19, 1893; they have three children: 
Ernest E., Gladys L., and Doris M. Noble Rodd is a director in the 
Farragut Bank Corporation of South Boston and in the Silver Fox 

Ranching Company. For the past fourteen years, he has been a contractor 

and builder, his office address being 382 West Broadway, South Boston, 
while his home is in Milton, at 270 Blue Hills Parkway. 

GEORGE P. PAGE. 

Noble Page is enrolled as No. 2060, upon the lists of Aleppo Temple, 
and he was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order, on March 15, 1892. 
The requisite Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Faith Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of Bunker 
Hill Lodge No. 14, I. O. O. F., and of Bunker Hill Encampment. Noble 
Page was born in Littleton, on September 13, 1846, and was educated 
there, in the public schools. For more than forty-four years, he has been 

with H. L. and G. P. Page and Company, truckmen, at No. 45 Stillman 

Street, Boston. Noble Page is very much interested in music, and for 
thirty-five years he played the cornet. In Boston, on January 2, 1887, 
he was married to Miss Evelyn M. Whitcomb of Charlestown, who 
passed away on April 20, 1907. He has a son, Elmer G., and resides in 
West Everett. 

EDMOND P. BLAKE. 

In 1903, Noble Blake was made a member of the Arab Patrol of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and in 1902, he became one of the 
Color Guards. He was admitted into the Mystic Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of August 
30, 1902, and his enrollment in that illustrious body bears the number 
3888. Masonically, Noble Blake bears allegiance to Robert Lash Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Chelsea; Boston 
Council, R. & S. M.; Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. of Chelsea; 
and also to Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Blake is a Direc¬ 
tor in the Arab Patrol Club; and is also a member of the Ancient and 
Honourable Artillery Company, and of the National Lancers. He was 
born at Kensington, N. H., on May 31, 1866, and was educated in New 
Hampshire. He was for some time, a wholesale dealer and jobber in 
bicycles; but for the past ten years, has been dealing in auto and motor 
trucks, at No. 169 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Noble Blake was mar¬ 
ried in Boston, on March 16, 1909, to Miss Anna May Barbour; and has 
two children, Madeline Barbour and Edmund Prentiss They reside at No. 
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EDWIN FRANCIS LILLEY. 

Noble Lilley, who is N’o. 5016. upon the rolls of Aleppo Temple, 
served as Selectman of the town of Milford in 1910 and 1911. and as a 
Representative in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1911 and 1912. For 
the past twenty years, he has been in the jewelry business, establish', 
at 202 Main Street, Milford. His Masonic qualifications for admission 
to the Shrine were obtained in Montgomery Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Mt. 
Lebanon Chapter. R. A. M„ Milford Council, R. & S. M„ and Milford 

Commandery No. 11, K. T„ all of Milford, and he was received into the 

Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo 
Temple, on March 27. 1905. Noble Lilley is also a member of Milford 
Lodge No. 223, I. O. O. F.; of Milford Lodge No. 628, B. P. O. E„ and 
of the Cinosam (Masonic) Club of Milford. He was born in Milford, 
on August 29, 1870, and attended the schools there. On January la. 
1895. he married Miss Florence V. Clark at that place. They hare 

three daughters: Ruth L., Dorothy E., and Eleanor C.; also a son, 

Edwin F., Jr., and reside at 52 Congress Street. Milford. 

JOHN FRED JOHNSON. 

Brought to Light in Masonry in George Washington Lodge No. 82, 
A. F. & A. M., of Ansonia, Conn., in which he had the rank of Junior 
Deacon, Noble Johnson received his Capitular Degrees in Mt. Vernon 
Chapter No. 35. R. A. M., in which his rank is King: his Cryptic Degrees 
in Union Council No. 7. R. & S. M. t in which he was Deputy Master, all 
of Ansonia. Conn., and his Templar Degrees, in Haverhill Commandery 
No. 14, K. T„ in which he is Recorder. He is also affiliated, in the 
Scottish Rite, with Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection. Thus prepared 
for Shrine ennoblement, he was exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. 
\ \ O N. M. S., on May 21, 1909, with enrollment No. 8434 Noble 
Johnson is a member of the House Committee of the Pentucket Club of 
Haverhill, is President of the Universalist Men’s Club of Haverhill, and 
for the past six years, has been a member of the Haverhill Board of 
Trade. He was born on September 19, 1874, in Sweden, where he was 
educated. He served the required length of time in the Royal Cavalry 
of Skone. Sweden, and following his military career, came to New 
York City in 1896. For the past two years. Noble Johnson has been 
with W. B. Thom and Company, hat manufacturers; prior to that con¬ 
nection. he was. for seven years, in the grocery business, with the 
E. C. Wilson Company of Haverhill, and for three years previous, with 
S. S. Pierce Company of Boston. He is unmarried: his business address 
is 20 River St. Haverhill, and his residence is at 27 Summer St., in the 
same city. 



FRED HAROLD DARY. 

In Masonry Noble Dary has affiliations in King David Lodge. A. F. & 

4 M St Marks Chapter. R. A. M.. both of Taunton, and St. 
Johns Commandery No. 1. K. T. of Providence. R. I. In Aleppo Temple. 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, his ennoblement was consummated on 
March 26. 1909. and his enrollment in that illustrious body is designated 
as No. 8327. He is a member of the Bristol Club of Taunton, Mass., 
and of the West Side Club of Providence. R. I. Noble Dary was born 
in Taunton, on August 9. 1876, and attended school there. For the past 
fifteen years, he has been superintendent of the Dary Ring Traveler 
Company, located on Weir Avenue. Taunton. On January 24. 1906. m 
Somerset, he was married to Miss Clara L. Davis, and their residence 
is at No. 34 Prospect Street, Taunton. 

RALPH WALTER PARKER. M. D. 

Noble Parker is engaged in the general practice of surgery, with 
offices at 53 Central Street. Lowell. He was born in Readme, on Octo¬ 
ber 23 1876, and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that 
town graduating from the Reading High School in 1893. As a member of 
the class of 1898. he also graduated from the Boston University Medical 
School He is a member of the American Medical Association, and of 
the Massachusetts Medical Society. The Masonic Degrees preliminary 
to Noble Parker’s Shrine ennoblement, were conferred in William North 
Lod^e A. F. & A. M. of Lowell: Reading Chapter. R. A. M.: Melrose 
Council R & S. M. of Malden, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 
^0 K T of Melrose, in which he serves as surgeon. Thus Masonically 
nn'alified he was admitted to the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temnle as a member of the class of August 23. 1913. and was enrolled 
therem as No. 10108. Noble Parker is also a member of Scottish Rite 
bodies in New Hampshire, having attained the 32°. with affiliation* 
New Hampshire Consistory. SXP.-.RC-S/. He is likewi.. connected 
with Centerville Loctee No. 215. I O. O. F lJ.e No. 87. B P O E., 
and with Chevalier Middlesex Lodge No. 2. K. P.. all of Lowell. He has 
his residence at No. 63 Gates Street. Lowell. 

IRVING FRANCIS WHITMARSH. 

Noble Whitmarsh is Standard Bearer in Bristol Commandery No. 29. 
K T. of Attleboro. He is also affiliated with King David Lodge, 


A. F. & A. M., and with St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M , both of Taunton. 
In addition. Noble Whitmarsh has been prominently connected with the 
Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias. He is a member of Sabbat.a 
Lodge No. 225, I. O. O. F., of Naomi Encampment; and of Orient Lodge 
No. 107, K P. of Taunton, with the rank of Past Chancellor. He was 
admitted to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
as a member of the class of June 24, 1907, and his enrollment certificate 
bears the number 7596. Noble Whitmarsh was born in Dighton, on 
November 2, 1850. and studied there in the public schools. For the 
past twenty years, he has been engaged in the plumbing and heating 
business: also dealing in stoves, ranges, and metal work, at 64-66 W eir 
Street. Taunton. In that city, on January 9. 1872, he married Miss Anna 
C. Babbitt, who has passed away, leaving him with a son. Edward F„ 
and a daughter, Helen I. Noble Whitmarsh resides at 20 Walnut Street. 

Taunton. EDWARD MASON SPENCER. 

Noble Spencer was born in Bristol. R. I., on November 19, 1874. 
For seventeen years, he has been an engraver in Attleboro, in which town 
he was educated. Noble Spencer served in the Spanish War. being now 
a member of the Spanish War Veteran’s Association, and he held^ the 
rank of Sergeant in Company 1 of the Fifth Regiment, M. V. M. Noble 
Spencer obtained his Masonic Degrees in Ezekiel Bates Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ King Hiram Chapter. R. A. M., Attleboro Council. R. & S. M.. 
and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T., all of Attleboro. Thus qualified 
in the York Rite of Masonry, he was admitted into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907. 
and on that memorable day. his ennoblement was numbered 8007. Noble 
Spencer resides at No. 21 Third Street, Attleboro. 

JOHN HENDRY. 

Noble Hendry has been overseer in the V eaving Department of the 
great Pacific Mills of the citv of Lawrence, for the past four years. He 
was born in that city, on November 30. 1875. and attended its schools. 
On November 22, 1898, he was there married to Miss Sadie Lord, and 
they have two children. Marion Stewart and Jessie Lord, their residence 
being at No. 23 Kendrick Street, Lawrence. During the Spanish War, 
Noble Hendry was a member of Light Battery F. 2d U. S. Artillery. His 
Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, were conferred in Jenks Lodge No. 24. 
A. F. & A. M. of Central Falls. R. I., and he completed his course of 
degrees in the York Rite, in the following bodies of Lawrence: Mt. Sinai 
Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M-, and Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17. K. T. He is also connected with the following bodies 
of the Scottish Rite: Lowell Lodge of Perfection. A. A. S. R.. 14°. 
Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, A. A. S. R., 16°. Mt. Calvary- 
Chapter. Rose Croix, A. A. S. R.. 18°, all of Lowell, and Massachusetts 
Consistory. A. A. S. R.. 32°. of Boston. Upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S.. he has the number 9585. and he 
was admitted to that illustrious body of the Shrine, on June 5. 1912. 


HORATIO E. WHITE. 

For thirty-two years, Noble White, who is enrolled in Aleppo Temple, 
as No. 2937, has been connected with Smith & Crosby of Attleboro. 
He was born there, on January 7, 1847. and obtained his education in its 
public schools. In Masonry, he has attained Knighthood in the York 
Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. For four years, he has been 
the Tyler of Ezekiel Bates Lodge.' A. F. & A. M„ and for a like period, 
filled the same office in King Hiram Chapter. R. A. M., being also affiliated 
with Bristol Commandery No. 29. K. T.. all of Attleboro. His Scot¬ 
tish Rite connections are with the following bodies: Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 
32°. S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of Sep¬ 
tember 30, 1895. In Mansfield, on October 6, 1868, Noble White was 
married to Miss Sarah F. Richardson of Charlestown. They have three 
children. Charles E.. Frank E., and Walter H.. and they reside on Pleas¬ 
ant Street. Attleboro. LEW j S H. BARNEY. 

For twenty years. Noble Barney has been a dealer in coal. wood, 
and mason’s supplies, with offices at No. 51 Depot Street, Milford. He 
was born in that town, on February 6. 1876, and attended the public 
schools there. Noble Barney acquired the Masonic Decrees preparatory 
to ennoblement, in Montgomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Lebanon 
Chapter. R. A. M„ Milford Council, R. & S. M„ and Milford Commandery 
No. 11. K. T.. all of Milford. His name appears upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S„ as No. 9552. and he was 
ennobled in that distinguished body on June 5. 1912. Noble Barney is 
associated with Granite Chapter No. 43. O. E. S. of Milford, and has 
been a member of the Milford Board of Trade for the past ten years. 
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CHARLES HOWARD BROOKS. 

In Masonry, Noble Brooks has taken degrees in W ollaston Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Wollaston, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Com- 
mandery No. 47, K. T., both of Quincy. With these qualifications, he 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, through 
the portals of Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and his name was 
entered upon the enrollment lists of that illustrious body as No. 9321. 
Noble Brooks is a member of the Sachem Club and the Unitarian Club, 
both of Wollaston; also of the Quincy Board of Trade, the National 
Association of Retail Druggists, and the Alumni Association of the Massa¬ 
chusetts College of Pharmacy. He is affiliated with John Hancock 
Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F. of Wollaston, and the Alpha Sigma Phi of 
Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. Noble Brooks was born in North- 
field, on July 14, 1875, and was educated in the schools of that town and 
at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, from which he graduated in 
1905. For the past seventeen years, he has been engaged in the drug, 
ice cream, soda and cigar business, with stores at No. 343 Newport 
Avenue, No. 662 Hancock Street, Wollaston, and No. 1449 Hancock Street, 
Quincy. On the last day of December, 1903, in Boston, his marriage to 
Miss Helen G. Cooper of Portland, Maine, took place. They have a son, 
Arthur Phillips, and reside at No. 90 Grand View Avenue, Wollaston. 

FRANCIS JACKSON HARTSHORNE. 

Enrolled as No. 7413 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble 
Hartshorne was received into that illustrious body, in June, 1907 hav¬ 
ing previously qualified, as a Mason, in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., and St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston, and in Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. He is also a member of the 
Boston Real Estate Association. In 1875, Noble Hartshorne became con¬ 
nected with the wholesale coal business, as a traveling salesman for Louis 
Andeuried and Company, of Philadelphia, and was later with other firms 
in that line. Since 1910, he has been in the real estate business. Noble 
Hartshorne was born in Cambridge, on June 5, 1849. His marriage to 
Miss Minnie F. Starkey took place in Philadelphia, Penn., in April, 187/. 
They have a son, Charles Louis, born January 7, 1878; and a daughter, 
Bessie Florence, December 5, 1881. Noble Hartshorne’s business loca¬ 
tion is No. 90 Bowers Street, and his home is at No. 318 Cabot Street, 
Newtonville. 

GILBERT D. PIERCE. 

The exemplification of the Order of the Mystic Shrine, took place 
upon Noble Pierce, and he was received into Aleppo Temple, on March 26, 
1909, in which he is enrolled as No. 8363. He has been Stage Manager 
for Aleppo Temple from the incumbency of Illustrious Noble Estey as 
Potentate. The Masonic affiliations of Noble Pierce are with Mt. Tabor 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Boston, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, as No. 1763, which he entered in 1908; Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem as No. 1494, in 1908; Mount Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix as No. 1616, in 1908, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. as No. 2166, of which he has been an affiliate since Janu¬ 
ary 15, 1909. He is also a member of Lodge No. 5, of the Knights of 
Pythias of Boston; of Lodge No. 2, of the Theatrical Mechanics’ Asso¬ 
ciation of Boston; of Local No. 11 of the International Alliance of 
Stage Employees; of the Boston Aerie of Eagles No. 45; of the Neponset 
Valley Yacht Club, and of the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Koras- 
sen. Noble Pierce was born in Chelsea, on April 2, 1868, and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools of Boston. His marriage to Miss Alice G. 
Owen took place in Upper Derby, Delaware County, Penn. They have 
had three children: Grace, Mabel Alice, and Annie, the last named of 
whom has passed away. For the past three years, Noble Pierce has 
been proprietor of the Cogan Transfer Company, of 31 Howard Street, 
Boston. He does a great deal of theatrical teaming, and also general 
expressing. Previously, for twenty-five years, he was connected with the 
theatrical business in Boston, and also as a theatrical traveling man. His 
home is in Roxbury, at 68 Blue Hill Avenue. 

LEVI ORVILLE ATWOOD. 

Noble Atwood has been, for the past twelve years, connected with 
C. N. Atwood and Son, manufacturers of boxes and shooks, at Rock. 
He was born on May 4, 1870, in Middleboro, and received his educa¬ 
tion in the public schools of that place. In California, in December, 1902, 
he married Miss Gertrude Colyer; they have three children: R. Anita, 
Marion, and Grace, and reside on Miller Street, Rock. Noble Atwood is 
a member of the Middleboro Commercial Club, and is a director of the 
National and Cooperative Banks, both of Middleboro. The qualifying 
Masonic Degrees were conferred upon Noble Atwood in Mayflower Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Middleboro; Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. of Bridge- 


water; Brockton Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, 

K. T. of Brockton. Upon the basis of these Masonic qualifications, he 
was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of August 21, 
1913, and the certificate of enrollment then awarded to him bears the 
number 10068. 

HENRY E. WEATHERBEE. 

August 24, 1862, marked the date of Noble Weatherbee’s birth in 
Dedham, where, also, he received his education. His marriage to Miss 
Ellen P. Adams, took place in Dedham, on April 11, 1905, and they have 
a son, John A., and a daughter, Harriet E. He has spent the whole of 
his working life at farming, being now located on Canton Street, in 
Westwood. In Masonry, Noble Weatherbee is fraternally attached to 
Constellation Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Hebron Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Norwood, Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery 
No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. He was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on May 14, 1901, and was therein 
enrolled as No. 3600. He is also a member of the Westwood Men’s Club, 
of the Dedham Board of Trade, and of the Norfolk Club. His political 
affiliations are Republican, and since 1898 he has served as Chairman of 
the Westwood Board of Selectmen. He represented his district in the 
State Legislature, in 1903-04. 

EDWARD MARTIN FOWLER. 

Noble Fowler, who has been engaged in the grain and milling busi¬ 
ness for fifteen years, on Main Street, Suncook, N. H., was born in Pem¬ 
broke, N. H„ on September 27, 1868, and was a student in the schools 
there and at the Pembroke Academy. Noble Fowler conducted a general 
store there for twenty-five years, and was a member of the board of 
selectmen from 1892 to 1894, town clerk in 1891. town treasurer in 1895-96, 
a member of the school board, from 1892 to 1894, and has served as mod¬ 
erator of the town meetings since 1910. He is president of the Suncook 
Board of Trade. Noble Fowler also served as a Democrat in the State 
Legislature, as a representative, in 1912. He is a member of Howard 
Lodge, No. 31. I. O. O. F., of Suncook, and of Hildreth Encampment 
and General Stark Canton, also of Ruth Chapter of the Order of the 
Eastern Star of Manchester, N. H. His Masonic affiliations are with the 
New Hampshire bodies as follows: Jewell Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Hiram 
Chapter, R. A. M„ of Suncook, Horace Chase Council, R. & S. M., and 
Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T., both of Concord; Alpha Lodge of 
Perfection, Ariel Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Acacia Chapter of Rose 
Croix, all of Concord, N. H„ and Edward A. Raymond Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'., of Nashua, N. H. In Suncook, on June 3, 1896, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Harriette A. Emery. They have a daughter, Martha E., and a 
son, Edward E., and reside on Main Street, Suncook, N. H. 

HENRY WILLARD. 

Noble Willard is one of the oldest members of Aleppo Temple, and 
has followed his occupation as machinist and plumber for more than 
sixty years, in Vermont and Milford, Mass. He was born in Grafton, 
Vt., on December 16, 1833, and was educated in the schools of Rocking¬ 
ham, Vt. For twenty years, he was interested in the Milford Fire 
Department, and he conducted a large shop in that town. His Masonic 
Degrees were acquired in Montgomery Lodge A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon 
Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Council. R. & S. M., and in Milford Com¬ 
mandery No. 11, K. T. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his 
name appears as No. 2980, and his ennoblement took place in that body 
of Shriners, on March 1, 1898. In January, 1863, in Claremont, N. H., he 
was married to Miss Eleanor Goodnow of Springfield, Vt., who passed 
away in 1900. Noble Willard’s business and residence address is No. 16 
South Main Street, Milford. 

FREDERICK PATTEN WILLARD. 

For the past fifteen years, Noble Willard has been in the United 
States Mail Service in Salem. On November 17, 1913, he was received 
into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and was given the certificate of enrollment 
numbered 10162. His preparatory Masonic Degrees were obtained in Starr 
King Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Washington Chapter, R. A. M., in 
which he has held the rank of Junior Steward for two years; Salem 
Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T.. all 
of Salem. Noble Willard is also a member of the Colonial Club and 
the Now and Then Club, both of Salem, and of the American Canoe 
Association. Noble Willard was born in Salem, on November 13, 1879, 
and was educated there. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 15 Orne 
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JOHN H. ROBINSON. 

Enrolled as No. 2193, and received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on January 22, 1889, Noble Robin¬ 
son acquired his preparatory Masonic connections in Doric Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Hudson, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, and 
Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson, of which he is Tieasurer. 

He is, likewise, a member of Hudson Lodge No. 154, I. O. O. K. of 
Corinthian Chapter No. 55, of the Order of the Eastern Star, and of 
Magnolia Lodge of the Daughters of Rebekahs. He is vice president 
of the Hudson National Bank, and, as a Republican, has served, foi 
twenty-five years, on the Board of Registration of his town, bor about 
thirty years, Noble Robinson has been associated with S. M. Robinson, 
under the firm name of J. H. & S. Robinson, as a dealer in hardware, 
at No. 35 Main Street, Hudson. He was born in Stow, on April 14, 

1855, and attended the public schools of Hudson. On March 5, 1890, 
in Hudson, he was married to Miss Ada H. Snow; they have a daughtei, 
Gladys S., and reside in Hudson. 

HENRY MERRITT. 

Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ No. 

9160 is that of Noble Merritt, who was received into that celebrated body 
on September 2, 1911. His Masonic affiliations were obtained by him 
in Webster Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of which he is Past Master: Doric 
Royal Arch Chapter; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester; Worces¬ 
ter County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and in Worcester Lodge of lei- 
fection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Samuel C. Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. -R- • • 

For the last twelve years, Noble Merritt has been proprietor of the 
Merritt Woolen Company. He was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, Eng., 
on January 24, 1860, and obtained an education in that place. Noble 
Merritt was married, in Fall River, to Miss Sarah Mortimer of Trow¬ 
bridge, Wiltshire, Eng., on May 31. 1883; they have two sons, Howard M , 
born on November 13, 1884, and Henry F„ born on February 3, 
1896. Noble Merritt’s business is located in Webster, and his residence 
is on Perryville Road, Dudley. 

HARLAND FRED HUSSEY. 

For five years, Noble Hussey has been a member of the firm of 
Ellis and Hussey, manufacturers of cut soles, at 16 Wingate Stieet, 
Haverhill. He was born in Somersworth, N. H., on October 26, 1884, and 
he attended the schools there. In Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he 
has the rank of Junior Steward, and is also affiliated with Pentucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Lom- 
mandery No. 14, K. T. in the York Rite; and, in the Scottish Rite, with 
Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.'.R.\S.\ Thus qualified for admission to 
the Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, with the class of March 
28, 1912, when there was conferred upon him the certificate of enroll¬ 
ment with the number 9401. He is a member of the Agawan Club of 
Haverhill. In Somersworth, N. H., his birthplace, on September -6. 
1906 he married Miss Stella Mae Oliver of Warren, Me. They have 
two daughters, Edith Frances and Arlene. The residence is at 51 Blos¬ 
som Street, Bradford. 

FRANK V. BARTLETT. 

Noble Bartlett has degrees in full course in both the York and the 
Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite, he is affiliated with 
Siloam Lodge A. F. & A. M„ of Westboro, Holton Chapter, R. A. M„ of 
Marlboro, Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Comman¬ 
dery No 5 K T„ both of Worcester; in the Scottish Rite, with Wor¬ 
cester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S ' P ' R ' S ' Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple A A O N. M. S„ on March 30, 1894, when his enrollment 
in that ’exalted body was numbered 294. He is also a member of Hoco- 
mocke Lodge, No. 79, I. O. O. F. of Westboro. In politics, he belongs to 
the Republican Party. He has served his town as a member of the 
School Committee for eight years. For the past thirty-eight years. 
Noble Bartlett has been president of the Bartlett Box and Lumber Com¬ 
pany located at Westboro. He was born in Northboro, on November I. 
1856’ and was educated in the schools of that place. He was married 
in Lynn on September 25, 1884, to Miss Abbie M. Whitney, who passed 
awav in Tuly 1906, leaving him with four children: C. Whitney, Nellie, 
Dorothy and Marion K. At Nashua. N. H„ in 1910, he married Miss 
Susie A. Geary, and they reside at No. 88 West Main Street, Westboro. 

ROBERT MONTGOMERY. 

Noble Montgomery is one of the best known florists of Eastern 
Massachusetts. In 1880, he was connected with the greenhouses at W el- 

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lesley College; from 1881 to 1884, he was a gardner with a large estate at 
Dover- from 1884 to 1891, he served as foreman for Norton Brothers 
of Dorchester; and since 1891, he has conducted a business for himself, 
owning the Worcester Street Conservatories at Natick. Noble Mont¬ 
gomery was born in Wigtownshire, Scot., and was a student in the schools 
of his native land. He is a member of the Scottish Charitable Society, 
the Caledonian Club, the Florists’ Club, the National Rose Society, and 
the Society of American Florists. He is also a member of 1 akawam- 
bit Lodge No. 59, I. O. O. F. of Natick, and of the Order of the Eastern 
Star. His Masonic affiliations are with Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Natick, Parker Chapter, R. A. M. also of Natick, and Natick Com¬ 
mandery No. 33, K. T. He has the number 6142, upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and was ennobled 
therein, on October 24, 1905. Noble Montgomery has been twice mar¬ 
ried: on September 13, 1880. to Miss Jeanie Loudon of Scotland, who 
passed away in November, 1895; and in August, 1897, to Miss Olive 
Ann Moore. There are four children by his first wife: Alexander J„ 
Margaret D„ Robert E„ and John W. His residence is in Natick, at 
the address given above. 

ALBERT MORRILL HOYT. 

Noble Hoyt followed the example of his father in making the pil¬ 
grimage to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order. His father. Noble 
Joseph M. Hoyt, holds the enrollment number 1180, and the son’s num¬ 
ber is 8952. Having acquired the preliminary Masonic Degrees in Mt. 
Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun Council. 
R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 35, K. T„ all of Lynn, Noble 
Hoyt was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo Temple, on December 30. 
1910. He is a member of the concern styled Matson-Hoyt Machine 
Company, with which he has been associated for three years. Previ¬ 
ously he had been in the carriage business for nineteen years. Noble 
Hoyt was born in Lynn, on May 16, 1869, and was a student in the 
Lynn public schools and at the Bryant and Stratton Business College, 
of Boston. Noble Hoyt is affiliated with the Republican Party and holds 
membership in the Oxford Club of Lynn. On April 15, 1896, he was 
married to Miss Tosepbine Tebbetts. They have two daughters: Doro¬ 
thy Louise and Alice Hortense. Noble Hoyt’s business address is 496 
Washington Street, Lynn, and the residence is at 23 Mountain Avenue, 
Swampscott. 

JAMES SAWYER PERKINS. 

Enrolled as No. 4167, upon the membership lists of Aleppo I emple. 
Noble Perkins was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in that 
illustrious body on December 4, 1902. Masonically, he is affiliated with 
Mosaic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Danvers, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Quincy, to which he came by demit from Mt. Zion Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Stoughton, Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Com¬ 
mandery No. 39, K. T„ both of Hyde Park. He is also a member of 
Roger Sherman Lodge No 142, K. P. of Canton. Noble Perkins was 
born in Danvers, on February 5, 1865, where he obtained his preparatory 
education in the public schools and later he attended the State Normal 
School, at Bridgewater, which he supplemented by a special course at 
Harvard University. At Essex, on July 10. 1889, he was married to Miss 
Edith E. Andrews. For the past three years. Noble Perkins has been 
the master of the Coddington and Atherton High Schools. His home 
address is No. 1166 Hancock Street, Quincy. 


RAY D. WELLS. 

An affiliate of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
to which he was admitted in July, 1914. with enrollment No. 10373, 
Noble Wells has Masonic connections in both York and Scottish Rites. 
In the former, he is affiliated with Quinsigamond Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Worcester Chapter, R. A. M.. Hiram Council. R. & S. M„ and Wor¬ 
cester County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ all of Worcester; and in the 
latter, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Samuel C. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, all in the Valley 
of Worcester, and with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . 
Noble Wells has also been through the chairs of Worcester Lodge 
of Elks No. 243. and is a member of Alteheia Grotto of Worcester. For 
the past four years, he has been engaged in general insurance and security 
bonds, and is treasurer of the Ben Berry Company, yacht builders of Cape 
Cod. In club life, he belongs to the following: the Common weak h 
of Worcester, the Dartmouth of New Bedford, Worcester Automobile. 
Worcester Country, New Bedford Yacht. Boston Yacht, Worcester Conti¬ 
nentals and the Tatasset Canoe Clubs. Noble Wells was born in Boston, on 
April 29, 1890, and attended school and college in Worcester and Penn¬ 
sylvania. In Somerville, on December 12. 1911, he was married to Miss 
Dorothy Crane of that city. They have one son, Ray D„ Jr., born on 
April 29, 1890, and attended school and college in Worcester and Penn- 

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GEORGE HENRY DODD. 

Having qualified as a Mason in Social Harmony Lodge of Wareham 
in June, 1896; Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. in 1903, and 
St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston; Boston Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, 
Noble Dodd was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple on Decem¬ 
ber 31, 1912, and was enrolled therein as No. 9839. He is also a member 
of Wankinquoah Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Wareham, and of the old Colony 
Club. He was born in Boston, on March 12, 1867, and was educated in 
the public schools of Somerville. His marriage to Miss Elizabeth E. 
Huxtable took place in Wareham, on February 7, 1900; they have two 
daughters: Marjorie, born on March 17, 1901; and Eleanor, born on 
March 28, 1907. For the past fifteen years, Noble Dodd has been engaged 
in the trucking business, and, previously, he had been, for six years, a 
manufacturer of horse shoes. His business address is Room F, Chamber 
of Commerce, Boston, while his home is in South Boston, at 1640 
Columbia Road. 

JAMES GURNEY. 

For the past twelve years, Noble Gurney has been in the general 
lightering business, as manager and vice president of the McKie Lighter 
Company, having formerly followed the sea for a third of a century. 
He was a master mariner; built and was master of the Barkentine, 
“Bruce Hawkins,” for thirteen years, and, in the latter was once 
wrecked, in 1896. Noble Gurney first knocked at the door of Masonry, 
in Mt. Tabor Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Boston, wherein he was duly 
entered, passed and raised; was advanced and exalted in St. John’s 
Chapter, R. A. M.: was received and greeted in East Boston Council, 
R. & S. Mi., and was created a Sir Knight in Wm. Parkman Comman¬ 
dery No. 20, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, Noble Gurney is a 32°. 
Mason, being affiliated with Boston bodies. With this Masonic equip¬ 
ment, as a Son of the Desert, he made the perilous journey across the 
burning sands, under escort, and reached the Oasis of Boston, on 
March 30, 1897, when he was admitted through the portals of Aleppo 
Temple to the Mystic Shrine, and was therein ennobled with enrollment 
No. 1130. Noble Gurney is a member of the Cottage Park Yacht Club 
of Winthrop, and a Trustee of the Boston Marine Societv. He was 
born in East Boston, on April 15, 1856, and was educated in its nublic 
schools. He was twice married: first, in Boston, on March 2, 1884, to 
Miss Nellie F. James, who passed away in Boston, on August 12, 1886: 
and to Miss Carrie B. Twirden. in Worcester, on September 10. 1899. 
who passed away March 1. 1913. Noble Gurney’s business address is 
No. 100 Border Street, East Boston, and his residence, No. 65 Sargent 
Street, Winthrop. 

LEWIS ERWIN WOODWARD. 

After receiving the qualifvin" Masonic Degrees in Mt. Hermon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: Mystic Chanter, R. A. M.; Medford Council, 
R & S. M.; all of Medford, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. 
of Charlestown. Noble Woodward was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on August 10. 1912. and was enrolled, in that illustrious 
body as No. 9745. His political faith is in the principles of Republican¬ 
ism. Noble Woodward was born in Landgrove, Vt., on June 8, 1864, 
and attained an education in the public schools of his native place. His 
marriage to Miss Emma Hutchins took place in Waltham, on June 12, 
1895. For several months. Noble Woodward has been chief engineer 
at the Boston Arena, and for two years previously, he had been, with 
the Central Ice Company of South Boston; twelve years with the Cobbs 
BostonTea Company; and, for six years, he had been employed at Mechanics 
Building. His business address is 238 St. Botolph Street, Boston, while 
his home is in Medford, at 65 Sheridan Avenue. 

GEORGE RIGBY. 

For about eighteen years. Noble Rigby has been connected with the 
American Hide and Leather Company, located at 259 Perry Street, Lowell. 
He was born in England, in the city of Manchester, on October 3, 1867, 
and attended the schools there before coming to this country. In Lowell, 
on October 15, 1892, his marriage to Miss Susie Maria Moore of. West- 
ford, took place; they have a daughter, Helen Mary, and reside on 
Dartmouth Street. Middlesex Village, Lowell. The preliminary Masonic 
Degrees were conferred upon Noble Rigby, in Ancient \ ork Lodge, A. F. 
& A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell. The Order of 
Nobility was exemplified upon him in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., 
on May 21, 1908, and his enrollment, in that illustrious body, is numbered 

8151. 

FRANK J. BEARDSLEY. 

The ennoblement of Noble Beardsley in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 
O., N. M. S. took place on January 5. 1912, and his enrollment therein 


is registered as No. 9543. 


In Masonry, he received the Symbolic36 Cushing Avenue 

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Degrees in Syracuse Lodge Now 501, A. F. & A. M., on November 19, 
1906 and Scottish Rite Degrees up to and including the 32°, were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Binghamton, N. Y., on May 5, 1907. He was boin 
April 23, 1872, at Tunnel, Broome County, N. Y„ and received his early 
education in that state. When very young, he learned telegraphy, 
and worked six years at the key, in Commercial and Railioad Depart¬ 
ments. Following this, he accepted a position, and became one of the 
faculty of the Lowell College of Business, teaching telegraphy, pen¬ 
manship and theory bookkeeping. About this time, the International 
Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Penn., created a field force where 
opportunities for advancement were offered to Noble Beardsley, and 
having become associated with them more than twelve years ago, he 
started in at the foot of the ladder, being appointed, after three years, 
to the position of assistant superintendent. Later this position was 
resigned, and he again entered the field as manager of the Electro-thera¬ 
peutic Department, as he is a graduate of the O. P. Medical College 
of West Virginia. During the past six years, he has been superintendent 
of the I. C. S. in New England, a territory covering practically the 
whole state of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well. At Solvay. N. 
Y„ in 1908, he married Miss Mary Pearl Palmer, a high school teacher. 
The Noble’s father is Dr. Harvey F. Beardsley, at present the oldest 
active medical practitioner in Binghamton, N. Y., and who for a long time, 
was active President of the Broome County Medical Society. I he busi¬ 
ness address of Noble Beardsley is 20 Pemberton Square, Boston. 

CALEB SAWYER PARRIS. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Palestine Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Everett, Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M. of Chelsea, and 
Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden, Noble Pari is was 
admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on Decem¬ 
ber 29, 1911, his enrollment in that exalted body being numbered 9267. 
He is also a member of Glendale Chapter of the Order of the Eastern 
Star of Everett. Noble Parris was in the marine service for sixteen 
years, spent twelve years in the granite business and is now connected 
with the iron works which bear his name, at No. 7 and 9 Province 
Court, Boston. He was born at Deer Isle, Maine, on February 7, 1861, 
and was educated there. He was married at that place, on November 19, 
1882, to Miss Nora Knowlton. Noble Parris is a member of the U. C. T. 
and Board of Trade of Everett, and his residence is in that city, at 
No. 23 Ellsworth Street. 

JAMES MINTERSARGENT. 

A York Rite Mason, bearing allegiance to William North Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ which he joined in February 8, 1911; Mt. Horeb Royal 
Arch Chapter, February 13, 1912; Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M. Sep¬ 
tember 24. 1912; and Pilgrim Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Lowell. 
Noble Sargent entered Aleppo Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, on June 
5. 1912, with enrollment No. 9651. In the Scottish Rite of Masonry, 
he is affiliated with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, in which he became a 
member on October 23, 1912; Lowell Council, Princes of Jerusalem, on 
January 30, 1913; Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S/.P.'.R.'.S.L, on April 25, 1913. Noble Sargent is 
also a member of the Lowell Masonic Club, the Lowell Board of liade, 
the Westford Board of Trade, and he is Secretary of the Young Men’s 
Republican Club of Westford. He is president of the Graniteville Granite 
Quarries Corporation, and a director of the C. G. Sargent’s Sons Corpora¬ 
tion. His birthplace is Graniteville, and the date of his birth is February 25, 
1887. Noble Sargent was educated at the Highland Military Academy 
of Worcester; at Bryant and Stratton’s Commercial School of Boston, 
and at the Lowell Textile School. His marriage to Miss Dorothy Reed 
Stuart was celebrated in Boston, on June 21, 1913. Both his residence and 
business are located in Graniteville. 

JAMES ALBERT TOWLE. 

On June 24, 1907, Noble Towle gained admission to the Order of 
the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, when the rank 
of Noble was conferred on him with due ceremony. He is numerically 
designated therein as No. 7564. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations 
were attained in Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester 
Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Politically, he adheres to Republican 
principles. Noble Towle was born in Wakefield, on August 30, 1858, and 
was graduated from the Andover High School, in 1875. At Princeton, 
Mass., on October 22, 1884, his marriage to Miss Edna J. Thompson, 
was solemnized. They have a son, Franklin T„ and a daughter, Marion 
E. Noble Towle is a representative of a hosiery and underwear mill, 
and has been in that line of business, for thirty-five years. His Boston 
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WILLIAM JAMES ROSS. 

On June 10, 1914, Xoble Ross entered the Unseen Temple. His 
Masonic affiliations are with Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Xaphtali Council, R. & S. Mi, and Palestine 
Commandery No. 10. K. T., all of Chelsea. The ennoblement of the 
lamented Xoble Ross took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
with the class of April 23, 1907, and his enrollment number in that body 
was 7186. He was also a member of Mystic Lodge No. 51, I. O. O. I*, 
of Chelsea. The late Xoble Ross was born in Calais, Me., on May 14, 
1848. and was educated there and in the public schools of Portland, 

X. B. He had been, for more than forty-one years, with the Fairbanks 
Scale Company, at 42 Pearl Street, Boston, having been superintendent for 
over eight years. In Chelsea, on December 20, 1877, he was married to 
Miss Claribel Pool of Rockport, who survives him. Xoble Ross resi¬ 
dence was at 6 Cheaver Street, Chelsea. 

WALTER S. SAVORY. 

Xoble Savory is a well known painter and decorator. He has sup¬ 
plied most of the scenery for the work of the Scottish Rite bodies in 
Boston, and in many other cities in various parts of the country. The 
business was established by his father as far back as 1850, and for many 
years he has specialized in lodge room scenery, mural decorations and the 
painting of banners, flags and other paraphernalia. In earlier years lie 
gave considerable time to fresco painting, now known as mural paint¬ 
ing. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., 
on April 29, 1902, and his enrollment is numbered 3860. In the \ork 
Rite of Masonry, Xoble Savory is affiliated with Monadnock Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Troy, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. both of Boston. In the Scottish Rite, he is a mem¬ 
ber of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S. . Xoble Savory was born in 
Chelsea, on September 26, 1854, and was educated in the public schools 
of Boston. In Troy, X. H., in August, 1880, he married Miss May 
Maude Gove. They have a son, Thomas C.. and reside at Xo. 96 Belmont 
Street, Somerville. Xoble Savory’s business address is Xo. 24 Tremont 
Row, Boston. 

CHARLES H. KIXGSBURY. 

Xoble Kingsbury has been for five years the president of the Xational 
Security Company. He was, for several years, the General Secretary of 
the Young Men’s Christian Association of Passaic, X. J., also having 
served in a similar capacity at Cumberland, Md., and as Assistant Secre¬ 
tary in Xew York City. Xoble Kingsbury was born in Willimantic, Conn., 
on January 18. 1867. His preparatory education was obtained in Daniel¬ 
son, Conn.; he was graduated from the International Y. M. C. A., 
College of Springfield, in 1892; and he finished his studies in the medical 
department of the University of Vermont in 1899, practicing medicine for 
the following seven years. The Masonic career of Xoble Kingsbury con¬ 
nects him with Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul s Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Boston Council. R. & S. M. of which he is Commissary, and 
De Molay Commandery Xo. 7, K. T., all of Boston. He has also taken 
the degrees in the Scottish Rite, and he is affiliated with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32° S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., in which he has the rank of Secretary to the Com- 
mander-in-Chief. Xoble Kingsbury was admitted to the Ancient Arabic 
Order in Aleppo Temple with the class of December 31. 1907, and he 
has the enrollment number 7909. On June 1, 1892. at Killingly, he mar 
ried Miss Harriette L. Ayer; they have two sons, Paul C. and Floyd L„ 
and reside at Danielson. Conn. Xoble Kingsbury’s business address is 328 
Tremont Building, Boston. 


X. H., but obtained his education in the Boston schools. He married 
Miss Jennie H. Allen of Chelsea, Vt., and they reside in Boston, at 
Xo. 183 Huntington Avenue. Xoble Holton is engaged in business as 
a photographer, his studio being at Xo. 127 Tremont Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM H. McLELLAX. 

The ennoblement of Xoble McLellan took place on November 11, 
1907, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. X. M. S„ and his enrollment certifica.e 
therein is numbered 7742. The qualifying Masonic degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Arlington, St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery Xo. 7, K. T. of 
Boston. He is also a member of Everett Lod^e Xo. 36, I. O. O. I-. Xoble 
McLellan was born in Hants County, X. S., on August 22, 1863, and 
was educated in the private school there. He was married to Miss 
Annie L. Marshall, in Somerville, on January 10, 1889, and has two 
sons. Marshall T. and George B.; also one daughter, Marion. For 
twenty-five years, he has been a dealer in tents, window shades and 
awnings, and is located at 15 Merrimac Street, Boston. Xoble McLellan 
resides at Arlington Heights. 

EPHRAIM H. PATTEX. 

The Masonic Degrees of Xoble Patten were conferred upon him in 
Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; Cambridge 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Cambridge Commandery Xo. 42, K. T. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., dates from May 14, 
1901, and he is registered upon the membership rolls of that most cele¬ 
brated body as number 3582. For the past thirty years, he has been 
a proprietary druggist in Cambridge, and at present his place of business 
is at 336 Cambridge Street. Xoble Patten was born in Pittsfield, Me., 
on February 3, 1854, and was educated there and in Lewiston. Xoble 
Patten is a widower, his wife, who was Miss Mary Galvin of Boston, 
having passed away on September 30, 1900. He has two children, Wil¬ 
liam Joseph and Frances Louise, and resides at Xo. 95 Third Stree-., 
Cambridge. 

CHESTER I. CAMPBELL. 

Xoble Campbell is Assistant Director of Aleppo Temple, into whose 
Xobility he was received on June 24, 1907, with enrollment Xo. 7302. 
He was raised in Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; and is also a mem¬ 
ber of Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M of Boston, St. Stephens 
Chapter. R. A. M. of Quincy, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and of Quincy 
Commandery of Knights Templars. His Scottish Rite membership 
includes Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Besides his Masonic affil¬ 
iations, Xoble Campbell is a member of Unity Lodge. I. O. O. F. of 
Providence, R. I., and his club membership comprises the Boston Athletic 
Association, the Engineers’ Club, the Boston City Club, the Bay State 
Automobile Association, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Quincy 
Board of Trade, the Boston Sales Managers’ Club, the Massachusetts 
Real Estate Exchange, and the Pilgrim Publicity Association. He is 
Mayor of Quincy, having been inaugurated on January 4, 1915. Xoble 
Campbell is one of the enterprising men of Boston, his activities includ¬ 
ing the management and promotion of the Industrial Exposition, auto¬ 
mobile shows, boat shows, textile shows, flower shows, the Chamber 
of Commerce Exposition, Rockingham Fair, and others. He was born 
in Providence, on May 16, 1869, where he was graduated from the public 
schools in 1885. He was married in Providence to Miss .Mary Alice 
Little, and they have three daughters: Edna May. Margaret, and Alice 
\Y. His parents were Henry J. Campbell and Sarah Sahlsteen of Provi¬ 
dence. Xoble Campbell’s residence is at Xo. 242 Belmont Street, Wollas¬ 
ton. and his business address is Xo. 5 Park Square, Boston. 


EUGENE A. HOLTON. 

Xoble Holton has the rank of Trustee of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
X M. S., and he was welcomed into that illustrious body, on November 
19. 1885, with enrollment Xo. 1163. In Masonry, he is a Past Master 
of Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Past High Priest of St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Past Thrice Potent Master of Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection; Past Commander-in-Chief of Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’., and has been crowned with the 33° 
by the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. He also 
1 as affiliations with Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
and Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; is ranked as Most Excellent 
Grand High Priest in the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts, 
and as Past Deputy Grand Master in the Grand Council of Royal and 
Select Masters. Xoble Holton was born on January 13, 1847, in Nashua, 


CLAUDE E. DAVIS. 

The Masonic affiliations of Xoble Davis are with Henry Price 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Signet Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Charles¬ 
town. with Cambridge Council. R. & S. M„ of Cambridge, and Coeur de 
Lion Commandery Xo 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., X. M. S., on December 4, 1902 receiving the 
enrollment number, 4031. Xoble Davis is likewise a member of Cam¬ 
bridge Lodge Xo. 839, B. P. O. E., of the Boston City Club, the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, and of the Cambridge Board of Trade. He has 
been connected with the Davis Ice Cream Company, of 155 Massachu¬ 
setts Avenue, Cambridge, for twenty-five years, of which he is treasurer. 
He was born in Somerville, on May 23, 1875. and obtained his education 
there and in Charlestown. On January 3, 1906, he was married to Miss 
Gertrude Martin of Boston. His residence is at Xo. 68 Lakeview 
Avenue, Cambridge. 


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ISAAC H. AYRES. 

The early enrollment No. 84, in the Nobility of Aleppo lemple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., is that of Noble Ayres, who was welcomed in 
that illustrious body on December 29, 1897. The Masonic Degrees 
prerequisite to his admission thereto were conferred upon him in Joseph 
Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., at Masonic Temple of Boston; St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery, K. T. Noble Ayres is engaged in the haberdashery busi¬ 
ness, having two stores in Boston, one at 14 Congress Street, near State; 
and another at 103 State Street, near Broad. 

JOHN DOUGLASS. 

Noble Douglass is a Knight Templar in the \ork Rite of Masonry, 
and has achieved the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the former, his 
affiliations are with Morningside Lodge. A. F. & A. M., \\ orcester 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., 
all of Worcester; and in the latter, with Worcester Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the 
basis of this double Masonic qualification, he entered the Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, which was exemplified on him with due 
form and ceremony, in Aleppo Temple, on August 23, 1913, when he 
was enrolled in that illustrious body No. 10080. Noble Douglass is 
a member of the Worcester Automobile Club. For the past ten years, 
he has been connected with the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. His busi¬ 
ness address is No. 43 Madison Street, Worcester. Noble Douglass was 
born in Belfast, Ire., on May 30, 1881, and coming to the United 
States at the age of four, received his education in the public schools 
of Webster. In politics he is an Independent. Noble Douglass is 
unmarried, and resides at No. 21 Orne Street, Worcester. 

JOHN EUCLID FISH, M. D. 

Noble Fish was born in Washington, Vt., on July 30, 1873. His pre¬ 
paratory education was obtained in the public schools, and in the Royal- 
ton (Vt.) Academy. He was graduated from Dartmouth Medical Col¬ 
lege in the class of 1896. After remaining in general practice about one 
year with his father, Dr. E. J. Fish, at South Royalton, Vt., he accepted 
an appointment to the Medical Staff of the Taunton, Massachusetts, State 
Hospital. Resigning this position, about four years later, he became Medi¬ 
cal Director of Family Care of the Insane for the Massachusetts State 
Board of Insanity, from which work he resigned about six years after, 
to take up his present position as Superintendent of the Massachusetts 
Hospital School at Canton. This institution was then, 1907, just estab¬ 
lished, the buildings being only partly erected. Under a successful admin¬ 
istration, it has become the largest institution of its kind in America. 
Noble Fish received the Symbolic Degrees of Masonry in Rising Sun 
Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., at South Royalton, Vt.; the Capitular 
Degrees in Whitney Chapter No. 5, Royal Arch Masons, at Randolph, 
Vt.; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, 
and was created a Knight Templar in Vermont Commandery No. 4, 
K. T., at Windsor, Vt. His father and grandfather, both prominent 
Masons, were also associated with Vermont Commandery at that time. 
Thus three generations of the family were members of the same 
Commandery at the same time. In the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 
he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection 14°; Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem 16°; Mount Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix 18°, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
His name appears on the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ with the number 3026, and he was received into that body on 
November 10, 1898. Noble Fish is a member of the White River (Vt.) 
Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the New England 
Psychological Society, Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa at Dartmouth, 
and is also a member of the Wampatuck Country Club, and of the Ver¬ 
mont Association of Boston. In Chelsea, Vt., on June 6, 1901, he 
married Miss Annie E. Goss, a daughter of Dr. Story N. Goss who 
was a distinguished surgeon during the War of the Rebellion. They 
have two daughters: Dorothy Lucile and Martha Elizabeth; also a son, 
John Euclid, Jr. They reside in Canton, where Noble Fish is engaged in 
his profession. 

DANIEL WHITNEY FLETCHER. 

In Masonry. Noble Fletcher is affiliated with St. Paul Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M„ in which he is Treasurer, Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M„ both of 
Ayer; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester; Jerusalem Command¬ 
ery No. 19. K. T. of Fitchburg; Worcester Lodge of Perfection, God¬ 
dard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was welcomed into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in the 
class of June 5, 1913, and was enrolled therein as No. 9974. He is also a 


member of Robert Burns Lodge No. 49, 1. O. O. F. of Ayer, of the 
Ayer Whist Club, and of the Ayer Cemetery Association. Noble Fletcher 
was born in Groton, on February 1, 1852, and was educated in the 
schools there, and at the Lawrence Academy. His marriage to Miss 
Emma A. Phelps took place in Ayer, on April 28, 1874; and they have 
four children: Ethel A., Howard P., Frank C„ and Doris W. While 
attending school and when but thirteen, Noble Pletcher commenced to 
learn the custom tailoring business, and, in 1879, entered the retail cloth¬ 
ing, boot and shoe business for himself, from which he retired in 1911, 
having been succeeded in the same by his two sons, under the firm name of 
Fletcher Brothers. From 1904, Noble Fletcher has been president of the 
North Middlesex Savings Bank, organized in 1885, and he has also been 
in the insurance business in Pepperell since 1910. He is a Chaiter 
Member of the First National Bank of Ayer, organized in 1883. and was 
its vice president until becoming president of the North Middlesex Sav¬ 
ings Bank of which he is also a Charter Member. He is, too, a director, 

and fills the post of clerk in the First National Bank of Ayer. Prior 

to the establishment of the banks with which he is connected, he had been 
with the Townsend National Bank, and for ten years, served his home 
town as Assessor. He resides in Ayer, at the corner of Howard and 
Nashua Street. 

GEORGE I. HULL. 

Noble Hull was born in Wayland, on February 12, 1872, and obtained 
his education in Saugus. Having been, for more than twenty years, 
connected with the hardwood lumber business, he was appointed, more 
than four years ago, the New England agent for the Meadow River 
Lumber Company of Rainelle, West Va. Noble Hull is also a member of 

the St. George’s Snow Shoe Club, and of the Gardner Boat Club of 

Gardner. He was married in Saugus, on November 10, 1896, to Miss 
Jane Elizabeth Ashworth. They have three sons: Phillip A., Richard S-, 
and Norman. The business address of Noble Hull is 44 Bromfield 
Street, Boston, and his residence is in Saugus. He is affiliated with 
William Sutton Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Saugus, Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., both of Lynn. His ennoblement 
took place on February 18, 1907, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
and his enrollment therein bears the number 6966. 

CHARLES EDWARD HASKINS. 

Noble Haskins has the rank of Past Steward in Soley Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Somerville, and is also affiliated with Mt. Vernon 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De 
Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Thus made eligible for 
ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1906, and his enrollment certificate 
was numbered 6671. Noble Haskins was born in Charlestown, on 
November 4, 1857, and was educated in the schools of Somerville. 
Since 1877, he has been a metal merchant, and is located at No. 39 
India Wharf, Boston. In New York, on January 15, 1890, he married 
Miss Mary R. Benson of that city, and they reside at No. 76 Goffe Street, 
Quincy. 

GEORGE ROBERT MENCHIN. 

As a York Rite Mason, Noble Menchin has affiliations with 
Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Woburn; Woburn Chapter, R. A. M.; 
Medford Council, R. & S. M„ and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, 
K. T. of Melrose. In Aleppo Temple, he was admitted to the Nobility 
of the A. A. O., N. M. S„ on February 18, 1907, and his enrollment cer¬ 
tificate in that renowned body bears the number 6994. For the past 
fifteen years, Noble Menchin has been engaged in market gardening, 
and he is a member of the Market Gardners’ Association. He was born 
in Woburn, on November 23, 1865, and received his education in the 
public schools of that town. He is unmarried, and resides on Waltham 
Street, Woburn. 

CHARLES A. WOOLLEY. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Mt. Tabor Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M„ St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of 
East Boston, Noble Woolley was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 1907, when his enrollment 
certificate was numbered 7801. He is also a member of Lodge No. 10, 

B. P. O. E. of Boston, and of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company. Noble Woolley was born in East Boston, on December 10, 
1867, and was educated there. On October 11, 1892, at Clinton, N. J., he 
married Miss Minnie G. Tunger, and they have tw r o sons, Charles H. 
and James 2d. Noble Woolley has been in the laundry business for 
nearly thirty years, and is now located at No. 283 Meridian Street, 
East Boston, while his residence is at No. 80 White Street, in that 

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WILBUR P. FURBUSH. 

Having Masonic affiliations in the Tork Rite with Bethesda Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M. of Cambridge, 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. of Boston, Noble Furbush was granted admission into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 30, 1901, 
when he was enrolled on its membership lists as No. 3717. Since 1911 
Noble hurbush has been in the automobile business, being agent for the 
Mayer automobile, and he also owns a garage and deals in automobile 
supplies. Before engaging in this line of work he was a contractor in 
Boston, and erected many public buildings, including eight schoolhouses 
for the City of Boston and the pumping station for the Town of Win- 
throp. Noble Furbush was born in Lebanon, Maine, on Independence 
Day, 1858, and was educated in that town. His marriage to Miss Emma 
F. Quimby of Haverhill took place in that city, on August 11, 1887, and 
they have a daughter, Abbie A., born July 18, 1894. Noble Furbush re¬ 
sides in Brighton, at No. 34 Murdock Street, his business address being 
No. 1203 Washington Street, West Newton. 

ROBERT CHESLEY FOSTER. 

The preparatory degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Foster in the following York Rite bodies of Dorchester: Rabboni Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and St. Omer Commandery 
No. 21, K. T. Thus qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility of the 
A. A. O., N. M. S., through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on Novem¬ 
ber 17, 1913, his enrollment certificate receiving the number 10139. He is 
also a member of Wenona Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, the Tufts 
College Masonic Club, and the Dorchester Yacht Club. In politics he 
votes the Republican ticket. Since 1911 Noble Foster has been engaged 
in the practice of dentistry, and is located at No. 1510A, Dorchester 
Avenue, Dorchester. He was born on April 14, 1887, in Alma, N. B., 
Can., and attended the public schools of his native place. His profes¬ 
sional education was obtained at Tufts Dental School, from which he was 
graduated in the class of 1911. For three years, from 1905 to 1908, Noble 
Foster was employed as a salesman of imported novelties. He is un¬ 
married, and resides at No. 46 Tonawanda Street, Dorchester. 

ALBERT ADOLPH FISCHER. 

As a York Rite Mason, bearing allegiance to St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T., Noble Fischer entered the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on December 30, 1914, his enrollment therein being numbered 
10437. He is also connected with Normandy Lodge, N. E. O. P. of 
Lynn, and with the Workman’s Athletic Club of Jamaica Plain. For 
over thirty years, covering his entire business life, Noble Fischer has 
been a wig manufacturer, his business being now located at No. 218 
Tremont Street, Boston. He was born in Germany, on June 28, 1869, 
and was educated there. In Lynn, in 1892, he married Miss Bertha 
Hagener, a native of Germany. They have three sons: Rudolph, William 
and Max, and the family residence is at No. 43 Hampstead Road, Boston. 

EDWARD BAXTER FELTON. 

Noble Felton received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Ionic 
Lodge, whence he came by demit to Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Newtonville. He is also affiliated with Newton Chapter, R. A. M., 
and with Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Upon 
the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his name ap¬ 
pears as No. 10082, and his ennoblement took place in that exalted body 
on August 23, 1913. As vice president and general manager of the Bea¬ 
con Consolidated Mines, with offices at No. 40 Central Street, Boston, 
Noble Felton has been connected with that concern for more than three 
years, and previously, for ten years, he was interested in silver and 
cobalt mining. He is a member of the Massachusetts Real Estate 
Exchange. Noble Felton was born in Boston, on August 4, 1865, and 
obtained his education in the schools of that city and in Leipzig, Ger. In 

Malone, N. Y., on June 22, 1895, he married Miss Minerva Lawson 

Monroe of Minneapolis, Minn. They have two children, Ruth and George, 
and reside at No. 1647 Beacon Street, Brookline. 

GEORGE P. GILMORE. 

The title of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ was 

conferred upon Noble Gilmore on November 10, 1914, when he was 

registered in that illustrious body as No. 10388. He is Masonically allied 
with King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fall River; Fall River Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M.; Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T.; and 
also with the Scottish Rite bodies situated in the Valleys of Fall River 
and Boston. Noble Gilmore is, likewise, a member of the hall River 
Chamber of Commerce; Azab Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. K., A. L. . . o 
N. E.; Master Mechanics’ Association of America, and of the Ameri¬ 



can Society of Mechanical Engineers. Since 1911, he has been a mechani¬ 
cal engineer for the American Printing Company, formerly, for nine 
years, having occupied a similar positin with the American Thread Com¬ 
pany. Noble Gilmore was born in Springfield, on May 1, 1872, and 
attended school in Holyoke. He has been twice married: first, in Holy¬ 
oke, on April 9, 1893, to Miss Helen Bligh of Holyoke, who passed away 
on July 8, 1902, leaving him with a son, Pearly C., born on April 16, 
1896; and, second, to Miss Effijen Palmer, on August 6, 1903. Noble 
Gilmore’s business address is No. 56 Water Street, Fall River, and his 
residence is in the same city, at No. 109 Barre Street. 

EDWARD LAFAYETTE GERRY. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Gerry are indicated by his affilia¬ 
tions with Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., 
Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., 
all of Haverhill. Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class 
of November 15, 1912, when he was enrolled in that illustrious body 
as No. 9776. Noble Gerry is also a member of the Agawam Club of 
Haverhill. He was born in Syracuse, N. Y., on July 13, 1885, and grad¬ 
uated from the Haverhill High School with the class of 1904. For 
more than ten years, he has been connected with the Haverhill Savings 
Bank. Noble Gerry is unmarried, and resides at No. 12 Fairfield Street, 
Haverhill. 

HENRY H. GABELER, D. D. S. 

Noble Gabeler has degrees in full course in both the York and the 
Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite, his affiliations are with 
Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ 
all of Worcester; and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of 
Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Gabeler is also a member of Anchoria Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Worcester. 
Enrolled as No. 1122 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, he was welcomed into the Nobility of that 
illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine, on May 13, 1896. Noble Gabeler 
was born in Sand Lake, N. Y., and having obtained his preparatory 
education in the public schools of that place, entered the Albany Dental 
College, from which he graduated with the degree of D. D. S., in the 
class of 1883. On August 2, 1888, his marriage to Miss Mary Farrow 
took place in Worcester. They reside in that city, at No. 800 Main 
Street, and Noble Gabeler’s business address is No. 384, on the same 
street. 

FRANK P. GARDNER. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., opened to admit 
Noble Gardner into its illustrious Nobility on May 21, 1908, when he was 
enrolled upon its membership lists as No. 8118. In Masonry, he was 
initiated in Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester; was advanced 
and exalted in Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.; entered into the Cryptic 
Circle in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and received the Chivalric Orders 
in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He is also 
a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. Noble Gardner 
is proprietor of the Gardner Grate Company, of which he has been presi¬ 
dent for the past twelve years. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala, on 
March 25, 1871, but was educated in Bloomsburg, Penn. In Boston, on 
June 29, 1892, he married Miss Frances E. Goodwin of that city. Noble 
Gardner’s address is No. 21 Burgess Street, Dorchester. 

CHARLES A. GARLAND. 

The Masonic connections of Noble Garland are with Mystic Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Bangor, Maine, Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., Cam¬ 
bridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. 
With these qualifications, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 1907, when his enrollment 
certificate in that distinguished body was numbered 7701. He is a 
member of the Five O Club of Cambridge, and an ex-member of the 
Crosby Guards of Bangor, Maine, in which he served as First Lieutenant. 
Noble Garland was born in Bangor, Maine, on March 12, 1864, and 
obtained his education in the public schools of that city. For five years, 
he was with Swift and Company of Chicago, Ill., packers, and for the 
past twenty years has been in the milk and cream business in Cam¬ 
bridge. Pie was married in Cambridge. Mrs. Garland passed away on 
January 1, 1900, leaving a son, Arthur V. Noble Garland’s business and 
residence are both located at No. 49 Elm Street, Cambridge. 

SAMUEL AUGUSTUS GENTLEE. 


The Masonic affiliations of Noble Gentlee, in the York Rite, are 
with Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and St. 

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George Commandery No. 44, K. T. of Beverly; in the Scottish Rite, 
is connected with Sutton Lodge of Perfection of Salem, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter o use 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R. -S. •, all of oston. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M b -> 1,11 
February 18, 1907, when he was therein enrolled as No. 6963. His other 
fraternal bodies are Bass River Lodge No. 142, 1. O. O. 1 ., John C 110 ' 
man Post No. 89, of the G. A. R., and the Knights of Malta. He is a 
member of the Second Massachusetts Unattached Infantry. In politics 


he is a Republican. Noble Gentlee was born in Beverly, on October _o, 
1847, and attended the schools there. For twenty years, he has been an 
undertaker in that city, being located at No. 277 Cabot Street. IBs mar¬ 
riage to Miss Adelaide Hasford took place there, on November 20, 1803. 
They have a daughter, Stella, and a son, Curtis H., and reside in e\- 
erly, at No. 16 Butman Street. 

WILLIAM GIBBS. 

Noble Gibbs has Masonic affiliations in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and 
Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. 1 hus prepare 
for admission to the Shrine, he was received into the Nobility of t ie 
Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 
1912, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 9575. He was 
formerly a member of the Second Corps Cadets of Salem. Born m 
Scotland, on September 7, 1883, Noble Gibbs came to the United States 
in his youth, and was educated in the schools of Lawrence. For tie 
past two years, he has been in the employ of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton 
Company, located on Peabody Street, Salem. He is unmarried, and 
resides at No. 27 Andrew Street, in that city. 

HARRY EDGAR GIBBY. 

As a member of the class of March 28, 1912, Noble Gibby was 
admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and was 
enrolled as No. 9377 in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order. 
His Masonic attainments are indicated by his affiliations, in the York Rite, 
with Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Boston Council, R. & S. M., and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ Noble Gibby is also a member of 
the Boston Athletic Association. He was born in Roxbury, on April - , 
1875, and obtained his education in the public schools there. After ha\- 
in°- been for seven years in the foundry business in East Boston, he 
became treasurer of the Mechanics Iron Foundry Company about five 
years ago, the business being located at No. 38 Kemble Street, Roxbury. 
Noble Gibby is unmarried, and resides in Roxbury, at No. 100 Crawford 

Street. 

ARTHUR W. GIBBY. 

A York Rite Mason, having affiliations with Washington Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R & S M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury, 
Noble Gibby was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Mystic Shrine on February 9, 1904, with membership No. 4403. He is 
a member of the Cottage Park Yacht Club of Winthrop, and the Boston 
City Club Noble Gibby was born in Roxbury, on August 27. 1872, and 
also obtained his education there. In Roxbury, on April 16, 1905, he 
married Miss May E. Connery, and they have two children, May Dorothy 
and George Stewart. For the past twenty-four years, Noble Gibby has 
been engaged in business as an iron and brass founder. His business 
location is No. 96 Condor Street, East Boston, and he resides in Wrn- 
throp, at No. 319 Bowdoin Street. 

WALTER M. GIFFORD. 

With the class of April 23, 1907, Noble Gifford was admitted into 
Meppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment certificate was 
given the number 7129. He received his Masonic Degrees in Joseph 
Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council R & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. 
He is a member of the Algonquin Club and the Boston City Club. For 
twenty years, Noble Gifford has been a coffee broker m Boston. He was 
bom in that city, on February 20, 1878, and was also educated there. 
He was married in Putnam, Conn., on August 31, 1911. Noble Gifford’s 
home is at No. 1263 Commonwealth Avenue, and his business address is 
No. 11 India Street, Boston. 


BENJAMIN BUTLER GILMAN. 

Noble Gilman is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
\ A O N. M. S., as No. 4075, and his ennoblement took place in that 
illustrious body on December 4, 1902. In Saggahew Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 


of Haverhill, he has the rank of Past Master; is Recorder in Pentucket 
Chapter R. A. M. of that city, and for twenty-two years has held the 

^ * iwn r' *i p o_ c tvi and in Haverhill Command- 

same rank in Haverhill Council, R. & B. M., and in naverum 

cry No. 14, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Merrimack 

Valley Lodge of Perfection of Haverhill, in which he is Secr ® tary ’ 

with Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 

Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, - , • • •; * ' ' ” 

having received the latter at Chicago, September 15, 1914. He is also a 

member of the Pentucket Club of Haverhill. For twelve years, Noble 

Gilman has been the head of B. B. Gilman and Company manufacturers 

of shoe supplies, at No. 82 Wingate Street, Haverhill. He was born m 

Exeter N. H., on August 27, 1861, and was educated there. He is 

married, and resides at No. 513 Salem Street, Bradford. 

CHARLES AUSTIN GILMORE. 

The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to Shrine ennoblement were 
attained by Noble Gilmore in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Hebron 
Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Norwood, and Cyprus Commandery No. 3 , 

K T. of Hyde Park. He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on February 18, 1907, when there was 
awarded to him the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 6960. He 
is also affiliated with the Royal Arcanum. Noble Gilmore is a director m 
the Walpole Cooperative Bank, and serves as Trustee of the Public 
Library Among the clubs and commercial organizations to which he 
belongs are the Walpole Board of Trade, Boston City Club, Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, and Norfolk Club. For twenty-five years, Noble 
Gilmore has been a member of the firm of W. K. Gilmore and Sons, 
Inc wholesale and retail grain dealers, at Walpole, with branches m 
Wrentham, Franklin and Norfolk. He was born in W rentham, on 
Vugust 25, 1870, and obtained his education in the public schools of that 
place and at Dean Academy of Franklin. On September 8, 1909, in Wal¬ 
pole, he married Miss Eunice Piper of that town, and they have three 
children: Myron Piper, born July 4, 1910; Samuel Rand, October 1, 1911 
and Allen Austin, February 19, 1914. Noble Gilmore’s home is at No. 128 
Common Street, Walpole. 

JOHN MARSHALL GLEASON. 

Masonically qualified for Shrine ennoblement in Winthrop Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., in which his rank is that 
of Royal Arch Captain, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble 
Gleason was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N M S., on June 5, 1912, with membership No. 9583. He is also a mem¬ 
ber Vf the Winthrop Yacht Club. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on 
April 15, 1878, and graduated from the high school of that city in 1895. 
On June 27, 1906, he married Miss Martha L. Jellerson of Portland, 
Maine, and they reside at No. 122 Washington Avenue, Winthrop. For 
the past ten years, Noble Gleason has been manager of the Kinnear and 
Gager Manufacturing Company, located at No. 125 Broad Street, Boston, 
and he was previously with the American Can Company of Columbus 
for three years. 

FREDERICK JOHN GLEASON. 

Received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M._ S„ on November 11, 
1910, Noble Gleason has the enrollment number 8877 upon the membership 
lists of that distinguished body. He obtained the Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and the Capitular Degrees 
in Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., both of Norwood, and was dubbed and 
created Knight in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park. 
Noble Gleason was born in Watertown, on July 31, 1873, and was edu¬ 
cated in the English High School of Boston, and the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, where he specialized in chemistry. For over 
twenty-one years, he has been vice president and general superintendent 
of the Walpole Rubber Company of Walpole. In that town he has 
served as Chairman of the Republican Town Committee, and was the 
organizer of the Walpole Board of Trade, as well as its first president, 
holding that office for three years, from 1909. He was also the organizer 
and first president of the Walpole Cooperative Bank, and is a member 
of the Rubber Association of America, and the American Chemical 
Society. He is recognized as an authority on rubber and rubber com¬ 
pounds, and is patentee and manufacturer of practically all the products 
of the Walpole Rubber Company. On February 3, 1898, in Watertown, 
Noble Gleason married Miss Elizabeth Smythe of Montreal. They have 
a daughter, Lillian Margarette, born December 30, 1898, and their home 
is in Walpole. 

CHARLES O. GODFREY. 

Noble Godfrey, who was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., in June, 1908, with enrollment No. 7387, received his qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Somerville 
















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































1888, he has been Inspector of the Police Signal Service, with offices at 
No. 37 Pemberton Square, Boston. His home address is No. 5 W ales 
Place, Dorchester. 

FREDERICK S. GORE. 

The honors of the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
were conferred upon Noble Gore on March 1, 1898, when he was enrolled 
in that distinguished body as No. 1146. He is connected in the York 
Rite, with Adelphia Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. Matthew’s Chapter, 

R. A. M., both of South Boston; Roxbury Council, R. & S. M., and 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester; and in the Scottish 
Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R/.S.\ Noble Gore is also a 
member of the Boston City Club. Since 1909, he has been commissioner 
of Penal Institutions, having previously been in business as a contractor 
for a quarter of a century. Noble Gore was born in South Boston, on 
April 15, 1862, and attended school in Boston. In South Boston, on 
March 1, 1888, he was married to Miss Cynthia J. Geddes of that place. 
They have a daughter, Alfreda H., born November 23, 1889, and then 
home is at No. 1016 Adams Street, Dorchester. 

FREDERICK C. GRAVES. 

Having the rank of Past Master in Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Past High Priest in St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Past 
Commander of Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Graves is also 
affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Boston Council, R. & S. i . 
In the Scottish Rite, his connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge o 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. -R- -S. ., 
in which he holds the rank of Assistant Guard. With these qualiiica- 
tions, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A O., 
N. M. S., on December 4, 1902, with enrollment certificate No. 4076. 
Since 1912, Noble Graves has been assistant treasurer of the Waltham 
Watch Company, having previously been its paymaster for six years. 
He was born in Seneca Falls, N. Y„ on September 5, 1861, but was edu¬ 
cated in Boston. In Malden, on March 15, 1888, Noble Graves married 
Miss Rebecca B. Garfield of that city. They have two children, John O., 
born in 1896, and Marjorie E., born in 1903, and their home is in New¬ 
ton, at No. 294 Highland Avenue. 

JOHN MERRICK GRAY. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Gray has acquired the Templai 
Degrees. He was raised in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and exalted 
in Hebron Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Norwood; and was dubbed and 
created Knight in Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. I. ofHyde Par 
Noble Gray was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. b., on 
March 28, 1912, and was given the certificate of enrollment numbered 
9380. He’ is connected with the old bleaching and dyeing establishment 
of the S Gray Corporation at Walpole. The concern was established m 
1837, by S. Gray, and sixty years later, when the present corporation was 
formed, in 1897, Noble Gray became the vice president, which position 
he still’holds. In 1906, he was admitted to the firm. He was born m 
Walpole, on February 25, 1884, and was educated in the Walpole schools 
and at Harvard College. His home is in Walpole. He is a member of 
the Walpole Board of Trade and the Harvard Club of Boston. 



ARCHER RAWSON GREELEY. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, N. M. S., 
Noble Greeley’s name appears as No. 9147, and he was received into 
the Nobility of that illustrious body on September 2, 1911. For ° u * een 
years, he has practiced as an attorney, and is located at No. 102 Main 
Street Oxford. He was born in Millbury, on February 21, 1876, and 
obtained his education in the schools of Worcester and Mansfield and 
at the University of Maine, where he received the degree of LL. M. in 
1910. On June 23, 1897, at Millbury, he married Miss Bessie A. 
Waters. They have a daughter, Muriel W., and their home is in Oxford. 
Noble Greeley is president of the Pastime Club of Oxford, a Republican 
in politics, and a Justice of the Peace. He received the Symbolic 
Degrees in Masonry in Webster Lodge, A. F. & A M and is also 
affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'-R- -S. . 

HENRY H. GREEN. 

Noble Green’s name appears as No. 1102 upon the enrollment lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, wherein he was ennobled 
on May 30 1894, and in which he is a member of the Arab Patrol. 
He had previously acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Zetland 


Lodge A F & A. M. of Boston, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He is a 
member of Troop A, of the First Squadron of Cavalry, has served upon 
the staff of the First Brigade, M. V. M., and is also connected with the 
Lancers. Noble Green was for twenty-five years, in the hardware business 
in Boston, and about seven years ago became treasurer of the Hub 
Storage Warehouse, at Nos. 849 and 943 Washington Street, in that 
city. He was born in Boston on August 28, 1855, and was educated 
in the city schools. Noble Green is a widower, his wife, whom lie 
married in July, 1882, having been Miss Julia Neville of New Wk. 
He has a daughter, Rose N., and resides at No. 29 Wesley Park, 
Dorchester. 

GEORGE M. GREENE. 

Noble Greene is a member of the firm of Greene Brothers of Milford, 
manufacturers of ladies’ boot heels and dealers in Jeather. He started 
in this business nearly half a century ago, in 1867. He is a director 
of the Home National Bank and the Milford Water Company. Noble 
Greene was born in Cambridge, on August 26, 1838, and attended the 
public schools of that city. On October 20, 1868, in Milford, he married 
Miss Charlotte E. Grant of that place. They have a daughter, Luella L„ 
and reside at No. 258 Main Street, Milford. The Masonic Degrees 
preparatory to ennoblement were conferred upon him in Montgomery 
Lodge, A. F. &. A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford Council, 

R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T., all of Milford. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on May 23, 1890, and 
in that distinguished body he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 
1044. Noble Greene has a Civil W’ar record, and is affiliated with Grand 
Army Post No. 22, of Milford, in which he serves as Patriotic Instructor. 
His business address is No. 170 Central Street, Milford. 

GEORGE H. GREGG. 

Noble Gregg entered the Unseen Temple on February 6, 1907. In 
Masonry, he was affiliated with Pequossette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Watertown, Newton Chapter, R. A. M„ and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on November 5, 1894. He was also a 
member of the Odd Fellows, and of the Newton Club. Noble Giegg 
had been in business as an undertaker since 1875. He was born in 
Watertown, on June 1, 1845, and was educated in the schools of that 
place. In Worcester, on June 1, 1865, he married Miss Annie J. 
Hinds. Noble Gregg is survived by a son, Walter Hinds Gregg, who 
is also a member of Aleppo Temple. 

WALTER HINDS GREGG. 

In Masonry, Noble Gregg is affiliated with Pequossette Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Watertown, Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Newton 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Newton; also with Waltham Council, R. & 
S. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newton. He was 
welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
August 8, 1908, and his enrollment certificate was then numbered 8204. 
Noble Gregg is a member of Lafayette Lodge No. 31, I. O. O. F., 
General Hull Lodge, A. O. U. W., Watertown Lodge No. 143, K. P., 
Charles River Council, No. 2113, the Royal Arcanum, and the Sons 
of Veterans, all of Watertown. He is Chairman of the School Committee, 
and vice president of the Consolidated Cape Cod Cranberry Company, 
being also connected with the Newton Club, the Grotto Club, and the 
Watertown Board of Trade. Noble Gregg was born in Watertown, 
on December 17, 1881, and was educated in the schools of that place, 
and at Exeter Academy, of Exeter, N. H., from which he graduated 
with the class of 1900. For the past fifteen years, he has been an 
undertaker, with locations at No. 18 Main Street, Watertown, and 
No. 296 Walnut Street, Newtonville. The business was established in 1865 
by Alexander Gregg, grandfather of the present Noble Gregg, and was 
continued by his father, Noble George H. Gregg, who was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple on November 5, 1894, and who passed away on 
February 6, 1907. Noble Gregg is unmarried, and resides at No. 70 
Fayette Street, Watertown. 


HENRY FREDERICK GRESSNICH. 

Having acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, in Aurora Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery 
No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg, Noble Gressnich was received in Aleppo 
Temple, as a member of the class of June 5, 1912, and he holds the 
certificate of enrollment numbered 9580. He was born in Boston, on 
June 23, 1884, and was educated in the public schools of Fitchburg, 
where, for thirteen years, he has been engaged in the drug business, at 
145 Lunenburg Street. Noble Gressnich is a bachelor, and resides at 
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NORMAN HATHAWAY GRIFFITH. 

For more than fifteen years, Noble Griffith has been a stock broker 
in Boston. He is now a member of the firm of Clark, Griffith and 
McWain, at 10 Fost Office Square. He was born in Wareham, on 
May 25, 1881, and obtained his education in the public schools there, 
and at Newton. He has Masonic membership in Dalhousie Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T., all of Newtonville. With these preparatory acquirements 
he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on August 19, 1910, his certificate of enrollment being 
numbered 8806. Noble Griffith is affiliated with Lodge No. 886, B. P. O. E. 
of Brookline, and with Mt. Ida Lodge No. 1247, of the Roval Arcanum. 
He is also a member of the Winthrop Yacht Club, and of the Waltham 
Canoe Club. In Waltham, on October 7, 1903, he married Miss Bessie 
M. Brymer; they have a daughter, Dorothy, and reside in Waverly. 

JAMES EVELETH GRIFFITH. 

Treasurer of the Griffith-Stillings Press, of Boston, Noble Griffith 
has been connected with that firm for twelve years, and from 1890 to 
1902 was president of Griffith, Axtell and Cady Company, printers, 
of Holyoke. Having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Mt. 
Tom Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Holyoke, he came by demit to Beth-horon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brookline. He chose to continue his Masonic 
career in the Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Griffith was received in Aleppo Temple, on Decem¬ 
ber 31, 1909, and his enrollment in that body was numbered 8599. He 
was born on October 24, 1860, in Washington, D. C., and there obtained 
his education. His marriage to Miss Hattie L. Blanchard of Holyoke, 
took place on October 8, 1884; they have two daughters: Elizabeth I., 
and Evelyn. Noble Griffith is a member of the Boston City Club and 
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. His business address is 368 
Congress Street, Boston, and his home is in Sharon. 

HENRY CHARLES GRIMWADE. 

Noble Grimwade, who is enrolled as No. 6221 in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., was admitted to the Nobility of that Order on 
December 7, 1905, having previously attained Masonic membership in 
Quinebaug Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Doric Chapter, R. A. M., both of 
Southbrodge; Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T. both of Worcester; and in Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. 
He is also a member of the Commonwealth Club of Worcester, the 
Southbridge Club, and, politically, of the Republican Party. Noble Grim¬ 
wade is treasurer and manager of the Akers and Taylor Manufacturing 
Company of Charlton City, and he has been associated with that firm 
for the past twenty years. He was born in London, Eng., on August 17, 
1872; obtained his early education in that place, and coming to America 
at the age of eleven years, he completed his education in the schools 
of Brooklyn, N. Y. His marriage to Miss Grace Akers took place in 
Charlton City, on October 16, 1895. She passed away on February 15, 
1903, leaving him a son, Roger M.; also a daughter, Muriel. Noble 
Grimwade’s residence is in Charlton City. 

WALTER DAMON GROVER. 

The Masonic achievements of Noble Grover are indicated by his 
affiliations with the following bodies: Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T„ all 
of Chelsea. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his enrollment 
number is 8602, and his ennoblement took place in that illustrious body 
on December 31, 1909. He is a member of Winnisimmet Lodge No. 24, 
I. O. O. F., Sagamore Encampment, Faith Lodge of the Order of 
Rebekahs, and Crescent Council No. 71, of the Royal Arcanum. For 
about twenty-five years, Noble Grover has been a contractor and builder, 
and is now located on Sagamore Avenue, Chelsea. He was born in that 
city, on August 7, 1866, and attended the public schools there. In 
Chelsea, on June 1, 1890, he married Miss Adeline Sargent of Charles¬ 
town, who passed away in 1909, leaving a son, Milton Leander. Noble 
Grover’s residence is at No. 74 Garland Street, Chelsea. 

FRED V. GRUNDY. 

Since 1912, Noble Grundy has been floor superintendent for the 
Gilchrist Company’s department store in Boston. Before taking this 
position, he was for two years in the shoe business in Florida, and was 
also in the real estate business in Haverhill for about the same length 
of time. He was born in Melrose, on December 3, 1865, and is a 
graduate of the Melrose High School. On May 21, 1888, in Melrose, 
he married Miss Myrtle J. Bowker. They have a son, Frank C., and 


reside in Milton. Noble Grundy secured the Masonic Degrees preparatory 
to Shrine ennoblement in Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waverly 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T„ 
all of Melrose. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., he has the number 5084, his ennoblement therein having taken 
place on June 2, 1905. 

JOHN GUNN. 

For about thirty years, Noble Gunn has been superintendent of the 
cemetery at Whitinsville. He was born in London, Eng., on April 13, 
1846, and obtained his education in that city, where, also he married 
Miss Sarah Clark, on February 19, 1865. Noble Gunn came to America 
in 1876. He has a daughter, Edith, now Mrs. Frederick Raynor. In 1909, 
Noble Gunn served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He 
has been a member of the Board of Selectmen of Whitinsville, and is 
the oldest man upon the Republican Town Committee. Having obtained 
the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Granite Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of 
Northbridge, St. Elmo Chapter, R. A. M. of Whitinsville, Woonsocket 
Council, R. & S. M., and Woonsocket Commandery, K. T., both of Woon¬ 
socket, R. I., Noble Gunn was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 19, 1900, and was therein enrolled 
as No. 3309. In addition to his Masonic and Shrine affiliations, he is 
connected with Whitinsville Lodge, I. O. O. F., of which he is a Charter 
Member; also with Munnford Lodge of the I. O. U. W. of Whitinsville, 
Northbridge Grange, the Odd Fellows Veteran Association of Worcester 
County, and the Congregational Club of Whitinsville. 

JOHN FREDERICK GUNNARSON. 

Noble Gunnarson was admitted to Aleppo Temple A,. A. O., N. M. S., 
with the class of April 23, 1907, and was enrolled upon its membership 
lists as No. 7127. He had previously attained Masonic membership 
in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., and 

William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. He 

is also a member of the Swedish Masonic Club, the Boston Swedish 
Benevolent and Relief Society, and Skaudier Lodge of the Knights of 
Honor, of which he was the founder. Politically, he is an Independent. 
Noble Gunnarson was born in Guttenburg, Sweden, on June 13, 1836, 

and received his education in the schools of his native place. His 

marriage to Miss Augusta Fredericka Ericson took place in Malden, on 
August 7, 1862, and they have a son, John Richard. Noble Gunnarson 
retired from active business life about eight years ago, having spent 
thirty-eight years as a cigar manufacturer. His business address is No. 
11 Edinboro Street, Boston, and his home is at No. 66 Bayswater Street, 
Oriental Heights, East Boston. 

WILLIAM JAMES GURLEY. 

With the rank of Assistant Director, William James Gurley is 
enrolled as No. 4898 among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., into whose fellowship he was received on December 30, 1904. 
Noble Gurley’s Masonic connections are with Eliot Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Jamaica Plain, Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M. of Roxbury, Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., in which he 
is a Past Guard, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., in which body 
his rank is that of Assistant Guard. Noble Gurley was born in Utica, 
N. Y., January 24, 1871, and was educated in the public schools of that 
city, and at the Burdett Business College of Boston. He was married 
on March 12, 1896, in Trinity Church of Boston, to Miss Marie Stuben- 
rauch of Cincinnati, 0. For the past sixteen years he has been manager 
of Stubenrauch’s restaurant of Boston, at No. 181 Summer Street. His 
residence is in Dorchester, at No. 434 Washington Street. 

HERBERT E. GUSTIN. 

Noble Gustin entered the Unseen Temple on October 24, 1911. 
He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on 
November 11, 1898. His Masonic affiliations were with William Parkman 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester; Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Orient Council, R. & S. M., both of Somerville, and De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He was also a 32° Mason in the 
Scottish Rite, with membership in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Gustin has been in the produce business on Clinton Street, Boston, for 
thirty-five years. He was born in Fall River, on July 25, 1851, and 
received his education there. In Charlestown, on October 5, 1881, he was 
married to Miss Julia L. Carlisle of Bangor, Me. They have four 
children, the second of whom, Ernest Sumner, passed away in infancy, 
the survivors being Herbert Irving, Lester Carlisle, and Ralph Living¬ 
stone. Noble Gustin’s residence was in Somerville. 













































































































































































































































THOMAS M. CARTER. 

Having received, many years ago, the prerequisite Masonic Degrees 
in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry, Noble Carter was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on November 18. 1898, and was enrolled 
therein as No. 413. He is Masonically affiliated with the following 
bodies of Boston: Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew s Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., Boston Commandery No. 2, 

K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In addition to his Masonic 
and Shrine connections, he is a member of Franklin Lodge No. 23, 

I. O. O. F., Trimount Encampment No. 2. I. O. O. F., and Shawmut Can¬ 
ton No. 1, all of Boston. Noble Carter has had a distinguished musical 
career. From 1871 to the present time, he has been the conductor and 
manager of Carter’s Band of Boston, and for more than half a century, 
he has been a band leader. He is well known among the members of 
the Masonic Fraternity throughout New England, and has crossed the 
continent several times in attendance, with his band, at Masonic and 
Templar functions. Ever since it was organized, he has been Conductor 
of the Band of Aleppo Temple. He has conducted several large mili¬ 
tary band concerts, which were participated in by a band of three to four 
hundred men. Since 1906, Noble Carter has been the director of the music 
on the State Reservation at Nantasket, with an excellent band under his 
baton, where Nobles visiting the beach have often been favored by the 
rendering, upon request, of their favorite selections, a courtesy which 
will doubtless be extended during as many coming summers as Noble 
Carter’s contract with the state may cover. He was born on Christmas 
Day, 1841, in Newton, N. H., and the education which he received in 
the public schools of that place was supplemented by a wise paternal 
supervision. For some time, he was leader of the band on the steamer 
“Providence” of the Fall River Line, under the management of the 
celebrated Jim Fisk and Jay Gould. Noble Carter’s marriage to Miss 
Percy S. Hazen, daughter of Dr. Edwin Hazen of Woodstock, Vt., 
occurred in that place, on December 4, 1875, and they have a daughter, 
Mrs. Herbert A. Smith of East Milton. Politically, Noble Carter adheres 
to Republican principles, and he has membership in the Lincoln Club. 
His residence is at the Hotel Clyde, Boston, and his business address is 
179 Washington Street. 

FRANK F. EDDY. 

Noble Eddy is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and 
has attained the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is a member of Mt. 
Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter. R. A. M.. Melrose 
Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of 
Malden, and he also has affiliations in Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and in Massachusetts Consistory, 
S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. His enrollment certificate in Aleppo Temple is No. 
3467, and his membership in that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine 
dates from December 31, 1900. He is also a member of the Knights of 
Pythias. For twenty-five years and over, Noble Eddy has been president 
and treasurer of the Boston Dental Laboratory, at No. 171 A, Tremont 
Street, Boston. He was born in Worcester, on February 15, 1858, and 
obtained his education in that city and in New Haven, Conn. Noble 
Eddy is married and has a daughter, Madeline. Their home is in Malden. 

FRANK L. GROUT. 

Having acquired the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Orange Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Crescent Chapter, R. A. M., and Orange Commandery 
No. 45, K. T., all of Orange, Noble Grout was admitted to the Shrine 
in Aleppo Temple, on March 30, 1894, and his enrollment in that body 
was numbered 1101. He is a member of Social Lodge No. 182, I. O. O. F. 
of Orange, and, politically, he belongs to the Independent Party. Noble 
Grout was born in Winchendon, on June 1, 1864, and was educated 
in the public schools there and at Orange. For the past ten years, he 
has been a member of the firm styled the Frederick H. Sprague Com¬ 
pany, located at 108 East Main Street, Orange, and previously, he had 
been for twenty years with the New Home Sewing Machine Company. 
He is a director in the Orange National Bank. On May 17, 1883, at 
Orange. Noble Grant was married to Miss Mabel S. Barton; they have 
a daughter, Florence M„ now Mrs. M. Hale, and they reside at 47 High 
Street. 

RALPH FENWICK KETCHUM. 

Noble Ketchum’s enrollment certificate in the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order in Aleppo Temple bears the number 8439, and his ennoble¬ 
ment therein took place with the class of February, 1905. His Masonic 
affiliations are with the York and Scottish Rite bodies located in Burlington, 
Vt., his degrees in the former having been conferred upon him by the 
bodies of that city, as were his degrees in the Lodge of Perfection, the 


Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose Croix, and the 
Consistory 32° S ’ P ' R.'.S.’. Noble Ketchum is a member of the 
Boston City Club,‘and of the Highland Club of West Roxbury. He 
was born in St. John, N. B„ on April 12, 1866, but came to New 
England, and was educated in the public schools of Cambridge. He 
was, for ten years, in the paint and varnish business with Sherrow 
and Williams of Boston, and is now connected with the Pratt and Lambert 
Varnish Company. In 1887, he was married to Edith B Arming- 
ton, who passed away in 1902, leaving a daughter, Eleanor A.; and on 
November 24, 1904, at Norridgewock, Me., he married Miss Mabel 
Wells. They have three children: Ruth E„ Jessie M. and Bradford V .. 
and reside at 105 Anawan Avenue, West Roxbury. 

GEORGE EDDY MERRIFIELD. 

Noble Merrifield, whose ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. O., N. M. S„ on March 28, 1912, with enrollment No. 9437, received 
the qualifying Masonic Degrees in King Cyrus Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Stoneham, Reading Chapter, R. A. M„ and Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. In political faith he is a Republican. 
Noble Merrifield was born in Charlestown, on July 16, 1886, and was 
educated in the public schools of Lexington and Stoneham. For t e 
past nine years he has been with Merrifield and Company, truckmen, at 
No. 99 Blackstone Street, Boston, and is also connected with the Stone¬ 
ham Ice Company of Stoneham. 

JOHN HENRY GUY. 

Having the rank of Past Master of Delta Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Braintree, and Past High Priest of Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M. of 
East Weymouth since 1913, Noble Guy is also affiliated with South Shore 
Commandery No. 31, K. T„ also of East Weymouth. His ennoblement 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on November 5, 
1906, when his enrollment certificate received the number 6670. Noble 
Guy was born in Hingham, on January 3, 1879, and obtained his education 
in the public schools of Weymouth and at Comer’s Commercial College. 
For more than twenty years, he has been stock-keeper for the Edison 
Electric Illuminating Company at No. 39 Boylston Street, Boston. In 
Weymouth, on July 20, 1903, he married Miss Isora E. Hender. They 
have a son, John R., and a daughter, Doris E„ and their home is in 
Sharon. 

WILLIAM CHARLES GENS. 

Through his Masonic connections in the York Rite, with Phoenician 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council. 
R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence, 
Noble Gens was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on June 4, 1914, and was therein enrolled as No. 10260. He 
is a member of the Turn Verein Club, the Lawrence Canoe Club, and 
the Sons of Hermon Club. In politics, he is affiliated with the Progressive 
Party. Noble Gens was born in New York City, on November 26, 
1884, but came to Massachusetts as a boy, and was educated in the 
schools of Lawrence. Since 1909, he has been engaged as a musician. He 
is unmarried, and resides in Lawrence, at No. 91 Park Street. 

DUDLEY F. HUNT. 

As one of the earlier members of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Noble Hunt was ennobled 
on March 15, 1888, and was therein enrolled as No. 1186. His Masonic 
affiliations extend through both the York and Scottish Rites, his Symbolic 
Degrees having been conferred in Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Reading; the Capitular Degrees, in Reading Chapter, R. A. M„ also 
of Reading; the Cryptic Degrees, in Malden Council, R. & S. M., the 
degrees of Knighthood in Hugh de Payens Commander}' Iso. 20, K. T. 
of Melrose; and in the Scottish Rite, Noble Hunt advanced through 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council. Princes 
of Terusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. His residence is at 129 High Street, 
Reading, and his office, 125 Broad Street, Boston. 

EUGENE C. HULTMAN. 

The Masonic career of Noble Hultman began when he received the 
Symbolic Degrees in Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Quincy. His other 
York Rite affiliations are with St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and with Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. Like¬ 
wise, he has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified, he was enrolled 
as No. 3249 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 28, 1899. Noble Hultman is also a member of Quincy 
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the Massachusetts House from Quincy; in 1909 and 1910, he was Senator 
from Norfolk County, and he is at present secretary of the Republican 
Club of Massachusetts. Noble Hultman has membership in the Puritan 
Club, the Tech Club, the Granite City Club of Quincy, the New England 
Street Railway Llub, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, the Quincy 
Board of Trade, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and is also a member 
of the Executive Committee of the Technology Alumni Association. He 
is a trustee of the Quincy Hospital. For fourteen years, Noble Hultman 
has been consulting engineer of the West End Street Railway Company. 
He was born in Boston, on July 13, 1875, where, in part, he received his 
education, and he was graduated from Thayer Academy of South Brain¬ 
tree in 1892. He secured his technical training at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, from which he was graduated in 1896. His 
business address is 101 Milk Street, Boston, and he resides in Quincy. 

CARLETON A. HUBBELL. 

Noble Hubbell is enrolled as No. 1267, upon the membership registry 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., and was admitted to its illustrious 
Nobility on May 15, 1892. His Masonic affiliations are with Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Com- 
mandery No. 19, K. T., all of Fitchburg. He is also a member of the 
Fay Club of Fitchburg, the W atatic Club of Ashburnham, and of the 
Hardware Club of New York. For ten years past, Noble Hubbell has 
been president of the Almond Company, and is also president of the 
Sawyer Tool Manufacturing Company, both of Ashburnham. He was 
born in Fitchburg, on November 16, 1862, and was educated in the 
schools of that city. In Fitchburg, also, Noble Hubbell was married, in 
June, 1883, to Miss Hattie A. Simonds, and they have two sons, Henry S., 
and Minot P., their residence being in Ashburnham. 

WILLARD B. HUBBARD. 

Noble Hubbard entered the Unseen Temple on July 8, 1913. He 
had obtained degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. In the 
York Rite, he was connected with Hiram Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M. 
of New Haven, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston; and in the 
Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b His number 
upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple A. A. O., N. M. S., was 
1360. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F., of New Haven, Conn., 
the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the New England Sanitary Club. 
Noble Hubbard was born in New Haven, Conn., on February 13, 1847, 
and attended the schools of that city. He was a wholesale dealer in 
plumbing supplies, and was the founder of the W. B. Hubbard and 
Sons Company, of No. 176 Oliver Street, Boston, organized in May, 1899. 
On December 31, 1872, at New Haven, he married Miss Caroline Allen 
Wallace. He is survived by three sons, Frank Willard, Wallace Russell, 
and Louis P. His home was at No 9 Sydney Street, Dorchester. 

FRANK WILLARD HUBBARD. 

The prerequisite degrees in Masonry were secured by Noble Hubbard 
in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of 
Boston, and he was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1906, when he was given 
the number 6684 upon the enrollment lists of that exalted body. Noble 
Hubbard is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E., Bethesda 
Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F. of South Boston, the Boston Chamber of 
Commerce, the Boston City Club, the Boston Yacht Club, and the New 
England Sanitary Club. He is President and Treasurer of the W. B. 
Hubbard and Sons Company, wholesale dealers in plumbers’ supplies, 
located at No. 176 Oliver Street, Boston, and has been engaged in a 
similar line of business for over twenty-five years. Noble Hubbard 
was born in New Haven, Conn., on the anniversary of Washington’s 
Birthday, 1875, and was educated in that city. In Boston, on February 26, 
1896, he married Miss Ida Viola Tibbetts. Tbeir residence is at No. 9 
Sydney Street, Dorchester. 

HENRY CLIFFORD HOYT. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees having been received by Noble 
Hoyt in Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Arlington, Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and De 
Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston, he was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on December 30, 
1910, and his enrollment certificate in that distinguished body was 
numbered 8955. He was born in Boston, on September 30, 1878, and 
was educated in the public schools of Boston and Arlington. Since 1895, 
he has been connected with Mixer Brothers, at No. 35 Congress Street, 
Boston, and in 1909 was made secretary and treasurer of that firm. 


In Somerville, on July 23, 1900, Noble Hoyt married Miss Nellie M. 
Campbell of Arlington. He has a daughter, Lillian A., born November 27, 
1901, and resides in Arlington. 

EDWARD H. HOYT. 

In Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, Noble Hoyt has the 
rank of Past Thrice Potent Grand Master, and is also affiliated, in the 
Scottish Rite, with Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. In the York Rite, his connections are with Union Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His 
ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a 
member of the class of January 19, 1888, when his enrollment certificate 
in that illustrious body received the number 3076. He is also connected 
with the Pentucket Club, and the Wachusett Club, both of Haverhill. 
Noble Hoyt retired from business in 1895, after having been for 
e ghteen years a leather merchant in Boston, and president of the 
Georgetown, Haverhill, Danvers and Ipswich Railroad Company for 
six years. As a Republican, in 1897 and 1898, he served as Representative 
to the Massachusetts Legislature. He was born in Haverhill, on July 11, 
1849, and obtained his education in the schools of Exeter and Andover. 
He is married, and resides at No. 232 Main Street, Bradford. 

GEORGE HOWLAND. 

Noble Howland obtained his Masonic Degrees in Puritan Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Whitman; Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Naphtali 
Council, R. & S. M., both of Chelsea, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T. of Boston. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
is numbered 7903, and his ennoblement took place on December 31, 
1907. For twenty years, Noble Howland has been a broker at 

No. 27 State Street, Boston. He was born in Hanson, on July 13, 
1872, and was educated there. In Arlington, on October 24, 1900, he 
was married to Miss Alice D. Gilbert of that town. They have three 
children: G. Frazer, Margery Natalie, and George Gilbert. A second 
daughter, Dorothy, passed away at the age of three years Noble 

Howland’s residence is situated at No. 56 Norfolk Road, Arlington. 

GEORGE H. HOYT. 

In Masonry, Noble Hoyt has degrees in full course, in both the 
York and the Scottish Rites, having affiliations in Saggahew Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, 
R. & S. M., and Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T.; also 
Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt.. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.". P.'. R.'. S.*. Thus doubly prepared for 

ennoblement, he was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 

as a member of the class of May 19, 1892, and his enrollment certificate 

was given the number 1279. For nearly forty years, Noble Hoyt has 
been connected with the firm of G. H. Hoyt and Son of Haverhill, paper 
box manufacturers, of which he is now president. He was born in 
Kingston, N. H., on August 12, 1855, and was educated in that place. 
Noble Hoyt is a member of the Pentucket Club, the Wachusett Club, 
and of Lodge No. 165, B. P. O. E„ all of Haverhill. He is married, and 
has a son, Edson B. Noble Hoyt’s business address is No. 29 Wingate 
Street, Haverhill, and his residence is at No. 39 Vine Street, in that city. 

CHARLES FRANCIS HOWES. 

Noble Howes is a member of Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. With the class of March, 1905, he was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and upon the enrollment lists 
of that exalted body he was given the number 5004. Noble Howes was 
born in Holyoke, on November 16, 1867, and was educated in the Holyoke 
schools. From 1900 to 1907, he was a salesman for the Electric Goods 
Manufacturing Company, and has since been a traveling salesman for 
the Western Electric Company, with offices at No. 115 Purchase Street, 
Boston. He is married and resides at No. 40 Inman Street, Cambridge. 

HARRY GARDNER HOWE. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Howe are with Union Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, in which he is Past Master; St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. Thus prepared, he was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member 
of the class of November 11, 1907, his certificate of enrollment in that 
illustrious body being No. 7707. Noble Howe was born in Lowell, on 
May 7, 1855, but was educated in the Boston schools. For about a third 
of a century, he has been employed as a letter carrier in the Dorchester 
district. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 64 Clifton Street, Dor¬ 
chester. His business address is Upham’s Corner P. 0., Dorchester. 

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WILLIAM CHAFFIN HOWE. 

Noble Howe has Masonic affiliations with Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., in which he has the rank of Senior Deacon; Eureka Chapter, 

R. A. M„ Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Com- 
mandery No. 5, K. T. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. O., N. M. S., his name appears as No. 7883, and his ennoblement 
in that exalted body took place on December 31, 1907. Born in Worcester, 
on April 19, 1871, Noble Howe obtained his education in the public 
schools of that city and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
For more than thirteen years, he has followed the profession of 
structural engineering, with offices at No. 88 Crescent Street, W orcester. 

In Philadelphia, Penn., on November 3, 1898, he married Miss Ella 
Harned of that city. They have a son, Wilfred, and reside at No. 124 
Paine Street, Worcester. 

FRANK E. W. HOWE. 

Noble Howe is a member of King David Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
and St. Mark’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Taunton, and of Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple 
on April 23, 1907, and his enrollment certificate in that illustrious body 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, bears the 
number 7144. Noble Howe was born in Wareham, on November 25, 
1873, and was educated in Taunton. For fifteen years, he was in the 
automobile business for himself, and for the past four years has been 
superintendent of the Packard Motor Car Company, at 1089 Common¬ 
wealth Avenue, Allston. Noble Howe is unmarried, and resides at No. 
146 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. 

CHARLES LEANDER HOWELL. 

Noble Howell is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with the 
following bodies of Boston: Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.', Thus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on October 27, 1897, and was given membership 
certificate No. 1410. In politics, he is an Independent. Noble Howell 
was born in Templeton, on October 10, 1864, and was educated in the 
schools of Orange and Boston. In Boston, on October 20, 1892, he 
married Miss R. Louise Helmbolt of that city, who passed away in 
July, 1898, leaving a son, Chester Albert, born in January, 1894. Noble 
Howell’s second wife was Miss Henrietta Helmbolt, whom he married in 
Boston, on February 26, 1900. Since 1901, Noble Howell has been in the 
Purchasing Agents’ Department of the Boston Police, and his connection 
with the Police Department dates back twenty-five years. His office 
address is No. 37 Pemberton Square, Boston, and his home is in 
Dorchester, at No. 191 Woodrow Avenue. 

C. FRED HOWE. 

Life Member of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., wherein he 
was ennobled on November 5, 1906, with enrollment No. 6680, Noble 
Howe likewise has Life Membership in Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Boston Lafayette Lodge of I erfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He 
is also a member of Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and of Samoset 
Royal Arch Chapter. He is, too, affiliated with Bethany Chapter No.. 23, 
O. E. S. of Hailey, Idaho, in which in 1913-15, he was a Worthy Patron. 
Noble Howe was born in Dorchester, October 14, 1855, and was graduated 
from the Chauncey Hall School of Boston, with the class of 1876. He 
is engaged in the mining business in Ketchum, Tdaho, as engineer ami 
general manager. Noble Howe is married, and resides in Ketchum, 
Idaho. 

JOHN NEWBIRT HOWARD. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Howard are indicated by his 
affiliations with the following bodies: Paul Revere Lodge. A. F. & A. M., 
in which he has the rank of Junior Deacon; Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., 
of which, formerly, he was the Secretary, Brockton Council, R. & S. M., 
and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of Brockton; and, in the 
Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.*. Thus qualified 
for admission to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of December, 1910, and 
was awarded the enrollment certificate with the number 8954. Noble 
Howard is a member of the Commercial Club of Brockton. In that 
city, for the past eleven years he has been engaged in the banking business, 
and' is connected with the Home National Bank. He was born in 


Brockton, on December 19, 1885, and was educated in the public schools 
there. Noble Howard is unmarried, and resides at 33 Arlington Street, 
Brockton. 

FRED A. HOWARD. 

As recipient No. 1407 of the Order of Nobility in Aleppo Temple, 

A A. O., N. M. S., Noble Howard was received therein on September 4, 
1897. He was first welcomed as a Masonic brother in Star of Bethlehem 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Chelsea, and later demitted to join Sagamore 
Lodge' A. F. & A. M. of West Medford, in which he obtained the 
Symbolic Degrees; and continuing in the York Rite of Masonry, he 
obtained the Capitular Degrees in St. Andrew’s Royal Arch Chapter; the 
Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and the Templar 
Degrees in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. Noble 
Howard is also a member of Chelsea Lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F. For the 
past nine years, he has been in the wholesale beef business, formerly 
having been a bookkeeper for twenty-eight years. Noble Howard was 
born in Milford, on September 11, 1859, and was educated in that place. 
His marriage to Miss Lizabeth Dora Miller of Wales, Mass, was 
celebrated in Boston, on June 11, 1901. Noble Howards business address 
is No. 3 Blackstone Street, Boston, while his home is in West Medford, 
at No. 81 Boston Avenue. 

CHARLES W. HOWARD. 

Noble Howard has the Masonic attainments which are indicated 
by his affiliations with the following York Rite bodies: \\ mthrop Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank 
of High Priest, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., in which he 
has the rank of Junior Warden. On the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he is numbered 6066, and his ennoblement 
took place in that body of Shriners, on September 3, 1905. Noble Howard 
is a member of Winthrop Lodge, B. P. O. E„ the Winthrop Yacht 
Club, and of the Court Park Club of Winthrop. He was formerly 
a member of Company A, Fifth Regiment, M. V. M. He has served 
as Auditor and Treasurer of the town of Winthrop, and he is now 
Water Commissioner. He was born in Wilton, Me., on January 29, 
1860, and was graduated from the Charlestown High School, (in Boston.) 
with the class of 1875. He has been, for about sixteen years, a builder 
and contractor, with offices at 110 Summer Street, Boston. He married 
in Somerville, on November 24, 1885, Miss Alice C. Miskelly. He has 
a daughter, Mildred, and a son, Webster Eugene, and resides at 16 
Emerson Road, Winthrop. 

AUSTIN MENDALL HOWARD. 

On March 28, 1912, Noble Howard was admitted to the Shrine of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and in that distinguished 
body he holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 9403. He had 
previously acquired Masonic Degrees in the York Rite, in Mayflower 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Middleboro, and Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Bridgewater; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafay'ette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. He is a member of Middleboro Lodge No. 1274, 
B. P. O. E., and of the Middleboro Commercial Club. Noble Howard was 
born on November 20, 1862, in Sandwich, and attended the schools of 
Sandwich, Middleboro, and Boston. For fifteen years he was in the 
ice business as superintendent for Howard Brothers, at W atertown, 
and for about the same length of time has been supervisor of music 
in the public schools of Bridgewater and Middleboro. In 1894, Noble 
Howard sang in the Central Congregational Church of Middleboro; in 
1898, he went to the Winslow Congregational Church of Taunton; in 1901, 
to the Swedenborgian Church of Brockton, and in 1910 he accepted his 
present position with the Unitarian Church of Middleboro On No¬ 
vember 25, 1908, he married Miss Luella C. Taylor of Middleboro, and 
their residence is at No. 66 Everett Street, in that town. 

CHARLES BRADFORD HOUSE. 

Noble House, who was born in South Manchester, Conn., on Jan¬ 
uary 25, 1873, has been, for more than twenty years, connected with the 
Fairmount Manufacturing Company, at 1297 River Street, Hyde Park. 
He is No. 6228 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, and his 
ennoblement took place therein, on December 7, 1905. In Hyde Park 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ he has the rank of Senior Deacon, and he 
is connected also with Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde Park Council, 

R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T„ all of Hyde Park. 
Noble House has, too, the degrees in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, up 
to and including the 32°. His affiliations are with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.'.R.’.S.’. Noble House obtained his education in Hyde Park; he 
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BYRON F. HORNE. 

President of the J. H. Horne and Sons Company, paper manufacturers 
of Lawrence, for more than eight years, Noble Horne’s name appears 
as No. 1178 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, having been 
ennobled therein on November 17, 1887. In the York Rite of Masonry, 
he is affiliated with Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter,’ 

R. A M„ and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all of Lawrence; and 
his degrees in the Scottish Rite are indicated by affiliations in Lowell 
Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory’ 32°, 

S. .P.’.R.'.S.’. Noble Horne was born in Westford, on May 3, 1851, 
and attended the public schools of that place. His marriage to Miss 
Josephine H. Bliss took place in Andover, in 1871. They have two 
daughters, Mattie H. Cleveland, and Mrs. Maude L. Kennard, and 
reside at 33 Farnham Street. Lawrence. Noble Horne’s business location 
is 109 Blanchard Street. 

FREDERICK ANTHONY HORN. 

Noble Horn resides in VVaban and is a well known jeweler, doing 

business in Boston, at 429 Washington Street, where he has been 

established for more than a score of years. He was born in Newbury- 
port, on September 28, 1873, and attended school in Boston. Having 
secured the qualifying degrees in Masonry, in Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., 
he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, on June 5, 1912, his enrollment certificate, in that Temple, being 

numbered 9596. Noble Horn married in Boston, on January 29, 1896, 

Miss Estelle Waggott. 

CHARLES F. HOLYOKE. 

Since 1895, Noble Holyoke has been the treasurer of the Marlboro 
Savings Bank, at 32 Mechanic Street, Marlboro. He was born in 

that town on December 27, 1855, and was educated in the schools there. 
In the Y ork Rite of Masonry, he has acquired the Templar Degrees, 

and is allied with United Brethern Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Houghton 

Chapter, R. A. M., both of Marlboro, and with Trinity Commanderv 
No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. In the Scottish Rite, he has taken the Ineffable 
Degrees, and is a member of Worcester Lodge of Perfection. His name 
appears on the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
with the number 3099, and his ennoblement therein took place on Decem¬ 
ber 27, 1898. Noble Holyoke is a member of Marlboro Lodge No. 85. 
I. O. O. F., and of the Union Club of that town. In Marlboro, 

on June 2, 1887, he married Miss Blanche E. Corey, and they have two 
sons, Thomas C. and Charles F., and a daughter, Mary. Their residence 
is on Clinton Path, Brookline. 

JOHN H. HOLT. 

In Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford, Noble 
Holt has the rank of Senior Warden; and in Samuel C. Lawrence 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, of Fall River, he has the rank of 
High Priest. Noble Holt is a 32° Mason, and in Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. he has the rank of Chancellor. His other Masonic 
bodies are as follows: Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram 
Chapter, R. A. M., and New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., all of 
New Bedford, and in the Scottish Rite, Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection and Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix. His ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on Sep¬ 
tember 30, 1895, when there was conferred upon him the membership 
number 1365. For about ten years, Noble Holt has been superintendent 
of the Luther Manufacturing Company of Fall River. He was born in 
New Bedford, on August 19, 1871, and was educated there. There, also, 
in April, 1898, he was married to Miss Mary L. Smith. Their residence 
is at 594 Maple Street, Fall River. 

JAMES WEBSTER HOLT. 

The enrollment number of Noble Holt, in Aleppo Temple A. A. O, 
N. M. S., is 9389, and he was received into that fellowship, on 
March 28, 1912. Masonically, he is affiliated with Massachusetts Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and with Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is Past Patron of Boston Chapter No. 68, 
of the Eastern Star, and is also a member of Franklin Lodge No. 23, 
I. O. O. F. Since 1891, Noble Holt has been a linotype machinist, and 
he is now interested in the manufacturer of elevators, with the firm of 
Angus Morrison and Company. He was born in Baltimore, Md., on 
August 1, 1874, and was educated in Raleigh, N. C. In Boston, he was 
married to Miss Ada C. Olsen. They have one child, Louise Agnes 
Holt, born July 15, 1908. His business address is 311 Washington 
Street, Boston, and he resides at 216 Spring Street, Medford. 


JAMES F. HOLT. 

Noble Holt was born in Chesterfield, N. H., and was educated in the 
public schools and at Comer’s Commercial College. In Salem, on Jan¬ 
uary 5, 1880, he married Miss Gertrude A. Balcom; they have a daughter, 
Ethel Gertrude, born May 4, 1884, and reside in that city, at No. 16 Ocean 
Avenue. Since 1874, Noble Holt has been a commercial traveler, and 
is now with the Boston Belting Company of Roxbury. In Masonry, 
he is affiliated with Social Friends Lodge No. 42, F. & A. M., Cheshire 
Chapter, R. A. M., St. John’s Council, R. & S. M., all of Keene, N. H., 
and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T. of Salem, Mass. He 
likewise has degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, and is affiliated 
with the following Boston bodies: Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S,’. In all 
the above named, with the exception of the Commandery, he has Life 
Membership. Noble Holt was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo Temple, 
on March 20, 1890, with enrollment No. 1219. He is also an Honorary 
Member of Cora Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. of Lewiston, Me. 

WALTER A. HOLMES. 

Having attained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in the York Rite, 
Noble Holmes was allowed to penetrate the mysteries of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on May 13, 1896, when he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
and enrolled as No. 1380. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Amicable 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge; the Capitular Degrees in Cambridge 
Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
the Templar Degrees in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. For 
more than thirty years, Noble Holmes has been engaged in the shoe 
trade, and he is now traveling salesman for Parker, Holmes and Company, 
shoe jobbers, his business address being No. 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. 
He was born in Cambridge, on February 19, 1862, and was educated in 
the schools of that city. He married, on July 4, 1906, Miss Vesta L. 
Orff of Boston. Their residence is at No. 134 West Concord Street. 

ARTHUR S. HOLLINS. 

Noble Hollins was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
in the class of December 17, 1906, and his enrollment certificate received 
the number 6828. He had previously attained Masonic connections with 
Ancient Brothers Lodge No. 178, A. F. & A. M. of Auburn, Maine, 
and has membership in all the Scottish Rite bodies, including Lewiston 
Lodge of Perfection, and Portland Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. of 
Portland, Maine. He is also affiliated with the Odd Fellows, in Andros¬ 
coggin Lodge No. 24, of Auburn. Noble Hollins was born in Wareham, 
on October 14, 1881, and was educated in the schools of Wareham and 
Everett and at Auburn, Maine. His marriage to Miss Mary Webb took 
place on September 19, 1908, at East Granville, Vt., and they have a 
daughter, Ruth. For the past nine years, Nohle Hollins has been with 
the Egyptian Chemical Company, manufacturers of embalming fluid, at 
255 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, and his home is in Winchester, at No. 33 
Maxwell Road. 

PERCY EARNEST JOHN HOLLOWAY. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple opened to admit Noble Holloway to its 
illustrious Nobility on November 5, 1896, when it enrolled him on its 
membership lists as No. 1383. He first saw light in Masonry in Pen- 
tucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was raised to the Degree of Royal Arch 
Mason in Mt. Iloreb Chapter, R. A. M.; entered the Cryptic Circle in 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and received the Chivalric Degrees in 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell. Noble Holloway is 
also affiliated with Commonwealth Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Boston; Palladium 
Council No. 287, Royal Arcanum; American Chemical Society, and with 
the New England Chemistry Teachers’ Association. For the past eight 
years he has been an analytical chemist and bacteriologist. Noble Holloway 
was born in England, on March 12, 1870, and was educated in Oxford. 
Tn Lowell, in 1891, he was married to Miss Marcia A. Ball, who has since’ 
passed away. His business address is No. 173 State Street, Boston, while 
his residence is at No. 132 Walnut Street, Everett. 

HENRY RICE HOLDEN. 

Masonically qualified for Shrine ennoblement, through affiliations in 
Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy, 
and South Shore Commandery of Weymouth, Noble Holden was received 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., with the class of 
December 4, 1902, bis certificate of enrollment being numbered 4101. He 
was born in Quincy, on May 20, 1870, and attended the public schools of 
that city. For eleven years he has been a dealer in shoe store supplies 
at No. 134 Summer Street, Boston. He married Miss Minnie F. Eaton, 
of Quincy, on October 19, 1898, and has two sons, John Oliver and 
William Eaton. Noble Holden resides at No. 45 Adams Street, Quincy. 




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WILLIAM FRANCIS HOLBROOK. 

Noble ITolbrok gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo I emple, on 
February 9, 1904, his enrollment certificate being given the number 441 — 

He was Masonically qualified in Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A.M., 
and St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston, and in St. 
Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. He is also affiliated with 
Beacon Lodge, A. O. U. W. of Boston. Noble Holbrook was born in 
South Boston, on April 17, 1855, and obtained his education in the public 
schools there and at the Boston English High School, from which he 
graduated with the class of 1873. In South Boston, also, on April 4, 1888, 
he married Miss Elizabeth P. Parker. Since 1890 Noble Holbrook has 
been a dealer in wrapping paper, twine, and paper bags, and he was pi e 
viously in the same line of business with T. D. Osborn and Son. His place 
of business is No. 380 West First Street, South Boston, and his residence 
is also in South Boston, at No. 15 Thomas Park. 

ARTHUR H. HOLBROOK. 

Past Master of Norfolk Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Randolph, 
a member of Satucket Chapter, R. A. M. of Brockton, and Bay State 
Commandery No. 38, K. T. of Brockton, Noble Holbrook was thus 
Masonically qualified for Shrine ennoblement, his admission into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple taking place on December 4, 1902, with 
enrollment No. 4083. For almost a quarter of a century he has been 
connected with the John Richardson Company, English china clay im¬ 
porters, at 201 Devonshire Street, Boston. Noble Holbrook was 
born in Randolph, on January 4, 1873, and was there educated. In Ran¬ 
dolph, on June 22, 1911, he was married to Miss Cora Wheeler of that 
town. They have a son, George H„ born May 25, 1912, and reside in 
Randolph. 

EBEN STONE HOFFMAN. 

As a member of the class of June 5, 1912, Noble Hoffman was re¬ 
ceived into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, and 
was enrolled upon its membership lists as No. 9600. The Masonic Degrees 
prerequisite to ennoblement were conferred upon him in St. Paul s Lodge. 

A F & A M., and St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South 
Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester. Noble Hoffman is also a member of Mt. Pleasant 
Lodge No. 176, I. O. O. F„ Algonquin Lodge No. 355, of the New 
England Order of Protection, and of Sabbatia Chapter No. 124, Order of 
the"Eastern Star, in which he has the rank of Past Patron. He was born 
in Boston, on June 24, 1858. and attended the public schools of that city. 
For more than thirty years he has been in the roofing business m Dor¬ 
chester, and is located at No. 644 Washington Street. On April 10, 1887, 
he married Miss Ada McCurdy, of Boston, who died in 1898. Noble 
Hoffman has a son, Henry D„ and resides at No. 18 Lithgow Street, 

Dorchester. 

FRED L. HODGES. 

Noble Hodges, who is enrolled as No. 3137 in Aleppo Temple. A. A.O.. 
N M. S., was admitted to its Nobility on May 9, 1899, to which exaltation 
he became eligible through his Masonic connections with Lafayette Lodge 
A F & A M of Roxbury, Mt. Zion Chapter, R. A. M. of Stoughton, and 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. He is also a member 
of the Winthrop Yacht Club. Noble Hodges was born at Norton, on 
June 29, 1856, and was educated in its schools and those of Taunton. In 
Boston on August 16, 1895, his marriage to Miss Ada L. Jordan of Rock¬ 
land Me was solemnized. For the past twenty-five years Noble Hodges 
has been a contractor and builder, his office address being No. 166 Devon¬ 
shire Street. Boston, and his home No. 68 Washington Avenue, Winthrop. 

GEORGE EDWIN HODGE. 

Noble Hodge has been a teller for five years with the State Street 
Trust Company, at No. 130 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. He was born 
in New York City, on January 27, 1885, and obtained h.s education at 
Mitchell’s School in Billerica. His Masonic membership is with Thomas 
Talbot Lodge A F & A. M. of Billerica. Walden Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Concord. Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No 2, 
K T Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order his name appears as No. 9189, and his ennoblement in that exalted 
body took place with the class of November 10, 1911. Noble Hodge 
is unmarried, and resides at Billerica. 


SAMUEL HOBBS. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Hobbs 
in Henry Price Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown. He continued his 
Masonic career in the Scottish Rite, and is now affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory 32°, SAPARASA Thus qualified, he was welcomed into the 


ranks of the Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order, and h.s ennoblement 
took place in Aleppo Temple on September 30, 1882. with enrollment 
No 1281. Among the clubs to which Noble Hobbs belongs are the Boston 
Citv Club, Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead, Boston Art Club Brae 
Burn Country Club of West Newton, and Tedesco Country Club of 
Swampscott. He is a director of the Federal Trust Company, and of 
Robert B. Brigham Hospital Corps. Noble Hobbs was born in Lowell, on 
June 16 1854, and obtained his education in the public schools of Somer¬ 
ville and Boston. In October, 1886. he married Miss Carrie A. Caton of 
Boston, who has passed away. He has been connected with the stationery 
trade for more than forty-two years, and for thirty-three years of that 
time has been in business for himself. The firnr ,s " ow Hobbs and 
Warren and it is located at No. 34 Hawley Street, Boston. Noble Hobbs 
has a son, Stafford Baldwin, born in 1893, and the family home is in 

Swampscott. 

FREDERICK W. HIXON. 

In Freemasonry Noble Hixon has degrees in full course in both York 
and Scottish Rites, in the former being affiliated with the following bodies 
of Lynn: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36 K. 1.; and, 
in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, SAPARASA Thus qualified, he was 
welcomed into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on October 24, 1905, and enrollment 
No. 6133 was then awarded him. On January 1, 1914, he became a Life 
Member in that justly renowned body. Politically, Noble Hixon is an 
Independent. For the past fourteen years he has been trea s urer ° f . the 
Warren S. Hixon Company of 572 Western Avenue, Lynn. Noble Hixon 
was born in Lynn, on December 3, 1881, and was educated in its schools. 
There, also, on October 27, 1909, he married Miss Grace H. Gardiner; 
they have a daughter, Virginia, and reside at 48 Brimblecom Street, Lynn. 

HOWARD BOYDEN HIXON. 

For twelve years Noble Hixon has been secretary of the Warren S. 
Hixon Company of 572 Western Avenue, Lynn. He was born m that 
city on November 6, 1884, and was' educated there. In Masonry, he is a 
member of Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M 
Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. I., all 
of Lynn, and of the following Scottish Rite bodies of Boston: Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts on- 
sistory. 32°, SAPARASA His enrollment in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order is numbered 6822, and he was admitted to its 
Nobility in January, 1908. Noble Hixon is a member of the Oxford 
Club, of the Tedesco Club, and is Republican in politics. He is un¬ 
married, and has his residence at No. 65 Baker Street, Lynn. 

WARREN SEWALL HIXON. 

Noble Hixon’s enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., is 6821, and he made the pilgrimage to the Shrine under the 
escort of the Nobles of that illustrious body on December 17, 1906. He 
has two sons who are also Shriners: Nobles Frederick W. and Howard B. 
Hixon. Noble Hixon is a Charter Member of Damascus Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., and is now connected with Golden Fleece Lodge of Lynn. His 
other York Rite affiliations are with Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. In the 
Scottish Rite he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, SAPARASA His 
political affiliations are with the Republican Party. Noble Hixon is presi¬ 
dent of the Warren S. Hixon Company, at No. 572 Western Avenue, Lynn, 
his business life covering a period of forty-six years. He was born in 
West Medway, on July 30, 1844, and is a graduate of the Holliston High 
School. In Sherborn, on January 1, 1870, he married Miss Lucilla D. 
Gardner, a relative of former Governor Gardner of Massachusetts. 
Besides the two sons mentioned, he has a daughter, Maria L., now the 
wife of Dr. Harvey Newhall. Noble Hixon resides at No. 65 Baker 

Street, Lynn. 

WILLIAM C. HINCKLEY. 

Noble Hinckley holds membership in full course in both the York and 
the Scottish Rites. His affiliations are with Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & 
A M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell; and with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, SAPARASA His admission to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order took place on December 17, 1906, and 



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his enrollment certificate bears the number 6831. Noble Hinckley was born 
in Barnstable, on April 7, 1871, and obtained his education in the schools 
of that place, Por more than twelve years he has been an electrical con¬ 
tractor in Lowell, where he is located at 54 Middlesex Street. In 
Lowell, also, on June 5, 1901, he married Miss Elizabeth Green of that 
city. They have a son, William C., Jr., and reside at No. 698 Westford 
Street, Lowell. 

WILLIAM VALENTINE HINCKLEY. 

Noble Hinckley, who was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, with enrollment No. 7900, has 
Masonic affiliations with the following York Rite bodies: Soley Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M., 
all of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. 
He is also attached to the Odd Fellows, in Paul Revere Lodge No. 184 
of Somerville. Politically, he is an adherent to Republican principles. 
Noble Hinckley was born in Charlestown, on October 1, 1859, and there 
obtained his education. At Hyannis, on November 20, 1884, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss Grace L. Crocker, and they have two children: Russell C. 
and Rosalind. Noble Hinckley is with the Boston Insurance Company 
of No. 87 Kilby Street, Boston, his connection with that company dating 
back for twenty-nine years. He resides in Somerville, at No. 10 Mon¬ 
mouth Street. 

EVERETT S. HILTON. 

Having attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Mizpah Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., Noble Hilton was admitted to Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 2, 1893, and his certificate of 
enrollment in that illustrious body was numbered 1296. For more than 
thirty years he has been in the wholesale produce business, and is now 
senior member of Hilton and Aldrich Company, located at No. 40 South 
Market Street, Boston. Noble Hilton was born in Boston in 1868, and 
was educated in the city schools. His marriage to Miss Augusta Gassett 
of Cambridge took place in that city in 1893. They have three daughters. 
Thelma, Leona, and Doris, and their home is in Belmont. 

FRANK HERMAN HILTON. 

Noble Hilton’s Masonic membership is with Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., in which he has the rank of Senior Deacon; Cambridge Chapter, 
R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery 
No. 42, K. T. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on September 2, 1911, and his certificate of enrollment in that 
exalted body was numbered 9151. Noble Hilton is a member of the 
Boston City Club and the Newtowne Club of Cambridge. He was born 
in Cambridge, on July 27, 1875, and graduated from the Cambridge Latin 
School with the class of 1894. After having been in the lumber business 
for five years he became treasurer of the Cloverdale Company, at No. 40 
South Market Street, Boston, about ten years ago. On September 11, 
1908, in Belmont, he married Miss Olive Whitley of Kansas City, Mo., 
and they reside in Belmont. 


in the public schools of Boston. Noble Hill is secretary of the Reece 
Buttonhole Machine Company, of the Reece Shoe Machinery Company, 
of the International Buttonhole Sewing Machine Company, and of the 
Reece Folding Machine Company, with which concerns he has been con¬ 
nected for twenty-nine years. In Boston, on July 20, 1904, he was 
married to Miss Louise P. Oestreicher, and they have four children: 
Alice Chalmers, Louise Pauline, Marie Frances, and George Jean. They 
reside at No. 582 Blue Hill Avenue, Dorchester, and Noble Hill’s busi¬ 
ness location is No. 502 Harrison Avenue, Boston. 

ROSCOE W. HILLIKER. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Mt. Carmel 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & 
S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn, Noble Hilliker 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a member of the 
class of March 28, 1912, when he received certificate of enrollment No. 
9395. Noble Hilliker was born in Lynn on April 10, 1887, and acquired 
an education in the public schools. In Lynn, also, on May 14, 1914, he 
was married to Miss M. Alice Hampson, and they reside at No. 26 Gage 
Street, Lynn. For the past ten years Noble Hilliker has been connected 
with Burrows and Sanborn as an electrician, and his place of business 
is at No. 260 Union Street, Lynn. In politics he is a Republican. 

WILLIAM H. S. HILL. 

Noble Hill’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations with 
the following York Rite bodies: Pequossette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Watertown, Waltham Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. He was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple on April 19, 1906, and there was then awarded to him the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment with the number 6445. Noble Hill was born at 
Plymouth, Eng., on October 31, 1870, but early came to Massachusetts, 
and there received an education in Cambridge and Boston. In Brook¬ 
line, on June 3, 1896, he married Miss Alice Clayton of Boston; they 
have two children: Izolee C., born in 1899, and Alice C., born in 1906. 
For the past twenty-three years he has been on the staff on the Boston 
Herald. His home address is No. 339 School Street, Watertown. 

DANIEL E. HILL. 

Noble Hill, who has the number 1389 upon the membership rolls of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, has been for almost a 
quarter of a century in the livery business in Newburyport. He was 
born in Elliot, Me., on February 10, 1860, and attended the schools 
there and at Kittery, Me. On September 24, 1891, in Hampton, N. H., 
he was married to Miss Gertrude L. Lamphrey of that place. Noble Hill 
is a Charter Member of Lodge No. 909 of the B. P. O. E. of Newbury¬ 
port, and is connected with the Dalton Club of that city, and with the 
Newburyport Yacht Club. His Masonic affiliations are with Naval Lodge 
No. 184 of Kittery, Me., King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M., and Newbury¬ 
port Commandery No. 3, K. T. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took 
place on March 30, 1897. Noble Hill’s business address is No. 3 Harris 
Street, and his residence, No. 4 Harris Street, both in Newburyport. 



WILLIAM H. HILLING. 

Placing petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Hilling was taken into that 
illustrious body on November 11, 1910, when his enrollment certificate 
was given the number 8888. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry 
in King Solomon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; the Capitular 
Degrees in Somerville Royal Arch Chapter; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston 
Council, R. & S. M„ and the Templar Degrees in Coeur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Noble Hilling was born in Bath, 
Maine, on February 24, 1871, and was educated in Somerville. For the 
past fifteen years he has been a special agent for the Phoenix Insurance 
Company of Boston, with offices at No. 107 Water Street in that city. 
He resides in Somerville, at No. 206 School Street, Winter Hill. 


FRANK FORD HILL. 

The qualifying Masonic Degres having been conferred upon Noble 
Hill in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury, he was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order 
with the others of the class of June 24, 1907, and was enrolled in that 
illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine as No. 7405. For more than fifteen 
years Noble Hill has conducted a grocery business in Dorchester at 126 
Harvard Street. He was born in West Goldsboro, Me., on April 8, 1864, 
and as a youth attended the public schools of that place. In Boston, on 
June 26, 1896, his marriage to Miss Maud Record of Lewiston, Me., was 
solemnized. Noble Hill has three sons: John E., Frank R., and Kenneth, 
and resides at 30 Warner Street, Dorchester. 


GEORGE CARY HILL. 

As a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and a 32° Mason 
in the Scottish Rite. Noble Hill has affiliations in the former with Rabboni 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T„ all of 
Boston; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.‘.P.*.R.’.S.\ Thus 
qualified for Shrine ennoblement, he was admitted into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple on May 29, 1911, and was therein enrolled as No. 9075. 
Noble Hill is also a Life Member of Boston Lodge No. 10 of the 
B. P. O. E., and a member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company. He was born in Needham, on July 12, 1868, and was educated 


EDGAR DWIGHT HILL, M. D. 

The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to admission to the Shrine were 
conferred upon Noble Hill in Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Samoset Chapter, R. A. M., both of Plymouth, and in Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T. He was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on February 18, 
1907, and holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 6965 in that illus¬ 
trious body. He is also a member of the Old Colony Club of Plymouth. 
Born in Biddeford, Maine, on August 10, 1855, Noble Hill obtained his 
preparatory education in the public schools of that city, and graduated 
from Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine, with the class of 1877. 
His marriage took place at Biddeford, and he has three children: 
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a physician and surgeon in Plymouth, his residence and office being at 
No. 27 Court Street. Noble Hill is Medical Examiner for the Third 
Plymouth District. 

WILLIAM JOHN HILL. 

The Masonic membership of Noble Hill includes two Lodges. 
Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, in which he was raised, 
and Algonquin Lodge; also two Chapters: Shekinah Chapter of Chelsea 
and Dorchester Chapter. He is affiliated with Naphtali Council, R. & 

S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., both of Chelsea. Upon 
the membership rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his name 
appears as number 7130, and his ennoblement took place in that distin¬ 
guished body with the class of April 23, 1907. He is a member of 
Norfolk Lodge No. 48, I. O. O. F., and Siloam Encampment No. 10, both 
of Dorchester, and formerly belonged to the First Regiment, M. V. M. 
Noble Hill was born in Boston, on June 16, 1861, and was educated in the 
public schools. He has been engaged in the teaming business for more 
than thirty years, being now located at No. 293 Congress Street, Boston. 
On November 28, 1888, in Boston, he married Miss Elizabeth Leonard of 
that city. They have two children, Clayton J. and Marion C„ and reside 
at No. 5 Carmen Street, Dorchester. 

SAMUEL HIGHLEY. 

On June 27, 1904, Noble Highley was received in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 4665, having previously become qualified for 
ennoblement through his affiliations with Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Woburn, Medford Chapter, R. A. M., and Mystic Council, R. & S. M„ 
both of Medford, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of 
Charlestown. He is also a member of West Medford Chapter, Order of 
the Eastern Star, and the Mechanic Phalanx Associates, and an Associate 
Member of Burbank Post No. 33, G. A. R. Noble Highley was born m 
Halifax, Eng., on November 22, 1868, but coming to the United States 
at the age of nine years, received his education in the schools of Framing¬ 
ham. His marriage to Miss Olive R. Brackett of Somerville took place 
in that city in 1894. When but fourteen years of age Noble Highley 
entered the drug business, and in 1892 opened a store for himself at 
Woburn, and a branch store in West Medford two years later, both o 
which he still maintains. His business address is No. 394 Main Street, 
Woburn, and his home is at No. 905 on the same street. 

WILLIAM TAPLEY HIDDEN. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., the 
enrollment numbered 4082 is that of Noble Hidden, who was ennobled 
in that illustrious body on December 4, 1902. He is Past Master of 
Charles W. Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, and is also affiliated 
with Thomas Chapter, R. A. M, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
Iv. T. of that city. In the Scottish Rite he has attained the 32°, being 
a member of Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.C He is also connected with the Fay Club of Fitch¬ 
burg. For the past six years he has been vice president of the Fitchburg 
Hardware Company, and for twenty-seven years previously was engaged 
in the same line of business. Politically, he adheres to Republican prin¬ 
ciples, and is a member of the Board of Health of Fitchburg. Noble 
Hidden was born in Clinton, on November 15, 1871, and attended the 
public schools of Fitchburg. In that city, on September 9, 1896, his mar¬ 
riage to Miss Susie C. Smith took place. They have two sons, Donald B. 
and Robert P„ and a daughter. Doris. Noble Hidden’s business address 
is Nos. 314 and 316 Main Street, and his residence is at No. 63 Law¬ 
rence Street, Fitchburg. 


THOMAS FRANCIS HICKEY. 

Noble Hickey has been, since 1900, the treasurer and general manager 
of the Green & Hickey Leather Company of Shrewsbury. He was born 
in that town, on September 23, 1878, and was a student there in the 
public schools. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the 
Worcester Country Club, and of the Commonwealth Club of Worcester. 
In Masonry he has taken degrees in full course in both Rites. In the 
York Rite he is affiliated with Quinsigamond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka 
Chapter R A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ and W orcester County 
Commandery No. 5. K. T„ all of Worcester: while in the Scottish Rite 
he is a member of Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.*.P.\R/.S.\ His number upon the enrollment 
lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ is 8950, and he was admitted 
to that illustrious body on December 30, 1910. He is unmarried, and 
resides in Shrewsbury. 

CORYDON HEWEY. 

Having been enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
■\ A. O., N. M. S., with certificate numbered 1243, Noble Hewey was 


welcomed into the Nobility of that illustrious body on February 3, 1891. 

He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Freedom Lodge No. 42, 

F & A M. of Limerick, Maine, and is affiliated with Shekinah Chapter, 

R. A. M., Naphtali Council, R. & S. M. f and Palestine Commandery No, 

10, K. T., all of Chelsea. He is also a member of Apollo Lodge, K. P. 
of Chelsea. For more than thirty years Noble Hewey has been in the 
Police Department of Chelsea, and for over twelve years has held the 
rank of Lieutenant. He was born in Phillips, Maine, on August 8, 1851, 
and obtained his education in that town. Noble Hewey has been twice 
married, his first wife having passed away in 1897, and Ins second wife 
was Miss Jessie McKinnon of Cape Breton. There were three children 
by the first marriage: Fred J., Herbert E„ and Alice E.; and two by the 
second marriage: Fred W. and Norman. Noble Hewey’s business address 
is No. 19 Park Street, Chelsea, and his residence is at No. 200 Parkway 
in the same city. 

AUGUST HETT. 

Noble Hett has degrees in full course in both the York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite he is affiliated with St. Andrew s 
Lod CT e No 56, A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., 
Davenport Council No. 5, R. & S. M„ and De Witt Clinton Commandery, 

K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with the Ineffable Lodge of Perfection, 
and Portsmouth Council of Princes of Jerusalem, all of Portsmouth, 

N H ■ also with New Hampshire Chapter of Rose Croix of Dover, and 
New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.’.S.\ of Nashua. He was 
welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a 
member of the class of August 31, 1901, and his enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious body was numbered 3619. Noble Hett is also a member of Damon 
Lodge No. 9, K. P„ Osgood Lodge No. 48, I. O. O. F, and Portsmouth 
Lodge No. 97, B. P. O. E. Politically, his interests are with the Repub¬ 
lican Party. Noble Hett was born in Germany, on November 30, 1856, 
and was educated in that country. He married, on January 23, 1885, m 
New York, Miss Mary Bennett, who passed away in 1905, leaving six 
children: Anna, Alice, Clara, Bertha, Gladys, and Nadaly. On Novem¬ 
ber 18, 1908, be married Miss Mabel Marks Bemis of Portsmouth, 

N. H. In 1907, 1909, and 1911 Noble Hett was sent to the New Hamp¬ 
shire Legislature, and he also served his city as Alderman and Council¬ 
man. For the past twenty-eight years he has been a general truckman, and 
is now located at No. 21 Maplewood Avenue, Portsmouth, N. H., which 
is also his home address. Previously, for three years^ he was with P. 
Sharrer and Company of No. 11 Barclay Street, New \ ork City. 

LUCIUS A. HESSELTON. 

Noble Hesselton, who was born at Cavendish, Vermont, on May 15, 
1846, enlisted, when he had just passed his eighteenth birthday, in July, 
1864! in Company G, Seventh Regiment, Vermont Volunteers. He served 
for one year, under Colonel Holbrook, and was mustered out at New 
Orleans. ’ Noble Hesselton was a student in the schools of Vermont, and 
in that state also, on September 16, 1866, he married Miss Martha Frances 
White. For six years Noble Hesselton was a bookkeeper for Tuttle, 
Jones & Wetherbee; three years in the jewelry business at South Acton; 
a year and a half, bookkeeper for Henry Barker of Boston; six months, 
bookkeeper for E. J. Morrison & Company of Boston; fourteen years, 
member of firm of F. J. Hastings & Company of South Acton (flour, 
hay, grain, feed, etc.) ; for six years with the Blueine Manufacturing 
Company at Concord Junction; for nine years in the grocery and meat 
business with H. H. Young & Company of Concord Junction, and he is 
now a bookkeeper with Tuttle & Newton at South Acton. Noble Hesselton 
is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and for fifteen years 
has been a trustee of the public library. He is a Republican in politics. 
As a veteran of the war he is a member of Isaac Davis Post No. 138, 
G. A. R., and he is also associated with Assabet Council No. 740 of the 
Royal Arcanum of Maynard. In the York Rite of Masonry he has 
affiliations with Charles A. Welch Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Maynard, 
Walden Chapter, R. A. M. of Concord, and with Trinity Commandery 
No. 33, K. T. of Hudson. In the Scottish Rite, being a Life Member 
therein, Noble Hesselton has affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P. .R. .S. . 
With the enrollment No. 1404, he was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, making the trip across the 
sands of the Desert on May 26, 1894. Noble Hesselton has a daughter, 
Alla B., now Mrs. Arthur Drew of Detroit, Mich., and he resides in 
South Acton. 

ARTHUR ELI HERSOM. 

The lamented Noble Hersom passed away on December 3. 1914. He 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ on 
May 7, 1895, with the enrollment in that body of Shriners numbered 1352. 
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Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M, and DeMolay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. The late Noble Hersom was Secretary of Trimount En¬ 
campment No. 2; member of the Royal Arcanum; Past Patron of Boston 
Chapter No. 68, Order of Eastern Star; in the New England Order of 
Protection he was Past Warden and Secretary, and in the Knights and 
Ladies of Honor he had served as Secretary. At the time of bis death 
he was Treasurer of the T Wharf Mutual Relief Association. Eor 
thirty years Noble Hersom had been office manager for John R. Neal & 
Company, wholesale fish dealers, located at New Fish Pier. Before he 
became interested in that business he was engaged in the hardware trade 
for seven years. The lamented Noble Hersom was born in Boston, on 
May 30, 1857, and was graduated from the Eliot Grammar School in 
1872. He was married in Boston, on October 12, 1881, to Miss Emma 
Le Baron of Harrison, Me., who survives him. They had four children: 
Frederick W., Edith Frances, Ellsworth Fogg, and Gladys Le Baron, of 
whom only Edith Frances, now Mrs. Leon Clark Fuller, is living. Noble 
Hersom’s residence was at 31 Moultrie Street. Dorchester. 

CHARLES H. HERSEY. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on Noble 
Hersey, in Aleppo Temple, on March 13, 1900, when he was enrolled 
therein as No. 3313. In Symbolic Masonry he was initiated in Ancient 
\ork Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lowell, and, pursuing his Masonic career 
in the Scottish Rite, secured affiliations with the bodies situated in the 
Valleys of Lowell and Boston. He is also a member of Centerville 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., Monomack Encampment, and Pawtucket Canton, all 
of Lowell, r or over twelve years Noble Hersey has conducted a “beauty 
parlor, having previously been a member of the Lowell police force for 
nine years. He was born in Monticello, Maine, on July 30, 1878, and 
attended school in Lowell. His marriage to Miss Flora Webber of that 
city took place in Nashua, N. H., on October 28, 1913. Noble Hersey’s 
residence is at No. 119 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine, which is also his 
business address. 

GEORGE A. LIENNEBERRY. 

Noble Henneberry is a native of Halifax, N. S., where he was born 
on \\ ashington’s Birthday, 1858, and where he obtained his education. 
He came to Boston, and for twelve years was with the stationery and 
printing firm of Cotton & Gould, and since 1896 he has conducted a 
printing business under his own name at 111 Arch Street, Boston. Noble 
Henneberry is affiliated with the following Masonic bodies of Malden: 
Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. With the class of the last day of 
the year 1907, he was received into the membership of Aleppo Temple, 
when his enrollment certificate in that illustrious body was numbered 
7893, while his enrollment in the Order (at large) is No. 147459. 

CHARLES H. HENDERSON. 

Having attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Amity Chapter, R. A. M., and 
St. George Commandery No. 44, K. T., Noble Henderson was welcomed 
into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 17, 
1906, with enrollment No. 6817. He is also a member of Bass River 
Lodge No. 141, I. O. O. F. of Beverly, the Union Club, the U. S. M. A., 
and the Athletic Association. Politically, he belongs to the Democratic 
Party. Noble Henderson was born in Wenham, March 20, 1855, and was 
educated in the schools of that town. On November 29, 1882, he married 
Miss Mary E. Brown, and they have two sons: Leroy P., born in 1883, 
and Austin B., in 1886. Their home is at No. 65 Dodge Street, Beverly. 
Since May 15, 1915, Noble Henderson has been with J. H. Baker & Com¬ 
pany, shoe manufacturers, as salesman, and previously, for about twenty- 
five years, he was salesman with Burley & Stevens in the same line of 
business. 

GEORGE L. HEMENWAY. 

Since 1883, Noble Hemenway has been Trial Justice of Middlesex 
County. He attained his Masonic preparation for Shrine ennoblement 
in the following bodies: John Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hop- 
kinton, of which he is Treasurer and in which he has rank of Past 
Master; Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M. of Milford; Hiram Council, 

R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. Continuing his 
Masonic career through the Scottish Rite, he became affiliated with 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.'.R.’.S.'. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., his name appears enrolled as No. 1245, having been received 
into that estimable body of Shriners on March 8, 1891. He was born in 
Hopkinton, on November 23, 1850, and obtained his preparatory education 
in the schools of that place, and entered Yale University, graduating 


therefrom with the class of 1872. He has long been a director of the 
Hopkinton National Bank. On January 10, 1893, in Hopkinton, he was 
married to Miss Cora L. Phipps, and they reside in Hopkinton. 

MAX H. HEIM. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Gate of the Temple 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Heim was therein duly entered, passed, and 
raised; was advanced and exalted in St. Matthew’s Royal Arch Chapter; 
was received and greeted in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and was knighted 
in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Through the medium of the latter 
he was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
November 5, 1906, with enrollment No. 6682. In the Odd Fellows he is 
affiliated with Putnam Lodge No. 81 of Roxbury. For the past twenty 
years Noble Heim has been in the dentist supply business in Boston, with 
location at No. 136 Boylston Street. He was born in Roxbury, on June 4, 
1869, and was there educated. His marriage to Miss Alice Maud Hallet 
of Cape Cod was celebrated in Arlington, on June 3, 1908. They have a 
daughter, Elizabeth Gordon, and their residence is in Brookline, at No. 14 
Strathmore Road. 

JOHN I. HEIBECK. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1812, and therein enrolled 
as No. 9387, Noble Heibeck was qualified for that exaltation in Coates- 
ville Lodge No. 564, F. & A. M., Coatesville Chapter No. 267, R. A. M., 
Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Centennial Commandery No. 55, 
K. T. of Coatesville, Penn. He is now a member of Cyprus Commandery 
No. 39, K. T., Norfolk Chapter, O. E. S.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Heibeck was born in Strasburg, Penn., and com¬ 
pleted the prescribed course of study in the public school there in April, 
1880. On March 4, 1903, in Hyde Park, he was married to Miss Alice M. 
Winward, and they have a son, John Winward, born September 27, 1907. 
Since December, 1905, Noble Heibeck has been a traveling salesman; 
previously, from 1880 to 1900, he had been a clerk; and from 1900 to 1905 
he had been a florist. His home address is 66 Maple Street, Hyde Park, 
and in summer he resides at 23 Kings Cove, North Weymouth. 

JOHN AUGUST HEDIN. 

Noble Hedin was born in Sweden, on January 16, 1854, and obtained 
his education there. He is now in the furniture business at No. 142 
Meridian Street, East Boston, and 618 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. 
Masonically, he is connected with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. His ennoblement took place 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 18, 1907, and his 
enrollment number in that distinguished body is 6979. In Boston, on 
August 8, 1888, Noble Hedin married Miss Edith E. Hanson of Gloucester. 
They have two children, Marion E. and Conrad H., and their residence 
is at No. 13 Lancaster Street, Cambridge. 

FRED E. HEALD. 

Noble Heald is a member of Putnam Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
East Cambridge, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, and of Cam¬ 
bridge Commandery No. 42, K. P. With those prerequisite Masonic De¬ 
grees he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., with the class of May 21, 1908, when he was enrolled in that 
distinguished body as No. 3408. Noble Heald was born in Carlisle on 
September 26, 1856, and received an education in Belmont. After devot¬ 
ing more than a score of years to the milk business, in Cambridge and 
Boston, some two years ago he entered the employ of the Boston and 
Maine Railroad. In addition to his Masonic connections Noble Heald is 
fraternally affiliated with New England Lodge No. 4, of the I. O. O. F. 
He married Miss Addie F. Aiken of Cambridge, and they have one son, 
Ernest A. Noble Heald resides at No. 110 Antrim Street, Cambridge. 

CHARLES BRAINARD HEALD. 

Ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 2, 
1911, with enrollment No. 9150, Noble Heald had previously attained the 
qualifying Masonic Degrees in Benevolent Lodge No. 7, F. & A. M., 
King Solomon Chapter No. 17, R. A. M., both of Milford, N. H.; Israel 
Hunt Council, R. & S. M., and St. George Commandery, K. T., both of 
Nashua, N. H. He is also a member of Custos Morum Lodge No. 42, 

I. O. O. F. of Milford, N. H., with rank of Past Grand; of Prospect Hill 
Encampment No. 21, I. O. O. F. of Milford, with rank of P. C. P.; of 
the Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment of New Hampshire, and of 
Nashua Lodge No. 720, B. P. O. E. Noble Heald was born in Milford, 
N. H., on February 28, 1871, and was educated in the schools of Clinton, 
Mass. For the past twenty-five years he has been a shoe salesman in 
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ARTHUR FRANCIS HEALL). 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Heald 
in Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Woburn; and he is also affiliated 
with Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., having the rank of Past Steward; Med¬ 
ford Council, R. & S. M„ and with Hugh de Paycns Commandery No. 20, 

K. T. of Melrose. On July 10, 1895, he was admitted into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, when there was awarded him the certificate of enrollment num¬ 
bered 7868. For the past forty years Noble Heald has been a market 
gardener in Woburn. He was born in Carlisle, on December 18, 1853, 
and attended the schools of his birthplace and those of Belmont. Noble 
Heald has been twice married: on May 28, 1882, to Miss Emma • 
Blakeley; and on May 28, 1908, to Miss Ella M. Coburn. He has a 
daughter, Addie Gertrude; also two sons, Charles Arthur and Edwin Lee. 
Noble Heald resides at No. 235 Cambridge Street, Woburn. 

WALTER H. HAYNES. 

In the York Rite of Masonry Noble Haynes is affiliated with Adelphi 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His 
Scottish Rite connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection 
Giles Fonda Yates Council Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. -S. . His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, N. M. S., took place on Sep¬ 
tember 1 1906, and his enrollment certificate was numbered 6578. He is 
also a member of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. Noble Haynes was 
born in Concord, N. H., on Christmas Day, 1861, and obtained his educa¬ 
tion in the Boston schools. For the past forty years he has been a 
contractor and builder in Boston, connected with the Haynes Contracting 
Company, and the Whiton & Haynes Company. His present offices are 
at No. 35 Federal Street, Boston. His marriage to Miss Minnie E. Bean 
of Corinth, Maine, took place in Laconia, N. H., on April 24, 1880. They 
have two sons, Earl R. and Walter L, and reside at No. 24 Ocean 
Avenue, Winthrop Beach. 

HIRAM HAYNES, JR. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Pioneer Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Somerset, Noble Haynes was therein duly entered, passed and 
raised' was advanced and exalted in Fall River Royal Arch Chapter; 
entered the Cryptic Circle in Fall River Council of Royal and Select 
Masters, and attained to the dignity of Sir Knight in Godfrey de Bouillon 
Commandery No. 25, K. T. of Fall River. Thus Mason,cally qualified, 
he was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple on 
March 20, 1911, with enrollment No. 9019. Noble Haynes has been a dyer 
for twelve years, the last six years having been spent with Marshalls, 
Incorporated, of Fall River. He was born in Lawrence, on February 9, 
1880 and obtained an education in that city. In Lawrence also, on N o- 
vember 14, 1906, Noble Haynes was married to Miss F. Carrie Brayton 
of Somerset. His business address is No. 110 Chase Street, I-all Rivei, 
while his home is on Brayton Point Road. Somerset. 


SAMUEL HAYES. 

Noble Hayes holds Masonic membership in Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & 
A M. of Haverhill, Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, 

R & S M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence, 
through the’ medium of which he gained admission to the Order of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, in February, 1891, with enrollment No. 

1 ? 4 ? Politically, his interests are with the Republican Party. Noble 
Hayes was born in Scotland, on February 21, 1859, but coming to Massa¬ 
chusetts early he obtained his education in the public schools of Lawrence. 
On December 14, 1908, he was married to Miss Clara F. Gilbert. From 
1880 to 1897 Noble Hayes was a conductor on the Boston and Maine Rail¬ 
road, and since the latter date he has been a policeman. His home is in 
Lawrence, at No. 444 Lowell Street. 

CARLYLE R. HAYES. 

The ennoblement of Noble Hayes took place in Aleppo Temple, 
\ \ O N M S on December 31, 1909, and his membership therein 

received the number’8607. His Masonic connections are with Beth-horon 
Lodge of Brookline, Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newtonville, in 
which he has the rank of Past Master; Newton Chapter. R. A M and 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T„ all of Newtonville Noble Hayes 
is a member of the insurance firm of Cram, Jones B.xby & Company, 
of No. 70 Kilby Street, Boston. He was born m Providence R. I., on 
May 18 1878, and graduated from Harvard University with the class o 
Ym. He is married, and resides at No. 147 Kent Street, Brookline. 

WILFRED E. HAYDEN. 

An affiliate of Orphans’ Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Weymouth; 
of Pentalpha Chapter. R. A. M. of East Weymouth, and of South Shore 


Commandery No. 31, K. T. of East Weymouth, Noble Hayden was re¬ 
ceived into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on 
December 17, 1906, with enrollment No. 6833. Fie was born in East 
Weymouth, on May 20, 1872, and was there educated. He was, for twelve 
years, witli the Boston Counter Company, and some three years ago con¬ 
nected himself with the Harris & Wheaton Company of 157 Pearl Street, 
Boston, dealers in leather manufacturers’ supplies. Noble Hayden is 
married, and resides in East \\ eymouth. 

HERMAN FRANCIS HAWTHORNE. 

Noble Hawthorne was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order on April 17, 1907, and his enrollment cer¬ 
tificate in that exalted body bears the number 6980. He is a member of 
Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge; Cambridge Chapter, 

R. A. M„ of which he is High Priest; Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and 
of Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., in which he holds the rank of 
Senior Warden. In addition to his Masonic activities, Noble Hawthorne 
is a member of Lodge No. 839, B. P. O. E. of Cambridge, and of the 
Five O Club of that city. He was born in Pittston, Me., on May 5, 
1875 and after receiving his preparatory education in the public schools 
of his native place he was graduated from the Massachusetts College of 
Pharmacy in May. 1902. In Cambridge, on June 28, 1911, he married Miss 
Ruth Barrows; they reside at 25 Pemberton Street, Cambridge. Noble 
Hawthorne has been engaged in the drug business for twenty-one years, 
a portion of which time he served in the United States Navy as an 
apothecary, and for the past twelve years he has been established at -038 
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 

FREDERICK TROWBRIDGE HAWLEY. 

Having acquired the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Converse Lodge, 

A F & A M Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M., 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ all of Malden, Noble Hawley 
was admitted into the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 8 < ^ ™ 
there was conferred upon him the membership card numbered 8-05. He 
is also a member of Middlesex Lodge, I. O. O. F„ and Middlesex En¬ 
campment, I. O. O. F., both of Malden, and of the G. A. R. In politics 
he votes the Republican ticket. Noble Hawley was born in Farmington, 
111 on October 25, 1841, and obtained his education in the public schools 
of"jackson, Mich. In Brooklyn, N. Y„ on December 12, 1871 he was 
married to Miss Jennie E. Smith, and they have a daughter, Mabel A., 
born on April 21, 1876. Since 1885 Noble Hawley has been manager ot 
the New England branch of the Tuttle & Bailey Manufacturing Company, 
at 17 Doane Street, Boston. Previously, for fifteen years, he had been 
a traveling salesman for the Turner & Seymour Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, and he had also served in the United States Volunteer Army. 
Noble Hawley resides at Coolidge Corner. 

JOHN F. HAWKRIDGE. 

With the other members of the class of May 8, 1891, Noble Hawk- 
ridge was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine through the 
portals of Aleppo Temple, wherein he holds membership No. 1-48 he 
preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Converse Lodge, 
4 F & A M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M„ Melrose Council, R. & S. M., 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ all of Malden. Noble Hawk- 
ridge has been, for more than thirty years, a steel merchant, at 3U3 
Congress Street, Boston. He was born at Valley Stream, Long Island, 
on October 4, 1860, and studied as a youth in the schools there and in 
New York City. In Malden, on June 17, 1886, he was married to Miss 
Annie E. Clapp. He has two sons, J. Lloyd and Clayton F„ and resides 
on Lawrence Street, Malden. 


MERTON L. HATHAWAY. 

Noble Hathaway, who had had a distinguished career in Masonry in 
the city of New Bedford, entered the Unseen Temple on March 9, 1914. 
He was a Past Commander of Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.; a Past 
Hi Mi Priest of Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M„ and a Senior Deacon in Star 
in “the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; and in the Cryptic grades lie had 
affiliations with New Bedford Council, R. & S. M. Upon Noble Hathaway 
there had been conferred degrees in full course in the Scottish Rite, 
giving him affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'-R-'.S. . With the fore¬ 
going qualifications he was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 28, 1899, with the numerical designation 3248. Noble 
Hathaway was a member of the Dartmouth Club of New Bedford.. For 
five years he had been a member of the School Committee of the city of 
New Bedford. He was born in that place, on January 4, 1872, and 
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nase to Hiss Horence E. Bliss was solemnized in New Bedford on 
June -7, 1906, and their home was at No. 87 Court Street in that city, 
wtere he is survived by his widow, a son, Lincoln B., and a daughter 
Margaret. 

CHARLES EDWIN HATFIELD. 

In Masonry, Noble Hattield is affiliated with Dalhousie Lodge, 
A. 1-. & A. M„ in which he is ranked as Past Master; Newton Chapter, 
R. A. M„ wherein he has the rank of Past High Priest; Adoniram 
Council, R. & S. M.; Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., all of New- 
torn ille, also with Winslow Lewis Lodge and Paul Revere Lodge of 
Boston; Fraternity Council, R. & S. M. of Waltham; and with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S. .P.’.R.'.S.'. He was welcomed into the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1910, and is enrolled 
therein as No. 8951. Noble Hattield is also a member of Newton Lodge 
No. 92, I. O. O. F.; Newton Lodge, K. P.; a Past Noble Grand of Eagle 
Lodge of the Knights of Honor of Boston; a member of the Boston 
Athletic Association, and of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery. He 
belongs to the Boston Art Club, Boston City Club, Newton Club, Exchange 
Club, Northgate Club of which he is president, and others. Noble 
Hatheld was born in Medford, on September 30, 1862, and was educated 
at Dean Academy of Franklin. His marriage to Miss Martha Pelton took 
place in Chicago, Ill., on October 8, 1885, and they have a daughter, 
Margaret. Noble Hatfield is president of the First National Bank of 
Newton, president of the West Newton Cooperative Bank, a trustee of 
the West Newton Savings Bank, and president of the American Collectors 
Company of New York. He is a director in the Long Wharf Company, 
the Lewis Wharf Company, the Commercial Wharf Company, the 
W alter M. Lowney Chocolate Company, and in the Vermont and Massa¬ 
chusetts Railroad Company. He served for four years as chairman of 
the Republican State Committee of Massachusetts, and for four years 
was Mayor of Newton. Noble Hatfield’s business address is 30 Kilby 
Street, Boston, and his home is in West Newton. 

WILLARD ALONZO HATCH. 

For more than six years Noble Hatch has been a salesman for the 
H. M. Bickford Lumber Company of No. 70 Kilby Street, Boston. He 
was born in Dorchester, on June 24, 1874, and attended school in New- 
buryport, where he now resides. Noble Hatch is a member of the Boston 
City Club. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in St. John’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newburyport; the Capitular Degrees in King 
Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M. of Newburyport, and the Templar Degrees in 
Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T. Thus prepared for ennoble¬ 
ment, Noble Hatch was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, on March 28, 1912, when 
his enrollment was designated as No. 9388. 

EDWARD O. HATCH. 

Noble Hatch has attained high rank in both Masonic Rites. He is 
Past Master of Belmont Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and has served as Dis¬ 
trict Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge; in St. Andrew’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., he has the rank of Past High Priest. He is also affiliated with 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. of 
Boston. In the Scottish Rite he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, where¬ 
in he is ranked as Sovereign Prince; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. The ennoblement of 
Noble Hatch took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 26, 
1897, and his enrollment certificate therein was then numbered 1402. He 
is connected with the Calumet Club and the Winchester Boat Club. When 
a young man under twenty, he was, for a time, a member of Company A, 
Fifth Regiment of the Charlestown Cadets. Noble Hatch was born in 
Charlestown, on April 14, 1856, and obtained his education in the public 
schools of that place. From 1879 to 1892 he was one of the firm of 
Parker & Wood, dealers in seeds and agricultural supplies. He has been 
general manager and a director of the Joseph Breck & Sons Corporation, 
at No. 51 North Market Street, Boston, since 1892, when that firm was 
incorporated. His marriage to Miss Harriet E. Drew took place in 
Charlestown on October 8, 1886. They have two children, Marion D. and 
Grace E., and the home is in Winchester. 

GEORGE PARSONS HATCH. 

The Masonic interests of Noble Hatch are indicated by his affiliation's 
with the following York Rite bodies: Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
and Newton Chapter, R. A. M. of Newtonville; Adoniram Council, R. & 

S. M. of Waltham, and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of New¬ 
tonville. He was welcomed into the membership of Aleppo Temple with 


the class of November 11, 1907, when there was awarded to him the 
certificate of enrollment numbered 7712. He is a member of the Brae 
Burn Country Club, the North Gate Club of West Newton, and the New¬ 
ton Boat Club. In politics he is a Republican. Noble Hatch was born in 
West Newton, on November 24, 1873, and was educated in the schools 
there, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In W’est New¬ 
ton, also, on October 18, 1906, be married Miss Marion Dexter Hunter, 
and they reside at No. 39 Putnam Street. Since 1894 Noble Hatch has 
been in the coal, wood and grain business, and is now located at No. 1288 
Washington Street, West Newton. 

WALTER OLIVER HASTINGS. 

Received into the membership of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 17, 1906, with enrollment No. 6811, Noble Hastings had 
previously attained Masonic affiliations with Winslow Lewis Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Delta Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Braintree, St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. 1. of Boston. He was born on September 15, 
1869, in Boston, and obtained his education in the public schools of that 
city. From 1887 to 1900 he was connected with George H. Leonard & 
Company, and from 1900 to 1906 was a member of that firm. Since 1906 
he has been a partner of the firm styled Marden Orth & Hastings, suc¬ 
cessors to the George H. Leonard Company, with offices in Boston, New 
York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Noble Hastings is a member of the 
Cochato Club of Braintree, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and of 
the New England Shoe and Leather Association. His marriage to Miss 
Mabel C. Kinney took place in Brookline on September 11, 1906; they 
have two children: Walter Oliver, Jr., and Dorothy Hastings. The family 
residence is at 37 Maple Street, Braintree, and the business address is 225 
Purchase Street, Boston. 

FREDERIC CHANDLER HASKINS. 

Born in Pall River, on April 20, 1874, Noble Haskins obtained his 
education in the public schools of Belmont. For twenty years he has 
been a stock broker, and he now has offices in the Ames Building, Boston. 
He has been twice married. His second wife was Miss Louise J. 
Beckman of Boston. They have two sons, Edward B. and William C., 
and reside in Belmont. Noble Haskins is a member of Belmont Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ of Waltham Chapter, R. A. M., and of Cambridge Com¬ 
mandery No. 42, K. T. In Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the 
class of Pebruary 8, 1906, he was ennobled, and his enrollment certificate 
therein received the number 6392. 

HENRY HUTCHINSON. 

For thirty years Noble Hutchinson has been a dealer in nautical in¬ 
struments in Boston. He received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in 
Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., W'inthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., and was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on September 2, 1911, when his enrollment certificate was given 
the number 9153. He is a member of the Boston Yacht Club and the 
Winthrop Yacht Club. Noble Hutchinson was born in Chelsea, on 
February 13, 1859, and was educated in that city. He married Miss Grace 
Shurtleff of Roxbury, on October 29, 1885, in Boston, and they have one 
daughter, now Mrs. Barrett Davidson. Noble Hutchinson’s residence is 
at No. 119 Washington Avenue, Winthrop, and his business address is No. 
152 State Street, Boston. 

LEANDER F. HUTCHERSON. 

Noble Hutcherson, whose enrollment number upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple is 1396, was received into the Nobility of that 
body on March 30. 1897. Masonically, he is affiliated with Rising Star 
Lodge No. 47, A. F. & A. M. of Newmarket, N. H., Belknap Chapter, 
R. A. M., and St. Paul’s Commandery, K. T., both of Dover, N. H. He 
is also a member of the Boston City Club and of the Kernwood Club of 
Malden. Noble Hutcherson is treasurer and general manager of the 
Boston Art Metal Company. 

ASA M. HUSSEY. 

Having attained the prerequisite Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F, & A. M., and St. Matthew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, Noble Hussey 
was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
August 30, 1902, with membership No. 3914. He was born in Acton, York 
County, Maine, on September 17, 1844, and was also educated there. Hia. 
marriage to Miss Lydia E. Hargeson of Nova Scotia took place in Boston 
on September 10, 1866, and they have two children, Albert H. and W. 
Alena. Their home is at No. 37 Hudson Street, Winthrop. For the past 
forty years Noble Hussey has been engaged in the teaming and trucking- 
business in Boston, and he is now located at No. 50 Central Street. 


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CHARLES E. CAUSTIC. 

An affiliate of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
to which he was admitted on February 18, 1907, with enrollment No. 
6939, Noble Caustic has secured Masonic Degrees in full course in both 
York and Scottish Rites. He was raised in Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M. of Cambridge; was advanced and exalted in Cambridge Koya 
Arch Chapter; was made a Royal and Select Master in Cambridge 
Council, R. & S. M.; and was knighted in Cambridge Commandery No. 

42, K. T. In the Scottish Rite bodies, all in the Valley of Boston, Noble 
Caustic obtained the Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection; the Ancient Traditional Grades, in Giles Fonda \ates Coun¬ 
cil, Princes of Jerusalem; the Philosophical and Doctrinal Grades, in 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and the Modern Historical and 
Chivalric Grades in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. -S. . His 
other fraternal affiliations embrace the Odd Fellows, in Mt. Sinai Lodge 
of Cambridge, and Cambridge Encampment; the Knights of Pythias, in 
New England Lodge No. 175, and the Elks, in Cambridge Lodge No. 
839. Noble Caustic is also a member of the Newtowne Club. For over 
forty years; he has been a master printer. Noble Caustic was born 
in Waterloo, Can., on February 6, 1854, and obtained an education in 
his native town. In Jericho, Vt„ in July, 1879, he was married to Miss 
Cornelia M. Hilton of the same town; they have a daughter, Nellie L„ 
born in Montpelier, Vt., on June 20, 1885. Noble Caustic’s business 
address is No. 32 Brattle Street, Cambridge, and his residence is in that 
city, at No. 361 Harvard Street. 

FLORUS D. RAMSDELL. 

Noble Ramsdell, who was born at Wardsboro, Vt., on July 25, 1849, 
and was educated in the schools of Gardner, has been, for more than 
forty years, employed by P. Derby and Company, at 232 North Mam 

Street Gardner. He is a member of the Ridgeley Club of Gardnei , 

of William Ellison Lodge No. 185, I. O. O. F. of Gardner, and of 
Jessamine Chapter No. 75, of the Order of the Eastern Star. H.s 
Masonic affiliations are with the Gardner bodies, as follows: Hope 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Com¬ 
mandery No 46, K. T. He made the journey across the sands to the 

Oasis of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S, as a member of the com¬ 

pany of pilgrims at Hampton Beach, August 30, 1902. His enrollment 
number is 3934. On June 3, 1873, he was married in Hubbardston, to 
Miss Stella L Davis. They have a son, Charles W., and a daughtei, 
Lillian A., (now Mrs. W. W. Platt of Clinton). Noble Ramsdell resides 
at No. 30 Graham Street, Gardner. 

CHARLES F. P. BURCHMORE, M.D. 

Noble Burchmore was born in Dorchester, on October 23, 1858, and 
received his preparatory education in Charlestown He was graduated 
from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Boston, in May 189.1, 
and is now Professor of Physics and Surgery at that institution. Noble 
Burchmore was City Physician of Bangor, Me., in 1894, and a member 
of the District Medical Society. At present he is a member of the 
National Eclectic, the State Eclectic, and the New England Society of 
Electro-Therapeutics. He was married, on March 12^ 1899, to Miss 
Adelaide E. Gilbert of Charlestown. They reside at 105 Grover Street, 
Winthrop; and Noble Burchmore’s business is located at 100 Boylston 
Street Boston. In Masonry, Noble Burchmore held the rank of Junior 
Steward in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Boston; he is affiliated 
with St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M. of East Boston; Orient Council, R. 
& S M of Somerville, and was Senior Warden of Cceur de Lion Com- 
manderv No 34 K. T. of Charlestown. With these qualifications he 
was received* into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A . O N. M. S 
on February 25, 1901, and was designated upon the membership lists of 
that illustrious Shrine body as No. 3522. Formerly, Noble Burchmore 
was a member of the First Patrol of the Shrine In addition to his 
Masonic connections, he is Worthy Patron of Undine Chapter No. 120, 
Order of the Eastern Star of Revere. Noble Burchmore is also First 
Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon of the Ancient and Honourable Artil¬ 
lery Company of Boston. 

HERBERT M. VIALL. 

Noble Viall bears Masonic allegiance to Good Samaritan Lodge, 
A F & A M of Reading, Reading Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He was created a 
Noble in Aleppo Temple, on August 30, 1902, with enrollment No. 3946. 
Politically he is a member of the Republican Party, and since 1898, 
with the exception of one year, has served as Tax Collector of Read¬ 
ing Noble Viall was born in New Bedford, on October 16, 1858, and 
attained an education in the public schools of that city. His marriage 
to Miss Grace Viola Bancroft took place in Reading, on February 14. 
1904- they have a son, Milton Bancroft, born on November 22, 1904. 
For ’the past thirteen years Noble Viall has been an assistant to the 


paymaster of the Boston and Maine Railroad, with offices in the North 
Station, Boston; formerly, for five years, he had conducted an express 
business in Reading, and, for four years, had been a traveling agent 
for the West Shore and Hoosac Tunnel Fast Freight Service. His ho 
is in Reading, at 42 Bancroft Avenue. 

MASON ELLIOTT GATES. 

Noble Gates received the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Hope 
Lodge A F. & A. M. of Gardner; North Star Chapter, K. A. M o 
Winchendon; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem 
Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg, and was admitted to the Nobil¬ 
ity of Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, with enrollment therem 
as No. 7699. Noble Gates is a member of Naumkeag Lodge No. 196, 

I. O. O. F. of Ashburnham, and of the Ridgeley Club of Gardner. He 
is a Republican in politics, having been, for four years, a member o 
the Republican Town Committee. Noble Gates was born at W estmmster, 
on April 22, 1868, and graduated from high school in 1885. On 
July 8 1890, in Westminster, he was married to Miss Ella Holden ; they 
reside’in Ashburnham. Noble Gates was, for seventeen years, in the 
chair manufacturing business, with the Alfred H. Whiting Company but 
for the past five years, he has been an electrical contractor in Ash¬ 
burnham. 

FRANK CAMP AYRES. 

Having attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, Noble Ayres was welcomed into the 
Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on October 24 1905. 
and his enrollment certificate was then numbered 6099. His Masonic 
affiliations are in Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T„ all of Newtonville, 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council o 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He is also a member ot the Boston 
Athletic Association, the Algonquin Club, the Oakley Country Club, tie 
Tedesco Country Club, the Corinthian Yacht Club, and of the Loya 
Legion. Noble Ayres was born in Brown County, M is., on July 15, 1866, 
and obtained his education in Green Bay, Wis., and in Springfield, Mass. 
For twenty-nine years, he was in the mercantile business, and at present 
is treasurer of the J. C. Pearson Company, manufacturers of nails, at 
Salem, 0., with offices in the Old South Building, Boston. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Sarah M. Chamberlain took place in West Roxbury, on 
October 6, 1896. Noble Ayres has two daughters, Marguerite and Frances, 
and resides in Brookline. 


CHARLES WARNER BLOSS. 

As one of the novices of the class of March 26, 1909, who made the 
Desert pilgrimage to the Shrine, Noble Bloss was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, and enrolled therein as No. 8309. He is one of the best known 
business men of Attleboro, and has extensive Masonic and other fraterna 
connections there. Noble Bloss was entered, passed, and raised in Ezekiel 
Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of that place; his exaltation took place in 
King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., and he was dubbed and created a 
Knight Templar in Bristol Commandery No. 39. He is affiliated with 
Enterprise Lodge No. 22, I. O. O. F. of Pawtucket, R. I.; with Pros¬ 
perity Lodge No. 288, of the New England Order of Protection, also of 
Pawtucket, and with Hope Chapter No. 42, of the Order of the Eastern 
Star. Noble Bloss has been in business as an ice dealer in Attleboro, 
since 1891. He was born at Sutton, Vt., on December 7, 1858, and was 
a pupil in the schools of Sutton, Brownington and South Barton, Vt. His 
marriage to Miss Josephine Stanley took place in Barton, Vt., on Novem¬ 
ber 15, 1882. They have a daughter, Bertha Ethel, and a son, Charles 
Albert,’ and reside at 53 Newport Avenue, South Attleboro, which is also 
Noble Bloss’ business address. 

CARL A. LINDGREN. 

As a York Rite Mason, bearing allegience to St. John’s Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Boston; Holton Chapter, R. A. M„ of Danvers, and 
Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T. of Salem, Noble Lindgren 
was admitted into Aleppo Temple Nobility, on March 28, 1912, with 
enrollment No. 9427. He is a member of the Hawthorne Club of Dan¬ 
vers, and of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. Noble Lind¬ 
gren has been chief engineer of the Danvers State Hospital, for the 
past eight years, formerly for seventeen years, having filled a similar 
post on the Steamer Admiral Dewey of the United Fruit Company. He 
was born in Goteborg, Sweden, on August 18, 1866, and was educated 
in the schools of his birthplace In East' Boston, on April 29, 1891, 
Noble Lindgren was married to Miss Victoria Anderson of North Han¬ 
over, and they have two children: Carl A., Jr., born November 30, 1895. 
and Grace V.. born November 1, 1899; a daughter, Signe I., born 
October 28, 1892, having passed away, on October 18, 1914, in Mont¬ 
gomery, Ala. Noble Lindgren’s residence is in Hathorne. 

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ROY WASHBURN WASTCOAT. 

For the past five years, Noble Wastcoat has been treasurer of the 
Harmon, Wastcoat, Dahl Company, dealers in paints, oils and hardware, 
at 941 Washington Street, Boston; of the J. J. McGowan Company of 
South Boston, and of the Harmon Dahl Company of Dorchester. His 
Masonic preparation for ennoblement was secured in Ionic Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Taunton, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 

Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His 

ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 

December 31, 1909, his enrollment number in that exalted body being 
8639. Noble Wastcoat was born in Taunton, on June 19, 1882. He 
graduated from the high school there in 1901, and was a member of the 
class of 1905, of the Institute of Technology. Noble Wastcoat was 

married to Miss Mary Mulliken in Candia, N. H„ on November 27, 
1909. There are three children: Josephine Emeline, Mary Priscilla, 
and John Washburn. Noble Wastcoat’s residence is at 29 Ellington 
Road, Wollaston. 

FRED P. COTTON. 

A member of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 1 emple, 
to which he was admitted on September 4, 1897, with enrollment No. 
652, Noble Cotton has degrees in both York and Scottish Rites of 
Masonry, being affiliated with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; 
and also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all located in the Valley 
of Boston. He is, likewise, a member of the Oxford Club of Lynn. For 
almost a quarter of a century, Noble Cotton has been engaged in the 
manufacture of heels, with business located at No. 63 Allerton Street, 
Lynn. He was born in Sandown, N. H„ on October 15, 1872, but 
attended school in Lynn. In the latter city, Noble Cotton was married 
to Miss Laura Audet of Salem. They have three children: Alice, 
Ruth, and Fred P., Jr., and reside at No. 112 High Rock Street, Lynn. 

FREDERICK G. OAKES. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Eliot Lodge, A. I'. 

& A. M. of Jamaica Plain, Noble Oakes continued his Masonic career 
in the Scottish Rife, securing affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and with Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.’.S.'. Thus qualified, he was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, on June 4, 1914, wherein he received enrollment No. 
10297. Noble Oakes was born in Rockport, on October 14, 1881, and 
graduated from the Rockport High School. Since the age of seventeen, 
he has been in the United States Army, and holds the post of Sergeant- 
Major, attached to headquarters at Fort Andrews. In New York, on 
March 31, 1905, Noble Oakes was married to Miss Georgette Leavy, 
and they have two children, George Frederick, born on August 19, 
1906; and Dorothy Agnes, March 15, 1913. 

THEODORE R. LOCKWOOD. 

Brought to light in Masonry, in the York Rite, having affiliations 
in Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Noble Lockwood has, sub¬ 
sequently, received Masonic Degrees in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Boston; Cryptic Council, R. & S. M. of Newton, and De Molay Com- 
mander'y No. 7, K. T. of Boston; while in the Scottish Rite, he is 
affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . 1 hus doubly 

qualified for Shrine ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on December 30, 1914, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 10447. Noble Lockwood is also a member of Palestine Chapter, 
O E S of Newton. For the past eight years, he has been an 
importer of soaps and drugs, having been in the pig iron and coke 
business for two years previously. Noble Lockwood was born in Boston, 
on May 23, 1887, where he received his education. In Boston, on Decem¬ 
ber 28, 1910, he was married to Miss Ida F. Rivett of that city, and 
they have a daughter, Doris R„ born on August 18, 1913. Noble Lock¬ 
wood’s business address is No. 222 State Street, Boston, and his resi¬ 
dence is in Newton, at 77 Grassmere Street. 

WILLIAM FREEMAN DAVIS. 

Noble Davis is affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Wash¬ 
ington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Boston and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T„ of Roxbury; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 


Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .K. .b. He 
was admitted to the Shrine in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O-, N. * . ■, on 
June 4, 1914, when there was conferred upon him the certificate of enrol - 
ment numbered 10249. Noble Davis was born at South Weymouth on 
June 3, 1888, and was educated in the schools of that town and in Bos¬ 
ton. On October 6, 1909, he was married, in Boston, to Miss Irene E. 
Hunter of Roxbury. For over two years he has been office manager for 
the J M. McGuire Company, and he was previously in the automobile 
business for eight years. Noble Davis’ business address is No. 745 
Boylston Street, Boston, and his home is at No. 56 Forbes Stree.. 
Jamaica Plain. 

WALTER AARON CLARK. 

Born in Franklin, on May 19, 1863, Noble Clark was educated in the 
public schools of his native town, and of Providence, R. I. In Attle¬ 
boro, on January 22, 1910, he was married to Miss Lillian M. Wyatt; 
they ’have a daughter, Madeline W’yatt, and reside on School Street, 
Franklin. For the past two and a half years, Noble Clark has been 
treasurer of the Clark, Cutler, McDermott Company, manufacturers of 
horse blankets, at Franklin; previously, for two years, lie had been treas¬ 
urer of the Franklin Felt Company, and for twenty-five years, manager 
of the Ray Fabric Mills. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular 
Degrees, in Miller Chapter, R. A. M., both of Franklin; the Cryptic 
Degrees in Woonsocket Council No. 4, R. & S. M. of Woonsocket, and 
the Templar Degrees, in Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. Thus qual¬ 
ified, Noble Clark was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Aia.c 
Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on July 5, 1900, when 
there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment with the number 
3363. He is a member of the Norfolk Club of Boston, and an ex-Pres.- 
dent of the Franklin Business Association. 

WALTER E. KNIGHT. 

Noble Knight was Assistant Director in Aleppo Temple, in 1911, 
and was also a member of the Arab Patrol of that body, under Illus¬ 
trious Potentate Charles C. Henry. His Masonic connections, in the 
York Rite, are with Adelphi Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. Matthew s 
Chapter, R. A. M„ both of South Boston; Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Through 
these affiliations, he was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 1 emple, of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, on January 2, 1905, and was enrolled therein as 
No 5097. He is a member of De Soto Lodge No. 21, K. P., of Boston, 
and of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E.; of the Ancient and Honourable 
Artillery Company of Massachusetts, wherein he is ranked as Orderly; the 
Boston City Club, the Boston Yacht Club, the Portland Yacht Club, the 
Point Independence Yacht Club, the Fusiliers and the Boston Rifle and 
Revolver Club. He is a Lieutenant in the State Militia, Fifth Regiment of 
Infantry; ex-Commodore of the South Boston \ acht Club, and belongs 
to the Boston Press Club, the Old Guards and the Officers’ Club. Noble 
Knight was born in Providence, R. I., on March 21, 1880, and was edu¬ 
cated in the Boston schools. He is representative for G. S. Nicholas and 
Company, of New York, with offices at No. 101 Tremont Street. Boston. 
Noble Knight is unmarried, and resides at No. 236 Bay State Road, 
Boston. 


FRED. A. HARTSHORN, JR. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., opened to admit 
Noble Hartshorn, on July 5, 1900, when he was enrolled among its 
Nobility as No. 3370. He first saw Masonic Light in Orient Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and he took advanced degrees in Hebron Chapter, R. 
A. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T of Hyde Park, hoi 
fifteen years, he has been affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows, being a member of Alliance Lodge No. 137. Among the vari¬ 
ous other organizations with which Noble Hartshorn is affiliated are: 
the Walpole Board of Trade, the Electrical Contractors’ Associa¬ 
tion of Boston, the Electrical Contractors’ Association of Massachu¬ 
setts, and the Electrical Contractors’ Association of the United 
States. By profession an electrical engineer, Noble Hartshorn has been 
engaged in that occupation for the past twenty years. He was born in 
Walpole, on June 16, 1875, and received his preparatory education in the 
public schools of that place. In Walpole, also on June 30, 1904, his 
marriage to Cora F. Gay was solemnized, and their residence is in V al- 
pole. 

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CHESTER E. PIERCE. 

Noble Pierce has served on the Boston police force for the past 
nineteen years, for six years previously having been an electrician. He 
was born in Jackman, on August 11, 1868, and received an education in 
the public schools of his birthplace. On April 26, 1906, his marriage to 
Miss Jessie Larney took place in Boston. His Masonic attainments are 
indicated by the following affiliations: with Rabboni Lodge. A. F. & A. M. 
of Dorchester, St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston. Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. 
of Dorchester. Upon the basis of these prerequisite affiliations, Noble 
Pierce was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on November 11, 1898, 
with enrollment No. 3053 in that illustrious body. He also belongs to the 
Boston Social Club, and resides at 121 Paison Street, Brighton. 

ABRAM G. BERENSON. 

Noble Berenson is affiliated, as a Life Member, with all the bodies 
in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the former, his degrees 
were conferred successively in Algonquin Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. In the latter, he is affiliated with the Lodge 
of Perfection, the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, the Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and the Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.h, all designated Otseningo, 
and located in Binghampton, N. Y. The journey to the Aleppo Temple 
Oasis was made by Noble Berenson, on November 9, 1909, and on that 
memorable day, he was granted the Order of Nobility, with enrollment 
No. 8521. He is a member of the Boston City Club, and politically, is 
a Republican. After having been, for some years, an importer of silks, 
on January 1, 1913, Noble Berenson established an investment business 
in Boston. He was born on July 9, 1873, and was graduated front the 
English High School, of Boston, with the class of 1891. Noble Beren¬ 
son is a bachelor, and his business address is the Kimball Building, No. 
18 Tremont Street, Boston. 

GEORGE LESLIE GOODING. 

The preparatory degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Gooding in the following York Rite bodies: Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ in which he has the rank of Past Master; Samoset Chapter, 
R. A. M„ with the rank of Principal Sojourner, both of Plymouth; Abing- 
ton Council, R. & S. M., and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T.. 
both of Abington. Upon the basis of this preparation, he was admitted 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a 
member of the class of April, 1906; his certificate of enrollment then 
received the number 6442. Among the social organizations with which 
Noble Gooding is connected are: the Old Colony Club, the Calumet Club, 
and the Plymouth Country Club, all of Plymouth. For the past seven¬ 
teen years, Noble Gooding has been in the banking business, and at 
present he is connected with the Old Colony National Bank of Plymouth. 
He was born in that city, on May 27. 1879, and was educated in the public 
schools there. Noble Gooding is unmarried, and resides at 141 Court 
Street, Plymouth. His business address is 36 Main Street. 

ALTON DAVIE EDES. 

Noble Edes is vice president of the Edes Manufacturing Company 
of Plymouth, located on Water Street, the business being established 
by his grandfather, the late Oliver Edes, in 1885. Noble Edes is a 
director in Cobb and Drew, Inc., the Jordan Hospital Corporation, and 
Plymouth Advertising Club; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the 
Church of the Pilgrimage, and President of the Plymouth Commercial 
Club. He has always taken a special interest in the community life 
and was, for several years, a prominent member of the Fire Commission. 
In Masonry, he is attached to the following York Rite bodies: Plymouth 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, wherein 
he is ranked as Past High Priest, and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, 
K. T. of Abington. Thus qualified, he was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious body was numbered 7351. Noble Edes was born in Plymouth, on 
April 11. 1878, and was educated in the public schools there. There, 
also, on September 19, 1900, his marriage to Miss Mabel Bartlett took 
place. They reside at 11 Clyfton Street, Plymouth. 


ALEXIS M. MAGEE. 

As a Freemason, Noble Magee has affiliations with Plymouth Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Samoset Chapter, R. A. M. of Plymouth, and Old Colony 
Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. His enrollment number upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple is 6478, and his enrollment in the 
Nobility of that illustrious body took place on April 19, 1906. Noble 
Magee is also a member of Mayflower Lodge No. 54, of the I. O. O. F. 
of Plymouth, and of Sagamore Encampment No. 45. For the past sixteen 
years, he has been superintendent in the Painting Department of the 
Plymouth Cordage Company. Noble Magee was born at Norton, on 
October 11, 1863, and attended school in Plymouth. He is a widower, 
and has a daughter, Mary R. He resides at No. 10 hremont Street, 
Plymouth. His business address is Plymouth Cordage Company, North 
Plymouth. 

ROBERT A. BROWN. 

Since 1885, Noble Brown has been superintendent for the Plymouth 
Cordage Company, in the town of the Pilgrims. He was born in Ply¬ 
mouth, on January 14, 1857, and was a student in the public schools 
there. His Masonic career has given him degrees in the following named 
Masonic bodies: Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Samoset Chapter, 
R. A. M„ both of Plymouth, and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. 
of Abington. He has, for nearly a quarter of a century, served as Second 
Tenor in the quartette of his Lodge. Noble Brown’s ennoblement in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place in the class of August 
19, 1910, and upon the membership lists of that body, his name appears 
as No. 8792. In Plymouth, on April 24. 1879, he married Miss Marianna 
Hedge. They have a son, Harold D„ and reside at 330 Court Street, 
Plymouth. 

LEWIS FOWLER DEY. 

On November 10, 1911, Noble Dey was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and there was conferred upon 
him the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 9180. The qualify¬ 
ing Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in bodies located at 
Camden, N. J.; the Symbolic Degrees, in Camden Lodge No. 15 F. & 
A. M., and the degrees of the Scottish Rite, in Camden Lodge of 
Perfection, Camden Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Camden Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Excelsior Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.L Noble 
Dey is an engineer and architect, with residence at 20 Chelmsford Street, 
Lowell. 

FRANK HARLOW. 

After having been for about a third of a century in the hardware 
business in Plymouth, Noble Harlow, three years ago, engaged in the 
real estate and insurance business in the same town, with offices at 65 
Main Street. He was born in Plymouth, on September 23, 1852, and 
attended the public schools. On June 1, 1899, Noble Harlow was married 
to Miss Lida C. Warren, and their residence is at No. 156 A Sandwich 
Street, Plymouth. Upon the basis of his Masonic affiliations with Ply¬ 
mouth Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Samoset Chapter, R. A. M., of Plymouth, 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T„ he was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 11. 1907, 
with enrollment number 7710. Noble Harlow is a member of the Old 
Colony Club of Plymouth, the American Mechanics Association of that 
town, and an ex-member of the Standish Guards, 5th Regiment, Massa¬ 
chusetts Volunteer Militia. 

WILLIAM HENRY McFARLANE. 

Noble McFarlane acquired the preliminary Masonic Degrees for 
Shrine ennoblement, in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Royal 
Arch Chapter, both of Lynn, and in Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
K. T. of Fitchburg. As a Son of the Desert, he made the Pilgrimage 
across the sands, reaching the Oasis of Boston, on April 9, 1906, and 
was admitted through the portals of Aleppo Temple, to the Mystic Shrine, 
wherein he was ennobled and enrolled as No. 6477. His business address 
is No. 3 Liberty Square, Lynn. 


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TRUE B. CURTIS. 

With the rank of Past Master of Golden Fleece Lodge. A. F. & A. 
M. of Lynn, Noble Curtis also bears allegiance in the York Rite to Sut¬ 
ton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M.; and Olivet Com- 
mandery No. 44, K. T., all of Lynn. Through the last named body, 
he was elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo, on 
October 24, 1905, his enrollment receiving the number 6107. He is also 
a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Lynn. For the past quarter of 
a century, Noble Curtis has been engaged, in the teaming business. He 
was born on June 11, 1867, in Brunswick, Maine, and was educated in 
Lynn. He was married to Miss Ida M. Mountfort, on June 17, 1890, and 
they have two children, Ralph C., and Arline M. Noble Curtis’ business 
address is No. 56 Andrews Street, Lynn, his residence being in the same 
city, at No. 57 South Street. 

FRANK BULLARD KENNEY. 


ennoblement took place on November 10, 1911, and his number upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 9202. In 
Cambridge, on April 22, 1895, Noble Orr married Miss Jennie G. Gil¬ 
christ, and they have three sons: Edward E. Jr., Charles W., and Nelson 
D. Their residence is at No. 5 blorence Avenue. Revere. 

ROBERT T. TODD. 

After having been, for twenty years, superintendent of the Dyeing 
Department of the Washington Mills of Lawrence, Noble Todd became 
assistant agent of that concern about five years ago. He is a member of 
the Home Club, the Merrimack Country Club of Lawrence, the Engineers 
Blue Room Club, and of the Scimitar Club of Boston. His enrollment 
number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
is 2678, and his ennoblement therein took place on November 5, 1894. His 
Masonic attainments are indicated by his affiliations, including all bodies 
of York and Scottish Rites, in Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai 


President and manager of the T. C. Entwistle Company, manufactur- Chapter, R. A._ M,, Lawrence Council, R. & M., and 

ers of cotton machinery, at 297 Market Street, Lowell, for more than 
eleven years, Noble Kenney was born in Greenville, N. H., on March 19, 

1865, and as a youth, attended the public schools of that place. He has 
Masonic affiliations in full course in both York and Scottish Rites. In 
Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., he has the rank of Marshal, and in 
Pilgrim Commandery No, 9, K. T., he is ranked as Junion Warden, both 
these bodies being located in Lowell, as is his Chapter, which is Mt. 

Horeb, R. A. M., and also his Council, which is Ahasuerus, R. & S. M. 

In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, 

Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Upon the basis of 
these qualifications, he was received into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 17, 1906, and his enrollment 
was numbered 6842. Noble Kenney is a member of the \orick, Masonic, 
and the Highlands Clubs of Lowell, the Engineers’ Club of Boston, the 
Wamsutta Club of New Bedford, the Quequechan Club of hall River, 
and of the Sons of Veterans. His marriage to Miss Faustina A. Otis 
of Hillsboro, N. H... took place in Milford, N. H., on January 1, 1900. 

Noble Kenney’s home address is 281 Liberty Street. Lowell. 


FRED FOSTER COWDEN. 

For nearly twenty years, Noble Cowden has been a steam engineer 
in Woonsocket, R. I., and Webster, Mass. He was born in Springfield, 
on April 9, 1872, and attended the schools of Rutland and the Nichols 
Academy of Dudley. On September 29, 1896, he married Miss Annie 
May Blackmer of Dudley. He has a son, Merle Chandler, and a 
daughter, Neva, and resides at 13 Bay Street, New Bedford. He obtained 
the qualifying Masonic Degrees for admission to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Morning Star Lodge No. 13, A. F. & A. M. 
of Woonsocket, R. I., Doric Chapter, R. A. M. of Southbridge, New 
Bedford Council, R. & S. M„ and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. 
Thus prepared, he was admitted to the Order in Aleppo Temple, on 
June 5, 1913. His certificate of enrollment is numbered 9597. Noble 
Cowden is a member also of Maanexit Lodge No. 117, I. O. O. F. of 
Webster, in which he has the rank of Past Grand. 

ALBERT GIBSON CARLETON. 

A 32° Mason. Noble Carleton has affiliations in Merrimack Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Haverhill, Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill 
Council, R. & S. M., Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T.; Merrimack 
Valley Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S 


mandery No. 17, K. T. of Lawrence; also with Lowell Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Todd 
was born in Philadelphia, Penn., on November 8, 1861, and acquired his 
education in the schools of that city. There, also, in 1884, he married 
Miss Elizabeth T. Boardman. They have one child, Robert B. 1 he busi¬ 
ness address of Noble Todd is Canal and Mill Streets, Lawrence, and 
his residence is at 229 Jackson Street, Lawrence. 

JAMES MORRIS WILLIAMSON. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on June 5, 1912, with 
enrollment 9670, Noble Williamson previously attained the qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in Golden Rule Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M., Lively 
Stone Chapter, R. A. M.. both of Stanstead, Que., and Essex Pre- 
ceptory Commandery No. 9, K. T. of Sherbrook, Que. He was born at 
Stanstead, Que., on January 21, 1876, and was schooled there, bor 
the past eighteen years, he has been in the lumber business. Noble 
Williamson has his home in Stanstead, Que., while his business address 
is Young’s Hotel, Boston. 

FREDERICK WHITMAN DAMON. 

Noble Damon gained the necessary Masonic qualifications for Shrine 
ennoblement in Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he is ranked 
as Past Master, and Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Arlington, 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T„ all in the York Rite. In the Scottish Rite, has connections 
are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Y ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Damon was wel¬ 
comed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
February 9, 1904, and was therein enrolled as No. 4390. He is also a 
member of Brookline Lodge No. 886, B. P. O. E.; the Boston Athletic 
Association, the Boston Leather Associates, the Colonial Club of Salem, 
the Massachusetts Drysalters Club, and he is Chairman of the Progres¬ 
sive Town Committee of Arlington. Noble Damon was born in Arling¬ 
ton. on December 1, 1873, and was educated in the public schools there, 
graduating from the grammar school in 1888, and from the high school 
in 1892. Since 1908, he has been manager for Herbert Turner, dealer in 
tanners’ oils and chemicals, at No. 214 Purchase Street, Boston, and his 
home is in Arlington, at No. 275 Broadway. 

CLAUDE DWIGHT ALLEN. 

Born in Groton, N. Y., on July 30, 1876, Noble Allen was graduated 


is 7094, and his ennoblement therein took place, as a member of the from the high school there in 1894, and for two years, taught in a 
class of April 23, 1907. He is also a member of Haverhill Lodge No. district school in Harford, N. Y. In 1902, he was graduated from the 

650 of the B. P.' O. E„ and of the Pentucket Club of that city. For Rochester Business College. For the past thirteen years, he has been 

the past dozen years, Noble Carleton has been a member of the firm in the employ of the Garlock Packing Company of Palmyra, N. \., act- 

of Carleton and Hunt, shoe manufacturers, their factory being located ing, for the past four years, as New England manager, and during the 

at the rear of No. 37 Washington Street, Haverhill. He was born in two years preceding, as manager of the Cleveland (O.) branch of that 
Haverhill, on December 21, 1877, and attended school there, and the firm. He is a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club, Universal 


Phillips Academy of Andover. Noble Carleton is married, and resides 
at No. 9 Maple Avenue, Haverhill. 

EDWARD EMERY ORR. 

For over twenty-seven years. Noble Orr has been engaged in the 
drug business, and is now located at No. 8 Belvidere Square, Revere. He 
was born in Freeport, Maine, on July 26, 1869, and attended the academy 
at Cape Elizabeth, graduating in 1888. He is a member of Neptune 
Lodge No. 237, I. O. O. F., and Eagle Lodge, K. P.. both of Revere. 
His political affiliations are Republican. Noble Orr’s Masonic affiliations 
are with Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. all of Chelsea. His 


Craftsmen Council of Engineers, and of the National Association of 
Stationary Engineers. He is a Director in the New England Association 
of Commercial Engineers, wherein he was formerly President. Noble 
Allen acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Ellsworth Lodge 
No. 805, A. F. & A. M. of Cleveland, O. He is affiliated with Winthrop 
Chapter, R. A. M., Cleveland Council, R. & S. M., and with Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. He was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912, and his enrollment therein was 
numbered 9300. He is also a member of Lodge No. 1078, B. P. O. E. 
Noble Allen’s marriage to Miss Hattie Collins took place in Groton, 
N. Y., in August, 1900; they have three sons: Dudley Collins, Kenneth 
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GEORGE LAMONT HUNTER. 

For twenty-five years, Noble Hunter has been connected with Catlin 
and Company, commission merchants of Boston, New York, Philadelphia 
and Chicago. His Masonic attainments are indicated by his Life Member¬ 
ship in all of the following bodies: Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston, Boston Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus qualified for Shrine en¬ 
noblement, he was admitted to Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order in the class of December 31, 1907, with enrollment No. 7902. 
Noble Hunter is a member of Lodge No. 886, B. P. O. E. of Brookline. 
Boston Athletic Association, the Algonquin Club, the Corinthian Yacht 
Club, and many other organizations. As a member of Trinity Church, 
Noble Hunter enjoyed a very close friendship with the late Phillips 
Brooks, and was one of the organizers of Trinity Club, serving as its 
first Vice President, and later succeeded JLorin F. Deland in the Presi¬ 
dency. Noble Hunter, aside from his business, has made the rod, dog 
and gun his special hobbies, and is also interested in athletics of all 
kinds. The now famous “Hunter Cup,” the blue ribbon annual cham¬ 
pionship one mile amateur race trophy, was presented by him to the 
Boston Athletic Association. Noble Hunter was born in the city of 
Boston, on June 1, 1859, and obtained his education in the Lewis School, 
Roxbury, and the Roxbury Latin School. He was married in Boston, 
on April 2, 1912, to Mrs. Elizabeth McFarlane Smith of Dorchester. 
His business address is 67 Chauncy Street, Boston, and his residence is 
at Hotel Gladstone, Dorchester. 

JAMES R. HUTTON. 

Superintendent of J. Fullarton and Company, wholesalers of tea 
and coffee, with which concern he has been for the past thirty-five years, 
Noble Hutton was born in Maplewood, on September 28, 1863, and was 
educated in the schools of Somerville. His marriage to Miss Ella 
Elizabeth Downs of Charlestown, was solemnized in that place, on Sep¬ 
tember 8, 1885: they have a son, James V. Noble Hutton first saw light 
in Masonry in 1892, in Massachusetts Lodge, from which he demitted to 
Palestine Lodge of Everett, and continuing his Masonic career in the 
Scottish Rite, secured affiliations with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 


1913. his enrollment in that exalted body being numbered 9948. Noble 
Baker, son of Charles E. and Vibelia Baker, was born in ball River, in 
1870. After a short term at school, he started out, at the age of ten 
years, peddling wares in a basket. V ben but fourteen years old, he 
went to work in the fish business in Fall River for different parties, 
and in 1890, opened a wholesale fish store in Brockton. After remaining 
there for fourteen years, the difficulty of supplying the demands of an 
ever-increasing trade obliged Noble Baker to seek extra quarters. Boston 
was the nearest port to meet those requirements, so another store was 
opened there, on Atlantic Avenue, in 1904. Success followed his efforts in 
this location. The State finally decided to build the Boston Fish Pier; 
the choice of locations was sold at auction, and Noble Baker bought 
the first store that was sold on the largest fish pier in the world, Store 
No. 1. where he is now one of the largest fish dealers in Boston. 

ALBERT EDWARD STEPHENSON. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Stephenson’s name appears as number 9036. and be was admitted 
to that distinguished body as a member of the class of March 20, 1911. 
The Symbolic Degrees were conferred upon him in Y\ ollaston Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.: the Capitular Degrees in St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Quincy; and he was dubbed and created Knight in Quincy Comman¬ 
dery No. 47, K. T., also of Quincy. For the past thirteen years, Noble 
Stephenson has been engaged in the plumbing and heating business, and 
he is now located at No. 329 Newport Avenue, Wollaston. He was 
born in Nashua, N. H., on April 1, 1873, and was educated in the 
schools of Quincy. He married Miss Lucy Hersey Osborn of Quincy, and 
they have two sons, Albert Henry, and George Edward. Their home is 
at No. 214 Arlington Street, Wollaston. 

ARTHUR F. HALL. 

On December 30, 1901, Noble Hall was admitted to the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and he then received the 
enrollment number 3726. The preliminary Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him, successively, in Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Shekinah Chapter. R. A. M„ Naphtali Council, R. & S. M.. and Palestine 
Commandery No. 10, K. T.. all of Chelsea. Noble Hall is also a mem¬ 
ber of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. For more than twen¬ 
ty-eight years. he was connected with the American Telephone and Tele¬ 
graph Company. He was born in Chelsea, on January 5, 1859, and was 


Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. educated in the public schools of that city. His marriage took place 


Upon the basis of his consistorial degree, he was raised to the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 30, 1894, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 1322. Noble Hutton’s business address is No. 12 Blackstone 
Street, Boston, while his home is in Malden, at No. 64 Sprague Street. 

TIMOTHY EDWARD FLARITY. 

Noble Flarity, after having been a bookkeeper for the B. & A. Fes¬ 
senden Company, has now been, for fifteen years, general manager 
for the Fessenden Cooperage Company, of Hoboken, N. J. He was born 
in Lowell, on July 6, 1861. and was a student in the schools of Lowell, 
and in Lunenburg. At the latter place, on Christmas Day, 1887, he 
married Mrs. Clara C. Whipple of Lunenburg. He resides in Townsend. 
A Progressive in politics. Noble Flarity is the Town Auditor. Among 
the fraternal bodies with which he is connected are: North Star Lodge 
No. 144, I. O. O. F., and Townsend Grange No. 194, P. of H.. both of 
Townsend: Middlesex-Worcester Pomona Grange No. 3. P. of H.: Massa¬ 
chusetts State Grange; the National Grange: E. A. Spaulding Lodge 
No. 124, of the Daughters of Rebekah, and Lady Emma Chapter of the 
Order of the Eastern Star. In Masonry, he has acquired degrees in full 
course in both Rites. In the York Rite, his bodies are St. Paul Lodge, 
A. F. &A. M. of which be is Master; Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M„ both of 
Ayer; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Command¬ 
ery No. 19. K. T. of Fitchburg. In the Scottish Rite, he has connections 
with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple is 9842, and he 
was received into the Nobility of that illustrious body on December .31, 
1912. 

ALVIN GRINNELL BAKER. 

Noble Baker has a full course of degrees in the York and Scottish 
Rite bodies of Masonry, being affiliated with Wollaston Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M. of Wollaston, St, Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy. Boston 
Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. of 
Quincy; and also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus 
qualified, he was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo Temple in December, 


there, on March 8, 1911, to Mrs. Minerva Cook. Their residence is at 34 
Evelyn Road, Everett. 

GEORGE CLARENCE WINTER. 

Noble Winter has been District Deputy Grand Master of his Masonic 
District, and is a Past Master in Quinebaug Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of 
Southbridge. He is Past President of the Southbridge Club, Vice Presi¬ 
dent of the Southbridge Board of Trade, a director of the National 
Bank of Southbridge, and of the Savings Bank of that place. As a 
Republican, he served as Town Clerk, in 1905-6-7. He has Masonic 
affiliations with Doric Chapter. R. A. M. of Southbridge. and with Wor¬ 
cester County Commandery No. 5. K. T., and has also the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite of Masonry, his affiliations being with Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection. Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Winter’s ennoblement in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., 
took place on February 9, 1904, and upon its membership lists, he has 
enrollment No. 4481. Since 1876. he has been a dealer in hardware at 
136 Main Street, Southbridge. He was born in Southbridge, on May 7, 
1859, and was graduated from the public schools there. On November 25, 
1888. be was married to Miss Nina C. Bartholemew. They have a 
daughter. Pauline, and reside in Southbridge. 

EDWARD CLINTON BALL. 

Admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
on December 17, 1906, with enrollment No. 6749, Noble Ball bad pre¬ 
viously attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees, in Converse Lodge, 
A. F. &A. M„ Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.. Melrose Council. R. & S. M„ 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41. K. T., all of Malden. He is also 
a member of Malden Lodge, I. O. O. F.. and of the Kernwood Club of 
Malden. Noble Ball was born in Templeton, on March 17, 1858, and 
attended school in Gardner. His marriage to Miss Anna L. Cooke was 
solemnized in Chicago, Ill., on February 27, 1896. Noble Ball has been 
a chair manufacturer since the beginning of his business career: be is 
now treasurer of the Conant Ball Company, with offices at 140 Richmond 
Street, Boston, and factories in Gardner. His home is in Malden, at 110 
Summer Street. 


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Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 3317 is that of Noble McKinnon, who was received in that 
distinguished fellowship on March 19, 1900. His Masonic membership 
included both York and Scottish Rite bodies, being affiliated with Mt. 
Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M„ East Boston 
Council, R. & S. M„ and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T„ 
all of East Boston; and also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet. Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S. . He is 
also associated with Zenith Lodge, I. O. O. F. of East Boston. Noble 
McKinnon has been a master mariner since 1889. He was born in Ire¬ 
land, on February 23, 1861, and received an education in that country. 
In Boston, on April 16, 1902, he was married to Miss Hattie E. Church 
of that same city. Noble McKinnon’s business address is the Commercial 
Tug Boat Co., Commercial Wharf, Boston, while his home is in Lowell, at 

344 Varnum Ave. CLIFFORD M. MOWATT. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Mow- 
att in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in St. 
Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Roxbury Council, 
R. & S. M., and the Templar Degrees in St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester. Thus Masonically equipped, he journeyed over the 
burning sands of the Desert and was admitted into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on June 5, 1912, when he became 
enrolled among its exalted membership as No. 9618. For the past eighteen 
years, Noble Mowatt has been a contractor and builder in Dorchester. 
He was born in Chatham, N. B„ on January 7, 1872, and attended school 
in that town. Noble Mowatt’s marriage to Miss Lillian E. Flynn of South 
Boston was celebrated in Boston, on Dec. 21, 1910. They have two daughters. 
Dorice Elizabeth and Dorothy Claire, and reside in Dorchester, at 22 


Welles Ave. ALONZO E. QUICK. 

Noble Quick was born at Golden Bridge, N. Y., on June 14, 1868, 
and attended the public schools of that place. He has been engaged in 
the undertaking business for twenty-eight years, and twelve years since, 
formed a partnership under style of Darcy and Quick, from which the 
senior partner retired, on April 1, 1914. Noble Quick has the follow¬ 
ing Masonic York Rite connections: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.: 
Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ in which he is a Charter Member: 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.; Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T. He was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1901, when 
there was awarded him the certificate of enrollment numbered 3752. 
Noble Quick is also a member of Kearsarge Lodge No. 217, of the I. 
O. O. F„ and of the Ancient Sirloin Club. In politics, he is an Inde¬ 
pendent. On September 21, 1904, in Lynn, he was married to Miss Mabel 
M. Darcy. They have three children: J. Randolph, Alice Frances, and 
Mabel Ruth, and reside at No. 12 Park Street, Lynn. 


JOHN GAYLORD BRACKETT. 

A 32° Mason, and a Special Justice of the Municipal Court of Boston, 
Noble Brackett was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 

O. . N. M. S., with the class of June 2, 1905, his enrollment therein being 
designated as No. 5049. His Masonic attainments include the degrees, 
in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites. In the former, Noble 
Brackett is affiliated with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge; 
Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M„ in which 
he was, at one time, Royal Arch Captain; Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and 
with Cambridge Commandery, K. T.. in which he served as one of the 
Captains of the Guard; and in the latter, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.‘. 

P. '.R.'.S.'. He is a member of the Boston City Club, the Arlington 

Boat Club, and of the Harvard Chapter of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. 
Noble Brackett was born in Boston, on April 12. 1879. He was edu¬ 
cated in the schools of Arlington, and at the Harvard University, grad¬ 
uating from the college in 1901, and from the law school in 1904. In 
1911 and 1912, he served his district, the 29th Middlesex, as Represen¬ 
tative in the Massachusetts State Legislature, and was. for five terms, 
an assistant in the office of the District Attorney. In Boston, on April 
12 1914 Noble Brackett’s marriage to Miss Mary Louise Clark of 

Cambridge was celebrated. His law offices are at No. 89 State Street. 
Boston, and he resides at No. 34 Lombard Road, Arlington. 


W. E. WELCH. 

The lamented Noble Welch passed to the Great Beyond in October, 
1914. He was qualified for Shrine ennoblement in Union Lodge, A. F. 
& 4 M of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M„ and in William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. The late Noble 


Welch was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, 
N. M. S., on January 22, 1889, having been enrolled therein as No. 
2779. He was a member of the New England Street, Railway Club of 
Boston, and of the Paint Trade Salesmen’s Club of Boston. Noble 
Welch was born in Newburyport, on March 7, 1855, and obtained an 
education in the schools of that city. The lamented Noble’s marriage 
to Miss Cora E. Wills took place in Holyoke, on September 23, 1890. He 
had a son, Franklin E„ born on March 14, 1895. Noble Welch had been 
connected with the Emil Caiman Co. of New York City, and also with the 
Flood Conklin Co. of Newark, N. J. He was a director in the Massachusetts 
Cooperative Bank of Dorchester. Noble Welch’s home was in Dorchestei, 
at 342 Park St. 


Noble Gibson is president of the Central Building Company, at No. 
58 Front Street, Worcester, and resides in the town of Leicester. After 
being connected with Norcross Brothers for nineteen years, he assumed 
his present position in 1912. He was born in Worcester, on September 
8, 1870, and attended the schools of that city, and Clinton, graduating 
from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute with the class of 1891. He 
married Miss Edith A. Herrick on June 20, 1895, and she passed away 
on July 30, 1905, leaving a daughter, Lucile, and a son, Herrick. Noble 
Gibson has acquired Masonic Degrees in full course in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and is affiliated with Spencer Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Spencer, 
Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M. and Worcester 
County Commandery No. 5, K. T„ all of Worcester. In the Scottish 
Rite, he has attained the Ineffable Degrees in Worcester Lodge of 
Perfection, and the Historical and Traditional Grades in Goddard Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem. Thus prepared for admission to the Shrine, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, N. M. S., on November 9, 
1909, when he was awarded the enrollment number 8540. Noble Gib¬ 
son is also a member of Aletheia Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R. In politics, 


he is an Independent. 


JOHN DOUGLAS NEW’ALL. 

Noble Newall, who was graduated from the Lowell Textile School 
with the class of 1909, is a dyer, in the employ of the Pacific Print 
Works of Lawrence. He has been connected with that concern for about 
two years, and for nearly three years previously, he had been with the 
Columbia Shade Cloth Company of Minetto, N. Y. Noble Newall was 
born in Gloucester, on June 29, 1888, and obtained his preparatory edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of Gloucester and Lawrence, graduating 
from high school in 1906. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, were 
conferred upon him, in Oswego Lodge No. 127, A. F. & A. M. of 
Oswego, N. Y.; and he is affiliated with Lake Ontario Chapter No. 165, 
R. A. M. The Cryptic Degrees were conferred in Lawrence Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Knighthood was conferred on him in Bethany Com¬ 
mandery No. 17, K. T. of Lawrence. Noble Newall’s number upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 10107, and 
his ennoblement therein took place on August 23, 1913. He is a member, 
and also a Director of the Lawrence Canoe Club. Noble Newall is un¬ 
married, and resides at No. 23 Abbott Street, Lawrence. 

REUBEN SYLVESTER STONE. 

Since 1894, Noble Stone has been president of the Nichols and 
Stone Company of Gardner. He was born in Ashburnham, on April 1-, 
1849, and was a student in the public schools of his birthplace. As a 
member of Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Gardner Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 46, K. T., all of Gardner, he was eligible 
for admission to the Shrine. As a member of the Caravan of Novem¬ 
ber 7, 1904, he made the trip across the desert to the Aleppo Oasis, 
and his enrollment therein was registered as No. 4833. Noble Stone 
is a member of the Gardner Boat Club, and politically, he is a Pro¬ 
gressive. In Winchendon, on April 18, 1872, he was married to Miss 
May A. Raymond: they have a son, Albert Henry, also a Nobkj and 
they reside at 177 Chestnut Street, Gardner. 


CLARENCE ALFRED HOLBROOK. 

Identified with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on June 4, 1914, Noble Holbrook received the Order, and was enrolled 
in its roster, as No. 10265. His Masonic affiliations are with Ezekiel 
Bates Lodge, A. F. & A. M., King Hiram Chapter, R. A. M., and Bristol 
Commandery No. 29, K. T., all of Attleboro. He is also a member oi 
Company C. Republican Club, the oldest in Massachusetts. Noble Hol¬ 
brook was born at Sharon, on November 30, 1878, and was educated in 
the schools of Attleboro, where, on March 15, 1900, his marriage to Miss 
Edith Palmer, of Franklin, took place. He has been with W. D. Wil- 
marth and Company, manufacturers of Coffin hardware, for nineteen 
years, the last six years, of which time, having been their foreman. His 
business address is 36 County St., Attleboro, and his home 5 Garden St. 


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HARRY MAXWELL GORDON. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in St. John’s Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., all of Boston, Noble Gordon was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 26, 1909, and his enrollment in that 
renowned body is numbered 8336. He is a member of the New England 
Association of Purchasing Agents, and of several social organizations; 
and is an ex-member of the Claflin Guards, Company C, 5th Regiment, 
M. V. M. Noble Gordon was born in Dubuque, la., on July 26, 1870, but 
came to Boston at the age of five, and was educated in the public schools 
of that city. After graduating from the Roxbury High School, he spent 
five years as a traveling salesman for a paint and oil house: leaving that 
position, he was engaged, for several years, in the bicycle business in 
Boston, and afterwards entered the automobile trade at the commence¬ 
ment of that industry. For more than seventeen years, Noble Gordon has 
been connected with the New England branch of the White Company, 
manufacturers of motor cars and trucks, and dealers in automobile sup¬ 
plies, with headquarters at 930 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston: and for 
the past eight years, he has filled the position of purchasing agent, prior 
to which time he was a salesman for the same concern. In Waterville. 
Me., on June 10, 1896, he married Miss Eugenia M. Reynolds: they have 
a daughter, Helen A., and a son, George R. Noble Gordon resides at 
38 Aldworth Street, Jamaica Plain. 

LAURENCE AUGUSTUS HAYNES. 

Noble Haynes is affiliated Masonically with Star of Bethlehem Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., in which he is Master of 
the First Veil; Naphtali Council. R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery 
No. 10, K. T., in which he has the rank of Sword Bearer, all located in 
Chelsea. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple is numbered 8750, and his 
ennoblement in that body of Shriners took place with the class of May 15, 
1910. Noble Haynes is also a member of Neptune Lodge No. 237, 
I. O. O. F. of Revere, in which he has the rank of Past Grand; of Samar¬ 
itan Encampment No. 23 of Chelsea: of Ridgely Canton No. 13, also of 
Chelsea; and he is affiliated with Omar Grotto No. 38, of the Mystic Order 
of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Noble Haynes was born in 
Lynn, on May 15, 1883, and was educated in the public schools of Revere. 
He is unmarried and resides at 183 Campbell Avenue, Revere. 

WILLIAM EGBERT FOSTER. 

Noble Foster has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, being affiliated in the 
former, with John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Boston Council, R. & S. M. and Cceur de 
Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; and in the latter, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was raised to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 10, 1911, with enrollment 
No. 9181 in that distinguished body. Noble Foster is also a member of 
Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E., and of the Boston Press Club. For the 
past fifteen years, he has been in the advertising business, and is vice 
president of the Julius Mathews Special Agency, an advertising concern 
which has been long established, with home offices at No. 1 Beacon 
Street, Boston, and branches in New York and Chicago. Noble Foster 
makes a specialty of assisting advertising agents in laying out the safest 
routes for leaders of advertising and sales caravans, whose desire is to 
capture the fruitful oasis of the New England market. Noble Foster was 
born in Boston, on April 28, 1881, and obtained his early education in 
the public schools, topped off with a course over the desert of labor, 
through the hot sands of experience. His home is in Somerville. 

HERBERT IRVING GUSTIN. 

Ennobled on April 19, 1906, with enrollment numbered 6437, Noble 
Gustin was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. His pre¬ 
requisite Masonic affiliations are with King Solomon’s Lodge, A. F. & 
A M., Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and Orient Council, R. & S. M., 
all of Somerville; and with De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. He 
also has degrees in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, up to, and including, 
the 32°, being connected with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. For fifteen 
years, Noble Gustin has been engaged in the produce business, at 112 Clin¬ 
ton Street, Boston. He was born in Boston, on August 15, 1882, and was 
educated in Somerville. He was married in Salisbury, to Miss Mildred 
Pettingal, on October 12, 1904, and they have two children, Bertram 
Pettingal and Herbert Clinton. Noble Gustin is a member of the Central 


Club of Somerville, of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and of the 
Fruit and Produce Exchange. He resides in Somerville. 

ROYAL WHITON. 

Ordained a Shriuer in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Janu¬ 
ary 21, 1890, with membership No. 2793, Noble Whiton has degrees, in 
full course, in both York and Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the former, 
he is affiliated with Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the 
rank of Past Master; St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M., Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T„ in which he was a 
member of the Guard, all of Boston. In the Scottish Rite, he is a mem¬ 
ber of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles bonda \ ates Coun¬ 
cil of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. For twelve years, Noble 
Whiton has been president and treasurer of the Whiton and Haynes 
Company, builders and contractors, with offices at 49 Federal Street, 
Boston. From 1876 to 1899, he was engaged in the railroad business as 
General Eastern Agent for the Ogdensburg Transit Company, the Centra) 
Vermont Line, and the Canada-Atlantic Railroad. Noble \\ hiton is a 
member of the First Corps, M. V. M. of Boston, and during the Civil 
War, he was a member of Company A, Second Regiment, M. V. M., at 
which time he was not of age. He belongs to the Boston City Club, and 
to the Traffic Club of New England. Noble Whiton was born in Hing- 
ham, on July 28, 1846. He obtained his education in the public schools 
of Dorchester. In that city, also, on March 9, 1887, his marriage to Miss 
Ella C. Rice was celebrated. Noble Whiton’s residence is at 36 Melville 
Avenue, Dorchester Centre. 

FRANK MORRIS ROGERS. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Rogers in Franklin Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Grafton, the Capitular 
Degrees in Signet Chapter, R. A. M , and he was dubbed and created a 
Knight in Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. On 
March 25, 1901, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
his enrollment certificate in that distinguished body being numbered 7776. 
For sixteen years, Noble Rogers has been treasurer and forwarding agent 
for the Buchanan Forwarding Company, with offices at 44 Federal Street, 
Boston. He was born in Brunswick, Maine, in 1874, and obtained his 
education in West Upton. In South Boston, in 1893, Noble Rogers mar¬ 
ried Miss Mary A. Duggan. There are four children in his family: 
Ethel M., Frank S., Alice M., and Ralph E. The residence of Noble 
Rogers is at 99 Theodore Parker Road, West Roxbury. 

HARRY E. ASTLEY. 

Noble Harry E. Astley, Corporal of Aleppo Arab Patrol, is a son 
of William C. Astley, who, when he met his death as Chief of the Fire 
Department of Newark, N. J., in 1911, was Illustrious Potentate of 
Salaam Temple. He was born in Newark, on November 6, 1869, and after 
completing his education, became a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania 
Railroad. In 1894, he joined the Engineering Department of the New 
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. His office is in Hartford, 
Conn., and his residence is at 153 Readville Street, Hyde Park. The mem¬ 
bership of Noble Astley in Aleppo Temple dates from December 28, 
1899, and his enrollment number is 3219. He was made a Mason in Hyde 
Park Lodge, and received the Capitular and Cryptic Degrees in Norfolk 
Chapter and Hyde Park Council. He was knighted in Cyrus Commandery, 
Knights Templar, in which he is at present Generalissimo. Noble Astley 
was Chairman of the School Board in Hyde Park, in 1910 and 1911. 

JOHN ALFRED COLLICOTT. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Union Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T, Noble Collicott was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on October 30, 1904, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 4871. He is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 25, I. O. O. F.. 
of the Blue Room Club, of the Boston Barnicoat Fire Association, 
and of the Boston Veteran Firemen’s Association, having entered the 
Boston Fire Department in 1876, from which he resigned in 1888, on 
account of sickness. For twenty-five years, Noble Collicott has been an 
electrical engineer, and at present he has offices at 168 Oliver Street, 
Boston. He was born in Roxbury, on August 22, 1857, but going to the 
Pacific Coast, obtained his education in the public schools of San Fran¬ 
cisco and Sacramento, Cal. In Boston, on May 4, 1876, Noble Collicott 
married Miss Jennie Claudine Hodgman, who passed away in Novem¬ 
ber. 1892. He has three children living: Fred William, John E., and Mrs. 
Evelyn Richard; his daughter, Jennie Claudine, having passed away. 
Noble Collicott resides at 16 East Cottage Street, Roxbury. 


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ABRAHAM PAPP. 

Noble Papp was inducted into the mysteries of Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. 0., N. M. S., on February 25, 1913, with enrollment No. 9917. 
His Masonic connections are with Shawmut Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston; and with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Papp was born in West Hartlepool, Eng., on 
June 3, 1880, and was educated in his native country, and at the Lewis 
School of Roxbury. In Boston, on February 7, 1906, he was married to 
Miss Bertha Singer, and they have two daughters: Marie Gertrude and 
Rosamond. For the past eleven years, Noble Papp has been one of the 
firm of the Mechanics’ Apron and Towel Supply Company, of No. 8 Island 
Street, Roxbury, and he has membership in the Massachusetts State 
Laundrymen’s Association. His home is in Dorchester, at No. 6 Brins¬ 
ley Street. 

JOHN WILLIAM AUSTIN. 

Admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 
1912, with enrollment No. 9822, Noble Austin had previously received 
the qualifying degrees in Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. A. of 
Reading, Reading Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery 
No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is also a member of Security Lodge No. 208, 

I. O. O. F.; Lodge No. 72, United Order of Workmen, Wakefield 
Lodge No. 1276, B. P. O. E., and belongs to the Wakefield Athletic Club. 
Noble Austin was born in Reading, on November 28, 1873, and attended 
school in that town. His marriage to Miss Hattie L. Hawes took place 
in Wakefield, on January 30, 1897. He has been proprietor of a res¬ 
taurant in Reading Square for the past fourteen years. His home is 
also in Reading, at No. 2 Pleasant Street. 

ANTONIO G. TOMASELLO. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified on 
Noble Tomasello, in Aleppo Temple, on June 2, 1905, which eventful 
day was characterized by his enrollment in that illustrious body with 
No. 6038. He has Masonic membership in both York and Scottish 
Rite bodies, being affiliated, in the former, with King Solomon Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Cceur de Lion Comman¬ 
dery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown; and, in the latter, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.bP.'.R.’.S.'. In the Independent Order of Odd Fel¬ 
lows, he is a member of King Solomon Lodge No. 236, of Boston; 
and in the Knights of Pythias, of Eleusis Lodge No. 5, of Boston. Noble 
Tomasello has had conferred on him, by the King of Italy, the title of 
Knight of the Crown of Italy, which distinction can only be awarded 
by the King in recognition of distinguished ability and worth of person. 
For a third of a century, Noble Tomasello has been a general con¬ 
tractor in Boston. His birth took place in Messina, Italy, on October 17, 
1860, and he was educated in that country, where also he was married 
to Miss Rosaria Bonanno, on January 19, 1886. They have seven children: 
Joseph A., born on June 30, 1887; Jennie M., May 25, 1889; Samuel J., 
March 26, 1891; Marguerite R., August 26, 1896; Nancy, July 18, 1898; 
Frank W„ March 7, 1900, and Lillian, May 3, 1904. Noble Tomasello’s 
business and residence are both located in Dorchester, at No. 69 Gibson 
Street. 

FREDERICK HENRY LANGHORST. 

Noble Langhorst is derived from a family of German landholders. 
His grandfather was a large landholder, or “Bauermneister,” to use the 
term employed in Germany, and his father emigrated to this country 
from Rahden, Germany, in March, 1836. His mother came from Bremer- 
foerda. Noble Langhorst was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on October 1, 
1869, and was educated in the public schools of that city. In 1908, he 
married Miss Caroline E. Briggs of East Weymouth. They have a son, 
Frederick Henry, Jr., and a daughter, Helen, and reside at No. 70 Hill 
Crest Road, East Weymouth. Noble Langhorst has long been engaged 
in the railroad business, having been station agent at East Weymouth, 
since 1901, and was formerly a member of the Board of Trade of that 
place. He is a member of the Railroad Agents Association, of the Order 
of Railroad Telegraphers, and a Life Member of the Y. M. C. A. of 
Brooklyn. His Masonic interests have given him affiliations with Orphan’s 
Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Weymouth, Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M. 
and South Shore Commandery, No. 31, K. T., both of East Weymouth, 
in all of which he is a Life Member. He is also connected with Temple 
Council, R. & S. M., of which he is a Charter Member. Noble Lang¬ 


horst is enrolled as No. 4671 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement in that illustrious body 
took place on June 27, 1904. 

FRED H. ROBERTS. 

Noble Roberts, who was enrolled as No. 4699 in Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on June 27, 1904, holds Masonic membership in 
Friendship Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of W ilmington, Mt. Horeb Chapter 
No. 11, R. A. M„ Adoniram Council, R. & S. M., Trinity Commandery, 

K. T„ all of Manchester, N. H.; Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection, 
Oriental Council of Princes of Jerusalem, St. George Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S. ., all of Nashua. 
He is a member of the Boston City Club, and, politically, of the Inde¬ 
pendent Party. Noble Roberts was born in Berwick, Me., on July 15, 
1856, and attained an education in the schools of Boston, and in the 
Bridgewater State Normal School. His marriage to Miss Alice L. 
Albrink took place in September, 1888, at Wilmington; they have a son, 
Fred H., Jr., born on June 25, 1911, and a daughter, Phoebe E., born 
on February 13, 1914. Since 18%, Noble Roberts has been president 
of the F. H. Roberts Company, manufacturers of Apollo chocolates, and 
president of the Massachusetts Chocolate Company, manufacturers of 
Wan-Eta brand chocolate liquors, powders, and chocolate products. Pre¬ 
viously, he had been, for five years, in the retail chocolate business in 
Manchester, N. H. His business address is No. 128 Cross Street, Boston, 
while his home is in Wilmington. 

FREDERICK JOHNSTON. 

Noble Johnston crossed the burning sands to gain access to the 
Mystic Shrine, to which he was admitted through the portals of Aleppo 
Temple, on March 28, 1912. He was therein created a Noble with 
enrollment No. 9408. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations aie with 
Genesee Falls Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Ionic Chapter, R. A. M„ and Monroe 
Commandery No. 12, K. T., all of Rochester, N. \ . He is also a member 
of the Vesper Country Club, and politically, of the Republican Party. 
Noble Johnston was born in Kingston, Province of Ont., Can., on 
October 19, 1868, and attained his education in that country. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Nellie G. Roda, took place in Rochester, N. Y., on October 
26, 18%, and they have a daughter, Alice Roda, born December 5, 
1901. Since 1898, Noble Johnston has been connected with the Shaw 
Stocking Company, of Smith and Shaw Streets, Lowell, now being sales 
manager for that concern. Prior to 1898, for eleven years, he had been a 
buyer for Sibley, Lindsay and Curr Company of Rochester, N. Y. His 
home is in Lowell, at 380 Wilder Street. 

JOHN FRANK LENTZ. 

For the past seventeen years, Noble Lentz has been in the employ 
of the W. E. Wood Company, thirteen years of which time he spent as 
manager of the Ayer Cafe Lunch Room. Before entering his present 
business connections, in 1897, he was employed by the Union News Com¬ 
pany, as manager of the D. H. R. R. Depot at Albany, N. \., having 
risen to that position from a newsboy. Noble Lentz was born on June 
28, 1873, in Albany, N. Y., and was educated in the schools there. The 
Masonic degrees, which qualified him for admission to the Mystic Shrine, 
were conferred in Caleb Butler Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Bancroft Chapter, 

R. A. M., both of Ayer; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and 
Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. Upon the basis 
of these Masonic attainments, he was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on February 9, 1904, and was 
enrolled therein as No. 4424. Noble Lentz is a member of the Ida 
McKinley Chapter No. 86, of the Order of the Eastern Star. On 
January 14, 1909, in Ayer, he was married to Miss Grace Adeline Turner: 
they reside at No. 45 Washington Street, Ayer. 

FRANK L. COBB. 

Noble Cobb was initiated into the Order of Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 29, 1897, with enrollment No. 
660. He has Masonic connections with Prospect Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Roslindale; St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & 

S. M., both of Boston, and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. 
of Roxbury. Noble Cobb is also fraternally attached to Providence Lodge 
No. 171, I. O. O. F. of Lynn, and Paul Revere Encampment No. 57, of 
Boston. He was born in Auburn, Me., on January 8, 1857, and was edu¬ 
cated in the schools of Lewiston, Me. His marriage to Miss Sarah 
Jeanette Haszard of Providence, R. I., took place in Belmont, on Decem¬ 
ber 17, 1913. Noble Cobb is superintendent of the crematory, at 171 
Walk Hill Street, Forest Hills, for the Massachusetts Cremation Society 
of Boston. His home is also in Forest Hills, at No. 155 Walk Hill Street. 


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ISAAC SEATON. 

Eligible through the Masonic Degrees obtained in St. John’s Lodge 
No. 2, and Washington Royal Arch Chapter No. 6, of Middletown, Conn., 
and in Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., of Brockton. Noble Seaton 
was exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on November 11, 1907, his enrollment 
therein, by sequence, being No. 7783. For the past eight and a half years, 
Noble Seaton has been a buyer with the Fraser Dry Goods Company of 
Brockton. He was born in Kirkudbright, Scotland, on December 19, 1873, 
and was educated in his native country. In Brockton, on December 25, 
1910, he was united in marriage with Miss Gertrude B. Stone of the 
same city. Noble Seaton’s business address and residence are both in 
Brockton, the former being at No. 144 Main Street, and the latter, at 
No. 45 Warren Avenue. 

CHARLES ALFRED SENTER. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Senter are indicated by bis affilia¬ 
tions with the following York Rite bodies: Phoenician Lodge. A. F. & 

A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., all 
of the city of Lawrence, and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. of 
Brockton. He is also a member of Brockton Lodge of the 1. O. O. F.; 
of Eagle Encampment of Haverhill; of Canton Nemasket of Brockton: 
of Pythian Lodge, K. of P. of Haverhill; and of Lodge No. 87, of the 

B. P. O. E. of Lowell. For four years, Noble Senter was in the jewelry 
business, in Brockton, and for eight years past, has been established in 
Lowell, at 147 Central Street. He was born in Stanstead, Conn., on 
April 18, 1856, and in Haverhill, on January 20, 1897, he was married to 
Miss Edith Merrill; they reside at No. 23 Fremont Street, Lowell. Noble 
Senter was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, on February 9, 1904, and is enrolled as No. 4463. 

SAMUEL SHAW. 

With the enrollment number 2365, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S., Noble Shaw was received in that illustrious body on January 21, 
1890. He had previously become eligible for that exaltation through his 
Masonic affiliations with Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38, I\. T„ all of 
Brockton. He is also connected with the Commercial Club of Middle- 
.boro. For about twenty-three years, Noble Shaw has been engaged in 
shoe manufacturing in Middleboro. He was born in Raynham, on 
March 15, 1861, but attended school in Brockton. In Middleboro, on 
February 22, 1905, he married Miss Sarah P. Ryder of that town, where 
they reside, at No. 7 Pierce Street. 

ARTHUR HENRY SHEDD. 

As a son of the Desert, Noble Shedd made the pilgrimage to the 
Oasis of Boston, and on April 19, 1906, was admitted through the portals 
of Aleppo Temple, to the Mystic Shrine, wherein he was ennobled and 
was enrolled as No. 6506. He has secured full degrees in both the York 
and Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with Gate of the Temple 
Lodge, A. F. &A. M. of South Boston, of which he is Treasurer; St. Mat¬ 
thew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M.; St. Orner Com¬ 
mandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, in which he is Standard Bearer; 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of Keystone 
Chapter No. 18, Order of the Eastern Star of Roxbury. He has been 
engaged in trucking and heavy teaming in Boston for eighteen years, 
having previously been in the milk business for thirteen years. Noble 
Sbedd was born in Boston, on October 26, 1857, but attended the public 
schools of Claremont, N. H. His marriage to Miss Harriet L. Shaw of 
York, Maine, took place in Boston, on January 1, 1881, and they have two 
daughters, Maude E. and Blanche L. Noble Sbedd’s business address is 
No. 611 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, and his home is at No. 17 Morrell Street, 
Dorchester. 

GEORGE C. SHELDON. 

As a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, and a 32° Mason 
in the Scottish Rite, Noble Sheldon was welcomed into the Nobility of 
the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 31, 1902, and w r as enrolled 
therein as No. 3939. The Masonic preparation for that ennoblement was 
obtained in Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, Reading 
Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose; Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Associa¬ 
tion, of the Bellevue Club of Melrose, and, politically, of the Independent 
Party. Noble Sheldon was born in Haverhill, on October 30, 1865, and 
attended school in that city and at Salem and Wakefield, graduating from 

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the Wakefield High School, with the class of 1884. His marriage to 
Miss Esther F. Emmons, took place in Wakefield, on October 28, 1891 ; 
they have a daughter, Louise E., and reside at 604 Main Street, Wake¬ 
field. Noble Sheldon has been, for the past twenty years, an agent for 
coastwise steamships, his office address being 192 Washington Street, 
Boston. 

WILBUR N. SHELTON. 

General sales manager of the Franklin Rubber Company since 1908, 
and previously a salesman for that concern for fifteen years, Noble 
Shelton was born in Newington, Conn., on May 28. 1872, and was educated 
in the public schools of Hartford, Conn , graduating from high school 
in 1892. In Hartford, Conn., on June 12, 1895, he was married to Miss 
Helen Gertrude Jordan; and they have a daughter, Helen Nichols. Noble 
Shelton first saw the light of Masonry in Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
was advanced and exalted in Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.; and was 
knighted in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, being now a member of 
Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, of Newtonville. He is also a member 
of Cryptic Council of Newton. Thus Masonically equipped for the jour¬ 
ney across the hot sands, he traveled over the Desert, and reaching the 
Boston Oasis, was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on December 17, 1906, with enrollment No. 6887. Noble Shelton 
is also a member of the A. O. U. W. of Boston, and of the Newton Club. 
His business address is No. 105 Summer Street, Boston, while his home 
is in Newton, at No. 355 Cabot Street. 

CHARLES JOSEPH SHEPARD. 

On February 28, 1915, Noble Shepard was appointed superintendent 
of the Waltham Post Office, having previously served as postmaster from 
Inly 1. 19C0. Formerly, for fifteen years, he was in the iron machine 
business. Noble Shepard was born in Lowell, on August 20, 1861, and 
was educated in the schools of Lawrence and North Andover. In 
Lowell, on August 23, 1881, he married Miss Lizzie McRae of Lawrence, 
and they reside at No. 84 Lyman Street, Waltham. For five years, from 
July 1, 1895, to June 30, 1900, Noble Shepard served as Clerk of the 
Aldermanic Committees of Waltham. He is a Republican in politics, and 
is affiliated with Governor Gore Lodge No. 198, I. O. O. F., in which he 
has the rank of Past Grand, and wherein he has served as Secretary for 
twenty-three years; also with Waltham Encampment No. 50, I. O. O. F„ 
and with Norumbega Lodge No. 80, K. P. of Waltham. In Monitor 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, he has the rank of Past Master; in 
Waltham Chapter, R. A. M„ that of Past High Priest; and in Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville, that of Past Commander. 
He is also a member of Adoniram Council, R. & S. M. of Waltham. Thus 
qualified, Noble Shepard was admitted to the Shrine of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on May 5, 1904, and he holds the 
enrollment certificate numbered 4591. 

CHARLES S. SHEPARD. 

Noble Shepard has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are witli 
William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T.; 
Lowell Lodge of Perfection. Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Shepard is listed as No. 7632 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple, and bis ennoblement took place as a member 
of the class of August 31, 1909. He is a member of the Yorick Club, 
and of the Country Club of Lowell. Noble Shepard was born on July 9, 
1859, in Lowell, and in his youth, was a student in the public schools of 
that city. He is in business under the name of the Middlesex Machine 
Company, located on Page Street. Noble Shepard is married, and resides 
at 100 Hanks Street, Lowell. 

FRANK R. SHEPARD. 

Noble Shepard was born in Charlestown, on June 29, 1867, and 
throughout his business life has been identified with the interests of that 
portion of Greater Boston. He was educated in the public schools of 
Charlestown, and, for thirty years, has conducted the baking business 
which is established at No. 62 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown. In that 
historic section, also, on May 21, 1890, he was married to Miss Annie F. 
Perkins; he has two daughters, Stella S. and Frances R„ and resides in 
Lexington. Noble Shepard received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, 
in Columbia Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and elected to continue his 
Masonic career through the Scottish Rite, in which he is a member of 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple 
took place on April 23, 1907, and his certificate of enrollment therein 
bears the number 7198. Noble Shepard is also a member of Fordell 
Lodge, K. P. of Melrose, and of the Boston City Club. 

































































































































































































































feDdAR ALBERT SHEPARDSON. 

Xoble Shepardson has been, for about twelve years, superintendent 
of the New England Box Company, at Baldwinville. He was born in 
Shrewsbury, on April 27, 1863, and was graduated from the high school 
of Winchester, N. H„ in 1881. In Waltham, on January 10, 1886, he 
married Miss Mabel L. Jones. 1 hey have three children, Faoline R., 
now Mrs. J. C. Rist, Lee \\ ., and Doris E. Their home is on Elm Street, 
Baldwinville. Xoble Shepardson is president of the Baldwinville Board 
of Trade, and for three years has been Chairman of the Republican Town 
Committee. He is a member of the Narragensett Club of Baldwinville, the 
Exchange blub of Fitchburg, and the Masonic Club of Worcester. He 
is also connected with Aletheia Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R., of Worcester, 
and with Wolnvohtaysee Tribe Xo. 87, I. O. R. M. In Masonry, Xoble 
Shepardson is affiliated in the York Rite, with Hope Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivanhoe Commandery Xo. 46, 
K. T., all of Gardner; and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, all of \\ orcester, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, 
S. .P. .R.'.S.'. He is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., as number 9488, and his ennoblement took 
place in that illustrious body on March 28, 1912. 

ANDREW BADGER SHERBURXE. 

A Knight Templar in the \ork Rite, and a 32° Mason in the Scottish 
Rite, Xoble Sherburne is affiliated with St. Andrew’s Lodge Xo. 56, F. & 
A. M., Washington Chapter Xo. 3, R. A. M., Davenport Council Xo. 5, 

R. & S. M., and De W itt Clinton Commandery K. T., of Portsmouth, 
X. H.; and with the Ineffable Lodge of Perfection, the Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, both of Portsmouth, X. H.; the Xew Hampshire Chapter 
of Rose Croix of Dover, and with the Xew Hampshire Consistory, 

S. ’.P.'.R.'.S.'. of Nashua. He was admitted into the Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on October 27, 1897, and there was then awarded to him the 
membership card bearing the number 2583. Xoble Sherburne is also a 
member of Portsmouth Lodge Xo. 97, B. P. O. E.. the Harvard Medical 
Alumni Association the Warwick Club, the Portsmouth Yacht Club, the 
Portsmouth Medical Society, the Rockingham County Medical Society, 
and the Xew Hampshire Medical Society. He was born in Portsmouth, 
N. H.; on February 13, 1847, and after obtaining his preparatory edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of that city, he was graduated from the 
Harvard Medical College in 1871. Since then, Xoble Sherburne has prac¬ 
ticed his profession of physician and surgeon, and is now established with 
offices at 73 Congress Street, Franklin Block, Portsmouth, X. II. He is 
a member of the Portsmouth Cottage Hospital Staff. 

ARTHUR WILLIAM SHERMAN. 

Xoble Sherman has Masonic affiliations with William X'orth Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council R. & 
S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery Xo. 9, K. T., all of Lowell. He was 
admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., on Decem¬ 
ber 29, 1911, and the certificate of enrollment then conferred upon him 
bears the number 9276. In politics, he votes the Democratic ticket. Xoble 
Sherman has been a furniture dealer for the past twenty-seven years, 
and is now located at Xo. 174 Central Street, Lowell. He was born in 
that city, on July 5, 1867, and graduated from the high school with the 
class of 1886. There also, on May 21. 1891, he married Miss Carrie V. 
Cotton. His home address is Xo. 46 Burtt Street. Lowell. 

EUGENE C. SHERRY. 

In Masonry, Xoble Sherry’s affiliations are with Gate of the Temple 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Com¬ 
mandery Xo. 2. K. T. Thus equipped for Shrine ennoblement he joined 
the company of pilgrims who made the journey to the Boston Oasis, on 
December 28, 1906, and was received into Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S„ with membership Xo. 2547. Xoble Sherry is a member of 
Ligonia Lodge, I. O. O. F., Eastern Star Encampment of Portland, 
Maine, and of the Boston Athletic Association. He was born in Port¬ 
land, on December 19, 1863, and was educated in that city. For more than 
thirteen years, Noble Sherry has been engaged in the leather business, at 
Xo. 140 Kneeland Street. Boston. He is unmarried, and resides at Xo. 202 
River Bank Court, Cambridge. 

EDWIN L. SHERWOOD. 

Since 1906, Xoble Sherwood has been in business as a carpenter, con¬ 
tractor and jobber, at Xo. 11 Columbus Avenue, Lowell, where lie also 
resides. For eighteen years previously, he held the position of over¬ 
seer in the Merrimac Mills of that city. He was born in Ottawa, Canada, 
on August 24, 1848, and was educated in the schools of that place. In 


Lowell, on Septefnber 7, 1878, lie married Miss Amelia brothers. Xoble 
Sherwood was a Charter Member of the Masonic Club of Lowell, Hut 
withdrew from his connection with that body. He is a member of 
Lowell Lodge Xo. 24, K. P., and is a Republican in politics. Xoble Slier 
wood has affiliations in both Rites of Masonry, being connected, in the 
York Rite, with Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, 

R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery Xo. 9, 
K. T., all of Lowell; and in the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of 
Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, and Mt. Calvary 
Chapter of Rose Croix, also of Lowell, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. His enrollment number in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., is 3588, and he was ennobled in that exalted body with the 
class of May 14, 1901. 

GEORGE ADDISON SHOWELL. 

After having been engaged in the lumber business in Lawrence, for 
twenty-six years, Xoble Showell has retired from active pursuits. He 
was born on October 18, 1856, in Lawrence, and was educated in the 
public schools. He married Mrs. E. Hardy, and they reside at Xo. 296 
Lowell Street, Lawrence. Xoble Showed was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, upon the basis of his Masonic affiliations 
with Grecian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A M., and 
Bethany Commandery Xo. 17, K. T., ad of Lawrence. His ennoblement 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., took place May 21, 1909, and he 
was given enrollment Xo. 8452. 

FREDERICK \V. A. SHULTZ. 

Admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on May 5, 1899. with enrollment Xo. 3157, Xoble Shultz has Masonic con¬ 
nections, in the York Rite, with Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. 
Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and De Molav 
Commandery Xo. 7, K. T., ad of Boston; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.‘.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of the Wollas¬ 
ton and Quincy Yacht Clubs, the Everett Board of Trade, and the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce. For twenty-one years, he has been in the shoe 
supplies business, having previously been employed in Xew York as a 
clerk. Xoble Shultz was born in Schodack Landing, X. Y., on April 1, 
1874, and attended school in Albany, X. Y. In East Boston, on Novem¬ 
ber 24. 1898, he married Miss Alice M. Splane of St. John, X. B., and 
they have four children: Earle L., Margaret D., Rodger G. and Vera M. 
Xoble Shultz’s business address is Xo. 31 Lincoln Street, Boston, arm 
his residence is in Wollaston, at Xo. 289 Belmont Street. 

CHARLES WELDON SHURTLEFF, D. D. S. 

For the past ten years, Xoble Shurtleff has practiced dentistry in 
Xew Bedford. He was born in Fairhaven, on January 15, 1878, and 
obtained his preparatory education there; the degree of D. D. S., was 
conferred upon him by Tufts College. In Xew Bedford, on April 15. 
1908, he married Miss Helen Holcomb of that city. They have a son. 
Charles V\., and reside at Fairhaven. Xoble Shurtleff’s office address is 
No. 107 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. He is connected, in the York 
Rite of Masonry, with George H. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fair¬ 
haven. Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., Xew Bedford Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Sutton Commandery Xo. 16, K. T„ all of Xew Bedford. Thus pre¬ 
pared to enter the Shrine, he crossed the burning sands of the Desert 
with the caravan of April 23, 1907, and was received into the member¬ 
ship of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., with enrollment Xo. 7200. 

WALTER C. SHUTE. 

Xoble Shute was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., on May 8, 1891. his enrollment certificate in that exalted body 
being numbered 2393. He had previously attained Masonic connections, 
in the York Rite, with Old Colony Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Hingham; 
Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M„ and South Shore Commandery Xo. 31, K. T., 
both of Weymouth; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 

S. '.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of Old Colony Lodge, Xo, 106. 
I. O. O. F„ the Wampatuck Club of Hingham, and the Republican Town 
Committee of Hingham. Xoble Shute was born in Boston, on January 28, 
1858, but attended school in Hingham. His marriage to Miss Nellie O. 
Simpson took place in Xewtonville, on August 25, 1901. For the past 
thirty-eight years, he has been a salesman for the Brown, Durrell Com¬ 
pany of Boston. His home is in South Hingham. at the corner of Main 
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EDWARD M. SIBLEY. 

In Masonry, Noble Sibley is affiliated with Henry Price Lodge, 
A. I’. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur de Lion Command - 
ery No. 34, K. 1., all of Charlestown. He was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S. on December 30, 1901. 
when he was therein enrolled as No. 3764. Noble Sibley was born in 
Bury St. Edmunds, England, and was educated in the schools of that 
country. His marriage to Miss Edith May Beebee of Charlestown took 
place on July 2, 1892, and they have three children: Frances, born 
August 24, 1895; Henry, April 5, 1904; and Eugene, March 8, 1907. For 
the past twenty years, Noble Sibley has dealt in specialties, being located 
at No. 59 Temple Place, Boston. His home is in Medford, at No. 35 
Henry Street. 

FRANK ESTABROOKS SIBLEY. 

Noble Sibley was ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., on October 4, 1905, his enrollment certificate in that illustrious 
body being numbered 6165. He received the qualifying Masonic Degrees 
in Y ork Rite Masonry, being a Life Member of Soley Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Somerville Royal Arch Chapter, Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charles¬ 
town. Noble Sibley is a member of the Constantine of Alabama, a fore¬ 
runner of the Shrine. Since 1907, he has been treasurer of the Estabrooks 
and Sibley Company, engaged in trucking and forwarding, having spent 
thirty-eight years in that business. Noble Sibley was born in Boston, on 
April 1, 1859, and obtained his education there. In Boston, on Novem¬ 
ber 18, 1885, he was married to Miss Alice E. Smith of that city, and 
they have two sons, Lincoln Potter and Frank Leslie; also a daughter, 
Elsie Henrietta. Noble Sibley’s business address is No. 141 Franklin 
Street, Boston, and his residence is in Somerville, at No. 29 Browning 
Road. 

MAX SILBERMAN. 

Born in Russia, on October 14, 1858, Noble Silberman has been, for 
twenty-eight years, a watchmaker and jeweler in Charlestown. He 
obtained his education in Germany, studying for some time in Berlin. His 
marriage to Miss Esther Anthony took place in Boston, on April 24, 1884. 
They have five children: Barthold, Harry, Goldie, Florence and Martin. 
The business adress of Noble Silberman is 281 Main Street, and his 
residence is at 129 High Street, Charlestown. Having obtained the pre¬ 
liminary Masonic Degrees successively in Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in 
which he has served for two years as Steward; Signet Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown, Noble 
Silberman was admitted into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
and was ennobled on October 24, 1905, when he was enrolled as No. 6157. 
Noble Silberman is also a member of the Improved Order of Hepta- 
sophs. Politically, he is affiliated with the Republican Party, and has 
served as Inspector of Ward Four. 

FRED E. SIMONDS. 

Noble Simonds obtained his prerequisite degrees for Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A M. of East Boston, St. Andrew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., both of 
Boston. In Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was en¬ 
nobled on June 27, 1904, and his enrollment certificate in that illustrious 
body of the Mystic Shrine is numbered 4710. He is also a member of the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows; of the Eastern Star Chapter of East 
Boston, and of Lodge No. 1, B. P. O. E. of Cambridge. Noble Simonds 
is engaged in the wholesale clothing business. 

WILLIAM M. SIMPSON. 

Noble Simpson was granted admission to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on November 9. 1910, when his certificate of enrollment in that 
illustrious body received the number 3429. His qualifying Masonic 
Degrees were obtained in the York Rite, in Republican Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Greenfield; Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Council, 
R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden. 
He is also connected with Middlesex Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Malden, and 
with the Malden Lodge of Elks. Noble Simpson has practiced as a vet¬ 
erinary surgeon for twenty-seven years. He was born in Warrfenton, Mo., 
on February 9, 1864, and obtained his professional education at McGill 
University, Montreal, Canada. In Godfrey, Ill., on October 11, 1888, he 
married Miss Jessie F. Martin of that place, and they have three children: 
Jessamine E., born July 12, 1890, Kenneth M„ February 6, 1894, and 
William M., January 21, 1902. Noble Simpson’s business is located at 
No. 45 Dartmouth Street, Malden, his residence being in the same city, 
at No. 53 Greenleaf Street. 

JOHN ROBERT SIMPSON. 

The enrollment number of Noble Simpson upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 7545, and he was received into the Nobility of that 


body of Shriners with the class of June 24, 1907. The preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Aurora Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
K. T., all of Fitchburg. Noble Simpson was born in Hartland, Me., 
on February 3, 1873, and attended the schools of that state. For twelve 
years, he has been an overseer in the employ of the Beoli Mills of West 
Fitchburg. On September 9, 18%, in Providence, R. 1., he married Miss 
Ada A. Bateson. Noble Simpson resides at 60 Blake Street, Pawtucket, 
Rhode Island. 

WALDEMAR L. SJOSTROM. 

Brought to Light in Masonry, in John Hancock Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Methuen, Noble Sjostrom determined to go further in the pursuit of 
Masonic knowledge and spirit; thus, in due course, he became an affiliate 
of Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Beth¬ 
any Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. Accordingly, as a 
novice, he made that never-to-be-forgotten pilgrimage over the hot sands 
of the desert, and reaching the Oasis of Boston, was admitted into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on October 24, 1905, when, in the order of 
enrollment, he was ennobled and registered therein as No. 6156. He is, 
too, a member of the Swedish Masonic Club of Boston, and of the Mer¬ 
rimack Valley Country Club of Lawrence. Noble Sjostrum was born in 
Sherbrooke, Canada, on the first day of the year 1875. He graduated 
from Phillips Academy, at Andover, and for a score of years, was agent 
for the Lawrence Dye Works Company; for the past year, however, he 
has been superintendent of dyeing for the Merrimack Woolen Company, 
of Lowell. Noble Sjostrom was married on April 18, 1900, in Methuen, 
to Miss Alice M. Barstow, and they have four children: Frederick L., 
Ludwig G., Augusta M., and Loren. Noble Sjostrom’s address is Box 
484, Methuen. 

ROBERT A. SKINNER. 

Noble Skinner was admitted to the joys and privileges of the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 29, 1911, when his enroll¬ 
ment certificate in that exalted body was numbered 9107. He is Masonic- 
ally affiliated, in the York Rite, with Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of the B. A. A., the 
Engineers’ Club, Point Shirley Club, New York Club, and Luncheon 
Club. For the past seven years, Noble Skinner has been manager of 
the Derby Desk Company, having formerly been with Swift and Com¬ 
pany for eighteen years. He was born on May 20, 1878, in Chicago, Ill., 
where he was also educated. His marriage to Miss Elizabeth C. Williams 
of Chicago took place in Joliet, Ill., on September 14, 1898. They have 
two sons, Robert L., born June 18, 1899, and Donald W., October 13, 
1902. Noble Skinner’s business address is Winter Hill Station, Boston, 
and his home is in Winchester, at No. 30 Glen Road. 

VERNON VILLIERS SKINNER. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., on May 12, 
1910, with enrollment No. 8768, Noble Skinner had previously attained the 
necessary qualifications for reception into that illustrious body, through 
his affiliations in the both Rites of Masonry. He was raised in Eliot 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; and then electing to continue his Masonic career 
in the Scottish Rite, obtained the Ineffable Grades in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection; the Ancient Traditional Grades, in Giles Fonda 
Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; the Philosophical and Doctrinal 
Grades, in Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix; and the Modern Historical 
and Chivalric Grades in Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ 
Noble Skinner is a Past Noble Grand of Quinolequin Lodge, I. O. O. F.; 
a Past Chief Patriarch of Charles Hayden Encampment, and a member of 
the Y. M. C. A. He served as Penal Commissioner of the city of Boston, 
for the years 1908-09; and was formerly Vice President of the Republi¬ 
can City Committee of Boston, being now attached to the Progressive 
ranks. Noble Skinner was born in Boston, on November 22, 1868, and 
was graduated from the Boston Latin School, class of 1887, and from the 
Harvard Law School, class of 1897. At Los Angeles, Cal., on October 25, 
1913, he was married to Miss Janet Walker Watson, and they have a 
daughter, Helen Vernon, born September 12, 1914. Noble Skinner resides 
at No. 5543 Sierra Vista Street, Los Angeles, Cal., his business address 
being No. 719 South Spring Street, in the same city. 

JAMES SLATTERY. 

For nearly thirty years, Noble Slattery has been connected with the 
United Shoe Machinery Company of Boston, in their Worcester office, 
at 103 Front Street. He was born in Weymouth, on June 21, 1854, and 
attended the public schools of that place. His York Rite Masonic Degrees 





























































































































































































































ivere conferred upon him in Franklin Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Grafton 
and Worcester Chapter, R. A. M.; also in Hiram Lodge of Perfection! 
Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ The ennoble¬ 
ment of Noble Slattery took place with the class of May 21, 1908, in 
Aleppo Temple, and his name appears upon the lists of that body as No. 
8161. He is also a member of Blake Lodge No. 49, K. P. of Worcester. 
In Malden, on June 17, 1884, he was married to Miss Cora L. Nickerson 
of Yarmouth, N. S. His residence is at 91 June Street, Worcester. 

CLEVELAND SLEEPER. 

Noble Sleeper was born in South Thomaston, Maine, on August 25, 
1867, and was also educated there. On June 9, 1897, in Brighton, his 
marriage to Miss Eva L. Goodenough took place. They have two 
daughters; Ruth and Elizabeth, and three sons, Henry, George, and Cleve¬ 
land, Jr. I oi about a third of a century, Noble Sleeper has been engaged 
in the provision business, and he is now located at No. 57 North Market 
Street, Boston. His home is at No. 104 Forster Street, Brighton. In 
Masonry, he is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Hiram Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M., and Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Arlington; Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. His 
ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, N. M. S, took place on Febru¬ 
ary 9, 1904, when his certificate of enrollment received the number 4462. 
He is also connected with Bethel Lodge No. 12, I. O. O. F. of Arlington, 
and with Lodge No. 1008, B. P. O. E. of Rockland, Maine. 

FREDERICK HENDERSON SLEUMAN. 

Noble Sleuman is affiliated with the following York Rite bodies of 
Chelsea; Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., 
in which he has held the rank of Principal Sojourner for four years; 
Naphtali Council, R. & S. M., and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T. 
He was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, 
and his enrollment was numbered 4942. He is also a member of Middle¬ 
sex Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Noble Sleuman was 
born in Chelsea, on October 21, 1878, and was educated in the schools 
of that place. In Groveton, N. H., on February 21, 1909, his marriage to 
Miss Claire Bailey O’Brien, took place. For the past seventeen years, 
Noble Sleuman has been manager of the Boston branch of the firm 
styled J. W. Goddard and Sons, dealers in dry goods, at 77 Bedford 
Street, Boston. His home address is No. 24 Sagamore Avenue, West 
Medford. 

EDWARD T. SLOCUM. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 30, 1892, the order of his 
enrollment therein giving him membership No. 2427, Noble Slocum had 
previously been qualified in the following York Rite bodies: Crescent 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Berkshire Council, R. & S. M., and Berkshire 
Commandery, K. T., all of Pittsfield. He is also a member of the Pitts¬ 
field Country Club; the Park Club of Pittsfield; the Berkshire County 
Law Association, and Berkshire University Club, having been President of 
all of the three last named. Judge of the Probate Court of Berkshire 
County since December, 1894, Noble Slocum was admitted to the Massa¬ 
chusetts Bar, at Cambridge, on December 24, 1874, and is a member of 
the American Bar Association. He was born in Grafton, on October 29, 
1849, and was graduated from Amherst College, and from the Boston 
University Law School. In Great Barrington, on August 3, 1881, Noble 
Slocum was united in marriage with Miss Harriet O. Palmer of Great 
Barrington. His official address is the Court House. Pittsfield, and he 
also resides in that city. 

CHARLES T. SMALL. 

Noble Small is president of the Franklin Rubber Company of Boston, 
having a factory in Malden, and for thirty years, he has been engaged in 
that business, which was incorporated in 1900. He was born in Boston, 
on April 17, 1862, and was educated in the public schools of Boston 
and of Malden. Noble Small has the Templar Degrees in the York 
Rite of Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the York Rite, he 
is affiliated with these bodies of Malden: Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Malden Chapter, R. A. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T.; 
and in the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem: Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. 
He is enrolled as No. 3339, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, and his ennoblement took place therein, on May 19, 1900. Noble 
Small is also a member of the Rockport Club and of the Malden Club. 
He married in Malden, April 3, 1883, Miss Inez V. Vale; his wife is a 
daughter of one of the oldest members of Aleppo Temple, who is also a 


mefnber of tiie Ancient and tfonouraide Artillery Company. Noble Small 
has a son, Charles Wilder, and resides in Rockport. His business address 
is 105 Summer Street, Boston. 

KORAN C. SMALL. 

Noble Small was born on the Island of Grand Manan, in the Bay 
of h undy, on October 15, 1879, but came to New England, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of Waltham, graduating from the 
high school in 1898. He was a member of the graduating class of 1909 
of Boston University Law School, and is now a practicing lawyer in 
Boston. Noble Small has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite 
of Masonry, and a full course of degrees in the Scottish Rite, being 
affiliated with Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, Waltham 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of New- 
lonville, and he also has connections in Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Small was admitted to the membership of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of Nov. 9, 1909, and he 
holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 8568. He is also a member 
of Prospect Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Waltham, of the Waltham Encampment, 
and of the Waltham Lodge of the A. O. U. W. Noble Small is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides in Waltham. His business address is No. 17 Milk Street, 
Boston. 

CHARLES WILDER SMALL. 

Noble Small, who is a son of one of the well known members of 
Aleppo Temple, was born in Malden, October 11, 1886, and was educated 
in that city. He has been, for five years, connected with the Franklin 
Rubber Company, in which corporation he now has the position of pay¬ 
master. His Masonic connections are with Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Tabernacle Chapter R. A. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ 
all of Malden; and in the Commandery he has the rank of Second Assist¬ 
ant Guard. He was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, on December 21, 1908, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, then received the number 
8295. Noble Small is a member of the Malden Club and of the Sandy 
Bay Club. He married, in Jamaica Plain, on January 18. 1911, Miss 
Marion W. Harvey. He has a son Charles Godfrey, and resides in Rock¬ 
port. His business address is 105 Summer Street. Boston. 

FRANK E. SMITH. 

As a member of the class of September 30, 1892, Noble Smith was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
and his name appears upon the enrollment lists of that exalted body as 
No. 2424. His Masonic affiliations in the York Rite, are with Starr King 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, R. A. M„ Salem Council, 
R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all located 
in Salem. In the Scottish Rite, he has attained the Ineffable Degrees in 
Sutton Lodge of Perfection. He is a member of Fraternity Lodge 
No. 118, I. O. O. F. of Salem, and of Salem Encampment, in which he 
has the rank of High Priest. Noble Smith was born in Manchester, on 
September 22, 1856, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
that place. He has conducted an undertaking business at No. 139 Essex 
Street, Salem, for more than a quarter of a century. He married Miss 
Jennie K. Collins, of Manchester, who passed away on October 6, 1909. 
Noble Smith has a daughter, Grace A., and two sons, Fred L„ and Ches¬ 
ter C. The family residence is at No. 29 Andrews Street. Salem. 

DAVID SMITH, JR. 

Noble Smith was born in Scotland, on February 22, 1881, but came 
to Fall River early enough to obtain his education there. For more than 
seven years, he has been proprietor of the Smith Brothers machinery 
repair shops, 625 South Almond Street, in Fall River, where he also 
resides. Having obtained his preparatory Masonic Degrees in Mt. Hope, 
A. F. & A. M„ Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & 

S. M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T„ all of Fall 
River, Noble Smith was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, on April 23, 1907, when he was enrolled 
upon the membership lists of that exalted body as No. 7196. He was 
married in Fall River, on October 1, 1912, to Miss Gertrude Buckley, 
and they have a daughter, Gertrude. 

ALBERT F. SMITH. 

Noble Smith has attained high rank in various Masonic bodies 
with which he is connected, as follows: in Essex Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Salem, he is a Past Master; in Washington Chapter, R. A. M„ also 
of Salem, Past Most Excellent High Priest; in Salem Council, R. & 

S. M., Thrice Illustrious Master; and he is Thrice Potent Master in 

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Sutton Lodge of Perfection. He is also affiliated with W inslow Lewis 
Commandery No. 18, K. T.; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Piinces of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple took place 
on February 20, 1895, wherein he is registered as No. 2512. Noble Smith 
holds membership in the Salem Club, and in politics, is a Republican. 
He is president of the Eagle Iron Foundry, and of the Smith Iron Com¬ 
pany at Marshall Wharf, Lynn. Noble Smith was born in Salem, on 
July 9, 1871, and is a graduate of the Salem High School. On June 3, 
1896, he married Miss Cora E. Smith. They have two daughters, Dorothy 
and Barbara, and their residence is in Salem. 

FRANCIS A. SMITH, JR. 

The Masonic career of Noble Smith began when he was introduced 
to Masonic Light in Ancient Landmark Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Port¬ 
land, Me., and .continuing in Boston bodies of A ork and Scottish Rites, be 
became affiliated with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, 

R. & S. M., Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32", 

S. '.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, in October, 1904, being numbered 4832 in that renowned body. 
Aside from Masonry and the Shrine, Noble Smith is fraternally con¬ 
nected with the Knights of Pythias, in Ivanhoe Lodge No. 25, of Port¬ 
land, Me. He is a member of the United Commercial Travelers, the 
Illinois Commercial Travelers, the Utica Commercial Travelers, and 
politically, of the Republican Party. For the past nineteen years, Noble 
Smith has been a traveling salesman, with the H. A. Johnson Company 
of Boston. He was born in Portland, Me., and graduated from the Port¬ 
land High School in 1886. His 1 -marriage to Miss Leila Swasey was 
solemnized in Portland, Me. Noble Smith’s business address is No. 223 
State Street, Boston, while his residence is in Brookline, at No. 358 
Chestnut Hill Avenue. 

EDWARD D. SMITH. 

Noble Smith has spent his life in the theatrical business. For over 
nine years he has been manager of the Majestic Theatre of Boston, and 
since the Shubert Theatre was built, about live years ago, he has held a 
like position there. He was born in Canton, N. Y., on October 13, 1873, 
and was educated in the public schools of that place. In Chicago, Ill., on 
December 24, 1902, he married Miss Nellie I. Schermerhorn of Los 
Angeles, Cal., and they reside at the Copley-Plaza. Boston. Noble Smith 
received his Masonic Degrees in Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Roxbury, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T. of Boston. On May 21, 1908, he was admitted to the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, when his enrollment cer¬ 
tificate received the number 8158. Noble Smith is a member of the Boston 
Athletic Association, the Boston Rotary Club, the Pilgrim Publicity 
Association, and the Theatrical Managers’ Association of Boston. 

EDWARD T. SMITH. 

The prerequisite degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Smith in Athelstan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T. He was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member 
of the class of October 27, 1897, and his enrollment certificate then 
received the number 2581. He was born in Chicopee, on July 15, 1849, and 
was there educated in the public schools. After having been cashier for 
thirty-five years, in the employ of the Adams Express Company, two 
years ago he was made an inspector for that company at Worcester. In 
that city, on March 6, 1878, he was married to Miss Bertha E. Phelps. 
Noble Smith resides at 19 Hudson Street, Worcester. 

ARTHUR H. SMITH. 

Masonically affiliated with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of Cam¬ 
bridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. AL, 
and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T„ Noble Smith was admitted to 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O, N. M. S„ on May 5, 1904, 
and his enrollment in that illustrious body was numbered 4590. For 
many years, he has been a Cambridge merchant, and is now president of 
the Manhattan Market Company, at 604 Massachusetts Avenue, having- 
filled that position of responsibility for fifteen years, while previously, for 
fifteen years, he had been a dealer in groceries and provisions. Noble 
Smith was born in London. Eng., on August 9, 1860, and there obtained 
his education. He was married in Cambridge, on November 18, 1886, to 
Aliss Addie Downing, and they have one son, Charles Wesley. Their 
residence is at 281 Harvard Street. Noble Smith is a member of the 
Trade Association of Cambridge, and his interest in yachting is indicated 
by his membership in the \\ inthrop A aeht Club. 


HANIEL FRANCIS SAllTH. 

For about a third of a century, Noble Smith has been employed as afl 
engineer on the Boston and Maine Railroad. He was born on July L 
1865, at Perth Amboy, N. J„ and attended St. John’s Episcopal School ot 
Boston. In Lynn, on January 18, 1899, he married Miss Inez L Dane. 
They have two sons, Dana L. and Sidney K., and reside at No. - Alace 
Place Lynn. In politics Noble Smith is a Republican. His Masonic 
affiliations are with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, 

R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36. 
K.T., all of Lynn. He is also a member of Monadnock Lodge, I. O. O. L., 
and Kearsarge Encampment, both of Lawrence. His enrollment certificate 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. AL S., is numbered 7201, and as one of 
the pilgrims of the caravan of April 23, 1907, he made the journey to 
the Shrine. 

DANIEL E. SAllTH. 

Noble Smith is Masonically affiliated with St. John’s Lodge, F. A. AL; 
Newport Chapter No. 2, R. A. AL, and Washington Commandery No 4, 
K. T. of Newport, R. I. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. AL S., on March 9, 1899, when his enrollment in that illustrious body 
was numbered 3152. For eighteen years. Noble Smith has been manager 
of the Boston branch of the Cudahy Packing Company. He was born in 
Hollis, Alaine, on Alay 20, 1863, and was also educated there. His resi¬ 
dence is at East Dedham, and his business location is No. 1 Blackstone 
Street; Boston. 

ARTHUR LORING SAllTH. 

Noble Smith, whose name appears upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. Al. S., as No. 8630, was received in that illustrious 
body on December 31, 1909. His affiliations in Alasonry are with Paul 
Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. AL, Satucket Chapter, R. A. AL, Brockton 
Council, R. & S. AL, and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T„ all of 
Brockton. For nearly thirty years, he has been a member of the W. C. 
Smith Manufacturing Company, makers of jewelry, at Brockton. He is 
also a member of the Commercial Club and the Chamber of Commerce. 
Noble Smith was born in Weymouth, on August 19, 1876, but was edu¬ 
cated in Brockton. He is unmarried, and resides in South Easton. His 
business is located at No. 100 Main Street, Brockton. 

ALONZO H. SAllTH. 

Since 1906, Noble Smith has been president and treasurer of the 
Eagle Iron Foundry of Salem, and previously, from 1871 to 1906, he was 
proprietor of a foundry business in that city. He was born in Scituatc, 
on January 6, 1839, but was educated in the schools of Salem. On 
December 15, 1862, in Salem, he married Miss Josephine H. Holbrook of 
Abington. They have a son, Albert F„ and reside at No. 244 Lafayette 
Street, Salem, Noble Smith’s business address being No. 17 Canal Street, 
in that city. As a veteran of the Civil \\ ar, he is connected with Phil 
Sheridan Post No. 34, G. A. R. From 1881 to 1883, he was a member of 
the Common Council at Salem, and from 1883 to 1888, was President 
of the Salem Water Board. Noble Smith has degrees in full course in 
both Rites of Alasonry, being affiliated, in the York Rite, with Essex 
Lodge, A. F. & A. AL of Salem, in which he has the rank of Senior 
Warden: Washington Chapter, R. A. AL, also of Salem, wherein his rank 
is that of High Priest; and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. 
of Alelrose, in which he is ranked as Commander. He is also a member 
of Salem Council, R. & S. AL Noble Smith’s Scottish Rite attainments 
are indicated by his membership in the following bodies: Sutton Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Alt. 
Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order on September 4, 1911, when his enrollment cer¬ 
tificate was numbered 2576. 

FREDERICK EA1F.RSON SMITH. 

The mortal remains of Noble Smith were laid to rest, April 29, 1915. 
Noble Smith was born at Newton, on September 6, 1879, and was also 
educated there. His marriage to Miss Alargaret A. Robertson of West¬ 
erly, R. I., took place in Boston, on March 13, 1902, and they had a son, 
Harold R., born January 24, 1905. From 1900 to 1908, Noble Smith was 
with the Fairbanks Company of Boston from 1908 to 1911, with the 
Standard Gage Company, at Foxboro; and since 1911, he had been book¬ 
keeper for the Fowle, Hibbard Company, at No. 176 State Street, Boston. 
His home was in Newton Highlands, at No. 1 Raeburn Terrace. Noble 
Smith gained the Alasonic qualifications prerequisite to Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F, & ,A. AL, and St. ATatthew’s Chapter, 
R. A. Al,, both of South Boston, and in Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, 
K. T., of Newtonville. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. Al. S., on December 31, 1907. He was also a member of Waban 



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Lodge No. 156. I. O. O. F.; Easter Chapter No. 47, (). E. S. of Foxboro; 
Channing Council No. 76, of the Royal Arcanum, and Isaac B. Patten 
Camp No. 29, Sons of Veterans of Watertown. Politically, his faith was 
in the principles of Republicanism. 


FRED MUNROE PAGE. 

Noble Page is a member of the following York Rite bodies of 
Salem : Starr King Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter. R. A. M., 
and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T. As one of the com¬ 
pany of pilgrims admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 
1907, he was received into the Nobility of that illustrious body, and given 
the enrollment number 7489. He is also a member of Fraternity Lodge, 
I. O. O. F. of Salem, and of the Boston City Club. His political affilia¬ 
tions are Republican. For a quarter of a century, he has been a manu¬ 
facturer of cotton shoe findings, and cotton paper specialties, located at 
No. 29 Bennett Street, West Lynn. He was born in Salem, on June 28, 
1866, and attended the schools of that city. On June 10, 1909, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Maud Dominick. They have one son, Roger W., and reside 
at No. 24 Shaw Road, Swampscott. 

EUGENE FRANCIS PAGE. 

Noble Page is prominently identified with Masonic and other fraternal 
organizations, with various clubs, and with the Ancient and Honourable 
Artillery Company. He was born in Littleton, on August 23, 1850, and 
was educated at W estford Academy. For thirty years, he has been in 
the lumber business, and now is president of the Parker, Page Company 
at 40 First Street, East Cambridge. His Masonic affiliations are as fol¬ 
lows: in the York Rite, with Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; 
Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mount Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ In the 
Ancient Arabic Order, he is a Noble in Aleppo Temple, where his ennoble¬ 
ment took place on November 7, 1904, and his certificate of enrollment 
was numbered 4822, Noble Page is a member of Commonwealth Lodge 
No. 3, I. O. O. F. of Boston, with the rank of Past Grand. He is also a 
member of the Boston Athletic Association, the Corinthian Yacht Club, 
and the Boston Chamber of Commerce. With the “Ancients” he made 
the trip to Europe in 1896, and went with the Chamber of Commerce 
across the ocean in 1911. Noble Page is a widower, his wife having 
passed away in January, 1893. She was Miss Mary E. Phelps of Boston. 
He has a son, Philip S„ and resides at 158 St. Paul Street. Brookline. 


ARTHUR WEBSTER PAINE. 

Masonically, Noble Paine is affiliated with Norfolk Union Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, Iv. T., all of Brockton. He was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 7, 1905, and there was 
then conferred upon him the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 
6266. He has membership in Norfolk Lodge No. 19, K. P. of Holbrook, 
in which he has the rank of Past Chancellor, and also belongs to the 
Temple Guards Masonic Club. Noble Paine was born in Holbrook, on 
November 21, 1864, and received his education in the public schools there 
and at the Chauncy Hall School of Boston, from which he graduated in 
the class of 1882. In Weymouth, on July 19, 1887, he married Miss Maria R. 
Turrell. Noble Paine serves his town as Chairman of the Republican 
Town Committee, and he is vice president of the Holbrook Cooperative 
Bank. For seven years, he was Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, 
and for a like period he served on the Board of Assessors in the same 
capacity. For twenty years, he was a shoe manufacturer in Holbrook, 
but having retired from business, he now resides at No. 110 North 
Franklin Street, Holbrook. 


WILLIAM PAISLEY. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., opened to admit 
Noble Paisley to its illustrious Nobility on December 4. 1902. when he was 
enrolled on its membership lists as No. 4165. He is a York Rite Mason, 
having affiliations with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, and 
Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He is also a member of the Cen¬ 
tral Club of Somerville. For the past quarter of a century, he has been 
engaged in the furniture business in Boston, and is now located at 
No. 133 Portland Street. Noble Paisley was born in Scotland, on 
August 8, 1864, but attended school in Providence, R. I. He married Miss 
Mary Glen Irvin of Greencastle, Tnd., in May, 1889, and they reside at 
No. 386 Broadway, Somerville. 

ELTHU B. PALMER. 

Noble Palmer, who is one of the oldest business men of Roxbury, 
has the distinction of having attended the first meeting of Aleppo Temple, 

A. A. O., N. M. S. He is a Pioneer Member of that body, and has the 

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rank therein of Past Arab. 11 is ennoblement took place on November 19, 
1885, and upon the enrollment lists his name appears as No. 1985. He is 
a Life Member of the bodies in both Rites of Masonry. In Gate of the 
Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston he has held all the offices, 
up to that of Junior Warden; lie is also affiliated with St. Matthew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston. Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. In the Scottish 
Rite, he is a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.C Noble 
Palmer is also connected with Massachusetts Lodge No. 142, K. P.; an 
ex-member of the Knights of Honor, and a member of Shawmut Lodge, 
I. O. O. F., also of the Encampment, and of Canton No. 1, of Massachu¬ 
setts, holding therein the rank of Past Commander. He also has the 
rank of Commander for the New England States of the Patriarchs Mili¬ 
tant in the I. O. O. F. Noble Palmer was born in Chelsea, on New Year’s 
Day, 1847, and attended private schools in New Hampshire. He has been 
in the shoe business for more than forty-six years, and is now located 
at No. 2163 Washington Street, Roxbury. In Dover, N. H., on May 29, 
1867, he married Miss Abbie G. Cate of that place. One of their children, 
Edith A., has passed away, and they have now two daughters, F. Mabel, 
and Gertrude P. Their residence is in Roxbury. 

GEORGE EVERETT PARKER. 

Noble Parker was introduced to Masonic Light, in the York Rite, 
in V illiam North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and is also affiliated with 
Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T„ all of Lowell; and in the Scottish Rite, 
with Lowell and Boston bodies. Thus doubly qualified in Masonry, he 
was ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on June 24, 
1907. with enrollment No. 7487. Noble Parker is a member of Oberlin 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., Wonalancet Encampment, and the Highland Club, 
all of Lowell. Over fifteen years ago, he retired from active business, 
having spent thirty years in the manufacture of spools and bobbins. Noble 
Parker was born in Lowell, on October 23, 1846, and was educated in 
that city. 1 here, also, on October 23, 1872, he married Miss Helen A. 
Jones of Lagrange, Maine. They have four sons: Harry J., a Noble of 
Aleppo Temple, born July 25, 1875; Everett N., also affiliated with 
Aleppo Temple Nobility, born February 25. 1883; Herbert L., born 
March 3, 1885, and Clarence A., February 24, 1887; also a daughter, 
Lucy H„ born on Christmas Day, 1879. Noble Parker resides at No. 10 
Mountain Avenue, Lewiston, Maine. 

ALPHEUS W. PARKER. 

Ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order with the class of April 29, 1902, Noble Parker was 
enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 3841. The qualifying Masonic 
Degrees were conferred upon him in St. Paul’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
and St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston, and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Noble Parker was born in 
Standish, Maine, on March 22, 1866, and was educated in the schools of 
that place and at West Tisbury, Mass. His marriage to Miss Etta H. 
Luce of West Tisbury, took place on September 29, 1889, in Vineyard 
Haven, and they have a daughter, Aleta W., born February 19, 1893. For 
the past seven years, Noble Parker has been Sergeant of Police at Sta¬ 
tion 3, Boston. His home is in Dorchester, at No. 42 Norton Street. 

JOHN HENRY PARKER. 

Having obtained the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Star in the 
East Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton 
Commandery No. 16, K. T„ all of New Bedford. Noble Parker was 
admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
on March 26, 1909, and in that exalted body his enrollment number is 
8362. Noble Parker has been in the employ of the New Bedford Gas 
and Electric Light Company, at No. 125 Middle Street, New Bedford, 
for over ten years. He was born in that city, on February 28, 1885. 
There, also, he married Miss Lydia Macomber on June 21. 1910. Their 
residence is at No. 130 Liberty Street, New Bedford. 

JOHN C. PARKER. 

Elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on March 26, 1909, with enrollment No. 8360, Noble Parker was previ¬ 
ously qualified for that distinction by his affiliations in the York Rite of 
Masonry with the following bodies of New Bedford: Star in the East 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. He is also a 
member of Acushnet Lodge No. 41, I. O. O. F. Noble Parker has been 
Deputy Chief of the New Bedford police force since 1910, having pre¬ 
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for fifteen years. He was born in Boonton, N. J.. on August 26, 1859, 
but attended school in New Bedford. His marriage took place m that 
city, in November, 1881. Mrs. Parker is of English birth; they have 
two' sons, John H. and Francis. Noble Parker’s official address is Police 
Headquarters, New Bedford, and his residence is at No. 255 North 
Street, in that city. 

CHARLES DOUGLAS PARKER. 

Assistant Director of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble 
Parker was received into the Nobility of that celebrated Shrine body 
on March 25, 1910, with enrollment No. 8697. In Masonry, he is affiliated, 
in the York Rite, with Rising Sun Lodge No. 39, A. I*. & A. M.. Merid¬ 
ian Sun Chapter No. 9, R. A. M„ Israel Hunt Council No. 8. R. & 
S. M., and with St. George Commandery, K. T.. all of Nashua. N. H.; 
also in the Scottish Rite, he has secured the 32°, being connected with 
New Hampshire bodies. Noble Parker is also a member of Manchester 
Lodge No. 146, B. P. O. E., Granite Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F. of Nashua, 
N. H., and with the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of 
Boston. In 1904. he retired from the practice of law. after spending 
a quarter of a century in his profession at Nashua, N. H. Noble Parker 
was born in Nashua, N. H„ on December 17, 1860. and was educated 

there and at the Boston (Mass.) University Law School. At Holyoke, 

on October 16, 1889. he was married to Miss Jennie A. Norris of Spring- 
field. and they have a son, Charles Norris, born May 21, 1892. Noble 
Parker’s business address is No. 142 Main Street, Nashua, N. H., and 
his residence is in the same city. 

EVERETT NICHOLS PARKER. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on December 17, 1906. with enrollment No. 6871, Noble Parker has secured 
Masonic Degrees, in the York Rite, in William North Lodge, A. T. & 
A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter. R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. K. T„ all of Lowell; and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, in bodies located in the Valleys of Lowell and Boston. Since 

1904, Noble Parker has been a spool and bobbin manufacturer. He 

was born in Lowell, on February 25, 1883, and attended school in that 
city. There, also, on January 11, 1908, Noble Parker was married to Miss 
Florence Gray of Lowell, and they have two children. Virginia D., born 
on May 11, 1909, and Douglas, born on March 19, 1912. Noble Parker’s 
business address is No. 27 Middle Street, Lewiston. Me., and his residence 
is in the same city, at No. 20 Cottage Street. 

HARRY JONES PARKER. 

A member of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
to which he was admitted on August 30, 1902, with enrollment No. 3931, 
Noble Parker has Masonic connections in both York and Scottish Rites. 
He is affiliated with William North Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb 
Chapter. R. A. M.. Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Com¬ 
mandery No. 9, K. T.. all of Lowell; and also in the bodies situated in the 
Valleys of Lowell and Boston. Noble Parker is a member of Middlesex 
Lodge No. 58, K. T„ of Lowell, and of the Passaconaway Tribe of Red 
Men of Lowell. For the past twenty years, he has been a spool and 
bobbin manufacturer, with business location at No. 27 Middle ^Street, 
Lewiston. Me. Noble Parker was born in Lowell, on July 25, 1875, and 
attended school in that city. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 10 
Mountain Avenue, Lewiston, Me. 


Holliston Grange No. 115, in which he was Master, 1891-93, and m 1896 
of the State and National Granges. Politically, he is of the Republica 
Party He served his town as Assessor in 1896, and likewise as Regis¬ 
trar of Voters for the year of 1914. During the greater part of his 
life he has been interested in the nursery business, and has traveled quite 
extensively in the West and Canada. Noble Parkin was born at Prince 
Edward Island, on October 19, 1858. and was a graduate of the public 
schools of New York City, with the class of 1871. In 1874 he became 
associated with the Manhattan Sewing Machine Company, of New York 
City, and since 1876, he has been a market gardener at Holliston, where 




JAMES W. PATTEN. 

Noble Patten’s fraternal affiliations are those of Masonry and the 
Shrine. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S on 
March 28, 1912, his enrollment number in that exalted body being 9466. 
His prerequisite Masonic membership includes Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. Boston Council, Royal and 
Select Masters, and De Molay Commandery, K. T. Noble Patten was born in 
Tolland, Connecticut, on July 29, 1866, and received his education in that 
town. He has for eighteen years been superintendent of the Dodge 
Manufacturing Company of 137 Purchase Street, Boston. He was 
formerly engaged in carpentering. He is unmarried, and his residence is 
No. 147 West Concord Street, Boston. 


HERVEY HENRY PATTEN. 

Noble Patten has been engaged in the practice of law for nearly 
twenty-five years. He was born in Corinna, Me., on January 23, 1865, 
and obtained his education in the public schools, and at the Union 
Academy, there. He served for four years as County Attorney for 
Penobscot County, Me. Masonically, he is affiliated with King Cyrus 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Stoneham, with Reading Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Reading, and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. 
His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., took pla« on 
March 28, 1912, and his enrollment therein was numbered 9470. Noble 
Patten is also a member of Old Hickory Lodge No. 105, I. O. O. F. 
of Newport, Me., through whose various chairs he has gone, and in which 
he holds the rank of Past Grand; he is also a member of Encampment 
Paran No. 39 of Newport, Me., and of Lodge No. 244, B. P. O. E. of 
Bangor. On October 30, 1899, he married, in Newport, Me.. Miss Edith M. 
Prilay. They have a daughter, Grace E., and a son, Clifford E. Their 
residence is at Stoneham, and Noble Patten’s office is in the Pemberton 
Building, Boston. 

CHARLES ALFRED PATTERSON. 

Noble Patterson has been connected, for sixteen years, with the 
Boston Blacking Company, located on Third Street, East Cambridge. 
His Masonic Degrees were conferred in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M„ and Bay State Commandery No. 38, 
K. T., all of Brockton, and he was subsequently received into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 1 emple, as a member of the 
class of April 23, 1907, with enrollment No. 7180. Noble Patterson is 
also a member of Massasoit Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F. of Brockton. He 
was born on February 27, 1859; and on September 29. 1894, in Brockton, 
he was married to Miss Emma Sprague of Holbrook. I heir residence 
is at No. 24 Columbia Street, Brockton. 


ARCHIBALD PARSONS. 

Noble Parsons is a member of Robert Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
and Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he has the rank of Scribe: 
Naphtali Council. R. &■ S. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T„ 
all of Chelsea. He is also a member of Constantine Alabama of Chelsea. 
He is enrolled as No. 8293 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 

\ A O N M. S., and was admitted into the Nobility of that illus¬ 
trious body with the class of December 15, 1908. Noble Parsons was 

born in Woburn, on July 28, 1880. and was educated in Woburn and 

Chelsea. For fifteen years, he has been engaged in the jewelry business, 
and is located at No. 373 Washington Street, Boston. On June 15, 1914 
in Chelsea, he married Miss Rhoda Emma Lyford, and their home is m 
Chelsea. 

JOSIAH B. PARKIN. 

In Masonry, Noble Parkin is affiliated with Mt. Hollis Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Holliston, in which he has held the rank of Master in 18%. 
1897, and 1898; Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M.; Milford Council, R. & 
S. M„ in which he has been Chaplain since 1910; and Milford Command¬ 
ery No. 11, K. T., in which he was Commander in 1908 and 1909, all of 
which bodies are in Milford. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, with 
membership No. 2103, in December, 1894. He is also a member of Myrtle 
Chapter No. 33, O. E. S., in which he was Past Patron, 1909-10; of 


HENRY W. PATTERSON. 

A York Rite Mason, with affiliations in Winslow Lewis Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Patterson was created a 
Shriner in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 19, 1906, with 
membership No. 6492. His business address is 52 Summer Street, Boston. 

ARTHUR GILLIS PATTISON. 

Noble Pattison’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations 
with the following York Rite bodies; Webster Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Webster; Doric Chapter, R. A. M. of Southbridge, and Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T. of \\ orcester. He was admitted to the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on April 19, 
1906, when there was conferred upon him in that exalted body, the mem¬ 
bership card bearing the number 6488. He is also connected with Mt. Sinai 
Lodge. K. P„ the Sons of Veterans, and the Order of the Eastern Star. 
Noble Pattison was born in Webster, on February 20, 1870, and obtained 
his education in the public schools of that place. On October 5, 1892, 
in the same town, he married Miss Mabel G. Aldrich. They have two 
daughters, Muriel and Barbara, and reside at Dudley. Noble Pattison is 
a member of the firm of L. E. Pattison, dealers in coal and wood, located 
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GEORGE H. PAYNE. 

The induction of Noble Payne into the mysteries of the Shrine took 
place in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, in January 1908 
with enrollment No. 7969. His Masonic affiliations are with Mizpah 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, of which he is Worshipful Master; 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Noble Payne is a member of 
Boston Grotto, M. O. V. P. E. R; the Boston City Club, and of the 
Megantic Club of Maine. For the past cpiarter of a century, he has prac¬ 
ticed his profession of dentistry, being located at No. 29 Commonwealth 
Avenue, Boston. Noble Payne was born in Greenfield, on May 2, 1868; 
and obtained his preliminary education in Springfield, later graduating 
from the Boston Dental College in 1889. At Boston, in August. 1893, he 
was married to Miss Bertha L. Luce of Boston, and they reside at No. 29 
Commonwealth Avenue, in that city. 

ALFRED DAVIS PAINE. 

On January 11, 1915, Noble Paine entered the Unseen Temple. His 
Masonic connections were in the York Rite, in John Cutler Lodge, A. F. & 
A.. M„ Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M, and Old Colony Commandery No. 15, 
K. T„ all of Abington. With these prerequisite qualifications he was 
received into the Nobility of the A. A. O., N. M. S„ on April 19, 1906, 
and in that exalted body he held the certificate of enrollment numbered 
6493. The Lhrion Glee Club of Rockland also claimed him as a member. 
The lamented Noble retired from active business life about five years 
prior to his demise, having been in the shoe business in Rockland for 
more than forty-four years. He was born March 1, 1839, in Norwell. 
and obtained his education in the schools of that town. In Hanover, on 
July 23, 1859, he married Miss Julia M. Munroe. They had two sons, 
Ernest M., and George D. The family resides at No. 765 North Union 
Street, Rockland. 

HOWARD FLETCHER PEAK. 

Noble Peak is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and he has the 32° in the Scottish Rite, having affiliations with Mt. Olivet 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of Past Worshipful 
Master: Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M„ holding the office of Past High 
Priest therein ; Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ in which he is Past Thrice 
Illustrious Master, and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., wherein 
he is Past Eminent Commander; and he is also connected with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. The enrollment number of Noble Peak in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 7184, and he was ennobled in that dis¬ 
tinguished body on April 27, 1907. He is, likewise, a member of Dunster 
Lodge No. 220, I. O. O. F. of Cambridge. Noble Peak was born in 
West Yarmouth, on January 10, 1853, and was graduated from the schools 
of Hyannis. For years, he has been a dealer in real estate and insurance, 
and has also been engaged in the slate roofing business, at 1440 Massa¬ 
chusetts Avenue, Cambridge. He is a director of the Reliance Coopera¬ 
tive Bank of Cambridge. In politics, as a Republican, Noble Peak has 
served on his ward committee. He was married in Boston, on Novem¬ 
ber 29, 1876, to Miss Bella J. Wilson; they have one son. How r ard 
Fletcher, Jr. Noble Peak’s residence is at 54 Hammond Street, Cam¬ 
bridge. 

RTCHARD M. PEARCE. 

Received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on March 15, 1892, with enrollment No. 2062, Noble Pearce has Masonic 
connections, in the York Rite, with Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
in which he has the rank of Marshal: St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T.: 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. For twenty years, Noble Pearce has 
been engaged in real estate and insurance, having formerly been interested 
in the ruhher business. He was born in Montreal, Can., on February 24, 
1852, and attended school in that city. In Montreal, also, in June, 1873. 
Noble Pearce married Miss Sarah Jane Smith, and they have two sons. 
Richard M., and Frederick H.; also a daughter, Elizabeth. The business 
address of Noble Pearce is No. 28 Dexter Avenue, Watertown, where 
he resides. 

PHILTP PEARL. 

Nohle Pearl has taken degrees in full course in the York and 
the Scottish Rites of Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with 
Webster Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Doric Chapter, R. A. M. of South- 

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bridge, Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Worcester County 
Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and in the latter, with Worcester Lodge of 
Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 °, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Noble 
Pearl was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, on September 4, 1897, and the certificate of enrollment 
then conferred upon him received the number 2148. He is also a member 
of Maanexit Lodge No. 117, I. O. O. F. of Webster. In politics, he is an 
Independent. For the past thirty-two years,. Noble Pearl has been con¬ 
nected with the firm of D. Wood and Company, of which he is treasurer, 
located at No. 29 Main Street, Webster. He was born in Hampton, Conn., 
on April 10, 1855, and was also educated there. In Webster, on Novem¬ 
ber 19, 1889, he married Miss Fannie E. Davis, and they reside at No. 62 
High Street, in that town. 

CHESTER PAGE PEARSON. 

Noble Pearson has been, for about fourteen years, a member of the 
firm of Goodnow, Pearson and Company, which conducts a department 
store at 34 North Main Street, Gardner. Noble Pearson was born in 
Coventry, Vt., on Independence Day, 1873. On November 1. 1899, at 
East Jaffrey, N. H., he married Miss Fannie Kittredge. They have two 
sons. Alfred Kittredge and Norman Holmes: also a daughter, Eleanor. 
Noble Pearson’s residence is at 88 Elm Street, Gardner. He is a member 
of the Gardner Boat Club, and of the Ridgeley Club; also of Ellison 
Lodge No. 185, I. O. O. F. of Gardner. In Masonry, Noble Pearson has 
degrees, in full course, in both York and Scottish Rites, having affiliations 
in Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Gardner Chapter, R. A. M., and Ivan- 
hoe Commandery No. 46, K. T., all of Gardner; also in Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Lawrence 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. 
His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, on November 10, 1911, 
and he was enrolled in that honored body as No. 9205. 

CHARLES PEASE. 

Noble Pease received the qualifications preparatory to Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, in Columbian Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. He was received into Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S.. 
on August 19, 1910, when his enrollment was numbered 8833 upon the 
membership lists of that illustrious body. Noble Pease was born in 
Edgartown, on June 11, 1868, and was educated in the schools of that 
place, graduating from the high school in 1886. In Dorchester, on Decem¬ 
ber 25, 1902, he married Miss Ida Murdock. From 1887 to 1893, Noble 
Pease was with the Martha’s Vineyard National Bank, at Edgartown, and 
in 1895, he became connected with the Vose and Sons Piano Company, 
becoming its assistant superintendent in 1900, which position he still 
holds. His business address is No. 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Roxbury. 

EDWARD PEIRCE. 

Noble Peirce has the rank of Senior Steward in Aberdour Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and is also affiliated with St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council. R. & S. M., and St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, K. T., 
all of Boston. He has likewise attained degrees in full course in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, being a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. Thus 
prepared for admission to the Shrine, he was admitted into the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of 
November 9, 1909, when he received the number 8560 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of that illustrious body. Noble Peirce is a member of the 
First Battalion of cavalry of Boston, with the rank of Head Quarter¬ 
master Sergeant. He was born in Boston, on February 11, 1855, and 
attended the public schools of that city. In January, 1901, also in Boston, 
he married Miss Maude Vivian Shackford of Ontario, Can., and they 
have a daughter, May Bradford. For fifteen years, Noble Peirce has 
been trustee of various large estates, with offices at No. 94 Milk Street, 
Boston, in which city he also resides, at No. 483 Beacon Street. 

FRED H. PACKARD. 

For the past thirty-four years, Noble Packard has been president of 
the Snell and Atherton Company, manufacturers of shoe tools, at No. 72 
Snell Street, Brockton. In 1892, he was a member of the City Council, 
and in 1896 and 1897, was President of the Board of Aldermen of 
Brockton. He is connected with the Commercial Club of Brockton, and 
with Massasoit Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F. Noble Packard was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a member of the class of 
March 21, 1889, when there was awarded to him the certificate of enroll¬ 
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upon him in St. George’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chaptei, 

R. A. M., Brockton Council. R. & S. M., and Bay State Commander) 
Xo. 38, K. T. Noble Packard was born in West Bridgewater, on Febru- 
ary 2, 1852, and was educated in the schools there. On June 29, 1882, in 
Brockton, he married Miss Idella A. Snell. They have a son, Wairen B., 
and reside at No. 882 North Main Street. Brockton. 

DUDLEY L. PAGE. 

Since 1866, Noble Page has been president of the D. L. Page Com¬ 
pany, Inc., of Lowell, located at Nos. 16 and 20 Merrimack Street. 1 le 
was born in New London, N. H., on October 20, 1845, but obtained his 
education in Lowell Schools. He served in the Civil \\ ar, and is a 
member of Gen. B. F. Butler Post No. 42, G. A. R. of Lowell; he is 
also connected with the Highland Club and the Country Club, both of 
Lowell. Noble Page has the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. His affiliations are with 
Kilwinning Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ Ahas- 
uerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T, all of 
Lowell; and with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.L His ennoblement took place with the class 
of May 23, 1890, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ and in that 
exalted body he has the enrollment number 2032. Noble Page married 
Miss Nellie Kochbesperger, in Philadelphia, Penn., and they reside at 
No. 636 Rogers Street, Lowell. 

JOHN WILLIAM PEPPER. 

Having the rank of Overseer in Shekinah Chapter. R. A. M.. Steward 
in Naphtali Council, R. & S. M„ and Captain of the Guard and Warder in 
Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T„ Noble Pepper is also affiliated with 
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., all these bodies being located 
in Chelsea. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took 
place on December 17, 1906, his enrollment number being 6868. For oyer 
thirteen years. Noble Pepper was a claim agent for the Boston and Maine 
Railroad, and he has now been, for eight years, manager of the Franklin 
Steel Works of Cambridge. His yachting interests have given him mem¬ 
bership in the Cottage Park Yacht Club of Winthrop, and the Columbian 
Yacht Club of City Point, South Boston. Noble Pepper was born in 
Chelsea, on August 3, 1876, and graduated from the public schools in 
1890. He was married in Winthrop, on December 16, 1909, to Mis.-> 
Alma F. Forestall of Chelsea. They reside in Winthrop. and Noble 
Pepper’s business address is 49-51 Harvard Street, Cambridge. 

ALBERT T. PERCY. 

Born in England, in 1859, Noble Percy for thirty-six years lias been 
a printer, and is now following his profession at 52 Purchase Street, Boston. 
He was educated in the country of his birth, but came to America many 
years ago, and was married in Boston in 1884. He is a member of 
Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M.. and of De Molay Commandery No. 7. K. T. 
of Boston. His ennoblement took place on June 27, 1904. and he is 
enrolled as No. 4694, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S. Noble Percy 
is also a member of the Eastern Star, of the Royal Arcanum, and of 
the Acacia Club. He is a widower, and has three children; E. Maud, 
Florence Marion, and George A., and resides at 47 Lhailes Stieet, 
Dorchester. 

LIBERO J. PERETTIS. 

The Masonic affiliations of Noble Perettis are with Mt. Lebanon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M., East Boston Council, 
R. & S. M., and Wm. Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T„ all of 
East Boston. Having these qualifications for Shrine ennoblement, he was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on 
June 2, 1905, and his enrollment certificate was numbered 6018. Noble 
Perettis was' born in Locorono, Switzerland, on February 22, 1849, and 
obtained his education in his native country. He has now been, for more 
than thirty years, a manufacturer of cigars and owner of cigar stores 
in Boston. Fie was married in Boston, on September 20. 1885. to Miss 
Anne Patterson; they have a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Lucretia. The 
business address is 993 Boylston Street, Boston, and the residence is at 
21 Hemenway Street, Boston. 

EDWIN R. PERHAM. 

As recipient No. 2092 of the Order of the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, Noble Perham was admitted into that dis¬ 
tinguished body on May 23, 1893. In Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated 
in ^Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; was exalted to the Degree of Royal 
Arch Mason in Somerville Chapter; received the Cryptic Degrees in 
Orient Council. R. & S. M., and attained to the order of Chris¬ 
tian Knighthood in Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of 


Charlestown. Noble Perham is also affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge 
and Erminie Rebekah Lodge, I. O. O. F„ and is a member of the Winter 
Hill Club of Somerville. Politically, he is identified with the Republican 
Party. For a year, Noble Perham has been proprietor of the Dudley 
Cottage, Bryants Pond, Maine, a summer resort, and was previously in 
the express and restaurant business for twenty-nine years. Noble Per¬ 
ham was born in Woodstock. Maine, and was educated at the Oxford 
Normal Institute. He married Miss Anna H. Irish, and they have a 
daughter, Bertha. Noble Perham resides at Bryants Pond, Maine. 

WALTER FRANCIS PERKINS. 

Noble Perkins was welcomed into the ranks of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ in October, 1909, when there was conferred upon 
him in that exalted body the membership certificate bearing the number 
7761. He received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Golden Rule Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, in which he has the rank of Past Master; 
Reading Chapter, R. A. M. of Reading, in which he is Past High Priest, 
and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. In politics 
he is affiliated with the Republican Party. Noble Perkins was born in 
• Wakefield, on April 8, 1859, and was educated in the schools of that 
place, graduating from the high school with the class of 1875. There, 
also, on June 14, 1893, he married Miss Carrie M. Brown, and they have 
two sons. Russell B.. born May 22. 1894. and Walter Francis. Jr., Janu¬ 
ary 31, 1906. Since 1910, Noble Perkins has been vice president of the 
Derry Shoe Company, of Derry, N. FI., manufacturers of shoes, and was 
previously the head of the Perkins, Hardy Company, also shoe manu¬ 
facturers. for ten years. His business address is No. 139 Lincoln Street. 
Boston, and his residence is at Wakefield. 

FRED LAWRENCE PERKINS. 

Noble Perkins obtained a double preparation for admission to the 
Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order through his affiliations in full course 
with both York and Scottish Rite bodies in Masonry. In the York Rite 
he is connected with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Zebulun Council. R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36. 
K. T., all of Lynn: in the Scottish Rite, he is a member of Boston Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. 
His name appears upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. 
N. M. S., as No. 4578, and he was admitted to the Nobility of that illus¬ 
trious body of Shriners on May 5, 1904. Noble Perkins is a member 
of Richard N. Drown Lodge, T. O. O. F., the Oxford Club, and the 
Swampscott Club. In politics be is a Republican. For thirteen years, 
be has been in business as a plumber and tinner, and is now located at 
19 Buffum Street, Lynn. He was born in Newburyport. on January 11. 
1860. and was educated in the schools of that city. On May 24. 1893, he 
married Miss Josie D. Robinson. They have a daughter, Mabel L„ who 
is now Mrs. Clarence G. Milton. The family residence is at No. 20 
Greenwood Terrace. Swampscott. 

CHARLES P. PERKINS. 

Noble Perkins has obtained Masonic Degrees in full course both in 
the York and Scottish Rites. He is affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, R. A. M„ Brockton Council, R. & 
S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 36, K. T.: and with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, in which he has the rank of Guard; Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. His ennoble¬ 
ment took place with the class of March 9, 1899. in Aleppo Temple, and 
his certificate of enrollment in that body of the Ancient Arabic Order 
bears the number 3147. Noble Perkins was born in Biddeford, Me., on 
April 5. 1864. and attended the schools of Waterville. For about twenty 
years, he has been a manufacturer of knives, at 14 Foundry Street, 
Brockton. Noble Perkins is unmarried, and resides at the Checkerton 
Hotel, 12 Cottage Street, Brockton. 

CHARLES SHIPLEY PERKINS. 

Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine received Noble Perkins into 
its Nobility, on April 23, 1907. and he was duly enrolled on its mem¬ 
bership lists, as No. 7177. His prerequisite Masonic affiliations were 
attained in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., 
Zebulun Council R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. 
Noble Perkins was born in Lynn, on April 17, 1876, and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools of that city. Since 1900, he has been dealing 
in groceries and provisions, in Lynn, under the firm name of Elliott and 
Perkins, with location at Nos. 219-221 Lewis Street. On November 12, 
1901. his marriage to Miss Ethel Dearborn was celebrated in Lynn. They 
have two daughters, Priscilla J. and Eleanor E.. and their residence is 
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LORENZO D. PERKINS. 

Noble Perkins is enrolled upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
1 emple of the Ancient Arabic Order, as No. 6711, and he was admitted 
into the Nobility of that body, on November 5, 1906. He obtained the 
degrees which qualified him for his Shrine ennoblement, in the York 
Kite of Masonry; was raised in Temple Lodge, A. E. & A. M. of East 
Boston, on January 21, 1881, and was exalted in St. Andrew’s Chapter, 

a ,\°* B ° St0n ' ° n June 7 ’ 1882 ‘ He is a member Alua Lodge, 
K & A> M ' : of Ezra B - French Chapter, R. A. M. of Damariscotta, 
Me., and he became a member of De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. 
of Boston, on May 27, 1896. Noble Perkins was born in Nobleborough, 
Me., on February 12, 1855, and obtained his education there, and at 
Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, Me. He held a position as teacher in the 
e orm School of Boston for about eight years, and for another period 
of four years, was at the head of that institution at Rainsford Island; 
and, for more than eleven years, he was Deputy Master of the House 
of Correction at Deer Island, Boston. Thus, for about a quarter of a 
century, he has been connected with important reformatory and penal 
institutions of the city of Boston, at present being Superintendent of the 
Almshouse, in the town of Brookline. In Brookline, on June 4, 1883, 
Noble Perkins married Miss Georgia A. Candage, who passed away on 
November 2. 1902. His second marriage was to Mary B. Tuttle, in 
Malden, on August 17, 1905. They reside at the almshouse, Newton 
Street, Brookline. 

FRANK MELVILLE PERRY. 

Noble Perry’s Masonic affiliations are in Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ in which he is Treasurer, Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.; Melrose 
Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of 
Malden. In Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was 
ennobled on December 30, 1909, and his enrollment certificate in that 
august body was then numbered 6267. Noble Perry was born in Boston, 
on February 11, 1866, and received his education in the city schools. 
He has followed the business of a conveyancer for more than twenty- 
five years, having an office in Boston, Room 554, Old South Building. 
Noble Perry was married in Boston, on October 15, 1890, to Miss Mada- 
laine Waitt. They have five children: Ralph H., Winthrop L„ Marion, 
Helen B., and Frank W. Noble Perry is a member of the Boston City 
Club, and for four years he served upon thp Republican City Committee 
of Malden. He resides at 111 Porter Street, Malden. 

ADRIAN DAVIS PERRY. 


nard for ten years; for fifteen years, a director of the Hudson Coopera¬ 
tive Bank of Hudson; for eight years, he has been president of the 
Street Railway Company, and for thirty years, a dealer in pianos, with 
business at No. 79 Main Street, Maynard. Noble Persons has also been 
Town Clerk for nineteen years, and as a Republican in politics, he served 
bis district as Representative in 1899 and 1900. In Bernardston, on 
May 23, 1884, he married Miss Fannie A. Bardwell. They have four 
children: Frederick A., Harrison C., Carl C, and Dorothy E., and reside 
at No. 1 Linden Street, Maynard. 


WALTER G. PERRY. 

Bearing allegiance, in the York Rite of Masonry, to Social Friends 
Lodge No. 42, F. & A. M.; Cheshire Royal Arch Chapter No. 8, and 
Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Keene, N. H„ Noble 
Perry entered Aleppo Temple Nobility on December 30, 1904, being 
enrolled in that exalted Shrine body as No. 4936. Aside from Masonry 
and the Shrine, he is enrolled in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Improved Order of 
Red Men. Noble Perry is president of the Peerless Casualty Company of 
Keene, N. H. He was born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., on June 13, 1874. 
Noble Perry is unmarried and resides in Keene, N. H. 






Noble Pevey has been in business for forty-three years, and since 
1907, has been president and treasurer of the Pevey Foundry Company 
of Lowell. He was born at Peterboro, N. H., on November 23, 1841. 
and attended the schools of Lowell. In that city, on May 28, 1867, he 
married Miss Martha Spaulding of Chelmsford, and they have three 
daughters: Julia F„ Susan Josephine, and Alida L. Noble Pevey’s busi¬ 
ness addi ess is No. 224 V alker Street, and the family residence is at No. 68 
Dover Street, Lowell. Noble Pevey has Masonic Degrees in full course 
in both Rites of Masonry, and is affiliated, in the York Rite, with York 
Lodge. A. F. & A. M., in which he has been Organist for forty-five years; 
Mt. Horeb Chapter. R. A. M„ Ahasuerus Council. R. & S. M„ and Pil¬ 
grim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell: also, in the Scottish Rite, 
with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem. Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 
32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Pevey was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 31, 1900, when he was given the enrollment number 3492. 
He is also a member of the Vesper Country Club of Lowell. 


Noble Perry was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on 
June 27, 1904, and his enrollment was numbered 4691. He is Masonically 
affiliated with Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Parker Chapter, R. A. M., 
in which he has the rank of Captain, and with Natick Commandery 
No. 33, K. T., all of Natick. He was born at Natick, on July 20, 1873, 
and was educated in the public schools of that place. For the past twenty- 
three years, he has been an office manager. Noble Perry’s business 
address is 271 Franklin Street, Boston, and he resides in Natick. 

PERCY LESTER PERRY. 

On November 18, 1912, Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
was called upon to mourn the demise of Noble Perry. His ennoblement 
in Aleppo Temple had taken place with the class of June 6, 1912, and 
his enrollment in that exalted body of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
bore the number 9636. He was Masonically affiliated with St. Paul’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T.; also 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. Noble Perry was born in Nova 
Scotia, in 1875. For sixteen years, he was a salesman with John A. 
Webster and Son, of 83 Blackstone Street, Boston. The late Noble was 
unmarried, and made his residence at 214 Columbus Avenue, Boston. 
His demise occurred in the Elliot Hospital, at Keene, N. H. 

CHARLES H. PERSONS. 

As a Knight Templar Mason, Noble Persons holds membership in 
the following bodies of the York Rite: Charles A. Welch Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M. of Maynard; Walden Chapter, R. A. M., of Concord, and Trinity 
Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. Thus Masonically qualified, he 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on December 4, 1902, when there was awarded him enrollment 
No. 4161. He is likewise a member of Maynard Lodge No. 131, of the 
I. O. O. F. Noble Persons is a well known public and business man in 
the western part of Massachusetts. He was born in Holyoke, on Janu¬ 
ary 5, 1859, and was a student at the Powers Institute of Bernardston. 

He has been vice president of the National Institute of Savings of May- 

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CHARLES J. PHILBROOK. 

Noble Philbrook has degrees in full course in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and he has membership in the following bodies of Lynn; 
Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Comandery No. 36, K. T. Thus qualified, 
he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on May 23. 1893, and the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment then conferred upon him was numbered 2087. He 
is a member of the Oxford Club. Noble Philbrook was born in Saugus, 
on August 2/, 1856, and was educated in the public schools there. He is 
married, and resides at 30 Red Rock Street, Lynn. For the past twelve 
years. Noble Philbrook has been connected with the W. B. Phinney Com¬ 
pany, located at 459 Union Street, Lynn. 

EDMUND C. PHILLIPS. 

Outside of his Masonic affiliations, Noble Phillips is connected with 
a large number of fraternal bodies, including the Knights of Pythias, and 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In Masonry, he has acquired the 
Templar Degrees in the York Rite and the 32 ° in the Scottish Rite, 
being affiliated, in the former, with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and Olivet Com¬ 
mandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; and. in the latter, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, S. .P. .R. .S. . On May 7, 1895, he made the pilgrimage 
to Mecca, under the guidance of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple, and he 
was enrolled as No. 2117, upon the membership lists of that body of 
Shriners. Noble Phillips is manager of the Henderson-Ames Company, 
manufacturers of military and society goods, at their New England head¬ 
quarters in the Masonic Temple, Boston. 

FRED GILMAN PHILLIPS. 

Noble Phillips bears Masonic allegiance to St. John’s Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T„ all of Boston. Having attained to the dignity of a Knight Templar, 
and thus eligible to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., he 






























































































































































































































was elevated to the rank of Noble, in September, 1911, bis enrollment in 
that distinguished body being numbered 9269. Noble Phillips was born at 
Swampscott, on September 22, 1863, and graduated from the public 
schools there in 1880. In Chelsea, on April 25, 1889, he was married to 
Miss Annie E. Stanley, of Gloucester. They have a daughter, Freda M.. 
born on February 29, 1892. Noble Phillips has been engaged in the 
wholesale fish business for tbe past thirty-three years, and for over 
twenty years has been in business for himself. Since 1912, he has been 
secretary and treasurer of the B. F. Phillips Company, wholesale fish 
dealers, at No. 27 Fish Pier, South Boston. His home is in Dorchester, 
at No. 90 Bloomfield Street. 

WIRT BLAIR PHILLIPS. 

Noble Phillips is a baritone in the choir of Aleppo Temple, and is a 
member of the choir of Massachusetts Consistory. He is also a well 
known teacher of vocal music, and a member of the Harvard Quartette. 
He was born in Geneva, O., on January 10. 1868, and attended the public 
schools. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
took place in May, 1910, and he is designated as No. 8759 upon its 
enrollment lists. The Masonic Degrees qualifying him for entrance 
thereto, were conferred in Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Amesbury, 
Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, 
and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34 K. T. of Charlestown. He has 
also the 32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory. In Cleveland, O., on December 28, 1898, he was married to Miss 
Ada Coates, and has a daughter, Daphne Edgerton. His residence is at 
No. 13 Crawford Street, Roxbury. Noble Phillips has his studio at 
No. 218 Tremont Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM W. PHIPPS. 

Noble Phipps, who is enrolled as No. 4776 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., 
N. M. S.. to which he was admitted on September 3, 1904, became eligible 
to membership in that illustrious body through his Masonic connections 
with Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., all of Boston. He is also a 
member of the Boston Athletic Association. Noble Phipps was born in 
Hopkinton on June 26, 1870, and graduated from the schools of Milford 
with the class of 1887. His marriage to Miss Marie Fein, took place in 
Boston, in 1899. For the past year he has been in the real estate business, 
and had previously been a carpet salesman for twenty years. Noble 
Phipps’ business address is 74 Westland Avenue, Boston, where he also 
resides. 

IRWIN EATON PHIPPS. 

The enrollment number of Noble Phipps upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 6490, and he was received into that body on April 19, 
1906. Tbe Masonic Degrees preparatory to ennoblement were conferred 
in Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, Dorchester Chapter, 
R. A. M.. and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. 
He is a member also of the B. P. O. E„ the I. O. O. F., and the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery Company. Noble Phipps was born at Wakefield, 
on May 14, 1866, and obtained his education in the schools of that place. 
On December 10, 1912, at Malden, he married Miss Grace Read. Noble 
Phipps is president of the Jenkins-Phipps Company, manufacturers of 
reed, rattan and willow furniture, of 470 Main Street, W akefield, and 
resides at 38 Pleasant Street. 

JOHN CHARLES FREMONT PHINNEY. 

Enrolled in the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as No. 8500, Noble Phinney 
was a novice of the class of August 2, 1909, when he made the journey 
across the burning sands. In Masonry, he has taken degrees in full 
course in both Rites, his affiliations being as follows: in the York Rite, 
with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Royal Arch Chapter. 
Zebulun Council of Royal and Select Masters, and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T„ all of Lynn; in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R/.S.'., all of Boston. Noble Phinney is also 
a member of Richard Drown Lodge, I. O. O. F„ and of Lynn Council 
of the Royal Arcanum. He is connected with the Oxford Club of Lynn, 
the Lynn Chamber of Commerce, the New England Shoe and Leather 
Association, the Cut Sole Association, and the Maine Club. He is one 
of the best known business men of Lynn, having been, for more than a 
third of a century, in the cut sole business. He is now the senior 
member of the T. C. F. Phinney Company, located at 49/ LImon Street. 
He was born at Jay, Me., on May 12, 1858, and graduated from Wilton 


Academy in 1877. For a time he was employed by Ebenezer S. Keyes, in 
a general store at North Jay; he then took up telegraphy, but in March. 
1880, entered the employ of R. E. Hillard of Lynn, a manufacturer of 
cut soles, and in July, 1889, established his own business. Noble I hinney 
is President of the Lynn No-License League, a Director of the Equitable 
Cooperative Bank, Vice President of the Trustees of the Old Ladies 
Home, and a member of the Standing Committee of the V ashington 
Street Baptist Church. In Exeter, N. PL, on September 13, 1886, he mat - 
ried Miss Cora E. Ellison. They have a daughter, Mildred C., and reside 
at 98 Hamilton Avenue, Lynn. 

FRANK A. PICKERING. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Pickering made the pilgrimage over 
tbe hot sands, and reaching the Oasis of Boston, on April 23, 1907, was 
admitted through the portals of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
wherein he was ennobled and enrolled as No. 7179. He received his 
Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Wm. North Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Lowell; his Capitular Degrees, in Dorchester Royal Arch Chapter, and 
his Templar Degrees, in De Molay Commandery No. 7, of Boston. Pic 
is an Honorary Member of the 33rd Regiment Military Association of 
Massachusetts. For the past ten years, Noble Pickering has been a paint 
manufacturer, with plants at Hazardville, Conn., and Brooklyn. N. \ . He 
was born in Florida, Mass., on July 18, 1873, and was educated in the 
schools of Rochester, N. H. His marriage to Miss Rose T. Mehan of 
Lowell, took place in that city, in August, 1890. Noble Pickering’s busi¬ 
ness address is No. 75 Pearl Street, Boston, while his home is in Dor¬ 
chester. at No. 182 Washington Street. 

CLIFFORD W. PIERCE. 

Noble Pierce is a member of Simon W. Robinson Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Lexington, with the rank of Junior Warden; of Menotomy 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Arlington, and of Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, 
K. T. of Newtonville. His ennoblement took place on May 21, 1907, in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and his enrollment is numbered 8148. 
He is a member of the Old Belfry Club of Lexington. Noble Pierce was 
born in East Lexington, on February 16, 1884; obtained his preparatory 
education in the schools of that town, and graduated from Dartmouth 
College in 1905. After eight years in business with his father, Alfred 
Pierce, he was admitted, more than three years ago, to a partnership. 
On September 7, 1910, he was married to Miss Edith A. Ray, of 204 Lex¬ 
ington Street, East Boston. Noble Pierce’s residence is at 303 Massachu¬ 
setts Avenue, Lexington, and his business address is 80 Kingston Street, 
Boston. 

FRANK STEARNS PIERCE. 

For about a quarter of a century, Noble Pierce has been in tbe ice 
business, in Ayer. Prior to entering that industry, he was, for ten 
years, engaged in the coopering business. He is Past Master in Caleb 
Butler Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Ayer; Past High Priest in Bancroft 
Chapter, R. A. M. also of that place, and has affiliations with Hiram 
Council, R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, 
K. T. of Fitchburg. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., took place on February 9, 1904, and his certificate of enroll¬ 
ment bears the number 4449. He is Republican in politics and in bis home 
town holds the office of Street Commissioner. He is a member of Ida 
McKinley Chapter of the O. E. S., with the rank of Past Patron; of 
the Ayer Whist Club, and of the Ayer Board of Trade. He is likewise 
a member of the Ice Dealers’ Association; of the State Highway Associa¬ 
tion, and of the State Foresters’ Association, and has served on the Board 
of Selectmen of Ayer. Noble Pierce was born in Groton, on October 23, 
1863, and there received an education. In Ayer, on December 28. 1891, 
he was married to Miss Flora Bigelow. They have three children, 
Rebecca Bigelow, Kendall Vinton, and Carol Durgin, and their residence is 
at No. 2 Linden Court, Ayer. 

JOSEPH G. PIERCE. 

Eligible, as a York Rite Mason, to the Nobility of tbe Mystic Shrine, 
Noble Pierce was received into that distinguished body in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 17, 1906, his enrollment therein being No. 6877. He received 
the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Marblehead; the Capitular Degrees in Washington Chapter, R. A. M., 
and the Templar Degrees in Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., 
both of Salem. He is also a member of Salem Lodge of Elks No. 799. 
For the past eight years, he has been employed as a distillers’ agent, and 
was previously a salesman. Noble Pierce was born in Marblehead, on 
August 29, 1878, and was educated there. In Danvers, on October 12, 
1907, he married Miss Marion M. Kelley of that town. His business 
address is No. 564 Washington Street, Boston, and his residence is in 
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WALTER H. PARKER. 

With enrollment No. 3845, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., 
on April 29, 1902, Noble Parker was admitted into the Nobility of that 
illustrious body. His Masonic connections are with Bethesda Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, St. Paul’s Chapter R. A. M. of Boston, and 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar of Boston. For about 
nine yeais, Noble Parker has been manager for the Boston Fresh Tripe 
Company, for ten years prior to that having been engaged in minor 
capacities in that business. He was born in Brighton, on March 25, 

1877, and attended school there and in Boston. In Brighton, he was mar¬ 
ried, on April 25, 1907, to Miss Sarah P. Cushing; they have a daughter, 
Helen C., and a son, Raymond W., and their residence is at No. 41 
Hardwick Street, Brighton. The business address is the Abattoir, 
Brighton. 

CHARLES L. D. PARKHILL. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 31, 1907, with enrollment No. 7965, Noble Parkhill had 
previously taken degrees in full course in the York and Scottish Rites, 
being affiliated, in the York Rite, with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M.. 
and with Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., as a Charter Member; 
in the Scottish Rite, with all the Boston bodies. Noble Parkhill is also a 
member of the Boston Typothetze, the Boston Yacht Club, the Boston 
Athletic Association, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Officers’ 
Club of Massachusetts, and the Army and Navy Club of New York. 
For the past thirty years, he has been junior member of the firm of 
S- J- Parkhill and Company, book printers, who have, for many years, 
printed the proceedings of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter and the Grand 
Royal Council, R. & S. M. of Massachusetts. His father, Noble Samuel 
James Parkhill, is senior member of this firm. Noble Parkhill served in 
the First Regiment Infantry, M. V. M. for seven years, followed by 
eight years in the First Battalion Cavalry, M. V. M„ making fifteen 
years of continuous service, resigning as First Lieutenant and Inspector 
of Rifle Practice. He was born in Cambridge, on July 26, 1865, and 
was educated in that city. Noble Parkhill is unmarried. His business 
address is No. 226 Franklin Street, Boston, and his residence is at 
No. 2179 Massachusetts Avenue, North Cambridge. 

WALTER L. PARKER. 

For thirty-seven years, Noble Parker has been connected with the 
Walter L. Parker Company, manufacturers of bobbins and spools, at 
No. 731 Dutton Street, Lowell. He is a member of Chevalier Middle¬ 
sex Lodge, K. P.. the Vesper Club, Highland Club, and Yorick Club, all 
of Lowell, and of the Boston City Club. In the York Rite of Masonry, 
he is affiliated with the following bodies of Lowell: William North 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, 

R. & S. M„ and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, 
he is a Life Member of Lowell Lodge of Perfection, and is also affiliated 
with Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Calvary Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S:\P.\R.\S.'. Thus pre¬ 
pared for the journey to the Shrine, he was received into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 9, 1900, 
when there was conferred upon him the enrollment number 3424. Noble 
Parker was born on November 29, 1857, in Lowell, and was educated in 
the schools of that city. On September 7, 1881, he married Miss Rebecca 
Alice Johnson of Lowell, and they have two sons, H. Hutchins and 
Allen B., and a daughter, now Mrs. W. H. Scarrett of Kansas City, Mo. 
Noble Parker’s residence is at No. 270 Wilder Street, Lowell. 

NORTON PRATT POTTER. 

Having received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Delta Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Braintree, Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M. of East Wey¬ 
mouth, Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Quincy Commandery No. 47, 

K. T., Noble Potter was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
in March, 1912, and his enrollment number was then entered upon the 
membership lists as 9469. He was born in Braintree on November 15, 

1878, and attained an education in the public schools there, and at 
Thayer Academy, also of Braintree. Noble Potter has been, for fifteen 
years, a salesman for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. He is unmar¬ 
ried, and resides in South Braintree; his business address is 99 Portland 
Street, Boston. 

GEORGE WILLIAM POOLE. 

Noble Poole, whose name appears as No. 8225 upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., was received into the Nobility 
of that exalted body, on August 8, 1908. He had previously qualified, as 
a Mason, in Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of 

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Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'., 
all of Boston. He is also affiliated with American Lodge, K. P. of 
Cambridge, and with Osceola Tribe of Red Men of Maine. Noble Poole 
was born in Portland, Maine, on May 26, 1861, and was educated in 
the schools of that city. His marriage to Miss Addie E. Hanson took 
place in Lynn, on August 4, 1886, and they have three children: Hazel E., 
Albion W., and Merle P. For the past thirty-one years, Noble Poole has 
been engaged in the printing and publishing business, and is now located 
at No. 251 Causeway Street, Boston. His home is in Milton, at No. 62 
Cheever Street. 

HARDING DUNBAR PORTER. 

Noble Porter has spent more than forty-three years in the grocery 
business. He was born in Paradise, N. S., on November 25. 1849, but 
came to New England as a boy, and was educated in the schools of 
Lynn. In that city, also, on November 1, 1875. he married Miss Mary 
Emma Goldthwait. They have a daughter, Anna Goldthwait, and reside 
at No. 155 Ocean Street, Lynn. Noble Porter is a member of Bay State 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of Palestine Encampment. Noble Porter has 
Masonic affiliations in full course in both the York and Scottish Rites. 
His connections are with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery 
No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'., 
all of Boston. In Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of 
the Mystic Shrine, he has enrollment No. 6264, and his ennoblement in 
that exalted body took place on December 7, 1905. In politics, Noble 
Porter is a Democrat. His business address is No. 9 Broad Street, Lynn. 

SAMUEL PUTNAM. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Trinity Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ Noble Putnam was therein duly entered, passed and raised; he 
was advanced and exalted in Clinton Chapter, R. A. M„ and was elevated 
to the dignity of Knighthood in Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of 
Hudson. Thus equipped, he crossed the burning sands, with the caravan 
of March 19, 1900, and reaching the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., was received and enrolled among its celebrated Nobility as 
No. 3330. He is a Past Noble Grand of Clinton Lodge No. 199, 
I. O. O. F. of Clinton. For the past ten years, Noble Putnam has been 
cashier and paymaster of the “Boston American.” In 1898, 1899 and 
1901, he was Town Auditor of Clinton, and in 1903 and 1904, was book¬ 
keeper at the Hotel Somerset. Noble Putnam was born in Temple¬ 
ton, on February 12, 1865, and was educated in Leominster. His marriage 
to Miss Isabelle Burns of Clinton took place in that town, on June 28, 
1899, and they have a son, Gerald. Noble Putnam’s business address is 
No. 80 Summer Street, Boston, and his home is in Dorchester, at No. 54 
Wheatland Avenue. 

WILLIAM E. PUTNEY. 

Having acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Charles W. 
Moore Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, Noble Putney entered the 
Scottish Rite bodies, and has attained degrees successively in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.". Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was 
admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
as a member of the class of May 12, 1887, and there was awarded to 
him the certificate of enrollment numbered 1999. He is also a member of 
the Knights of Pythias: the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Apollo 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Fitchburg, and the Fay Club of the same city. Noble 
Putney was born in Athol, on September 4, 1856, and attended the public 
schools of that place. On November 19, 1879, he married Miss Abbie A. 
Waite of Fitchburg. They have a daughter, Laura M., and reside on 
Main Street, in that city. Since 1888, Noble Putney has been in the insur¬ 
ance business in Fitchburg. His office is at No. 1355 Main Street. 

FRANK E. PIPER. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Brighton, Noble Piper was therein duly entered, passed and 
raised ; he was advanced and exalted in St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
and was elevated to the rank of Sir Knight in Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. With these qualifications, he was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1906, with enrollment 
No. 6713. Noble Piper was born in Georgetown, on January 23, 1862, and 
attended school in Haverhill. In Allston, on December 15, 1893, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Addie L. Swift of Boston. For the past twenty-eight years, 
he has been superintendent for Swift and Company, in Boston, and his 
home is at No. 92 Brighton Avenue, Allston. 







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WILLIAM PIERCE. 

After receiving the qualifying Masonic Degrees in John Cutler Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., Abington Council, R. & S. M., 
and Old Colony Conimandery Xo. 15, K. T., all of Abington, Noble Pierce 
was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on February 18, 1907, 
and is enrolled in that august body as No. 7015. He held the office of 
Grand Pursuivant in the Grand Lodge for one year; Grand Steward 
in the Grand Council for one year, also, and he is now serving that body 
as Grand Sentinel. Noble Pierce is Past Master of John Cutler Lodge: 
a Past High Priest of his Chapter, and a Past Illustrious Master in his 
Council. For twenty years, he served on the Board of Engineers of 
Abington, and for ten years, was connected with the Police Department. 
Noble Pierce was born in Beverly, on July 9, 1839, and was educated in 
the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Hannah Buck took place in 
Manchester. Ia. They have four children: Harrison William, Frederick 
Windsor, Bessie O., and Ada F. For fifty-five years, Noble Pierce has been 
a wheelwright and blacksmith, but has now retired. His home is in 
Abington, at 172 Center Avenue. 

OLIVER KENDALL PIERCE. 

Noble Pierce is Past Master of Caleb Butler Lodge, A. I . & A. M. 
of Ayer, and in Masonry, has the Templar Degrees, being affiliated with 
Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of Fitchburg. In the Scottish 
Rite, he is a 32° Mason, and is a member of New York Consistory. 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. He is also a member of Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Ayer. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, as one of the 
class of September 5, 1903. and he has the enrollment number 4305. In 
1897, he served as Representative in the Massachusetts House; while in 
1872, and later, he was a member of the Board of Selectmen of Ayer, 
serving four years in all. He has. likewise, been a member of the 
Board of Registrars. He was born in Groton, on June 27, 1835, and 
was educated in the schools of that place and of Ashby. As a young 
man, he learned the carpenter's trade, and, later, went into the ice busi¬ 
ness, in which he continued for half a century, retiring from active 
affairs about ten years ago. Noble Pierce is a member of Robert Burns 
Lodge. I. O. O. F. of Ayer, is an associate member of George S. Bout- 
well Post No. 48, G. A. R. of Ayer, President of the Ayer Whist Club, 
President of the Ayer Cemetery Association, Vice President of the Ayer 
National Bank, and is one of the Trustees and a member of the Invest¬ 
ment Committee of the North Middlesex Savings Bank. He resides at 
9 Main Street, Ayer. 

CHARLES H. PIKE. 

Noble Pike was enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with 
membership 9268. on December 29, 1911, having previously attained 
Masonic connections with Lafayette Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, 
in which he has the rank of Junior Deacon: Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Dorchester, in which he is ranked as Inside Sentinel: Roxbury Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., both of 
Roxbury. In the last-named body, his rank is that of Guard. He is a 
Past Grand of Norfolk Lodge No. 48. I. O. O. F. of Dorchester: a 
Past Chief Patriarch of Shotom Encampment No. 12 of Dorchester; a 
Past Master of the A. O. U. W., Codman Lodge No. 132. and a Charter 
Member of Codman Council No. 2139 of the Royal Arcanum. Noble 
Pike was born in Dorchester, on May 8, 1879. and was educated in thg 
schools of that place. He married Miss Sylvia B. Cushman in Roxbury, 
on October 22, 1912. They have one son. Robert C. For the past seven 
years, Noble Pike has been in the real estate business, and is now located 
at No. 294 Washington Street. Boston. He had previously been in the 
catering business for ten years. His home is in Dorchester, at No. llo 
Dakota Street. 

CHARLES WASHINGTON PIKE. 

The enrollment certificate which bears the number 7500 is that of 
Noble Pike, whose ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order with the class of June 24, 1907. He has double 
Masonic qualifications for ennoblement, having taken degrees in full 
course in the York Rite bodies and also in the Scottish Rite. In the 
former, he is affiliated with the Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. Al¬ 
and St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston: with Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and with St. Omer Commandery No. 21. K. T. of 
Dorchester, in which he has the rank of Junior \\ arden. In the latter, 
he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . Noble like 
was born in Boston, on January 3. 1875, and was educated in the public 
schools of that city. He has been, for about sixteen years, engaged in 
the trucking business under the firm name of F. L. Keay and Company, at 
50 Avon Street, Boston. He is a directorate in the Farragut Co-operative 


Bank of South Boston, a director of the One Hundred Associates o 
South Boston, and he is a member of the 1 earn Owners Association. 
He was married in Boston, on August 18, 1897 to Miss Alice Marion 
Tripp. They have two daughters, Ethel Freeman and Doris Virginia, 
and reside at 331 K. Street, South Boston. 

ARTHUR WELLINGTON PINKHAM. 

President of the National City Bank of Lynn, which is located at No. 134 
Market Street, since 1909. Noble Pinkham was, for two years, a member 
of the School Committee of Lynn, and, for seven years, served as Park 
Commissioner. As the vice president and secretary of the Lydia E. Pink¬ 
ham Medicine Company up to 1909, he was occupied, most of the time, in 
extensive travels, for the development of the foreign trade of that con¬ 
cern, spending many months in South Africa, Mexico, Canada, Holland. 
England, and France. He was born in Lynn, on December 9, 1879, and, 
having obtained his preparatory education in the Classical High School 
of the shoe city, entered Brown LIniversity at Providence, and was 
graduated with the class of 1902. At Glens Falls, N. A., on Novem¬ 
ber 11, 1911, Noble Pinkham was married to Miss Ruth Marie Griffith, 
and they reside at No. 311 Western Avenue, Lynn. He is a Republican in 
politics, and is a member of the Oxford and Intervals Clubs of Lynn, 
of the Tedesco Country Club of Swampscott, and also of Delta Kappa 
Epsilon of Brown University. As a Mason, his interests are identified 
with the York Rite bodies of Lynn and the Scottish Rite bodies in the 
Valley of Boston. Noble Pinkham was raised in Mt. Carmel Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lynn: was exalted in Sutton Royal Arch Chapter, 
entered the Cryptic Circle in Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and was 
Knighted in Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. He is a member of Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda A ates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. Upon the lists of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ Noble Pinkham is registered as No. 4159, 
and he was made a Noble in that renowned body, on December 4, 1902. 

HENRY D. PIPER. 

Noble Piper came by demit from Hiram Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M., both of Arlington, Somerville Council 
R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., to Rising Sun 
Lodge, F. & A. M., Meridian Sun Chapter, R. A. M.. Israel Hunt Council, 
R. & S. M„ and St. George Commandery No. 4, K. T„ all of Nashua, 
N. H. He was admitted to membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., in June, 1904, with enrollment No. 4689. Politically, Noble 
Piper is a member of the Independent Party. He was born in Canton, 
on January 10, 1869, and was educated in the public schools of Cam¬ 
bridge. where also, on November 25, 1891, his marriage to Miss May S. 
Turner took place. They have one son. Harold S. For the past five years, 
Noble Piper has been a member of the firm of R. D. Greene and Com¬ 
pany, wholesale dealers in leather and shoe manufacturing goods, at 
No. 26 Lincoln Street, Boston. He was previously, for twenty-three 
years, a salesman in the leather business. His home is in Nashua, N. H., 
at 29 Berkely Street. 

ALFRED JAMES PODBURY. 

Noble Podbury’s Masonic affiliations are in Rural Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Quincy Commandery No. 47, 
K. T., all of Quincy. Having these qualifications, he was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S., on November 9, 1909, 
when he received the enrollment number 8563. Noble Podbury was 
born in England, on January 7, 1877, but came to America as a boy, 
and received his education in Boston. He has been, for more than twelve 
years, a salesman for the Brattleboro Overall Company of Keene, N. H., 
with offices at No. 77 Summer Street. Boston. In Hyde Park, in Novem¬ 
ber, 1896, he married Miss Nellie G. Carter. They have a daughter, 
Mildred G., and reside in Wollaston. 

CHARLES A. POOKE. 

Noble Pooke’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., is 1992, and he was admitted into the 
Nobility of that illustrious body on November 18, 1886. The preparatory 
Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Meridian Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Parker Chapter, R. A. M., and Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T., 
all of Natick. He is also a member of the Commercial Club of that 
place. Since 1875, Noble Pooke has been a member of the Union Lumber 
Company, of Natick, which was organized in 1872. He was born in 
Charlestown, on May 14, 1853, but attended the schools of Lexington, 
graduating from high school in 1869. In Boston, on October 18, 1877, he 
married Miss Georgette Custer of South Boston. They have three chil- 
dred: Helen C., Florence A., and Marion L., and reside at No. 22 Winne- 
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WAITER ERVING PIPER. 

Noble Piper is affiliated with these Masonic bodies: Rural Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., and St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Quincy; 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. In 
his Chapter, he has the rank of High Priest, and in his Commandery, 
the rank of Eminent Commander. Noble Piper was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, and 
his enrollment was numbered 7504. He was born in Tuftonboro, N. H., 
on September 22, 185/, and obtained his education in that town. For 
six years, he was a traveling salesman, and, now for sixteen years, he 
has been engaged in the manufacture of dental supplies, with offices at 
2 Park Square, Boston. He served as Councilman, in Quincy, from 1902 to 
1907, and in 1906 and 1907 he was President of the Council. He was also 
the Representative from the Fifth Norfolk District, to the Legislature, 
in 1912. He was married in Quincy, on March 17, 1886, to Miss Alice M. 
Brooks; they have two sons, Hartwell B. and Walter E., Jr. Noble Piper 
is a member of the Granite City Club of Quincy, and he resides in that 
city, at 206 Centre Street. 

JAMES EDWIN POOR. 

Having secured the necessary Masonic Degrees for ennoblement, in 
Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, Waltham Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville, Noble Poor 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, on Pebruary 9, 1904, and his enrollment certificate is numbered 
4448. He was born in Waverly, on September 10, 1870, and was educated 
there in the public schools. He has been, for five years, the manager of 
a billiards and bowling establishment, at 167 Washington Street, Boston. 

In Watertown, in 1901, he was married to Miss Cora A. Groesahner; 
they have a son, Edwin Eliot, and reside at 24 Reedsdale Street, Allston. 

HEZEKIAH P. POORE. 

Upon the membership rolls of Aleppo Temple, Noble Poore is listed 
as No. 3843, and he was received into the Nobility of that illustrious 
body on April 29, 1902. His Masonic Degrees were acquired in Phoeni¬ 
cian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawrence Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. In the last 
named, he has the rank of Captain of the Guard. He is also a member 
of the Home Club. All these bodies are located in Lawrence. For the 
past fourteen years Noble Poore has been a member of the firm of Bean 
and Poore, dealers in lumber, at No. 434 Haverhill Street, Lawrence. 
He was born in that city, on September 20, 1875, and was educated in 
its public schools. There, also, on January 23, 1907, he married Miss 
Mildred H. Mooers. They have two sons, Charles M. and George E., 
and reside at No. 370 Ames Street. 

FREDERICK W. POPE. 

Noble Pope is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with Aurora 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., in which last he 
has the rank of Principal Sojourner; both these bodies being located in 
Fitchburg; also with Natick Commandery No. 33, K. T. His enrollment 
number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
is 8501, and he was received into the Nobility of that august body as a 
member of the class of August 2, 1909. Noble Pope is a member of the 
Masonic Club and of Omar Grotto No. 38 of the Mystic Order of Veiled 
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. He was born in Burlington, Vt., on 
February 22, 1886, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
Fitchburg. For the past two years, Noble Pope has been paying teller 
with the Framingham Trust Company. On September 19, 1912, in bitch- 
burg, he married Miss Elizabeth M. Bingham of Ashby. 1 hey have a 
son, William Frederick, and reside at No. 12 V arren Road, Framingham. 

KILBURN S. PORTER. 

On July 1, 1914, the lamented Noble Porter passed to the Great 
Beyond. Having acquired his preparatory degrees, in Masonry, in Tuscan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, 

R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence, 
Noble Porter was ennobled in Aleppo Temple on April 29, 1902, and his 
enrollment number in that illustrious body of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine was 3840. After having been, for about twelve years, in the 
undertaking business, Noble Porter retired from active duty. He resided 
at 96 Bradford Street, Lawrence. Noble Porter was born on Febru¬ 
ary 19, 1829, in Amherst, N. H. His wife, who was Miss Harriet M. 
Stearns, had passed away before his demise. In politics, Noble loiter 
adhered to Republican principles. 

WILLIAM EDWIN PORTER, JR. 

Since July 3, 1899, Noble Porter has been a salesman for the Cook 
Vivian Company of 189 Congress Street, Boston. He was born in New- 

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ton, on June 4, 1882, and was graduated Irorn tlie high school there with 
the class of 1902. His Masonic affiliations are with Dalhousie Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M., both of Newtonville, Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., also of 
Newtonville. Having these prerequisite degrees he was received into the 
Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, with the 
class of August 19, 1910, and his enrollment in that illustrious body 
bears the number 8835. Noble Porter is unmarried, and resides in 
Newton. 

JONATHAN LEWIS POTTER. 

Noble Potter, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is 4168, was admitted to 
the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on December 4, 1902. He had acquired 
Masonic Degrees in both the York and Scottish Rites, with affiliations in 
King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M. and 
Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T., all of Fall River; and, 
in Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Samuel C. Lawrence Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, St. Andrew’s Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Potter is also a member 
of Fall River Lodge No. 219, I. O. O. F. Pie was born in Bristol, R. I., 
on March 23, 1869, and attended the schools of that place and of F'all 
River. Since 1895, he has been an electrician and contractor, now 
established at 158 North Main Street, Fall River. In that city, on 
October 11, 1894, he was married to Miss Mary H. Hinckley. He has one 
daughter, Susie M., and one son, Earl L., and resides at No. 174 Cherry 
Street, Fall River. 

CHARLES W. POTTER. 

The Gates of Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the 
Mystic Shrine, opened its doors to Noble Potter, on August 1, 1909. On 
that eventful day, he was raised to its Nobility and was enrolled on the 
membership lists of that body of Shriners as No. 8504. He had pre¬ 
viously qualified as a York Rite Mason, in Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Waltham Chapter, R. A. M.; Adoniram Council, R. & S. M., in which he 
has the rank of Captain of the Guard, and in Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T. Noble Potter is a member of Waltham Lodge No. 953, of 
the Elks; and of the Boston City Club. He served the city of Waltham 
as an Alderman for the session of 1913. For over three years, Noble 
Potter has been a manufacturer of sales books, in Boston. He was born 
in Waltham, on September 21, 1878, and obtained his education there. 
Noble Potter is unmarried, and his business establishment is at No. 65-77 
North Washington Street, Boston. 

RALPH E. POTTER. 

Through the medium of his Masonic affiliations with Dalhousie 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newton Chapter, R. A. M., Gethsemane Com¬ 
mandery No. 35, K. T., all of Newtonville, Noble Potter was welcomed 
into the Mystic Shrine Nobility, in Aleppo Temple, on May 21, 1908, his 
membership certificate in that illustrious body being No. 8146. Noble 
Potter’s business address is No. 71 Kilby Street, Boston, and he resides 
in Brookline. 

HENRY A. POWERS. 

Noble Powers is proprietor of the Orange Ice Company of Orange, 
having been in that business for about twenty years. He was born in 
Prescott, on July 22, 1857, and was married in Orange, on November 22, 
1881. Noble Powers has four children, Earle, Ray and Ruth, who are 
twins, and Therese. The family residence is at No. 20 Beacon Street, 
Orange. Noble Powers is a member of Athol Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Crescent Chapter, R. A. M. of Orange, in which he has the rank of 
Past High Priest, and Orange Commandery No. 45, K. T. in which his 
rank is that of Commander. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple of the 
Ancient Arabic Order is No. 2115, and he was received into the Nobility 
of that illustrious body, on May 7, 1895. Noble Powers is also a member 
of Social Lodge No. 182, I. O. O. F. of Orange. 

CYRUS EDGAR POWERS. 

Born in Thompson, Conn., on February 14, 1859, Noble Powers 
received his education in the public schools of Putnam, Conn., and Web¬ 
ster, Mass. In the latter town, on June 18, 1885, he was married to Miss 
Lucy Barton, and they reside at No. 59 High Street, Webster. Noble 
Powers received the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Webster Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Doric Chapter, R. A. M. of Southbridge, Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. With these qualifications, he was admitted to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of 
August 8, 1908, and his enrollment certificate received the number 8221. 
For the past thirty-five years, Noble Powers has been engaged in the 
jewelry business, and is now located at No. 55 Main Street, Webster. 



































































































































































































































PRESCOTT H. PRATT. 

Past Master of Satucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Bridgewater, 
Noble Pratt, is also affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Har¬ 
mony Royal Arch Chapter of Bridgewater, and with Old Colony Com- 
mandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington. Thus Masonically qualified for 
Shrine ennoblement, he was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, with enrollment No. 7497. Since 
1910, Noble Pratt has been engaged in monumental work, formerly, for 
sixteen years, having been general foreman for the Carver Cotton Gin 
Company, making a total of thirty-six years in their employ. He was 
born in East Bridgewater, on April 4, 1858, and was there educated. In 
East Bridgedwater, on June 9, 1881, Noble Pratt was married to Miss 
Agnes C. Gurney of that same town. They have a daughter, Ruth E., 
born on November 10, 1890, and reside in Elmwood. 

ALBERT LINCOLN PRATT. 

Holding the rank of Worshipful Master of Charles W. Moore Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Fitchburg, Noble Pratt is also affiliated in the York 
Rite, with Thomas Chapter, R. A. M. of Fitchburg, Hiram Council, 
R. & S. M. of Worcester, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T. of 
Fitchburg. In the Scottish Rite, he has taken degrees in full course, 
being connected with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'.. Thus doubly qualified in Masonry, 
Noble Pratt was elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on March 30, 1897, with enrollment No. 2146. He is also Noble 
Grand of Mt. Roulstone Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Worcester. Since 1910, 
Noble Pratt has been manager of the Latham Hotel, at No. 4 E. 28th 
Street, New York, having previously been Secretary and Manager of the 
Masonic Protective Association and of the Ridgeley braternal Society for 
fifteen years. He was born on May 3, 1860, and was educated in Ash- 
burnham. At Fitchburg, in 1885, Noble Pratt was married to Miss Mary 
Rockwood of Ashburnham. They have a son, Donald R., and reside at 
the Hotel Latham, New York. 

FRANK G. PRATT. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 8979 is that of Noble Frank G. Pratt, who was received into 
that famous Shrine body, on December 30, 1910. He first saw Masonic 
Light in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett; was advanced and 
exalted in Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of Malden; and was Knighted 
in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. For almost a 
quarter of a century, Noble Pratt has been a salesman. He was born in 
Boston, on July 8, 1860, and attended school in that city. In Boston, 
also, on July 2, 1883, Noble Pratt was married to Miss Ina L. Flye of 
Belfast, Me. His business address is No. 183 Essex Street, Boston, while 
his residence is at No. 23 Hampshire Street, Everett. 

JOHN BENSON PRESCOTT. 

With enrollment number 6487, upon the list of membership of Aleppo 
Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Prescott was received into 
the Nobility of that illustrious body of Shriners on April 19, 1906. 
Masonic Degrees have been conferred upon him in the following bodies: 
Splendor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newport, Me., Tyrus Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Midbury, Hiram Council, R. & S. M., and Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T., both of Worcester. In the Scottish Rite he has 
degrees also, up to and including the 32°, with affiliations in Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C 
He is also a charter member of Maanexit Lodge No. 117, I. O. O. F. of 
Worcester. He retired from business about five years ago, after having 
conducted a brass and iron foundry for the remarkably long peiod of 
sixty years. He was born in April 3, 1831, at Newport, Me., and was 
educated there. In Newport, in 1856, he married Miss Henrietta Ames. 
They have two children, a son, Jesse, and a daughter, Fannie, who is 
now' the wife of Doctor F. E. McDermott. The residence of Noble 
Prescott is No. 70 School Street, W ebster. 

GEORGE BYRON PRESCOTT. 

Noble Prescott, who was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, and enrolled 
therein as No. 4934, entered the ranks of the Mystic Shriners on Decem¬ 
ber 30, 1904. He received the qualifying Masonic Degrees from Wash¬ 
ington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., and Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T.. all of Roxbury. He also has mem¬ 
bership in Mt. Pleasant Lodge, I. O. O. F„ the Royal Arcanum, the United 
Workmen, and the Order of the Eastern Star. Noble Prescott was born 
in Boston, August 2, 1862, and was educated in the public schools of that 
city. In Boston, also, on August 17, 1888, he married Miss Martha E. 
Caldw’ell. He is associated in business with E. Howard Clark, now at 


206 Eustis Street, Roxbury. Noble Prescott’s home is in W est Roxliury, 
at No. 16 March Avenue. 

ANDREW WOODBURY PRESTON. 

Noble Treston was initiated into the mysteries of the Mystic Shrine 
in Aleppo Temple on May 13, 1896, being therein enrolled as No. 2131. 
His Masonic affiliations are with Beth-horon, A. F. & A. M. of Brook¬ 
line, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T., both of Boston, in the York Rite, and with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.\P.\R.\S.\, in the Scottish Rite. He is a member of the Algonquin 
Club, the Exchange Club, the Boston City Club, and the 1 edesco Coun¬ 
try Club. In politics, he is affiliated with the Republican Party. Noble 
Preston was born at Beverly Farms, on June 29, 1846, and was educated 
in the public schools there. His marriage to Miss I’ranees E. Cutterson 
took place at Weymouth, on August 5, 1869. They have one daughter, 
Bessie W., born May 20, 1879. Since 1899, Noble Preston has been 
president of the United Fruit Company, with offices at 131 State Street, 

Boston, and prior to forming this connection, was engaged in the fruit 

business continuously for a long period, having begun work in that line 
in 1869. His home is in Swampscott. 

ELMER A. PRICE. 

Noble Price, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 4777, was received into the Nobility 
of that illustrious body, on September 3, 1904. Masonically, he is affiliated 
with the following York Rite bodies: Jordan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 

Peabody, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 

Somerville, and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member 
of Holten Lodge No. 104, I. O. O. F„ of Peabody. Noble Price was born 
in Peabody, on January 26, 1872, and there obtained an education. There, 
also, on October 28, 1896, he was married to Miss Helen T. Fifield; 
they have a son, Harold F., born September 12, 1902, and two daughters, 
Helen M., born January 6, 1907, ad Marjory T., February 12, 1909. Since 
1903, Noble Price has been treasurer of the firm of Wright and Willis 
Company, wholesale oyster and lobster dealers, at No. 258 Northern 
Avenue, Boston. Noble Price’s home address is No. 35 Bartlett Street, 
Somerville. 

WILLIAM HARRY PROCTOR. 

Noble Proctor has been in the police service since he was twenty-one 
years of age, and in the State Police Department for the last quarter of 
a century. Since 1905, he has been Captain of the State Police of Massa¬ 
chusetts. He was born in Swampscott, on June 30, 1861, and was educated 
there. His Masonic career has given him connections, in the York Rite, 
with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Lynn 
Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. With 
this double qualification, he was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on April 19, 1906, and his enrollment therein 
bears the number 6489. Noble Proctor is also a member of Swampscott 
Lodge No. 140, I. O. O. F, Lynn Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E., and Tara- 
tine Lodge of Red Men of Swampscott. In September, 1886, in Chatham, 
he married Mrs. Jeannette Harding, and they have two children, Mil¬ 
dred L. and Leonard E. The business address of Noble Proctor is the 
State House, Boston, and his residence is at Swampscott. 

WILLIAM SPIERS PROPHETT. 

Noble Prophett was born on August 7, 1858, in East Bridgewater, 
and received his education in the schools of Bridgewater. On March 30, 
1881, he was married to Miss Nellie Frank Kingman; they have a son, 
William Philip, and a daughter, Ellen Frances. Noble Prophett resides at 
98 Bedford Street, Bridgewater. He is engaged in the undertaking 
business, under the firm name of Prophett and Flynn, a partnership which 
was formed about seventeen years ago, and about twenty-five years previ¬ 
ously to that time, he had been in the furniture business for himself. 
Noble Prophett is a director in the Bridgewater Co-operative Bank. The 
preliminary degrees for ennoblement were conferred upon him in Fellow¬ 
ship Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. of Bridge- 
water, and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., of Brockton. Thus 
qualified, he was admitted to the Nobility in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., as a member of the class of August 8, 1908, and the certificate 
of enrollment awarded him the number 8220. Noble Prophett is con¬ 
nected with Pioneer Lodge No. 183, I. O. O. F. of Bridgewater, and 
he is a member of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association of 
Brockton. The business address of Noble Prophett is 50 Central Square, 
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JOHN G. PROUTY. 

In Masonry, Noble Pronty has attained the Templar Degrees in the 
York Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. All his Masonic bodies are 
located in Worcester, with the exception of the Blue Lodge and the 
Consistory. His Blue Lodge is that of Spencer, and the other York 
Rite bodies are Worcester Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T. His Scottish Rite 
bodies are the Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, S. .P. .R. .S. . Noble Prouty was initiated into the 
mysteries of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 
on March 19, 1900, in Aleppo Temple, when he was given the enrollment 
number 3324. He is a member of the Worcester Automobile Club, and the 
Commonwealth Club, of the same city. In politics, he is a Republican. 
He was born in Spencer, on February 10, 1865, obtained his preliminary 
education in the public schools there; graduated from the Williston Sem¬ 
inary, at Easthampton, in 1864, and took his college degree at Yale in 
1888. On September 18, 1894, he married Miss Ida Howe of Spencer. 
They have four children: Alfred H., George R.. Arthur R„ and Grace. 
Since 1890, Noble Prouty has been connected with the firm of J. Prouty 
and Company, manufacturers of boots and shoes, in Spencer, where he 
resides. 

CLARENCE C. PUFFER. 

In Masonry, Noble Puffer is affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Brockton, Harmony Chapter, R. A. M. of Bridgewater, 
Brockton Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. 
of Brockton. Likewise, he has degrees in full course in the Scottish 
Rite, being associated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.C Noble Puffer 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on April 29, 
1902, and was enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 3839. He is also a 
member of Electric Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of the Commercial Club of 
Brockton. Noble Puffer was born in that city, on June 29, 1870, and was 
a student at the Brockton High School. His marriage to Miss Minnie J. 
Rollins of Brockton took place in New York City, in June, 1901. For 
the past twenty-five years, Noble Puffer has been in the insurance and 
real estate business, and is now established at 6 Main Street, Brockton. 
His home is also in Brockton, at 118 North Montello Street. 

RALPH ALLEN QUIMBY. 

Noble Quimby was raised in Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East 
Boston, in which he has since served as Past Master; he is also affiliated 
with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; with Roxbury Council, 

R. & S. M., and with Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of 
Roxbury. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic 
Order, on May 21, 1908, and he was then numbered 8150. He is, too, 
a member of Macedonian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Noble Quimby was 
born in East Boston, June 28, 1855, and was graduated from the English 
High School in 1871. For thirty-five years, he has followed his pro¬ 
fession as landscape architect and civil and consulting engineer. He 
married Miss Emma A. Ordway of Boston, on October 10, 1880; they 
have three daughters: Grace Eleanor, Edith Marcia, and Gladys Morton; 
the residence is at 106 Richmond Street, Dorchester. 

WILLIAM JAMES QUINN. 

Noble Quinn received the preparatory Masonic Degrees in the York 
Rite, in Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., 
both of Norwood, in the latter of which he has the rank of High Priest, 
and in Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, 
K. T., both of Hyde Park. He was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on February 18, 1907, and his name appears as number 7019 upon 
tlie membership lists of that illustrious body. He is a member of Samo- 
set Chapter, No. 109, O. E. S. of Norwood; the Orient Club of Norwood, 
and the Bird and Son Athletic Association. Noble Quinn was born in 
Boston, on November 4, 1881, and was educated in the Woburn schools. 
For the past fourteen years, he has been a papermaker with Bird and 
Son, paper manufacturers of East Walpole. He is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 1 Washington Street, in that town. 

JOHN ANDERSON RADCLIFFE. 

Noble Radcliffe has the following prerequisite Masonic Degrees in the 
York Rite with . Acacia Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Gloucester, 
William Ferson Chapter, R. A. M. of Gloucester, Salem Council, R. & 

S. M„ and Bethlehem Commandery No. 43. K. T. of Gloucester; in the 
Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . His ennoblement took 


place in Aleppo Temple otl June 24, 1907, when there whs awarded to him 
the certificate of enrollment numbered 7515. He is also a member of 
Lodge No. 892, B. P. O. E. of Gloucester. Noble Radcliffe was born in 
Gloucester, on September 12, 1881, and graduated from the Gloucester 
High School with the class of 1900. He served several years as a member 
of Company G., Eighth Regiment, M. V. M., reaching the rank of Lieu¬ 
tenant and then of Commander. He secured endorsement as Commis¬ 
sioner on the United States Marine Corps and Assistant Paymaster of 
the Navy. As a Republican, Noble Radcliffe has been a member of the 
Gloucester City Committee since 1895, and is also Secretary of the Board 
of Health. He has been Director of the Gloucester Bay Committee, and 
is a member of the Board of Trade of the fishing city. He is a news¬ 
paper man of wide experience, representing the Gloucester Times and 
the Boston Herald. Noble Radcliffe is an Episcopalian, and in St. George 
Episcopal Church is Junior Warden. On November, 1905, he married 
Miss Dora M. Littlefield, of Rockport. He has a son, H. Leroy, and 
resides at No. 312 Main Street, Gloucester, with a summer residence at 
Rockport. His business address is No. 110 Main Street, Gloucester. 

FRANK B. RAINEY. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Henry Price Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Noble Rainey was therein duly entered, passed and raised, 
he was advanced and exalted in Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and was 
knighted in Ctoeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown. 
With these qualifications, he was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on November 9, 1909, with enrollment No. 8566. He 
is also a member of Vesta Chapter No. 52, O. E. S. of Charlestown. 
Noble Rainey was Mechanical Superintendent at the Cavite Navy Yard, 
Cavite, P. I., for three years, and was transferred to the Charlestown 
Navy Yard in 1908, where he was connected with the Ship Building 
Department. He has circumnavigated the globe nearly twice, and has 
traveled extensively in European countries, as well as in Egypt, Abyssinia, 
China, Japan and Corea. He was also, for a time, in the Government 
service on the Isthmus of Panama and in Cuba. At present, he is en¬ 
gaged as mechanician with the Winter Hill Motor Company of Somer¬ 
ville, located at the corner of Lowell and Albion Streets, in that city. 
Noble Rainey was born in Readsville, N. C., on December 8, 1882, and 
received his education in Leaksville, N. C., and at Oak Ridge College. Va., 
graduating in 1898; supplementing this training by a course with the 
International Correspondence Schools. Noble Rainey is unmarried, and 
resides in Somerville, at No. 153 Lowell Street. 

ROBERT ERWIN RAMSDELL. 

A well known citizen of Lynn, and prominent in Masonry, both in 
Lynn and Boston, is Noble Ramsdell, who began his business career as a 
bookkeeper, and rose step by step until he became treasurer of the 
Thomas G. Plant Company. He then entered the leather board business 
for himself, and while thus engaged, became the city treasurer of Lynn, 
which post he has filled for upwards of five years. Noble Ramsdell was 
born in Joliet, Ill., on November 22, 1862, and coming East, graduated 
from the Lynn High School, later taking courses at the Bryant and 
Stratton Business College in Boston. He is a member, with rank of 
Past Master, of Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; has the rank of 
Past Thrice Illustrious Master in Zebulun Council, R. & S. M„ and in 
Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T, fills the office of Recorder; and is a 
member of Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. His Scottish Rite affiliations in 
Masonry, are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, in which he is Orator, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S/.P.'.R.’.S.'. As a member of the class of April 23, 1907, he was 
received into the Nobility of the A. A. 0., N. M. S., in Aleppo Temple, 
and was awarded enrollment No. 7190. Noble Ramsdell is also Treasurer 
of the Ancient Sirloin Lodge, F. & A. B. S. & O. E. of Lynn, and in 
politics, he is a Republican. He has been twice married: on November 20, 
1889, to Miss Fannie D. Alley, who passed away March 23, 1892. and on 
December 14, 1897, to Miss Isabel S. Bubier. He has two daughters, 
Ruth Alley, by the first wife, and Helen, by the second. Noble Ramsdell’s 
business address is City Hall, and his home, No. 9 Arlington Street, both 
in Lynn. 

CHARLES J. RAMSDELL. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Ramsdell in Sullivan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Epping, N. H.; he was 
advanced and exalted in St. Alban’s Royal Arch Chapter of Exeter, N. H., 
and was Knighted in De Witt Clinton Commandery, K. T. of Ports¬ 
mouth, N. H. Thus Masonically equipped for admission to the Shrine, he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a member of the 
class of April 29, 1902, and holds therein enrollment certificate No. 3847. 



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Moble Ramsdeli is vice president of the Batchelder & Snyder Company of 
Boston, at 55 Blackstone Street, Boston, dealers in meat and produce, with 
which business he has been connected for more than ten years past. He 
was born in Nottingham, N. H. on September 25, 1871, and obtained his 
education in the schools of that place, and in those of Tilton, N. H. In 
Portsmouth, also, on June 10, 1903, he was married to Miss Ellen A. 
Raitt; they have two daughters, Elizabeth A. and Helen. Noble Ramsdeli 
resides in Winchester. 

SAMUEL RAMSDEN. 

Noble Ramsden has received the Templar Degrees in the \ ork Rite 
of Masonry, and has reached the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the \ ork 
Rite, he is affiliated with Mt. Olivet Lodge, A. F. & A. M., is a Charter 
Member of Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., a member of Boston Council, 

R. & S. M., and of Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. His connec¬ 
tions in the Scottish Rite bodies are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. 
His ennoblement took place on March 26, 1909, in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., and he was then given the enrollment number 8365 
in that illustrious body. Noble Ramsden was born in England, in 1859. 
Since 1888, he has conducted a lunch business at Harvard Square, Cam¬ 
bridge, catering exclusively to students of Harvard University. In 1886, 
in Derry, N. H., he married Miss Martha Fenton of Haverstraw, N. \. 
He has one daughter, Florence L. H., born February 18, 1895, and resides 
at No. 24 Farwell Place, Cambridge. His business addresses are Nos. 1310 
Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard Square, and 12 Fairbanks Hall, both in 
Cambridge. 

WALDRON HOLMES RAND. 

Noble Rand, after having been, for twelve years. Registrar of Boston 
University, became a public accountant, about eleven years ago; and for 
four years, has been a certified public accountant, maintaining an office 
at 101 Milk Street, Boston. He was president of the Certified Public 
Accountants of Massachusetts, Incorporated, in 1912-13; and vice presi¬ 
dent of the American Association of Public Accountants for the same 
period. In 1913, Noble Rand was elected head of the Department of 
Accounting, in Boston University College of Business Administration: 
and was appointed, in 1913, a member of the Board of Examiners for the 
registration of Public Accountants, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He 
was born in Boston, on July 6, 1851, and was educated under the instruc¬ 
tion of tutors, and in private schools of Boston and Philadelphia. Noble 
Rand was married in Boston, on May 1. 1875, to Miss Emma A. Wood¬ 
bury. They have two sons, Waldron Holmes, Jr., and Leon Woodbury. 
Noble Rand’s residence is in Brookline. The Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry were conferred upon him in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
in March, 1877; he is affiliated with Union Lodge of Dorchester, to which 
he came by demit; and also has membership in Dorchester Chapter, 
R. A. M., and in Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. 
In Union Lodge Noble Rand has served as Secretary and Organist. Thus 
qualified for ennoblement, Noble Rand was admitted into Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 29, 1911, when his enrollment received the 
number 9099. 

JOHN A. RAY. 

Noble Ray has the rank of Second Sergeant in the Arab Patrol of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., and his ennoblement took place in 
that illustrious body on November 15, 1901, when his enrollment certifi¬ 
cate was numbered 3676. In Masonry he is affiliated with Soley Lodge 
A. F. & A. M., of Somerville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., and Cceur 
de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He is also a member 
of Oasis Lodge No. 146, I. O. O. F. of Somerville. He was born on 
November 8, 1872, in Somerville, and attended the schools of that city. 
He was in the milk business for five years, then became a patrolman on 
the Somerville police force, which position he held for thirteen years, 
and has now been, for five years. Sergeant of Police at Station 1, Bow 
Street, Somerville. Noble Ray is unmarried, and resides at No. 89 Con¬ 
cord Avenue, Somerville. 


Politically, lie is identified with the Republican Party. Since 1882, he lias 
been engaged in the real estate and insurance business. Noble Read 
was born in Pittsfield, on September 18, 1859, and was graduated in that 
place. In Pittsfield, on May 4, 1882, he was married to Miss Mary E. 
Smith of that city, and they have five sons: Daniel D., born on August 19, 
1883; Clarence A., September 21, 1884; Franklin F., May 14, 1892 ; Clinton, 
May 11, 1896, and Robert R., June 18, 1898. There are also two daughters. 
Florence V., born on September 21, 1884, and Mary E., in March, 1909. 
Noble Read’s business address is No. 20 \\ est Street, and his residence 
is on Hancock Road, Pittsfield. 

GEORGE WILLIAM RAY. 

Noble Ray owes Masonic allegiance to Mt. Tabor Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., wherein he is Presiding Worshipful Master; St. Johns Chapter, 

R. A. M„ in which he is Master of the Second Veil; and William Park- 
man Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East Boston. He was welcomed 
into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 27, 
1904, and enrolled in that illustrious body as No. 4701. Noble Ray was 
born in Boston, on November 22, 1871, and was educated in the ci.y 
schools. He married Miss Florence E. Mott in Boston, on April 18, 
1907, and they have a son, Harold George, and a daughter, Gertrude 
Edna. Noble Ray is secretary of the L. H. Rogers Company, wholesale 
dealers in butter and eggs, at No. 70 South Market Street, Boston, and 
his home is in Winthrop at No. 33 Court Road. 

CHARLES FRANK REED. 

Noble Reed is a son of the late Noble Benjamin F. Reed, who was 
one of the pioneer members of Aleppo Temple, and who passed away on 
December 30, 1904-. Noble Reed was born in South Boston, on July /, 
1864, and was educated in the public schools of the city. He learned the 
printing business and later removed to Waltham, to become associated 
with the Waltham Watch Company. In 1906, he entered the real estate 
business, in which he is now engaged. In 1885, in Waltham, he married 
Miss Harriet F. Willey, and they have two children, E. June and Fill¬ 
more P. The family resides at No. 29 Chester Avenue, Waltham. Noble 
Reed is a member of Waltham Lodge No. 925, B. P. O. E., and is affiliated 
with the following Masonic bodies: Isaac Parker Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Waltham, Keystone Chapter, R. A. M. of Foxboro, and Bristol Com¬ 
mandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro. His name appears upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 4700, and he 
was received into the Nobility of that illustrious body on June 27, 1904. 

GEORGE W. REED. 

In Masonry. Noble Reed is affiliated with Wyoming Lodge. A. F. & 
A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and and Hugh de Payens Command¬ 
ery No. 20, K. T„ all of Melrose. He was received in Aleppo Temple. 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 23, 1907, when his enrollment certificate was 
given the number 7185. He is also a member of the Highland Club of 
Melrose. Noble Reed was born in Fitchburg, on December 3, 1853, and 
was educated in the schools of Boston, in which city, also, in 1876, he 
married Miss Eva Kent of Saugus. For the past thirty-five years, he has 
been a cigar manufacturer, being now located at No. 23 Central Street, 
Boston. His home is in Melrose Highlands. 

VICTOR A. REED, M. D. 

Noble Reed is a well known physician and surgeon of Lawrence and 
Methuen. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and the 
Lawrence Medical Society. The Masonic Degrees, in the York Rite, 
were acquired by Noble Reed in the following bodies, all of Lawrence. 
Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Lawience 
Council, R. & S. M.. and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. With this 
Masonic preparation for admission to the Shrine, he was received into 
the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on 
August 21, 1909 His certificate of enrollment in that illustrious body bears 
the number 8507. Noble Reed is also a member of the William B. Gale 
Lodge, K. P. of Lawrence, and of the Merrimack Valley Club of the 
same city. He was born at Dixmont, Maine, on February 12, 1869. His 


FRANKLIN F. READ. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Read into its Mystic Shrine Nobility 
on November 10, 1908, when it enrolled him on its membership lists as 
No. 3056. In Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated in Crescent Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Pittsfield, and he has also received the remaining York 
Rite Degrees in Pittsfield bodies, being affiliated with Berkshire Chapter, 
R. A. M., Berkshire Council, R. & S. M, and Berkshire Commandery, 
K. T. Noble Read has served as Secretary of the Berkshire Agricultural 
Society for two years; Treasurer of St. Stephen’s Parish since 1891; 
Alderman of Pittsfield in 1894, and Councilman of Pittsfield in 1893. 
He is also a member of the Boat Club and the Park Club of Pittsfield. 


preparatory education was obtained at Harnden Academy, and he gradu¬ 
ated from the Harvard Medical College with the class of 1897. On 
June 16, 1891, in Lawrence, he married Miss Josephine Barlow, and 
they have a daughter, Alice. They reside at 23 Quincy Street, Lawrence, 
and his office is in the same city, at 477 Essex Street. 

FREDERICK MARTIN REED. 

Noble Reed was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order in Aleppo Temple, Boston, on December 31, 1907, and there was 
conferred upon him the enrollment number 7979. His preliminary Masonic 
attainments are indicated by his membership in Eureka Lodge. A. F. it 
A. M„ Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., 






































































































































































































































and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. of New Bedford. For twelve 
years, Noble Reed has been with the Morse Twist Drill and Machine 
Company of New Bedford as a mechanical engineer. For twelve years 
previously, he had been with the Brown Sharpe Company of Providence, 
R. I. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ 
having been admitted in 1906. Noble Reed was born in Bangor, Me.,’ 
on October 21, 1861, and, having secured his preparatory education in the 
schools there, he was graduated from the University of Maine, at Orono 
in 1882. In Boston, on March 17, 1914, he married Miss Elizabeth 
Salsteene of Bristol, R. 1. By a former marriage he has a daughter, 
Florence E. Noble Reed is greatly interested in yachting and is a Past 
Vice Commodore of the New Bedford Yacht Club, lie resides at 73 
North Street, in that city. 

CHARLES E. REES. 

Past Master of Island City Lodge No. 586, F. & A. M. of Long Island 
City, New York; and Past High Priest of Banner Chapter No. 214 
R. A. M. of Long Island City, New York, Noble Rees was knighted in’ 
Columbia Commandery No. 1, K. T. of New York City. Thus Masonic- 
ally qualified for Shrine ennoblement, he was ordained a Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, with enrollment 
No. 7511. Since October, 1908, Noble Rees has conducted an insurance 
business under the name of C. E. Rees Company. Just prior to this 
time, from 1901, he was identified directly with the Equitable Life 
Assurance Society in Nev^ York and Boston. He was, for many years, 
with the vveils, Targo and Company's Express of New York City. Noble 
Rees was born in Chatham, Columbia County, JNew York, on April 25, 1873, 
and was educated in private schools. He was married at Cold spring 
Harbor, Long Island, New York, on June 25, 1905, to Miss Lotta Blanche 
Walters. They have a son, Robert Drake, born on April 3, 1900; also a 
daughter, Elizabeth waiters, born on October 7, 1907. Noble Rees’ busi¬ 
ness address is 161 Devonshire Street, Boston, and his residence is at 
No. Id5 Jewett Street, Newton. 

CHARLES FRANCIS REID. 

Noble Reid’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 6370, and he was received into the 
Nobility of that exalted body, on February 8, 1907. Masomcally, he is 
affiliated with Good Samaritan Lodge, A. T. & A. M., in which he serves 
as Treasurer, and Reading Chapter, R. A. M., both of Reading ; also with 
Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is a mem¬ 
ber of Security Lodge No. 208, I. O. O. F. of Reading. Noble Reid was 
born in that town, on October 5, 1865, and obtained his education in the 
local schools. For the past tinny years, he has been a salesman for the 
Brown and Durrell Company, at No. 104 Kingston Street, Boston. His 
home address is No. 40 Linden Street, Reading. 

GEORGE F. REIF. 

The Masonic career of Noble Reif began in New Haven, Conn., 
where he was also active in politics before his removal to Boston. He 
is a member of Wooster Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of New Haven, Winthrop 
Chapter, R. A. M., and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of 
East Boston. With these qualifications, he was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28, 1912, his enrollment certificate 
in that illustrious body being numbered 9481. Noble Reif is also a mem¬ 
ber of Germania Lodge No. 78, I. O. O. F. of New Haven: Canton 
Aurora, t\o. 27, and Columbian Lodge No. 28, N. E. O. P. He served 
upon the New Haven Board of Alderman in 1892 and 1893, and in the 
Common Council for three years. Noble Reif was born in New Haven 
on July 12, 1865, and graduated from the high school of that city in 1881. 
He was, for seventeen years, in the emery wheel business in Waltham, and 
for the past seven years has been an advertising solicitor for John Don¬ 
nelly and Sons of Boston. Noble Reif maried Miss Anne F. Peters of 
Birmingham, Eng., in Waltham, on April 11, 1885. His residence is in Win¬ 
throp and his business address is No. 97 Warrenton Street, Boston. 

MARK REINHART. 

Noble Reinhart is a member of the firm of D. H. Posner, clothiers 
and furnishers, at 25 School Street, Boston. He was born in Russia, on 
September 15, 1870. Coming to Boston, he obtained his education in that 
city, and began his present business connection fifteen years ago. He was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
August 19, 1910, and was given the certificate of enrollment numbered 
8836. Noble Reinhart’s requisite Masonic Degrees were received in the 
Scottish Rite, although he has, in addition, affiliations with Bethesda 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, and with St. Paul’s Chaptr, R. A. M. 
of Boston. His Scottish Rite Degrees were conferred, successively, in 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Tates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32 °, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’.. Noble Reinhart married in 

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New York, on September 7, 1903, Miss Mamie Posner. They have one 
child, Alan D., and reside in Brookline. 

ALFRED H. REMICK. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 9167 is that of Noble Remick, who was received into that 
renowned body on September 21, 1911. In Masonry, he was raised in 
Soley Lodge, A. T. & A. M. of Somerville, demining from same to Rural 
Lodge, A. T. & A. M. of Quincy, was advanced and exalted in Somerville 
Chapter, R. A. M., demitting therefrom to St. Stephen’s Chapter of 
Quincy, and was elevated to Knighthood in Quincy Commandery No. 47, 
K. T. He is also connected with the Quincy Lodge of Elks No. 943, the 
Quincy \ acht Club, the Granite City Club, and with the Ancient and 
Honourable Artillery. For the past ten years, Noble Remick has been pro¬ 
prietor of a clothing establishment in Quincy. He was born in Somer¬ 
ville, on February 18, 1867, where, also, he was educated. In that city, 
on October 29, 1902, he married Miss Alice M. Cooper of Somerville. 
They have three children: Mary C„ Edith, and Frank Edwin, 2nd. 
Noble Remick’s business addresses are No. 1517 Hancock Street, Quincy, 
and Charlestown, Mass. His home is in Quincy, at No. 24 Edgemere Street. 

LEVERETT LLEWELLYN REMINGTON. 

Noble Remington was born in Uxbridge, on May 28, 1847, and passed 
into the Unseen on August 5, 1914. The lamented Noble Remington 
had Masonic connections with Granite Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Granite 
Chapter, R. A. M., both of Vv hitinsville; Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of 
Worcester; Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; and Worces¬ 
ter Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Law¬ 
rence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 °, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. He was accordingly received into the Nobility of Aleppo 
i emple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 19, 1900, with membership 
No. 3334. Noble Remington was a member of Bela Grotto No. 37, 
M. O. V. P. E. R. of Springfield and of Vv hitinsville Lodge, I. O. O. F. 
He was twice married: first, in Woonsocket, R. 1., on June 10, 1867, to 
Miss Eliza Brown of \V hitinsville, who passed away in 1907, leaving 
him with a daughter, Addie; and in September, lyll, to Miss Elizabeth 
U. Atherton of Worcester. Tor forty years, Noble Remington has been 
chief machinist for the W hitinsville Machine Company of Whitinsville, 
from which he retired, in 1907. The family resides at 95 Elliott Street, 
Springfield. 

WILLIAM C. REYCROFT. 

Noble Reycroft entered the Unseen Temple on June 6, 1914. He 
was for twenty years, a druggist in Cambridge, and was previously, for 
fourteen years, a salesman for the Jordan Marsh Company of Boston. In 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his ennoblement took place on 
December 4, 1902. His Masonic affiliations were with Putnam Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of East Cambridge; Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; Cam¬ 
bridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. 
Noble Reycroft was a director of the Masonic Hall Association of Cam¬ 
bridge, Ancient Order of United Workmen; the Boston Association and 
the National Association of Retail Druggists. He was born in East 
Cambridge, on January 23, 1867, and attended the public schools of that 
city. He married Miss Thyra C. Kalberg of Cambridge, and they had a 
daughter, Hilda Lawrence, and two sons, Arthur Greely and Charles 
Edwin. Noble Reycroft’s home was at No. 18 Buena Vista Park, 
Cambridge. 

EDWARD EVERETT REYNOLDS. 

Noble Reynolds was born on August 15, 1855, in Acton, Me., and was 
educated in the public schools of that town. For more than thirty-five 
years, he has been treasurer of the Boston Loan Company, at 275 Wash¬ 
ington Street, Boston. His Masonic attainments are indicated by his 
affiliations in Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., De Molay Commandery No. 7, 
K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32 °, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. In his Lodge, Noble Reynolds is 
Past Master; in his Council, he has the rank of Deputy Master; in the 
Consistory, he is the Commissary, and he is also a member of the Most 
Worshipful Masters’ Association. Thus doubly qualified for ennoblement, 
he was admitted to the membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 3, 1903, and his certificate of enrollment 
bears the number 4332. Noble Reynolds resides at Technology Cham¬ 
bers, Boston. 

PERCY IRVING REYNOLDS. 

For years, Noble Reynolds was associated with his father, as a 
dealer in automobiles, and later, entered business independently. In 
March, 1914, he became connected with Harrison Turner, as an automo¬ 
bile salesman. He was born in Lynn, on October 10, 1887, and attended 







































































































































































































the schools there. In that city, on February 23, 1909, he married Miss 
Ettie M. Johnson; they have a son, Kenneth B., and reside at 442 Com¬ 
mon Street, Belmont. Noble Reynolds acquired the Symbolic Degrees in 
Masonry in Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, and completed 
his preparation for the journey to the Shrine, in the Scottish Rite, being 
affiliated with the following bodies of Boston: Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His 'pilgrimage across the desert to the Mystic Shrine 
was made under escort of the Nobles of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, on December 29, 1911, and he holds the certiticate of enroll¬ 
ment with the number 9270. Noble Reynolds is also a member of Lodge 
No. 117, B. P. O. E. of Lynn. 

CHARLES D. RICE. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enrollment 
No. 9479 is that of Noble Rice, who was received into that distinguished 
body on March 28, 1912. In Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated in 
Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; while he obtained the Capitular 
Degrees in St. Andrew’s Royal Arch Chapter; the Cryptic Degrees in 
Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, and the Templar Degrees 
in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Rice is a member of the 
Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Cambridge Board of Trade, and of 
the New England Confectionery Club. For the past eighteen years, he 
has been a manufacturer of confectionery, formerly, for six years, having 
been engaged in the lumber business. Noble Rice was born in Boston, 
on March 3, 1868, and attended school in Cambridge. In that University 
City, on November 18, 1895, he was married to Miss Charlotte May Foss 
of the same place. They have five children: Forrest D., born on May 1, 
1898; Muriel L., May 29, 1899; Richard B., March 21, 1905; Charles D., 
Jr., September 21, 1910, and Priscilla, May 30, 1913. Noble Rice’s busi¬ 
ness address is No. 112 Canal Street, Boston, and he resides in Cam¬ 
bridge, at No. 17 Arlington Street. 

JOSEPH A. RICH. 

Having attained the qualifying York Rite degrees in Masonry, in 
Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Rich ventured on the perilous journey 
across the Desert, and was permitted, as one of the class of April 29, 
1902, to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, being enrolled in that illustrious body as 
No. 3884. He is also a member of Brookline Lodge of Elks, No. 886, 
and of the Economic Club of Boston. For a quarter of a century, Noble 
Rich has been engaged in the fish commission business in Boston, being 
located at No. 184 Atlantic Avenue. He was born in Truro, on Novem¬ 
ber 25, 1865, and attended the schools of Wellfleet, graduating from high 
school in 1882. In Brookline, on September 29, 1901, Noble Rich was 
married to Miss Nina George of New Hampshire, and they reside at 
No. 1293 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 

DAMON W. RICE. 

Noble Rice was born in the city of New Bedford, on April 25, 1878, 
and obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of that city. 
He graduated from the New Bedford Business University with the class 
of 1896. From 1896 to 1900, Noble Rice kept the books at his father’s 
bakery, in New Bedford; from 1900 to 1902, he was bookkeeper with 
the New Bedford Branch of John P. Squire and Company of Boston; 
from 1902 to 1907, he was employed, in a similar capacity, by J. and 
W. R. Wing and Company, whaling merchants and clothing dealers, and 
on April 1, 1907, he began his service as clerk to the superintendent of the 
Water Works Department of New Bedford. On Christmas Day, 1910, 
he married Miss Eva C. Leach. The Masonic attainments of Noble 
Rice are indicated by his affiliations with Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Adoniram Royal Arch Chapter, New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., 
and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. Since January 1, 1910, he has 
served as Secretary of his Chapter. Thus qualified for admission to the 
Shrine, Noble Rice’s ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple on June 25, 
1907, and there was then conferred upon him the certificate of enrollment 
numbered 7514. Noble Rice resides at 240 Middle Street, and his office 
address is 312 Municipal Building, New Bedford. 

FRANK J. RICH. 

Noble Rich has been in the police service of the city of Boston, for 
more than twenty-six years, and is now connected with Station 17, in 
West Roxbury. He was born in North Truro, on July 21, 1860, and 
obtained an education in Charlestown and Boston. In Charlestown, on 
November 5, 1884, he was married to Miss Hattie H. Taylor; their resi¬ 
dence is at 20 Congreve Street, Roslindale. On December 30, 1901, he 


was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with 
the old enrollment number 71,524, which since has been changed to 37o3. 
The Masonic Degrees qualifying him for Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred in Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., all of Boston, and in Cceur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. Noble Rich is also a member of 
Lodge No. 78, I. O. O. F. of Charlestown. 

FRED H. RICHARDS. 

Noble Richards, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, is 3756, was received into that body of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, with the class of Decem¬ 
ber 30, 1901. He received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in St. Albans 
Lodge, A. F\ & A. M. of Foxboro; the Capitular Degrees in Keystone 
Chapter, R. A. M., also of Foxboro; the Cryptic Degrees in Attleboro 
Council, R. & S. M., and the Templar Degrees in Bristol Commandery 
No. 29, K. T., both of Attleboro. He is also a member of the Foxboro 
Club, the Massachusetts Bankers’ Association, the Boston American 
Bankers’ Association of New York, and the National Cashiers’ Associa¬ 
tion of Massachusetts. Noble Richards was born in Chelmsford, on 
November 8, 1873, and received his education in the schools of Foxboro, 
where, also, he was married, on March 9, 1904, to Miss Mabel E. Johns¬ 
ton. They have a daughter, Ruth E., born August 1, 1908, and reside 
on Maple Place, Foxboro. For over two years, Noble Richards has 
been cashier of the Foxboro National Bank of Foxboro, and previously 
he was with Edward E. Rice and Company of Boston, for twenty years. 
Noble Richards has served his town in the capacity of Assessor for 
eleven years; Auditor for three years, and Accountant for five years. 

GEORGE NATHANIEL RICHARDS. 

The Masonic Degrees of Noble Richards were conferred upon him m 
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Chelsea, Somerville Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Orient Council, R. & S. M., both of Somerville, and 
Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. of Cambridge. With these quali¬ 
fications, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
November 5, 1906, when his enrollment certificate was numbered 6715. 
Noble Richards is also a member of Winnisimmet Lodge No. 24, 
I. O. O. F. of Chelsea. For twenty years, he has been a salesman with 
Armour and Company, wholesale beef dealers. Noble Richards was 
born in Boston, on December 3, 1859, and was married, in South Boston, 
to Miss Jennie Elizabeth Hussey, on December 24, 1882. Their home is 
in Somerville, and Noble Richard’s busineses address is No. 109 Clinton 
Street, Boston. 

WILLIAM P. RICHARDSON. 

Exalted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
August 2, 1909, with enrollment No. 8451, Noble Richardson had previ¬ 
ously become eligible for Shrine ennoblement through the Masonic 
Degrees obtained in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, Shekinah 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Chelsea, and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T. of Malden. F'or the past twelve years, he has dealt in real estate, 
having previously been in the wholesale beef business for about ten 
years. Noble Richardson was born in Everett, on July 17, 1872, and 
attended school there. He married Miss Carolyn Ellms of Chelsea, and 
they reside at No. 28 High Street, Everett. 

JAMES C. RICHARDSON. 

Noble Richardson acquired the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in 
Tyrian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of Junior Warden; 
W illiam F'erson Chapter, R. A. M., and Bethlehem Commandery No. 43, 
K. T., all located in Gloucester, and being thus prepared for admission 
to the Ancient Arabic Order, was ennobled in Aleppo Temple on Sep¬ 
tember 23, 1891. His enrollment number in that distinguished body is 
2227. Noble Richardson is also a member of Gloucester Lodge No. 892, 
B. P. O. E. He was born in that city, on December 5, 1859, and attended 
its public schools. For nearly forty years, he has been proprietor of a 
shoe business in Gloucester, being located at No. 136 Main Street. In 
June, 1902, Noble Richardson married Miss Alice C. Smith, in Gloucester. 
The family residence is in that city, at No. 10 Federal Street. 

HARRY T. B. RICHARDSON. 

Noble Richardson’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, is 4183, and he was admitted to the Nobility of that 
body of the Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of December 4, 1902. 
His Masonic affiliations are as follows: with Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and 
Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all of Lowell; and, in the Scottish 
Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. 

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FREDERICK HUNTER RICHARDSON. 

Noble Richardson obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in 

Past^M L t ° gC ’ ' & A> M ’ ° f Granb ^ ^ uebec > C an., of which he is a 
Past Master. He is now afhl.ated with Trinity Lodge, F. & A M 

k aT V and a r° bCarS Masollic allegiance to Clinton Chapter, 
K. A. M Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson; Worcester 
Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence 
Uiaptei of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory 32° S ' P ' R ' S ' 
Upon the membership registry of Aleppo Temple of the Anaent'Arabic 
Order, Noble Richardson’s name appears as No. 5025, having made the 
pilgrimage to that Oasis on March 27, 1905. He is Republican in politics, 
or nineteen years, he has been yard master of the Lancaster Mills, m 

M * lchardson was bo ™ a t Coaticook, Quebec, Can., on 

March 3, lo68, and was educated there. In the Canadian city of Granby 
on March 6, 1889, he married Miss Eleanor Chalmers, they have a 
daughter, Minnie Bell, and a son, Kenneth Will, and their residence is at 
No. 22 Chestnut Street, Clinton. 


ROYALL ROLLER RICHARDSON. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order on March 25, 1910, Noble Richardson is enrolled upon the member¬ 
ship lists of that renowned body as No. 8701. He has received full 
degrees in both \ ork and Scottish Rites of Masonry, having been affiliated 
with Rockingham Union Lodge No. 27, A. F. & A. M„ September 23 1909- 
Washington Chapter, No. 3, R. A. M„ December 14, 1909; Daven¬ 
port Council No. 5, R. & S. M., February 15, 1910; De Witt Clinton 
Commandery, K. T„ March 7, 1910, all of Portsmouth, N. H.; and with 
ineffable Grand Lodge of Perfection, December 16, 1910; and Grand 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, January 27, 1911, both in the Valley 
of Portsmouth, N. H.; and with New Hampshire Chapter of Rose 
Croix, April 5, 1911, and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. 
April 27, 1911, both in the Valley of Dover, N. H. Noble Richardson is 
also a member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United 
States; the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, the 
University and Union League Clubs of Chicago, and of the Chicago 
Athletic Association. He served as 1st Lieutenant in the 2d Virginia 
Infantry, U. S. V., in the Spanish-American War, from May 13 to 
December 13, 1898, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., on 
May 18, 1901, being promoted to Past Assistant Surgeon, on May 18, 
1904, and to Surgeon, U. S. N., on December 13, 1909, which post he 
continues to fill. Noble Richardson was born in Rockingham County, 
Va., on August 7, 1875, and was graduated from the University of Vir¬ 
ginia with the class of 1899. At Portsmouth, N. H., on October 12, 

1904, he was married to Miss Sarah Edmunds Bradford of Portsmouth! 
N. H., and they have one child, Baury Bradford, born on September 1,' 

1905. Noble Richardson’s official address is the Navy Department, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C„ and his residence is in Harrisonburg, Va. 

ERNEST DALTON RICHMOND, M. D. 

Noble Richmond has the enrollment number 6273 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, in which august 
body his enoblement took place on December 7, 1905. Noble Richmond 
acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to ennoblement in Good 
Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Reading ; Franklin Chapter, R. A. M., 
with Greenfield Council, R. & S. M., both of Greenfield, and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery, No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is also a member 
of Reading Lodge of the I. O. O. F., and is a Republican in politics. 
Noble Richmond is a graduate of the University of Vermont, with the 
class of 1894, and for twenty years has been practicing as a physician 
and surgeon, his office and home being at the corner of Linden and 
Woburn Street, Reading. He was born in Charlemont, on June 13, 
1869, and graduated from the high school there with the class of 1887. 
He married Miss Bessie L. Dewey, in Reading, and they have one son, 
Ernest D., Jr. 

CHARLES G. RICHMOND. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Richmond are indicated by his 
affiliations, in the York Rite, with Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., and St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of South Boston; 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of 
Dorchester; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. 
Thus doubly qualified, he was received into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on October 27, 1897, and was enrolled in that 
renowned body as No. 2501. He is also a member of Bunker Hill Lodge 
No. 19, and Mt. Washington Encampment No. 41, of the I. O. O. F. 
For the past thirty-five years, Noble Richmond has been in the milk 
business in South Boston. Lie was born in Leeds, Maine, on March 29, 


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18t)0, and was educated in Turner, Maine. His marriage to Miss Jennie 
Bailey took place in Boston, on September 15, 1879. Noble Richmond’s 
home is at No. 405 K Street, South Boston. 

CHARLES FRANKLIN RICHMOND. 

Noble Richmond has taken degrees in full course in both Rites of 
Masonry. The York Rite Degrees were conferred upon him in Paul 
Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton 
Council, R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., while 
in the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Per¬ 
fection, Giles Fonda \ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
Noble Richmond was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on November 5, 1906, and 
holds the certificate of enrollment numbered 6714. He is a member of 
the Commercial Club of Brockton, the Algonquin Club, the Puritan Club, 
the Massachusetts Automobile Club, the Boston Athletic Association, and 
many other organizations. Noble Richmond was born at North Bridge- 
water, on August 16, 1873, and attended the schools of Brockton. For 
fourteen years, he has been vice president and purchasing agent for the 
Douglas Shoe Company, at No. 191 Spark Street, Brockton. On May 28, 
1902, he married Miss Annie R. Douglas, at Brockton. They have a son,’ 
Douglas, and two daughters, Lucia and Alice. The family residence is at 
No. 433 West Elm Street, Brockton. 



ALLEN DANIEL RICHMOND. 

As a Son of the Desert, Noble Richmond made the pilgrimage to 
the Oasis of Boston, and on April 29, 1902, was admitted through the 
portals of Aleppo Temple to the Mystic Shrine, wherein he was ennobled 
and enrolled as No. 3858. His Masonic attainments include full degrees 
m both York and Scottish Rites, being affiliated with Moses Paul Lodge 
No. 96, A. F. & A. M.; Belknap Chapter No. 8, R. A. M.; Orphan Coun¬ 
cil, R. & S. M., and St. Paul Commandery, K. T., all of Dover, N. H.; 
also with the New Hampshire Scottish Rite bodies. Aside from Masonry 
and the Shrine, Noble Richmond is a member of Olive Branch 
No. 6, K. P. of Dover, N. H.; Dover, N. H., Lodge of Elks No. 184; 
Wecohamet Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F. of Dover, N. H.; the United Com¬ 
mercial Travelers’ Association; the White Mountain Travelers’ Associa¬ 
tion, and is a Fast Commander of Canton Parker. Politically, Noble 
Richmond has served his city as Alderman in 1897 and 1898; ’ in the 
New Hampshire Legislature, as Representative, in 1899-1901, and as Sena¬ 
tor, in 1903. Since December 1, 1904, he has been a traveling salesman 
for F. S. Hardy and Company of No. 451 Atlantic Avenue, Boston; pre¬ 
viously, from 1886 to 1904, having been manager of the Electric Light 
and Gas Comany at Dover, N. H., and from 1881 to 1886, manager of a 
telephone company at Dover, N. H., and other New Hampshire towns. 
Noble Richmond was born in South Berwick, Me., on November 15, 1859, 
and attended school in Dover, N. H. His marriage to Miss Nellie C. 
\\ ilkinson of Dover, N. H., was solemnized in that town, on Novem¬ 
ber 22, 1886, and they reside in Dover, N. H. 

WILL F. RICHMOND. 

Noble Richmond, electrician for Aleppo Temple for the past two 
years, was received into that illustrious body of Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine in June, 1908, and was enrolled therein as No. 7516. His pre¬ 
requisite Masonic qualifications were obtained in St. John’s Lodge No. 41, 
A. F. & A. M. of Springfield, Vermont; St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of Boston, and Cceur de Lion Commandery No. 34, of Charlestown 
Noble Richmond is a member of Springfield Lodge No. 42, I. O. O. F. 
of Springfield, Vt., New England Lodge No. 1/5, K. P. of Boston, and 
Greenhalge Lodge No. 623, I. O. H. of Boston. He also belongs to the 
Alpha Branch Theosophical Society, and the National Electrical Contrac¬ 
tor’s Association. Noble Richmond has been in business for himself as 
an electrical engineer and contractor for the past seventeen years; was 
formerly with Wetherbee and Whitney for one year; with Kendall and 
Slade for four years, and with the Thompson and Houston Electric 
Company for three years. His favorite recreation is fishing. He is 
the proud possessor of a magnificent set of rods and guns, and is a 
most enthusiastic sportsman. Noble Richmond was born in West¬ 
minster, Vt., on April 16, 1864, and attended school there and at the Ver¬ 
mont Academy of Saxtons River. His marriage to Miss Agnes Ina Olney 
of Springfield, Vt., was celebrated in that city, on September 24, 1884. 
Their residential address is No. 11 Grant Road, Dorchester, and Noble 
Richmond’s business address is No. 308 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. 

HENRY CLINTON RIPLEY. 

For fifteen years, Noble Ripley has been engaged in the real estate 
business, with offices at No. 1106 Main Street, Brockton. The prepara¬ 
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Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M., Brockton Council. 

R. & S. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. 1., he was admitted 
to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, as a member 
of the class of November 11, 1907, and was awarded the certificate of 
enrollment numbered 7772. Noble Ripley is also a member of Campello 
Lodge No. 27, I. O. O. F. of Brockton. He was born in South Easton on 
July 27, 1858, and attended school there. Noble Ripley is unmarried, and 
resides at No. 35 West Chestnut Street, Brockton. 

EUGENE STANLEY ROBBINS, M. D. 

Noble Robbins, who was graduated from the Bellevue Hospital 
Medical College with the class of 1894, is a practicing physician in New 
Bedford. He was born in Plymouth, on July 21, 1872, and obtained his 
preparatory education in the schools of Detroit, Mich. He is a member 
of the New Bedford Medical Society, and of the American Medical 
Association. The Masonic interests of Noble Robbins are indicated by 
his affiliations with Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, 

R. A. M., New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery 
No. 16, K. T, all of New Bedford. Thus equipped for admission to the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 31, 1907, and there was then bestowed upon him the cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment bearing the number 7980. Noble Robbins is also 
a member of Acushnet Lodge No. 41, I. O. O. F. In New Bedfoid, on 
November 23, 1908, he married Miss Myra F. Lawrence. His office and 
residence are at No. 17 South Sixth Street, New Bedford. 

WILLIAM ARTHUR ROBBINS. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Robbins are indicated by his 
affiliations in the following bodies, all of Fitchburg; Aurora Lodge, A. T.& 
A. M., Thomas Chapter, R. A. M., in which he has the rank of King, 
and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., which he is serving as Guard. 
With these Masonic qualifications, he was received into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class 
of August 2, 1909, and there was awarded to him the certificate of 
enrollment with the number 8506. Noble Robbins is also a member of 
the Columbia Club of Fitchburg. For the past twelve years, he has been 
connected with the Fitchburg Steam Engine Company, located on Oak 
Hill Road, Fitchburg. Noble Robbins was born in VVoonsocket, R. L, 
on November 7, 1883, and was educated in Fitchburg. In that city, also, 
on June 20, 1911, he was married to Miss Florence A. Belding; they have 
a son, Winslow Arthur, and reside at No. 29 Pleasant Street, Fitchburg. 

ALFRED NEWTON ROBBINS. 

Noble Robbins is, and has been since 1913, treasurer of the Puritan 
Fruit Company, of 12 South Market Street, Boston. He had previously 
been treasurer of the Pomelo Fruit Company and of the Pilgrim Fruit 
Company of Florida. He was born in Newton Centre, on June 6, 1880, 
and was a pupil in the schools of Norwood. In 1900, he was graduated 
from the Phillips-Exeter Academy of Andover, N. H., going thence to 
Yale University, from which he was graduated in 1903. In Winsted, 
Conn., on October 19, 1905, he married Miss Mabel I. Hosking. They 
have a daughter, Eleanor; also a son, Alfred Newton, Jr., and reside at 
85 Walpole Street, Norwood. Noble Robbins is a member of the Book 
and Bond Fraternity of Yale. He has the Templar Degrees in the 
York Rite, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite of Masonry, being affiliated 
with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Norwood, Hebron Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Cyprus, Commandery No. 39, K. 1. of Hyde Park; also with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. Noble Robbins has enrollment No. 8567 upon 
the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and he was 
received into that illustrious body on November 9, 1909. 

EDGAR M. ROBERTS. 

Noble Roberts, who was admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
on December 4, 1902, with membership No. 4174, received the qualifying 
Masonic Degrees in Yorkshire Lodge, No. 179, A. F. & A. M. of North 
Berwick, Maine, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, Somerville 
Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He was born 
in Somersworth, N. H., on June 12, 1857, and was educated in the public 
schools there. His marriage to Miss Margaret J. Johnson of North 
Berwick, Maine, took place in October, 1888; they have a son, Edgar O., 
and a daughter, Marguerite J. For the past thirty-three years, Noble 
Roberts has been a conductor on the Boston and Maine Railroad. His 
home is in Boston, at No. 39 Cambridge Street. 

CHARLES PERCY ROBERTS. 

For twelve years, Noble Roberts has been connected with the Thomas 
G. Plant Company of Roxbury, as buyer. He was born in \ armouth, 




N. S., but obtained his education in the Lynn public schools. On Octo¬ 
ber 11, 1908, he married Miss Ethel S. Swain, and they reside at No. 160 
Essex’Street, Lynn. He is a Republican in politics, and is connected with 
East Lynn Lodge No. 207, 1. O. O. F. In Masonry, Noble Roberts is 
affiliated in the York Rite, with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton 
Chapter, R. A. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. On Octo¬ 
ber 24, 1905, he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, and he holds therein the enrollment number 6150. 


JOHN LEYLAND ROBERTSON. 

For more than a score of years, Noble Robertson has been the pro¬ 
prietor of a furniture business in Lowell, where he is now located at 
82 Prescott Street. He was born in that city on October 22, 1867, and 
attended the schools there. His Masonic interests are indicated by the 
degrees which he has obtained in both Rites of Masonry. He is affiliated 
with Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. 1 ., 
all of Lowell, and with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Lowell Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 
Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.b He is numbered 4180 upon the mem- 
lists of Aleppo Temple, and his ennoblement took place therein as a mem¬ 
ber of the class of December 4, 1902. Noble Robertson is also a member 
of the Orreck Club and the Country Club of Lowell. In June, 1902, he 
married Miss lnes M. Orfutt, at Lowell and they have three sons, 
George O., John L., Jr., and William L. 

JAMES ROBINSON. 

Noble Robinson is No. 8227 on the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoblement in that distinguished 
body took place on August 8, 1908. His Masonic affiliations aie with the 
following, all of Cambridge: Amicable Lodge, A. T. & A. M., Cambridge 
Chapter, R. A. M., Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and Cambridge Com¬ 
mandery No. 42, K. T. Noble Robinson has conducted a lunch business 
at 6J4 Holyoke Street, Cambridge, for six years. He is unmarried, and 
resides at 13 Copperwaitt Street, Cambridge. 

FRANCIS HOLLIS ROBINSON. 

Noble Robinson is affiliated with the following Masonic bodies: John 
Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; Somerville Chapter, 
R. A. M.; Orient Council R. & S. M. of Somerville; and Cceur de Lion 
Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charlestown. He has enrollment No. 41//, 
on the membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, 
and was ennobled therein on December 4, 1902. Noble Robinson is also 
a member of Caleb Rand Lodge No. 197, 1. O. O. F., and of Somer\ille 
Encampment No. 48. He was born in Boston, May 2, 1856, and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools of Somerville. For more than a third of a 
century, he has been engaged in the grocery business, being located at 
No. 522 Somerville Avenue, Somerville. Noble Robinson is unmarried, 
and resides at No. 36 Atherton Street, Somerville . 


CHARLES ALBERT ROBINSON. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Friendship Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Wilmington, and in Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T., both of Roxbury, Noble 
Robinson made the perilous journey across the Desert, and was permitted, 
as one of the class of December 29, 1911, to penetrate the mysteries of 
the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and enrolled 
among its Nobility as No. 9272. He is a member of the Boston Chapter 
of Sons of the American Revolution. For six years, he has been 
connected with the Packard Motor Company, at No. 1089 Commonwealth 
Avenue, Boston. Noble Robinson was born in the town of Kingsbury, 
W ashington County, N. Y., on September 21, 1873, and obtained his 
education in the public schools of Rutland, Vt.; at the Perry’s English 
and Classical Institute of Rutland, and also at the Eastman College of 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In Franklin, he was married to Miss Maie E. Harris, 
on November 5, 1898, and they have a daughter, Muriel Vivian. Noble 
Robinson’s residence is at No. 170 Beach Street, W est Roxbury. 


WILLIAM PATTEN ROBINSON. 

Noble Robinson is affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with 
St. John’s Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M.; Washington Chapter No. 3, 
R. A. M.; Davenport Council No. 5, R. & S. M., and De Witt Clinton 
Commandery, K. T., all of Portsmouth, N. IT.; and, in the Scottish Rite, 
with Ineffable Lodge of Perfection, and Council of Princes of Jerusalem 
of Portsmouth, N. H.; New Hampshire Chapter of Rose Croix of Dover, 
and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.LR.'.S.L of Nashua. He was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, on February 9, 1904, and his enrollment in 
that body of Shriners was numbered 4458. It is an interesting fact to 
note that St. John’s Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M., which was constituted 

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o!rlir e 2 A 1736 ’ h M M d a Continuous record of meetings, and is the 

No 97 B P 0 C F , Vn' m,SOU a niember of Portsmouth Lodge 
No. 97 B. P .0. E and of Damon Lodge No. 9, K. P„ in which he has 

Partv N 1R , ChanCeIlor ' Politi cally, he belongs to the Republican 
Party. Noble Robinson was born in Epping, N. H„ on February 25 

LS68 and was educated in the public schools of that place, and at Dart¬ 
mouth College. In Sherburne, N. Y„ on September 29, 1904, he was 
married to Miss Georgia C. Williams of Northampton, and they have 
two children. Gladys Emma and Oakleigh Williams. From 1S99 Noble 
Robinson has been a jeweler, being established in business at No 12 
Market Square, Portsmouth, N. H. His residence is at No. 209 Pleasant 
Street, in the same city. 

FREDERICK N. ROCK. 

President of the F. N. Rock Iron Company of Boston, and for the 
past fifteen years in that business, Noble Rock was born in Jamaica 
P am on October 11 1874, and was there educated. His marriage to Miss 

ino/ dy , S , m ' th ° f S ° Uth Bost on, was celebrated in Boston, on June 19 
1901 and they have a son, Norman E„ also a daughter. Sylvia N. Noble 
Rock first knocked at the door of Masonry in Rabboni Lodge. A. F. & 
A M., and was therein duly entered, passed and raised; was advanced 
and exalted in St. Paul’s Royal Arch Chapter; received and greeted in 
T Bo l on Council, R. & S. M., and knighted in Boston Commandery No. 2. 
K. T. Thus Masomcally equipped for Shrine ennoblement, he made the 
journey over the burning sands to the Oasis of Boston, on September 3 
1904, and was admitted to the Mystic Shrine through the portals of 
Aleppo Temple, wherein he was ennobled and enrolled as No. 4783 
Noble Rock’s business address is No. 130 Magazine Street, Roxbury and 
his residence is in Dorchester, at No. 48 Stanley Street. 

JOHN W. ROCKWELL. 

Enrolled as No. 2221 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on 
February 3. 1891, Noble Rockwell had previously become eligible for that 
exaltation by his affiliations in Mt. Hermon Lodge, A. F. & A. M 
Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., Medford Council, R. & S. M„ and Roston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member of the Medford Club, 
the Lawrence Light Guards, and of the Veteran Association of the Law¬ 
rence Light Guards. For a third of a century, Noble Rockwell has been 
a commission produce merchant in Boston, with business location at 
No. 59 Commercial Wharf. He was born in Boston, on April 13, 1859, 
and attended the Medford public schools, graduating from the high 
school in 1876. Noble Rockwell’s marriage to Miss Jessie A. Booker of 
Medford took place in Watertown, on December 8, 1903. Thev have two 
daughters, Dorothy D. and Mary, and the family resides in Medford. 

ROBERT JOHN RODDAY. 

Noble Rodday is the father of Noble William Allen Rodday and has 
been, for forty years, in the business of plumbing and heating. His Masonic 
and fraternal interests have been an important part of his life. He is a 
member of Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. St. Paul’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., and of Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His enrollment in 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place with 
the class of March 28, 1912, and his number therein is 9480. Noble Rod- 
day is Past Grand of Siloam Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F. of Boston, and he 
is Past Chief Patriarch of Tremont Encampment No. 2. He is a member 
of, and was formerly a sergeant in, the Ancient and Honourable Artillery 
Company; is a member of the Ten Of Us Club, the Williams Club, and 
of various other fraternal and social organizations. He was born on 
September 4, 1852, at St. John, N. B., where he was also educated. In 
Boston, on May 10, 1887, he was married to Miss Annie J. Nixon of 
St. John. Noble William A. Rodday is their only child. The business 
address of Noble Rodday is 138 Harrison Avenue, Boston, and he resides 
at 10 Aspen Street, Roxbury. 

WILLIAM ALLEN RODDAY. 

Noble Rodday has been, for fifteen years, in the heating and plumbing 
business in Boston. He was born in that city, on March 15. 1881, and 
received his education in the Boston public schools. He was ennobled on 


Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T., both of that city. He was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on December 30, 1904, 
with enrollment No. 4938. He is Past Patron of Crystal Chapter No. 36, 
O. E. S. of Malden, and a member of the Kernwood Club and of the 
Malden Club. His political affiliations are Republican. Noble Rodgers was 
born in Schuyler, N. Y, on November 15, 1848, and was graduated from 
V lutestown Seminary in 1868. His marriage to Miss Fannie M. Fairchild 
of ilion, N. Y., was solemnized in that place on October 28, 1874; they 
have two children: M. Floyd and M. Flora. A son, Ralph Fairchild, 
was drowned August 13, 1903. Their residence is at 37 Maple Street. 
Malden. Since 1884, Noble Rodgers has been an undertaker. His busi¬ 
ness address is 74 Summer Street, Malden. 

ALBERT F. ROGERS. 

Noble Rogers was admitted with the class of November 11, 1907, into 
Aleppo 1 emple, A. A. O., N. M. S., when his enrollment certificate 
received the number 7775. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were con¬ 
ferred upon him in Hyde Park Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Norfolk Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39. K. T„ both of Hyde Park! 
He is also a member of Forest Lodge, I. O. O. F., of the same place! 
Noble Rogers has been the president and treasurer of the Masten arid 
Wells Fireworks Manufacturing Company, at No. 18 Hawley Street, 
Boston, for more than thirteen years, and previously, for fourteen years, 
he was connected with the same firm. He was bom in Nashua, N. H„ 
on December 14, 1859, and w'as educated in the public schools of Nashua 
and Hyde Park. He married Miss Lillie Sanford in Hyde Park, in 
1888, and they have three children. Their home is in Hyde Park. 

LESLIE STANWOOD ROGERS. 

bor twenty years, Noble Rogers has been engaged in the business 
of real estate and insurance, in the city of Cambridge. He was born in 
Dorchester, on May 6, 1869, and was educated in Dorchester and Cam¬ 
bridge. He obtained his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Amicable Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge; the Capitular Degrees, in Cambridge Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees, in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
the Templar Degrees were conferred in Boston Commandery No! 2, 
K. T. He was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S„ on March 5, 1903, and bis enrollment then received the number 
4278. Noble Rogers is unmarried, and resides at 10 Ellsworth Avenue, 
Cambridge; his business address is 559 Main Street, Cambridge. 

EDWARD AYERS ROLLAND. 

Noble Rolland has been connected with the Bursar’s office of Harvard 
University since September, 1897. He was born in Dedham, on March 15, 
1878, and attended the high school in that town. In March, 1913, he was 
elected one of the Town Auditors of Dedham. His Masonic interests 
have given him affiliations, in the York Rite, with Constellation Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., Hyde Park 
Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T., all of Hyde 
Park. In Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ Noble Rolland was admitted 
to the membership of the Mystic Shrine, on June 24, 1907, when his cer¬ 
tificate of enrollment received the number 7522. He is also a member 
of the Dedham Boat Club. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 458 
High Street, Dedham. 

LEONARD JORDAN ROLLINS. 

Noble Rollins was created a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N. M. S., in the class of May 5, 1903, and was enrolled therein as 
No. 4277. He had previously qualified as a York Rite Mason, in Wash¬ 
ington Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he was raised: St. Pa.ul’s Chapter, 

R. A. M„ wherein he was advanced and exalted; Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., in which he was created a Knight Templar. Aside from 
Masonry, he is affiliated with Marathon Lodge, K. P„ in which he is 
Past Chancellor, and he is also eligible for the Grand Lodge and all 
the offices therein. For the past twenty-five years, Noble Rollins has 
been connected with the Boston Water Department, as civil engineer in the 
high pressure service. He was born in Biddeford, Maine, on August 5. 
1862, and was educated in the schools of Augusta, Maine. His marriage 


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is numbered 8152. His Masonic Degrees were conferred in Joseph Webb 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of Senior Warden; in 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.; in Boston Council, R. & S. M., all of 
Boston, and in Joseph Warren Commandery, No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. 
He is also a member of Siloam Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F. of Boston. 
Noble Rodday is unmarried and resides at 10 Aspen Street, Roxbury: 
his business address is 138 Harrison Avenue, Boston. 

MILLARD F. RODGERS. 

A Life Member of Converse Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Malden, Noble 


Noble Rollins resides at No. 119 Pembroke Street, Boston, and’his office 
is at the Fire Department Headquarters on Bristol Street. 

EDWIN THEODORE ROLLINS. 

Noble Rollins was graduated from the Harvard Medical School with 
the class of- 1902, and before entering the Medical School Jie traveled in 
Europe. He is a member of the American Medical Association. Massa- 
chusetts Medical Society, Norfolk District Medical Society, Boston Medi¬ 
cal Association, Harvard Medical Alumni Association, and West Rox¬ 
bury Medical Club. Noble Rollins was born in Newtonville, on April 1, 



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graduating from high school in 1887. Tic is a member of Dalhousie 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Newtonville, Newton Chapter, R. A. M., Boston 
Council, R. & S. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of 
Newtonville. Noble Rollins has taken degrees in full course in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°. S. .P. .R. -S. . In 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Noble Rollins was ennobled 
with the class of December 17, 1906, and his enrollment number upon the 
membership lists of that exalted body is 6883. In Boston, on October 1, 
1902, Noble Rollins married Miss Susan L. Gerrish of Chelsea. He has 
two daughters, Emily Gerrish, and Virginia. His residence and office are 
at No. 17 Gordon Street, Jamaica Plain. 


JOHN O. ROORBACH. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on June 2, 1905, with enrollment certificate No. 6025, Noble Roorbach 
had previously qualified for his reception into that celebrated body by 
his attainments in the York Rite Masonry of Boston. He was raised 
in Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., was advanced and exalted in 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and received the Chivalric Degrees in 
De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. For twenty-two years, Noble Rooi- 
bach has been with the Western Union Telegraph Company, having held 
the position of test board man for the last eight years. He was born in 
Tamaqua, Penn., on February 10, 1859, and was educated in St. Clair, 
Penn. He was married in Boston, and has two children, Eidelweiss M., 
and Jean Ogilvie. His business address is No. 125 Milk Street, Boston, 
and he resides at No. 32 Garland Street, Everett. 



WILLIAM HENRY ROOT. 

Born in Boston, on August 30, 1879, Noble Root has been, for about 
fifteen years, engaged in the building and contracting business, with an 
office at No. 1 Beacon Street, Boston. Upon the enrollment lists of 
Aleppo Temple, he is listed as No. 9208, and his ennoblement in that 
body took place with the class of December, 1911. He has degrees in 
full course, in both Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite, his affiliations 
are with the following bodies of Haverhill: Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M., Haverhill Council, R. & S. M., and 
Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection of Haverhill; Boston Lodge of 
Perfection ; Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. 
Noble Root is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Engineers’ 
Club, the Boston City Club, and the Boston Athletic Association. In 
Haverhill, on June 15, 1904, he was married to Miss Victoria Knipe; 
they have two sons, William Knipe and Henry Austin, and a daughter, 
Dorothy. They reside in Haverhill, on Ward Hill. 



EDWARD ROSE. 

Enrolled as No. 7521 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on 
June 24, 1907, Noble Rose had previously become eligible for that 
ennoblement through his affiliations in the York Rite of Masonry. He 
was raised in King David Lodge, A. F. & A. M., but demitted to Lodge 
of Stirling, A. F. & A. M. of Malden; was advanced and exalted in 
Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M. of Malden: passed under the ninth arch 
in Melrose Council, R. & S. M„ and was dubbed and created a Knight 
Templar in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, of Malden, in which he is 
Captain General. Noble Rose is also a member of the Winthrop Yacht 
Club. For the past eighteen years, he has been seedsman with the Fottler, 
Fiske. Rawson Company, Boston, dealers in seeds and plants. He was born 
October 13, 1878 in Taunton, where he received a public school education. 
His marriage to Miss Lilia Thompson of Malden took place on Feb¬ 
ruary 21, 1907. Noble Rose’s business address is No. 13 Faneuil Hall 
Square, Boston, while his residence is in West Somerville, at No. 127 
Josephine Avenue. 

LEONARD WARREN ROSS. 

Noble Ross, who has been in the employ of the city of Boston for 
more than five years as General Superintendent of the Cemetery Depart¬ 
ment, has had a distinguished Masonic career. He has the rank of Past 
Master in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton; has filled all the 
offices in St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M.; and in Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2. K. T.. he has also held various 
offices. In addition to this York Rite membership, Noble Ross is a 
member of the following Scottish Rite bodies; Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. His enrollment certificate in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 




N. M. S., bears the number 4190, and he was ennobled therein, on 
December 4, 1902. By profession, Noble Ross was a landscape architect 
and forester for about thirty-seven years. He was born in Worcester, 
on October 5, 1856, and obtained his education in the public schools of 
that city. On December 23, 1887, he married, in Boston, Miss Florence 
Pierce. They have a son, Winthrop P., and reside at 723 Harvard Street, 
Mattapan. Noble Ross’s business address is the Mattapan Cemetery. 

THOMAS ALBERT ROSS. 

The qualifying Masonic Degrees having been conferred upon Noble 
Ross in Joseph Webb Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston, he was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ with the class of June, 1913, 
and his enrollment then received the number 9641. Noble Ross was born 
in Alliance, O., on June 29, 1872. He was engaged in the mercantile and 
publishing business, and now, for about five years, has been claim adjuster 
for the Ford Motor Company. The business address of Noble Ross is 
Charles River Parkway and Brookline Street, Cambridge. 

LOUIS SANFORD ROSS. 

August 8, 1876, marked the date of Noble Ross’ birth at Newton¬ 
ville, where, also, he graduated from the high school with the class of 
1895. His marriage to Miss Florence M. Keith took place in Vatci- 
town, in 1903. For several years, he has been a manufacturer of rail¬ 
way signals, his business location being 88 Bowers Street, Newtonville, 
while his home is at 414 Walnut Street. In Masonry, Noble Ross is con¬ 
nected with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Newton Chaptei, R. A. M., 
and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T., all of Newtonville. Through 
the medium of these affiliations, he was received into the membership of 
Aleppo Temple, with enrollment No. 8703, on March 25, 1910. 

JOHN J. ROUND. 

Noble Round was b.orn in Boston, on April 30, 1872, and obtained 
his education in the schools of that city. He has been in the jewelry 
business, in Boston, for about twenty years, and is now located at No. 734 
Washington Street. Noble Round is a member of Golden Rule Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, Reading Chapter, R. A. M„ and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. Thus Masonically quali¬ 
fied for ennoblement, he was admitted to the membership of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, with the classs of May 21, 1909, and 
his certificate of enrollment therein bears the number 8450. Noble 
Round is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Jewelers Club, 
and the Tewelers’ Association of Boston. He is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 627 Main Street, Wakefield. 

LEON R. ROWE. 

In Masonry, Noble Rowe is affiliated with Meridian Splendor Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., of Newport. Maine, Stephen Chapter, R. A. M, of New¬ 
port, Maine, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, K. T. of Charles¬ 
town. He was welcomed into the Nobilitv of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on May 29, 1903, and was enrolled therein as No. 4289. He is 
also a member of the Boston City Club. Noble Rowe was born in New¬ 
port, Maine, on April 25, 1875, and attained an education at the Maine 
Central Institute. His marriage to Miss May E. Young of Syracuse, 
N. Y„ took place in Boston, on March 23. 1907. He is president of the 
Richard Mayer Company, located at No. 200 Summer Street, Boston, and 
prior to making this connection, he managed a department of Messrs. 
Charles T. Webb and Company for some years. Noble Rowe’s home is 
at No. 1868 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 

GEORGE ELLIS ROWE. 

Noble Rowe’s Masonic interests are indicated by his affiliations in 
Liberty Lodge, A. F. & A. hi.. Amity Chapter, R. A. M„ and St. George 
Commandery No. 44, K. T., all of Beverly. He was welcomed into the 
ranks of Aleppo Temple, on December 17, 1906, and there was then con¬ 
ferred upon him the diploma of enrollment bearing the number 6879. 
Noble Rowe was born in Gloucester, on September 23, 1876. and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools there. In Beverly, he was married to Miss 
Martha E. Bell; they have a daughter, Martha Pickett, and a son, 
Philip K. For the past eight years. Noble Rowe has been proprietor of 
the Millet Woodbury Company, shoe manufacturers, at 105 Rantoul 
Street, Beverly. His residence is at 150 Lodge Street, in the same city. 

EUGENE P. ROWELL. 

Having attained the prerequisite Masonic qualifications in Plymouth 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Samoset Chapter, R. A. M., and Old Colony 
Commandery No. 15, K. T. of Abington, Noble Rowell was ordained a 
Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on November 10, 1914, 
with enrollment No. 10407. He is also a member of Mayflower Lodge 

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nf th! V °' ' ' ° f , Ply r m ° Uth ’ the Old Colony Club of Plymouth, and Chapte 

Rowdl ,f a "T eCrS ! ° St0n ' F ° r the past fifteen years - Noble Russel 
Rowell has been general manager and treasurer of the Plymouth Electric 

Light Company. He was born in Claremont, N. H„ on June 27 1867 

ami was educated in that town. His marriage to Miss Fannie T ’ Skill- 

iw, “1, rT !T‘ l>lace in *" r ™ August 10. 

1®(.. and the, have four chtldren: Vchua L„ Eugene P.. Fred M, and 

- inam L. \ 0 blc Rowell’s business address is No. 45 Main Street Ply¬ 
mouth, his residence being in the same town, on Allerton Street. 


CLARENCE W. ROWLEY. 

t X ,° lllC Jooo'f’ Wh ,° IS numbered l, P° n the enrollment lists of Aleppo 
Temple as __88, has taken degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry, 
l.s affiliations are as follows: in the York Rite, with Massachusetts 
° ge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Boston; 
Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and 
m the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
bonda i ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mount Olivet Chapter of 
Kose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.b Noble 


r No. 108, of the Order of the Eastern Star. In Masonry, Noble 
Russell has acquired the Symbolic Degrees in Belmont Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M.; the Capitular Degrees, in Waltham Royal Arch Chapter; the 
v D'Ptic Degrees, in Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, and 
the Templar Degrees, in St. Bernard Commandery No. 12, K. T. of 
Boston. In the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with 
the following bodies: Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
^ ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.\R.\S.\ Thus prepared for the 
journey to Mecca, he made the pilgrimage to the Boston Oasis, and was 
ennobled in Aleppo Temple, December 4, 1902, with enrollment No. 4186. 


WILLIAM H. RUSSELL. 

Having the rank of Senior Steward in Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Lynn, Noble Russell also bears allegiance, in York Rite Masonry, to 
Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. &- A. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 44. 
K. T„ both of Lynn; and in the Scottish Rite, to Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 c ' 


Rowley has been, for twenty years, engaged in the practice of law in c ^ ° f R ° Se Croi *’ and Massac]u,setts Consistory, 32°, 

Boston, and has offices at 294 Washington Street. He is unmarried and r fi ' K ' 'X-' ' . “ s d ° ubIy qualified, he was received into the Nobility 
resides at the Hotel Somerset. In Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, he has the rank of Noble, and bis ennoblement took place on 
October 31. 1896. 


FREDERICK CLAYTON RUGG. 

The lamented Noble Rugg passed to the Great Beyond on Septem¬ 
ber 6 1914. He was born in Fitchburg, on April 21, 1856, and obtained 
Ins education in the public schools of that city. Noble Rugg had his 
residence at 32 A. Water Street. Marlboro, where he was also established 
as a painter, having followed that occupation for thirty-five years He 
was married in Clinton, on June 1. 1882, to Miss Alice L. Parmenter, 
who survives him. The Masonic Degrees which made the late Noble 
Rugg eligible for admission to the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order 
were conferred upon him in United Brethren Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ and 
Houghton Roval Arch Chapter, both of Marlboro; Hiram Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Trinity Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson. He was 
ennobled in Alepno Temnle as a member of the company of pilgrims 
of December 31. 1907. and there was then awarded to him the certificate 
of enrollment numbered 7985. Noble Rugg was also a member of Marl¬ 
boro Lodge No. 99, A. O. U. W. 

WALTER GOULD RUGGLES. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple opened to admit Noble Ruggles to the 
illustrious Nobility of the Mystic Shrine on June 24, 1907, when he 
was enrolled therein as No. 7512. He was raised in Good Samaritan 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and attained to the Orders of Christian Knight¬ 
hood in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Malden. Noble 
Ruggles has been a member of the firm of W. G. Ruggles Companv, 
power plant snecialists, for manv years. He was born in Fitchburg, on 
November 3, 1870. but obtained his education in Reading. In Lowell, on 
Tune 6, 1900, he married Miss Tuliette Carter of that city, and they have 
two children. Carter K. and Elaine. Noble Ruggles’ business address is 
No. 54 High Street, Boston, and his residence is in Reading. 

ARTHUR I. RUSSELL. 

Masonically attached to Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton. 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M.. and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., 
both of Boston, Noble Russell was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, on April 29, 1902, and was enrolled therein as No. 3856. He 
was born in Lynnfield. on January 10. 1876. and was educated in the 
public schools of that place. For the past fifteen years, Noble Russell has 
been engaged in the plumbing business, being located at No. 304 Wash¬ 
ington Street, Brighton, while his residence is at No. 22 Newton Street, 
Brighton. 

HERBERT H. RUSSELL. 

Noble Russell, whose home is at 206 Lexington Street. Waverly, was 
in the hay and grain business for nearly thirty-three years. At the same 
time he was postmaster of Waverly. and now, since its admission to the 
Boston Postal District, he is the Superintendent of that District. He 
was born in West Cambridge, in March. 1848, and secured his education in 
the schools there. In March, 1874. he was married to Miss Eva M. 
Chamberlain, who passed away after some years, leaving him two sons: 
Percy H. and Clarence A. On November 29, 1892, he was married to 
Miss Cora B. Mitchell, and they have a son. Stanley G. Noble Russell is 
a member of the Lincoln Club, of Boston, and a Republican in politics. 
Among the bodies with which he is connected, in addition to his Masonic 
and Shrine affiliations, are Tranelo Lodge No. 138, I. O. O. F. of 


of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on May 23, 1893, with enrollment 
No. 2259. Noble Russell is also a member of the Lynn Yacht Club. 
Fni a quarter of a century, he has been in the shoe supplies business. 
He was born in Lynn, on May 10, 1865, and attended the schools of that 
c.ty ; He married Miss Harriet B. Fuller, at Lynn. His business address 
’s f o. 265 Broad Street, in that city, and his residence is on the same 
street, at No. 26. 

SAMUEL RUST. 

Elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
March 21, 1889, with membership No. 2196, Noble Rust is Masonically 
attached to Hampden Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Springfield, and Springfield 
Commandery No. 6, K. T. He is a member of Wilcox Post No. 16, 
G. A. R. of Springfield, and, politically, of the Republican Party. Noble 
Rust was born in Littleville, on October 29, 1844, and obtained an edu¬ 
cation in the public schools of Huntington. His marriage to Miss 
Pamelia C. Adams took place in Williamstown, on April 13, 1870. In 
1862, in Boston, Noble Rust enlisted in the Thirty-second Massachusetts 
Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged in June, 1865. He was with the 
Army of the Potomac. 5th Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade, and served 
under Generals Porter. Warren and Griffin. At the age of twelve years, 
Noble Rust began to learn the paper manufacturing business, and later 
became a traveling salesman, representing various houses. From Octo¬ 
ber. 1900, to November 1, 1910, when he retired, he had been manager 
of the Holyoke Paper Company, a division of the American Writing 
Paper Company. Noble Rust’s home is in Springfield, at 168 Sumner 
Avenue. 

STEPHEN E. RYDER. 

In Masonry, Noble Ryder is affiliated with Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Wakefield; Reading Chapter, R. A. M„ in which, for fourteen 
years, he has held the office of Treasurer, and with Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. In 1912 and 1913, he was a 
member of the Arab Patrol of Aleppo Temple, his ennoblement having 
taken place in that body of Shriners with the class of December 4, 1902, 
when he received the certificate of enrollment bearing the number 4191. 
Noble Ryder is also a member of Souhegan Lodge No. 38, I. O. O. F„ 
and of Lodge No. 1276. B. P. O. E„ both of Wakefield. In 1899 and 
1900, he served as Selectman in that town. For eleven years, Noble 
Ryder was Hospital Steward in the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry, and 
for one year, held a like position with the Massachusetts Naval Brigade. 
As a War Veteran, he has the rank of Quartermaster-General and Past 
Commander of the United States Spanish War Veterans’ Camp No. 39. 
For about a third of a century, Noble Ryder has been a druggist in 
Wakefield, his store being located at 416 Main Street. He was born in 
Concord, N. H.. on October 26, 1862, and secured his education in the 
public schools of Wakefield. He was married on March 30, 1887. to Miss 
Annie M. Taylor; they have two daughters, Helen Taylor and Hazel 
Hardy. Noble Ryder’s residence is on Park Avenue, Wakefield. 

F. ALEXANDER CHANDLER. 

Noble Chandler was received into the exalted Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ with the class of December 15, 1908, and 
was enrolled as No. 8282. His Masonic degrees were conferred upon him 
in Belmont Lodge. A. F. & A. M.. Menotomy Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Arlington. Cambridge Council, R. & S. M„ and in Cambridge Command¬ 
ery No. 42. K. T. Noble Chandler is a Past Patron of the Belmont 
Chapter of the Eastern Star. He is also a member of the Boston Cham- 


Clinic die imuciu “'life ^ x u 1 ui me x^dSLcin oral, ne is aiso a member ot the Boston Cham- 

Waverly; Waverly Council No. 313, of the Royal Arcanum; and Belmont ber of Commerce, and the New England Hardware Dealers’ Association 

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of which he is an ex-President, and has also served the town of 
Belmont as a member of the School Committee. Noble Chandler was 
born in Belmont, on April 22, 1881; was graduated from its high school 
with the class of 1897, and also from the Burdett Business College of 
Boston in 1898. For fifteen years, he has been associated with, and 
since 1904 a corporate officer of the Chandler and Farquhar Company, 
dealers in machine tools and supplies, with stores at 28-32 Tederal Street, 
and at 419-425 Atlantic Avenue, Boston. He was married in Belmont, 
on September 15, 1903 to Miss J. Ethelynd Drayton, and they reside at 
No. 90 Lexington Street, Waverly Village, Belmont. 

CHARLES E. CARLTON. 

Made an affiliate Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
December 17, 1906, with enrollment No. 6770, Noble Carlton has Masonic 
connections with Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Cambridge Chapter, 

R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He is also a member 
of the Engineers’ Club of Boston. For the past twenty-five years, Noble 
Carlton has been in the banking business in Boston. He was born in 
Concord. N. H., on August 1, 1872, and was educated in the schools of 
that city. He is unmarried; his business address is No. 200 Devonshire 
Street, Boston, and his residence is in Cambridgde, at No. 19 Trowbridge 
Street. 

AMOS F. CHASE. 

Enrolled as No. 541 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple. 
Noble Chase was admitted to the Shrine in that body, on May 23, 1893. 
having previously attained Knighthood in the V ork Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. In the former, he is affiliated with 
Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has served as Marshal; 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36, K. T„ wherein he is ranked as Past Commander, 
all of Lynn. In the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, in which he is Guard; Giles Fonda \ ates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.N Noble Chase is a 
Past Grand in Bay State Lodge No. 40. I. O. O. F„ and has the rank 
of Past Chief Patriarch in Palestine Encampment No. 37. He is a 
member of the Oxford Club of Lynn, of Post No. 5, G. A. R., and has 
the distinction of having been one of the original members of Company I, 
Eighth Regiment M. V. M. Noble Chase is vice president of the 
Irwin Chemical Company, and president of the Lynn Investment Security 
Company. For more than thirty years, he has been a custom shirt manu¬ 
facturer in Boston, and is now located at 521 \\ ashington Street. He 
was born in Lynn, on October 8, 1841. and was educated in that city. 
Noble Chase has been twice married: first, in 1864. to Miss Abbie F. 
Chase,' who left him with a son. now Dr. Arthur B. Chase of Oklahoma 
City; second, on January 20. 1893, to Miss Clara J. Perliam of Wood- 
stock, Me. Noble Chase resides in Lynn. 

LAUREN F. COLBY. 

Since 1900, Noble Colby has been the manager of the George P. 
Cox Last Company, of Malden, and before assuming that position, had 
been connected with that concern for twenty years. In 1880, he was 
assistant receiving clerk of the Pacific National Bank. He was born 
in Boston, on July 30, 1858. and graduated from the English High School 
with the class of 1876. His Masonic affiliations are with Mt. Vernon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, the Royal Arch Chapter of Malden, 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. o.f Malden. He was ennobled 
in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. on September 4. 1907. and his 
enrollment therein is numbered 646. Noble Colby’s marriage to Miss 
Anne R. Cox of Malden, took place in 1881. He is now a widower, and 
has a daughter, Marjorie R. and a son, George W. Noble Colby is a 
Republican in politics. His home is at No. 25 Cedar Street. Malden, and 
his business is conducted at 650 Eastern Avenue, Malden. 

ALBA E. CHAMBERLAIN. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S„ on March 1, 
1898, and enrolled on its membership lists as No. 663. Noble Chamber- 
lain received his Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in St. Paul’s Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of South Boston; his Capitular Degrees, in St. Matthew’s 
Chapter, R. A. M„ also of South Boston, and his Templar Degrees, in 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. In the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows, he is affiliated with Boston Lodge No. 97. Noble 
Chamberlain is a retired Boston police officer, after thirty-five years of 
service, and is a member of the Boston Police Relief Association. He 
was born in Stockbridge, Vt„ on September 14, 1848. and was married 
at Marblehead, in 1896, to Miss Caroline L. Bartlett. Noble Chamber¬ 
lain’s residence is at No. 164 Dorchester Street, South Boston. 


WILLIAM ALEXANDER CAMPBELL. 

Welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
on December 31, 1909, Noble Campbell was enrolled therein as No. 8592. 
He is Masonicallv affiliated with Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M , 
St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M., and with Boston Commandery No. 2, 

K. T. After having been, for twelve years, in the grain business, he 
became, five years ago, senior member of the firm of Campbell and Burn¬ 
ham, grain dealers. Noble Campbell was born in Boston, on March 4. 
1884, and obtained an education in the schools of that city. He is a 
member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston City and Dud¬ 
ley Clubs, and his business address is 505 Chamber of Commerce. Noble 
Campbell is unmarried, and resides at 87 St. Stephen s Street, Boston. 

FRANK F. CLAPP. 

The gates of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ opened to admit 
Frank F. Clapp to its illustrious Nobility, on December 28, 1891, when 
it enrolled him on its membership register, as No. 506. Noble Clapp 
was raised in Aina Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Damariscotta, Me, but 
demitted to Mt. Vernon Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Malden; was advanced 
and exalted in E. B. French Chapter, R. A. M„ and also has membership 
in Tabernacle Chapter. R. A. M., of Malden; was received and greeted 
in King Hiram Council, R. & S. M. of Rockland, Me., and was knighted 
in Dunlap Commandery No. 5, K. T. of Bath, Me., also being a Sir 
Knight in Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden. Noble 
Clapp is also a member of Fort George Lodge, K. P. of Brunswick, Me., 
of Malden Lodge No. 965. B. P. O. E.; of Crystal Chapter No. 36, 
O. E. S. of Malden, and of the Kernwood Club of that city. For the past 
thirty-four years, he has been in the wholesale clothing business in Boston, 
being located at No. 34 Summer Street. Politically, Noble Clapp has 
served as Alderman in Malden in 1908. and as President of its Common 
Council in 1899. He was born in Damariscotta. Me., on January 29, 
1853, and attended school in that town. There, also, on January 3, 1877. 
he was married to Miss Fanstena Austin of that place, who passed 
away in Malden, on November 25, 1902, leaving him two children: F. Aus¬ 
tin and Mrs. Mildred C. Roberts. Noble Clapp resides in Malden, at 
No. 126 Dexter Street. 

HORACE CORYELL CHESTER. D. M. D. 

With Masonic memberships in Converse Lodge, A. F. & A. M, and 
in the Lodge of Stirling, A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., 
Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T.. 
all of Malden. Noble Chester was enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S„ on May 12, 1910. as No. 8729. Noble Chester also has affilia¬ 
tions with Lodge No. 965, of the B. P. O. E. of Malden, and with the 
Malden and Kernwood Clubs. He was graduated from the Dental 
Department of Tufts College with the class of 1900, and is practicing 
his profession as a dentist, with offices at 6 Beacon Street, Boston. He 
is a member of the Boston and Tufts Dental Alumni Associations and 
of the Metropolitan District Dental Society. Noble Chester was born in 
Schenevus, N. Y., on June 25. 1876, and attended school there. In 
Westford, N. Y., on April 2, 1902, he was married to Miss Elizabeth R. 
Palmer of the same place; they have one child, Coryell Palmer, and 
reside at No. 90 Dexter Street, Melrose. 

LAWRENCE BENNETT CHENEY. 

Noble Cheney has been in the electrical business in Newburyport 
for the past eight years. Having secured Masonic Degrees in St. John’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ of Newburyport: King Cyrus Chapter, R. A. M„ 
and Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T., both of Newburyport, he 
was admitted, with the enrollment number 9179, into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 8, 1911. He was born 
in Newburyport, on June 30, 1889, and was a student in the schools there. 
On January 18, 1905, in Newburyport, he was married to Miss Elizabeth 
Halderman of Boston. He has a daughter, Dorothy H., and resides at 
43 Oakland Street. His business address is 310 Merrimack Street, New¬ 
buryport. 

MIAL WOODBURY CHASE. 

On December 29. 1911, Noble Chase became a Shriner in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ his membership in that body, in order of 
enrollment, being 9232. He had previously attained connections with 
the following Masonic bodies: Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Lynn, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. He is also affiliated with the 
Odd Fellows, in Glenmere Lodge No. 139; with the Knights of Pythias, 
in Paul Revere Lodge; with the Improved Order of Red Men, in Winne- 
purkit Tribe; with the Elks, in Lodge No. 117, and with the Orientals. 
































































































































































































































Noble Chase was bom in Lynn, on August 27. 1867. and obtained an 
education in the schools of that city. His marriage to Miss Maud D 
Hollis took place in Lynn, on October 30, 1890. Since 1886. he has 
been in the ice business, being established at 333 Union Street, Lynn, 
while his home is in the same city, at 15 Euclid Avenue. 

CHARLES A. CLOUGH. 

Having attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry 
and the 32 in the Scottish Rite, Noble Clough was admitted to the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., on April 29, 1902, with 
enrollment No. 3796. He is affiliated with the following bodies, all of 
Nashua, N. H.: Rising Sun Lodge No. 39, A. F. & A. M.; Meridian Sun 
Chapter, No. 9, R. A. M.; Israel Hunt Council No. 8, R. & S. M.; St. 
George Commandery, K. T.; Aaron P. Hughes Lodge of Perfection; 
Oriental Council of Princes of Jerusalem; St. George Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and New Hampshire Consistory, S.'.P/.R.CS.C He is also a 
member of the Boston City Club. Noble Clough was born in Belgrade, 
Me., on August 17, 1870, and was educated at Kent’s Hill, Me. For the 
past ten years he has been with Baker, Ayling and Company, at 50 Con¬ 
gress Street, Boston. He is unmarried, and resides in Boston, in the 
Technology Chambers. 

ASA COOK. 

Masonically, Noble Cook is affiliated with Puritan Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ of \\ hitman, in which he has the rank of Senior Steward, Junior 
Steward, and Junior Deacon; with Pilgrim Chapter, R. A. M., Abington 
Council, R. & S. M.. and with Old Colony Commandery No. 15, K. T. 
of Abington, wherein he was Guard for twenty-five years. His enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple is 7666, and 
he was received into that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order 
of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in November, 1912. Noble Cook was 
born in East Bridgewater, on August 8, 1850. For the past forty years, 
he has been in the shoe business in Whitman, in which town he 
resides, at No. 233 School Street. 


ALBION BENJAMIN COOK. 

Noble Cook is one of the proprietors of the Bay State Tea and 
Butter Company, located at No. 26 North Washington Street, North 
Attleboro. He was born in Hartland, Me., on April 7, 1876. He attended 
the schools there, and also the Burdett Business Collese in Boston. He 
is Treasurer of Bristol Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Attleboro, and is 
also affiliated, in the York Rite, with Rabboni Chapter, R. A. M. Noble 
Cook has attained a full course of degrees in the Scottish Rite, having 
the following connections; with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. His 
elevation to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple A. A. O.. N. M. S., took 
place as a member of the class of June 5, 1912, with enrollment No. 9553. 
His marriage to Miss Celia B. Buker of St. Albans, Me., was celebrated 
at Boston, in 1898. Their residence is at No. 48 Colburn Street, North 
Attleboro. 

FRANK E. CONSTANS. 

Noble Constans has been a physician and surgeon, for the past 
twenty-four years. He was born in Blue Earth, Minn., on August 2, 1866, 
received the degree of B. A. at Carleton College, of that state, in 1886, and 
that of M. D. at the Hahnemann Medical College, of Philadelphia, Pa., in 
1889. His marriage to Miss Emily F. Packard took place in Brockton, 
on March 29, 1893. Noble Constans attained the necessary qualifications 
for Shrine ennoblement in the York Rite bodies of Brockton, being 
affiliated with Paul Revere Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Satucket Chapter, 

R. A. M., Brockton Council, R. & S. M, and Bay State Commandery 
No. 38, K. T. His membership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
dates from December 4. 1902, and his enrollment number therein is 4010. 

In addition to his Masonic and Shrine connections. Noble Constans is 
attached to the Odd Fellows, in Lodge No. 240, of Brockton, and to the 
Knights of Pythias, in Brockton Lodge. He belongs to the Commercial 
Club, the Thorny Lea Club, and to the Merchants and Manufacturers’ 
Club. His office address is 7 Main Street, and he resides at 185 New¬ 
bury Street, Brockton. 

WILLIAM ALMON COPELAND. 

Noble Copeland is ranked as Past Master in St. James Lodge. A. F. & 

V M. of Mansfield, and he is also affiliated with Keystone Chapter, 

R. A. M. of Foxboro, Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro; 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda \ ates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.b He was admitted to the Shrine in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, and enrolled therein as No. 4020. 
He is a member of Mansfield Chapter No. 133, O. E. S.; of the Mans¬ 
field Board of Trade, and of the Civic Association. He is a Deacon of 

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ti e Orthodox Congregational ' Church; Superintendent of the Sunday- 
School; a member of the Prudential Committee; has been a Director of 
the Town Public Library since it was opened in 1884; has served as a Select¬ 
man. and also, for six years, on the School Board. Noble Copeland was 
born in Mansfield, on October 23, 1855. He obtained his preparatory 
education in the public schools of Mansfield and Taunton; was graduated 
from Amherst College in 1877; from the Boston University Law School 
in 18.0, and was admitted to the bar in 1881. Since then, he has prac¬ 
ticed his profession as attorney-at-law, being established at Room 350, 73 
Tremont Street, Boston. His marriage to Miss Lucy S. Fairbanks took 
place on October 26, 1904, in Mansfield, where he resides, at 79 North 
Main Street. 

LOUIS HENRY CUSHING. 

Noble Cushing, having gained the necessary Masonic qualifications for 
Shrine ennoblement, in Middlesex Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Framingham, 
Bancroft Chapter, R. A. M„ of Ayer, and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19. 
K. T. of Fitchburg, was admitted to the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on January 1. 1911, and enrolled therein as No. 8934. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of the New England Street Railway Club of Boston, and, politically, 
of the Republican Party. He serves the town of Ayer in the capacity of 
Registrar of Voters. Noble Cushing was born in Duxbury, on April 24, 
1877, and was educated in the schools there. His marriage to Miss 
Margaret Elizabeth Kent of Bridgewater took place in Kingston, in Sep¬ 
tember, 1900, and they have a son, Harold Wyman, born November 18, 
1902. Since 1908, Noble Cushing has been general superintendent of the 
Lowell and Fitchburg Street Railway Company, with offices at Ayer, 
where he also resides, on Pleasant Street. 

GEORGE O. CUTTER. 

Prepared for Shrine ennoblement, in Washington Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M, and Joseph Warren Commandery 
No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury, Noble Cutter was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, in December, 1907, his enrollment number 
being 7660. He is also a member of the Colonial Club of Dorchester. 
Noble Cutter was born in Somerville, on September 21, 1880, and attained 
an education in the schools of Roxbury, Boston, and Cambridge. His 
marriage to Miss Violet F. Creber, took place in Dorchester, on Febru¬ 
ary 5, 1907, and they have a son, W. Bowman, born January 22, 1909. 
For the past eighteen years, Noble Cutter has been proprietor of the 
hardware and paint business conducted under the name of W. Bowman 
Cutter, established at 1855 Dorcheseter Avenue, Dorchester, and at 2379 
Washington Street, Roxbury. His home is at 62 Kenwood Street, 
Dorchester. 

HENRY M. CUTLER. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees, in Mt. Hollis Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ of Holliston, in which he had the rank of Master in 
1901-2; Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, 
K. T„ both of Milford, Noble Cutler was received into the membership 
of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic 
Shrine, in September, 1900, and was enrolled as No. 666, upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of that body of Shriners. He is affiliated also with Ever¬ 
green Lodge. I. O. O. F. of Holliston. Politically, his interests are with 
the Republican Party. Noble Cutler was born in Holliston, on July 19. 
1865, and attended the grammar and high schools there, from the latter 
of which he was graduated with the class of 1883. In that place, also, 
on November 16, 1907, be married Miss Annie A. Travis, and they have 
a daughter, Rachel A., born November 18. 1910. He served as Represen¬ 
tative, in 1902, and as Selectman in 1899, 1900, and 1901. Noble Cutler has 
been a farmer all his life, in Holliston, where he also resides. 

FRANK E. CUTLER. 

The enrollment numbered 4005 in Aleppo Temple of the Mystic 
Shrine, is that of Noble Frank E. Cutler, who was welcomed into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, as a member of the class of 
December 4, 1902. The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred upon 
him in Soley Lodge. A. F. & A. M„ Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., 
Orient Council, R. & S. M., all of Somerville, and in De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, Iv. T. of Boston. He belongs to the Master Builders’ 
Association of Boston. Boston Yacht Club, Arlington Boat Club, and to 
the Old Beacon Club of Allerton. Noble Cutler was born in Somerville, 
on February 7, 1863, and was educated in the schools there. In Somer¬ 
ville. also, on June 19, 1889, his marriage to Miss Ella A. Knight, took 
place. They have a son, S. Ernest, born on June 12, 1892, and a 
daughter, Ruth C. born on March 11, 1902. For the past twenty-seven 
years Noble Cutler has been a painting contractor. His business address 
is 146 Summer Street, Boston, while his home is in Somerville, at 44 
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CHARLES SYDNEY COOK, JR. 

The enrollment numbered 9061, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
is that of Noble Cook, whose ennoblement took place on May 29, 1911. 
Masonically, he is affiliated with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., New¬ 
ton Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Newtonville, Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Gethsemane Conimandery No. 35, K. T., of Newtonville. He was 
born in Boston, June 30, 1876, and obtained his education in the schools 
of that city. He has been, for eight years, general manager for a Stowed 
and Company, jewelers, at 24 Winter Street, Boston. In Allston, on 
October 13, 1899, he married Miss Celia M. Gould of Boston. They have 
two sons, Sydney Doane and Joseph Gould, and a daughter, Esther. 1 heir 
residence is in West Newton. 

ELMER B. CUTLER. 

Having qualified as a Mason, in John Abbott Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Somerville, Signet Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown. Orient Council, 
R. & S. M. of Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Conimandery No. 34, K. 1 . 
of Charlestown, Noble Cutler was admitted to the Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on October 24, 1905, with membership No. 6112. He is also a 
member of the Boston City Club. Noble Cutler was born in Charlestown, 
on August 13, 1879, and obtained his education in the public schools there, 
in Somerville, and in Boston. His marriage to Miss Edith M. Cobb took 
place in Somerville, on September 28, 1904. bor the past seventeen 
years, Noble Cutler has been associated in business with Clement, Parker 
and Company, of 70 State Street, Boston, while his home is in Somer¬ 
ville, at 86 Fellsway, West. 

LYTTON POE CHANDLER. 

Noble Chandler was a member of the Arab Patrol of Aleppo Temple, 
1910-11. He is connected with the firm of Wilson, Larrabee and Com¬ 
pany of 70 Harrison Avenue, Boston, wholesale dealers in dry goods. 
He was born in Lynn, on March 15, 1866, and was educated in that city. 
Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement, 
in Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Reading, Reading Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and Hugh de Payens Conimandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, with 
the class of November 11, 1907, and was registered as No. 7662. Noble 
Chandler is unmarried, and resides in Boston. 

MARCUS CHASE. 

Noble Chase has been, for more than three years, the manager for 
the Niles-Bement-Pond Company, of Massachusetts, makers of machine 
tools, at 93-95 Oliver Street, Boston. For the past fifteen years, he has 
filled various positions in the employ of that concern. He was born at 
Whitingham, Vt., on March 29, 1872, and was educated there, in the public 
schools. The degrees which equipped him for admission to the Nobility 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, were conferred upon him in the following 
Masonic bodies: Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Stephen’s Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Quincy, and South Shore Conimandery No. 31, K. T. of 
East Weymouth. Thus prepared for admission to the Ancient Order of 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, in 
June 1907, and the number then placed upon his enrollment certificate was 
1305. Noble Chase is a member of the Engineers’ Club of Boston. At 
Freehold, N. J., on September 17, 1900, he married Miss Grace Whipple 
of Greenfield. Their residence is at 135 Winthrop Avenue, Wollaston. 

IRVING NATHANIEL CHASE. 

Noble Chase is president and treasurer of the I. N. Chase Lumber 
Company, at 27 Kilby Street, Boston. Formerly, for two years, he was 
treasurer of the Hayford, Chase Company, and for some time previous, 
in the wholesale lumber business at 33 Broad Street, Boston. He was 
born in Manchester, on March 31, 1866, and was educated in the gram¬ 
mar and high schools of Malden. He is affiliated with Mt. Vernon 
Lodge of Malden, A. F. & A. M., and is at present Junior Warden in 
the Lodge of Stirling of Malden. He is also affiliated with Tabernacle 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ both of 
Malden. Upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, he appears as 
No. 7312, and his ennoblement took place in that body of Shriners, on 
June 24, 1907. Noble Chase is a member of the Malden Club, also of 
the Point Shirley Club of Winthrop. He was married in Mansonville, 
Quebec, on September 30, 1890, to Miss Cora Ella Chesemore. His resi¬ 
dence is at 140 Mt. Vernon Street, Malden. 

FREDERIC CLAY CHEEVER. 

Noble Cheever, proprietor of the Cheever Laundry, at No. 274 Broad 
Street, Lynn, was born in Saugus, on November 8, 1860, and received 
an education in the schools of his native town, which he later supple¬ 
mented by a commercial course in Boston. Until 1885, he had been inter¬ 
ested in the jewelry business in Boston. The Masonic Degrees pos¬ 
sessed by Noble Cheever were conferred in William Sutton Lodge, 


A. F. & A. M. of East Saugus, Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. of Lynn, 
and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. L. also of Lynn. finis 
Masonically qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo femple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on February 18, 1907, with enrollment No. 6942. Noble Cheever 
is also a member of C. H. Bond Camp, of the Sons of Veteians of 
Saugus; of the Oxford Club of Lynn; the Lynn Chamber of Commerce; 
the Massachusetts Laundrymen’s Association: the National Laundrymen s 
Association, and the American Laundrymen’s Association. His wife was 
Miss Kate M. Hasty of West Durham, Me., and his residence is at 
No. 275 Central Street, Saugus. 

ROBERT CHALMERS. 

Since 1887, Noble Chalmers has been engaged in the practice of his 
profession as a physician and surgeon, being located at 49 Pleasant Stiect, 
Woburn. He was born on November 14, 1861, at Dalmelliugton, Ayr¬ 
shire, Scot., but obtained his preparatory education in Attleboro, and in 
due course was graduated from Boston University, subsequently taking 
his medical course in the professional school connected with that 
institution, from which he graduated in 1887. On December 26. 1887. at 
Norton, he was married to Miss Mary A. Braman. Noble Chalmers is a 
member of the Michewan Club, the Towanda Club, the Winchester Coun¬ 
try Club, and of the American Whist Club. He obtained his Masonic 
Degrees prerequisite to Shrine ennoblement, in Mt. Horeb Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M„ and Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., both of Woburn, and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. As a member of the 
caravan of June, 1902. he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and upon the member¬ 
ship rolls was numbered 611. Noble Chalmers has a daughter, Marion, 
and resides at the address above given. 

FRANCIS S. CORB. 

The Masonic Degrees which qualified Noble Cobb for admission to 
Aleppo Temple, were conferred upon lnm in the following York Rite 
bodies: Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M., 
Boston Council. R. & S. M„ and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T„ all 
of Boston. His ennoblement took place with the class of May 14, 1891, 
and his certificate of enrollment on the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple has the number 3561. Noble Cobb was born in Cambridge, on 
July 8, 1873, and. as, a youth, attended the public schools of Newton and 
Brookline. In Indiana, on April 5, 1904, he married Miss Agnes Neely 
Smith of Crawfordsville. They have a son. David Francis, and reside 
at Wellesley Hills. Noble Cobb has been, for the past six years, presi¬ 
dent of the Seamans and Cobb Company, dealers in shoe manufacturers’ 
goods, at 174 Lincoln Street, Boston. 

JAMES HENRY CONNER. 

Noble Conner entered the Unseen Temple, on December 15, 1913. 
For forty-four years, he had been in the jewelry business at 81 Pearl 
Street, Lynn; for fifteen years of that time he had been with George 
Howe, and at the time of Mr. Howe’s death, twenty-nine years ago, 
Noble Conner assumed the full ownership. He was born in Lynn, on 
September 17, 1848, and he married Miss Addie M. Gardner of Salem, 
who survives him. Noble Conner had Masonic affiliations with the fol¬ 
lowing York Rite bodies of Lynn: Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Sutton Chaptei*, R. A. M., Zebulun Council. R. & S. M., and Olivet 
Commandery No. 36. K. T. He was admitted to the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on December 4, 1902, and his enrollment upon the mem¬ 
bership lists of that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order was 
numbered 4017. 

FORBES CRAIG. 

Noble Craig, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 6198, was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in that body, on December 7, 1905. The Masonic Degrees quali¬ 
fying him for admission to the Shrine, were conferred in Rural Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Quincy Command¬ 
ery No. 47, K. T., all of Quincy. He is also a member of McGregor Clan 
No. 5, of the Scottish Clans of Quincy. Noble Craig was born at Aber¬ 
deen, Scot., on January 10, 1857, and obtained an education in his native 
country. In Scotland, also, he was married to Miss Margaret P. Thomp¬ 
son; they have six children: Robert B. G., Sarah, Forbes A., Grace, 
George T., and Margaret. For the past twenty-one years, he has been 
the head of the firm of Forbes Craig and Company, granite manu¬ 
facturers, at 55 Gilbert Street, Quincy. Noble Craig’s home address is 
57 Independence Avenue, Quincy. 

WOODBURY E. CORSON. 

Noble Corson was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of 
the Mystic Shrine, on December 4, 1902, and enrolled as No. 4019, having 
previously attained Masonic membership in the following York Rite 
































































































































































































































bodies of laverlnll : Merrimack Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pentucket Chapter, 
NnU^'V m C0UnciI ' R - & S ’ M - and Haverhill Commandery 

r rT;. T ! IS a member of SuffoIk Lodge No - 8 - r - O. 0. F. Of Boston ; 
of Pythian Lodge No. 73, K. of P. of Haverhill; of Enterprise Council 

j °j W - : of Fldel 'ty Chapter No. 90, O. E. S.; of Kenoza 

odge No. 4. Order of Rebekahs, and, politically, of the Republican Partv. 
Noble Corson was born in Milton, N. H„ March 25, 1862, and was edu¬ 
cated in the public schools there. His marriage to Miss Lena Cowan, 
took place in Haverhill, on November 24, 1885; they have three children, 
ms M born June 10, 1887; Eva W., born August 28, 1889, and Ernest L„ 
born May 1, 1893. For the past nine years, Noble Corson has been 
nspector of W ires of Haverhill, and, previously, for seventeen and a half 
years, lie had been superintendent of the Haverhill Electric Company. His 
home is in Haverhill, at 130 Water Street. 


EDMUND COTE. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine. 
in^ Ugh > the . porta,s of Aleppo Temple, Noble Cote was, on December 30. 
1904, taken into its fold, with enrollment No. 4873. His Masonic connec¬ 
tions include the following York and Scottish Rite bodies of Fall River- 
Mt. Hope Lodge, A. E. & A. M„ Fall River Chapter, R. A. M„ Fall 
River Council. R. & S. M., Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, 
K. T.; and Fall River Lodge of Perfection, Lawrence Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Andrews Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32 , S. .P. .R. ,S. . of Boston. Noble Cote is a member of 
Hope Lodge, I. O. O. F. of Fall River; Lafayette Lodge, K. P • the 
Quequechene Club, and of the Calumet Club. For three years, he has 
served as Alderman of Fall River, and for the past twelve years, he has 
been a piano manufacturer, formerly, for eighteen years, having been a 
dealer in sewing machines and pianos. Noble Cote was born in Beaumont, 
Can., on February 26, 1863, and obtained an education in that place. His 
marriage to Miss Clara Barre of Fall River was celebrated in that city, 
on July 26, 1904. Noble Cote’s business address is No. 508 Alden Street 
Fall River, his residence being in the same city, at 236 Eastern Avenue. 

LEONARD F. CUTTER. 

Enrolled as No. 8058. in Aleppo Temple. A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on 
November 25, 1908, Noble Cutter became a Life Member, on Novem¬ 
ber 21 , 1911. He had previously become eligible for Shrine ennoblement 
through his Masonic affiliations with Beth-Horon Lodge, A. E. & A. M., 
St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M„ Boston 
Commandery No. 2. IC. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory. 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. He is 
also a member of the Harvard Club of Boston, of the Bostonian Society, 
of the American Historical Association, and of the Ancient and Honour¬ 
able Artillery Company. For the past thirty years, Noble Cutter has been 
engaged in the care of estates, as trustee, and in the insurance business. 
The date of his birth is January 29, 1847, and the place. Boston. His 
preparatory education was obtained in the public schools of Charlestown, 
and the degrees of A. B. and A. M. were conferred upon him in Harvard 
College, in 1867. He was married in Charlestown, on October 7, 1869, to 
Emma J. Dow, and they have two children living: a daughter, Lillian 
Arnold, born January 2, 1871, and a son, Dr. Irving Taylor, born Decem¬ 
ber 9. 1879. Noble Cutter’s business address is Waverly House, Charles¬ 
town District, Boston, while his home is in Brookline. 

ROBERT J. CROOKS. 

In Masonry. Noble Crooks is affiliated with Adelphi Lodge. A. F. & 

A. M. of South Boston, and with the following bodies of Boston: 

St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council. R. & S. M„ Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and with Massachusetts Consistory. 32°. S.’.P.’.R.'.S.’. He was 
welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple on 
February 25, 1901. and was therein enrolled as No. 3524. Noble Crooks 
is a member of Commercial Lodge No. 97, I. O. O. F. of Boston; of 
the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and, politically of the 
Republican Party. He was born in Ballardvale, on November 14, 1865, 
and attended the public schools of Boston. For the past twentv-three 
years. Noble Crooks has heen a member of the firm of Cooper and Brush, 
cotton brokers, with offices at 53 State Street, Boston, and his home is 
in Brookline, at 1240 Beacon Street. 

GEORGE E. CARR. 

Received into the membership and Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in May, 1904, Noble Carr was enrolled in 
that illustrious body as No. 568. having gained admission thereto through 
his prerequisite Masonic affiliations with Mt. Hollis, A. F. & A. M. of 

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Holliston, in which he had the rank of Marshal in 1895; Mt Lebanon 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Milford, and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. 
In politics, he adheres to Republican principles. Noble Carr was born in 
Holliston, on August 3. I 860 . He attended school there, and Comer’s 
Commercial School of Boston, from which he graduated in 1884. In 
Holliston, on August 7, 1889, he was married to Miss Martha A. Spring. 
Since 1904, he has heen a wholesale confectioner, previously, for twenty- 
four years, having heen a retail grocer in the business which he inherited 
from his father in 1891. Noble Carr finds sport in hunting, and has 
hunted all over Maine. During the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, he 
was treasurer and manager of Administration Restaurant on the Exposi¬ 
tion Grounds. His business location and residence are both in Holliston. 


DANIEL C. CAHALANE. 


As a \ ork Rite Mason, hearing allegiance to Social Friends Lodge 
No. 42, F. & M„ Cheshire Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery, K. T., all of Keene, N. H„ Noble Cahalane entered the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on November 11, 1907, his enroll- 
ment upon the membership lists of that exalted body being numbered 
7670. Since 1908, he has been sales manager for the Cushman and Denni¬ 


son Manufacturing Company, at No. 242 West 23d Street. New York- 
City. Noble Cahalane was born in Westmoreland, N. H., and attended 
school there and in Keene. N. H„ graduating in 1888. He married Miss 
Ella Marie Jepson in Hillsdale, N. J., and they reside at Stamford, Conn. 


FRIEND P. CARPENTER. 

Noble Carpenter has been engaged in the real estate business in 
I-oxboro for about sixteen years. He was born in that town, on March 21, 
1858, and also attended school there. His marriage to Miss Alice E. 
Sherman took place in Foxboro, in 1884, and his residence and business 
are both located on South Street, in that town. Noble Carpenter was 
received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on 
December 7, 1905, when his certificate of enrollment was numbered 6202. 
The prerequisite Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in ,St. Albans 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., both of Foxboro, 
and Bristol Commandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro. Noble Carpenter is 
a member of Easter Chapter, O. E. S. of Foxboro, and of Ancient 
Landmark Lodge No. 32, I. O. O. F. of Boston, in which he has the 
rank of Past Grand, having also served that body as Recording Secre¬ 
tary for about fifteen years. He is likewise connected with the Norfolk 
Club of Boston. 


HENRY WALTER CALDWELL. 

Noble Caldwell was born in Walpole, on December 27, 1870, and 
attended the public schols of that place. From 1887 to 1890, he was with 
R. Lewis and Son; from 1890 to 1892, he was employed in the freight 
office of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, at Walpole. 
From 1892 to 1898, he was with the Walpole Chemical Company, and 
for about seventeen years, he has been in the Cost and Efficiency Depart¬ 
ment of \\ inslow Brothers and Smith Company, at their tanneries in 
Norwood. On October 21. 1903, Noble Caldwell married Miss Tda H. 
Nye. They have two daughters, Ethel M., and Anna Cynthia, and reside 
on Kendall Street, Norwood. Noble Caldwell is a member of the Wal¬ 
pole Men s Club, the W alpole Board of Trade, and the Republican Town 
Committee. In the I. O. O. F., he is connected with Reliance Lodge, 
No. 137, and with King Mountain Encampment. His Masonic affiliations 
are with Orient Lodge, A. F. & A. M. and Hebron Chapter, R. A. M , 
both of Norwood; Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Command¬ 
ery No. 39, K. T., both of Hyde Park. With this Masonic equipment, 
he was received into the membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, in 
Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, when he was given the certificate of 
enrollment numbered 7672. Noble Caldwell’s business address is Norwood. 

CHARLES G. CAMPBELL. 

Noble Campbell received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Joseph 
Warren Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester; the Capitular Degrees in 
Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M.: the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, 
R. & S. M.: and he was dubbed and created a Knight in De Molay Com¬ 
mandery No. 7, K. T. of Roston. Thus qualified, he was enrolled as 
number 3656 in the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ on 
November 15, 1901. Noble Campbell is a member of the Boston Chamber 
of Commerce, the Massachusetts Exchange, the City Club, the Colonial, 
Club, and other organizations in Boston. He is also a Past Sergeant of 
the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company. Since its organization, 
more than twelve years asro. Noble Campbell has been president of the 
American Painting and Decorating Company, at No. 128 Milk Street, 
Boston, and previously he was engaged in the same line of business. He 
was born in St. John. N. B., on June 29, 1859. and was educated in 





















































































































































































































Boston, where, also, on September 17, 1884, he married Miss Fannie L. 
Dryden. They have two children, Arthur D., who is following in his 
father’s footsteps as a Mason, and Harold G. Noble Campbell’s resi¬ 
dence is at No. 86 Kenwood Street, Dorchester. 

COLIN STEELE CAMPBELL. 

Noble Campbell is a Templar and a 32° Mason. He is affiliated, in 
the York Rite, with Webster Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Webster, and 
Doric Chapter, R. A. M. of Southbridge; Hiram Council, R. & S. M., 
and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., both of Worcester; 
and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge of Perfection. Goddard 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of Maan- 
exit Lodge No. 117, I. O. O. F. of Webster; Mt. Sinai Lodge No. 90, 
K. P., of which he is Past Chancellor; he has the rank of Past Sachem 
in Charggcoggagoggmanchaagagogg Tribe No. 130, I. O. R. M., and is 
connected with Clara Barton Chapter No. 63, Order of the Eastern Star. 
In politics, he is an Independent. He traveled to the Shrine in Aleppo 
Temple with the caravan of December 7, 1905, and his certificate of 
enrollment was given the number 6199. For twenty-seven years, Noble 
Campbell has been in business as a druggist and is now located at No. 67 
Main Street, Webster. He was born in Hudson, on October 20, 1870, and 
was educated there. In Worcester, on May 15, 1907, he married Miss 
Josephine L. Freeman, and they reside at No. 77 School Street, Webster. 

JOHN HENRY CAMPION. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, 
on June 24, 1907, in which illustrious body his name was enrolled as No. 7303. 
Noble Campion attained his York Rite Degrees in Masonry in St. Matthew’s 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Andover; Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M., Law¬ 
rence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all 
of Lawrence; in the Scottish Rite, he is connected with Lowell Lodge of 
Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. 
He is also a member of Andover Lodge, I. O. O. F„ the Andover Club, 
and the Boston City Club. His political faith is in the principles of 
Republicanism. Noble Campion was born in Grimsby, Eng., on April 14, 
1861, and was educated in the country. His marriage to Miss Myrtle M. 
Higgins took place in Bangor, Maine, on December 17, 1899, and they 
have a daughter, Gertrude M. For the past twenty-five years. Noble 
Campion has been in the grocery business, under the firm name of J. H. 
Campion and Company, being located in Andover, in which town he also 
resides. 

DONALD CARMICHAEL. 

Having received the preparatory Masonic Degrees in Meridian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Parker Chapter, R. A. M.. and Natick Commandery 
No. 33, K. T„ all of Natick, Noble Carmichael was received into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S.. on February 8, 1907 
and bis enrollment in that exalted body was numbered 6943. In poli¬ 
tics, he is connected with the Independent Party. From boyhood Noble 
Carmichael has been a florist and gardener, and for the past twenty 
years, he has been in business for himself as a florist, in Wellesley, on 
Worcester Street, near Weston Road, where he also resides. He was 
born in Argyle, Cowal County, Scot., on October 19, 1861, and obtained 
his education in the public schools there. In July, 1889, in Boston, he 


R. & S. M„ and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T„ Noble Carruth 
was admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on June 2, 1905, and was therein enrolled as No. 5063. He is also a 
member of Winthrop Lodge of Elks. Noble Carruth was born in Boston, 
on May 18, 1867, and was educated in the schools of that city. There, 
also, on October 11, 1893, he married Miss Grace Murphy, and they 
reside in Winthrop, at No. 239 Court Road. For the past seventeen 
years, Noble Carruth has been manager of the Wood, Pollard Company, 
at No. 115 Causeway Street, Boston, and previously, for thirteen years, 
he was in business in the same line for himself. 

GEORGE HENRY CARSON. 

Having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Washington 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, 
K. T. of Roxbury, Noble Carson was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, with enrollment No. 4869. He is 
also affiliated with the Sons of St. George, in Prince Consort Lodge of 
Worcester. Noble Carson was born in Wiltshire, Eng. Since 1912, he 
has been president of the Harrison Square houndry Company, located 
at No. 110 Gibson Street, Dorchester. His residence is at No. 1528 
Dorchester Avenue. 

GEORGE T. CARTER. 

In Masonry, Noble Carter is affiliated with Washington Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Vernon Chapter, R. A. M„ and Joseph Warren 
Commandery No. 26, K. T., all of Roxbury. He was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on October 24, 1905, when there was con¬ 
ferred upon him the enrollment certificate numbered 6106. He is also a 
member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and the 
Men’s Club of East Milton. Noble Carter was born in Dedham, on 
November 27, 1858, and obtained his education in the Boston schools. In 
Portland. Maine, on December 17, 1898, he married Miss Caro E. Shorey 
of Belfast, Maine. He is New England Manager of the Puritan Food 
Products Company, Inc., at No. 131 State Street, Boston. Noble Carter’s 
residence address is No. 142 Granite Avenue, East Milton. 

WILLIAM HENRY CARTER. 

Noble Carter is a Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry; 
is a member of Norfolk Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Needham; Newton 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. of New- 
tonville. He has the enrollment number 4749 on the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and was ennobled in that illustrious 
body on September 3, 1904. For more than twenty years, Noble Carter 
lias been vice president, a director and manager of the William Carter 
Company, manufacturers of knit underwear, at Needham Heights, which 
business was established by bis father, William Carter, in 1864. and now 
has branches in Boston, New York, Chicago, and Springfield. Noble 
Carter was born in Needham, on June 15, 1864, and was educated in the 
public schools of Needham, and at the Comer’s Commercial College 
of Boston. At Bennington, N. H„ in 1893, he married Miss Addie Mariah 
Taylor, and their residence is at 110 Greendale Avenue, Needham Heights. 
In 1906, Noble Carter was Representative of the Second Norfolk Dis¬ 
trict, in the Massachusetts Legislature, and in 1907-08, he served on the 
Republican State Committee. He was nominated as candidate for Con¬ 
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Miss Elizabeth M. Allen, who passed away on Oct. 2, 1907. His second 
marriage, to Miss Margaret J. Gallagher, was solemnized in Waltham 
on November 16, 1911. He has two children, Dorothy B., born on July 4.’ 
1905; and Verna E., hebruary 2, 1912. Formerly, Noble Cass was an 
engineer with the Essex Company, 1901-09, and a traveling salesman 
with the Cork Insert Company, 1909-12, but for the past two years, 
he has been with the Keystone Lubricating Company, of 284 Franklin 
Street, Boston. His home is in Lawrence, at No. 8 Cornish Street. 

WINTHROP TRACEY CASE. 

Admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on April 19, 1906, Noble Case was therein enrolled as No. 6415. In that 
illustrious body in 1910 and 1911, he served upon the Arab Patrol. His 
Masonic affiliations are with Delta Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Braintree, and 
Village Lodge No. 29, F. & A. M. of Collinsville, Conn.; St. Paul’s 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., in which his rank is that of Guard. Noble 
Case was born on March 2, 1870, in Canton Center. Having received his 
preparatory education in the Canton schools, iie entered the Massachu¬ 
setts Institute of Technology, from which he was graduated with the 
class of 1894. In that year, Noble Case entered the office of the Boston 
City Surveyors; four months later, he received an appointment on the 
Board of Survey, and in 1895, was transferred to the Sewer Department, 
in which he served as civil engineer for ten years. On October 2, 19U0, in 
Quincy, Noble Case married Miss Cynthia G. Souther. Since 1903, he 
has been engaged in the poultry and real estate business, his home being 
in Braintree, at No. 140 Adams Street. 

FRANK ALLEN CHACE. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., enroll¬ 
ment No. 4387 is that of Noble Chace, who was received into that dis¬ 
tinguished fellowship on hebruary 9, 1904. In Symbolic Masonry, he 
was initiated in Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., on June 3, 1903; was 
advanced and exalted in Newton Chapter, R. A. M., on November 17, 
1903; and attained the Orders of Christian Knighthood in Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville, on January 26, 1904. Noble 
Chace was born in Rhode Island, on August 7, 1873. In Providence, 

R. I., on December 18, 1900, he was married to Miss Annie Laura Chap¬ 
man of Providence, R. L, and they have a daughter, Mary Louise, born 
on March 13, 1902. Noble Chace is a mill commission agent, and resides 
at No. 22 Marshall Street, Providence, R. I. 

CHARLES W. CHADBOURNE. 

Since 1885, Noble Chadbourne has been president of the Thompson, 
Snow and Davis Company, wholesale clothiers, at No. 105 Chauncy 
Street, Boston. He was born in Medford, on April 25, 1859, and attended 
school there. In Philadelphia, Penn., in 1893, he married Miss Lillian F. 
Briggs of Boston, and they have two sons, Raymond B., born in 1895, 
and Louis R., in 1897. Noble Chadbourne resides in Medford. In 

Masonry, he is affiliated with Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 

Mystic Chapter, R. A. M., both of Medford; Medford Council, R. S. 

S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2 K. T. His enrollment number in 
Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order is 5b3, and he was received 
into the Nobility of that distinguished body on March 30, 1894. 

PERCY ALLEN CHAMBERLAIN. 

Noble Chamberlain is President of the Amalgamated Association of 
Street and Electric Railway Employees of America. He is a member of 
the East Dedham Business Men’s Association, the Old Colony Mutual 
Aid Association, and the Bay State Aid Association; has served upon the 

Bay State Joint Council of Street Railway Men; was a member of the 

Legislative Committee on the “Nine-Hour-in-Eleven Bill” which was 
passed in 1913, served upon the Warren Committee of Twenty-one, in 
1912, and is one of the Cemetery Commissioners of Dedham. For fif¬ 
teen years he has been in the employ of the Bay State Street Railway, 
as a conductor. In Masonry, he is affiliated with Constellation Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., in which he is 
Master of the Second Veil; Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus 
Commandery No. 39, K. T. of Hyde Park, in which he is Guard. In 
the class of novitiates of June 5, 1912, he was admitted to Aleppo Temple, 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, when he was enrolled therein as No. 9560. 
He is a member of Samuel Dexter Lodge, I. O. O. F., and the Methodist 
Men’s Club of Dedham. Noble Chamberlain was born in Dedham, on 
January 19, 1875, and received his education in that town graduating 
from the Dedham High School in 1900. In Hyde Park, on June 18, 1902, 
he was married to Miss Lulu Scrivens. They have three sons: Myron 
Allen, Kenneth Prescott, and Paul, and their residence is at No. 78 
Sanderson Avenue, East Dedham. 


EVERETT ELLIS CHANDLER. 

Noble Chandler has been a patrolman since March, 1893, having 
charge of the police patrol auto, at Station 11, Dorchester, and previously, 
from 1876, he served the Old Colony Railroad in many different positions. 
He was born in Duxbury, on May 12, 1860, and attended school there. 
In Scituate, in 1887, he married Miss Laura Allis. His second wife 
was Miss Adelaide A. Burrill of Charlestown, whom he married in 1898. 
In Masonry, Noble Chandler is affiliated with Union Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Dorchester, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council. 
R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. He made the pil¬ 
grimage to the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S., and was 
admitted to its Nobility on December 30, 1904, when he was enrolled in 
that illustrious body as No. 4878. Noble Chandler is a member of 
Sabbatia Chapter No. 124, O. E. S. of Dorchester, with rank of Past 
Patron; Mattakesett Lodge No. 110, I. O. O. F., of Duxbury, and Shalom 
Encampment No. 12, with the rank of Past Chief Patriarch. He also 
belongs to the Police Relief Association, the Neighborly Club and Yv el- 
come Hand Club of Dorchester, and the Boston Social Club. Noble 
Chandler’s residence is at No. 29 Neponset Avenue, Dorchester. 

OSCAR MURDOCK CHANDLER. 

Raised in Masonry, in Bethesda Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Brighton. 
Noble Chandler came by demit to Belmont Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; he 
is also affiliated with St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, and with 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. His ennoblement in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on February 9, 1904, his enrollment therein 
being numbered 4377. Noble Chandler is also a member of Omar Grotto 
No. 38, M. O. V. P. E. R. of Boston, and of the Association of Rail¬ 
road and Steamboat Agents of Boston. In politics, he is a Republican. 
Noble Chandler was born in Charlestown, on December 30, 1857, and 
attended school in Boston. His marriage to Miss Jean S. Lombaid 
took place in Gardiner, Maine, on December 12, 1888, and they have a 
daughter, Marie R. After spending three years in the sole leather 
business, Noble Chandler entered the employ of the Merchants’ Despatch 
Transportation Company, and since December, 1883, he has been a rail¬ 
way agent for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, 
with office at No. 336 Washington Street, Boston. His home is in Bel¬ 
mont, at No. 128 School Street. 

HERBERT FREDERICK CHANTLER. 

For more than thirteen years, Noble Chantler has been engaged as 
a collector for the Boston Consolidated Gas Company of No. 24 West 
Street, Boston. He was born in that city, on December 31, 1882, and 
obtained his education in the public schools. The degrees preparatory to 
Shrine ennoblement were conferred upon Noble Chantler in Gate of the 
Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Boston, Dorchester Chapter. 
R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester. He is enrolled upon the membership rolls of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 9335, and his ennoblement therein 
took place on March 28, 1912. Noble Chantler is also a member of 
Bethesda Lodge No. 31, I. O. O. F. of South Boston, and Hingham 
Lodge No. 168, K. P. His residence address is No. 31 Sydney Street, 
Dorchester. 

FRANK EVERETT CHACE. 

Noble Chace was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, in Aleppo Temple, as a member of the class of June 24, 1907, 
when there was awarded to him the certificate of enrollment numbered 
7309. His preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in 
King Philip Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall 
River Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, 
K. T., all of Fall River. He is also a member of the International 
Union of Bricklayers and Masons at Fall River. Noble Chase was born 
on March 29, 1875, in Westport, and attended school there. For the past 
quarter of a century, he has been engaged as a mason, in the employ of 
the Fall River Iron Works Company. On March 15, 1896, in Fall River, 
he married Miss Fannie Thurston. They have two sons, Everett F., and 
George W.; also a daughter, Mildred E., and their home is at No. 830 
Davol Street, Fall River. Noble Chace’s business address is No. 5 
Anawan Street, in that city. 

VIRGIL ANDREWS CHARLES. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble 
Charles in Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He continued his Masonic 
career through the Scottish Rite, becoming affiliated with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.’. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 


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Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, on June 5, 1912, and his enrollment 
in that illustrious Shrine body is numbered 9557. Noble Charles was 
born in South Hiram, Maine, on May 7, 1878. He was educated there 
and at a commercial college in Boston. For more than seven years, he 
has been in the automobile business, and for four years has held the 
position of district manager for the Interstate Automobile Company, at 
No. 153 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Noble Charles is a member of 
the Boston Chamber of Commerce. He was married on April 24, 1908. 
to Miss Hannah E. Holmes of Boston, and they reside at No. 55 Dale 
Street, Roxbury. 

ALBRO E. CHASE. 

In the York Rite, Noble Chase is Past Master of Portland Lodge 

No. 1, A. F. & A. M.; Past High Priest of Mt. Vernon Chapter No. 1, 

R. A. M.; Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Portland Council No. 4, 

R. & S. M., and Past Commander of St. Alban Commandery No. S, 

K. T., all of Portland, Me. He has attained the highest degrees in 
Masonry, having been crowned by the Supreme Council with the 33°. 
In the Scottish Rite of Masonry, he is a Past Thrice Potent Master of 
Yates Lodge of Perfection; a member of Portland Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, and of Dunlap Chapter of Rose Croix, and is a Past Com¬ 
mander of Maine Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'., all located in the Valley of 
Portland, Me. At present, Noble Chase is Secretary of his Lodge, Chap¬ 
ter, Council, R. & S. M., Lodge of Perfection, Chapter of Rose Croix 
and Consistory, and he is Treasurer of all the Grand Bodies of York 
Masonry. He is also Past Grand Master, I. O. O. F., and Trustee of 
Beacon Lodge of Portland, Me.; a Past High Priest and Treasurer of 
the Grand Encampment, I. O. O. F.; a Trustee of Portland Encampment, 

1. O. O. F.; a Past Sachem of Samoset Tribe; a Past Great Sachem, 

I. O. R. M., and a Past Dictator, Past Grand Dictator and Treasurer of 
Falmouth Lodge, K. of H. Noble Chase was born in Paris, Me., on 
October 9, 1844, and attended Phillips-Exeter Academy and Harvard Uni¬ 
versity, graduating from the latter in 1865. After having served as prin¬ 
cipal of the Portland High School for almost thirty years, he retired 
from that position and took up the practice of law, which he is still 
engaged in, with an office in the Masonic Temple, Portland, Me. In 
Cambridge, in June, 1870, Noble Chase was married to Miss Agnes E. 
Nichols of Cambridgeport, and they have a son, Edward N'., born Octo¬ 
ber 11, 1874. Noble Chase’s residence is in Portland, Me., at No. 109 
Vaughan Street. 

ARTHUR W. CHESTERTON. 

As a 32° Mason, Noble Chesterton has affiliations in Mt. Vernon 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Boston, 
and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden; also in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. His admission to Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, took place with the class of May 30, 1894, his enrollment 
number therein being 571. Noble Chesterton is a member of the Boston 
Chamber of Commerce, Boston Athletic Association, Boston Yacht Club, 
and Point Shirley Club. For more than a quarter of a century, lie has 
been president of the A. W. Chesterton Company, dealers in railroad sup¬ 
plies, at No. 64 India Street, Boston. Noble Chesterton was born in 
England, on September 23, 1858, and was educated in that country. His 
marriage to Miss Lucretia Devereaux of Boston took place in that city, 
and they reside in Brookline. 

FRANK STEWART CHILDS. 

In Masonry, Noble Childs received all the degrees in the York and 
the Scottish Rites. He is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Macedonia 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Milton, in which he has the rank of Junior 
Deacon, and with Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., wherein he has the 
rank of Steward; also with Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Joseph 
Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Roxbury. In the Scottish Rite, his 
connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mount Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was en¬ 
nobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 1907, 
and has enrollment bears the number 7674. He has been employed for 
twenty-one years in the Boston Post Office, filling various positions, 
and for seven years past, has been assistant superintendent in the Money 
Order Department. Before entering the United States Postal Service 
he was for five years in the wholesale grocery business. Noble Childs 
was born in Worcester, on February 22, 1866, and was educated in the 
public schools of Worcester, Providence and Boston. He married 
Miss Anna L. Flinn in South Boston, on July 6, 1910. They have one 
child, Margaret. Noble Childs’ business address is the Boston Post 
Office, and his residence is at No. 154 Elliot Street, Milton. 


SAMUEL M. CHILD. 

Having taken degrees in full course in the Vork and the Scottish 
Rites of Masonry, Noble Child was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on October 27, 1891, and his enrollment was then numbered 
654 upon the membership lists of that distinguished body. He is affiliated 
with St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank of 
Junior Steward; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & 
S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T., all of Boston; and with 
Boston Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a member of the University Club, 
the Algonquin Club, the Harvard Club and the Exchange Club. Noble 
Child was born in Temple, N. H., on September 10, 1862, and was edu¬ 
cated at the Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College. His mar¬ 
riage to Miss Margaret I. Rea of Boston took place in Williamstown, 
Penn., on August 14, 1901. For the past twenty-five years, has been an 
attorney-at-law, with offices at No. 43 Tremont Street. Boston. His home 
is at No. 57 Vermont Street, West Roxbury. 

GEORGE A. CHISHOLM. 

Senior Warden of Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Past High 
Priest of Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M.; Past Thrice Illustrious Master 
of Melrose Council, R. & S. M.; and Past Commander of Beauseant 
Commandery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden, Noble Chisholm was received 
into the Mystic Shrine Nobility on December 30, 1901, with enrollment 
No. 3707. For the past fifteen years, he has been with the Old Colony 
Trust Company, and is at present assistant manager of the Corporation 
Department, formerly, for two years, having been with the Remington Arms 
Company, and for a like period, with the U. M. C. Company. Noble 
Chisholm was born in Malden, on May 30, 1874. 

WILLIAM JAMES CHISHOLM. 

Upon the membership lists ot Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Chisholm's name appears as l\o. /837, and he was received into 
the Nobility of that exalted body on December 31, 1907. He had pre¬ 
viously become affiliated with Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Alalden, and YVinthrop Chapter, R. A. M. of Winthrop; Melrose Council, 
R. & S. M., in which he is ranked as Past Thrice Illustrious Master, 
and Beausant Commandery No. 41, K. T., both oi Malden. He is also 
a member of the Boston City Club. Noble Chisholm was born in Lynn, 
on December 27, 1872, and attended the schools of Malden. His marriage 
to Miss Edith M. Wheaton of Sackville, N. B., occurred in Malden, on 
June 23, 1893. They have a son, William, Jr., born on September 11, 
18^4, and a daughter, Edith E., born on January 31, 1907. For the past 
twenty-three years, Noble Chisholm has been in the insurance business. 
His office address is No. 87 Kilby Street, Boston, and his home is m 
winthrop, at No. 40 Floyd Street. 

ROBERT HENRY CLARK. 

Having attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, Noble Clark was welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on April 19, 1906, and 
was enrolled therein as No. 6414. He is affiliated with the following 
Boston bodies: Joseph Webb Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chapter, 

R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 

S. '.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Clark was born in Cambridge, on July 7, 1862, and 
was educated in that city and in Boston. He was for fifteen years, in 
the retail provision business in Cambridge, and has now been for a 
similar period, a wholesale dealer, in the firm of Clark and Hickey, 
located at No. 98 North Street, Boston. Noble Clark is a member of the 
Newtowne Club of Cambridge. He is unmarried, and resides in that city. 

ALVIN CLARK. 

In the York Rite, Noble Clark is affiliated with Doric Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Hudson, Houghton Chapter, R. A. M. of Marlboro, and Trinity 
Commandery No. 32, K. T. of Hudson; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He holds the early enrollment num¬ 
ber 545 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
to which illustrious body he was admitted on May 23, 1893. He is also 
a member of Crystal Fount Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F. of Woburn. Noble 
Clark has been employed as a locomotive engineer on the Boston and 
Maine Railroad for nearly forty years. In politics, he is a Progressive. 
He was born in Barnstead, N. H., on August 6, 1851, and was educated in 
the schools of that town. His business is located in Marlboro, in which 
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1910 to 1912, he was in the House of Representatives; from 1907 to 
1909, he served upon the Board of Health, and was elected Mayor of 
Somerville in 1914. He had previously been in the real estate business for 
twenty years. Noble Cliff was born in New Brunswick, on September 23, 
1863, and obtained his education in the schools of Boston. In the same 
city, on October 13, 1890, he married Miss Ada Kincaid, and they have 
three sons: Fred J., born January, 1892, Percy G., March, 1894, and 
Stanley E., March, 1900. Noble Cliff’s home is at No. 29 Powder House 
Terrace, West Somerville. 

JOSEPH H. COCHEY. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in Mt. Carmel Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, Noble Cochey was therein duly entered, passed 
and raised. He subsequently received degrees in the following Masonic 
bodies: Sutton Chapter, R. A. M. and Olivet Commandery No. 44, K. T., 
both of Lynn; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. 01i\et Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.N Thus doubly quali¬ 
fied, he was exalted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on December 4, 1902, being enrolled in that distinguished body 
as No. 4002. He is also a member of Providence Lodge, I. O. O. F. For 
tl e past two years, Noble Cochey has been a general merchant, located at 
.\o. 67 Summer Street, Lynn, having formerly been engaged in the leather 
business for thirty years. He was born in Kittery, Maine, on June 2, 
1842, and was educated in that town. In Lynn, in July, 1869, Noble 
Cochey was married to Mary A. Roberts of Salem, N. H. They have a 

daughter, Josephine C., born on August 28, 1886, and their home is at 

No. 95 Green Street, Lynn. 

GEORGE B. COCHRAN. 

Noble Cochran is affiliated, in the York Rite, with Doric Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Houghton Chapter, R. A. M., and Trinity Commandery 
,\o. 32, K. T. Thus qualified, he was ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 17, 1888, with enrollment No. 439. He is also 
connected with the Odd Fellows, being a member of Hudson Lodge. 
Noble Cochran was born in Northfield, Vt., and was educated at the 
University of Vermont, graduating in 1862. In Northfield, in 1863, he 
was married to Miss Delcena M. Quimby, and they have a daughter, 

Emma, born in 1873. Since 1906 Noble Cochran has been president of 

the Hudson Savings Bank. His business address is No. 46 Main Street, 
Hudson, and his home is at No. 21, on the same street. 

MELVIN H. COFFIN. 

Noble Coffin was admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 1, 1898, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 665. He has been a memoer of the Arabic Patrol from its 
earliest days, having won the first jewel and fez for bringing in the 
greatest number of members. Noble Coffin is connected, in the York 
Rite of Masonry, with Granite Lodge, A. P. & A. M., and St. Elmo 
Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Whitinsvil.e, Vt., and with Woonsocket 
Commandery, K. T. In the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated with the bodies 
located in the Valley of Boston. For the past thirty-five years, Noble 
Coffin has been in business as an importer of textile machinery in 
Boston. He was born in Lovell, Maine, on January 6, 1859, and was 
educated in that town. In Boston, he married Miss S. T. Foster of 
Portsmouth, N. H. They have a daughter, now Airs. Amos E. Whipple 
of Whitinsville, Vt., who is a member of Keystone Chapter, O. E. S. of 
Roxbury. Noble Coffin’s business address is No. 232 Summer Street, 
Boston, and his residence is in Roslindale, at No. 53 Walnut Street. 

ARTHUR E. COLBY. 

Noble Colby has attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of 
Masonry, and the 32° in the Scottish Rite. He is affiliated, in the York 
Rite, with Phoenician Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which he has the rank 
of Past Master, Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & 
S. M„ and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T„ all of Lawrence; and in 
the Scottish Rite, with Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. His ennoblement took place in Aleppo 
Temple, on May 14, 1901, when he received the certificate of enrollment 
number 3562. He is also a member of Monadnock Lodge, No. 146, 
I. O. O. F., Kearsarge Encampment, Black Prince Lodge, K. P., Lawrence 
Lodge No. 46, B. P. O. E., Wonolancet Tribe of the I. O. R. M. of 
Lawrence, the Home Club, and the Merrimack Valley Country Club. 
Noble Colby was born in Methuen, on May 27. 1862, and was educated in 
the public schools of Lawrence. For more than thirty years, he has con¬ 
ducted an undertaking establishment in Lawrence. In Boston, on April 12, 
1887, he married Miss Florence L. Atwood of Haverhill. They have a 
















son, William Frederick Victor, and two daughters, Ethel M., and Mil¬ 
dred L. Their residence is at No. 88 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence, 
and Noble Colby’s business address is No. 276 Common Street. 

WILLIAM PEREZ COLBURN. 

With enrollment No. 8321, Noble Colburn was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on March 26, 1909. In Masonry, he is 
connected with Constellation Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Hebron 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Norwood, and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. 
of Hyde Park. He is a member of the Men’s Club of Westwood, and 
is Republican in politics. Noble Colburn was born in Westwood, on 
January 31, 187o, and obtained his education in the schools of Dedham 
and Boston. He has since been engaged in farming. He is unmarried, 
and his home is on Milk Street, W estwood. 

CHARLES HENRY COLBY. 

For ten years, Noble Colby has served as probation officer for the 
District Court of Southern Essex. He was born in Charlestown, on Octo¬ 
ber 25, 1865, and was educated in the schools of Lynn. Through the 
medium of his Masonic membership in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. I*. & A. M., 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Com¬ 
mandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn, he was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple, on November 11, 1907, his enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious body being designated as No. 7668. Noble Colby is also a member 
of Richard Drown Lodge No. 106, 1. O. O. F. of Lynn, and his political 
affiliation is Republican. His marriage to Miss Jennie W. Morse was 
solemnized in Lynn, on July 3, 1887. He has a daughter, Alabel L., and 
resides at 67 New Park Street, Lynn. 

FRANK ARTHUR COLE. 

Noble Cole passed away to the Great Beyond on December 27, 1914. 
For many years, he had been engaged in engineering, and was chief engineer 
of the New England Laundry ot Boston. Noble Cole was connected with 
the Boston Elevated Railroad for eighteen months, and with the Turbine 
Department of the General Electric Company for six years. He was 
born in Troy, N. Y., on February 5, 1860, and was educated there in the 
public schools. In Troy, N. Y., on October 5, 1886, Noble Cole married 
Miss Sarah J. McLeod of St. John, N. B., who survives him, with two 
children, Maud Hazel and Arthur Burton. His home was at No. 29, M 
Street, South Boston. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple with the 
class of March 28, 1912. Noble Cole's Masonic Degrees were conferred 
upon him in Belcher Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Chicopee halls, in whicn 
he had served as Senior Steward; Unity Chapter, R. A. M., wherein he had 
been Master of the Second Veil, and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 20 , 
K. T. of Roxbury. He was also a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room 
Club of Boston. 

WILLIAM COLE, JR. 

Admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on May 8, 1891, Noble Cole was enrolled in that illustrious body of the 
Ancient Arabic Order as i\o. 492. He received the Symbolic Degrees 
in Masonry in Star in the East Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular 
Degrees in Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in New 
Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and the Templar Degrees in Sutton Com¬ 
mandery No. 16, K. T., all these bodies being located in New Bedford. 
Noble Cole was born in Randolph, on May 14, I860, and was educated 
there, in the public schools. He has been, for some years, manager of 
the Acushnet Co-operative Association, at No. 213 Acushnet Street, New 
Bedford. In Randolph, on June 20, 1898, his marriage to Miss Anna F. 
Gove took place, and they have two daughters, Alice Jackson and Laura G. 
Noble Cole’s residence is at No. 196 Grmnell Street, New Bedford. 


LUCIEN D. COLE. 

W ith enrollment No. 485 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble 
Cole was admitted to that distinguished body, on February 28, 1891, 
having gained the prerequisite Masonic qualifications in Continental 
Lodge No. 76, A. F. & A. M. of Waterbury, Conn.; King Cyrus Chapter, 
R. A. M. of Newburyport; Newburyport Commandery No. 3, K. T„ and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.F’.'.R.’.S.'. He is also a member ot 
the Dalton Club of Newburyport. Noble Cole was born in West Charles¬ 
ton, Vt., on October 21, 1849. His marriage to Miss Emma A. Berdine 
took place in Waterbury, Conn., and they have three children: Mary 
Frances, now Mrs. Henry C. Quincy of Newburyport; Harry Frederick, 
who married Miss Mabel Fillmore of Newburyport, and Kathryn, bor 
the past thirty-four years, Noble Cole has been credit man for the Towle 
Manufacturing Company, and previously, for twelve years, he was with 
Rogers and Brothers, of Waterbury, Conn. His business address is Mer- 
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Arthur j. colH. 

A \ork Rite Mason of Holbrook, Noble Cole was admitted into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 28 1912 with 
enrollment No. 9341. In Symbolic Masonry, he was initiated in Merri¬ 
mack Lodge, A. 1*. & A. M. of Haverhill; and be received the Capitular 
Degrees in Concordia Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Jeru¬ 
salem Council, R. & S. M.; and the Templar Degrees in Monumental 
Commandery, K. T„ all of Baltimore. Md. Noble Cole was born in 
Lynn, on June 10, 1872, and obtained his education in the schools of 
Haverhill, and at the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, Md. For 
three years, he has practiced his profession of medicine in Holbrook for 
three years. Noble Cole is unmarried, and resides in Holbrook. 

BENJAMIN COLE. 

Noble Cole has had a distinguished career in Masonry. He is a 
Pioneer Member of Aleppo Temple and was for years a member of the 
Arab Patrol, having degrees in full course in both Rites of Masonry. In 
the York Rite, he is affiliated with Philanthropic Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Marblehead, Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Salem Council, R. & 
S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem, 
in his Lodge, he has the rank of Past Master, and has served as Trea¬ 
surer for the past lifteen years; in the Chapter, his rank is that of Past 
High Priest, in his Council, Past Thrice Illustrious Master, and in his 
Commandery, Past Commander. In the Scottish Rite, his affiliations are 
in Sutton Lodge of Perfection, in which he has ranked as Senior War¬ 
den, Giles Fonda ^ates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, wherein his 
rank was that of Captain of the Guard; Alt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He was wel¬ 
comed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on November 17, 1887, with 
enrollment No. 433. Noble Cole was born in Marblehead, on Novem¬ 
ber 25, 1859, and was educated in the public schools of that town. There, 
also, on June 8, 1880, he was married to Miss Ellen S. Gale. Noble Cole 
is a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead, and he has 
served his town as Selectman and Overseer of the Poor. For the past 
twenty-five years, he has been in the cereal and produce business in 
Boston, at 46 Commerce Street, and he resides at 70 Pleasant Street, 
Marblehead. 

GEORGE B. COLESWORTHY. 

Senior Deacon of Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Scribe of Cam¬ 
bridge Royal Arch Chapter; Captain General of Cambridge Commandery 
No. 42, K. T., Noble Colesworthy is also a Royal and Select Master 
with affiliation in Cambridge Council. The ceremony of his elevation 
to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, was performed, 
according to the traditions of the order, on June 24, 1907, when he was 
enrolled in that sublime body as No. 7298. He is a member of the Five 
O Club of Cambridge. Noble Colesworthy is the principal of the 
Fletcher School of Cambridge, which position he has occupied for nine 
years, formerly having been a sub-master in the Putnam School of East 
Cambridge for seven years. Noble Colesworthy was born in Gorham, 
Me., on April 27, 1880, and was educated at the Bowdoin and Harvard 
Colleges. In Cambridge, on June 30, 1909, he was married to Miss 
Bertha A. Dow of Cambridge; they have a son, George B„ Jr., born on 
June 22, 1911. Noble Colesworthy’s business address is the Fletcher 
School, Elm Street, Cambridge, and he resides at No. 12 Cleveland 
Street, Arlington. 

FRED MUNROE COLLINS. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Collins are indicated by his 
affiliations with Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, 

R. A. M., and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. Thus 
qualified for admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple, on March 27, 1905, when his certificate of enrollment 
was numbered 4989. Noble Collins was born in Swampscott, on Septem¬ 
ber 1, 1875, and attended the public schools of that town. For more than 
twenty-five years he has been with William Skinner and Sons, silk mer¬ 
chants, at No. 77 Chauncy Street, Boston. On March 5, 1907, he was 
married to Miss Margaret Edwards of Lynn. They have a daughter, 
Celia Edwards, and reside at No. 31 Claremont Terrace, Swampscott. 

JOHN HALE COMEY. 

Born in Wilmot, N. H., on May 25, 1860, Noble Comey obtained his 
education in that town and at Portsmouth, N. H. His marriage to Miss 
Isabelle H. McKay took place in South Boston, on November 26, 1885. 
They have four children: Henry Chester. Frances Wilson, Mildred, and 
Marion. For the past twenty-seven years, Noble Comey has been a 
wholesale dealer in tailors’ trimmings, his present business location being 
No. 90 Chauncy Street, Boston. His residence address is No. 185 Upham 
Street, Melrose. Masonically, Noble Comey is affiliated with Wyoming 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Waverly Chapter, R. A. M., and Hugh de Payens 

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Commandery No. 20, K. T., all of Melrose. With these qualifications, he 
was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on 
December 4, 1902, his membership number in that illustrious body being 
4022. 

ALBERT F. CONLEY. 

The Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoblement were con¬ 
ferred upon Noble Conley in Rabboni Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dor¬ 
chester; St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston, and St. Omer 
Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. He was admitted to Aleppo 
1 emple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1907, and his certificate of 
enrollment then received the number 7841. He is a member of the Ded¬ 
ham Club and the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Noble Conley has 
been, for the past three years, vice-president of the firm of Sumner 
Crosby and Son, Inc., wholesale and retail dealers in hay and grain, 
located at No. 69 Dorchester Avenue, South Boston. He was born in 
South Boston, on August 15, 1848, and was educated in the Boston 
schools. On September 14, 1904, in Dedham, he married Miss Eleanor 
Foster of South Boston, and they reside at No. 551 Washington Street, 
Dedham. 

HARRY MURRAY CONRAD. 

In Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of South Framingham, Noble Con¬ 
rad has the rank of Senior Deacon, and in Natick Commandery No. 33, 
K. T„ he is Past Commander. In the York Rite of Masonry, he is 
also affiliated with Concord Chapter, R. A. M. of South Pramingham, 
and in the Scottish Rite has received the Ineffable Degrees in Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo 
Temple, Noble Conrad’s name appears as No. 8590, and his admission 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine took 
place on December 31, 1909. Noble Conrad is also a member of Dor¬ 
chester Council No. 428, of the Royal Arcanum. He was born in New 
\ ork City, on November 27, 1879, and was educated in the public schools 
there. For about eighteen years, he has been in the tailors’ trimmings 
business at 72 Bedford Street, Boston. In Framingham, he was married 
on November 16, 1904, to Miss Ethel Folger. They have a daughter, 
Alice Elizabeth, and a son, Richard Folger, and reside on Adams Road, 
Framingham. 

VERNON C. COOKE. 

Through his Masonic affiliations with Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, 
K. T., all of Malden, Noble Cooke was welcomed into the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine on March 27, 1905, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 4984. He was born in Reading, Vt., on March 23, 1862, and 
was educated in the schools of that place. In Malden, in August, 1887, he 
married Miss Mary Kennon of Boston. They have tw'o children, Dwight W. 
and Paul K., and reside in Brookline. Noble Cooke is a member of 
the Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Militia. He has been in the leather 
business in Boston for the past thirty years, and is located at No. 76 
South Street. 

EDWIN H. COOKE. 

Noble Cooke’s enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 604, and he was ennobled in that 
exalted body as a member of the class of December 16, 1895 Noble 
Cooke was born in Granby, on December 14, 1849, and was educated in 
Lowell. For over twenty-three years, he has been Superintendent of 
Mails in Lowell. In that city, on November 7, 1882, he married Miss 
Sarah Howell. They have three children: Charles E., Caroline V., and 
Ruth A., and reside at No. 55 Varnum Street. Noble Cooke’s business 
address is the Post Office, Lowell. The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to 
ennoblement in the Ancient Arabic Order were conferred upon him in 
Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., Ahas- 
uerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., all 
of Lowell. Noble Cooke is also a member of Centralville Lodge No. 215, 

I. O. O. F., of Lowell, and of the Masonic Club of that city. 

CASSIUS MARCUS COOK. 

Secretary of the O. S. Cook and Sons Company, manufacturers of 
boxes, at 64 Westminster Street, West Fitchburg, Noble Cook, has been 
connected with that firm for eight years. He was born in Knowlton, 
P. Q., on January 24, 1886, and was educated in the schools of Leominster. 
In Masonry, he was raised in Wilder Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Leo¬ 
minster; was exalted in Thomas Royal Arch Chapter, and was created 
a Sir Knight in Jerusalem Commandery No. 19, K. T., both of Fitch¬ 
burg. Upon the basis of that Masonic preparation, he was admitted to 
the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on August 5, 1908, with enrollment 
No. 8474. Noble Cook’s marriage to Miss Mabel F. Tisdale took place 
in Leominster, on September 27, 1910. They have a daughter, Rosamond, 
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EDWIN COOK. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees, in Masonry, in 
Amity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Holton Royal Arch Chapter, both of 
Danvers, and in Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. 1 . of Salem, 
Noble Cook ventured on the perilous journey across the Desert, and was 
permitted, as one of the class of December 30, 1910, to penetrate the 
mysteries of the Shrine of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 1 emple, 
wherein he was enrolled among its Nobility as No. 8933. He is also a 
member of the Hawthorne Club of Danvers, hor over a third of a 
century, he has been engaged in leather manufacturing. Noble Cook 
was born in England, on March 3, 1866, but obtained his education m 
Lowell. In that city, on November 28, 1888, he was married to Miss 
Mary F. Gorman of Lowell. They have a daughter, Helen M., born on 
September 14. 1889, and a son, Edwin, Jr., born on October 31, 1894. 
Noble Cook’s business address is No. 50 Proctor Street, Salem, and his 
residence is in Danvers, at No. 9 Park Street. 

GEORGE PEIRCE COOLEY. 

Affiliated with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
Noble Cooley was admitted to that exalted body, on February 9, 1904, 
and his enrollment certificate was numbered 4380. He is affiliated, in 
the York Rite, with Amicable Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, 
Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.'.S.'. He is connected with the United Order of the 
Golden Cross, the Sons of the American Revolution, the National 
Lancers Veterans’ Association, and with the Spanish War Veterans, in 
Roger Wolcott Camp No. 23, being also a member of the National Lancers 
and the Sixth Company of Coast Artillery. He served for twenty-one 
consecutive years in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, in the Infantry, 
Heavy Artillery, Naval Brigade and Cavalry. For the past thirty years, 
covering his entire business life, Noble Cooley has been connected with 
the China Mutual Insurance Company, having been its secretary-treasurer 
for the past seven years. His business address is the Exchange Build¬ 
ing, No. 53 State Street, Boston. He was born on January 30, 1866, in 
Cambridge, where he was also educated. His marriage to Miss Annie 
Mabel Lewis of Cambridge, took place in that city, on November 22, 1899. 
They have two children, Sumner Peirce, born May 3, 1901, and Eleanor 
Lewis, December 11, 1913. His home is in Cambridge, at No. 91 Maga¬ 
zine Street. 

EDWARD W. COOPER. 

Enrolled as No. 8104 in Aleppo Temple, Noble Cooper was welcomed 
into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on May 21, 1908, having previously 
attained Masonic membership in Massachusetts Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston; Orient Council, R. & 
S. M. of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. 
He is also a member of Somerville Lodge No. 917, B. P. O. E., the 
Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and the Boston City Club. 
Noble Cooper was born in Portland, Maine, on August 28, 1865, and was 
educated in the Boston schools. He married Miss Eunice M. Libby of 
Lewiston, Maine, and they have four children: Ernest L., Florence May, 
Mabel G., and Ethel L. For the past five years, Noble Cooper has been 
superintendent with John Briggs and Company, paint manufacturers, 
located at No. 43 Purchase Street, Boston, and previously, for thirty 
years, he was interested in the same line of business. His residence is 
in Somerville, at No. 7 Virginia Street. 

JAMES W. COOPER. 

Having become affiliated, in the York Rite, with Plymouth Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Samoset Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., Noble Cooper was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, 
in Aleppo Temple, on April 19, 1906, with enrollment No. 6418. He is a 
member of the Old Colony Club, and of the Calumet Club. For over 
thirty years, Noble Cooper has been a druggist, and is located at No. 1 
Court Street, Plymouth. He was born in East Bridgewater, on March 19, 
1861, and was educated there. In Plymouth, on June 11, 1892, he mar¬ 
ried Miss Mary S. Dyer of that town. They have a son, Willard A., 
born on January 27, 1894, and their home is at No. 142 Court Street, 
Plymouth. 

WALLACE M. CORBIN. 

Noble Corbin is Past Master of Mt. Vernon Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
in which he also served as Secretary for five years; Past High Priest 
of Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and Secretary of same, for eleven years; 
and Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Melrose Council, R. & S. M., all 
of Malden. He is also affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with 


Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T. of Malden, in which he has been 
Recorder for nine years. With this Masonic qualification as a basis, he 
was ordained a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on Aprd 23, 
1907, with enrollment No. 7092. Noble Corbin is also a member of 
Malden Lodge No. 201, I. O. O. F., and of Spartan Lodge No. 59, K. P. 
Since 1906, he has been station agent at Malden for the Boston and Maine 
Railroad, previously, for thirteen years, having been an^ operator at the 
Malden Station. Noble Corbin was born in New Ross, N. S., on Septem¬ 
ber 20, 1869. He was educated in Aylesford, N. S., where, also, on 
November 16, 1890, he was married to Miss Maude B. Munroe of Provi¬ 
dence, R. I. They have a son, Paul F., born on April 12, 1899, and their 
residence is at No. 18 Horace Street, Malden. 

ANDREW P. CORNWALL. 

Senior Deacon in Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Master 
of the Second Veil in St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston, 
Noble Cornwall is also affiliated with Boston Council, R. & S. M., Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., and with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfec¬ 
tion, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.’. 
He was welcomed into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, on August 2. 
1909, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, with membership No. 8475 
in that illustrious body. He is also a member of the Sons of the Revo¬ 
lution. the Yale Alumni Club, the Phillips-Exeter Alumni Association, 
and of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Noble Cornwall was born in 
Portland, Conn., on May 20, 1880, and was educated at Phillips-Exeter 
Academy; Yale College, and at Tufts College. For the past eight years, 
he has been practicing his profession as physician, and is now established 
with offices at 535 Beacon Street, Boston. Noble Cornwall is married, 
and resides in Brookline, at 76 Winchester Street. 

WILLIAM M. COWAN. 

In the York Rite bodies of Lynn, Noble Cowan has affiliations in 
full course, and he has attained the 32° in the Scottish Rite bodies of 
Boston. He has the rank of Past Master in Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., and is a member of Sutton Royal Arch Chapter, Zebulun Council 
of Royal and Select Masters, and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. 
His Boston connections are with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.’.P.'.R.’.S.'. Upon the 
membership lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, his 
name appears as No. 3086, and his ennoblement in that august body took 
place with the class of December 27, 1898. Noble Cowan was born in 
Scranton, Penn., on November 29, 1866, and graduated from the high 
school there in 1884, for more than twenty-one years, superintendent of 
the foundry of the General Electric Company at their works in West 
Lynn. In politics, he is a Republican. From 1906 to 1912, he was chair¬ 
man of the Board of Health in Swampscott. On January 7, 1906, at Port¬ 
land, Maine, he married Miss Lillian J. Thompson. Their residence is a<: 
Beach Bluff, Eulon Street, Swampscott. 

LUTHER EATON COWLES. 

Admitted to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, 
on April 23, 1907, Noble Cowles was enrolled on the membership lists 
of that exalted body as No. 7097. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Meridian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Parker Chapter, R. A. M„ and Natick 
Commandery No. 33, K. T., in which he is ranked as Past Commander, 
all these bodies being located in Natick. Noble Cowles was born in 
South Manchester, Conn., on March 24, 1851, and was educated in the 
schools of Hartford and Farmington, Conn. He married Miss Jennie B. 
Bolles of Hartford, and they have a daughter, Florence M. For the past 
forty years, Noble Cowles has been a printer, and is now located at 
No. 116 Broad Street, Boston. His home is at Winthrop Beach, on Faun 
Bar Avenue. 

JOHN G. COX. 

Masonically, Noble Cox is affiliated with Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Everett, Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine Command¬ 
ery No. 10, K. T., both of Chelsea. He was ennobled in Aleppo Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine on August 30, 1902, when his enrollment number 
in that illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order received the num¬ 
ber 3899. Noble Cox is also connected with the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, in Lodge No. 36 of Everett. Born in Macon, N. C„ on 
September 16, 1859, Noble Cox obtained his education in the schools of 
that place. His marriage to Miss Christie A. McGregor took place in 
Portland, Maine. They have two sons, Harold G., and Clifford, and 
reside at No. 51 Walnut Street, Everett. For about a quarter of a cen¬ 
tury, Noble Cox has been engaged in the wholesale lobster business, be¬ 
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CHARLES WATSON COV. 

NoWe Coy, whose enrollment number is 9327 upon the membership 

° ^? P J ° Temple> A ' A - °- N ‘ M ' S - was admitted to that dis¬ 
tinguished body on March 28, 1912. He is Masonically affiliated with 
Rural Lodge, A F. & A. M, St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Quincy 
Commandery No. 47, K. T„ all of Quincy, and is also a member of the 
Qumcy \ acht Club. Noble Coy was born in New Brunswick, on July 6,1866 
and was educated in the schools there. In Quincy, on February 15, 1910 
lie married Miss Plorence M. Flowers of that place. They have a son' 
Charles Watson, Jr., and a daughter, Helen Louise. For over ten years! 
Noble Coy has been in the shipping business, under the firm name of the 
Coy borwarding Company. His business address is No. 195 Water Street 
and his home is at No. 198 Franklin Street, Quincy. 


JOHN M. COYNE. 

Ha\ ing Masonic affiliations with Baalbec Lodge, A. F & A M of 
East Boston. St. Matthew’s Chapter, R. A. M. of South Boston, and 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester, Noble Coyne was 
admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 31, 1909, 
witli membership No. 8594. He is also connected with the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows, in Friendship Lodge No. 20, of Cambridge, and is 
a member of the Engineers’ Blue Room Club of Boston. Noble Coyne 
was born on November 25, 1880, in Belleville, Ill., where he received his 
education in the public schools. He has been engaged as an instructor 
of engineering for the past fourteen years, and interested in the same 
line of work for a total of seventeen years. Noble Coyne is unmarried, 
and resides at No. 27 Temple Street, Boston, his business address being 
No. 121 Haverhill Street, in that city. 

CHARLES E. CRAFTS. 

Past Master of Huntington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Huntington, 
Noble Crafts is also affiliated, in the York Rite of Masonry, with Evening 
Star Chapter, R. A. M. of Westfield; William Parsons Council, R. & 
S. M. of Northampton; and Northampton Commandery, K. T. Through 
the medium of-the latter, he was received into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904, with enrollment 
No. 4870. For the past quarter of a century, Noble Crafts has been 
in the United States Railway Postal Service. He was born in Brook¬ 
field, Vt., on July 14, 1869, and was graduated from the Northampton 
High School in the class of 1888. In Hammonton, N. J., Noble Crafts 
was married to Miss Margaret Hedrick of the same place. They have 
two children, Edson Lindsey and Helen Laura, and reside in Huntington. 

GEORGE H. CRAGIN. 

Received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on September 2, 
1905, with enrollment No. 6053, Noble Cragin had obtained the prerequisite 
Masonic Degrees in Star Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Union Chapter, R. A. M., 
and Athol Commandery No. 37, K. T., all of Athol. He is also a mem¬ 
ber of Tully Lodge No. 136, I. O. O. F., and of the Poquaig Club, both 
of Athol. Noble Cragin was born in Groton, on July 25, 1862, and was 
also educated there. His marriage to Miss Inez I. Dresser took place in 
New Y’ork City, on July 1, 1912, and they have a son, Hartwell R. For 
the past seven years, Noble Cragin has been a stock broker and real 
estate dealer, having previously been engaged as a lumberman for seven¬ 
teen years. His office address is No. 10 Post Office Square, Boston, and 
his home is in Brookline, at No. 65 Westbourne Terrace. 

CHARLES WINFIELD CRANE, D. D. S. 

Received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on June 24, 1907, 
with enrollment number 7316, Noble Crane had previously become eligible, 
in the York Rite of Masonry, with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.. and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all 
of Lynn. He is also connected with the 1. O. O. F. of East Lynn; 
Lynn Council No. 516, Royal Arcanum, and the Order of the Eastern 
Star. Noble Crane was born in Madison, N. H., on June 15, 1872, and 
graduated from Harvard Dental School with the class of 1896. He is a 
dentist by profession, with offices at No. 40 Market Street, Lynn. On 
Christmas Day, 1896, he married Mrss Anna D. Fantom. They have a 
son, Stanley B., and their residence is at No. 10 Bulfinch Street, Lynn. 

H. WADSWORTH CRAWFORD. 

Noble Crawford’s name appears upon the membership rolls of 
Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., as No. 9331, and his ennoblement 
took place as one of the company of pilgrims which traveled across the 
Desert to the Shrine, on March 28, 1812. His preparatory Masonic 
Degrees were conferred upon him in Webster Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jeru¬ 
salem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 

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32°, S. .P. .R. ,S. . He is aiso a member of Aletheia Grotto, 
M. O. V. P. E. R. of Worcester, and of the Automobile jind Tatasset 
Clubs of that city. Eor about seven years, he has been superintendent 
of the Stevens Linen Works at Webster. Noble Crawford was born 
in Webster, on August 22, 1884, and received his education in that town. 
In politics he is an Independent. He resides on Main Street,. Dudley. 

WILLIAM P. CREAMER. 

In Templarism, Noble Creamer is connected with Boston Command¬ 
ery No. 2, K. T.; in Cryptic Masonry, with Boston Council, R. & S. M.; 
in Capitular Masonry, with St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and his 
Blue Lodge is St. Johns, A. F. & A. M. of Boston. Thus prepared for 
Shrine ennoblement, he ventured on the perilous journey across the 
Desert, and was permitted, as one of the class of June 27, 1904, to pene¬ 
trate the mysteries of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, 
when he was enrolled among its Nobility as No. 4636. He is also a 
member of the Boston City Club, and of the Mercantile Laborers’ Asso¬ 
ciation. Noble Creamer was born in \\ aldoboro, Maine, on January 12, 
1862, and attended the Castine Normal School. In Bangor, Maine, he 
mariied Miss Celia P. McFarland, of Maine, and they have a daughter, 
Dorothea, born October 27, 1893. For the past twenty-six years, Noble 
Creamer has been engaged in the laundry business, and previously fol¬ 
lowed the sea. His business address is No. 167 Dudley Street, Rox- 
bury, his home being in Dorchester, at No. 12 Algonquin Street. 

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FRANK CROACHER. 

Masonically, Noble Croacher is affiliated with Eureka Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., and Sutton Commandery No, 16, 
K. T. of New Bedford. He was admitted into the Ancient Arabic Ordei, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, 
on March 28, 1912, when his enrollment upon the membership lists of 
that illustrious body was numbered 9338. He is also a member of Vesta 
Lodge No. 166, I. O. O. F., New Bedford Lodge No. 73, B. P. O. E„ 
and the V amsutta Club, all of New Bedford. For the past twenty 
years, Noble Croacher has been superintendent for T. W. Croacher, 
wholesale and retail lumber dealer, the business having been established 
by his father thirty-five years ago. Noble Croacher was born in New 
Bedford, on September 10, 1864, and was educated in that city. There, 
also, he married Miss Mary L. McDonald, and they have two children,' 
Irene and Nazelle. His business address is corner Water and Leonard 
Streets, New Bedford, and his residence is at No. 179 Orchard Street. 

LEANDER MARSHALL CROSBY. 

Noble Crosby, whose number is 8280 on the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., was admitted to the Nobility of that 
illustrious body on December 15, 1908, being Masonically identified with 
Golden Rule Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Wakefield, Reading Chapter, 
R. A. M„ Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens Command¬ 
ery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is a member of Wakefield Lodge 
No. 1276, B. P. O. E., and the Bear Hill Golf Club of Wakefield. In 
politics, he is a Republican. Noble Crosby was born in Yarmouth, N. S„ 
on February 27, 1876. He was graduated from the Hebron High School 
with the class of 1892, and from the Provincial Normal School, at Truro, 
N. S., in 1895. The Degree of M. D. C. M. was conferred upon him in 
Dalhousie University in 1901, and he took post-graduate courses in 
London, Vienna, and Berlin. Since 1903, he has been engaged as a 
specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, his offices being- 
now located at No. 419 Boylston Street, Boston. Noble Crosby’s marriage 
to Miss Lavinia M. Elliott took place in Wilmot, N. S., on July 23, 1902, 
and they reside in Wakefield, at No. 10 Avon Street. 

FREEMAN M. CROSBY. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Wyoming 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and the Capitular Degrees in Waverly Chapter, 

R. A. M. both of Melrose, the Cryptic Degrees in Melrose Council, R. & 

S. M. of Malden, and the Templar Degrees in Hugh de Payens Com¬ 
mandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose, Noble Crosby was ennobled in 
Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on June 2, 1905 and was enrolled 
in that illustrious body as No. 5062. He is also a member of Melrose 
Lodge No. 131, B. P. O. E., the Boston City Club, and the Melrose Club. 
Noble Crosby was born in Brewster, on January 27, 1867, and obtained 
his education at the Phillips Andover Academy and the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, in Boston. His marriage to Miss Emma L. 
Oakes of Biddeford, Maine, took place in Melrose, on June 14, 1893. 
They have three children: Katherine, Marguerite, and Thomas O. For 
the past twenty-one years, Noble Crosby has been engaged as a sales¬ 
man. His business address is No. 667 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, and his 
home is at No. 72 .Trenton Street, Melrose. 




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JEROME WALTER CROSS. 

For about twelve years, Noble Cross has been at the bead of the 
Cross Coal Company, located at No. 250 Essex Street, Lawrence. He 
was born in that city, on July 3, 1880, and attended school there. On 
September 14, 1904, in Lawrence, he married Miss Ethel E. Kilcup. 
They have two daughters, Eva Osgood and Julie Sayre, and reside in 
Andover. Noble Cross’ enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 7322, and his ennoblement among that exalted body of 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order took place on June 24, 1907. The 
preparatory Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Phoenician 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ in which he is 
Master of the Second Veil; Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., and Bethany 
Commandery No. 17, K. T., all of Lawrence. Noble Cross is a member 
of Monadnock Lodge No. 145, I. O. O. F., and Essex Lodge, K. P., both 
of Lawrence; the Home Club of the same city, and the Andover Club 
of Andover. 

FRANK G. CROWLEY. 

Having attained his qualifying York Rite Degrees, in Masonry, in 
Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Boston, to which he came by 
demit, having received his Blue Lodge Degrees in 1 uscan Lodge, A. 1 . N 
A. M. No. 106, of Addison, Me., in 1896; St. John’s Chapter, R. A. M. 
of East Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and \\ illiam Parkman Com¬ 
mandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston, Noble Crowley ventured on the 
perilous journey across the Desert, and was permitted, as one of the 
class of December 7, 1905, to penetrate the mysteries of the Shrine of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, being enrolled among 
its Nobility as No. 6200. He is also fraternally allied with Zenith Lodge 
No. 42, I. O. O. F. For the past twelve years, Noble Crowley has been 
a mason contractor. He was born in Addison, Me., on September .—, 
1867, and there obtained his education. In East Boston, on February 24, 
1898, Noble Crowley was married to Miss Mabel H. Innis of East 
Boston and they have two children, Harold G., born on September 7, 
1900, and Doris G., August 11, 1902. His business address is No. 8 
Province Court, Boston, and he resides at No. 22 Bays \\ ater Street, 
East Boston. 

CARLE P. CUBBERLY. 

Through his Masonic connections, Noble Cubberly was raised in 
Soley Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, and by demit became a 
Charter Member of Stirling Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Malden, Somer¬ 
ville Chapter of Royal Arch Masons; Orient Council of Royal and Select 
Masters of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of 
Boston. Noble Cubberly was elevated to the distinction of Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on May 13, 1896, with enrollment 
No. 619. He also has affiliations in Malden Lodge of Elks No. 965; 
Spartan Lodge, K. P. of Malden, and in the Malden Club. For the past 
eight years, Noble Cubberly has been a caterer and confectioner; pre¬ 
viously, for ten years, he had been in the bicycle and automobile busi¬ 
ness, and for thirty years has been a teacher of dancing. He was born 
in New York City, on June 14, 1861, and was educated there. In Somer¬ 
ville on December 2, 1891, Noble Lubberly was married to Miss Carrie L. 
Haynes of Roxbury, and they have three children: Norman P„ born 
on March 22, 1894; Helene H., September 5, 1900, and Carle P. Jr., 
July 7, 1912.' Noble Cubberly’s business address is No. 163 Pleasant 
Street, Malden, and he resides in the same city, at No. 76 Cedar Street. 

LUCIANA ANTONIO CUCCI. 

Noble Cucci has taken degrees, in full course, in the York and the 
Scottish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with William Sutton Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Saugus, Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, 
R. & S. M„ and Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T. all of Lynn; also with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.L With this double qualification, he 
was welcomed into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 28. 1912, and his 
enrollment in that celebrated body was then numbered 9344. He is also 
a member of Lodge No. 117, B. P. O. E., Cupton Dale Lodge No. 193, 
I. O. O. F., and Commonwealth Lodge, K. P. In politics, he is a Repub¬ 
lican. Noble Cucci was born at Altavilla, Silentona, Italy, on May 23, 
1870, and obtained his education in that country. For the past eight 
years, he has been engaged in the banking, insurance, and real estate 
business. His office is now located at No. 137 Pleasant Street, Lynn, 
and he resides at No. 2540 Stuyvesant Street. 

JAMES WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM. 

The Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine was exemplified upon 
Noble Cunningham, in Aleppo Temple, on March 20, 1911, and on that 
eventful day, he was enrolled therein as No. 9008. He was raised, in 


Masonry, in Damascus Lodge, A. F. & A. M., on April IS, 1910; was 
advanced and exalted in Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ on November 10. 
1910 was received and greeted in Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., on June -/, 
1912, and was Knighted in Olivet Commandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn, 
on February 1, 1911, in which he holds the rank of Guard. Noble Cun¬ 
ningham is also a member of Lynn Lodge of Elks No. 117. Since 
April 1, 1903, he has been engaged in the business of picture framing, 
photo finishing and room mouldings; and for seven years, preiiously, 
was a chauffeur. Noble Cunningham was born in Lynn, on June 11, 1886, 
and was graduated from the Lynn public schools in June, 1903. His 
business establishment and residence are both located at No. 33 Verona 
Street, East Lynn. 

H. W. CURTIS. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on Novem¬ 
ber 7, 1904, with enrollment No. 4804, Noble Curtis had obtained the 
qualifications for entrance into that distinguished fellowship through his 
affiliations with the following York Rite bodies: Blue Hill Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Canton; Mt. Zion Chapter, R. A. M. of Stoughton; 
Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M„ and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T. 
of Hyde Park. For over forty years, Noble Curtis has been a carpentei 
and builder. He was born in Stoughton, on May 5, 1855, and was edu¬ 
cated there. In that town, also, he married Miss Mary H. Fernald of 
Canton, who passed away in 1898, leaving a son, Ernest W., born Decem¬ 
ber 27, 1879, and a daughter, Ellen L„ September 13, 1881. Noble Curtis 
resides in Canton, at No. 226 Sherman Street. 

LOUIS A. CURTIS. 

Elevated to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on April 23, 1907, with membership No. 7096, Noble Curtis owes Masonic 
allegiance, in the York Rite, to Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., both of Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T., of Dorchester; and in the 
Scottish Rite, to Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also 
attached to Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. Noble Curtis was born 
in Newton, on June 9, 1858, and was educated in the public schools of 
that city. His marriage to Miss Celia Olson, a native of Sweden, took 
place in July, 1903. They have three sons: Francis, born in February, 
1906 Arnold, February, 1912, and Winsor, March, 1914. For the past 
twenty-two years, Noble Curtis has been in the liquor business, at 
No. 672 Dudley Street, Dorchester, and previously, for twenty years, he 
was engaged m the drug business. His home is at No. 14 Morrill Street, 
Dorchester. 

EVERETT N. CURTIS. 

As a member of the caravan of August 8, 1908, which reached Aleppo 
Temple Oasis, praying for admission into its Shrine and coveted mem¬ 
bership, Noble Curtis was one of those fortunates whose earnest prayer 
was granted, and on whom the Order was exemplified, in full form, with 
enrollment No. 8196. He obtained the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in 
Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, also being affiliated with 
William Parkman Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Winchester; the Capitular 
Degrees were conferred upon him in St. Paul s Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Boston; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and the 
Templar Degrees in Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T. Noble Curtis 
belongs to the Boston City Club, the Winchester Country Club, the 
Society of Colonial Wars, and he is also a member of the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology Alumni Association, and of the Boston University 
Law School Alumni Association. For the past fourteen years, Noble 
Curtis has been practicing law in Boston, with offices at No. 84 State 
Street. He was born on May 24, 1875, in San Francisco, Cal., where he 
obtained his preparatory education; afterward attending the public schools 
of Massachusetts; also the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and 
the Boston University Law School. In Manchester, N. H., on June 8, 
1909, Noble Curtis was married to Miss Katherine M. Hall of Manchester, 
N. H. They reside at No. 12 Symmes Road, Winchester. 

WALTER J. CURRIER. 

Ordained a Noble of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on Decem¬ 
ber 31, 1901, with enrollment No. 3455, Noble Currier had previously 
received his York Rite affiliations in Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T., 
all of Boston. He is also a member of the Good Fellows Club of Read¬ 
ing. For a third of a century, Noble Currier has practiced his profession 
of dentistry. He was born in Lawrence, on September 10, 1857, and 
attended school in that city. In Brockton, on August 6, 1884, Noble 
Currier was married to Miss Lizzie Elmina Brown, and they reside at 
No. 49 Middlesex Avenue, Reading. 

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JOHN S. CUSHMAN. 

Affiliated with the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple 

Nobl! r l W " “ ay 21 1908 ' * ith enr ollment No 8100 

Noble Cushman has Masonic connections, in the York Rite with 

Mt. Carwel Lodge. A. F. & A. M. of Lyon; Pacific Lodge. A P & A M 

of Amherst; Sutton Chapter, R. A. M„ Zebulun Council, R. & S M and 

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Tm a, d S r ' f a'" ,h f Valley 0f NOW' Cushman is 

A OH w T"', Elk ' S No ' 117 • Lodge of the 

T ‘ ' • W ” and Wlth the following clubs: Oxford, Park, Boston City 

Tedeseo Country, Salem Golf and Homestead Golf. Since 1900. he ha,' 
been engaged the manufacture of shoes, having previously been a 
j tber in the same line of business. Noble Cushman was born in 

Miss^Mir ° n ^° V r mber ?’ 1861, and WaS edllcated there. He married 
Gladvs M I Cntt T enden of Gloucester, and they have a daughter, 
Gladys M„ born on January 2, 1887. His business address is No 48 

Street^ Lynn ’ ^ h ® fesideS the Same city ’ at No ' 109 Green 

GEORGE T. CUSHMAN, M. D. 

thC pilgri mage to the Oasis of Boston on 
ecember 4, 190-, when he was admitted to the Mystic Shrine, through 
the portals of Aleppo Temple, and he was enrolled therein as No. 4006. 

is qualifying Masonic Degrees were obtained, in the York Rite in 
Zetland Lodge, A. F & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M„ Roxbury 
ouncil, R. & S. M., and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26 K. T 
Noble Cushman is also a member of the Boston City Club. He was born 
in Boston and was educated in that city, where he is engaged in the 

practice of medicine. He is married, and resides at No. 46 Dudley Street 
Roxbury. ’ 

CHARLES STANHOPE DAMRELL. 

For thirty-five years, Noble Damrell has been connected with 
the Building . Department of the city of Boston He is at present 
prominently identified with various Masonic bodies located in that 
city. Born in Boston, on September 1, 1858, Noble Damrell is 

a son of the late Captain John S. Damrell, who was a 
prominent Mason, with memberships in all the Scottish and 

\ork Rite bodies, and one of the leading fire engineers in the 
country, having been chief of the Boston fire departmental the time of 
the great fires of 1872 and 1873. In 1877, he was appointed, by Mayor 
Prince, Building Commissioner of Boston, and he held that office for a 
quarter of a century. Noble Damrell is also related to former Congress¬ 
man William Damrell, and to Charles L. Damrell, proprietor of the “Old 
Corner Book Store.” Noble Damrell graduated from the English High 
School in Boston, in 1875, when he took a post-graduate course. He 
was in the real estate and insurance business with his father, John S. 
Damrell, before he entered the service of the city. Noble Damrell has 
all the degrees in the Y ork Rite of Masonry, being affiliated with Mt. Leb¬ 
anon Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M„ in which 
he is a Past High Priest; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Com¬ 
mandery No. 2, K. T., in which he is a Past Commander. He is also a 
32° Scottish Rite Mason, and is affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge 
of Perfection; Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem, of 
which he is now Senior Warden; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. In the Consistory, 
he has held the rank of Assistant Master of Ceremonies for three 
years, and that of Chancellor, for the succeeding six years. In Aleppo 
Temple, Noble Damrell was received into the Order of Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine with th'e class of December 17, 1906, his enrollment 
certificate being numbered 6777. Noble Damrell is Vice President of the 
Past High Priests’ Association of Massachusetts, and is a member of 
the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Association of Knights Templar 
Commanders. In 1909-10, Noble Damrell commanded the Ancient and 
Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. He is a Past President 
of the Fifteen Club of Boston, and his filled the chair of Noble Grand 
in Washington Lodge No. 5, of the I. O. O. F„ having previously filled 
all of the chairs leading thereto. Formerly, he was an active member 
of the Fusilier Veteran Association, and is now, or has been, connected 
with many other social organizations, holding, at various times, offices 
of responsibility therein. Noble Damrell married in New Bedford, on 
October 4, 1881, Miss Nellie Gardner Clarke, a direct descendant of 


qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine ennoblement, he was enrolled as 
No. 8663 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, his connections 
with that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine dating from March 25, 
1910. Noble Dennison was born in Boston, on November 30, 1879, and 
attended school in that city. For twelve years, he was with Swift and 
Company of Chicago, and for more than five years past he has been a 
salesman for the Peter Woll and Sons Manufacturing Company, of 75 
Haverhill Street, Boston. He is unmarried, and resides at 32 Prospect 
Avenue, Winthrop Beach. 

HARRY WILSON De COSTER. 

Admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
on December 31, 1907, and enrolled therein as No. 7849. Noble De Coster 
was Masonically qualified therefor, in Tyrian Lodge No. 73, A. F. & 
A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Mechanic Falls, Me.; 
Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and in Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. 
He also belongs to Lodge No. 17, of the Benevolent and Protective Order 
of Elks of Lynn, and in politics, is a Republican. For the past eight 
years, he has been connected with E. R. Squibb and Sons. Noble 
De Coster was born in Buckfield, Me., on October 26, 1866, and received 
his schooling in Mechanic Falls, Me. In that place, also, on February 1, 
1890, he was married to Miss Ida M. Perry, who passed away on 
December 1, 1900. Noble De Coster has one son, Harry Perry, and 
resides at 48 Estes Street, Lynn. 

JESSE C. DANFORTH. 

On May 23, 1893, the ennoblement of Noble Danforth took place in 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in which honored body his number 
is 755. The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in 
Kearsarge Lodge No. 81, F. & A. M. of Andover, N. H„ on February 5, 
1887; and the Capitular Degrees, in St. Omar Chapter, R. A. M. of 
Franklin, N. H., on May 13, 1892. His present affiliations are with Delta 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Braintree, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Horace Chase Council, R. & S. M of Concord, N. H., and Mt. Horeb 
Commandery, K. T., of Concord, N. H. Noble Danforth is also a 
member of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and of the 
Cochato and Scimitar Clubs. He was born in Danbury, N. H., on 
October 8, 1860, and was a student at Proctor Academy of Andover, 

Y. H., and also, at Pinkerton Academy of Derry, N. H. Noble Danforth 
has been, for twenty-seven years, with the Warner Brothers Company, 
manufacturers of corsets, at 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City, with a 
Boston office at 67 Chauncy Street. At Putnam, Conn., on November 27, 
1889, he married Miss Jennie DeEtte Buzzell of Concord, N. H. Noble 
Danforth resides at Braintree. 

FREDERICK J. DAGGETT. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on December 28, 1899, with enrollment No. 3237, Noble Daggett had pre¬ 
viously qualified, as a \ork Rite Mason, in Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M., St. John s Chapter, R. A. M., and in Wm. Parkman Commandery 
No. 28, K. T. He is also a member of Winthrop Lodge No. 2, of the 
Elks, and of the Boston City Club. For the past twenty years, Noble 
Daggett has been an attorney-at-law in Boston, with offices in the Pem¬ 
berton Building. He was born in North Wayne, Me., on October 15. 
1875, and was educated in Boston, graduating from Harvard Law School 
with the class of 1894. His marriage to Miss Bessie M. Simmons of 
Boston, was celebrated in that city on May 15, 1895. Their residence is 
in Winthrop. 

JOHN ARCHIBALD DENHOLM. 

Noble Denholm was born in Worcester, on May 24, 1877, and ob¬ 
tained his education in the public schools there. For more than four¬ 
teen years, he has been with the Wright Wire Company, of 69 Hammond 
Street, Worcester, and during the past ten years, has served as assistant 
treasurer of that concern. Degrees have been conferred upon him, in 
full course, in both Rites of Masonry. In the York Rite. Noble Denholm 
is a member of Quinsigamond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, 

R. A. M., Hiram Council, R. & S. M„ and Worcester County Com¬ 
mandery No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester; and in the Scottish Rite, he 
is affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of 


T ™ r-t ’i i . a ’ , , r n >s affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council o 

James Clarke, who came over in the Mayflower, and of Governor Carver -r, ■ , T , T ’ ° 

r o, ., n . -v T , , -p, ... * , . tt • , , Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu- 

of Plymouth Colony. Noble Damrell has a daughter. He resides at the ,, n ■ . ,~ 0 ™ , ’ 

r, TI T, ; , , , setts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S. . His number upon the membership 

Revere House, Boston, and has a summer home at Dover. , ... „ . , . , . 1 

lists of Aleppo 1 emple is 8332, and he was admitted into the Nobility 

JOSEPH BRETT DENNISON. of that body with the class of March, 1909. Noble Denholm is a mem- 

From St. Louis Lodge No. 20, of St. Louis, Mo., Noble Dennison ber of the Worcester Club, the Tatnuck Country Club, and of the Quin- 

demitted to enter Union Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dorchester. He is sigamond Boat Club. Tn Worcester, on September 15, 1902, he was mar- 

also a member of Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., and of Gethsemane ried to Miss Edith L. Warren; they have a daughter, Barbara, and a son, 

Commandery No. 35, K. T. of Newtonville. Thus having received the John A. Noble Denholm resides at No. 21 Fruit Street, Worcester. 

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HOLLIS ELLSWORTH DENNEN. 

Enrolled as a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo lemple. of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, with membership No. 6949, on February IS, 
1907, Noble Dennen was Masonically qualified for his Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment in Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham; Tyrian Lodge No. 73, 

A. F. & A. M. of Mechanic Falls, Me., in which he has the rank of Past 
Master; St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., also of Mechanic Falls, in 
which he is a Past High Priest; Adoniram Council, R. & S. M. of Wal¬ 
tham, wherein he is Recorder; Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, K. T. 
of Newtonville; Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection; Giles Fonda 
Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He is also a membei 
of Governor Gore Lodge No. 198, I. O. O. F. of Waltham, of the 
Immanuel Men’s Club of Waltham, of the Waltham Board of Trade, 
and is Trustee and Treasurer of the Waltham Building Association. 
For two years, he served Waltham as Alderman for Ward 6. Noble 
Dennen was born in New Braintree, on February 28, 1862, and attended 
school in Mechanic Falls, Me., where, also, his marriage to Miss Gei- 
trude M. Harding took place; they have three children: Ralph W., 
Barbara L. Carpenter, and Doris H. For the past nineteen years, Noble 
Dennen has been in the real estate and insurance business, being now 
established at 179 Moody Street, Waltham. Previously, for six years, 
he had been timekeeper for the Poland Paper Company, of Mechanic 
Falls, Me. His home is in Waltham, at 258 Moody Street. 

MARTIN A. DILLINGHAM. 

Among the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S.. emoll- 
ment No. 676 is that of Noble Dillingham, who was received in that dis¬ 
tinguished fellowship, on January 20, 1887. His Masonic affiliations 
are in both York and Scottish Rites, being in the former a Past Master 
of Atlantic Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A. M.; a Past High Priest of Green- 
leaf Royal Arch Chapter No. 13; a Past Thrice Illustrious Master of 
Portland Council, R. & S. M., and a Past Eminent Commander of St. Al¬ 
bans Commandery No. 8, K. T. In the latter, he is a member of Yates 
Lodge of Perfection, Portland Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Dunlap 
Chapter of Rose Croix, and Maine Consistory, 32°, S.’.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble 
Dillingham was born in Freeport, Me., on March 10, 1850, and attended 
school in his native town. At Portland, Me., on April 23, 1874, he was 
married to Miss Almatia S. Poor of Portland: they had a son, Samuel C„ 
born on March 16, 1876, who passed away at Glens Falls, N. Y., on 
December 30, 1911. 

ARTHUR LINVILLE DAVIS. 

As a 32° Mason, Noble Davis is affiliated with Moses Paul Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M-. Belknap Chapter, R. A. M„ Orphan Council, R. & S. M„ 
and St. Paul Commandery, K. T., all of Dover, N. H.; with the Inef¬ 
fable Lodge of Perfection of Portsmouth, N. H.; Portsmouth (N. H.) 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem; New Hampshire Chapter of Rose Croix 
Of Dover. N. H.. and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. of 
Nashua. N. H. On March 27, 1965, Noble Davis was ordained a Noble 
in Aleppo Temple. A. A. 0., N. M. S, in which his enrollment is 
numbered 4996. He is also a member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 6, 
of the K. of P., with which he has been affiliated for some twenty-two 
years, and of the Knights of Birmingham of Rochester, N. H. Noble 
Davis was born in Waltham, on July 1. 1870, and attended school in 
New Market, N. H. At Dover, N. H„ on August 19, 1890, he was mar¬ 
ried to Miss’ Fannie C. Grant. Since 1908, Noble Davis has been one 
of the firm of Davis and Baer, dealers in ladies’ fancy goods. He is 
now and has been for twenty-four years, a traveling salesman. His 
business address is Masonic Temple, Dover, N. H„ and his residence is 
at No. 66 Portland Street, in the same city. 

EDWARD ARTHUR De WOLF. 

Registered as No. 4040 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
\ A O., N. M. S., Noble De Wolf was received into the Nobility of 
that distinguished body, on December 4, 1902. The Symbolic Degrees 
of Masonry were conferred upon him in Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M„ New Bedford Council, R. & S. M„ and 
Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T. Noble DeWolf is also a member of 
the New Bedford Yacht Club. For the past thirteen years, he has been 
a Receiving Officer at the House of Correction, and in April, 1914. he 
was appointed Probation Officer of the 3rd District Court of Bristol Co., 
at New Bedford. He was born in New Bedford, on December 5. 18/0, and 
was educated there, also. On November 11, 1912, in New Bedford, he 
married Miss Mabel F. Smith of Charlottetown, P. Q. Noble DeWolf 
resides in South Dartmouth. 

GEORGE DAVIDSON. 

Noble Davidson was prepared for access to the Shrine of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, by the course of Masonic Degrees which were conferred 


upon him in the following bodies, all of Fall River: Mt Hope Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River Council, R. & 

S. M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T. His ennoble¬ 
ment’thereupon took place in Aleppo Temple, as one of the class of 
June 24, 1907, and he holds the certificate of enrollment with the number 
7333. Noble Davidson was born in Fall River, on October 22, 1870, and 
attended the schools of the city. In Taunton, on October 23, 1900, he 
married Miss Phoebe Pratt. He was, for some years, a machinist with 
the Fall River Iron Works, and, for three years, he has now been a 
foreman machinist with that concern. The residence address is 533 Broad¬ 
way, and the business location is 5 Anawan Street. 

GILBERT LESLIE DEXTER. 

The Masonic career of Noble Dexter has made him a member of 
Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of North Cambridge; Cambridge Chapter, 

R. A. M.; Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and of Cambridge Command¬ 
ery No. 42, K. T. Having thus been qualified to penetrate the mysteries 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, he made the journey across the hot sands 
of the desert, to the Boston Oasis,, and was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, 
on May 21, 1909, with membership No. 8420. Noble Dexter is a dealer 
in groceries and provisions in Somerville, where he has been established 
for twenty-two years. He has born in Roseway. Nova Scotia, Novem¬ 
ber 28, 1870, and obtained his education there. Coming to New England, 
he married, in Cambridge, on May 17, 1908. Miss Ethel McLean of 
St. John, N. B. They have two sons, Gilbert McLean and Norman 
Reaves, and reside at 96 Hammond Street, Cambridge. Noble Dexter’s 
business is conducted from 284 Beacon Street, Someriille. 

HARRY D. DELANO. 

Noble Delano has the rank of Past Master in Mt. Lebanon Lodge, 

A F & A. M., is a member of St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and is 
also affiliated with Boston Council, R. & S. M. and Boston Commandery 
No. 2. K. T. Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., his name appears as No. 730, the date of his admission to the 
Shrine being December 28, 1891. Noble Delano is also a member of 
the Boston Athletic Association, the Traffic Club, the Brae Burn Club, 
the New England Confectioners’ Club, and of the Old Schoolboys’ 
Association. He was born in Somerville, on January 27, 1862, and 
attended school in Boston. Noble Delano is a salesman for the Walter 
Baker Company, Limited, with headquarters at No. 45 Broad Street, 
Boston, and his residence is at No. 611 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 

CHARLES H. DAVIS. 

Having Masonic degrees in full course in both \ ork and Scottish 
Rites, Noble Davis is affiliated with Aberdour Lodge,' A. F. & A. M. of 
Boston, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
St. Elmo Commandery, K. T.; and Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus 
doubly prepared for his admission to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, he was ordained a Noble in that illustiious 
body, on October 24, 1905, and is therein enrolled as No. 6117. Noble 
Davis is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 25 of the I. O. O. F„ the 
Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, and of the Boston Chamber 
of Commerce. He was born in New Brunswick, Can., on Januaiy 13, 
1867, and attended school there. Noble Davis was married to Miss Sarah 
Dobbin of Boston, and has four children. His residence is at No. 149 
Strathmore Road, Boston. For nearly a quarter of a century, he has 
been in the firm of Davis Bros., jewelers, at 683 Washington Street, 
Boston. 

PERCY SHAW DeCOSTER. 

Noble DeCoster is a salesman for E. R. Squibb and Sons, chemists 
of New York City, and he has been connected with that firm for the 
past six years; previously, he had been, for five years, a salesman for 
Sharp and Dohme, chemists of Baltimore. Noble DeCoster was born in 
Brickfield, Me., on April 6, 1871, and received his education in the public 
schools of Mechanic Falls, Me. In Lynn, on June 13, 1899, he married 
Miss Edith A. Blanchard: they have a daughter, Ruth F„ and reside at 
45 Castle Road, Nahant. The preparatory degrees in Masonry were 
acquired by Noble DeCoster in Tyrian Lodge No. 73, A. F. & A. M. of 
Mechanic Falls, Me.; St Andrew s Chapter No. 51, R. A. M., also of 
that place, and in Lewiston Commandery No. 6, K. T. of Lewiston, Me. 
With these qualifications Noble DeCoster was admitted to the Nobility 
of the A. A. 0., N. M. S„ in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, and 
received the enrollment number 7855. In politics, he is a Republican. 

FRANK L. DAMON. 

The Masonic Degrees of Noble Damon were conferred, successively, 
in Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.; 
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R ' f Lynn ’ in Which ^ is a Charter Member: 

Zt ?!,h *?! 7 No. 36, K. T. of Lynn. I„ the Commandery he 

has held the rank of Guard. His enrollment with the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S.,'bears the early number, 788. and his 
nno dement took place with the class of December, 1895. Noble Damon 
is Past Sachem of Sagamore Tribe No. 2. of the Improved Order of 
Red Men, and ,s Secretary of the East Lynn Social Club. For many 
years more than a third of a century, he has been a bookkeeper and 
clerk for the Lynn Ice Company, with offices at 333 Union Street. Noble 
Damon was born ,n that city, on June 29. 1856, obtaining his education 

n f l Ch °li S i°oo, Ea 5. BoSt ° n ' Hls marr ' a § e took place in Haverhill, 
on October 11, 882. His wife was Miss Alice P. Kimball of Salem; they 

have two daughters, Bessie G. and Marion W.; also one son, Harold 
* rank. Their residence is at 50 Autumn Street. Lynn. 

EDGAR M. DANIELS. 

Noble Daniels, having received the qualifying Masonic Degrees for 
Shrine ennoblement , n Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Newton Chapter, 
K A. m., and Gethsemane Commandery No. 35, IC. T., all of Newton- 
vdle was welcomed into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S., February 8, 1906, with membership No. 6326. Noble Daniels 
is a traveling salesman with the M. A. Packard Company of Brockton 
H.s business address is No. 60 South Street, Boston, and he resides at 
No. 1086 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. 

CLIFTON C. DEXTER. 

Past Master of Mt. Carmel Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Lynn, Noble 
Dexter is also affiliated with Sutton Royal Arch Chapter, and Olivet Com¬ 
mandery No. 36, K. T„ both of that city. His ennoblement in Aleppo 
emple, A. A. O., N. M. S., took place on December 4, 1902, and his 
enrollment number in that illustrious body is 4038. Noble Dexter was 
born in Auburn, Maine, in 1866, and was graduated from the Brvant and 
Stratton Commercial School, Boston, in 1889. Since January. ’l913, he 
has been secretary of Booties, Barnhart and Schultz Company. Inc., 
located at No. 15 Thomas Street, New York. Previously, from 1897 to 
1906, he was president of the Lynn Business College of Lynn, and from 
1891 to 1897, he was with the Burdett College of Boston. Noble Dexter’s 
marriage to Miss Louise E. Brown took place in Lowell, in 1891, and they 
reside at No. 92 Prospect Park, West, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

HEARST P. DALTON. 

The Masonic attainments of Noble Dalton are indicated by his affilia¬ 
tions with the following bodies of Brockton: St. George Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Satucket Chapter, R. A. M„ Brockton Council. R. & S. M„ and 
Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T. Thus prepared for admission to 
the Shrine, he was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, with the class of April 19, 
1906, and was enrolled upon the membership lists of that illustrious body 
as No. 6421. He resides in Brockton. 

LOUIS MILES DAMMERS. 

Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on October 4. 1885, Noble Hammers 
obtained his education in the schools of Chelsea, Mass., graduating from 
the high school there in 1904. For ten years, he has been in business 
as an optician in Philadelphia, Penn., at No. 238 Mutual Life Building. 
Noble Dammers is unmarried. Masonically, he is affiliated with Robert 
Lash Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M„ and Palestine 
Commandery No 10, K. T., all of Chelsea. He was ennobled in Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on May 12, 1910, and his enrollment number 
in that illustrious body is No. 8731. 

EUGENE T. DAMON. 

Noble Damon was born in May, 1856, in East Abington, and attended 
the public schools of that place. For the past thirty years, he has been 
in the hotel business, at No. 117 Plain Street, Rockland. His Masonic 
affiliations are with John Cutler Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Pilgrim Chapter, 
R. A. M., Abington Council, R. & S. M., and Old Colony Commandery 
No. 15, K. T., all of Abington. Noble Damon was received into the 
Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of Aleppo 
Temple, on November 5, 1894, when he was enrolled in that illustrious 
body of the Mystic Shrine as No. 765. He was the founder of the Union 
Glee Club, and is devoted to out-door sports and the sea. 

HERBERT M. DANFORTH. 

Admitted into the joys and privileges of the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on December 30, 1904, the order of his 
enrollment therein giving him membership No. 4884, Noble Danforth has 
obtained degrees in full course in the York and the Scottish Rites of 
Masonry. In the former, he is affiliated with Blazing Star Lodge, 


F. & A. M„ Trinity Chapter, R. A. M., Horace Chase Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T., all of Concord, N. H.; and in the 
latter, with the bodies situated in the Valleys of Concord and Nashua. N. H. 
Por the past eight years, Noble Danforth has been connected with the 
Eagle Garage, in Concord, N. H. He was born in that city, on Novem¬ 
ber 11, 1871, and was educated there. He married Miss Florence M. 
Knowles of Concord, in which city they reside, at No. 34 Monroe Street. 

WALTER HOWELL DANFORTH. 

Noble Danforth has degrees, in full course, in the York Rite of 
Masonry, being a member of Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M., Zebulun Council, R. & S. M., and Olivet Com.-’ 
mandery No. 36, K. T., all of Lynn. He has also attained the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes af Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.T. all of 
Boston. Noble Danforth was admitted to the Nobility of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, on December 7, 1905, and his enrollment 
number upon the membership lists of that exalted body is 6204. He is 
also a member of East Lynn No. 207, I. O. O. F.; Lynn Encampment. 
No. 58, Paul Revere Lodge, K. P.; the Royal Arcanum, and Sons of 
Veterans No. 1, under Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Mudge. In politics, he is a 
Republican. Noble Danforth was born in Stoneham, on April 8, 1870, 
and was educated in Lynn. For twenty-five years, he has been engaged 
in the plumbing and heating business, at No. 117 Essex Street, East Lynn. 
In that city, in August, 1902. he married Miss Ida L. Sutton. His home 
is at No. 92 Empire Street, Lynn. 

ELMER IRVING DARLING. 

For some time, Noble Darling has been head specialty salesman for 
the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. Previously, he was, for seven years, 
specialty salesman for the Smith Tpyewriter Company, of Syracuse, N. Y., 
and was also in the drug business in Cambridge for three years. He 
was born in Boston, on June 7, 1881, and attended school in Cambridge. 
On December 3, 1910, he was married, in Cambridge, to Miss Marguerite 
Kate Sanborn Craig of Newton, and they have a daughter, Marguerite 
Irving. Their residence is at No. 11 Felton Street, Cambridge. Noble 
Darling is a Knight Templar Mason, with affiliations in Mt. Olivet 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and 
Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T., in which he is Secretary of the 
Drill Squad. His admission to the Nobility of Aleppo' Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., took place on March 25, 1910, and his enrollment in that illus¬ 
trious Shrine body is numbered 8664. 

CHARLES A. DAVIS. 

As a \ ork Rite Mason, Noble Davis bears allegiance to Columbian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., Orient Council, 
R. & 5. M„ and Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. Having 
crossed the burning sands, in the company of pilgrims of the class of 
December 27, 1898, he reached the Oasis of Boston on that eventful day, 
and was ennobled and enrolled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
as No. 3087. For the past twenty years, he has been president of 
N. Ward and Company, Tenderers, of Boston. Noble Davis was born 
in South Boston, on June 18, 1869, and was educated there. His marriage 
to Miss Cora E. Preston took place in Boston, on October 14, 1897, and 
they have two sons, Fred R., and John A., also a daughter, Dorothy J. 
Noble Davis’ business address is No. 500 First Street, South Boston, anti 
his home is in Roxbury, at No. 30 Farnum Street. 

HENRY ALBERT DAVIS, JR. 

Having obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Bethesda Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M. of Brighton, St. Andrew’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., Noble Davis was admitted to the Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on June 27, 1907, with enrollment No. 7324. He is also a 
member of the Apollo Club of Boston, and of the South Boston Yacht 
Club. Noble Davis was born in Templeton on June 13, 1856, and was 
educated in the schools of Worcester and Newton. On June 1, 1889, in 
Providence, R. I., he was married to Mrs. Mary Ryerson of Boston. 
Noble Davis is a member of the firm of H. A. Davis, Jr„ and Company, 
printers, and he has been engaged in that line of business for many years! 
His business address is 125 Summer Street, Boston, and he resides in 
Dorchester. 

WILLIAM J. DELANO, JR. 

Upon the membership rolls of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Delano’s name is registered as No. 9355. He was admitted into the 
Nobility of that illustrious Shrine body with the class of March 28, 1912. 
The qualifying Masonic Degrees were conferred upon him in Star of 
Bethlehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., Naphtali 
Council, R. & S. M„ and Palestine Commandery No. 10, K. T., all of 


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Chelsea. Noble Delano is also a member of Ruth Chapter, O. E. S., 
Winnisimmet Lodge No. 24, I. O. O. F„ and Faith Lodge of the Rebekahs, 
all located in Chelsea. For the past three years, Noble Delano has been 
a collector for J. E. Lewis and Company, dealers in coal and wood, at 
No. 132 Winnisimmet Street, Chelsea. He was born in Boston, on 
August 2, 1889, and attended school there. He is unmarried, and resides 
at No. 11 Franklyn Avenue, Chelsea. 

FRANCIS J. DENBY. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
Noble Denby’s name appears as No. 6559, and his ennoblement in that 
exalted body took place on September 1, 1906. He is a member ot 
Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M.,^ New Bed¬ 
ford Council. R. & S. M„ and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T., all oi 
New Bedford. He is also connected with the Dartmouth Club of that 
city. Noble Denby was born in New York City, on February 10, 1872, 
and was educated in the schools there. For the past five years, be ha 3 
been a dealer in automobiles, and is Manager of the Motor Vehicle 
Company in New Bedford. He was married in that city to Miss Deborah 
DeWolf, and they have a daughter, Hester C„ and a son, Richard Austin. 
Noble Denby’s residence is at No. 109 Clinton Street, and his office at No. 78 
Middle Street, New Bedford. 

WILLIAM JAMES DENHOLM. 

For more than twenty years, Noble Denholm has been vice president 
of the firm of Norcross Brothers, located at No. 10 East \\ orcester 
Street, Worcester. He was born in that city, on April 24, 18/3. Noble 
Denholm graduated from the Worcester High School in 1891, and from 
Harvard University in 1897. He is a member of the Worcester Club, 
Automobile Club, Tatasset Country Club, and Worcester Country Club, 
and served as a Director of the Public Library from 1907 to 1912. In 
politics, he is a Republican. His Masonic affiliations, in the York Rite, 
are with Quinsigamond Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hiram Council. R. & S. M„ and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, 
K. T., all of Worcester, and in the Scottish Rite, with Worcester Lodge 
of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chap¬ 
ter of Rose Croix, also of Worcester, and Massachusetts Consistoiy, 3_ , 
S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'. On the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 

N M S , his name appears as No. 8331, and he was admitted to that 
illustrious Shrine body in Boston, on April 17, 1898. His marriage to 
Miss Mabel Ellen Norcross took place in Worcester on April 11, 1898, 
and they have a daughter, Marguerite. Their residence is at No. 14 Clare¬ 
mont Street, Worcester. 

CHARLES W. DENNETT. 

The Masonic career of Noble Dennett began when he was introduced 
in Faith Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Charlestown, in which he subse¬ 
quently served as Junior Deacon. Demitting from Faith Lodge, he joined 
Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and took degrees successively, in Signet 
Chapter. R. A'. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, in which he ranks as Guard. He is also affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ At the Oasis of Aleppo 
Temple of the Mystic Shrine, Noble Dennett made the acquaintance of 
the camel, on December 30, 1904, and his card of membership in that 
illustrious body bears the designating number 4883. He is also a member 
of Melrose Lodge No. 1031, of the Elks. For the past twenty-seven 
years. Noble Dennett has been a builder and mason, with business loca¬ 
tion at No. 16 Chardon Street, Boston. He was born in Charlestown, 
on October 11, 1872, where he attended school. His marriage to Miss 
Annie M. Brown of Charlestown was solemnized in Boston, on April 19, 
1896, and they have a daughter, Ruth E. Noble Dennetts residence is at 
No. 40 Russell Street, Melrose. 

FREDERICK WILLIAM DERBYSHIRE. 

With the rank of Past Master of Isaac Parker Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ 
Past High Priest of Waltham Chapter. R. & S. M., and Past Thrice 
Illustrious Master of Adoniram Council, R. & S. M., all of W altham, 
Noble Derbyshire was dubbed and created a Knight Templar in De Molay 
Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. With this Masonic preparation, he 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo 
Temple, on February 20, 1895, and was given the number 770. Since 
1910 Noble Derbyshire has been engaged in the manufacture of watch¬ 
makers’ lathes, at No. 157 High Street, Waltham, and was previously, 
for thirty-five years, superintendent with the American Watch and Tool 
Company. In 1910, he was appointed License Commissioner of Waltham. 
Noble Derbyshire was born in Lowell, on September 23, 1859, and was 
educated in the public schools of Waltham. In that city, on September 23, 


1886, he married Miss Clara J. Stackpole of Walpole, who passed away 
on June 18, 1912. He has a son. Frederick W„ Jr., born July 15, 1888, 
and a daughter, Edna, May 5, 1895. His home is at No. 48 Lyman Street, 

Waltham. 

FRANCIS HENRY DEWEY. 

Noble Dewey, whose name appears as No. 6203 in Aleppo Temple, 
A A O., N. M. S„ was received into the Nobility of that illustrious 
body, on’ December 7, 1905, having previously become qualified as a 
Mason in Good Samaritan Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Reading Reading 
Chapter R A. M., Melrose Council, R. & S. M. of Malden, and Hugh de 
Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose. He is also a member 
of the Boston City Club. Noble Dewey was born in Brighton, on March 8, 
1850. and was educated in the schools there and at Reading. His marriage 
to Miss Augusta T. Hawes took place in Reading, on October -5, 1871. 
They have two daughters, Anna A. and Bessie L„ and a son, Francis 
Henry, Jr. Noble Dewey has been in business for many years as a 
dealer in lamps, lanterns, and lighting supplies, at No. 28 Canal Street. 
Boston, having been connected with that line for nearly fifty years. His 
home is in Reading, at No. 127 Woburn Street. 


ALFRED WARD De WOLF. 

Having received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Eureka Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ the Capitular Degrees in Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M„ and 
the Degrees of Knighthood in Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T„ all of 
New Bedford, Noble DeWolf was received into the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order as one of the class of December 4, 1902. and was 
therein enrolled as No. 4039. He is a member of Acushnet Lodge, 
I. O. O. F., Union Lodge, K. P., and the Wamsutta Club, all of New 
Bedford. For about a third of a century, he has conducted a hardware 
establishment in that city, being now located at No. 11 William Street. 
He was born in New Bedford, on February 4, 1856, and attended the 
public schools. There also, he was married, in 1886, to Miss Clara C. 
Bliss, and they have two children, Ward and Rachel. Their home is at 


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ROYAL KING DEXTER. 

Holding the rank of Worshipful Master in William North Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Noble Dexter is also affiliated with Mt. Horeb Chapter, 
R. A. M., Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. 
K. T. all of Lowell. In the Scottish Rite, he is a 32° Mason, with mem¬ 
bership in Lowell Lodge of Perfection, Lowell Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, S.\P.\R.\S.\ His name appears upon the enrollment lists of 
Aleppo Temple. A. A. 0., N. M. S„ as No. 8477. and his admission m 
that exalted body took place with the class of August 2. 1909. Noble 
Dexter is also a member of Highland Veritas Lodge, I. O. O. F. of 
Lowell, and of Chevalier Middlesex Lodge, K. P. Among his clubs are 
the Vesper Country Club of Lowell, and the Mt. Pleasant Golf Club. As 
a Republican, he was a member of the Lowell City Council in 1907 and 
1908, and of the Board of Aldermen in 1909 and 1910. For more than 
twenty years, he has been a wholesale commission merchant at No. 360 
Middlesex Street, Lowell. He was born in that city, on June 9, 1875. 
where he attended public schools. In Lowell, also, on October 19. 1898, 
he married Miss Anna G. Smith. They have six children, Marion S., 
Royal K., Jr., Gratia C., Mary S., Elizabeth C., and Sarah S. The familr 
residence is at No. 319 W ilder Street, Lowell. 


JESSE A. DILL. 

Masonically affiliated with Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. Waverly 
Chapter, R. a! M„ Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and Hugh de Payens 
Commandery No. 20, K. T., Noble Dill was welcomed into the Nobility 
of Aleppo Temple. A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 8, 1906, and was 
therein enrolled as No. 6328. He is also a member of Melrose Lodge 
No. 1031, B. P. O. E.; of the Melrose Club, the Kernwood Club of 
Malden, the Massachusetts Republican Club, and the Middlesex Club. 
Noble Dill was born in Wellfleet, September 10, 1847, and was there edu¬ 
cated. His marriage to Miss Alice C. Heath, took place in Melrose, and 
they have two children. Caroline B. and Jesse S. For the past thirty-nine 
years, Noble Dill has been engaged in the baking and catering business, 
and is now established at 494 Main Street, Melrose, in which city he 
resides, at 114 West Foster Street. 

ROBERT JAMES DILLON. 

As a novice of the class of November 5, 1906, Noble Dillon was con¬ 
stituted a Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ being enrolled in 
that illustrious Shrine body as No. 6661. He acquired the Masonic 
Degrees, prerequisite to admission to the Shrine, in Grecian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Mt. Sinai Chapter, R. A. M„ Lawrence Council, R. & S. M., 
and Bethany Commandery No. 17, K. T. He also has membership in 

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Lawrence Lodge of the Order of Moose. Noble Dillon was born in 
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Can., on December 26, 1881, and attended the public 
schools of that place and of Lawrence, Mass. On November 18, 1898, 
in Lawrence, he married Miss Mary S. Kern, and they reside at 36 Smith 
Street. For the past five years, Noble Dillon has been a member of 
the firm of the Dillon Machinery Company, manufacturers of paper mill 
machinery, of Lawrence, located at the corner of Salem and Carver 
Streets, and for seven years previously he was in the same line of 
business. 

HARRY E. DAHLBERG. 

Noble Dahlberg has affiliations, in the York Rite of Masonry, with 
Ancient York Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M„ 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9, K. T., 
all of Lowell. He has also taken advanced degrees in the Scottish Rite! 
being a member of Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection. Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.’.S.’. His enrollment num¬ 
ber in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 6951, and his ennoblement 
in that distinguished body dates from February 18, 1907. Noble Dahl¬ 
berg was born in Somerset, on September 14, 1870, and was educated in 
Bangor, Maine. For eight years, he has been manager of the S. H. Davis 
Company, at No. 68 Portland Street, Boston. His marriage to Miss 
Charlotte Josephine Pearson of Lowell took place in her home city, on 
March 11, 1903. Noble Dahlberg’s residence is at No. 25 Windermere 
Avenue, Arlington. 

DONALD MACAULAY. 

Elevated to the rank of Noble in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S„ 
on June 24, 1907, with enrollment No. 7450, Noble Macaulay was pre¬ 
viously qualified, as a York Rite Mason, in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Everett, Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., Melrose Chapter, R. & 
S. M., and Beauseant Commandery No. 41, K. T„ all of Malden. In the 
I. O. O. F., he is a member of Tremont Lodge No. 15, of Boston, and 
of Massasoit Encampment No. 1. He is also affiliated with the National 
Metal Association of Boston. For the past thirty years, he has been in 
the machine, blacksmith, and general forging business in that city. Noble 
Macaulay was born in Fort Moreau, Cape Breton, N. S., where he was 
also educated. His marriage to Miss Kate Lamond of Sydney Mines, 
Cape Breton, took place in Boston, in 1897. They have two sons, Har¬ 
vey L. and John Howard, and a daughter, Sadie Bell. Noble Macaulay’s 
business address is No. 167 Oliver Street, Boston, and his home is in 
Everett. 

VICTOR RAYNESFORD MacBAIN. 

Noble MacBain reached the Oasis of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on April 19, 1906, and was therein ennobled and enrolled as 
No. 6473. He had previously qualified for that distinction in Aberdour 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M„ and 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T., of Dorchester; and in the Scottish 
Rite, he received the Ineffable Degrees in Boston Lafayette Lodge of 
Perfection, and the Historical and Traditional Grades in Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Since April, 1896, Noble Mac¬ 
Bain has been manager of the Falls Rivet and Machine Company, at 
No. 54 Purchase Street, Boston. He was born on January 2, 1877, and 
attended the Somerset and Phillips Schools, and the English High School 
of Boston, graduating from the latter with the class of 1895. In Paw¬ 
tucket, R. I., in November, 1906, he married Miss Marie Lambert of 
Boston, and their residence is on Beaver Street, Waltham. 

CHARLES H. MacGARVEY. 

Upon his admission into Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine, on 
December 4, 1902, Noble MacGarvey was enrolled therein as No. 4133. 
In the York Rite, he is affiliated with Macedonian Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
of Milton, Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester: also in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda 
Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose 
Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.’. Noble Mac¬ 
Garvey was born in Boston, on November 14, 1870, and attended school 
in that city. His marriage to Miss Katherine B. Neily, of Boston, took 
place in Dorchester, on October 1. 1900, and they have a daughter, Doris 
Endaville, born May 9, 1908. For the past twenty years, Noble Mac¬ 
Garvey has been in business as an interior decorator, and is now located 
at No. 317 Washington Street, Brookline. His home address is No. 1881 
Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester. 

HENRY ELY MACK. JR. 

Received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on March 28, 1912, and enrolled therein as No. 9449, Noble Mack had 
previously attained the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Boston Lafayette 


Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S. .P. .R. .S.’. Noble Mack was born in St. Louis, Mo., on October 12, 
1881, and was educated at the St. Louis Manual Training School and 
the Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Penn. His marriage to Miss Ethel 
Wayne Simpson took place in Philadelphia on November 19, 1904, and 
they reside at Lancaster, Penn. Noble Mack’s political affiliations are 
Republican. In 1902, he entered the steel and iron business, traveling 
extensively in the United States, Canada and Alaska. In 1911, he 
originated the Macit set screws, and he has been identified with the Macit 
Parts Company of Lancaster, Penn., since it was chartered in 1912, being 
now vice-president and general manager of that firm. 

JOHN NORMAN MacPHEE. 

Noble MacPhee is a member, with the rank of Marshal, in Orphan’s 
Hope Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of East Weymouth, and of Pentalpha 
Chapter, R. A. M., and South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T„ also 
of that place. He made the pilgrimage to the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of December 31, 1907, and his enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of that body of Shriners is 7932. 
Noble MacPhee is also a member of Old Colony Lodge No. 18, K. of P.; 
of Company 40, Uniform Rank, South Shore Brigade, K. of P.; of 
Wildey Lodge No. 21, I. O. O. F. of South Weymouth, and of the New 
England Street Railway Club. Since 1903, he has been an inspector for 
the New England Telephone Company, while previously he had been 
with the Edison Company, of New York City, and also with the Bay 
State Street Railway Company. He was born on April 15, 1871, at 
Baddeck, Cape Breton, and was educated at the Baddeck Academy. On 
October 8, 1894, in Boston, he was married to Miss Bella McKay. They 
have a daughter, Nellie May, and a son, John E., and reside at 10 
Kings Cove, North Weymouth. Noble MacPhee’s business address is 
care New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Quincey. 

HORACE AUGUSTUS MAGEE. 

A Past Master of Winthrop Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble Magee is 
also connected with Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M., and with William 
Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. His enrollment 
certificate in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is No. 9260. and he was 
received into the Nobility of that distinguished body on December 29, 
1911. Hs is affiliated with Crystal Bay Lodge No. 233, I. O. O. F. of 
Winthrop, and is Secretary of the Cottage Park Yacht Club of that 
place. For nine years, Noble Magee has been connected with the Lia¬ 
bility Department of the Aitna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, 
Conn., and previously, for ten years, he was in the grocery business in 
Winthrop. He was born in East Boston, on August 2, 1871, and was 
graduated from the Chelsea High School. Noble Magee was married in 
W inthrop, on September 15, 1905, to Miss Eva H. Rich. They have two 
children, Caroline Sturgis and Elizabeth Richmond, and their residence 
is at No. 79 Johnson Avenue, W’inthrop. Noble Magee’s business loca¬ 
tion is No. 4 Liberty Square, Boston. 

ALFRED LAZARUS MAGGI. 

Noble Maggi, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists of 
Aleppo Temple is 8972, was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic 
Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on December 30, 1910. Masonically, 
he is affiliated with Baalbec Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ St. John’s Chapter, 
R. A. M„ and William Parkman Commandery No. 28, K. T., all of East 
Boston. He has membership also in Apollo Lodge, K. P., Winnisimmet 
Lodge No. 24, I. O. O. F„ and Lodge No. 938, B. P. O. E., all located 
in Chelsea. Noble Maggi was born in Salem, on June 27, 1874, and 
obtained his preparatory education in the public schools of Chelsea, gradu¬ 
ating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the class of 
1897. In 1898, at East Boston, he married Miss Edith Dalton of that 
place. They have a daughter, Helene, born in 1899, and their home is at 
No. 96 Franklin Avenue, Chelsea. In that city, Noble Maggi has been 
City Engineer, Superintendent of Streets and Park Commissioner for 
ten years, and in 1913, he was nominated for Mayor by the Non-Partisan 
Party. He is a civil engineer, with offices in the Exchange Building, 
Chelsea. 

JAMES W. MAGUIRE. 

Received into the membership of the Ancient Arabic Order, through 
the portals of Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1907, with enrollment 
No. 7940 in that illustrious body of the Mystic Shrine, Noble Maguire 
has Masonic connections, in the York Rite, with Mt. Vernon Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Tabernacle Chapter, R. A. M., and Beauseant Command¬ 
ery No. 41, K. T., all of Malden; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts 























































































































































































































































Consistory, 32°, S.\P/.R.\S.\ In the I. O. O. F., he is a member of 
Middlesex Lodge No. 17, Malden Encampment, Middlesex Encampment, 
and Canton No. 55 of Malden. Among the other organizations with 
which he is connected are the Boston Athletic Association, the Belmont 
Country Club, the Massachusetts Automobile Club, and other automobile 
associations. Noble Maguire was born in South Malden, on December 19, 
1865. Since 1895, he has been a dealer in Pierce Arrow Automobiles, 
under the name of J. W. Maguire Company. On September 15, 1895, in 
Malden, be married Miss Agnes Corbett. They have a daughter, Helen 
Gertrude, and a son, George Norman Pierce. Noble Maguire resides 
in South Hanson, and his present business location is No. 745 Boylston 
Street, Boston. 

JOSEPH MAIER. 

Having acquired the Symbolic Degrees, in Masonry, in Germania 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Noble Maier continued his Masonic 
career in the Scottish Rite, attaining membership in Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32 c , 
S.'.P.’.R.'.S.'. With this preparation, he was ordained a Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, with the class of December 31, 1907, 
when his certificate of enrollment in that illustrious body was numbered 
7929. Noble Maier is also a member of Boston Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. 
He was born in Germany on July 15, 1865, and obtained his education 
in that country. For the past third of a century, he has been engaged 
in the wholesale liquor business in Roxbury, and is located at No. 2066 
Washington Street. Noble Maier is a member of the Boylston Schul- 
Verein Society, the Boston Liquor League, and the Fidelia Musical 
Society of West Roxbury. He is married, and has five sons: Joseph G., 
Herman J„ William D„ Fred, and Otto. His residence is at No. 41 Oliver 
Street, Roxbury. 

GEORGE EDGAR MALCOLM. 

Noble Malcolm, who was born in Windsor, N. S., on April 10, 1868. 
and was there educated, has, for seven years, been engaged in the retail 
milk business. He is a member of the Finance Committee of Stoughton, 
and, in the years 1911 and 1912, was Treasurer of the Republican Town 
Committee. In Stoughton Lodge No. 72, I. O. 0. F., he has the rank of 
Past Noble Grand; is a member of Cheming Lodge No. 150, of the 
K. of P.; of Court Talbot No. 228, of the American Order of Foresters, 
with rank of Past Chief Ranger; of the Veteran Firemens’ Association 
of Stoughton, and of the Stoughton Board of Trade. His Masonic affilia¬ 
tions are with Mt. Lebanon Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, Mt. Zion 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Stoughton, Brockton Council, R. & S. M.. and Bay 
State Commandery No. 38, K. T., also of Brockton. On June 5, 1912. he 
was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Ordei, and is 
enrolled therein as No. 9617. In Stoughton, on September 16, 1891, he 
was married to Miss Martha Searle; they have four children: Ralph 
Reed, Edgar Searle, Roy Wilfred, and Mildred Caroline. Their lesidence 
is at No. 328 Morton Street, Stoughton . 

CHARLES HENRY MANSFIELD. 

As a Mason, Noble Mansfield is affiliated with Isaac Parker Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Waltham, St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., both of Boston. With this Masonic equipment, 
joining a band of pilgrims and with them setting out for the Oasis of 
Aleppo Temple, he journeyed thither; and on reaching his goal, was 
admitted to its sacred precincts, wherein he was enrolled, on December 4, 
1902, as No. 4138. Noble Mansfield was born in Waltham, in 1872, and 
was educated in the public schools. For fifteen years, he has been 
connected with A. C. Stone and Company, restaurateurs, located at 
No. 7 Franklin Street, Boston. In 1893. in Waltham, Noble Mansfield 
was married to Miss Lillian Akester; they have two sons, Albert and 
Samuel, and reside in Waltham. 

GEORGE DANIEL MARCY. 

Noble Marcy has taken degrees in full course in the \ork Rite of 
Masonry, as is indicated by his affiliations with the following bodies of 
Portsmouth, N. H.: St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 56, F. & A. M., Washing¬ 
ton Chapter No. 3, R. A. M., Davenport Council No. 5, R. & S. M„ and 
De Witt Clinton Commandery, K. T., in which he has the rank of Past 
Commander. He was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. O., N. M. S„ on November 5, 1896, and his enrollment in that 
exalted 1»dy is numbered 1879. He is also a member of Portsmouth 
Lodge No. 97, B. P. O. E„ the Portsmouth Athletic Club, and the 
Portsmouth Country Club. In 1903 and 1904, Noble Marcy was Mayor 
of Portsmouth, and has also served upon the Board of Aldermen. Politi¬ 
cally, his interests are with the Democratic Party. Noble Marcy was born 
on October 1, 1866, in Portsmouth, and obtained his education in the 


public schools of that city, and at St. Paul’s School of Concord N H 
from which he graduated in 1884. In Portsmouth, also, on April .8, 
1897 he married Miss Bessie S. Smith, and they reside in that city, at 
No.’57 Pleasant Street. Since 1907, Noble Marcy has been with the 
Eld ridge Brewing Company, as clerk and collector, and previously, he 
was, for five years, in the insurance business as a member of William E. 
Pierce and Company. His business address is No. 65 Bow Street, 
Portsmouth, N. H. 

ROBERT MARCY. 

Noble Marcy’s Masonic affiliations are with Aurora Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M.. Thomas Chapter, R. A. M„ and Jerusalem Commandery No. 19 
K. T„ all of Fitchburg. Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted 
to the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, through the portals of 
Aleppo Temple, on November 5, 1906, and his certificate of enrollment 
in that celebrated body of the Mystic Shrine bears the number 6703. 
Noble Marcy is connected with the Elks, in Lodge No. 847 of Fitchburg, 
and is a member of the Fay and Columbian Clubs of that city. He 
is also serving as a member of the Fitchburg School Committee. For the 
past ten years, he has been in the coal business in Fitchburg, and his 
office is at No. 487 Main Street. Noble Marcy was born on June 23, 
1874 in Troy, N. Y. He is a graduate of Harvard University. In Bel¬ 
mont, he married Miss Helen D. Ball of that town. They have two sons. 
John W. and Robert, and reside at No. 41 School Street, Fitchburg. 

JOHN H. MARRS. 

Enrolled as No. 1845, upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple 
of the Mystic Shrine, Noble Marrs was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of November 5, 1894. He is a 
Knight Templar in the York Rite of Masonry and has the 32° in the 
Scottish Rite, being affiliated, in the former, with Corinthian Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Walden Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M„ 
and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T.; and, in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He has the rank of Past Master 
in Corinthian Lodge, and that of Past High Priest in Walden Chapter. 
Noble Marrs is a salesman with the Swan Russell Company. He was 
born in New York City, but was educated in Boston. His marriage to 
Miss Lucy A. Stoddard took place in Charlestown, on November 10, 
1866. There are six children in the family: Harry S., Washington W. L., 
Mabel, Josephine W., Irving S., and John F. The business address of 
Noble Marrs is 59 Bedford Street, Boston, and his residence is at 28 
Highland Street, Concord Junction. 

RALPH S. MARSH. 

A Life Member of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., Noble Marsh 
was welcomed into that illustrious body, in February, 1906, with enroll¬ 
ment No. 6354. His Masonic affiliations are with bodies located in New 
Hampshire. In the York Rite, he is a member of Mt. Washington Lodge 
No. 87. F. & A. M. of No. Conway; Columbian Chapter No. 18, R. A. M. 
of Farmington; Orphan Council No. 1, R. & S. M. of Dover, and Pales¬ 
tine Commandery, K. T. of Rochester. His Scottish Rite bodies are as 
follows: North Star Lodge of Perfection, Washington Council of Princes 
of Jerusalem, both of Lancaster; Littleton Chapter of Rose Croix of 
Littleton, and New Hampshire Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R. -S. . of Nashua. 
He is also a member of the Knights of Birmingham of Rochester: 
Chatague Tribe No. 23, I. O. R. M.; Moat Mountain Lodge No. 71, 
K. P„ and Pomona Grange, all of Conway. The Montauk Club of 
Farmington and the Bellamy Club of Dover both claim his membership. 
Noble Marsh was born in New Hampshire, at Effingham Falls, on Febru¬ 
ary 14, 1879. He attended the Brewster Free Academy of Wolfboro. 
N. H„ and the Burdett Business College, Boston. On June 15, 1905, at 
West Milton, N. H„ he was married to Miss Mae E. Connor of Somer¬ 
ville, Mass., who passed away July 7, 1906; and on December 15. 1913, 
in Somerville, he was married to Mrs. Rebecca A. Gray, nee Kendall, of 
Somerville. After his first marriage, Noble Marsh resided in Boston, 
and took up the study of law, graduating from the Boston University 
Law School. Removing to New Hampshire, after the death of his wife, 
he was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, and he has since been 
engaged in the practice of his profession at Conway, N. H. His residence 
is at Effingham Falls, N. H. 

FRANKLIN PITTS MARSHALL. 

Enrolled as No. 4432 upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on February 9, 1904, Noble Marshall has Masonic 
affiliations, in the York Rite, with Jewell Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ and 
Hiram Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Suncook, N. H., and with Horace 
Chase Council, R. & S. M., and Mt. Horeb Commandery, K. T., both of 


























































































































































































































































Concord, X. H. He is Past Exalted Ruler in Greensboro Lodge No. 602, 
B. P. O. E. of Greensboro, N. C. Noble Marshall is also a member of 
the Suncook Club, and Treasurer of the Suncook Board of Trade; also of 
the Local District Nursing Association. Since 1911, he has been pay¬ 
master of the Suncook Mills, manufacturing cotton goods, and he was 
formerly a salesman in the cotton goods trade, having been identified 
with this line throughout his business life. Noble Marshall was born in 
Rochester. N. Y., on June 15, 1870, and received his education in the 
Boston schools and at the Roxbury Latin School. In Jamaica Plain, on 
June 3. 1896, lie married Miss Isabel Pennell. Noble Marshall’s busi¬ 
ness address is Suncook, X. H., and his residence is on Main Street, 
Allenstown, N. H. 

CLINTON SPAULDING MARSHALL. 

\\ ith the class of November 5. 1906, Noble Marshall was received 
into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order, in Aleppo Temple, and 
his certificate of enrollment therein bears the number 6699. His Masonic 
attainments are indicated by Ids membership, in the York Rite, in Athel- 
stan Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Worcester Chapter. R. A. M„ Hiram Council. 
R. & S. M„ and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T.; also in 
the Scottish Rite, in \\ orcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. .S.'. Noble Marshall is also a mem¬ 
ber of Central Lodge. I. O. O. F. of Worcester; the Tatasset Canoe 
Club, the Worcester Club, the Quinnipiack Club of New Haven. Conn., 
and the Crescent Athletic Club of New \ ork. For more than ten years 
Noble Marshall has been district manager for the American Steel and 
M ire Company, with offices at No. 94 Grove Street, Worcester, and for 
four years previously, he was general superintendent of the South Works 
of that company, in the same city. He was born in Rutland, on Febru¬ 
ary 6, 1860, and was educated in the schools of Worcester and at Wilbra- 
ham Academy. At \\ orcester, on March 4, 1880, Noble Marshall married 
Miss Floretta A. Bigelow of Clinton. They have two daughters, Char¬ 
lotte J„ and Helen B., and their residence is at No. 30 Holden Street, 
Worcester. 

WILLIAM DOUGLASS MARSHALL. 

The enrollment number of Noble Marshall in the Nobility of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is 6599, and his ennoblement took 
place on September 1, 1906. He is a member of Massachusetts Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ St. Paul’s Chapter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T„ all of Boston. Noble Marshall 
was born in Brunswick, Me. He has a daughter, Miss Florence E. Mar¬ 
shall, and they reside in Brookline, at 8 Kilsyth Road. Noble Marshall 
is the New England selling agent for the Hartford Carpet Corporation, 
at 69 Summer Street, Boston. 

FRANK ALBERT MARSTOX. 

Received into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, 
on August 31, 1901, Noble Marston was enrolled upon the membership 
lists of that distinguished body as No. 3628. His Masonic affiliations, in 
the York Rite, are with Aberdour Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Paul’s Chap¬ 
ter, R. A. M., Boston Council, R. & S. M.. and Boston Commandery 
No. 2, K. T., all of Boston; and in the Scottish Rite, with Boston Lafay¬ 
ette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.’.P.NR.’.S.'. He is also a member of the Boston City 
Club. Noble Marston was born in West Medway, on March 4. 1856, and 
was educated at Franklin Academy, Franklin. His marriage to Miss 
Ella A. Oakes of Worcester took place in New York City, on Septem¬ 
ber 27, 1887. For the past thirty-seven years, Noble Marston has been 
in the coal business, and is now located at No. 20 Exchange Place, Boston. 
His home is in Brookline, at No. 354 Chestnut Hill Avenue. 

JAMES W. MARSTON. 

Initiated into the mysteries of the Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. 
N. M. S., in December, 1900. and enrolled therein as No. 3739, Noble 
Marston is affiliated with the following bodies of Chelsea: Star of Beth¬ 
lehem Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Shekinah Chapter, R. A. M., and Palestine 
Commandery No. 10, K. T. He was born in Chelsea, on June 10, 1872. 
and was graduated from the schools of that city in 1888. For the past 
fifteen years, he has been engaged in the wholesale fish business. He is 
unmarried, and resides at No. 65 Parkway, Chelsea. 

NATHANIEL R. MARTIN. 

Noble Martin is identified, in Masonry, with Mt. Carmel Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.. Zebulun Council, R. & S. M.. 
and Olivet Commandery No. 36. K. T., all of Lynn. As a novice, with 
the class of June 2, 1905, he made the trip across the sands of the Desert, 
and was ennobled under the auspices of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 


N. M. S., and awarded the enrollment number 6010. He is also a member 
of Taratine Tribe No. 24, I. O. R. M., and of the Swampscott Club. In 
politics he is a Republican. Noble Martin was born in Swampscott, on 
June 30, 1867, and attended the local schools. After having studied 
dentistry in Lynn, with Dr. \\ illiams, he passed the Massachusetts State- 
Dental Board in 1896, and established himself in practice. His offices are 
at No. 60 Market Street. Lynn. In that city, on October 14, 1889, he 
married Miss Grace Lillian Smith. They have a daughter, Viola Made¬ 
line, and a son, James Leroy, and their home is in Swampscott. 

HORACE M. MARTIN. 

Noble Martin’s Masonic affiliations are with Philanthropic Lodge. 
A. F. & A. M. of Marblehead; Washington Chapter, R. A. M., Salem 
Council, R. & S. M., and Winslow Lewis Commandery No. 18, K. T„ all 
of Salem. He was admitted to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., X. M. S., on 
March 21, 1889, with enrollment No. 1739 in that distinguished body. 
He has been a member of the Board of Registrars of Marblehead since 
1907. For about a third of a century, Noble Martin has been connected 
with the Boot and Shoe Department of Salkins and Laskey, at No. 112 
Y\ ashington Street, Marblehead. He was born in that quaint old town, on 
April 28, 1858, and attended the local schools. On January 30, 1890, he 
married Miss A. D. Salkins of Marblehead. They have two sons, 
Henry \\ ., and Clifford M., and their home is at No. 58 Gregory Street, 
Marblehead. 

FRANK JAMES MARTIN. 

Noble Martin has the distinction of serving for four years as 
Recorder of his Chapter, five years as Recorder of his Council, five 
years as Recorder of his Commandery, and he also holds the rank of 
Junior Warden in his Lodge. His Masonic membership is with John 
Abbott Lodge, A. F & A. M. of Somerville, Olean Chapter No. 150. 
R. A. M. of Olean. X. Y., Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, 
and St. John’s Commandery No. 24. K. T. of New York. He was 
received into the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on May 5, 1905, when he was given the number 4564 upon 
its membership lists. Noble Martin was born in Olean, X. Y., on Octo¬ 
ber 16, 1855, and attended the public schools there. He has been a train 
director for the Boston and Maine Railroad for over twenty years. In 
Portville, N. Y„ on December 31, 1879, Noble Martin married Miss 
Flora A. Lowney. They have two sons, Guy F., and George W., and 
reside at No. 437 Medford Street, Winter Hill. 

CLAUDE ROWCLIFFE MARVIN. 

In Freemasonry, Noble Marvin is fraternally attached to Columbian 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.’.R.'.S.N, all of 
Boston. On the basis of his Consistorial Degree, he was admitted into 
the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 20, 1911, 
with enrollment No. 9029 in that exalted body. For the past six years, 
Noble Marvin has been connected with the Christian Science Publishing 
Society, at Falmouth and St. Paul Streets, Boston; and prior to entering 
that position, he had been four years in the steamship business, at Port¬ 
land, Ore. Noble Marvin was born in Osceola, Wis., on March 17, 1884, 
and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of Fargo. N. D., 
later attending the University of Minnesota. In London, Eng., his 
marriage to Cleora S. Seeley of Aurora. Ill., was solemnized, on July 12, 
1911. They reside in Boston, at No. 11 Queensbury Street. 

THOMAS MASON. 

In the York Rite of Masonry, Noble Mason has attained Degrees 
in St. John’s Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Andrew’s Chapter. R. A. M., 
Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, K. T, all of 
Boston. Thus prepared for ennoblement, he was admitted to the member¬ 
ship of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, with the class of 
April 25, 1907, when he received the enrollment certificate numbered 
7164. Noble Mason was born in Porter, Maine, on September 25, 1871, 
and attended the high school of Cornish, Maine, and the Bryant and 
Stratton Commercial School of Boston. For the past eighteen years he 
has been engaged in the real estate business in Boston, with offices at 
No. 12 Clarendon Street. On November 30. 1899, at Cornish, Maine, he 
married Miss Blanche Wedgwood of that place. They have a daughter, 
Charlotte, and reside at No. 107 Bloomfield Street. Dorchester. 

JOHN FREEMAN MASTERS. 

For more than a score of years. Noble Masters has been connected 
with the Boston and Yarmouth Steamship Company, Ltd., having held 
various position therein. At present he is their New England super¬ 
intendent. He was born in Kentville. N. S., on April 11, 1868, and was 
graduated from the high school there, in 1884. His Masonic affiliations 






































































































































































































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are with the following: Joseph Warren Lodge, A. F. & A. M., in which 
he has filled the rank of Outside Sentinel; St. Andrew’s Chapter, 

R. A. M.; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2, 
K. T. Thus qualified, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on May 29, 1911, and his enrollment number with the Nobility 
of that body, is 9087. In addition to his Masonic interests, Noble Masters 
is a member of the Boston Art Club, the Boston City Club, tbe Canadian 
Club, the Victorian Club, the British Charitable Society, and tbe Inter¬ 
colonial Club. Tbe business address of Noble Masters is Central Wharf, 
Boston, and he resides in that city, at 905 Boylston Street. 

LYMAN HAYDEN MATTHEWS. 

Secretary and general manager of the George J. Barker Lumber 
Company, of Waltham, for the past thirteen years. Noble Mat¬ 
thews was born at Jordan River, N. S., on October 5, 1861, and 
attended the schools of that place. In Shelburne, N. S., on April 6, 
1886, his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Swansburg took place. Noble 
Matthews acquired the Masonic Degrees preparatory to Shrine ennoble¬ 
ment, in Zetland Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Liverpool, N. S., whence he 
came by demit to Dalhousie Lodge of Newtonville, and at present he is 
a member of Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Waltham. He is also 
affiliated with Waltham Royal Arch Chapter, Adoniram Council, R. & 

S. M., and with Gethsemane Commandery No. 35. K. T. of Newtonville. 
In his Chapter he serves as Scribe. He was welcomed into the ranks 
of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo 
Temple, on August 31. 1907, and bis certificate of enrollment is numbered 
7626. Noble Matthews is a member also of Prospect Lodge No. 35, 
I. O. O. F. of Waltham, and of the Quincy Yacht Club. 

THOMAS ALEXANDER MATTHEWS. 

On November 11, 1910, Noble Matthews was admitted to Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., and was enrolled upon its membership 
lists as No. 8896. The degrees prerequisite to Shrine ennoblement were 
conferred upon him in Washington Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Roxbury, 
Dorchester Chapter, R. A. M„ and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. 
of Dorchester. Noble Matthews was born in Quebec, Can., on October 11, 
1874, and received his education there. Removing to Boston, he engaged 
in the plumbing business more than twelve years ago, and is now located 
in Dorchester, at No. 217 Washington Street, On November 6, 1913, 
he married Miss Elizabeth Hammond of Dorchester, and they reside at 
No. 23 Deering Road, Mattapan. 

WILLIAM A. MAXWELL. 

Having attained the Templar Degrees in the York Rite of Masonry, 
and the 32° in the Scottish Rite, Noble Maxwell was admitted to mem¬ 
bership in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on February 20, 1895. 
and was therein enrolled as No. 1850. His Masonic affiliations, in the 
York Rite, are with Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. John’s Chapter, 
R. A. M„ East Boston Council, R. & S. M„ and William Parkman Com- 
mandery No. 28, K. T„ all of East Boston; and in the Scottish Rite, with 
Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of 
Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachu¬ 
setts Consistory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.’. He is a member of Eastern Star Lodge 
No. 143, I. O. O. F., and of Ridgely Encampment, both of East Boston. 
Noble Maxwell was born in Rockport, N. B., on November 16, 1845, 
and attended the schools of Eastport, Maine, where also, on December 23, 
1867, his marriage took place. For the past fifteen years, he has been 
engaged in the real estate business. He has a daughter, Annie R., born 
November 30, 1882, and resides in East Boston, at No. 71 Putnam Street. 

STANISLAUS JOSEPH MAY. 

On August 19, 1910, Noble May made the journey across the sandy 
Desert, to the Boston Oasis, and was received into the illustrious fellow¬ 
ship of the A. A. O., N. M. S., being enrolled upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 8824. His Masonic affiliations are with 
Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and St. Matthew’s Chapter, 
R. A. M., both of South Boston; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and 
St. Omer Commandery No. 21, K. T. of Dorchester. Noble May is also 
a member of Commercial Lodge No. 37, K. P., Boston Lodge No. 10, 
B. P. O. E., and the Royal Order of Moose of Boston. For more 
than twenty-three years, he has been in the restaurant business in Boston, 
and is now located at No. 209 Congress Street. He was born on May 13, 
1874, in South Boston, and was educated there in the public schools. In 
Jamaica Plain, in 1903, he married Miss Philomena Rhodes of Germany. 
They have a daughter, Dorothy, and reside at No. 7 Parkview Road, 
Jamaica Plain. 

CHARLES E. MAYHEW. 

A York Rite Mason, bearing allegiance to Washington Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Roxbury, Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M., and Cambridge Com¬ 


mandery No 42, K. T., Noble Mayhew was exalted to the Nobdity of 
Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0., N. M. S„ on June 5, 1912, his enrollment cer¬ 
tificate in that illustrious body being numbered 9624. His other fraternal 
affiliations are with Massachusetts Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F„ in which he 
is a Past Grand, Massasoit Encampment No. 1. in which he is a Past 
Chief Patriarch, and Camp No. 6, Spanish War Veterans. For twenty 
years, Noble Mayhew has been employed as a toolmaker at the Charles¬ 
town Navy Yard. He was born in Fall River, on December 12, 1858, 
and was also educated there. In Everett, on June 29, 1912. Noble May¬ 
hew was married to Miss Alice Day of Alfred, Maine, and they reside at 
No. 62 Adams Avenue, Everett. 

CHARLES LEONARD McCARTHY. 

Noble McCarthy’s Masonic affiliations are with Montacute Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M„ Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., Hiram Council. R. & S. M„ 
and Worcester County Commandery No. 5, K. T., all of Worcester, 
and with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council of Princes of 
Jerusalem, Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, 32°, S.’.P.’.R.’.S.'. He was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., on November 11, 1907, when his membership certificate was 
numbered 7751. Among the other bodies with which he is connected are 
Worcester Lodge No. 56, I. O. O. F, and Wachusett Encampment, of 
Worcester, in both of which he has filled various offices. For four years, 
Noble McCarthy has been Captain in the Fire Department of Worcester, 
with Hose No. 11. In all, he has devoted about seventeen years to the 
fire service of that city, filling various positions. He was born in Boston, 
on January 11, 1868, and was also educated there. In Worcester, on 
February 5, 1909, he married Miss Laura A. Rivett, and they have two 
daughters, Mildred E., and Dorothy D. Noble McCarthy lesides at 
No. 1 Shawmut Street, and his business address is No. 3 Mercantile 
Street, Worcester. 

ALEXANDER H. MCCLELLAND. 

The Masonic interests of Noble McClelland are indicated by his 
affiliations in the York Rite, with Dalhousie Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
Newton Chapter, R. A. M., Cryptic Council, R. & S. M„ and Gethsemane 
Commandery No. 35, K. T., all of Newtonville. He was welcomed into 
the membership of Aleppo Temple, A. A. 0„ N. M. S., with the class 
of December 31, 1909, and there was then awarded to him the certificate 
of enrollment numbered 8622. Noble McClelland was born at Limavady, 
County Derry, Ireland, on June 14, 1867, and was educated in the schools 
of that country, graduating in 1883. At St. John, N. B., on February 27, 
1894, he married Miss Margaret Holley, and they have two sons, Alex¬ 
ander B„ born March 27, 1896, and John Purcell, April 17, 1897. Since 
1889, Noble McClelland has been in business as a tailor, and is now 
located at No. 291 Washington Street, Newton, his home address being 
No. 287 A, on the same street. 

ADAM T. McCOLGAN. 

Elevated to the Nobility of tbe Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
A. A. 0., N. M. S., on June 27, 1904, and enrolled therein as No. 4679, 
Noble Colgan had previously attained Masonic membership in Charity 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Cambridge, Somerville Chapter, R A. M., 
Orient Council, R. & S. M. of Somerville, and De Molay Commandery 
No. 7, K. T. of Boston. He was born in St. John, N. B., on August 2, 
1864, and was educated in the schools of that city. There, also, in 1907, 
his marriage to Miss Marguerite I. Campbell took place. For many years, 
he has been in business as a druggist, being now located at No. 1672 
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. Noble McColgan resides in Cam¬ 
bridge, at No. 35 Roseland Street. 

john c. McConnell. 

A 32° Mason, with' affiliations in the Scottish Rite bodies situated in 
the Valley of Boston, and a York Rite Mason, being a member of 
Republican Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Franklin Royal Arch Chapter, Titus 
Strong Council, R. & S. M., and Connecticut Valley Commandery No. 23, 
K. T., all of Greenfield, Noble McConnell entered the Nobility of Aleppo 
Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on March 25. 1910, and was enrolled as 
No. 8688, upon its membership lists. He is a member of the Boston 
City Club, and of the Greenfield Club. For a number of years, he has 
been engaged in the brokerage business, with offices at No. 53 State 
Street, Boston, and prior to his entering that business, he had been a 
traveling salesman, covering the middle and far Western territory. Noble 
McConnell was born in Marseilles, Wyandotte County, O., on March 29, 
1876, and was educated in the public schools of Marseilles and Marion, O. 
He prepared, in a normal school, to become a teacher, and served in the 
latter capacity for five years, in his native state. Noble McConnell is 
unmarried, and resides at No. 19 Circuit Street, Roxbury. 


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DAVID ALBERT McDONALD. 

Noble McDonald has degrees, in full course, in both York and Scot¬ 
tish Rites of Masonry, being affiliated with Winthrop Lodge A F & 
A. M Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M„ both of Winthrop; Boston Council, 
K , , ' M '> and Boston Conimandery No. 2, K. T., both of Boston; 
and also with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, 
and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He holds Life Mem¬ 
bership in all his Masonic bodies, except the Royal Arch Chapter. With 
this qualification, he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple of the Ancient 
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on November 5, 1894, and his 
enrollment upon the membership lists of that body was then numbered 
1840. Noble McDonald is also a member of Colonial Chapter No. 96, of 
the Order of the Eastern Star of Winthrop, in which he is Past Patron, 
and of the Winthrop Yacht Club. He was born near Buffalo. N. Y„ in 
1846. In Western New York,, in 1872, he married Miss Susan W. Stalker. 
Noble McDonald was a manufacturer of flour but is now retired and 
resides at 510 Shirley Street, Winthrop. 

FRED D. McGREGOR. 

Noble McGregor is a well known merchant, and is a prominent Mason 
of Haverhill. He has the rank of Past Master in Saggahew Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of that city; in Pentucket Chapter, R. A. M„ his rank 
is that of Past High Priest, and in Haverhill Commandery No. 14, K. T., 
he is a Past Commander. In the York Rite, Noble McGregor is’ also a 
member of Haverhill Council, R. & S. M. His Scottish Rite affiliations 
are as follows: with Merrimack Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S. .P. .R. ,S.‘. Upon the membership 
lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble McGregor’s name appears as No. 4143, 
and his ennoblement in that illustrious Shrine body, took place with the 
class of December 4, 1902. Noble McGregor is also a member of the 
Pentucket Club, and of the Agawam Club of Haverhill, and for the past 
six years, he has served as a member of the School Board of that city. 
He was born on September 24, 1866, at Londonderry, N. H., where he 
attended the public schools. For twenty years, he has been the proprietor 
of a shoe business, at 21 Washington Square, and also at 18 Merrimack 
Street, Haverhill. In that city, on June 18, 1891, he was married to Miss 
Mary Bennett. They have five children: Bennett, Allen B., Barbara F„ 
George E., and Fred D., Jr. Their residence is at 42 Groveland Street, 
Haverhill. 

orlando mckenzie. 

Born in Nova Scotia, on April 23, 1868, Noble McKenzie attended 
the schools of that province. He has now been, for a quarter of a cen¬ 
tury, a blacksmith and wheelwright, giving attention to rubber tiring 
and all its branches, in Foxboro. He is a Selectman, an Overseer of the 
Poor, and a member of the Board of Health of that town. He is also 
Chairman of the Board of Water Commissioners; President of the 
Foxboro Association, and Chairman of the Republican Town Committee. 
In Medfield, on June 4, 1889, his marriage to Miss Agnes F. Crane took 
place; they have two daughters, Leola F. and Ethel V.; also two sons, 
Russell Elwood and Harold Earl, and they reside at 69 Central Street, 
Foxboro. Noble McKenzie is a member of the Foxboro Club; of Wal 
pole Lodge No. 29, A. O. U. W.; and of Excelsior Lodge No. 87, 

I. O. O. F. Masonically, he is affiliated with St. Albans Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Keystone Chapter, R. A. M., both of Foxboro, and Bristol Com¬ 
mandery No. 29, K. T. of Attleboro. With the enrollment No. 9454, he 
was received into the Nobility of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles 
of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on March 28, 1912. 

WILLIAM N. McLANE. 

Noble McLane has acquired degrees in full course in both the York 
and the Scottish Rites of Masonry. In King Philip Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M. of Fall River, he has the rank of Past Worshipful Master, and in 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem he is Junior Warden. 
His other affiliations are with Fall River Chapter, R. A. M., Fall River 
Council, R. & S. M., and Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery No. 25, K. T., 
of Fall River; also, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Mt. Olivet 



River, and Noble McLane's business address is the Seaconnet Mills, as 
above. 

WALDO THOMAS McLAUGHLIN. 

Noble McLaughlin is affiliated, in Masonry, with Winthrop Lodge, 
A. 1*. & A. M., Winthrop Chapter, R. A. M„ and William Parkman Com¬ 
mandery No. 28, K. T. of East Boston. His enrollment was numbered 
7460, in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., when he was ennobled in 
that exalted body on June 24, 1907. Noble McLaughlin was born in 
Hermon, Maine, on September 10, 1874, and was educated there in the 
public schools. For about twenty-four years, he has been manager and 
a director of the W. N. Proctor Company, custom brokers, and import 
and export agents of Boston. Noble McLaughlin was married, in New 
London, Conn., to Miss Lillian De Forest of Boston. His business 
address is No. 15 India Street, in that city, and his residence is in Milton. 

FRED L1NWOOD McLAUGHLIN. 

Noble McLaughlin’s name appears as No. 4924 upon the member¬ 
ship lists of Aleppo Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order, and his ennoble¬ 
ment therein took place on December 30, 1904. His Masonic connec¬ 
tions are with Rising Veteran Lodge No. 10, A. F. & A. M. of Bangor, 
Maine; Rockland Chapter, R. A. M., and Claremont Commandery, K. T., 
both of Rockland, Maine. He was born in Bradford, Maine, on Novem¬ 
ber 15, 1845, and was also educated there. For about twelve years, he 
has been a dealer in ales and light wines, and is now located at The 
Linwood, No. 113 Gainsborough Street, Boston, having formerly been 
in business on Kneeland Street, in that city. He has been twice married. 
His first wife, who was Miss Hattie E. Pickering of Bradford, Maine, 
passed away in 1897, leaving a son, Fred Linwood, Jr., and a daughter, 
Mildred. His second wife was Miss Anne Doyle of New York. Noble 
McLaughlin resides at No. 1032 Boylston Street, Boston. 

GEORGE S. R. McLEAN. 

Upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, Noble McLean is 
enrolled as No. 7937, and he was admitted to the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, on December 31, 1907. The Masonic Degrees prerequisite to 
ennoblement were conferred upon him in Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
of North Cambridge, in which he has the rank of Senior Warden; Boston 
Commandery No. 2, K. T., Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles 
Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of 
Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.\R.\S.\ He is a 
member of the Boston City Club, the Scots’ Charitable Society, and the 
Harvard Club of Boston; also a director in the Prudential Trust Com¬ 
pany. He has the degree of S. B., in architecture. Noble McLean was 
born in Cambridge, on September 18, 1874, and obtained his preparatory 
education in the public schools of that city, graduating from Harvard 
College in 1901. For nine years, he has been connected with Isaac 
McLean’s Sons, manufacturers of store fixtures and interior finish, 
located at No. 292 Dorchester Street, South Boston, and was previously 
with a Boston firm. Noble McLean is unmarried, and resides at No. 2218 
Massachusetts Avenue, North Cambridge. 

ISAAC McLEAN. 

The Masonic connections of Noble McLean are in the York Rite, 
with Charity Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of North Cambridge, Cambridge 
Chapter, R. A. M., of Cambridgeport, Orient Council, R. & S. M., of 
Somerville, and Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T.; and in the Scot¬ 
tish Rite, with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates 
Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and 
Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.\P.’.R.\S.\ Upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., his name appears as Number 4150, 
and he was admitted to the Nobility of that distinguished Order on 
December 4, 1902, being one of the oldest members. Noble McLean is also 
a member of the I. O. O. F., of Franklin Lodge, K. P. of Somerville, and 
of the Scots Charitable Association. After having been engaged on 
interior work in banks and offices, for some time, he became a member of 
the McLean Sons’ Company, manufacturers of store, bank, and office fix- 
tui es, at No. _92 Dorchester Street, South Boston, more than seven years 
ago. Noble McLean has been active in politics. In 1890 and 1891 he 


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His ennoblement took place in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., as a 
member of the class of May 23, 1890, and he then received the enroll¬ 
ment number 1765. Noble McLane is also a member of the Quequechan 
Club, of Fall River. For over ten years, he has been treasurer of the 
Seaconnet Mills of that city. He was born in Fall River, on April 6, 
1867, and attended school there. On November 6, 1895, he married Miss 
Mabel J. Hargraves, of the same place. He has two sons, Gordon H„ 
and William N., Jr. Their residence is at No. 430 High Street, Fall 


for five years, was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Cambridge. He 
has the rank of Colonel of the Cambridge Volunteer Association, and is one 
of the Board of Trustees for the New Municipal Hospital of Cambridge. 
Noble McLean was born in Prince Edward Island in 1841, and obtained 
his education there. In 1867, in Boston, he married Miss Margaret Bat- 
terbury, of Ellsworth, Maine. He has five children-: Isaac Albert, 
George S. R., W illiam A., Frank A., and Margaret A. His residence is at 
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STEWART BAKER McLEOD. 

Created a Mystic Shriner in Aleppo Temple, on June 24, 1907, Noble 
McLeod was enrolled as No. 7468 upon the membership lists of that 
illustrious body of the Ancient Arabic Order. He received the qualify¬ 
ing Masonic Degrees in Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Satucket 
Chapter, R. A. M., and Bay State Commandery No. 38, K. T., all of 
Brockton. He is also a member of Lodge No. 669, B. P. O. E. of 
Brockton, and belongs to the Commercial, University, and Point Indepen¬ 
dence Yacht Clubs. Noble McLeod was born in Brockton, on March 13, 
1878, and obtained his preparatory education in the schools of that city. 
He was graduated from Brown University and from the Harvard Law 
School, and for the past ten years, has been an attorney-at-law, being 
now established at Rooms 216 and 217, 106 Main Street, Brockton. His 
marriage to Miss Ruth May Dennie, took place in Brockton, on March 13, 
1905; they have a son, Stewart Baker, Jr., born May 27, 1906, and reside 
at 10 Tremont Street, Campello. 

CHARLES EDWARD McMURRAY. 

Having secured the prerequisite Masonic Degrees in Washington 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and in Adoniram Chapter, R. A. M., 
New Bedford Council, R. & S. M., and Sutton Commandery No. 16, K. T.. 
all of New Bedford, Noble McMurray was admitted to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine in Aleppo Temple, on March 20. 1911, with membership 
No. 9026. He was born in New Bedford, on August 19, 1880, and 
attended school there. In Pawtucket, R. I., in July, 1909, he was married 
to Marie Therese Desroches, of New Bedford. Noble McMurray has 
been, for more than twelve years, a druggist in that city, being now estab¬ 
lished at No. 1669 Acushnet Avenue. His residence is at No. 87 Clifford 
Street, also in New Bedford. 

GEORGE EDWARD McQUESTEN. 

Enrollment No. 8351 in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., is that 
of Noble McQuesten, who was welcomed into that illustrious body on 
December 26, 1909. He first saw Masonic Light in Beth-horon Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Brookline. His business address is No. 27 Kilby Street, 
Boston. 

WILLIAM F. McQUILLEN. 

Noble McQuillen has taken a full course of degrees in botli Rites of 
Masonry. His affiliations in bodies of the York Rite are with Constella¬ 
tion Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Dedham, Norfolk Chapter, R. A. M., 
Hyde Park Council, R. & S. M., and Cyprus Commandery No. 39, K. T.. 
all of Hyde Park; while in the bodies of the Scottish Rite, he is affiliated 
with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massa¬ 
chusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. He w r as welcomed into the 
Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., with the class of Decem¬ 
ber 30. 1892, and his enrollment therein is designated as No. 1804. Noble 
McQuillen is a member of the Boston Athletic Club, the Algonquin 
Club, the Exchange Club, and the Dedham Country and Polo Clubs. He 
was born in Boston on October 24, 1861, and was graduated from the 
Dedham High School with the class of 1878. Noble McQuillen was 
married in Boston on November 7, 1894, to Miss Helen Nickerson Bart¬ 
lett. He is president of the A. Storrs and Bement Company, of 140 
Federal Street, Boston, and vice president of the Massachusetts Automo¬ 
bile Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Noble McQuillen resides in 
Brookline. 

D. ERNEST McWAIN. 

Noble McWain, whose enrollment number upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple is 4683, was received into that distinguished body of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, on June 27, 1904. 
His Masonic affiliations are with Monitor Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of 
Waltham, Newton Chapter, R. A. M., and Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 35, K. T., both of Newtonville. He is also connected with the 
Mangus Club of Wellesley, and the Wellesley Country Club. Noble 
McWain was born in Dedham, on August 3, 1877, and was educated in 
the schools of Newton. He was married to Miss Alice I. Spencer of 
Lawrence, Kan., at Malden, in 1906. They have a son, Robert Spencer, 
born July 26, 1909, and a daughter, Ruth, September 11. 1913. Since 
1903, Noble McWain has been a member of the firm of Clark, Griffith 
and McWain, located at No. 60 Congress Street, Boston. His home is 
at Wellesley Hills. 

WENTWORTH WILLIAM MEEK. 

Nohle Meek has Masonic affiliations with Solar Lodge. No. 14, F. & 
A. M., and Montgomery and St. Bernard Chapter No. 2, R. A. M., both 
of Bath, Maine; Mt. Vernon Council No. 2, R. & S. M. of Brunswick, 
Maine, and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. of Quincy, Mass. He 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O.. N. M. S., on 
March 28, 1912, when he was therein enrolled as No. 9445. He was 


born in Boston, on january 5, 1878, and was educated in the schools of 
that city. Noble Meek’s marriage to Miss Christine Marie Marks took 
place on September 5, 1900. They have three sons: Wentworth Wilbur, 
born October 5, 1901; Frederic Alonzo, July 25, 1903, and Herbert Carol, 
September 28, 1905. They reside at No. 48 Squire Street, New London, 
Conn. Since March, 1907, Noble Meek has been chief hull draughtsman 
for the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Conn. Previously, from 1898 
to 1900, he was with the Construction Corps, U. S. N.; from 1900 to 
1903, with the Crescent Shipyard; and from 1903 to 1907, with the Bath 
Iron Works. 


JAMES C. MEGQUIER. 

Having petitioned for admittance to the Order of the Mystic Shrine, 
through the portals of Aleppo Temple, Noble Megquier was taken into 
its membership on September 3, 1904, with enrollment No. 4773. His 
affiliations in Masonry are with Golden Fleece Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; 
Sutton Chapter, R. A. M.; and Olivet Commandery No. 44, K. T. All of 
these bodies are located in Lynn. Noble Megquier is also a member of 
the Oxford Club of the same city. For over twenty years, he has been 
manager of the Lynn Branch of the Smith and Dove Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, his business address being No. 29 Exchange Street, in that city. 
Noble Megquier was born in Lynn, on September 9, 1874, and was also 
educated there. He is unmarried, and resides at No. 18 Sachem Street, 
Lynn. 

HOWARD E. MELVILLE. 

Noble Melville was ordained a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, in 
Aleppo Temple, on June 27, 1904, his enrollment in that celebrated body 
being numbered 4672. His qualifying Masonic Degrees were obtained, 
in the York Rite, in Palestine Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Everett, Signet 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Charlestown, Orient Council, R. & S. M. of 
Somerville, and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, I\. T. of Charlestown. 
He has been chief estimator in the Pattern Work Department of the 
Charlestown Navy Yard since 1912, and was previously, for fifteen years, 
foreman of the same department. Noble Melville was born in Portland, 
Maine, on October 6, 1875, and was educated in that city. In Everett, on 
October 8, 1907, he married Miss Anna S. Stevens of Augusta, Maine. 
His official address is the Charlestown Navy Yard, and his residence is in 
Everett, at No. 46 Paris Street. 


WILLIAM SAWYER MELLON. 

Noble Mellon has for the past twenty-eight years, been in the electric 
railway business, with the Boston and Northern Street Railway Company, 
and with M. K. Kendall and Company, of Boston, and is now with the 
Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway Company, as superintendent 
of lines and bonding, at 50 Merrimack Street, Haverhill. Upon the 
membership records of Aleppo Temple, his name appears as No. 9162, 
and his ennoblement in that illustrious body took place on Septem¬ 
ber 2, 1911. The Masonic Degrees preparatory to his exaltation were 
conferred upon him in the following York Rite bodies of Lowell; 
Pentucket Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Mt. Horeb Chapter, R. A. M., 
Ahasuerus Council, R. & S. M., and Pilgrim Commandery No. 9. 
K. T. Noble Mellon is also a member of Bay State Lodge No. 40, 
I. O. O. F. of Lynn; of Calentha Lodge No. 17, K. P., also of Lynn; of 
the Knights of Birmingham of Rochester. N. H.; of the New England 
Street Railway Club, of Boston, and of the American Electric Railway 
Association of New York. He was born in Lynn, on October 7, 1861, and 
secured his education in the public schools of that city. In Lynn, also, 
on February 22, 1898, he was married to Miss Rowena Spencer of West 
Baldwin. Their residence is at 9 Edwards Street, Haverhill. 


BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MELLOR. 

Noble Mellor was, for many years, owner and president of the 
Standish Worsted Company, of Plymouth, and he was also recognized as 
one of the best manufacturers of high-grade worsteds in the United 
States. He entered the Unseen Temple, May 20, 1912, after sustaining 
an operation in the Milford Hospital. He was born in Woonsocket, 
R. I., on August 12, 1852, and was a graduate of the high school of that 
place. Before his connection with the Standish Worsted Company 
began, he was with the Harris Woolen Company, of Rhode Island, the 
New York Woolen Mills, the Beebe Woolen Mills of Holyoke, the New 
England Worsted Company, and the Hockanum Company, of Rockville, 
Conn. He was married in North Adams, on December 14. 1880, to 
Miss Ethel Dorr. He was a member of the Old Colony Club, of the 
Plymouth Yacht Club, and of the Plymouth Lodge of Odd Fellows. He 
was received into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, on December 30, 1904. 
having preparatory Masonic affiliations with Plymouth Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., Samoset Chapter, R. A. M., and Boston Commandery No. 2. 
K. T. Noble Mellor is survived by his widow; a son, Albert Lincoln; 
twin daughters, Louise and Edna, and a third daughter, Ruth. 


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LEWIS MENCHIN. 

Xo. 7475 upon the enrollment lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
X. M. S., is that of Noble Menchin, who was received into the Nobility 
of that body of Shriners on June 24, 1907. The Masonic Degrees quali¬ 
fying him for Shrine ennoblement were obtained in Mt. Horeb Lodge, 

A. F. & A. M., Woburn Chapter, R. A. M., Medford Council, R. & 
S. M., and Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. He is also 
a member of Medford Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Noble 
Menchin was born in Salem, on January 24, 1879, and was educated in 
the public schools of Woburn. There, also, on June 27, 1912, he married 
Miss Bertha Heald, and they reside at 171 Bedford Street, Woburn. 
For the past fourteen years, Noble Menchin has been engaged in the 
poultry business. 

E. E. MERCHANT. 

Having secured the qualifying Masonic Degrees in Orphan’s Hope 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Weymouth, Pentalpha Chapter, R. A. M., and 
South Shore Commandery No. 31, K. T„ both of East Weymouth, Noble 
Merchant was created a Shriner in Aleppo Temple, on December 31, 1901, 
with membership No. 3740, in that illustrious body. He is also a member 
of Crescent Lodge, I. O. O. F. He was born in 1866, in Hingham, and 
attained an education in the public schools of that town. His marriage 
to Miss Adelaide Littlefield took place in East Weymouth. He has been, 
for many years, a dry goods merchant, being established at 735 Broad 
Street, East Weymouth, while his home is at 6 Water Street. 

GEORGE S. MERRIA.M. 

His prerequisite Masonic Degrees having been obtained in Soley 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Somerville, Somerville Chapter, R. A. M., 
Orient Council, R. & S. M., and Coeur de Lion Commandery No. 34, 
K. T. of Charlestown, Noble Merriam was received into the Nobility of 
the Ancient Arabic Order, on February 13, 1913, when he was regis¬ 
tered upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple as No. 8497. In 
addition to his Masonic affiliations, Noble Merriam is a member of Paul 
Revere Lodge No. 184, I- O. O. F. of Somerville, and of Lodge No. 917, 

B. P. O. E., also of that city. For twenty-two years, he has been con¬ 
nected with the Quincy Market Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, 
in the General Storage Department, at 131 Beverly Street, Boston, and for 
the past seven years has been assistant manager of that department. 
Noble Merriam was born in Charlestown, on September 29, 1872, and 
was educated there also. He was married in Somerville, on October 26, 
1898, to Miss Ida F. Blades, and he resides at 6 Essex Street, Somerville. 

CHARLES E. MERRILL. 

The Symbolic Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon Noble Mer¬ 
rill in Mystic Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees in Berkshire 
Chapter, R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Berkshire Council, R. & S. M., 
and the Templar Degrees in Berkshire Commandery, K. T., all of Pitts¬ 
field. Thus qualified, he gained admission to the Ancient Arabic Order, 
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, through the portals of Aleppo Temple, on 
March 20, 1890, his enrollment in that illustrious body being numbered 
1760. Noble Merrill is a member of the Park Club of Pittsfield. After 
having spent thirty years in the lumber business, he retired, in 1909. 
Noble Merrill was born on October 10, 1845, in Pittsfield, where he 
obtained his education. In that city, also, on September 9, 1868, he was 
married to Miss Mary E. Brodie of Pittsfield. They have a daughter, 
Ida M., born on September 22, 1871, and a son, Ayres P., born on 
August 7, 1877. Noble Merrill’s residence is at No. 519 North Street, 
Pittsfield. 

GEORGE PARKER MERRILL. 

For about a quarter of a century, Noble Merrill has been known as 
a merchant tailor in Boston. He secured the Masonic Degrees whicli 
qualified him for his Shrine ennoblement in the York Rite bodies of 
Melrose, being affiliated with Wyoming Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Waverly 
Chapter, R. A. M., and with Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. 
Having made the pilgrimage to the Aleppo Temple Oasis, Noble Merrill 
was therein granted admission to the illustrious Nobility, with the class 
of pilgrims of June 2, 1905, bent on penetrating the mysteries of the 
beloved Shrine, and in that distinguished body his enrollment was duly 
registered as No. 6005. Noble Merrill is also a member of the Melrose 
Club. Pie was united in marriage with Miss Mary Alice Jones of 
Melrose. 

WALTER E. MERRILL. 

Elevated to the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ on 
November 7. 1910. with membership No. 8897, Noble Merrill had pre¬ 
viously received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry, in Amicable Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M.; the Capitular Degrees, in Cambridge Chapter, R. A. M.; 


the Cryptic Degrees, in Cambridge Council, R. & S. M., and the Templar 1 
Degrees, in Cambridge Commandery No. 42, K. T. He also has affilia¬ 
tions with America Lodge No. 191, 1. O. O. F. of Boston, and with 
Massachusetts Lodge No. 44, of the Improved Order of Red Men. For 
twenty-eight years, Noble Merrill has been in the dry goods business, 
for twenty years as a wholesale dealer, and eight years as a retailer. 
He was born in Wakefield, on July 6, 1868, and was educated in the public 
schools of Chelsea and Melrose. He has been twice married: his first 
wife, who was Miss Annie D. Hayes, passed away on October 12, 1895; 
and on August 17, 1897, in Quincy, he married Miss Hannah Grace 
Parker of Topshant, Me. Noble Merrill resides in Cambridge. 

WINTHROP MESSENGER. 

Master of the Wardrobe in Aleppo Temple, Noble Messenger was 
admitted into the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in that exalted body, 
on March 15, 1892, and was therein enrolled as No. 1794. The Symbolic 
Degrees in Masonry were conferred upon him in Wyoming Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Melrose, on March 27, 1878; in that year, also, he 
received the Capitular Degrees in Waverly Chapter, R. A. M. of Melrose; 
on September 18, 1878, the Cryptic Degrees were conferred upon him 
in Melrose Council, R. & S. M., and he was dubbed and created a Knight 
in Hugh de Payens Commandery No. 20, K. T. of Melrose, on June 11, 
1879. Noble Messenger likewise has degrees, in full course, in the 
Scottish Rite, being affiliated with Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, 
Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter 
of Rose Croix, in which he holds exalted rank, serving as Past Most 
Wise Master, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.’.S.'., having 
finished the Consistorial Degrees on April 25, 1879. He holds an exalted 
rank in the Commandery, being Past Right Eminent Grand Commander 
of the Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Noble Messen¬ 
ger was born in Melrose, and studied in the public schools, later taking a 
course in a commercial college. His wife, who was Miss Ada L. Norton 
of Melrose, has passed away. Noble Messenger resides in Melrose. 

EDWARD EVERETT MILLER. 

Noble Miller received the Masonic Degrees qualifying him for admis¬ 
sion to Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., in Rural Lodge, A. F. & 

A. M„ St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M„ and Quincy Commandery No. 47, 
K. T., all of Quincy. His ennoblement took place in August, 1910, and 
his enrollment was given the number 8820. He is also a member of the 

B. P. O. E., and the Quincy Yacht Club. Noble Miller was born in 
Quincy on October 19, 1868, and was graduated from the Adams Academy 
in 1887. He was in the granite business in Quincy for ten years, and for 
the past eleven years has been a salesman for the Underwood Type¬ 
writer Company, at No. 214 Devonshire Street, Boston. He married 
Miss Minnie W. Litchfield of Quincy, in 1893, and has a son, Edward 
Everett, Jr., and a daughter, Marian L. Noble Miller resides in Quincy. 

ROBERT M. MILLER. 

In the Order of Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, 
Noble Miller’s enrollment certificate is numbered 4561, and he was 
received in that illustrious body on May 5. 1904. He previously quali¬ 
fied for that exaltation by his attainments in York Rite Masonry, having 
obtained the Symbolic Degrees in Union and Lafayette Lodges, A. F. & 
A. M. of Dorchester; the Capitular Degrees in Dorchester Chapter, 
R. A. M.; the Cryptic Degrees in Boston Council, R. & S. M., and the 
Templar Degrees in Joseph Warren Commandery No. 26, K. T. of Rox- 
bury. He is also a member of the Boston Athletic Association, the 
Ashmont Club, and the Intercolonial Club. Noble Miller was born in 
Bridgetown, N. S., and obtained his education there. For the past 
eighteen years, he has been engaged in the practice of dentistry, with 
offices and residence on Peabody Square, Dorchester. Noble Miller is 
unmarried. 

FREDERICK L. MILLER. 

Noble Miller is Masonically affiliated, in the York Rite, with Mont¬ 
gomery Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Mt. Lebanon Chapter, R. A. M., Milford 
Council, R. & S. M., and Milford Commandery No. 11, K. T. His enroll¬ 
ment number upon the membership lists of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., is 9625, and he was received into the Nobility of that dis¬ 
tinguished body as a member of the class of June 5, 1912. Noble Miller 
was engaged in the dry goods line for fifteen years, and for the last 
eight years, has been in business at No. 140 Main Street, Milford. He 
was born in Cupar, Fifeshire County, Scot., on November 12, 1870, and 
was also educated there. In Minneapolis, Minn., on July 16, 1895, Noble 
Miller’s marriage to Miss Agnes B. McCallum took place. They have 
three sons: David Neil, Kenneth W., and Donald James, and reside at 
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ARTHUR RAYMOND MlLLETT. 

Noble Millett, whose name is enrolled upon the membership lists 
of Aleppo Temple, as No. 7456, is a member of Starr King Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M., Washington Chapter, R. A. M., and Winslow Lewis 
Commandery No. 18, K. T., all of Salem. His ennoblement took place 
in Alleppo Temple, with the class of June 24, 1907. Noble Millett is 
also a member of Essex Lodge No. 26, I. O. O. F., and of Naumkeag 
Encampment No. 13, in which he has the rank of Past Chief Patriarch. 
He is a member also of the Now and Then Association. His residence 
is at 3 Carpenter Street, Salem. 

HENRY PASCO MILLER. 

Noble Miller obtained the qualifying Masonic Degrees for Shrine 
ennoblement in Rural Lodge, A. F. & A. M., St. Stephens Chapter, 
R. A. M., and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T., all of Quincy. He 
was admitted into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S„ 
on June 24, 1907, and his enrollment in that body of Shriners bears the 
number 7474. For four years, he has been New England manager for 
the Pittsburgh White Metal Company of New York. Noble Miller was 
born in Quincy on February 5, 1879, and was educated there in the public 
schools. He was married on June 6, 1903, to Miss Alice Gertrude Pack¬ 
ard of Quincy, daughter of Noble Frank E. Packard. Noble Miller has 
two daughters, Clare Louise and Gertrude Packard; also a son, Robert 
Earl, and resides at 31 Chestnut Street, Quincy. 

ANDREW MILNE. 

With enrollment No. 4149, Noble Milne became a member of the 
Nobility, in Aleppo Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, on December 4, 1903. 
His Masonic allegiance is pledged to Wollaston Lodge, A. F. & A. M., 
St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of Quincy, Boston Council, R. & S. M., 
and Quincy Commandery No. 47, K. T. He was born in Aberdeen. 
Scot., on February 13, 1841, and attained an education in the schools 
of that country. His marriage to Miss Mary Taylor took place in the 
city of his birth, on September 4, 1868; they have five children: James, 
Mary B., T. Andrew, Thomas D., and Margaret W. Noble Milne is a 
Life Member of the Scots’ Charitable Association of Boston. For the 
past thirty years, he has been a dealer in monuments, previously having- 
been in the stone business. His home is in Quincy, at 38 Independence 
Avenue, and his business location is 110 Summer Street, Boston. 

NORMAN MINTZ. 

Noble Mintz received the Symbolic Degrees in Masonry in Zetland 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Boston, and elected to continue his Masonic 
career in the Scottish Rite bodies. He is now affiliated with Boston 
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of 
Jerusalem; Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Con¬ 
sistory, 32°, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Thus prepared for membership in the Shrine, 
he was ennobled in Aleppo Temple, with the class of December, 1912, and 
upon his membership certificate his number appears as 9256. He is a 
member also of Putnam Lodge No. 81, I. O. O. F., and of Boston 
Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E. Noble Mintz has been, for five years, in the 
cordage business, at 78 Chauncy Street, Boston. He was born in New 
York City, on December 18, 1868, and obtained his education in the 
public schools of Boston. He is unmarried, and resides at 580 Common¬ 
wealth Avenue, Boston. 

HARRY WALTER MITCHELL. 

Having knocked at the doors of Masonry in zEonian Lodge No. 679, 
A. F. & A. M. of Oswego, N. Y., Noble Mitchell was therein duly 
entered, passed and raised. He was advanced and exalted in Holton 
Chapter, R. A. M. of Danvers; was received and greeted in Salem Council. 
R. & S. M.; and was Knighted in St. George’s Commandery, K. T. of 
Beverly, from all of which York Rite bodies he has demitted. Thus 
Masonically prepared, Noble Mitchell was exalted to the Nobility of the 
Mystic Shrine, in Aleppo Temple, on May 14, 1901, with membership 
No. 3576. He is also enrolled as a member of the University, the 
Salem, the Conewango of Warren, Penn., the Warren Outing, and the 
Warren Golf Clubs. On March 1, 1912, he assumed the post of physician 
and superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane, at Warren, 
Penn., formerly having been superintendent of the State Hospital at 
Danvers, from 1910-12, and superintendent of the Bangor State Hospital, 
Bangor, Me., from 1907-10. Noble Mitchell was born in Plymouth, N. H., 
on November 6. 1867, and graduated from the University of Vermont, 
class of 1896. His marriage to Miss Mary Raulsell of Danvers, was sol¬ 
emnized in that place, on August 16, 1902. Noble Mitchell’s official 
address and residence is the State Hospital, V arren, Penn. 

ASA REED MITCHELL. 

Having attained the prerequisite Masonic qualifications in Henry Price 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Signet Chapter, R. A. M., and Coeur de Lion Com¬ 
mandery No. 34, K. T., all of Charlestown, Noble Mitchell was admitted 


into the Nobility of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., on November 11, 
1907, with enrollment No. 7741. He was born in St. Croix, N. B., on 
November 28, 1866, and obtained his education in the schools of that 
place. P’or the past eighteen years, Noble Mitchell has been engaged as a 
hotel clerk, and previously, he was, for ten years, a clerk in another line 
of business. He is now employed at the Plotel Bowdoin, No. 8 Bowdoin 
Street, Boston. 

RICHARD M. MITCHELL. 

Having become eligible to the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine, as a 
32° Mason, Noble Mitchell was elevated to that high rank in Aleppo 
Temple, on March 28, 1912, his enrollment certificate being numbered 
9440. He was raised in Masonry in Webster Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and 
was advanced and exalted in Doric Chapter, R. A.. M. of Southbridge; 
continuing his Masonic advancement through bodies of the Scottish Rite, 
he became affiliated with Worcester Lodge of Perfection, Goddard Council 
of Princes of Jerusalem, and Samuel C. Lawrence Chapter of Rose Croix, 
all located in the Valley of Worcester, and with Massachusetts Consis¬ 
tory, S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. Noble Mitchell is also a member of Aletheia Grotto 
No. 13, of Worcester, and of the Worcester Club. He has been super¬ 
intendent of the cotton converting goods works of S. Slater and Sons, 
Inc., of Webster, for over fourteen years. Noble Mitchell was born in 
Worcester, on June 7, 1880, and was educated at the Worcester Poly¬ 
technic Institute. He is unmarried, and resides in East W ebster. 

J. FRANK MIXER. 

Aleppo Temple received Noble Mixer into the Nobility of the Mystic 
Shrine, on April 29, 1902, when he was enrolled among its distinguished 
fellowship as No. 3832. He first saw Masonic Light in Soley Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Somerville; was made a Royal Arch Mason in Somer¬ 
ville Chapter; a Royal and Select Master in Orient Council, and a 
Knight Templar in De Molay Commandery No. 7, K. T. of Boston. In 
the Scottish Rite bodies, Noble Mixer is affiliated with Boston Lafayette 
Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 
Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32°, 
S.'.P.'.R.'.S.'. In the I. O. O. F., he is connected with Commonwealth 
Lodge No. 3, Trimount Encampment No. 2, and Shawmut Canton No. 1. 
He is also a member of Somerville Lodge of Elks, No. 917, the Ancient 
and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston, and the Central and Clar¬ 
endon Clubs of Somerville. For the past year, Noble Mixer has been 
engaged in the theatrical business in Somerville, and is a director of two 
of the theatres in that city. He was formerly president of the Mixer 
Brothers Company, in the telephone and telegraph business. He has also 
served as Alderman in Somerville for three years. Noble Mixer was 
born in Rindge, N. H., in April 1859, and was educated in that town. 
In Somerville, on September 1, 1889, he married Miss Gertrude Maxwell 
of that city, and they have two sons, Clarence M., and Emerson H. Noble 
Mixer resides in Somerville, at No. 119 Central Street. 

CHARLES EVERETT MONROE. 

Noble Monroe is Masonically affiliated with Wollaston Lodge, 
A. F. & A. M. of Wollaston; St. Stephen’s Chapter, R. A. M. of 

Quincy; Boston Council, R. & S. M. of Boston, and Quincy Com¬ 

mandery No. 47, K. T. His enrollment in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., 
N. M. S., is numbered 4684, and he was received into that illustrious body 
as a member of the class of June 27, 1904. He is President of the Wol¬ 
laston Unitarian Club; a member of the Delta Sigma Fraternity of 

Harvard, the Squantam Yacht Club, the Wollaston Tennis Club, and the 

National Dentists’ Association. Noble Monroe was born in Middleboro, 
on November 6, 1872, and obtained his preparatory education in the 
Bridgewater public schools. He was graduated from the Dental Depart¬ 
ment of Harvard University, with the class of 1896, and has since practiced 
dentistry, having offices at No. 129 Beal Street, Wollaston. In Fitchburg, 
on January 20, 1908, Noble Monroe married Miss Dora Louise Clifford, 
and they reside at No. 43 Winthrop Avenue, Wollaston. 

ELAM WALTER MORGAN. 

Noble Morgan was received in Aleppo Temple, A. A. O., N. M. S., 
on May 12, 1910, his enrollment certificate in that exalted body being 
numbered 8756. He had previously qualified as a Mason in Henry Price 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and Signet Chapter, R. A. M., both of Charles¬ 
town; Boston Council, R. & S. M., and St. Omer Commandery No. 21, 
K. T. of Dorchester. He is a member of the Boston Social Club, and 
of the Boston Police Relief Association. Noble Morgan was born at 
Ellenburg Depot, N. Y., on May 18, 1875, and attended school there. His 
marriage to Miss Alice E. Carney took place at West Chazy, N. Y., on 
December 25, 1892, and their children are: Bessie E„ Lois Ruth, and 
Earl R. For the past twelve years, Noble Morgan lias served in the 
Boston Police Department. His home is in Brighton, at No. 40 Bigelow 
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Names of Nobles whose Portraits appear Without Signature 


PAGE 179. 


PAGE 189. 


From left to right — 


From left to right — 


First row: 

Frank Marshall 
Henry C. Thomson 
William H. Penn 
Arthur H. Parker 
Richard R. Turner 
Charles S. Proctor 
LeDoit E. Kimball 


Third row: 

Marshall Nazro 
William R. Brooks 
Miah G. Kenny 
Walter L. Mellen 
Gilman E. Thomas 


First row: 


Third row: 


E. Ernest Murray, D. D. S. 
Mark Sherwin 
John Ogden 
Frank R. Kimball 
Jacob M. Mann 
David M. Mosher 
Jacob C. Morse 


Philemon D. Warren 
William L. Terhune 
Ira H. Odell 
William Housman 
Robert L. Ennis 


Second row: 


Fourth row: 


Second row: 


Fourth row: 


Charles E. Whitney 
John M. Nelson 
Charles W. Reed 
Stephen H. Taylor 
Albert R. Moulton 
W. Henry Towne 


Arthur B. Norton 
John S. Nason 
Harold F. Saunders 
Albert W. Craig 
Frederick E. Smith 
Frank S. Howard 


James Duncan 
Ezra L. Hubbard 
John M. Houghton 
Frank B. Morton 
Otto F. C. Heinemann 
William A. Lockhart 


Conrad M. Gerlach 
Henry G. Noble 
Henry G. Young 
Melville F. Rogers, D. M. D 
Clarence B. Smith 
Charles C. Payson 


Fifth row: 

Herbert G. Beeman 
George W. Wilson 
Arthur N. Hunt 
Joseph A. Simpson 
Henry S. Youker 
Charles H. Barnes 
John C. Stone 


Fifth row: 

Charles W. Freeman 
George W. Young 
George H. Allen 
Clarence N. Goward 
James G. Ferguson 
Frank A. Wright 
Bennett S. Ferguson 


PAGE 183. 


PAGE 211. 


From left to right — 


From left to right— 


First row: 


Third row: 


Edward A. Fitts 
Dwight Herbert Graham 
William Newton Goodell 
Ralph Denniston Dean, M. D. 
Frank Milton Burgess 
Thomas Jackson Morton 
Albert Sloper 


Royal W. Gates 
Ashton P. Derby 
Charles N. Edgell 
Frank L. Erskine 
Arthur Watson Hawes 


First row: 

John Da Prato 
Marcus E. Osgood 
Chas E. Prior, M. D. 
Arthur B. Bravton 
Charles E. Currier 
George W. Anderson 
John Daniel 


Third row: 

Lovell O. Perkins 
Edward H. Gregory 
Guy C. Willis 
George T. Scott 
Charles A. Appel 


Second row: 

Simon Garland 
George Herbert Graham 
George W. Ellis 
William Leon McDavitt 
Frank A. Smith 
Henrv W. Greene 


Fourth row: 

William R. Hart 
Charles Selwyn Holt 
William Oakes Hewitt, M. D 
Charles H. Forbes, M. D. 
Frank Backus Hinkley 
William Waters Dean 


Second row: 

Fred H. Borden 
Byron A. Richards 
Walter M. Perry 
Winfred C. Burbank 
Charles Goodwin 
George H. Jewett 


Fourth row: 

Albert R. Cheney 
Levi G. McKnight 
William A. Thibodeau 
George H. Mullen 
James P. Buntin 
Herbert J. Fisher 


Fifth row: 

Henry W. Harris 
John A. Havey 
Walter Howard Hadley 
Herman A. Brightman 
Nesbit Gamaliel Gleason 
Laughlan Watson Murray 
Charles A. Grant 


Fifth row: 

Ernest J. Haydon 
Harry L. V. Beldon 
Edwin S. Barrett 
William M. Burrell 
Henry Armstrong 
Joseph E. Straker 
Herbert E. Merrill 


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NAMES OF NOBLES WHOSE PORTRAITS APPEAR WITHOUT SIGNATURE (Continued) 


PAGE 215. 


PAGE 243. 



From left to right 


First row: 

Benjamin B. Foss 
Edwin A. Baker 
Edward A. Bean 
Herbert C. Sumner 
William W. Hall 
Samuel Meadows 
Amory Maynard 


Third row: 

Arthur B. Reed 
Alden D. Wheeler 
John E. Newhall 
George Steward 
Ashburn C. Kilgour 


From left to right — 


First row: 

Sargent Morss 
Robert Sewall Preble 
Ralph Douglas Whitten 
Elmer Alonzo Onthank 
Frank Anthony Roman 
Christy Weyer 
Walter Iv. Wiley 


Third row: 

Alexander M. Clute 
Clarence Lynne Packard 
Franklin Horton Stacey 
Oscar Storer 
John H. Gordon 




Second row: 

Fred A. Keniston 
Albert S. Livermore 
Albert L. Pennoyer 
George W. Hetherington 
George E. Hunt 
George B. Sears 


Fourth row: 

Robert M. McLeish 
Alfred Pierce 
Eber L. Mason 
John B. Howard 
Ahrend C. J. Pope 
Edmund Waitt 


Second row: 

William Frederick Allen 
William Greenleaf Ward, M. D. 


Charles Delbert Nevins 
Pietro P. Caproni 
James Henry Paige 
Harry W. Woodward 


Fourth row: 

William L. Sargent 
George Wood 
George W. Worcester 
George E. Bryant 
Richard B. Clark 
Henry Rogers Wrigley 




Fifth row: 

Henry B. Sears 
John C. Pendleton 
Albert L. Ireland 
Vaughan Jealous 
Charles H. Ingalls 
Elmer E. Bray 
J. Henry Mero 


PAGE 221. 

From left to right — 


First row: 

Caleb Read Kelley 
Willis C. Bray 
Frank Eliot Sawin 
Michael Little 
Arthur F. Fish 
Ralph James Sherriff 
Jason S. Bailey 


Third row: 

Franklin S. Hall 
Frank N. Haley 
Edward Bamber 
Melville S. Lawrence 
Joseph L. Gapp 


Fifth row: 

Raynold H. Sutherland 
Ernest D. Parsons 
Daniel Murphy 
Russell Harrison Nichols 
John Russell North 
Fred Lindsey Hiller 
Daniel A. Sutherland 


PAGE 247. 

From left to right — 


First row: 

Frederick Allen 
Arthur L. Bangs 
John F. Blamy 
Charles G. Bird 
Irving Mills Butterworth 
Albert Ammann 
Thaxton Argyle Ballance 


Third row: 

Charles Dudley Bray 
Augustus Ferdinand Small 
Fred Allen 

Thomas Gordon Burckes 
Charles Irving Burrows 




Second row: 

John Frank Miller 
Herbert A. Booth 
Geo. Alfred Brooks 
Henry Adams Daniels 
Frederick H. Briggs 
Harmon Faunce Grover 


Fourth row: 

Edward B. Kingman 
Charles T. Battey 
Joseph Henry Keyes 
Alois A. Gressnich 
Walter C. McKay 
John B. McKay 


Fifth row: 

Osman Franklin Hincks 
Ivers Phillips Lawrence 
Charles August Ericson 
Laban Henry Davies 
John Thomas Hubbard 
Frank S. French 
Walter C. Mentzer 


Second row: 

Arthur G. Burnham 
John Gilmore Williams 
Frank Oscar Gark 
Frederick N. Bates 
Geo. H. Coates 
Charles B. Burleigh 


Fourth row: 

Albert Kingsley Cheney 
Alfred S. Burbank 
Maurice Mandelle Israel 
Lewis M. Hudson 
Solon Francis Monticello Badger 
Charles E. Lewis 


Fifth row: 

Geo. Edward White 
Wm. M. Clarke 
Silas Boyes 

Jas. Edw. Blaisdell, M. D. 
Frank El wood Burbank 
Guilford Dudley Brown 
Frank H. Chamberlain 


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NAMES OF NOBLES WHOSE PORTRAITS APPEAR WITHOUT SIGNATURE— (Continued) 

PAGE 253. PAGE 279. 


From left to right — 


From left to right — 


First row: 

J. Myron Moore 
Archibald G. Pike 
Gilbert L. Pitman 
Fred A. Trafton 
Fred J. Thompson 
William H. Townsend 
Arthur S. Bryant 


Third row: 

Frank S. Preble 
John Tripp 
John A. Emery 
Samuel W. Killpartrick 
Wilmot L. Marden 


First row: 

Fred W. Lord 
William M. Jones 
Edward Frank Kent 
Edgar P. Lewis 
Charles Edward Higham 
Bayard Thomas DeMallie 
Horace Allan Hart 


Third row: 

Joseph W. Haines 
Joseph Carleton Lewis 
David A. Snell 
Eugene G. Eloit 
Charles E. Hudson 


Second row: 

Thomas P. Nichols 
David D. Nickerson 
Stanley A. Sparrow 
John C. Murdock 
William A. Forbes 
James T. Hibbard 


Fourth row: 

Frank W. Palmer 

Franklin G. Taylor 

Ernest T. Upham 

Arthur W. Sharpies 

Isaiah F. Spindell 

Thomas G. Waller, A. M., M. D. 


Second row: 

Albin F. Knuepfer 
Frederick H. Hager 
Arthur Henry' Kendrick 
George Sidney MacFarlane 
Samuel S. Lurvey 
Edgar C. Fowler 


Fourth row: 

Charles Herman Lockey 
Edmund H. Kingsbury 
Berry Laycock 
George Wesley Kilmer 
George Walter Loring 
Thomas Rushton 


Fifth row: 

William T. La Moure 
William H. Moulton 
Eben F. Richardson 
Thomas P. Parsons 
Oscar H. Stevens 
Charles S. Perry 
Charles Stainsby 


Fifth row: 

Frank A. Leland 
John D. Edgell 
Eliphalet Albree Loud 
John Gannon 
Franklin Pierce Lee 
Edwin W. Killpatrick 
F. A. Leavitt 


PAGE 275. 


PAGE 285. 


From left to right — 


From left to right — 


First row: 

Thomas J. Olys 
Edward I. Martin 
Ashton Hamilton 
John C. Juthe 
George B. Smith 
Rupert W. Jaques 
William H. Thayer 

Second row: 

Alvah S. Baker 
Henry S. Rickett 
D. Arthur Brown 
Kristian A. Juthe 
William J. Tyler 
Everett M. My rick 


Third row: 

Claude L. Allen 
Jefferson A. Winslow 
Lawson W. Oakes 
Chester D. Holmes 
Herbert T. Capers 


Fourth row: 

Emery F. Blodgett 
Edwin C. Traver 
Frederic E. Sprague 
Fred Horne 
Frank C. Brown 
James S. Harrower 


First row: 

William W. Risk 
Edwin Morris 
William E. Parsons 
Frank H. Tyler 
Charles J. Gray 
Edward M. Thompson 
Samuel T. Patterson 

Second row: 

Arthur C. Woodard 
William C. Dawe 
Fred Hobbs 
Edgar P. Hay 
Sidney M. Scott 
Charles E. Thwing 


Third row: 

William H. Dean 
Emmons R. Ellis 
George E. Croissant 
Willis F. Hadlock 
William J. Stewart 


Fourth row: 

Samuel H. Palmer 
Clinton H. Hart 
Frederick G. Fischer 
William A. Gilman 
William P. Kingman 
Lincoln A. Couch 


Fifth row: 

Charles W. Harwood 
Henry L. Kincaide 
William G. Brown, Jr. 
Clement T. Dame 
Edward C. Libby 
Archibald T. Sampson 
Albert C. Sawyer 


Fifth row: 

William M. Smith 
Walter T. Littlefield 
Walter J. Brigham 
Fred A. Wright 

Ross Vroom, D. D. S., D. M. D. 
Charles E. Lane 
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NAMES OF NOBLES WHOSE PORTRAITS APPEAR WITHOUT SIGNATURE (Continued 


PAGE 307. 


PAGE 317. 


From left to right — 


First row: 

John S. Doane 
Benjamin Fischer 
William R. Hill 
Milton E. Bailey 
Frederick C. Fitz 
Chester E. Sawyer 
Charles H. Knapp 

Second row: 

Charles A. Bailey 
Edwin F. Ripley 
John D. Kazar 
Albert V. Wilson 
Harold G. Salmon 
Harry G. Bagley 


Third row: 

George E. Gray 
Fred E. Lombard 
George W. Smallwood, M. D. 
Charles W. Barnard, Jr. 
Everett A. Frost 


Fourth row: 

Frederick S. Shepherd 
Lawrence Mitchell 
George A. Medbery 
Bennet A. Macomber 
Andrew Johnson 
Max Levensohn 


Fifth row: 

Everett Morse 
Nils J. Soderlund 
Gilbert E. Chandler 
Richard T. Mack 
Warren P. Wilder 
Rowland Hughes 
Nathaniel J. Pratt 


From left to right — 


First row: 

Adams Franklin Brown 
Millard F. Davis 
Thomas B. Inness 
James F. Bliss 
William B. Hawes 
Isaac Allen Bissell 
T. Carleton Dole 

Second row: 

William D. Currier 
Abraham S. Cohen 
Arthur H. Burton 
Alexander C. Burke 
Everett Clinton Hall 
A. Rogers Perkins 


Third row: 

Bernard Schwartz 
William Daniel Wilmot 
Geo. A. Wheeler 
Walter Garfield Small 
John Angus Bruce 


Fourth row: 

Frederick T. Walsh 
John L. Bailey 
James F. Gifford 
Irving Francis Ridlon 
Joseph Lyman Rankin 
Hayward Moore Bartlett 


Fifth row: 

Alfred B. Underwood 
Waldo H. Brownell, D. V. S. 
Angus G. McKenzie 
Israel Emerson Decrow 
Benjamin O. Caldwell 
William Edward Bryant 
Frederick Clifton Washburn 


PAGE 311. 


PAGE 339. 


From left to right — 


First row: 

Hervey S. Dawley 
Herbert W. Coaker 
George R. Whitcher 
Willis Mabry 
Walter W. Wheeler 
Frank A. Whipple 
Jesse H. Libby 

Second row: 

Herman W. Spooner 
Arthur W. Jenkins 
Chas. H. Hartshorn 
Ernest W. Furnans 
Edward C. Mathewson 
Lewis Rosenberg 


Third row: 

Edward A. Fernald 
Elliot F. Upham 
Jesse T. Sutherland 
Walter S. Bagley 
Charles W. Enright 


Fourth row: 

William H. Palmer 
C'harles L. Burnes 
James A. McLane 
Chester C. Beckley, M. D. 
Chauncey H. Gard 
Edward J. Voye 


Fifth row: 

George F. Black 
Sidney M. Hedges 
John A. Woodman 
Herbert G. Morse 
Ernest W. Hall 
El win C. Foster 
Albert M. Parker 


From left to right — 


First row: 

George F. Woodill 
Frank A. Metcalf 
Lyman S. Hapgood, M. D. 
Louis P. Howe 
George H. Morrill, Jr. 
Cecil H. Marble 
Thomas R. Brooke 

Second row: 

Charles B. Blair 
William P. Radford 
James F. Ross 
Maurice L. Katz 
Charles N. James 
Tames E. Wallis 


Third row: 

James H. Adams 
Charles F. Berry, M. D. 
George H. Perry 
Christopher W. Brian 
George I. Hall 


Fourth row: 

Charles Brown 
Frank A. Millett, M. D. 
Julius Kallman 
Charles F. Heap 
Ernest W. Tyler 
George J. Miller 


Fifth row: 

Harold G. Morse 
Harrie E. Mason 
John Russell 
Henry O. Barrett 
John R. McKenzie 
Harry J. Cole 
Edwin C. Morton 


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NAMES OF NOBLES WHOSE PORTRAITS APPEAR WITHOUT SIGNATURE—( Continued) 

PAGE 343. 


First row: 

James W. Spratt 
Robert G. Patten 
James W. Orr 
David Smith 
Elvvyn W. Harris 
Frederic T. Goodman 


From left to right— 

Third row: 

John C. Fox 
Walter R. Holden 
Lester M. Bartlett 
Charles R. Metchear 
George H. Gunther 


First row: 

John J. Higgins 
George H. Perkins 
Levin B. Timmons 
Abbott A. Jenkins 
Vernon W. Jewell 
Frank E. Harris 


PAGE 349. 

From left to right — 

Third row: 

Bowdoin S. Parker 
Edwin Allen 
Earl A. Mower 
John P. S. Bruce 
John W. Lowe 



George C. Barker 


Frank M. Marble 


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Second row: 

Fourth row: 

Second row: 

Fourth row: 


James A. Calder 

Frank E. Locke 

William E. Crosby 

Phillip Pinkney 

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Granville M. Stoddard 

Leslie A. Pike 

Herman A. Bragg 

Qarence R. Goddard 


Frank W. Clark 

Charles E. Wyman 

Preston Abbott 

Chester F. Tirrell 


Edmond A. Ramsay 

• Arthur Gifford 

William W. Leavitt, M„ D. 

Ralph N. Butterworth 

Chester A. Smith 

Charles D. Norris 

George Sunberg 

George H. Wood 

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William Shaw 

Willard J. Dunbar 

Qarence P. Lewisson 

Fred H. Leavitt 

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Fifth row: 

George W. Orr 
James E. Duncan 
William E. Munday 
Fred L. Miner 
Thomas T. Clark 
Herbert Turner 
Fred W. Shaw 


Fifth row: 

Dexter L. Crandall 
Frank W. Fuller 
Everett S. Baehelder 
George H. Hastings 
F. B. Wing 
Gardner M. Davis 
George F. Lord 


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